Litchfield enquirer., 1839-05-30

lie we puDtk3ueu, SOtuo tbthAo otAASSa VA ssSs
stating that suit had been brought BY
ournevman printer, named Harponding, in
he United States Circuit Court against the
Dutch Church Of New York, for an
Immense property located in that city, sup
posed to be worth 25.OO0.OOO Of dollars. A
the Connersville Watch
man, copied the article with the subjoined re- |
Y. Era.
About two years ago, in the state of Louis
iania, we became acquainted with Smith Har-
ponding spoken ofa7 having commenced the
suit. At that time h. called himself Neville,
a name he had assumed few years previous,
for what purpose we did not learn. He was
as destitute of SORTS as we ever knew jour prin.
tiers to be, though no worse off than most OF
them generally are. He received enough
from our humble self, then journeyman IN
the Louisiana Journal Office, to supply ms
wants for q few DAYS. While there ne ire.
uuentlv spoke of his claims of property OF
great value in the city OF New York, ana up
on our expressing some doubts OF the truth Of
what he stated, and asking what evidence OF
his claim he had to show, ne handed US pun,
die of papers, comprising letters from several
attorneys in New York, among which were
several from Aaron Burr, who appeared to
have first discovered that the property held
by the church, was about reverting, or. per-
haps, had reverted to the HarponGing family.
We learned from the papers that the land
now occupied by the church was, we think
in 1871, leased to it for the period OF one hum
bred years, by one Harponding, the grandta-
Their, or perhaps great-grandfather OF the
claimant. The ground was not, at that tlme'
within the limits OF the city, and was used as
a cornfield, and was of little value. Burr,
upon learning from the records OF the city,
the situation Of the property, made efforts to
find some of the descendants of Harpondlng,
and, after several years, three OF them,
brother and two sisters, were found, all three
residing in Kentucky, near the Tennessee rl-
YER. We understood from Smith, the other
and younger brother, that his brother and SIS
tiers received four hundred thousand dollars,
for REIMBURSEMENT of their claims on their
property. Smith, at that time, was IN LOUIS
lana, where he had been for fifteen or twenty
wears, and was, by his friends, supposed
dead, they having heard nothing from him
all that time. A gentleman from New York
came across Smith in the town OF Munroe,
and informed him Of the matter. cores
pondence with Aaron Burr, and other legal
gentlemen i'm New York, satisfied him Of the
business of his claims, but his poverty as he
said prevented him from taking any decisive
steps towards the recovery of his property.
His brother, q short time since, had offered
him $4,000 to relinquish his claims, but he
would not accept the offer; all or nothing, he
said. Should he succeed in his suit, he will be
one Of the Wealshiest men 10 all the country.
FROM FLORIDA.
Our latest accounts from Florida. we are
sorry to say, are any thing but consoliDg to
the patriot or the philanthropist. In the PEN
sacola Gazette Of the 18th instant, we find
the following paragraph
"THE SEMINOLE WAR."-No hopes seem
to be any longer entertained that the embas.
sy Of General Macomb to the Seminoles will
olds who passed through this place last week
on his way from Tampa Bay brings intelii-
gence that the chief on whose good offices
General Macomb chiefly relied, has not only
refused to treat, but has betaken himself and
all his people to the woods. The truth is,
they consider the whites to have been badly
whipped, and 1t is nearly time that we should
take the same view of the matter. The lam
guage they now use Is, Let US alone and
we will not modest you--remain at your posts
or your homes, and we will not attack you
but if you make war on us, we will fight as
long as our ammunition lasts, and when this
is gone we will take to the bow and arrow"
FRYING PoRx.--Take one fresh egg, beat
it add half gill of sweet milk, and suf-
ficient quantity of -four to make good batter !;
freshen and fry the pork as usual; then dip
the pieces in the batter, which will Of course
adhere, replace them in the fat, and after a
little more frying, a light and delicate cake
will enclose the meat, and thus constitute a
dish for middling sized family, which will
tempt the palate Of the most fastidious. Try
il, ladies
Destruction Of Real Estate Bank at Decatur.
The Brandon (Miss.) Sentinel of the 9Th,
has a paragraph 10 the effect that the editors
had received information by q gentleman di-
rect from Decatur, that the Real Estate Bank
at that place was set on fire by mob, and
burned. together with all the books and pa
pers. Nothing was saved. He also stated.
that If the mob was not quelled, they would
wreak their vengeance on the persons and
property of the directors. So much for mob
lawn Mississippi. IN. O. Bee.
Accidental Hanging Singular Dedth. An
Irish carman named Arthur Hughes, resi-
ding at Hammersley -street, camc to his
death in the following singular manner
From the testimony adduced before the
coroner, 1t appeared that he was employed
asa carman fora Mr.. Hughes, who lived near
by. About 8 o'clock 10 the morning he
went out to the stable to feed his horse, and
finding the door locked "a batten door, made
~ en.M aAuAiJ A0 CAlMUGu up hnu pulLGu the
top OF the door out, and put his head through
TO look and see If his horse was within. Just
as ne had thrust his head through the aper-
ture, his feet slipped, the door sprung back
70 its place. and fixed his head, Of course, in
an immoveable position. He was found thus
suspended about two hours after, quite dead.
and his neck broken--his death, Of course.
having occurred simultaneously. The cor
.oners Jury rendered verdict Of " Acciden-
tally Hanged"
singular cure Is related, in the Medical
Journal. OF 9 child years old, who was I'M
der medical treatment for nearly five mon,hs.