Litchfield enquirer., 1855-06-28

i The new Terry & Barnum Clock
Company at Bridgeport and the Jerome
Manufacturing Company Of New Haven
have been merged into one, and are soon 70
commence business on an extensive scale.
n We notice the petition Of Sol. Rowe
for release has been granted. Twas but an
act Of justice.
/ Ihpman Atwood, Esq, has been APP
pointed Postmaster at Wa.er,own iu place
Of Dr.. Samuel Catlin. Jr., remoped. The
Office is now kept a ths store Of The Farmers
Trading Co.
The Mayor Of Boston has procured a
lot Of grey and red squirrels from Vermont,
and let them loose upon the trees in Boston
Common 10 amuse the young folks and
add 10 the attractions Of the Common.
- In Delaware and New Jersey, the
peach crop gives promise Of being the great
i est ever known Contracts have already
been made ii New Jersey fer the delivery
of large quantities Of this fruit at low
| price.
E5sA new Joint Stock Company. bear
ing the maine Of the Union knitting Com
| pany. has been established in Wolcottville,
j for the manufacture OF Hosiery and Knit
goods. The company have purchased a
| part of the manufacturing establishment Of
the Waterville Manufacturing Company,
and have commenced manufacturing, and
are putting up machinery for more extensive
operations.
u E. Spencer of Middletown, having
declined the nomination for Superior Court
Judge, Ex-Governor Dution has been Sc
lected as substitute, and the four candidates
of the dominant party are nowsCilarles j.
McC.rdy Of New London, Thomas B. But
Ter of Norwa!k, John D. Park of Norwich.
and Henry Du,,on of New Havsn.a
II State elections will take place on
the ist Monday of August in Alabama, Ar
kansas, Iowa kentcky, Missouri and Texas;
! in Tennessee on the LIST Tuesday Of the same
month, and in North Carolina on the second
Thursday thereof; ID Maine on the second
Monday of September, and in Vermont on
the first Tuesday OF the same month.
| B The secretary of war, who seems to
be the acting President. has decided that
Gen. Scott is not entitled to any additional
pay as Lieut.. General, either for arrears or
Cor the future, and the old veteran has not
received one single mill in consequence of
his additional rank.
| ~ Some of the New York firemen are
arranging an excursion to Europe this sum-
mer They will take first rate machine
with them, be accompanied by Dodsworth's
band, visit London, Manchester, the worlds
exhibition, Louis Napoleon, and have a
good time generally.
~ The Cleveland Herald offers TO stake
its reputation for yeracity, that flour will be
down 10 Sc, so per barrel in thirty days.
1t says the crops never looked better in the
State Of Ohio, and the prospect is that there
will be the largest yield ever known in tina,
State.
10 All stratagems, they say, are fair in
love aud war. The British ship HighAyer
captured boat containing new carriage
belonging to the Governor Of kertch, and
the captain Of the cruiser sent in dag oil
truce offering to restore the carriage. The
oaer.was accepted, and English boats took
it In. at the same time taking soundings,
which enabled the English flee, to follow.
E5' Among the first land warrants issued
under the bounty act Of 1855, was one te
Franklin Pierce for one hundred and sixty
acres, for services in the Mexican war;
There was also one to John Tyler for ser.
vices during the last war with England and
an eighty acre warrant TO William L. Marcy
for services in the same war, he having
already received so acres under the act OIL
1850.
Festival will be held at the Towr
Hall in Woodbury. on the 4th July, unda
the patronage of The Ladies. the ayails o
which will be appropriated to the benefit o
St. Paul's Church, in that Parish. Cloic,
refreshments, fruits. ice cream. &C., will b.
provided, and every exertion made 10 rende
the OCCASION pleasant and acceptable to thos,
who may honor the festival with their pat
ronage. To commence at 10 A. M. ane
continue through the day and evening.
i V Mr.. Flourney, the American candi
Date for Governor in Virginia, addressed
Ahe people of Halifax Court last Monday
{ He appeared to be not at ali cast down OF
discouraged. lie passed the highest enco
miums upon the American party, and said
they had done their duty most maniully
He encouraged all the friends of the grea
American cause to stand by tl.eir coiors