Litchfield enquirer., 1840-09-03

bottom Ot the boat came 0uTS ana UebOt6 4o. sistance could be rendered they were all drowned. Ames has left a wife and nine children.-HaryOrd Patriot.
 Thrilling IDcidenL-A few minutes before the awful event at Albany happened, lady on board the North American missed her husband, and on hearing of the accident, rushed on shore in state of mental distrac- tiOn, supposing he was among the number lost. The husband, little thinking of the anxiety of his wife below, was so occupied. probably, with the scene before him, that he continued on the promenade deck till after the boat had lett the wharf. Some few miles down, he went to the cabin,tO join his wife, and there heard the story of what had happened. He was immediately landed, leaving his trunk behind in his agitation, tO seek his wife, for fear her alarm might prove fatal to her before he should find her. ' -. He, .r.e... 7'f N Y. 1assler.' A NEW BLOW UP ExPEcrED-H we are. not very much mistaken, new war will soon break ont upon MT: Van Buren. We all recolect the Dna Cabinet, then member, and Mrs Eaton made . conepicuous MT Eaton and his lady, and the cabinet mnistersr Messrs. Branch. Berran and lngham. were btoon sky high" The influence Of Mn. Ealon 9nited w.ts entire. A revolution has now taken place. MT. Eaton and his lady consider themselves as having been recalled and disgraced from the Court At Wa. few weeks since, they made secret O their hos. tilty to the President and the ex. Minise declared he should tell him to his face Washing0n, the in- dignity, he bad received and Mrs Eaton also de. cared her delerminatoD to visit the " old Roman,
 and state to hlm their grievances. is stated that Major Eaton did visit the President, and in the most detern ned nRer stated his feelings and opinions in relation the matter. Before the controversy was ended. MT. Forsyth was called in, and in his warmth cohtradcted the President in the most positive man ner and before he left the room, threatened o throw up his office of Secretary of State Major Eaton de- parted m great anger, and it IS said will, on reaching Tennessee take the stump in opposition to the present mlnislrauon.-El9yess. 4E&4 stG5 s4% 7ne OM Democrats for Haryison.-The following extract Of letter from the Hon. Erastus Root, will show on which side the old JefEeIsonan Democrats living, who as electors and members of the legisla- ture voted for Mir. Jefferson for President in 1900, eleven no" support Harrison and one Van gun so Dear Sir: I have received yours of the 18th, TS which you request to be informed the names ofths electors now alive who voted f9r Jefferson m lsOO m this stHte and the Senators and Representatives hive who voted for rhem Then this state had F electors, and chosen by the Legislature: Three Of e% v" @ cn :uT,s Of Bu "s p
 worth, then of Rensselaer,. now cf Albany. Two of rhe Senators still survive, to wit, Ambrose Spencer. a%es o ssvs of the members of Assembly still survive. to wit Mi Coll Floyd, of Suffolk Samuel V; Verhryck Of Rock York Smith Thompson, then of Duchess. now Jus tce of the Supreme Court o U. s.. ETasiMs Root. Of Delaware: Archibald Mcintyre, then sE Momgome-- ry. now of Albany Iames Merrill, ot saratoga ot Merrill. He IS very good man, and has, nndeT-' stand very little of mental vigor remaining to him
 l have the honor to he, wi:h great respect, fE " ''A' @'' ERAsTUs ROOT.