Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1843-05-04

door ne went 10 tue 0oOfS saw no On0P UOOA-
ed II, and went back again into the vault.-
While holding a candle in his hand, and
with his back towards the door, in
an instance he and Murdoch were grabbed
by some persons, and the light put out. Bass
making q noise, but the robbers
told them that If they made any noise, they
would at once kill them, whilst each had his
man by the throat. Some one or two more
were picking up funds indiscriminately in
the vault while this was going on. After
they had got all they wanted, they locked
Bass and Murdoch in the vault, and told them
if they made any noise before they 0he rob.
bers) got out of the house, that they would
go back and murder them. The Bank Of
ficers remained in the vault about three hours
before they could make themselves heard by
any body in the town.
After the robbery was known in town, OF
course an excitement commenced. Suspl-
cion at first fell upon certain gamblers in
Columbus. After while, negro said he
saw Thos. G. McKeen about that time in the
evening, coming from towards the bank with
something under his arm. McKeen, upon
seeing officers come to search his house, said,
in very friendly, off-hand manner. swell,
suppose you want to search my house-here
are the keys, and I have no objection. pro-
vided you don't disturb my clothes and up
set them too much" They searched, Nc
Keen going through the operation with them,
and affording all the assistance he could, UNI
til they commenced searching large box
containing flower. The earth was dug up,
and there was found $4,000 in the bottom.-
McKeen was then Immediately taken into
custody by A. K. Aver and N. M. c. Robin
son, who took him into room and question
ed him for long time before they could get
any thing out of him. But finally he turned
States evidence, and it is supposed thtt he
will implicate several with him. The whole
affair was creating good deal OF excitement
in Columbus.
A letter has been received at Charleston,
few thousand dollars, the whole of the funds
and property had been recovered.
PRETTY GooD.-The editor of a country
paper having gone to a neighboring village
to get married, the devil-printer's-" took
the responsibility" Of getting out the paper.
The following is his "Ieader":
Reader-gentle or ungentle, as the cas-
may be-we make you our best bow, after
the --latest improved and patented London
and Paris fashion, with kind of a jerk at
the end of it-and declare ourself your most
Observation-Disclosures pair-of-steps
servant. who are you! you ask. Well
WE'RE the DEVIL !'-not the old codger Of ALL,
who goes about like roaring lion seeking
whom he may devour somebody-not by a
feet. But we don't care the shake ola coon's
till for him or any body else. No-blowed if
feet rip shorter of fellow-an improved
earthquake-not the one that shook the bot
tom out Of the Mississippi-but the one that
can dance 'sich gettin' up stairs till the
buttons drop off of the spectators jackets
It's comical chap that we are-that every
body knows that knows anything. We hav-
emit got any political principles, except we
believe in roast beet and hard CIDER aud 90
John Tyler the whole hog, including the tar.
We love all the girls harder than mule can
kick-the pretty ones in particular-and ONE
| I'VE kpows,' double refined particular. We
are out for total absturnation of all back cuSk-
IONS, as makes the women's coats stand out
behind, (we're modest boy and don't like
TO say 'BUsTLEs,D We're in for the abrogula-
ton of all soap. locks, cheek. locks, lip-locks,
and coor-locks. We abominate all straps
because they impede locomotion. We 60
the Temptation society 10 the bottom of the
barrel. To cut the matter short off-we'll
just inform you that we're doubie-breasted
thunder. clap-a universal phenomcnon-a
scientific, antedeluvian nondescript with a
touch of the VERY pekooliar.' Hurrah for
JUS! Whoop! The editor amt at home"
A BRUSH BETWEEN TWO GovERNoRs.-A few
years ago Hon. Francis Thomas, then of Con-
gress, soon after elected Governor of Mary.
land. and an old bachelor of fifty, married
the young daughter of Hon. James Nc Dow
ell of Rockbridge, Virginia, now Governor of
that State. Some six months thereafter, when
Gov. Thomas was in the very bloom Of his
blushing honors,' his wife left him and re-
turned to her fatber-for what reason the
public has not been apprised, if it has any
business to know. We state these facts only
as explanatory ola rather discreditable af-
fair, which is narrated in the Richmond Star
of Saturday as follows:
ave have the particulars from cores
pondent, Of fight that occurred at Staunton
on Tuesday last, between Gov. Mcdowell,
mas reached that place in the Valley stage
about IL o'clock. and Gov. Mcdowell in the
Charlottesville stage, about an hour after
wards. They put up at the same hotel and
met there, but did not speak, both designing
to take the Lexington stage. When the
stage came up, Gov. Mcdowell handed his
lady into the stage, and he was also in the
act of entering, when he observed Thomas
at his side, and demanded where he was GO
ing, to which he replied-sin the stage.'-
This he was assured he should net do, and
from words they proceeded to blows, Cover
nor Mcdowell employing his umbrella with
marked effect upon his adversary. The by.
ISLANDERS then intsrfered and the battle was
stopped. Gov. T. declaring that he had not re-
ceived fair play. BY the persuasion of friends