Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1840-06-11

them have spoken well. The remaining
three members, one of whom, Mr.. Osborne,
will speak tomorrow, are talented and IN
dustrious, and give reputation to the dele
cation not surpassed by that of any state not
more fully represented in the House.
Mr. Huntington, a new member from Con-
necticut, made his appearance in the Senate.
His first vote has been to strike from the
Bankrupt Bill the section which proposes to
include corporalions.-N Y. Express.
Mr.. Osborne, of Fairfield county, the next
day spoke upon the same subject as Mr..
Brockway, and it is said made an able and
sensible speech.
GREAT FRESiiET AT AUGUSTA, GA.
The rains which have fallen in the early
part Of the week up to Wednesday morning,
have produced the greatest rise in the Savan-
nah which has occurred since the celebra-
ted Yazoo treshet in 1895, and those of our
citizens who saw that, say the body of water
is much greater than at that time. The
damage produced on plantations, both above
and below this city, will be immense. and
the destruction Of property incalculable.-
The growing crops have no doubt been en-
tirely destroyed. ,-..
The damage done in this city cannot be
ascertained for some days; the amount Of
property destroyed is already known to be
very considerable. considerable portion
of the upper bridge has been carried away,
and it is supposed that all the upper wharves
have been entirely destroyed. Our city is
now an island, and the water on the bank
commons is from 2 to 600 yards wide, cut,
ting off all communication with the adjacent
country in every direction. To give our
readers at distance some idea of the extent
of the freshet, six cared boat can pass with
out difficulty through Broad-st. from Ben.
noch's old corner up to the extreme end of
the city, and how far beyond we know not !;
and from the Globe Hotel up Broad-St., is
almost continuous lake of water.
In short, there is scarce street in the city
that the water is not now, q O'Clock p. ND
passing through, and the river is still rising |
ut the rate of four to six inches an hour; and |
should it continue to rise in the same ratio
for four or six hours longer, the whole city
will be inundated. The lower bridge has
withstood the force of the current, and is still
standing at the time We write, though serious
fears are entertained for its safety. Many of
our citizens have been driven from their
dwellings, and In some of the houses the wa |
ter is several feet deep.
> The river at dark had risen IS feet above
low water mark -AugustG Chron. May %.
Latest from Augusta, Go.-By gentleman
who left Hamburg, Opposite Augusta,) on
Saturday morning last, we learn that the |
water was then ten feet deep in Broad. street, |
Augusta. Many families have been obliged |
to retire to the upper stories of their dwell |
lings, and several houses have fallen down,
having been undermined by the water. y '
.l4 - 'td ua,et a. al hale's News Books
Connecticut House Of Representatives.--The
New Haven Palladium states that the pres
e mo hnP nj
whom are farmers; 20 manufacturers; l6 !
mechanics ;-of the producing classes, l72. |
The remaining IS comprise 3 whose occupa-
tiOns are unknown, IA merchants, 10 law
yers, 8 physicians, 2 teachers, 2 shipmasters,
and / bank cashier. Few Legislative bod
les are so fully represented by the laboring
classes. ,3.,H ..."e .,#4
The secret Of Mr.. Kendall's patriotism
oozes out at every pore of'his pen. 1t is dis
closed especially in his address to the peo-
plc of the Union. A. X. to the people of the
Union An appeal from the mouse to the
mountain. The result or the motive of all is
expressed in the close of his address afore-
said. Forward me your names and your
MONEY" There. truly says the Alexandria
Gazette, is the pith of all the virtuous indig-
nation of this insidious Address. "Put MON
EY in thy purse" was the advice of the sly
and crafty Iago-" Forward your MONEY to
me-" is the affectionate advice of this lover
Of the dear people," to his disciples and
listeners. t.0f 49, VAL .Au7
Accomplished Fo,ger.-A DR.. Eldridge has
been arrested in Philadelphia, as the man
who recently defrauded the banks out of
about $4,000, by means of forged checks
which were marked "good" by the bank and
deposited in another. Previous to the year
1885, frauds of a similar character were COM
mitted on several of the New York Banks,
and no clue was found to the rogue. When
the report of the Philadelphia frauds reach
ed that city, it struck some Of the gentlemen
of the banks that the course taken by the |
Philadelphia rogue was so much like that
adopted by the villain in New York, that
there was a probability that one man had
been guilty of both acts /; accordingly they
requested that some of the forged checks
should be semitic them, and on comparing
them with those which they had taken six
years stree, the writing appeared SO similar
as to leave them little doubt as to the idcnti-
ty ofthe fofger. ,..,a .N.l. = yat .paa,a Il
The person spspecteao of these frauds was
DR.. Eldridge. andA search warrant was
granted and ,he> supplemented. His room
was found most magnificently furnished and \
his wardrobe supplied beyond all ordinary
example. Among the articles were nunler-
Gus wedding presents, marked Sd OF June,
with the names of those to whom they wereY
destined. 1t seems that DR.. Eidridgc, with a
fine person, good education, and easy man.
ners, had for many years enjoyed the ac-
York; and travel in Europe had impro-
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