Litchfield enquirer., 1844-08-29
Correspondence of the Boston Atlas.1


 fl Boy Murdered in the Streets of Baltimore - The city was much excited yesterday by report getting about that boy had been murdered in the public streets. The report spread through the city, and attracted large crowds to the scene of the murder. It appears that man named David An- drews. Ca butcher, in the employ of H. Kimberly,) was intoxicated, and was reelng along through Bath street, near the Falls when he attracted the attention of several boys, who commenced to tease him, by pulling his coat and hallooing at him. Those who were near by, say that there was only tri1ing among the boys, when Andrews pulled out long butcher knife, and seiZng one of the boys named Johu Brannan, plunged the knife into his forehead up to the hit! The poor boy immediate ly fell, and with few convulsive throes, died- Andrews fell with him, and in his rage seized the expiring boy by the hair and pulled it savagely- The thought appears now to have occurred to him that he had committed murder, and he rose and ran off, He was immediately pursued by those who saw the outrage. and was knocked down by some one and secured. The excitement among the crowd was so great, that it was with difficulty he was saved from instant death. A post-mortem ex- animation was made, and the wound of the knife found to be several inches deep. The affair occur- red about five o'clock yesterday afternoon. Am drews is about g years of age, and the boy killed about 17. The murderer was taken to the police office, and fully committed for trial.
 Here we have another evidence-in addition to the millions which have already been furnished
 
 have the evil results of Sabbath breaking and iding And here we have brought together in dreadful union, intemperance and Sabbath breaking--the two causes-far beyond all others, the causes and the prompters of crime.
 WHIG MEETING IN EASTON-LADIES ON HORSEBACK.
 To-day the Wings had tseir County Meeting, and great enthusiasm was evinced at least 5000 per- sons were present. Processions on foot embracing the Clay Clubs of Greenwich and Alexandria town ships, N. J., came in with banners hying-and also aprocession of gentlemen and ladies on horseback in pairs, the ladies in long white riding-dresses presenting very pretty and uniform appearance There were also in the general procession many carriages, one drawn by IA horses, dressed off in banners. and the huge vehicle itself filled with mass of animated Whigs, who rent the welkin with their shouts. The meeting was organized in front of the "Whig and Journal offce," by the appoint ment of Judge Samuel Yohe. Chairman. and Jacob Waggandt. Esq. Secretary, and was ably and elo- Quently addressed by Jacob Hoffman, Esq. of Read. ing, and by Henry D Maxwell and Alexander E. Brown, Esqrs. of this borough. The Whigs are in high spirits. and speak of the continued accession to their numbers.-IriJune.
 Messrs. Halilio and Richards, commissioners from the King of the Sandwich Islands. have re- turned to Boston from Washington These gen. tiemen have recently visited France and England relative to forming treaties with those govern. ments. esta bishing the independence of the Sand wich Island government, and have, we learn, been quite successful. They are now awaiting an op. portunity to return to the Islands.
 Lightning Stroke.-A hand on board of a sloop which was struck bv lightning near Hudson a few days since, was coiling chain cable near the bow at the time. After the fash, he walked to the stern and dropped senseless. By immediate application Of cold water and camphor. he was resuscitated and will probably recover. This is the first in- stance recorded within our knowledge, of any time elapsng between the stroke and the effects of the lightning KSHgsfOn JOsUnal.
 = AGenealOgvof the families which first came to Amerea. is in the course of preparation by. MT Holgate, who is now at Albany.