Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1854-11-23

Published . statement, Intended. aups
pose, % Be- exeulpslcFy, but which con.
vicls him Of negligence and shows that
he lelt the ship much too EARLY for his
own reputation.
Beheelan. the monster now under tau.
tencs Of death 81 Rivsrhsad, 4. l.. Tor
the murder OF the Wickham famiIv.
made an attempt 10 escape a lev nights
ago. by setting FIRE to the jail. His plans
were frustrated BY . timely discovery.
cad be is now 80 thoroughly secured
that i win be impossible Tor him to play
the same trick second time. His exc.
eu.iOn will take place on the 18th Of the
next month. SO
Peverellys indicted for attempting 10
burn his own warehouse has been found
guilty. The penalty isiive years impri~
comment. OF course, his counsel have
prepared 3 bill Of exceptions, and sens
Gence has consequently been deferred.
The sale Of the late Bishop Veins
! wTighes valuable library consisting Of
about 10000 volumes. will commence
on the 22d inst, which BY the BY is the
day app0inted for the c0nsecration Of his
successor Bishop Potter. A free church
is to be erected here as tribute to the
memory OF the late Bishop who, express
ed some time previous 10 his death
strong desire TO all such an editce built.
A number of ladies belonging to the
Episcopal Church. have started asub.
scription 10 defray the expense Of the
structure. The size is to be up town
near the corner Of 4th street and 9Th ay>
enue, believe.
The funeral Of the late venerable Mrs.
Alexander Hamilton which took place,
from Trinity Church, on Saturday las,
was almost Immediately followed by tllas
OF probably the oldest person 10 che Uni
ted States, Mrs. Serah w. Harms, Of lh;s
city, who died on the same day as Mrs.
Hamilton. aged III years and 8 months.
She was born in this county in 1887.
when George Washington was five years
old. The old lady retained the fu pos.
session Of Ter faculties up TO the day of
her Gecease. 49,
1t is q :. fixed fact" that we are to.
have new City He'll, add ional to the
old one connected with it, and in the
same style Of architecture which take
TO be dutch modification OF the G,e>
clan.
The refusal Of tho French government
to permit Mr.. Soule to pass through
France 10 Mad,id. has been rescinded.
and he has been invited TO apass through
France. This has been brought about
by the intercession of our Mns,er at
Paris, MIR. Mason. All fears Of war in
that quarter are at an end.
The auc ions at the Crystal Palace go
on b i,kly, and Notwithstanding the hard
i'm, s the statuett 8, p, reclaim. furniture
and watches, which have been the pFin>
cipal articles sold thus far. have almost
uniformly brought fair advance on in>
voice prices. A prize shirt soii TO the
rich Mr.. Lennox It's said for $l25; ave-
ful tight times these. are Il ey not? The
colossal mirrors and more magnificent
pieces Of furniture seem TO be less yalu-
able than the lesser att. les as no bios
could be obtained on them.
The Steamship Asia arrived yesser>
day from Liverpool! will, three days
later" The news from the seat Of war
seems TO be in substance, identical with
that Of the lat previous steamer the
same dish rehashrd ia several styles by
English, French, Greek. Austrian, and
Russian cooks. The sum Of it is that
the allied armies are having lively timer
before Sevaslapol. aud getting just as J
good a. they bring, il not more 70. The
Paris spondent Of the London Times
says that The French governments has in
its possession positive evidence OF tha
participation Of Mr.. Soule. in some yasa
plan for revola.ionizing Europe. gam
mon! The Liverpool cotton market was
steady very slight advance, bread stuffs
q little lower with bnoya ant maj ket, and
money easier. Consuk o. 8 4.
The bank difficulties ~ the west con-
tribute to tighten the money market here.
Forced sales Of Ohio Stale stock have
brought down the prices Of these hilh~
e.to fayorite secu. pies. Raila Dad stocks
Of all kinds seem t. be going dowa by
the run. First class mt 1cant.le paper 10
taken at 1912 per cent: but heavy
sales OF stocks absorb large amounts Of
money which woaM otherwise be en-
ploJed for discount purposes.
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We find the following notics Of Mr.
Blakeslve's De,ons in the Waterbury
Anerican Of laal week: .s.5ss
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