Litchfield enquirer., 1854-05-18


 past--" That he relinquished his com. mand, already deficient in officers, just before the Falcon sailed. on tIle false pre- tense of her being un .seaworthy, theTsbs shGnlefWtty abandoning his men to e sup. posed ddnger, to sOkich he sOqs WnwilliaC personally 10 expOss kimsey.
 Thus is we'll expressed. As printevs follow copy, although it goes out at the window. So soldiers are bound to obey orders if they rush to the grave. The men went because they obeyed orders he chose to stay behind, and take the rick I of court martial. rather than, Aat of a shipwreck. Bot his offence is none the less clear. Obedience is the soldiers first and last duty. We notice that E. w. Andrews. Esq, is assigned as counsellor. the defendant. DISASTROUS FIRE 1.-The handsome and capacious edifce, situated On Cole and Colon sts,, in Quebec. and built by the Church for the Sisters of Charity, and fitted up at immense expense for the use of Parliament, was found to be onlfre at 10 o'clock Sunday night. In few min- uies ths building was one mass of flames, and thousands of persons focked to the scene of the fire, but their efforts to save the building were fruitless.
 The steamship Ericsson has at length been raised and has been fioated to the dock. Her machinery is not much dam- aged.
 Hon. Fl. K. Harrall, merchant of the city of Bridgeport, and formerly Mayor of that city. died at Augusta, Geo., on the 10th of May.
 The American estimates the amount of damage in the Naugatuck Valley by the freshets of the last six months, as amount> ing to half million of dollars
 The Gas Wolks at Waterbury, were nearly ruined by the late freshet. No gas can be supplied for some weeks.
 Mr. Fillmore's passage through the Southern States is very triumphant one. He meets with public receptions in all the large towns. That at Augusta. Geo., was particularly splendid. When he reached Atlanta, all the Locomotives at the Station House, at given signal gave out united whistle. A novel mode of salutation, but much more indicative of the progress of the age than the firing of cannon would have been. .,
 From 20 to 25 desths from cholera occurred among the German passengers on the steamer Dresden, which arrived at St. Louis on Saturday, from New Orr 1 leans.
 General Isaac E. Crary, formerly n Representative in Congress from Michi. gan. died at Marshall in that State on the Slh inst, in the 54,h year of his age.-- He was native of Preston in this State. and one of the earliest graduates of Tri- i nity College.
 The city election of Providence, R l., on Wednesday, was in favor of the Whigs They elected their Mayor. Mir. Knowles. by 5l5 majority all the Aldermen, and 23 out of 2s Common Councilmen.
 Quite an excitement exists in Winches. tes, Mass. because the School Commit. tee have decided to exclude the Bible from the schools. as Q reading booE This was done at the request of Catholic pas rents. A public meeting has been held by the citizens and spiited resolutions passed.
 Matthew F. Ward. has been expelled from Louisville. He made his escape by crossing the river at Jefferson. and from thence to New Albany. where prepara tiont had been made to turn him out bu, he decamped in the first boat. He seems to have the brand of Cain upon him.
 The N. Y. Mirror. heretofore two cent paper, has raised the price to three cents per single copies. The editors say "The increased price of labor and of 'raw material. to say nothing ol the inconvenience ofgivings the odd peu- ny. when thiee cent piece is offered for the paper, are our pl incipal reasons for the change" 5s | Forrest, the actor. has occasionly played the Locofoco politician. He has been the fayori,e of all the Locofoco Presidents f,om Jackson 10 Pierce. Pierce. soon after the 4thof March '53. invited him repeatedly to dinner. and the invitations were accepted. Plerce asked him if there was any thing he could ,lo for him, and Forrest said there was not. Pierce asked the. same question the second and the third time. and For l,est the second and the third time made the same answer. Forrest. however wishing to be accommodating. at length told Pierce that he should like to have d friend. whom he named. appointed to an humble. situation. which he named. He shall have the appointment at once ' said Pierce with emphasis. Torres, wsitedi patiently reasonable time, and , afterwards waited imp,siently an unreas-