Litchfield enquirer., 1842-02-24

Cam. ESward Wyndham Schinley. we'll [
dressed well.dxed, well-made, well-whis-
kered and mustachied, has figured freely in
our fashionable circles.-N. Y. Express.
DREADFUL SUIcIpE-The Philadelphia Ga
zette OF yesterday gives an account OF the
death by suicide Of John G. Boyd, Iate
Cashier of the Towanda Bank in Bradford
Co. 1t seems that he had been for some
days staying with his mistress at the house
of Mrs. Seymour in Philadelphia. On wed
nesday he was arrested by the officers on u
charge Of having defrauded the Bank of
Penn township Of $4,000. He remained
continually in their custody, went with them
TO transact business Mt several places and
went to his house, W here he packed his clothes
and por:mantcau to take to prison. AS he
came down he said he wished to get one ar
ticlc more the officer went up with him and
stood in the door while Boyd entered. In
an instant female in the room exclaimed,
NV God, he has shot hi,nself! and so it
proved. He had fred the pistol into his
mouth and so slight was the noise that
the officers knew nothing of it. Boyd lived
for some hours. and TO inquiries as to how he
held the pistol, merely said, Il don't know
don't trouble me- He left wife and two
children.
Something Singnler.-A singular circum-
stance, which befell gentleman one day
last week, was yesterday related to us
The gentleman in question had left Lancas-
ter, Pa, in a vehicle, alone with the inten-
ton of going to Havre de Grace, in this
State. Shortly after leaving the city, he
overlook woman with basket on her
arm, who requested him to allow her to ride
short distance in the vehicle with him,
saying that she was very tired, and had not
far to 20. He granted the request, but after
a time, from some cause, he suspected his
companion was not what she professed to
be, but man in disguise. A closer exami-
nation under the veil, for the person kept
closely yelled, confirmed his doubts, and as
he was rapidly approaching dreary wood,
| he was anxious to rid himself of his cOmpa-
ny, but how to do it was the question:
Time became precious, and he at last re-
sorted to the ruse Of knocking off his own
hat, accidentally, of course, while his horse
was in full trot. BY the time the horse
could be rencd up, the hat was left far in
the rear He proposed to the lady to get
out and bring it to him. This she refused
{ to do, stating that she would hold the horse.
The gentleman replied that the horse was
rather a fiery one, and he could not trust
him to her. After little parlcy she con-
sented to go tor the hat, leaving the basket
in the carriage. The gentleman watched
his time, and when the lady was farthest
off, he whipped up, leaving his hat behind,
and drove with all speed through the wood
to the next house. There he mentioned his
suspicious, and upon examining the basket,
a pair of pistols. full loaded, and a tin whis-
tie were found in it. The inference then
was clear that his companion was villain
| Ia ,,,l~o I, -
haps murder him, and that there were ac-
completes not far off, who could be easily
called by the whistle. 1t may be we'll E.
nough to mention that he had considcra-
BILE amount of money with him, a fact prob
ably known to his companion. Thanking
his stars for his escape, for he considers it
an escape, most likely from a violent death,
he pockets the pistols and loss Of his hat
with the greatest pleasure imaginable.
Bait Sun.
Home Indusiry.-A Convention Of those
friendly TO the protection Of domestic iadus-
try, from all parts Of the State, was held at
Gilman's Hall in this city ON Thursday
Convention was temporarily organized by
the appointment of Elisha Tracy, Esq. of
Norwich, to the Chair, and Mr.. Booth Of
New Haven, as Secretary. The following
gentlemen We're afterwards appointed per-
manent officers of the Convention, viz:
For President--Joseph S. Gladding, of
Plainfield.
For Vice Presidenis-Solomon Ohm sted for
Hartford county; Philo Parker tor New
Haven; Nathan Belden for New London I;
John Morris for Litchiield; Henry W.Tuck-
er for Fairfield; George Danielson for
Windham; Oliver H. King for Tolland !;
and Fl. N. Fowler for Middlesex
! For Secretsries-John Tracy of Windham
county. and Charles H. Wheeler, of New
London, do.
On motion of Mr.. Woodward of New
Haven
Hon. Elizur Goodrich and COL Elisha
Tracy were requested to take seats ON the
right and left of the President, as represent
tatves of the days of Alexander Hamilton
when the doctrines of protection were un-
derstood and defended.
In the afternoon an Address and resolu-
tons were reported by the committee to
whom the subjects were referred, and adop-
Connecticut Couront.
Tupper's HW-It is the boast Of the hardy
fishermen and coasters of the North, that
they can tell Whereabouts they are, without
any instrument but the lead, and with no
other observation than scrutiny of the sand
brought from the bottom by it, A few years
ago. one Captain Bunker was on n cruise.
and being confined 10 his cabin by sickness,
he directed that the lead should be brought
down to the berth for his inspection. The
craft belonged to Nantucket, and was in sand
ballast. The mate of the vessel. Il wag and