Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1839-08-15

Tue .COTp0Tat,' however, Wlnked % squire
| Williams. who returned L with q smile. and
q look at his own feet. around which there
was full as much shade as around MIR. DOO-
little's. The neighbOrs insisted upon bury
| ing Ephraim. and the parsOn said he had a
melting discourse prepared for the occasion.
Ephraim declared he was not dead man,
( but modern times had been reforming him /;
he presumed his head would be missing yet
likely as not his hands-he should be sur
! prised at nothing any more; sand now,
while think Of it, continued he, sare yOW all
sure you carry shadows as you once did !"
They all looked, and behold they had fed
| 1t was an awful time for Jamestown, and the
mystery has never been unravelled to this
day. AS the sun wore away TO the west,
their shadows heightened out, which convin-
ccd them they were yet mortal and heshly
inheritorS ofthe productions OF the earth.
Five years passed away, and again I was
called through the village of JohnSt0wn.-
The old tavern, at the sign Of the two pump
kins, had dropped away yet lower with age,
and Ephraim had vanished, shadow and all.
l was told by the corporal (who was the
only parsonage of the celebrated characters
above ground3 that Ephraim died by q
breach in blood.vessel, while pouring out
fire and fury against railroad Director
Johnstown appeared, however, just as lazy,
and sleepy, and dull. as ever. You might
hear the blue-fies, with their droning hum,
all day in the air the dust in the streets was
too indolent to rise the pumpkins on the Ia
vern-pole always hung straight down without
motion. The corporal was every mans
servant, and said he was now getting to be
quite an important man, as Doctor Ranney
and Uncle Tim had been called away. /
hurried through the atmosphere about me,
for languid influence began to creep over
nv spirit, and short time would work my
downfall. AS left the village in my rear, /
mounted fertile upland, and turning my
eve, caught the sign Of the tavern tipped with
the parting light Of day-and thus bade it
farewell.
TnE PREsrDENr AT SARAToeA.--.Ths reception of
pears TO have been as cold as could we'll have been
imagined A correspondent ofthe New.York Times
states the procession to have besn"a cavalcade Of
three carriages fourteen CARTS and twenty oafers on
horseback" Scarcely q cheer could be raised to
greet him The writer concludes with the following
account Of the Presidents reception by the widow OF
"Having heon fairly installed he began to play the
courier. After graciously giving audience to some
expectants, he saw at short DISTANCE in the large
public saloon, the widow OF the late Gov GIINToN-
Instantly leaving his company he rushed through the
crowd with improvement to offer his hand. The lady
drew herself up to one Of her rmest and lofest att
tudcs, and bent upon the weazel courier co9nte;
nance disdain and contempt rejected the prOfered
hand, and turned with Indignation. as from pollu.
ton ITSELF from the man who had reviied and perse-
cu,ed her husband during his life. This indignant re.
his imper,urbable eoun,enancc. He has not soul
enough to feel it. The lady was heard to say she
left the room "I-I-speak to the - who per-
c. z d. A
dous project Of internal improvement says the Ma
tional Inteigencer) is preached in the ST. Louis pa
pers being no less than the connection Of Boston
with ST. Louis by line OF Railroads. A meeting to
Paragraphs akin to the above we have seen in ma
81 S fnew ss doSs the ss
by what route i was proposed TO connect the tive
places. From 81. Lous across Illinois, Indiana and
o oSo k e ~Rsh s b sss %
and is now in process Of construction 10 nearly a
straight ne over as feasible route as any other Of
similar extent IN re une s R S.a!es IRON me East
this city, and thence to Boston, would make on al
mos. direct route from 81. Louis to that place.
The project, gigantic a. i seems, could easily be
years and the fact that il 10 talked Of worthy the
attention Of New orkers Unless they open their
eyes pretty soon, they will fad that while they have
cable pian Of New-York and Erie Railroad, Boston
has Sot Command Of the Western trade. With steam.
heats running direct from Boston to England, and per-
S9F s line
Railroads stretching out to the for West, there not
danger that may lose her proud tile OF the
Commercial Emporium. "-Bgtdto Com. Adv
FATAL ARRAY AT NArcHITocHEs.- learn, says
the New. Orleans Tines Of the 18th inst from gen.
tieman who arrived last evening from Red River, that
the son Of General Gaiennie had been murdered ut
that PLACE. seems some n acuy cHG a aas Ne Ts
Norma challenge passed, but Gaiennie refused e
fight except at the plantation Of his father to which
The clerk Objected snd ne duel was @
soon after requested 10 call and settle it. When he
called Norma threw In his face as ne entered tun'
bier Of ground Cayenne pepper which nag apparent.
Il TO shoot" lie fred Immediately, and the young
man feII dead. Both Norma and bis clerk were soon
arrested but not however before they had attempted
The Times Of the following day makes some altera-
tons In The above account: Il appears that young
Gaennie was not in the afray. and was not killed
intimate friend Of Gaienne. who had interested him
seif IN the original quarrel Il Racial WHO cal.
led to nav the money owed by Gaiennie, and was SHOT
hs 70 h 20 Nor the
nj Clonrteryile short distance from Natchltoches
There Is much excitement in the neighborhood about
the matter Il is said that the town 10 divided into
two distinct parties
Remarkable Preseruaiios.--On Thursday. last at u
O'clock The Northeastern School House in the townot
Ws6sst' WINS struck by lightning. There were in the
schoolrocm 40 children, who, with their teacher, Uere
al Drostraled by the force Of the shock, but singular
to relate, none were seriously injured One had an
eyebrow scorched, and one eye was 80 much affect
ed as 70 render il bloodshotten two others had their
shoes scorched, and other, who had on shoes but
no stockings, had her feet burnt The teachers teef
were benumbed and some discolored, and were with
out feeling for twO days
The lightning struck the pole the top Of the bel.
fev which is situated about the centre at the ROOT,
nsaed down the north east FaeT, then down the north
part of the belrey 10 the pasierng, and thence BY
some nails and wire to the stove pipe the fluid