Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1839-04-18

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first squalls on a lot of wild land by putting
up a log house, is considered by the regular
squatters as owning the claim. Neverthe-
less, another often comes, and in night gets
up another log house and claims the lot as
his. This second operation they call Jump
ing the claim. The following account OF
these pioneer efforts, to sustain law and Or
der, we take from the letter of an Illinois set
tier, published in the Bangor (Me,) Wing.
ain returning from R., found an old man,
named Merry field, of my acquaintance after
men to rout a party Of fifteen scoundrels
who had jumped his claim the night before
The PARTY NJ. had raised had proceeded To-
wards his house, Ohree milcs) and he had
turned out for more. Jumped on to horse
and followed as fast as possible. found the
party Just ready to proceed to the premises.
On seeing me and learning that Ihad gained
nv case, a very important one just then, they
cheered me Justify. We started, twenty
three of US, not one armed, for our object was
peace, not var. We found the ruffians ready
to receive us, making use of the house, built
of large oak logs, as fort. Each of them
having rifle, and pistols, and bowie knives.
We parleyed with them while, when they
told us they should kill the first man who
touched the house. We were now armed
with hickory clubs, and we proceeded to bu-
siness by hi:ching two yoke of oxen to one
corner of the house. The jumpers seeing
this, stationed themselves outside at the two
corners facing the one at which we made the
attack, their guns and pistols cooked and
aimed at U.S. as they said, to fire when we
should give the word 10 the oxen. Without
hesitating, we gave the word, and down came
one end of the house. This settled the ques-
ton. The jumpers did not fire, and we Civ
ing them three hearty cheers-drew the logs
off to MIR. Ms house. The day but one at.
ter, they came on again in large numbers,
| whereupon seventy five OF US went down and
gave some of them severe f1ogging, burnt
up their hay, and made them agree to leave
the claim" b..
AN AMERICAN NoBLEMAN.-It will doubt
less be highly CRAFTY ing to the numerous
friends of the Rev. Alexander Gordon Fraser,
late of Bottle Hill, New Jersey, TO learn that
the business which called him to Scotland
bids fair to result in the triumphant establish
ment of his claim 70 one OF the finest estates
| in that country. We are informed, by letter
received by the mother of Mrs. Fraser, who
resides in this village, that on the 10th Feb.
last Mr.. Fraser, according to the forms of
Scottish law, was proclaimed, at the Cross in
Edinburg, heir to the title and estates of the
Barony of Lovat, &c. &c.-NorUaM Gazette.
GREAT CoUNTERFE1TER ARREsTED.-A fell
low was arrested in Burlington, VT. on the
22d ult. for uttering counterfeit notes. AT
the time of his arrest, he was a pedlar, and
offering counterfeit to one of his purchas-
ers, caused suspicion, and information was
given to the Sheriff, who Immediately pro-
ceeded to the lodgings of the pedlar, and ex-
amined his trunk. 1t contained only few
pieces of soiled linen and verallarge Jumps
of maple sugar. The Sheriff, having taste
for such matters, proceeded to appropriate to
! his own use part of the spoils, and, on 6rea-
king a lump, discovered in the inside large
roll of bills. Proceeding with his examina-
ton, he found several hundred dollars secret
! ed in the same manner. The ingenious
counterfeiter was examined and committed
for trial at the next term of the Chittenden
County Court.-Boston Times.
| Effects of Vegetables upon Afsimals.-The
botanical professor, in n lecture delivered at
Kings College, said that "horses will not
touch cruciferous plants, but will feed on
reed grasses, amidst abundance of which
| goats have been known to starve; and these
latter again will eat and grow fat on the wa
I ter hemlock, which is rank poison to other
cattle. In like manner pigs will feed on hem
bane, while they are destroyed by common
pepper and the horse, which avoids the
bland turnip, will grow fat on rhubarb."--
farmers Magazine.
Rice Garland, wing, a member of the last
Congress, and also of the present Congress,
has been appointed Judge of the Supreme
Court of Louisiana. This appointment eau
ses vacancy in the congressional delegation
of Louisiana, which will have to be supplied
| by new election.
Riot-Last evening just after the polls
| were closed, some Of the Loco-Foc rowdies
of the Sixth Ward, who were determined to
create disturbance, made a rush for the
Wing ticket boxes, intending to get up riot
The first man that came up to commence the
row was knocked down twice, and having
then given the signal to his friends for assis-
lance they rushed in, and made for the per-
son in charge of the boxes, man named
George Williamson. AS soon as he found
what their intentions were, he drew two pis-
tolls from his pocket, and threatened to kill
the first sa man that dared to approach the boy
es. The whole mass did rush on, and he fir
ed one pistol without effect, but the contents
of the second were lodged in the body of an
! lrishman, who had been vociferously ex-
claiming skill the id Whigs." AS soon
as his last pistol was fired, Williamson at
tempted to retreat, but was surrounded, and
his infuriate enemies having got him down,
beat him int most unmerciful manner, stamp
ing and jumping on him. While they were
thus attempting to kill him, single Wing
rushed in to his rescue, and cutting the head
of the ring-leader with part of a window
shutter, which he had seized, he succeeded
in bearing Williamson off to place ofsafe-
ty, where his wounds were properly dressed.
The wounded Irishman was taken to the re-
sidcnce of a neighboring physician, where
he was properly attended 10. A strong pos