Litchfield enquirer., 1838-01-25
THE ENOURER.
LITCHFIELD, JAN'Y 25, 1898.

. LITCHFIELD, JAN'Y 25, 1888.
 We are requested to give notice that Francis Par sons Esq., of Hartford has been chosen Treasurer of the Connecticut Home Mission Society, in place of Am drew Kingsbury, Esq. deceased.
 The County Court for this county, which commen- ced its session on Tuesday the 18th of December, co- sed Thursday the 18th inst, after remarkably L0 boriOus session of month. Ofthe amount of business disposed oft would not perhaps become us to speak for we knoaD very little of it, having been in the Court House only short time during the pendency of one case-but we heard of very few civil actions which attracted much attention. Two three criminal tr- als took place.
 State Us Benajah c. Denny. Charge of stealing cattle butcherng and converting them to his own usc Plea, not guilty. Verdict of the jury gully, and sem fenced to two years imprisonment in state prison.
 State us. Elyah s. Northrop. Same charge as the above. After examining few witnesses, and finding others could not be obtained in for the tra the states attorney entered nolle prosequi.
 State Us: Henry Peet. Charge of perjury. This case attracted good deal of interest, and there were great number of witnesses both the part of the state and the person charged with the offence in attend ance. The trial commenced on "Wednesday the Eth, and was not completed until Saturday evening. It then committed to the jury under the charge of the Chief Justice. On Monday afternoon, the jury into and stated that they had not agreed and probably should not agree. They were directed by the Judge again retire in short time they re- turned stating that there was no prospect of their greeing the papers were taken back and the jury dis charged from it's further consideration It is under stood that the jury unanimously of opinion that Peet had sworn falsely, but were equally divided as to the question whether he had so sworn Dilully.- The prosecution was conducted by the states attor- ney, T. Smith and D. c. Sanford Esqs., and the de- fence by P. Miner, W. s. Hollabrd, F. J. Fenn, and G. c. Woodruff, Esqrs.
 | Coop !-The Conservatives of one of the wards in Philadelphia have recently held meeting-a large number being present-and not only denounced MT. Van Buren and his heretcal notions as adverse to Jefersonian and Madisonian principles but have re- commended supply his place at the expiration ofhis present term the distinguished patriot and democrat HENRY CLAY. The following are two of the resou-
 ons adopted, as we find them in the Hartford Times How much truth should find it's way into the col umns of that locofoco print we are at loss to con- ceive =
 "At ar unusually large and respectable meeting of the Democratic citizens of Pine Ward. held Jan. 5h, l 1t was unanmously-
 Resolved. That we have been reluctantly con- strained to abandon a confidence in Ic Ionestu and ftness' ot Mr Van Buren, and while We deplore the continued suferings ofthe country under his mad and profilgaic adninisraton, we congratulate ourselves
 that at its close, there will AN ENTIRE THOROUGH 1 POLITICAL REGENERATION OF THE COUNTRY"
 "Resolyed, That from the obvious and general conservative spirit which is abroad, and the strong, | ,a1o o,ASpv tln hnel c..
 the strenuous exertions and lofty achievements of Hem p Ckcy, of Kentucky there is proud and confidng hope to be induged that this enlightened and expert enced statesman, and pure and distinguished patriot will in ls40 be called to accept the highest service and the brightest reward of his grateful country" ] In debate last week in the New-York Senate up. the bill for the repeal of the law preventing Banks in that state from issuing small bls Mr. Livingston thus spoke:
 "The foreign trash (said Mr. L) meets you at every but this nuisance It is in the market, in tho street. every where. It was time something was done to drive out, either wholly or in part Never (said he> 2 recent visit he made to the New-Engand States J He entered small village in Rhode Island with not more houses in # than he had fingers and yet on both sides of the single street oths petty village stood bank! He saw no hustle of business, no person hur- ryng here or ihere no one going in or coming out of the banks He was surp1scd and expressed his as- punishment to friend "oh." said he, "ihat is noh ing to what we are doing in some other places We are busy all the time, and driving profitable and large husiness an 0nnacturing dollar bills for fhe great State of Ne'c- York" IL is lime (said Mr. L) and he should like to hear from the opponents of small bills from our own banks what they had to urge a. l gainst the measure"
 ] Melancho,y.-Rumors have been very current here for several days, and from so many sources that we I,o.,o 1,,,l~ ,A. oc .1.
 Tuesday of last week, the lives of from ten to fifteen hoys and young men were lost by drowning in Egre- mont. Berkshire county, Mass The report is, that large number of boys skating upon pond in the upper part of the town; that they started upon a race from one side of the pond to the other and before reaching the further side the ice from the recent warm weather having become thin and roten,) the forward broke in, and those behind being under full head way, could not turn quick enough to avoid going in also-and thus nearly all of the company found wate. ry graves. Accounts vary as 10 the number ost from ten to twenty We shall probably hear further by the ! next papers from that county4
 The "Spy in Washington one of the correspond. ents of the New-York Courier, in giving an account of Mr Prentiss speech. setting forth his claims to his and his colleagues seats as Members of Congress from Mississippi in place fGhoson and Claiborne, says "the following is brief and imperfect sketch of his peroration. His utterance is uncommonly rapid, his voice good his enuncation distinct, his manner when excited. impressive. forcibIe, commanding When about to close, he said-
 "Sr is there a state in this Union that would sub init to have her right of choosing her representa- lives torn from her, and representative not of her choice, pamed upon her, by decision of this house What says Massachusetts? From the cradle in which vounp Liberty was first rocked even from old Ea nue