Litchfield enquirer., 1841-05-20

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Tur ou1cxrsr TRIP ON RHcoRD.-The splen-
did steamer Troy, Capt. A. Gorham' arrived
in this citv last evening from Troy and AL
bany, at twenty minutes before ocloCN'
making the quickest trip recorded in the
annals of steamboat navigation on the tAu0-
son river.
We are informed that she left Albany al
o'clock, made the usual landings, and &C.
the trip, deducting lost tlme' 10
hours and 10 l-2 minutes, lncludlng Iost
time, 8 hours and AZ minutes. A passen-
ger, from whom we derive our information,
saws that there was no unusual pressure Oh
steam, or extra efforts on the part OF those
having charge of the boat, to endanger' IN
the slightest manner, the perfect safety ana
convenience Of the passengers. Inc lano-
ings were made in the customary mode'
without hurry, noise, or conIllslol'' ana no
accident occurred to mar the pleasure VI TIC
trip.-N. Y. Express.
ANOTHER GREAT CONFEDERATION AT ST.
LoUTs-Sub Treasury Burnt-A lire oroKe
ont about 3 o'clock on the morning OF Mon
day, the Sd inst. in the seed store OF MIR. Joo
Thorburn, fronting on Market street. Upon
breaking open the door the flames instantly
spread over the seed store, and communlca-
ted 10 a number of small wooden stables,
coal houses, &c. in the rear running to the
alley. At the same time the flames commu-
nicated east, with the store of Mr.. levlson,
and before the engine had arrived, reacncd
Main ST. From the seed store and Mr.. Le-
visions store, the fire spread to the building
occupied BY DR.. Penn, the Receiver General
of the Independent treasury. From Levi
sons the fame spread south, and soon enveI-
oped the store occupied by s. w. Mech as
a book store, on Main street, and the build
ing occupied by Thomas q. Settle on the
corner of Main and Market streets, and the
hat store of Mr.. w. II. Mckinstry in the
rear of Mr.. Settle on Market st.
The building occupied by the Sub Trea-
surv, Mr.. Levison's store, Mr.. Meech's store,
and Mr.. Settles and Mr.. McKinstry's houses
we're entirely burned out. On the west, IN
spite of the firemen, the flames communlca-
ted to the three story buildings occupied ny
Messrs Kimm and Tewes, and Messrs. Wolf
and Hoppe, dealers in fancy and German
goods, which were entirely consumed. The
building occupied by the Sub Treasury was
two story brick building, built orig inally
for the Bank of Missouri. The books and
papers were all removed. The money in
the vaults was not removed, but is supposed
to be safe.
The great portion of Mr.. Levson's stock
was saved, but of course greatly injured
The stocks of Mr.. Mech, Mr.. Settle and
McKinstry, as also of Messrs. Kimm 4
Tewes, and Messrs. Wolff & Hoppe were
carried out, hut will be all more or less in
iured. The buildings occupied by the three
first were three story bricks, and belonged,
as did also the buildings occupied by the
latter, TO Mr.. Chenie. The one occupied by
the Sub Treasury belonged to Messrs. Kerr.
The night was excessively dark and con-
siderable delay was experienced ny the en-.
gines in getting to work, and when they did
The supply of water was insufficient.
1t is impossible to estimate the amount OF
The losses, at this moment. as there is no
means of ascertaining the extent OF the lnju.
~ to the stocks of goods, but the loss OF the u
brick buildings will not fall short of 60 or
$4,000. Mr.. Thorburn's whole stock of
seeds and plants was destroyed.
MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEAR AncE.-In the Baltimore
Sun of the 9Th the particulars OF the mysterious
md distressing disappearance OF young man nam
ID George f Downing, on the morning that he was
engaged TO marry beautiful girl OF that city The
is said to have caused great excitement
a large circle Of relatives and friends. 1t appears
nat he Dou Deen IOE SOHe previously paying
attentions to an amiable lady of his ac-
luaintance, until finally an honorable proposition tor
marriage was made and accepted. The day for the
Wedding was appointed, and 1t was to have taken
'lace Yesterday morning early previous TO depa5
he license obtained. and a clergyman, the Rev. Mr.;
Norris, engaged to perform the ceremony and
every thing was in readiness, but the bridegroom
came not, nor has he since been heard from. On
Monday evening he visited the young lady, and pro-
racted his stay, without limiting that there was any
difficulty in the way OF communicating what was sup
posed to be the desire ofbOth. On his way home he
called on an acquaintance and remained some time,
also without making any disclosure OF an intention
% abscond
Hence he went to his boarding house, and was last
,een by q servant. Yesterday morning all things
,eng ready for the final act, the groomsmen pro-
,eeded to his boarding house, and found him absent
the wedding garments were there undisturbed, but
n one Of his pockets was found letter addressed
o a relative, the contents OF which we understand
,e opened, he would be in eternity, clearly intima-
ing a design to destroy himself Other than this,
nothing has been heard Of, although the most dill
gent search was yesterday made. 1t may well be
most painful anxiety, both to his relatives and to
those who were about TO- assume II new position in
relation to him. He has hitherto borne an unexcep-
tonable character, and conjecture is at fault in dvi
ming the cause OF this sudden and unacconntable de-
reelection from the path Of rectitude. Whether or
not he has carried his threat into execution, and be-
come efmurderer, remains to be known.
POPULATION OF THE UNITED STATES.
The Madisonian publishes the following statement
Of the population Of the different states and territories
in the Union, agreeably TO the census Of 1910. The
aggregate, it will be seen. exceeds 100000.
States. Population. States. Population.
Maine 5Ol,793 New.Hampshire 2S4,5H
Massachusetts 1859 Connecticut 3lO,Ol5
Rhode Island lOaS3O Vermont 9I,49s
2,428.92l New-Jersey 373.3O6
Pennsylvania l,TA,622 Delaware 7S,OS5
Maryland 469,23s Virginia l2S,77
South Carolina 59l.398 Mississippi S15,O5l
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