Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1845-05-29

moons or sateliites-and comet after comet, pursu-
ing its trackIess, eccentrc and Unreasonable fight,
and crossing and rscFossing the circular Orbits Of
the planetary train l-thOse bright abOdes, in all
probability, of beings capable of loving, serving,
and adOring their Maker what mind can indulge
In the contemplation Of theme 80 vast, 50 sub
lime, 90 magnificent, without being lost in aston-
ishment. and swallowed up as it were, in awe,
amusement and alteration. Fs
Sc Imagination's utmost stretch, a2' ata
In wonder, dies away" sts
Reader-When walking beneath the starry cam
Opy, in clear still night, and gazing upward into
the deep blue vault of Heaven, hast thou never
fancied that thou heardest the celestial mdsic Of
yon rolling spheres Of light, and beauty, and glo-
ry, moving onward in perfect order and harmony,
in obedience to those matchless laws, which their
Infinite Creator hath prescribed for them, withthe
Golden Compasses of His Lucrative Perfection
Hast thou never felt the influence of soul-thril-
ling melody, like that which vibrated through
Creation, (" When the morning stars sang together,
and all the sons Of God shouted for joy :" And
hast thou never perceived at such peculiar times,
the Divinity stirring within thee If thou hast
not, pity thee for thou hast lost the purest and
most sublime enjoyment, of which angelic natures
are ever susceptible, and which thou, too, art ca
pable of realizing. ln aGa
Go then, / beseech thee, in a humble frame of
love, and gratitude. and prayer, and alteration to
God, and read the pages of enlightened Christian
Astronomers, in connection with the Bible, and de-
rive instruction from the loftest principles of both
Nature and Revelation. Let no false spirit of
pride and unbelief have dominion over you, when
you contemplate the starry pavilion of the King Of
Glory and then your highest anticipations shall
be more than realized; and you can then indulge
in hopes big with Immortality.
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Shocking Accident.--As line boat containing
number of English emigrants, was about to enter
RankIn's Lock, at Jacksonburgh in this county, on
Sunday morning last, the steersman noticed that a
young man was sitting in the mdships with his legs
hanging out of one ofthe windows, and Immediate
ly warned him that unless he drew them in he
would. Unfortunately, however, he Needed notthe
timely warning any further than to remark he
would take care of himself, and the words had hard
Iy eSCdptO UGIOEc tie UUdt GutSEcu lUCk
crushing his limbs in the most horrible manner
The boat being rather wide, it was found necessary
to hoist the paddles, and create a swell which
would drive back the boat, ands'thus enable them
to extricate the writhng sufferer from his shocking
position. The torture he underwent during these
efforts to relieve him. beggars all description and
the spectacle his manged body presented after its
release was revolving in the extreme. Each swell
Using the boat hgher,t gradually drew him deep
pr infO fhp until If pYnhPacpd thn
whole of his legs. and about one half his body and
arms, and crushed them into perfect jelly. He
expired in about half an hour after the accident
t HeykimeT co. Dem.
i.lfsrsler at NeU Bedford. About o'clock
Friday evening. female named Margaret Smith,
at the North American House, was murdered by
sailor named John Cunningham, a native Of Albany
M X. The sailor cut her throat on the left side,
from under the ear through the jugular vein At
ter committing this murder he attempted to kill
himself by stab in his throat, though not danger
ously Jealousy is the supposed cause of the hor-
rid deed. The girl was about II years of age--the
sSSs az D. hFaifhaven from whaling voyage
Cunningham has been committed to prison.
.Hsaofber Destructive Fire near Piftsb,rg.-
b. the passengers in the Western cars last night
we learn that destructive hre occurred at Allega
NY Nitys oPpoSitC VII rEiudy last.
papers from that city having been received by the
mail we are without any particulars in detail,
though we are assured by gentleman who saw
Pittsburg paper of Saturday in the cars, that the
rumor is but too we'll founded The number rof
buildings laid to have been burned is about thirty,
and the loss estimated at nearly the sum of five
hundred thousand dollars. Bait. Sun.
Destructive Fire at York, ~ Y.-By the
Southern packet of last evening we learn that
destructive fire occurred at York, Livingston Co.,
on Sunday evening. which DESTROYED the most val
liable portion of the village The Hotel of H.
Mclean, and the stables connected with it, to-
gether with FIVE or six stores and groceries, and
several dwellings were consumed. We could not
ascertain the names of the sufferers or the amount
of the loss, which, must be very severe upon go
small village as York.-Rochester .ddv m
II piliage destroyed by Fre.-Anderson, South
Carolina. has been the scene of destructive con-
Aagration. The place has literally been laid in
ashes and ruins, and almost swept from existence.
Although with bit three hundred inhabitants,
white ard black, its pecuniary loss is estimated at
near $4,000. An application for relief from the
citizens Of Charleston has been made BY the au-
thorities Of the suffering village to the Mayor and
Aldermen, and action will doubtless soon be taken
on the subject. "2
DO- We notice the death at Port Deposite, Nd,
of Constantine J. Menaos, one of the young Greeks
educated in this country within few years. Mr.
Menaos. we believe. graduated at Princeton Col
lege.-Jotr. of Com. anf.
u S. Circuit Cosut.-The Grand Jury this
Peter Flowery, ofthe schooner Spit6re for piracy.
in henp engaged in the slave FIR ade on the coast of