Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1843-04-27

all departments of industry, are, with few ex.
ceptions, Wings. The most intelligent cler-
Igymen and teachers are of the same party
and so are the friends Of education among
laymen. Let us do all we can therefore TO
diffuse knOsCIedgs feUevy kind among the Peo'
pie, for in proportion ashley become sumclen!.
" well informed to think for themselves. wall
they throw of the degrading vassalage IN
which too many Of them now live to their Po-
litical leaders.-TfCy Wig.
A HEArHEN HosP1TAL.-The Rev. Mr..
Allen. an American missionary, in giving
details concerning the various public insti-
tutions in Bombay, thus notices what every
one must regard as most singular establish
ment -
alt has been said that heathenism never
furnished a hospital. There is one here,
supported at an expense of $4,000 annually.
1t was founded by donation of 800 GOO. by
a native merchant of the Jain sect, the sect
which appears to approach nearer than any
other to the primative Hindooisih, with
which Pythagoras became acquainted at Ba-
bylon. It's doctrines strictly forbid the des.
| truction Of animal life, in any case whatev-
er. The management of this hospital is
wholly in heather hands, and heather liber-
ality furnishes ell its resources. 10 it are
gratuitously supported 80 to 100 horses,
| which would otherwise be killed as past ser.
vice about IT'S cows and oxen 200 dogs
! for whose destruction the authorities of Bom-
bay offer bounty twice a year; and large
number of cats, monkeys, and other animals.
Its charities are accessible to living beings
of every species except the human race
Men, women and children, wounded, sick
and desti tute. are allowed to die unaided,
within sight of its walls. Such is the char.
acter of the only hospital, SO far as known,
that heathenism ever built"
Hong Kong Gas.''
The Natchitoches (Lcu) Herald relates
most miraculous preservation of lite during
the recent destructive freshet in Red River.
A gentleman residing at Lost Prairie, whilst
returning home in his skiff, discovered a
man named Anderson up a tree, where he
had been for four days. The poor fellow
was much exhausted, and would undoubted-
ly have fallen into the water, which was yet
eight feet deep beneath him, had it not been
for judicious continuance he had effected
upon ascending the sapling. Lashed firm.
ly around him were several black jack vines.
These were again wound round the tree, and
in this condition he sat as though in basket,
and so firmly secured that his exhausted en-.
his situation even should he have desired it.
During the four nights he was upon the sap.
ling the weather was extremely cold, and
he was wet through.
In the same freshet there was lost 500 hor.
ses, 5000 cattle and hogs, and 100 bales of
cotton. An immense quantity Of grain and
other agricultural products were also de.
stroyed-four planters having lost not less
than 5000 bushels Of corn. In some
places the river was miles wide, and all the
bayous, creeks and branches appeared like
foaming rivers.
A startling murder was committed about
three miles from Harrisburg, Penn, on the
18th inst, upon the persons Of Joseph Parthe-
man and his wife. Mr.. p. was about 70 years
of age, and his wife was old and feeble. They
were found in their house, with their heads
fatally bruised, while their son was absent
at market. The perpetrators are supposed
to be two men who were seen that morning
in the neighborhood, one Of whom has been
arrested. The object was doubtless plumber.
No CHOICE or GovERNER.-It 10 now con.
coded on all hands, we presume, that Cover.
nor Cleveland, has the second time failed of
an election by the popular voice.
We heard an amusing anecdote of this
kind the other day. A couple of gentlemen
of Norwich, one a wing and the other a loco.
foco, were speaking Of the late State Election,
its results, &C., when the locofoco made the
remark, that he believed "the people were
honest" SWELL, arm sorry for Governor
Cleveland I" replied the whig. allow SOL"
asked the loco. Why" replied the whig,
{" am sorry that General Cleveland can't be
elected Governor by honest people !'-
Noraoich Courier.
ROBBERY IN NEW STYLR-Mr. Greene, a broker
on Front street, lost some three hundred and seventy
dollars, last week in the following manner.
Two negroes entered his office and threw down a
dollar 90 violently on his counter tnat il rolled of AK
ing for small change. While he was picking il I'D,
they speared two piles Of paper money. and 1obbed
them. The instrument is in the shape Of O walking
stick. only longer and has affixed to il sharp steel,
secured -. =
Mr.. Greene found on examination that the dollar
counterfeit. He refused take IL. The negroes
insisted that il was good. They remained some
time disputing on this point but left with their booty
II is well for brokers to be on the look out.
.--.J- Cincinnati Gaseese.
Sold UNDER THE HAsnaER-The Merchants En-.
change, New York. was sold under the hammer last
week. by Halliday & Jenkins. for Sso5, 600. The
mortgage on il was $4,000. The stockholders have
therefore only $5 600 to divide among them. John
Ward was the purchaser. The party holding the
judgment for eight hundred thousand dollars, tthe
Barings Of London) we are told, bought it in at their
own price.