Litchfield enquirer., 1843-04-06
DEATH OF MELzAR GARDNER

Mezar Gardner Esq. Editor OF the Portsmouth tVaJ
Is Chronicle and Ola Dominion" and formerly editor
Of paper in thisvIEage. The cause and manner Of
his death are thusstated in the Tribune:
Mr.. G. was a looo foco from conviction, and Of
course despiser Of "a the Van Buren, shuffles and
DISCUSSES, now, sounfOttunasely for the honest Of
allpurtias, tOO prevalenl. he was IN outright free
spoken Anti-Bank and Ansi!Tasif man, in favor Of
Hsrd!Money, Direct Taxation. and John c. Calhoun
for next President. These views are not now pOpu
lar with his partyin Virginia, and the manner in
which they are opposed is calculated to begst acr
mony, from which Mr.. Gardner's writings were not
Free A short time since, at meeting of the party
in Portsmouth, he was personally assailed in a
speech by Mordecai Cooke, ir, prominent demo-
craft Of the county, ard to this attack he responded
with spirit in his paper. This difference led to
rencontre which resulted in his death
On the morning Of Thursday, the Both ut Mr.. G.
was in Norfolk, tacross the bay from Portsmouth,
and stood leaning against post awaiting the ferry
hoat. Mr.. Cooke came over, and stepped up to Mr..
Gardner, when conversation OF few seconds only
took place. not regardedby Others neither OF the
parties spoke in q loud ormenacing tone Very soon
Cooke was seen to raise his walking cane, when
Gardner stepped back and drew from his pocket q
revolving pistol Cook thereupon dropped his cane
and with spring cutched The pistol and the parties
were instantly engaged in edeadly sruggle,wherein
Cooke succeeded in wventhing the pistol from
Gardner, and il was discharged, the ball entering
,the heart Of Gardner, who expired immediately
Cooke was unhurt. He Immediately surrendered
himself into the hands ofjusce. Whether he fred
the pistol intentionally, or 1t was accidentally dis
-. :r - nnxae inoh
ever be except from the testimony Of Cooke himself
Gardner was hardly more than 30 years old, and has
left distracted widow and three young children to
mourn in restitution his arsiimely DEATH
RrThe New.York Charter Election takes place
.on Tuesday next. Mayor Morris is in nomination
ny the loco focos for reelection. Robert Smith ESQ.
a distinguished mechanic, and atprcsent a member
.of .he State Legislature, is the candidate of the
Wings Thosgh very popular man, Mr.. s. will
mo, be very apt to succeed in contest with SO dis
,,iuguished pipe layer 90 Robert II. Morris.
The late legislature Of Michigan passed an act
,uuaking the notes Of their exploded Wild Cat Banks
aAeadl tender in payment Of mortgages ." secure
those notes, when Issued! This isuspadatiOn in
new shape. '.a
LyOCOFOCOISM TLLUsTRATED.-An old ne.
gro had fine litter Of gaps. File had had great
hopes Of she expected progeny. and grievous was his
.disappointmeut when at tine birth he9Onnd them oil
90 be Uind Without ada he seized each by its hind
tega and dashed Its head against stone. AS the
brains were dashed oat tho eyes Ncre forced open
"a the great aA,orishment Of Cuff whothus sollOqui-
ned over his dying hopes. Dis 10 VERY strange
when dese puppies was live and we'll dey no open
deere eyes, now dey dead dey see."
The time is coming when the lnboring loco foco
will comprehend the pith Of Caf's philosophy.
cNzn Cssur,ss IL sa,ust 10 be msried, says the
Washington correspondent Of the isewesl Courier. TO
Miss Harper Of Bal,imme. She is described as being
very imteiiceni aminble and hean,ifuL and whal an
heiress to arge estate. MissH IN the grand augh'
Ter of Charles Carro, of Casvd1on and daughter OF
the Distinguished Robevt Goodtue Harper, of Mary.
land, far many years one Il the mnss able members
Of Congress- aud oae Of the mos, eloquent men in the
Union.
THE LATE sTORM.-The New Haven Herald
At Wednesday last says :--
The Storm and Flood of YESTERDAY, as Tar NJ WI
have heard. has fully realized onr apprehension
Nearly MI the avenues tho city cut o BY the
tremendous riae of wa;~r. and great damage has
hcan done n the tnahs and bridges. The bridge NJ
wes,fieid. IN tho Litch6eh turnpike. is entire.
" swept away. Alan the West bridge, IN the Mil.
fva mad ~ New York Some Of the irusses Of the
Fair Haven hvidce over the East river, gave wav,
and shnnt eighty feet of the bridge sunk
dev im?asaahle Evansville bridge. and Neck bridre
ahove II, remain unninred. An old bridge IN Mil
vvev an the crnes road ahove Whitney factory. wns
alan carried awav. Nearly I'll the bridges in the nd.
jaren, towns. Ne FAR heard from more or ess
injured. The Cansl in this vicinity suffered but
sring damage. though serions approximations ore en-
testained for the interior
Abou, one third of the dam ~ the paper mill in
from, Of West Rock waa carried awav.
A man at North Haven. under the excitement "f
liquor, in the tool.hnrdy attempt to swim across the
sire am. was drowned.
The most Mechanically event Tint has come tn onr
knowledge il the death Mr. Orvile Collins, Postmas
ter ss Sirasvila. He left the city. in one horse
wagon in the afternoon. with man in HE employ.
Mr.. Johnson. in company. for home. In attempting
n pass the bridge in Westvie, near The intersection
of the Bethany road with the Liiehhed turnpike. hin
hnrse got of the track and the whole were swamped
in the food NJ. Collins and the horse were drown.
ed. His companion. who was driving. succeeded
In grasping pnst, and was saved.
The West bridge. on the Milford Foad We are in
formed, 10 completely destroyed. abntments and oil,
and the road much damaged. The Fair Haven
h,;Ac. e ara authorized 10 say will be rendered pas