Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1846-04-09
Senators i'm Lltchfield County.


In the 18th District, our candidate, Luc1Us
CLARK, Esq, is elected over Elisha S. .A6er-
nethy by majority of 81.
In the 10th, if our report from Watertown
IS correct MINOR SMITH ESQ, Qoco) selected
by II majority.
In the nth, the Wing candidate, SIDNEY
ENSIGN, Esq, Of Canaan, is elected by about 50
majority
Qo-The Wings have elected ten Senators, and
the Locos ten-one district [the 10th) is yet
doubtful.
The Executive Committee of the Agri
cultural Society of this county will hold
a regular quarterly meeting at the Man
sion House on Tuesday next at II
0 'clock, A. M. -
H. G.. Onderdonk was tried in the Com
mon Pleas for extortion. The L. I. Farm
er gives the particulars Of the case, from
which we learn that the principal charge
in said indictment appeared TO be the ia
king of Sheriff fees, 1888, by H. G.. Onder-
donk, when it was contended by the
Council for the people, that the real
amount of Sheriff fees Justly charged BILE
was only 81 IS. Found guilty and fined
200.
p 1t is publicly stated that the son of
the Rev. DR.. Hewitt, whose re-baptism
created some controversy few years
ago, has become Roman Catholic.
REV. CHAs. T.. ToRREY.-We learn
from Philadelphia that Mr.. TORY is ex-
pected to live bnt few days longer, and
that Messrs. A. A. Phelps and C. D.
Cleveland, who have been active in the
efforts is to procure his release, megting
with insuperab1e difficulties, have with.
drawn their offers to compensate the
owners of the Slaves whom Mr.. Torrey
aided to escape from Baltimore, making
a powerful appeal TO Gov. Pratt for Mr..
IT'S unconditional pardou. The probn-
biIity is that this appeal will not be heed
ed, and that Mr.. TORY will die in prison.
Emeute.-The students at New Haven
and the town boys have had street fight, in
consequence Of the town hoys adopting the
square cap worn by their antagonists.
Descendants Wamed.-.In the debate in
the Massachusetts Legislature, on Friday,
Mr.. Giles, of Boston, said that he was en-
deavoring to find some Of the descendants of
Miles Standish, as they had, at the present
time, locked up in the British Court of Chan
Gerry, no less than six manors, yielding an
annual income Of EGO, 600.
A Conscientious La,oyer.-The late Mr..
Roger M. Sherman, one of the most emf
nent lawyers that Connecticut has ever
seen. states his principles as to litigation
in these words: have ever considered
il as one of the first moral duties of
lawyer, and have always adopted it in
my own practice, neuer to- encourage
groundless suit or ground'ess defence and
TO dissuade client for attempting either
of them in compliance with his animosi-
ties, or with the honest propositions of his
own judgement and ever deemed il q
duty, in doubtful case, 10 point to every
difficulty, and so far rs could, discour.
age unreasonable anticipations of sue.
cess" When will the time come for such
to be the usual practices of lawyers 7"
FuNNY.-A droll fellow was asked by
an old woman to read the Newspaper. and
taking itup, he began as follows: " Last
night. yesterday morning, about three
O'clock in the afternoon, just before break.
fast, hungry boy about forty years old,
bought penny custard, and threw it
though stone brick wall made of iron,
and jumping over il fell into dry mill
pond and was drowned. About forty
years afterwards, the same day, high
wind blew down the Dutch Church, and
killed an old sow two dead pigs at Boston,
and dead horse kicked blind mans
eye out"
as The trial of Thomas Richie, Jr. for
the murder Of John II. peasants in the late
duel at Richmond, was commenced in the Su-
preme Court at Chesterfield, Va, on the 25th
inst. Mr. Ritchie's Counsel are Andrew Ste
venson John w. Jones, Samuel Taylor, and
William Overton. For the State, Dan'l H,
Flournay, Attorney for the Commonwealth
for the Supreme Court of Chesterfield Coun
ty. ss,.
DEATH BY DROWNING.
On Sunday, March Goth, tour young
men in the employ Of Messrs. Slate &
Brown, at Windsor Locks, cot into boat
and went up the canal two or three miles
they then drew the boat over the canal
bank into the river. In passing down
the river. the boat struck upon one of
the piers of the railroad bridge. and upset.
Two of the number-GeorrgeC Chapman,
aged la son of Elijah Chapman of
Vernon, and Gurdon Cutler, aged about
%, son of widow Dennis Cutler of Man.
chester-were drownd; the other were
picked up by boat from the shore.
%A fellow out west, who keeps q gro
Gerry store. closes his shutters in the day
time and burns lard oil-it being. as be
says, cheaper than dayli ght.