Litchfield enquirer., 1853-03-17


 Cleveland Herald says that on the 1st inst. some thirty women, we'll backed by gen> tlemen. proceeded to the store of Anthony Jacobs in Ashland, and asked him to dis- continue the sale of liquor and the use of g bagatelle board, which had enticed many of the youth and some of the married men from their homes. He refused, and the ladies chopped his bagatelle table into kindliug wood aud emptied his liquors into the street. They then visited another gro~ cery and tavern. both of which capitulated. NEW HorEL AT BRfDeEPoRT.-The Far nner states that $30.0Q0 out of the $50,- 900 wanted to build the new Hotel in that place. is already subscribed. The site of tue old Franklin House is talked of for its location,
 Hon. Wm. $. IIolabird, of Winchester, is the Loco candidate for Senator in this District.
 A. c. Stark, of Goshen, has been nomi~ mated by the Free Sellers for Congress in the third District.
 A Mrs. Connor was burned to death on Saturday, in Bridgeport, by falling against hot stove, while in a fit.
 A captured slave schooner, the Rachel Brown, taken on the coast of Africa was brought into Norfolk on the 9th.
 The Irish girl, whose sudden disap D. pearance from Charleston give rise to sus- picions that she had been fore ibly abduct- ed, and led to the recent riotous proceed ipgs in that place, has returned. She was taken by her mother to Philadelphia. The excitement has now sabsided.
 Capt. Ericsson states that one year hence be will have Caloric Engine that will run vessel as fast as the fastest of the present steam engines.
 Ex-Governor Williams of Vermont, died on the 9th inst. at Rutland. of apoplexy
 Representatives and Judges of Probate are now elected hy plurality of votes. In towns where two representatives are to be chosen, the names of both must be on one ballot.
 HEAVY FAILURE.-An extensive Glass and Hardware dealer in Boston failed few days since. His liabilities are esti. mated at $300,000.
 Steamers on Lake Erie have common. ced their trips for the season.
 Hon Wm. V. Brady, Postmaster in NO" xOFk, nuS LouucF0u IIIS TOSiSHdttOu IO the President Prescott Hall, Esq. U. s. Attorney. of New York, has also resigned.
 At a ball lately held al Old Town, Maine, young lady of Upper Saltwater, dischar- ged a double barrel pistol at young man, who had formerly been her Suiter. but at the time was under bonds for breach of marriage promise Great was the constcr- nation of all present,-she alone remaining calm, and only regrettiog that she had failed 10 kill hiun. Sympathy was all on her side and she retired without molesta lion. Phe girl is said to be of excellent reputation, and her wrongs such as to apologize for the deed.
 A perfectly successful experiment with- ths fire anaih ilator was made at an acci> dsntal fire in Rochester on the 4th inst ment and the annihilators at 8 cost of only SC exiinguished it instantaneously and twenty minutes before the engines could have been brought to bear upon it.
 A serious railroad collision took place in Buffalo on Tuesday. A train on the Buffalo and Rochester road, was run into by train on the N. Y. City road, while crossaz the track. A car was demolished and twelve 10 fifteer persons injured, some of them severely.
 The Middletown silver mine has recent ly been sold for $50 900. IL was bought a year ago for less than s5. 900.
 On New Years day revolution broke out at Buenos Ayres, headed by tue Minis> ter of War. Manuel Pinto was elected Goveraor, the incumbent having resigned. A Provisional Government was established by the revolutionists. and some fighting was going on at the last advices. The Bris tish and Americas Consuls had respective strict neutrality.
 The English have taken forcible posses sion of TOnpillO and Limas, belonging to Honduras, in the name of the Mosquito King.
 IT The keeper of the Irving Honse in Washington presented a claim to Congress for damages sustained by the reputation of his house in consequence of Senator Upham having died in it of email pOx.
 O. The Journal of Rochester declares that the revenue from rum licenses in that city is about $3000, and the taxation re. sulting from rum drinking about $20, 900 This is about the proportion everywhere.
 Large quantities of gold have just been discovered on Horse Shoe Creek, in the northern part of the Cherokee Indian County. The yield is said to be $lO and xl2 to each man. Excitement great.
 George Kelsey. of AlvOrd, Berkshire NCounty Mass. farmer of considerable property, was sent to tho iail at Lexox charged with being common drunkard he was found dead in his cell on the next morning after his commitial, from the bursting of a blood vessel.
 The British ship Belmont for Liverpool, with 5000 bales of Cotton, was burned a, New Orleans. on Monday.
 The Maine Legislature have passed law proh.ing the sale of goods by sam ne, in that State. Pennsylvania has a simihr law. The object iS to restrain inherent peddlers.
 A man, whose name could not be as' certained. fell from the top of the Wash>
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