Litchfield enquirer., 1844-03-07
AN APPLICATION FOR DIVORCE.

recently applied to the Legislature ofthat State for
sdiyorce. This lady's husband has been confined
in the Lunatic Asylum since 1910, and it was rep
resented that his case is incurable. She is young
and beautiful, about IS years of age, and has a
chance to marry, and wishes to embrace the oppor-
tunity. So said the mover of the resolution, but
he failed to excite the sympathy Of his fellows Sem
ators, and the application was rejected, by vote
of thirty to one.
F1nE IN MoNreoMERY, N. we learn that
the village Of Montgomery, Orange Co., N. Y. was
visited by destructive fire on Saturday evening
It broke out about o'clock in the barn of Mr.. D.
w. Warning, which was consumed, with several
horses; also his dwelling house and tobacco facto
rywith heavy stock of tobacco and cigars. Also,
two three-story houses and storehouse belonging
to Gen. Charles Borland, including his dwelling
house and law office, the Post office and book
store. Most of the furniture, books, sc. including
the contents of the Post Office were saved. Total
loss, about 0,O0O.-1Tibune.
The JNotherless.-How interesting he appears to
every feeling mind A child robbed of his moth
-cr, excites universal commiseration and affection
from every bosom. We look forward with anxiety
to every future period of his life, and prayers
and hopes attend every step in his journey. We
mingle tears with his on the grave OF her whose
maternal heart has ceased to beat, for we feel that
he is bereaved of the friend and guide of his youth
His father would, but cannot supply the loss. In
vain the whole circle of his friends blend their eff
forts to alleviate his sorrows, and to fill the place
occupied by departed worth; mother must be
missed every moment by child who has ever
known and rightly valued one, when she sleeps in
the grave. No hand feels soft as hers-no voice
sounds so sweet,-no smile is so pleasant! Never
shall he find again in this wide wilderness, such
sympathy, such fondness, such fidelity, such ten
derness, as he experienced from his mother!
The world was moved with compassion for that
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ply her place to him.
4 Remarkable Vd1entine. Tomlinson,
Wood & Co. of this city, last week received the
following interesting letter with the enclosed. y
1t was post marked ~. York, Feb. 14M
sThe enclosed $500 may belong to your concern
previous to the summer of 1882
RESTITUTION.
q The Firm appear to be much pleased with their
Correspondent, and wish him all the mental salts
faction-thc peace of conscience which accompa-
MES or flows from acts of restitution. Perhaps a
notice of the document above may lead to similar
proceedings in other cases Who knows! This
world isn't all evil. Old debts paid sometimes,
and cases have occurred in which Newspaper bills,
and aged ones too, have boon settled up. ract.-
The age is improving Standard
Deacon Jacob w. Brewster, who lately depart
ed this life at Sackett's Harbor, N. Y. has left a
legacy of $1,000 to the Foreign Missionary Society
5000 to the Home Missionary Society-$3oo
to the Parsonage House, and $500 for PURCHASING!
books for the Sabbath School of the parish with
which he was connected
a Present Receipei.-A gentleman who had
presented an accomplished young lady with gold
pencil, received in reply: " Sir, if you meant to
please me with your very tasteful and agreeable
present, you have succeeded to the extent OF your
wshes-if you meant to offend me by presenting
something almost too valuable for my humility to
accept, shall find no difficulty in pockeiing The
afront." r-..
Our Controller under Cosstroller.-Poor Gid
Wells is getting rather a rough handling about ms
improper or illegal conduct in regard to his use o.
the public money while office holder Gideon
meets these charges by referring to Mr.. Hunger
ford his lawyer. Poor fellow, he docs not wish tt
confess his own sins, but asks his lawyer to con-
fcss them for him. The Controller of the State o
Connecticut ought to be able to go without holding
on to apron strings.-N HI Herald.
MURDER I'm LuNENBuRcH, Mass lone day las
week the body of Mrs. Houghton, widow lady
residing in Lunenburgh, Mass. in lone and unfre
.ouented part of the country, fourteen miles froI
any other habtation. was found, horribly mutla
ted. The Lowell Courier contains letter iron
one Of the Coroner's jury, who sat upon the case
giving revolving details 1t appears that MRS
room in which the body was found contained evi
dence of dreadful struggle.
The chairs upset, lamp broken, one OF her shoe
Off her false curls scattered in two or three places
the bed tumbled and knocked out OF place, mark
upon her neck, arms, and face, sc. &c. Upon al
internal examination by two physicians present
we found six or seven ribs broken-the blood set
lied and coagulated under them, and also aroun
her throat and upon the lungs. The physician
were satisfied that her person had been violated.
The verdict of the Coroners jury was, strangu
lation"
A nair of mems wooden gloves were found in tn
room. which were subsequently identified as belong
ing to Thomas Barrett, an lrishman, VINO worke
for Mr.. Whiting. Barrett acknowledged tnat IN
gloves were his, but stated that ne mao solo 'ei
stranger ON the morning of the murder. 1t wa
Croyed. however, that he left Shiry village, drunk
on the evening Of the murder, and must nave pas
Fl Mrs Houghton's house to gain Mr. Whltings
-vhere he did not arrive until the next morning.
One Of his ewes. also, is bunged up and his face con
siderably scratched. He has been fully commute
for trial. at. .s.-
HoRRrprE MuRpER.-A day or two since
published an account of the burning Of the house
Mr.. Gardiner, Paulding, Miss, stating that MRS
and two, children persisted, etc. From LATER "a
counts we learn that the whole three were baroa
onsly murdered by negro. who, after searching tn
o,,se for money, set it on fire to cover up ms neL
dish, deed He has made full confession u
intention was to have murdered Mr.. q. had ne pee
at home.
THE ASSAULT ON THE TARIFF.
Extract Of private letter from Member Oh Co'
-'si s1eS' ~ WASHINGTON, Sat. Feb. "a,
"There il q storm brewing here against tne y
riff The Calhoun men and the van DSrenl. 5. :; 8