Litchfield enquirer., 1833-05-30
THE enquirer.
LITCHFIELD, MAY 30, 1888.

Observation-Disclosures u
York stating that the health Of the President such
that was exceedingly doubtful whether he should be
able to set out his contemplated journey to New
England soon expected. But the Washington
Globe Of about the same date expresses different
opinion 1t says his health is as good as usual. He
however suffers considerably from pain in his side,
proceeding, he supposes, from the consequences Of
an old wound" (Qu. the old Benton wound y In his
effort to reach 1t. Randolph, at the time he made the
assault upon him, it is said he received severe wrench
from the position in which he was placed.
We understand that he is expected TO be at Hart
ford about the 9TH or 9th Of June.
Hon. Daniel Webster has reached New-York and
Albany on his way to the Western Country.
The Mails! the Mails We have never known SO
much, universal complaint throughout this state in
| regard TO the mails the present time. The ope-
ration of Mr.. Barrys fast mail seems 10 have thrown
every thing into confusion. Living off the main route
we had not imagined that ace should greatly suffer
| from the arrangement and Reorganization produced
by it. But we are disappointed-and have borne it
with patience until patience ceases TO he virtue
The truth is, although some Of our stages reach here
later hour and others earlier hour than usual
dependence can be placed upon the arrival OF the
! mail with them. Sometimes we get our New-York
papers by the way Of New Haven, (the drec: route,
others by way Of Hartford, and again by Pokeep-
sic. And QUE daily papers fail entirely often
or three times week-or are day or two behind
hand. Now this, even TO up here in the country,
[ is exceedingly vexatious-and we sincerely wish, il
The evil can he remedied in other way, that Mr..
Postmaster General Barry would cause the mails to
be put upon the old so,o arrangement, that we may
get papers and letters with some regularity, and in
! time, rather than have them sent on a pilgrimage
throughout New England before they reach their des-
tnation. 1t may be that the dscontinuance Of the dis
tributing Office at Stamford may have had some eec,
upon the Encouragement. II so, trust it will be
speedily restored; the Postmaster at New-York
little better instructed in the geography and topogra-
ply Of Connecticut.
From among mass of similar complaints from Nor
wich, Middletown, New-Hayen, Norwalk, SC. we ex-
tract the following
From the Bridgeport Farmer.
The Mails.-We have never in all Our life, known
complete confusion and disarrangement of the mails
as at present exist between New-daven and New
York. For ten days past we have had no mail from
the east, except by the way OF New-York. The why
aud the wherefore, no one could EXPLAIN Day after
day, the stage performed its regular route from the
tirely empty, save and then passenger CHANGED
TO be within and when inquired OF, why all commu
ncaiion, by mail, between lhis and sister towns
had thus unceremon ously been sopt, he could not
tell, and seemed amazed that such should be the
The driver, he could not unfold the mystery
AT length was asceriained that all this evil was in
pursuance Of an order from the " Department" In
structions had gone forth that mail should be sent
west OF New-Haven except in the steamboat to New
York, and accordingly it was done. Now, we enter
our solemn protest against this proceeding. II IS
o1ial, nd rid
rangement. We are situated on the great mail route
from New-York to Boston, about seventeen miles
southwest Of New-Haven. The time usually occu-
pied in driving the distance is three hours. Letters
and papers mailed 10 New-HaveR arrive here the
day, under the old arrangement, takes two
days, at least and from Hartford, distance Of fifty
paper Fairfield, distance OF four miles, west,
the great mail route to N. York it must first 60 New
Haven, seventeen miles east. and thence il takes a
ride in the steam boat TO New-York, distance Of be-
tween 70 and so miles. From New-York it then
takes land sail Of about GO miles cast TO the place
Of it's destination, after hnyng performed land and
water exhibition Of three days, when it should not
have taken it over one hour. And this is the incon
vemience which every town between New Haven
and New-Yorksis subjected. No mail comes from
the east Or
the following day, our NewaHaven, Hartford, and
other eastern mails. We hope the Post Master Cen
eral will correct this evil without delay. Dur citizens
are highly excited account OF II, and will never
rest satisfied with the arrangement. II public con-
venence he any part Of the study ofthe department, it
surely will not hesitate to extend US relief.
AvERY.--The trial of this Rev. gentleman was at
the last accounts still progressing at Newport vast
number OF Witnesses near 200 both the part Of The
state and the defence had been examined; and it is
said great deal OF ingenuity displayed by The coun
sci. We have seen no opinion expressed as to the
guilt innocence Of the accused except in a letter
from Newpor. 10 the N. Y. Mercantile, where il
marked tina, it would require great deal Of rcbut,ing
testimony to convince the writer Of the innocence Of
Mr.. Avery.
There is circumstance ia relation to this matter
which regard peculiarly unforiunate-That at
the Conference Of the Methodist Clergymen in Pough-
keepsie few days since, the ministry raised the sum
Of $3.50 TO assist in deirayng The expense Of Averys
trial. Il is right that he should have fair tral-it 10
proper that he should have the assistance Of able
seI-and is just that public opinion should not be
foresalIed with regard his case-but cannot
ceive the Of Conference Of cIergymen taking
up the matter in this manner during the pendency Of
the trial, unless they calculated it would have some
bearing favorable to Mr.. Avery. We consider il AT
least very impoiitic movement.
Notwithstanding the orders OF the Court, some OF
the New-York papers have commenced the publica .
ton Of the testimony.