Litchfield enquirer., 1855-09-13

Within kbe pas&I weeiepur town, has hern the scene of on4 of fsh1 m1ps fatal edScts oi slander that we 3enenber dker to hay beard of. \ few moI3hs ago. as0 idow iady Nith slsrge sfamitxGf 4Sugtt III 9e1ngs iny teIligohfand Ietefesting took pP her abode among us in one of the best quarters of the s,wn. Her reputation was without b.em- ish vet in some way, (how has not yet been sscsrtzineds a .siandespus sssport was put in circulation touching her character and that of her family. Eyery siptsllig ent and right minded persob to whose ears sttis re port came, who knew the family, united in .denounciBg Has false. No one believed t -or pretpT2ed s0bsiieveJ Yet fJ3ss as II was, 1t continued. tor 20, and avery few days it was brought back to the unfortunate lady who was it's victim. To add more so iller distress. three attempts were made to fire her residence. These facts sopreyed upon her mind as to confine her 10 her bed. The efforts of her friends to rally her by assur- ances that nobody believedthe reports, and to divert her mind from ,the ciIcumsisnce, were yain.. The subject eoDtinueJ to prey upon her mind, and she continued 10 grow constantly worse, aa.il las. Friday. when she died. easissa sE3s kts Sf@s
 The physicians who attended her say unhesitatingly that she died of no, bodily ~complsint-her disease being entirely mem tai, affecting her nervous ystem and produ- cling death las ssas fs
 Her death is therefore, literally and truly attributable to the foul breath of caIumny The inventor of tfis vile sfandrr (whoever he or shefnay be) ssas she ssstisfsction of knowing that their aheIIisb siRvsniisn thas donr it's work eGectually, and has stripped an innocent and aWiabIe family of defence, less orphan children of their only earthly protector. sf@ it9~s '''F Rsssfs s9
 
 Frmf Stealing This crime has become a great evil, and asvefy common one too, as all fruit growers who live in the,yicinity of ou, large cities can testify from their own experience. The new law onabis sub Y ject is quite stringent Those who have heen in the habit of taking things from the land of other people will do well 10 psrnse it, before they commit any further depreda- tions: f@ h kA7@F
 "Auy person who shall swilgfuiIy and wropgfully cut, sever, or take away from any cultivassd lands Of another, any fruit. grain or vegetable production, or shall will. fully and vrongfuily enter upon and trample' down or 'idjure any growing grain, ormea- dow grass or lawn. shall be. punished by a fine'not exceeding seven dollars. or by im- tprisonmentfn the common jail. or town or county work house not exceeding thirty days; or'ky fine or Imprisonment as' s'afore- said. at the discreiion of the court laasing >cognizance of the same ,
 ---- ------~--~----.-1~- The Misforuae ef 6sing Homely. .--The .editor ofth 9nondsiga Gazette seems te he blessed with. a double allowance of good, ghn,nor--to make up. perhaps, for dame Irature's niggar,lliness to ohimsin externafs. Hear with what Whimsical frankness the diiates upon his peysoaal appeaance.:
 We have sometimes been tempted to repine that nature, in our formation, acted so much on the .s scare re-away-the-crows' principle. When e,were goung, dur Aan. expected appearance amongst 'hrvy of the '" fair sex" would scatler them as eifiectually as a bomb Shell dropped into thair midst, with flaming lfus.., would hsye done = And soainoagh hae,oui' physical ".ugliness' has been the Alps 10 our proamss--the Waterloo to our success. Here's the latest instance: Some weeks since we called at the Chronicle office. in Syracuse, for fl,e purpose oi making afew purchases. Alas! litlle did we imagine the lconseQnencrs.- We were unfortunately seen ny Mr. Clark, the proprietor. and MT. Arnold. the editor, since which time the Chronicle has ceased 10 be numbered among our exchanges!"
 Elections 10 take Piace.- The following ia schedule Of the elections which take place dusinQ the present year for State Off, .cers and Representatives. to Cnagress
 Yern,ent.-Tuesdsy, Sen,emher 1, State Officers.
 'Msae.--Monaay, sepseniber 10. State Officers l 3a54 ssasssi'.sf asea s.s 4s sGeazg,a.--alcnday, October |, State Off, cers and eight Representatives,
 pennsyiraaia.-Tucsday. Oct. q, State sfnd.asa ---Tassisy, October 9, s,atp Off,
 0iio.-Tuesday, October 9, State ofIi- sLoaisieaa. --Monday, Novea4ber s, State Officers aNl i've Representatives. .ssEs ss
 .H,ssiss,ppi --Mondsy, Nov. 6, State Off. .cers and five Representatives.
 Ns,c Yerks-Faesday. Nov.6. State Off, ,cers. , s, .. ' E, UT
 ftNvHstHs-i utsuu1 ASuN. VI tstatt 0tu- ,cers.
 afaryiana -wrdnesday. Nosember ;, six Representatives, -gss ga .xaseai.s
 MasseeAussfts.-- Monday. November Is, State Officers.
 h Tennessee, Alabama, California, The diana. Niscoasia, and Psnusy ls asisa, {, ri,e Legislatures in sachl State elect one United States aSenatos. a4vss U sss est sssgdss : ssx 4s4 s 4s5s
 rE A tn,Hist sends the. following rich i,,- ciismtso she Boston Eanscr,pf: .ss.Retmn- ing the next morning, toward lslNnd Pond, ana inst af,er. passing that view, l overtook a rough man, n an India rnhhet coa,, .dri. ving leisurely ia his wagon. He reiued up toenier into conversation, :. Are you from the lake !" he said. Yes.s ,," Queer place" Very" ..You know. s'pose, ' ' h.- continued. ssshas there are some of these fvllers traveiing round ihe country, jus, ,o write descriptions pf what they, see. ' Ii told l,ip I had beard of sucl. rascals. ~ Welt ics strange now." he went on 10 say, ..hoY much they make out of noti.in'. I've nc
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