Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1853-01-06

WASHINGTON NATIONAL MONUMENT
The column has now attained a h.ieh, oil
one hundred and twenty four feet, and
here will probably he added two and a
halt feet before the close of the season. -
Even then it will not have reached ONE
fourth of its intended elevation, which is
five hundred and seventeen feet. It NAV
be OF interest to learn that about one huns
dred aud ninety thousand dollars have
thus far been cOilccte which includes tEir-
" thousand dollars interest on stock. OF
this sum ten thousand dollars remain un-
expended. To finish the column three
hundred thousand dollars beside are re-
CURED. The contributions to- The monu>
ment on the day of the Presidential cleo,
ton throughout the country it is supposed,
will not exceed fifteen thousand dollars
an inconsidera Die sum in view Of the mag
RitUde OF the structure in view.
ITFhe Albany Evening Ionrnat Of the
S0th inst. states, that tie Rev. Ms Slough
ton. formerly Pastor Of the Episc,p Il
Church at Athens. hut more rec ,nrly OF
Cara. Greene Co.. a few days since d+.-
clared his Intentions to 60 over TO- Rome.
aud has sent to Bishop Wainwright his re-
teslant Episcopal Church. Mr.. 5 has
voted munster of the Church with which
he has h'en hItileitO Connected.
The electiM Of General r. VI. Saun
1ers by the Nor h CAfollna LIE is!ature. as
lodge of the Supreme Court, WAS -fft:trh
over the HON Asa B,<gs. the regular dem
Ocratic candidate, the wings voting for
Saunders wlh a sufficient number of dem
ocrais to elect him.
81. THE Washington correspondent Of the
N. 7 Herald, says that the resolution "f
the Senate, making and cUnfsrr,ng the new
title Of 1t. General will mot pass the House.
A printing press, with eight cyiihlers
has just heen completed hY Mr. R'' "f
New York. wlicn makes between Il 600
and ~ no Impressions per hour!
03- Two interesting AMI beautiful li'ti'
girls. daughlets Of Dexter H. Perry ct
Qu,us gam ,od Village. Worcester, agrd
respectively SIX ant four Yeas were
drDWn"i 10 mill pnud near the ;i,use 90
Thursday. The ,onngesI girl mad ew>
denti. tAiieo iuto tiis water. aud tiI- oii>
est had gone 10 to save her, having taken
off her shoes and Stockings. and left them
Oa tbs bank, ruo case was QUE of heart
rend ng int srast. What added 10 its sal.
ness was the fact that large wa,eh~dog
who had been muzzled. came in p .rfectly
drenched with water, having bean irving to-
save the children, but, being unable 10
use his mouth, had failed.
PPoFEssoR ANDERsoN-CFNPLEA
FNnIDENr.-A singular accident. is said
to have occurred few evenings SINCE.
at Lancaster. Pennsylvania. Daring the
exhibition Of Professor Anderson. Mr..
James Crawford. an inn-keeper Of that
city who went upon the platform 10 as
sist in some Of the exercises, had the
front finger of his left hand torn off by
the bursting of pistol. while shooting
at a target. Mr.. c.. DESTROYS to foil the
Wizard in his trick. insisted upon load
ing the pistol himself, and putting the
wadding. (Which was composed OF four
IS bills. down too tight for the piece
caused the explosion. Mr.. Anderson
expresses his reg.et at the occurrence.
stating also that it was the frs. time he
had ever let any person use his firearms
on the stage. The charm of course was
broken by the explosion. and the bills
destroyed. The bills were obtained from
the audience, and their value, after the
exhihition Eeturned .. e.--t.