Litchfield enquirer., 1845-05-01
MISTAKES IN OFFICIAL RETURNs.

It IS surprising that every year there should be mistakes made by the presiding officers of the elec- tors meetings in their return of the votes. Among the blnnders this year, is from the presiding officer ofthe town of Windsor, by which MT. Ba- con, the Whg candidate for Senator of the Sd dis- trict is thrown into minority, although he recei- ved large majority ot the votes Not avote is returned for him from that town but the full vote of his opponent This appears the more strange fvasa tho nCr that his opponent Tor the SenatOr- ship, was none other than the presiding .lIsear himself, Mir Giles Ellsworth. By another mistake
 in the 10th district, Mir. Bulkley (Loco) appears 10 have majority of the votes instead Of Mr. pettin- gill (Whig.) The Legislature, however, will set these matters right Hartford COwanE # ~
 Incidents ef the FI,e-A merchant in Pitts burgh, who had just bought bill of goods from d Philadelphia merchant. amounting to more, than $sl ,0O0, when the news of the fire arrived, and with it the entire destruction of~the sfnre and goods of the buyer, he called on the merchant from whom he had made the purchases. and beg ged him 10 take back his goods. as he was not able to pay for them. The other was evidently touched, but with scarce moments hesitation he stepped to his writing desk. and as promptly as it could be dane, handed to his honest-hearted customer of Pittsburgh, ahill and receipt for the whole amount.
 A servant girl, who had lived for some time in the family of Dr. Heron, at Pittsburgh, went to him since the fire, and informed him that she had sdV EA 1EtStAt uu1uAEN uUAtuES, WHICH Sne WiSHeu him to take and distribute among the sufferers.
 It has been estimated that 5000 persons were thrown out of house and home. M
 The amount insured in other cities is thought to be about 40 or 50,00O dollars.
 Thousands of men, women and children, will suffer in consequence of the caiamity--by bank ruptcy of merchants, manufacturers, &c.
 The Pittsburgh Chronicle of Wednesday says = In the midst of the awful pecuniary calamities which have fallen upon our city, we ought to be exceedingly thankful to an overruling Providence that SO few lives were destroyed by the devouring element. In addition to the four--Mr. Johnson, Mrs. Brooks, s. Kingston. Esq, and a servant girl others who are missing. These are an old lady by the name of Flemming, on Ross street, Mrs Ma glone, on Grant street. and servant girl who is supposed 10 have perished in the same building with MT. Kingston. ITf9C
 Presence of Mind ia e Wonan.-The wife of the Sheriff of Pittsburgh, by her promptness pre- sence of mind, and energy, saved the jail, and, 1t is thought, the court house. sfrom being destroyed by fire during the recent confiagration. The Ga zette states that Sheriff Troyillo was absent, con- veying prisoner to the House of Refuge in Phla- delphia; the deputy was also absent on business, and when the fire got into that neighborhood, Mrs. Trovillo had the whole burden on her own shoul- ders. At the very height of the danger, she cal- led all the prisoners who were not in the cells to the grate, and by name. let all the vagrants out. That done. she set them to work to carry water up to the top and this only saved #, as the roof was on fire several times. The prisoners worked like good fellows. It is thus. by the prom2tness of snssy, t;sus, d, ats tae sides human life, were saved. ss,,s,,,s,t,t,.s
 zXe Loss Of che Sscaliosc.-A number of start ling incidents in the calamipus destruction of the Ssyelleuv s.siissss rounds oi tine papers. Mir. Hicks, who had charge of Miss Platt. procured settee, and both clinging 10 1t, were swept into the river. They fioated first towards Hudson, but had gone but little way, when little girl, four or five years old, foated against them. Mir. H. seized hold of her, and drew her npon the settee. Her added weight overturned the settee and in the struggle, the little girl who had not uttered a word. but had displayed great coclness. was lost and drowned.
 The two then changed their course for Athens. They had the utmost difficulty to keep the settee from oyerturning, and were repeatedly grasped by persons struggling in the water around them, and whom they were forced 10 bent off With one man who attempted to take the settee from them, Ms. Hicks had severe struggle. aaR4g
 When they had been in the water half an hcur, . bnat approached: and aitsr sinking twice, they were 'akeh aooaiu' h8asagaf atan1 9 h4lfH
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