Litchfield enquirer., 1858-09-30

FaIGHr1uL AccIDESr.-A LITTLE GIRL Huxa.-A fightful accident occurred on Wednesday last near the village of Friendship Allegany County, on the New York and Erie Railroad. woman named Guilford started with little girl about nine years of age, after locking up the house. to visit one of her neighbors. After proceeding short distance, the mother remembered something which she had left behind her in the house. and sent the little girl back after it, while she walked on. Arrived at her place of destination, she waited long time, but the girl did not appear, and she returned home On reaching home, she found the body of her daughter hanging from the window outside, and dead It appeared that the little girl. unable to effect trance by the door, had raised the window, and while endeavoring to crawl in, it had fallen upon her neck and held her fast until life was extinct. She was an only child always in delicate health, and her parents nearly distracted at their loss distressing accident occurred in Canaan, on the 17th inst A young son of MT. Edwin Ives while playing in the Sash and Blind Factory of his father was caught by the thumb of his left hand. drawn up from the fOor and carried around shaft re- vOlying at the rate of some 200 revolutions per minute He was awfully nlanglcd before the belt ing could be loosed, and when taken up, was sup posed to be dead. He survived some two hours.
 Mrs. Albert G. Lyman, of Lebanon, committed suicide on Wednesday last, by cutting her throat with razor. Her husband and eldest son left home in the morning to go to work on distant part of the farm, leaving younger son at home with Mrs. Lyman Between 8 and g O clock A. M. Mrs. Lyman sent the young lad to school, and from appearances then proceeded to fasten the house went to cupboard, took razor therefrom, and then entered room not used ordinarily, and seat cd herself upon the floor, and cut her throat in- Aicting three fatal gashes
 MURDER IN NEW LoSDoN.-NEw LoNDoN Sept 24.-The third mate of the whaling brJg Lawrens, a Portuguese, named Antoine was found murdered this morning. He left his boarding house after four o'clock this morning and found dead in the street with small dagger in the breast. The cause of the murder is not known. The person who found the body saw two men and a woman leave the spot suspiciously as he approached. The murdered man was paid off yesterday.
 TERRIBLE CRME-A WOMAN DRowNs HER FouR CHILDREN IN WELL-SUIcIDE-A woman named Schelling, at Groveport, Columbus Co.,, O., commit ted murder on the 22d by throwing into well, the other three grs the oldest 12 years the young est years. She afterwards jumped in herself. All were taken out dead. The woman is supposed to have been insane
 Gen. Scott had very severe fall on the stairs at Cozzens' Hotel. West Point, week before last. He was about att nding dinner party given to him at Col. Delafelds, 5, when the accident happened. Hav- ing had bullet through one shoulder, and sword thrust through the other arm during his campaigns, he was unable to break the force of his fall by his arms, and his back was severely injured. He cannot move without great pain. He has been cupped and leeched and is somewhat better, but suffers intense ly. At his age, and with so ponderous frame it is . serious affair to have such all and he is fortu- nate 10 escape with life.
 MURDERED We learn from the Chapel Hill (N. O. Gazette, that Mr. Richard S Grant, a son-in law of the late Professor Mitchell, has been barbarously murdered not far from his own plantation in tie neighborhood of Swartwont on the Trinity River in Texas. IL seems Mir. Grant and several ot his neieh- bOrs had given notice to troublesome dcsperado named Drake, that he must quit that country, and it is supposed that Drake shot him the 14th ult, the high road while entirely unsnspicous of dan ger. Mir. Grant was graduate of the University of North Carolina, and is highly spoken of as christian gentleman, of quiet, unobtrusive man. ners."
 Dr. Timothy Beers, much respected citizen of New Haven, died in that place on Wednesday eve ming He was sixty-eght years old
 Hon. Arthur P. Baeby, formerly Governor of AL abama, and Ex. United States senator. died at Mo- bile on the 2lst inst of the yellow fever.
 The Ltchfeld Baptist Association held its 18th annual meeting with the Baptist Church in Cornwall Hollow. Sept. 18th and 18th. The Association was organized by oppointing Elder j. F. Temple. Mode rator. The opening sermon was preached by Elder J. F. Temple of North Colebrook. Sermons were preached by Elders J. A. Bailey, of Waterbury A. H. Simons. of Lbnesborough. Mass. and J. Hep burn. of New Milford. The Baptist Church. at Bantam Falls, Ltchteld, received into the As sociation.
 A powder magazine at Astrakan on the Caspian sea- containing. it is said, POO GOO pounds of gun powder. had exploded, destroying half the town. and killing half the inhabitants. The :oss of ship ping also fearful.
 The comet had been distinctly visible to the na- ked eye in various parts of England.