Litchfield enquirer., 1849-06-21
NEWS ITEMS.
LoUBvILLE, Sunday, Jul

Alta public meeting in Madison County, to-
day serious rencontre took place between
Cassius M. Clay and Joseph Turner. Both
parties snapped pistols, then attacked each
other with bowie knives. Clay was stabbed
through the heart, and Turner severely wound-
ed in the abdomen and groin, and is since dead.
WAsH1NeroN, June IL.
Gideon Welles, Esq, the Chief Clerk OF the
Bareau for Clething and Equipment, has been
dismissed, to take effect on the LIST of Jnly.
The salary Of the Office 10 about $4,000 per an
mum.
FIres.-At New Haven, on Thursday night,
the 14th inst, a wooden building ON Long
Wharf, owned by Hotchkiss & Brothers. and
occupied by them ahd Messrs. H. s. D. Hotchs
kiss as store house. was burned, with all its
acknowledgements Of molasses, heads and
bottoms, hoops, &c. Loss "a 900. fully insur--
ed. At Raynham, Mass, the Iron Washer
Mandatory of Capt. Ella Wilbor. two miles
from Taunton, was destroyed by fire on 7 hurs.
day, less about $1,000, insured for 800. At
Rochester, on Wednesday last, the new Hospi-
tai was consumed; the work OF an incendiary.
The building was owned BY the Mayor. and
leased by the Corporation.
FOundev Of Hollis HcteV.-Among the pas
sengers that arrived in New York, by the Hi
hernia, is Sir Stephen Holt, Of Redgrove Hall.
England. This gentleman was the original
proprietor OF Hollis Hotel, New York who BY
a concurrence Of fortunate circumstances, be-
came the heir to title and large landed es
tates IN Eng and. estimated al several millions
NJ dollars.
Madden DeaM.-Mr. Washington Lowe, an
intemp rate printer. died suddenly at Will
mingtoh, Del on Monday, while sitting at a
hotel, where he had just called for liquor and
had been refused it. M. L., was man Of Ia
lent, and an intelligent writer. and about three
years ago commenced. under good encourage
ment, a temperance paper, but his old enemy
again attacked him, and he again became its
slave.
The New York Mirror says that Mr.. Hack
EFT, The lessee Of the Aston Place opera House,
has presented to the Common Council OF that
lcity, claim of s., COS 90, for damages sustain
ed BY reason OF the recent riot at that place.
He makes one item Of damages amount to
I'd ,O2Q as the profit that would hav: accrued
10 him had Mr.. Macready been permitted to
proceed with his engagement.
Ninety thousand land.warrants have been
issued to soldiers who served in the Mexican
war, giving away TO them as bounty thirteen
Anillion eight hundred thousand acres. So that
estimating the value Of this land at g. Is an
acre, we must add $17 .23o, 900 to the aggregate
cost of the Mexican war.-.Nattomal Wing.
/ The constables Of the town Of Saco. Me-,
says an Eastern paper, have been ordered to
arrest all the boys that may be found in the
streets during ordinary school hours, and to
carry them to such place as the superiDtend-
ent Of common schools may direct.
we learn that Dr.. Waterman Sweet. the cell
ebraled bone-setter died Of Cholera. at Albany,
on Monday night. while on his way from New
York to Montgomery County. He was nearly
seventy years Of age.
The list of letters advertised IN the lnde-
pendent Mo- ExpositOr, of May 10th. as re-
naming in the post Office, 10 curiosity, on
account Of 90 many having been sent there for
California emigrants. There are some 800
Of them: the names ell nearly q page Of the
paper:
UnkaPpy Aeeidens-Ws regret to learn,
says the Waterbury american. that the VEN
cradle Dea. Daniel Upson. Of this town, was
badly hurt on Saturday last. by being thrown
FROM his wagon. in consequence Of his horse
taking fright at the locomotive. ane running
on to the track while the cars were passing
eross-road leading to his house. Both himself
and wife were thrown out. but she providen>
TALLY escaped with slight injury. The wagon
was smashed TO atoms.
EFNeariy Unanimous. single
village or town in the Roman territory has
declared for the Pope.
II We see 1t stated that the Rev. DR..
Lyman Beecher is about to return to Boston
to spend the remnant Of his days there.