Litchfield enquirer., 1854-01-19
NEWS OR TIE REEK.

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 ElwarG Curtis, former Collector of the port 0f New YoSk. has become in- sane and been takento the lunasic asylum.
 The Albany Evening Journal says that three persons have died in HudsOn-two men anda woman-fiom eating putFid meat. ss
 < AlIlhe stock (ei00.0oo) of the new Bridgeport City Bank was subscribed on Tuesday. and the Bank organized. A. P. Houston. Is Ptesident. and G H. FaiE- child Cashier.
 Some extensive robberies have been lately discovered at tho New York CusA tom House. Bales of Canton silk goods have been opened, and shaSls and silks in pieces taken out, and then the bales restored to their original appearance.- Some of the watchmen arc suspected.
 The ship Chauncey Jerome. IT,. built at East Haddam in 1852. and employed. in the New York and Liverpool trade, is ashore of Long Beach. The passengels, were taken of the wreck. and the N, Y. steamboats have removed the calgo,- Her masts are destroyed end there is four feet water in the hold.
 John Avery Parker who lately died in New Bedford. leaving fortune of over d million of dollars, was, when a young man, warned out Of the town of Vest port for fear he would become cbareea> ble to the town. .
 The U. s. f,igate Constitution. while on the African coast, compelled two of the native chiefs to make peace, who were waging deadly warfare, by ba.tering down the town of one of the combate ants
 The Legislature of Rhode Island is now in session. They .set' several times in year, bat never so long at any one time as d hen does.
 Two hundred and thirty-six and half miles of C,oton pipes underlie the dirty pavements of New York. carrying thro' all the crowded streets and recki1g g0t> ters cesseless tide of pure, health giv- ing water.
 The ship Continent which arrived at New York on Saturday morning from Liverpool. had fifty four deaths by chol. era during the passage. A
 The Albany Register says that far- mer sout Vest thinks the Shank hiqA chickens well named, for they are all legs. The mement. he says, you cut off tie head. the legs fall apart. The reason why they crow so much earlier than oth> CT chickens is ,l,a. lheir legs are so long they can see day light coming. lon, be- fute other fowls
 The Cleveland merchants are daily re. ceiying circulars from Philadelphia hous> es. soliciting their custom. and with much unanimiiy are returning them with en. dorsements similar to the following :-. Don't ask Western man to trade in Philadelphia, when she backs the Erie rictess.' s.ss &@ .s.e'
 Edward Harris. fnanufactursr at Woonsocket, R. l.. 10 encourage his op- era,iyes, five hundied in number. tO save their earnings offers thet twenty five who shall save the largest per cent of them during the year, . premium of s20 each, and 10 the twenty five who shall save the next largest heotfsrs $lo each. lIepro- poses to appropriate in this manner the sum of $75o. s a-s
 It is estimated that since the 28ih O { October the loss by 6re in the city of New York has amounted to nearly i've millions Of dollars. of which twU millions were covered by insurance.
 The second track on the H. A N. H. Rail- oad will be completed inafen days. when there will be double line of rail on the whole route from Boston to New York. e
 Gov Clifford of Massachusetts was . poor boy. The daughter of a millionaire rejected his suit when a young man. and lived to see him Governor at the age of 42.
 The Norwalk Gazette says that the ; Cong egational Society ofSouthN Norwalk. every member of which depends upon his own daily labor for the means ofsup- port, subscribed $s27 IS for charitable objects during last gear. besides paying debt of $500 and all the expenses of public worship. e~s.iss Thetown of Glasienbu,y passed a vote lately 10 present to every town in the Slale . copy Of the account of their cel- ebraiion, which cobsains | history of that town. The various town clerks ara Go- liied that copies fer their towns may De found at the book store of E. I, Psase & Co, Hartford.
 The Irishman that lay sick ssuss seskA in the not month of, August, must have lived at Augusta. Ga. The Sentinel of . that city lest week was dated December.