Litchfield enquirer., 1841-01-21
THE ENQUIRER. LlTCHEIELD, JANsRY :2I, IsAl.

as to the organization of the Pennsylvania legislature 'hat one party had majority in one house, and the other party in the other Wm. A. Crabb designated as Harrison demOcraD was chosen Speaker of the House, by vote of 8 to 46; and Charles B. Penrose (wh9j President Of the Senate by vo,e of IS to H. Ths hOweyeFis not fair eess of strength The par. ties are nearly balanced in the house-so near that there was tie. vote for Speaksr-when the admins. Irntion party dropped their candidate and took up Mir Cgabb in opposition to Ner Middleswarh the regular whg candidate, and elected him. .# ,aE
 Change tOllOaOs Change" in such rapid succession that It is impossible to prognoSticate what may next take place. Last week, we remarked that the earth here was almost as bare in midsummer; but before our paper was half circulated it was again covered with its beautiful feecy mantle to the depth ofsix or eight inches making good sleighng, A thaw set in on Saturday, and by Sunday night the ground was again bare. Monday the weather changed to cold againi Tuesday it again moderated and now Wed pesday morpng) there is prospect of n spell of fine weather Yet ~ke say what the next twenty y-four hours will bring forth?
 Maine-The legislature of Maine have at length eoun,ed the for Governor of the sta,e and the result is thus stated: For Kent (whie) 45574-Far. field (sory) A5,JO7-scatterng 9s. Thus it will be seen, notwithstanding the Eelteraton of the Boston Atlas to the contrary, shat there is no choice by the people-Mr Kent lacking g votes to make n najoFi,y over all The Legislature being whg, Mr. Kent will of course be chosen.
 &1r On subsequent day. the House sent to the Sc. nate the names of Edward Kent and John Fairfield from which to choose the Governor-and Mr. Kent was chosen by vote of l6 to9.
 Massachusetts. Isaac c. Bates, of Nor,hamp. ton, has been chosen Senator in Congress- in place of John Davis rotated back into the Guherna .orial chair-also for six years from the 4h of March next, Votein the House--for Bates 25O Marcus Morton IA, scattering 5. iIn Senate, Bates 90, Morton 2 scat. teing2. t
 DsiqUare-Thonas Clayton and Richard H. Bay. ard both whigs were last week chosen to represent
 this state in the U. s. Sena,e-the former for six years from March, lS39-the latter from 4.h March, lSAl. This state has heen in para unrepresen,ed since the former period in consequence of disagreement be. tween the ,wo branches of the legislature.
 VIgaid.-The legislature of this state agreed to 20 into the choice of a Senator Monday last. Wm C. Riyes was probably chosen.
 Hines Holt, Esq. lwhig) has been elected to Con. gfess from Georgia. place of Mr Colquts resigned hera's" he did not represent the wishes of tho state He had only nominal opposiiion-:here being but fewvotes east for the " B. candidate.
 ,Norfok Academy-The Catalogue of Students in this institution is just published. It appears that du. ring the past year the number of siudents amountgd to l52. At the present time. there are 72 Under its present PrineipaL MT. John F. Norons isis in aou rishng condition. .-.rr
 THE LATE FRESlET.
 In our last publication we gave some particulars of che almost unprecedented freshe, of week before ass It was mnch more extensive than we then supposed It extended as far south Baimote and throughout the whole Of the northern siates--dong more or lees damage nearly all of the streams of any mag. hi.ude. It would be imprac.icable to give the. fulf particulars every where. '' >'''.- q , -P>
 At Hartford, te Conn rivcr rose higher. the papers state, han any time since the great food of iSOI called the JsfFtrson food" a, which time it was or two feet higher. It was 26 feet above low water mark-'H nearly all the buildings ess. of Front street had their rs Aoors covered, some Of them to ahs depth oi several feet,he street was navigablo with boats. From $. so l0O merchants had been drscn from their stores by the water l; and to the north and south Of the business parts of the city greet many families were either driven from their houses. obliged take refuge n the upper stories Much suffering Ot course was the consequence, and subscriptions taken up in the churches and by benevolent individuals fs the relief Of the sufferers The river remained ut great height during Saturday, Sunday and Monday, on which latter day it fell sO that many returned to ,hsr stores and dwellings The bridge across the river escaped, though some damage done the li,ile river. Further up on ,hs Connecticut, in New.Hampslire, three or four bridges are carried of. '' On tue ILDusatonic and Naugatnck several bridges and dams are either carried off, or considerably inju. red. At Humpirsysvlle, lawyers office fioa,ed down stream without saying "by your lsave;" bu. whether there any thing tn it Is not stated 2,
 The Hudson river, at Albany and Troy. was nnu- saally high. we'll as further up both on the Hudson and Mohawk. but we have learnt Of no considerable damage except around the docks and cellars in Alba ny near the river! South Marke, street was navi. gable with boats nearly the whole ot Saturday. and ahe, menbers of ibs legislature and 0ther boarders were taken oif iR bOats." ~
 In the interior of Massachusetts, and also in New Jersey and Pennsyl ylvania. the freshet very de- s,ruc,ive in many places. particularly bridges and dams. In Wes,GlIester county. N. Y. on the Cro.on river. by the carrying away of the CrOton aqueduc,. three ndividunls were sssept down stream and drowned. The lOasoa this Eiver including the aque. duct. is estimated As 7Oer 5000 dollars
 The following aricla will show ,he damage done at Mauch Chunk. in Pennsylvsnia :--
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