Litchfield enquirer., 1844-06-20

A, The Opeyfgo,U;ne Of de Mississippi-The editor
Of the COsnvtsdSs Egdis Una; whe Is now trav-
cling at the West. in .. letter dated the oath Of
May gives description Of the ruin ocCasi0ned by
| the recent rise in the Mississippi. He says;
| "I have Just descended the valley of the Ohio,
from Pittsbmgh to Cairo, small town at the juno
ton Of the Ohio and the Mississippi rivers; and
have come up the latter TiEeTas far st. Louis The
spectacle presented during my voyage has been one
continued scene Ofdevastations infinitely varied and
horribly picturesque. Owning to the recent rains
the waters Of the Mississippi and its tributaries
have attained hight which is unprecedented, ex-.
cept in the year 1855 when the waters rose some
thirty feet above their ordinary level. The extent
Of inundated lands the number of log cabins car.
ried away, and Of animals swallowed up, are in
calculable. s2N'hs 4eE aa aai s59n' @l q 3sgi u
From Cairo to St. Louis are seen only abandoned
farms, animals floating over praries which have
become lakes, and no longer offer them pasture, ~
Sheep, oxen, horses, and cattle Of various kinds
must now seek their living on the waters, like the
ducks who are the only inhabitants that readily ac-
commodate themselvesto the ltered state things
The Mississippi is fright rapid enOugh
always, is now torrent, and twice the powerful
steamboat which carried us was compelled to yield
to the force of the current. The ghosts of whole
forests oat with arms and hair erect, through this
roaring abyss and the steamboats, are, at every in
slant, obliged to arrest their progress, lest they
strike too rudely against these uplted giants. At
st. Louis the quay called the levee is submerged
Houses are abandoned, the water reaching the sec.
ond story. The inhabitants IF the small town OPP
posite to St Louis, have fed to the fields, and the
vessels instead Of following the usual sinuosties of
the river cut directly across lots, sometimes carry
ing away q chimney or the top of a tree. But, for
| tunately, thewaters are abating. eoI f.h ass
a}Na @ Htts@ afF l-------2 EFytH3 .r1Fe1- e7Ra.
1 n fo1D
lowing from the st. Louis Republican, Of the sth
Caseef Seduction---a Fathers Revenge. About
| six or eight weeks ago, the only daughter of Mrs
Edward Ford, of ST. Louis, andwe believe his only
child-a girl of considerable beauty, and well edu-
Gated, was taken FROM or induced to leave, herfath
er's house. The old gentleman searched in vain
for her, and employed othersto aid him in discover
ing the place of her retreat or .concealment. He
called on a Mr.. Low, Of this city, an auctioneer,
! whom he was confident had been the man who had
planned and executed his daughters ruin. Low
refused to give him any information on the subject,
| and treated him in the most unfeeling and brutal
manner 90 RI ~
On Thursday the father learned that Low had
been absent for fortnight at New, Orleans, and
that he had returned with his daughter far St.
Genevieve. He Immediately, in q state of intense
agitation, bordering on insanity, in company with
friend, visited the Office of Mr.. Low andr request
the parties adjourning to his lodging apartment
Ford inquired where his daughter was Low an
swered, " That if he came on that business, he had
better clear out" Ford then remarked, that he
(Low) had promised to marry her; and by that
promise had succeeded in running her that she
was enc iente and he wished to know if he intend
ed to fulfil his promise The witness stated that
Low told the father to ego to hell" He, the wit
ness, on hearing angry words commence between
them stepped towards the door, and when he turned
around observed Ford standing up with pistol in
his hand. Ford repeated the question:" VIII you
marry my daughter I" Low again told him to ego
to hell and the exasperated father fired the pistol.
Low was seated at the time he received the wound.
The ball in the centre OF his forehead
making gashly, and it is believed, fatal wound
Mr.. Ford made no effort to escape, but yielded
himself up, and desired to be conducted to the Re.
corder's office. He spoke in cool and collected
manner about the affair, and on his examination
yesterday afternoon, exhibited the same calm de-
| termination to abide the consequences.
! Low. Is young man, Of about 30 years Of age,
and has for some time resided in this city, pursu-
1 ing the business Of an anctioneer.
| The fact Of Mary Ford being in company with
| Low, and criminal intercourse having existed for
some time between then, lis a matterupon which,
it appearsno doubt is expressed, nor s it denied BY
the wounded man; but under what circumstances
such intercourse commenced is q subject upon
! which we can throw no light.
| The further examination Of Mr. Ford was defer
red last evening until the certainty of MIR. Lows
fate is ascertained and bail required and given in
the sum of$5OO0. We learn from one of the atten-
ding physicians last evening, that the patient was
gradually sinking from the effects of his wound.
The st. Louis Reveille, fthe 9th says" Mr.. N.
w. Low, when our paper went to press last evening,
remained in the same precarious state" s IA
Sentence of sC;fe concieted of killing her h,ts-
| band-Caroline Sweeney having been convicted in
the Criminal Court, Philadelphia, of manslaughter
in killing her husband, was on Saturday sentenced
to five years solitary confinement and hard labor in
the Eastern Penitentiary. The prisoner is young
| woman of mild, progressing ceuntenance. She
has an infant at the breast, which she held in her
arms during the whole trial, and fof which she APP
| peared to manifest all q mothers devotion The
| crime which consigns her to the felon's cell she
committed when in state of beastly intoxication.
| No Quorum Palmer is the title bestowed on a
noted Iocooco dsorganizer, who stuck his pate in
to the door way of the House, last week, and insult
ed that body because ecould not head of wings
Wrath and cabbage! Pass him round Courier.
| gasThere will be Second Advent Grove Meet.
4 ing on the land Of Mr.. Eli M Norton, about three
miles east of the Court House in this village, or
| Sunday the 23d inst. f{..stF t4:f.f.
Or THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMAN IN
England is lady Clarissa Stanhope, Her form is as
perfect as any we can imagine Of an angels; and
her countenance is Of such surprising lovelnesl
that the most polished and best bred men can scarce
| ly withhold themselves from staring her out Of
| countenance. Hence az may be supposed, she pro-
| At.okn I,.1Vr