Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1835-10-15

AUG 0uPeEWT OOuFts Judge blsSeH pFeSl0"
ing. has been 10 session in this city, during the
past fortnight. On Of the most important
cases which have been tried, was that Of the
Thompsonville Manufacturing Company. vs..
William Taylor and others.
This was an action on the case in the ma
ture Of a conspiracy, charging the defendants
and sixty other carpet weavers who were the
wOrkmen Of the plaintiffs, with having COM
bined and conspired on the 24th Of July,
1883, to abandon The plaintiffs employment
and refusing to work, except at certain stpu-
lated prices; and also as having combined 10
prevent any person from entering into thu.
plaintiffs service until the company would
raise the wages Of the workmrn. That in
pursuance ofthis agreement, they did stimuli
taDeously leave the PLAINTIFF enplOyme and
hinder and prevent others from entering into
their service, and did interrupt and stop the
PLAINTIFF business for period of thirty days.
The principal question raised by the co,In-
sci, and for decision Of which the plaintiffs
pr"frsscd To have instituted the suit, was,
whether these work men had right thus to
agree together to abandon their employment,
unless paid the prices demanded.
1t was claimed by the defendants that the
prices by them demanded were only reason-
able prices. and not sHch as could be said ~
be extortioBate or unjust And in this view
Of the case, the Court charged the Jury, that
it was mt the policy OF our government to
regulate the prices Of labor by law that ir
left TO itself, it would find its true level; that
if the workmcn, by leaving their employment,
had broken any contract with. their employ
ers, they we're liable in proper action; but
that their leaving the plaintiffs business or
combining together to work 90 longer except
on certain terms, was not in itself such con-
spiracy as laid foundation for this action
Whether the defendants had Or.had not i'm
properly interfeTed to prevent either wOrkmpR
from entering into the plaintiffs service. was
submitted. as question of fact. to the jury,
who not being able To- agree, the papers were
taken back, and the cause continued.
N06iiiiy.-The Marquis Of Waterford, the Honora-
BILE John Beresford Lord Roselyn, aud ColoneI Daa-
das, who had arrived here !" spleHd.d yacht. be-
ming. were found by Mr.. William Carter. wa,chmanr
in Washington street, Morrs, in rather riOious
mood. having demolished two Of the street lamps aud
a window, and attacked aud stripped citizen, who
fed fast he could from their illusirious hands
In attempting 10 arrest them from their noise riot and
xioence, the watchMan beaten. and had his coat
and pahtalOons nearly torn from his body; but caling
in the assistance oflwO Of his comrades the noble dis
iurbers Of the peace beoOk themselves boat, and
breaking the oars employed them as budgeons in beat
ing the watchmeD, but were 6aaliy verpowered aud
conducted 10 the where they INDUCED in
numerous harsh expressions against their Yankee cap
tors In the morning they were brought bef'Te JUS
watchman, made their commitments aud seat them
to prison. Before the matter could be adjusted, the
British Consul ha! been applied 10 their BEHALF
also tile Mayor; and the later funcionary head OF
ed after inssructing them to pay to the watchan $40
for his clothes which they had destroyed. They were
accordingly discharge'L-N Y. Ads
E2o,set,. BE o.n, i..Aa..l 4
Harrington. Merchant, Of Cnfee House Slip stepped
into hack No. 80, driven by Rhomae Blake, whilst
standing al Park Row, with package Of $50, 600 in
his hand, and rode his residence in Fourth street,
o" aIighng, he inadvertently ieit the package lying
o" the seat Of the carriage. surprising Il in his
pocket, and entered his house, mad tho carriage drove
oH. Shortly after he missed his money, and at once
concluded he had LEFT il in the hack, but AZ he had
not taken notice Tits nun,ber, he knew where to
look for IL. Wkikt contemplating what a,ep he had
best take 10 recover his asoney. honest Blake drove
~ 70 hs hoase, and boldly entered the onr, money
q haRd. Mr.. harrington generously rendered him
$30O ~ reward for his honesty, bni though repeat
ediy pressed npon him. he az repeatedly and decided
ly reaHeed its acceptance. We understand Mr. r. ia
tends forthwith 80 preaeat to Blake an elegant car.
rage, horses and harness; and shoud he such
resolution into effecs. we doubt NOT tina, honest
that "honesy ais0ays the bes.poliey."-N r. IImes
The Wolfmeaan the Muhleahurg men arc sa;.ed
on one point. viz in censuring vaa Buren lar his in
reference in the poics Of their State, and thereby
t'vidng the democracy II is part OF his policy 10 do
these ,hiAgs.-Noah. ~ - ss ..s - Ar ~
Aaibs'vy Tnrnips.-A correspondent Of the jour.
nal Of Commerce, writing from New EnglaHd,~ save
undry Of the farmers there have sowa mulberry seed.
or which they paid the Chinese City dollars poand
Ind, on it's coming up. have found il to produce 10th.
ng but f''nips Say no more Of The basswoOd pump
lin seeds.-N. AF l.t#f S@E
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