Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1839-09-19

laboring under the idea that he had taken the
yellow fever in Augusta, (Which place he
had recently left) and wished todestroy him
self He was taken back to his chamber,
but with that cunning so peculiar to insane
| persons. eIuded the vigilance of those placed
to watch him, and again jumped out of the
same window, alighting on his head. He did
not escape as before, as his head was dread
| fully bruised, and several bones broken. Il
is, however, thought he will recover.-AGhenS
(GG) Wing. m
Fire.-About IL O'Clock III. yesterday the
cry of fire resounded through our village. Il
was found to proceed from the roof Of S4s
Luke,s Church. which is supposed to have
caught from the cinders Of the Steam Engine
in the carpenters shop of Comfort antfCo.
In q few minutes the entire roof and the IA.
terror Of the building were in flames, which
presented one entire column Of FIRE. After
burning about half an hour, the steeple fell
into the body of the Church, which c0iitiHnli.
ed to burn until the whole was consumed
The walls alone which are of brick, are left
standing. The loss is probably from six TO
seven thousand dollars; upon which is insus'
red in the North American Insurance Com
pany the sum Of $1,000. A small barn be-
longing to Capt. Van Loan, distant some 80
or 40 rods, caught from the cinders and was
consumed loss ttilling. - Catskill Messenger.
Funny Coincidence. The other day one Of
our police magistrates refused 10 receive as
bail a man with redundant crop of hair
He inquired the reason. " Sir" said the
magistrate, II never knew man who Gov.
cred his ears with his hair, who was not q
thief" The gentleman walked off and was
the next morning brought up on charge Of
stealing coat.-Nsao York Dispatch.
Dickens.-A London correspondent of the
New York Mirror, furnishes this sketch Of
the celebrated author of Nicholas Nickleby:
Charles Dickens, (Boz) who sat with his
pretty wife in one OF the most secluded parts
of the dress circle, seemed to be more ola liz
on than the queen herself He is hand
some fellow, apparently about twenty six; n
little pale and student-like in his appear
ance, but with an eye that seems to take in
more at a single glance than an ordinary
pair OF eyes could do in whole day. Dick
ems leads quite retired life, and is rarely
seen in public. He is rapidly reaping q
harvest both of laurels and gold. His hab-
its are sedate and domestic. Occasionally
he appears at the Garrick Club, but even
there his attendance has of late been less
frequent. $50 young, and so famous! what
pity he is married - said young lady
Query, whether he is not in great measure
indebted to the restrictions of married life,
for the leisure and the habits essential to
continued and permanent literary success?
Would not the temptations of society, where
he Hould ka co,,rted and caressed NV the
wealthy and the beautiful, interfere too
much with his literary studies and labors..
were he single man? merely throw Out
the suggestion. Its solution must be mat.
ter of considerable interest To authors md ar.
fists IN general.
From The NeU Hapea Hsro1.
which he hIacEs nov, n nr;ao hers ny. r,cs,iv W
posed.) we find from .Mitcheli,s Accomnan;4en, ~
bis map q he world .Is ,as large, rib. ara oss
and Senegal. in Western Africa. We should ,hink
along yery wen by hemseve:. iii were moi far he
sDotE system Nv which the Suh Trane,rers abduct
them Unfortunately some me porsons ii enichtenetn
Africa like the l0coocos Of this larf &C.
knowledge The principle and practice Il. that to The
s,aors oe6ae me Else We mgnh. nave .,d 10
houseeithsr in grinding snssr cane or crndins voses
e ", msss KspSSs s .. n.oDe Of
az. "a 49, ,s n,oss rh;
..n S:ffr 500 .n,;n.s. c.h;,s~ ,.;,h ss,s snJ
bases and aheye iii trnc in which their enterrrise
5000 ~, N An he oshsr nsoro rsces bsv co.
dnct iarca Eaf;las f. cons;derahe distance IN tn
inserc and their language Is well uners,ood in an
ihs con,merc;ai i;sircis kev are cheerii,l nonis.
;s;ve and ;nvs,ar1ts dancer. Z - 800 -
Thar taste IL rather unnye refsnad Than n usral
among the Africans particularly in poetry the or
temporary conpos!.on ana recitation @ winch .oIIs
Mehometans and narv Pseans THAR ofioinsl coun-
Try il Mandingo, Of which the government - esps-
cies OF Repsbs'oaa'ss. t. ID. IN s3siss ass.S
~. y.n.,, e.. .,.,,,, Il. -.
ed al Nachez by recent report cf case Of yellow
fever occurring az the landing under the HILL 4sneng
me Ioctass a,discfspaney 9. epanl9n e1ss.ed g