Litchfield enquirer., 1855-06-07

n E. Noble, Esq, of New Milford was
taken with ct. while sitting in his chair,
on the afternoon of the 18th uitimo, and ex-
pired in a few minutes.
1 n Rev. Daniel d. Francis, formerly Of
North Canaan, has accepted call from the
St Paul street Congregational church,
Rochester, N. Y.
u We are obliged to Hon. C. O. Bel
den, P. S. Beebe and the State Printer for
Legislative documents.
n We learn that an Irish boy was kill
ed on the Naugatuc Railroad, at Union City
short distance below Waterbury, on Tues
day He tried to see how near the locomo-
tive hsseould run across the track, but was
struck BY the cowcatcher, and injured so Sc
verely that he died soon after.
~ Miss Rachael Ann Chatfeld, daugh-
ter of Burr Chatfeld, died in Waterbury on
the 2lst nit, from the effects of dose of
arsenic, administered by her own hands on
the Saturday night previous. She was but
Is years of age, and had sustained, hereto
fore, a good character. 7.4
II Rev. Samuel T. Seelye. late of VOL
cottville, was installed pastor of the Fourtl,
On. 81 Presbyterian church, Albany, on
the Sd ult.
a A desperate attempt was made in
Danbury, last Friday evening,to assassinate
MIR. Joseph P. Hitchcock, Jr. A stout, mus
cular man dressed in drabrcoat, called Mr..
H. to the door, when he made pass at him
with dirk. but failed in his aim. He then
Immediately fed. A reward of 500 is
offered for the aPprehension of the villain.
II The new Infantry Company in VOL
cottville. Capt. Walling, made their first
parade on Tuesday week. They are said
to have made an excellent appearance, and
to have gained much credit for themselves
and for their drill masters.
" Mr.. Cough, the great temperance lee
turer, is about to return to America, in con-
sequence Of i'll health. He intends to return
to Great Britain next year, prosecuting the
work to which he has devoted his life and
energies.
~ Hope of notoriety is assigned by the
N. Y. Herald as the motive which prompts
individuals SO often to attempt the assassina-
ton of monarchs. That paper cites the
English law of Robert Peele, which merely
gives such criminals sound fogging. as
an evidence that its provisions are the best
to put stop to such cases. Whereupon
the Tribune retorts that for one the editor of
the Herald has opened on subject which
he fully understandable having been pub,
licly horsewhipped nine times.
V AT a place called Squabble Hollow
in Derby rattlesnake, nine feet and five
inches in length! has been captured. after
having been the terror Of the neighborhood
every summer for number of years. The
New Haven Journal says he used to :. take
after" any person who approached him, and
came near killing young lady. The mon
ster has been preserved, and can be seen at
35l Broadway, corner of White street, New
York. ~
UAt a ministerial meeting in Lafayette,
Ia, the other day, the pastors Of the church,
es resolved that henceforth they would Tread
no notices from their pulpits unless they
directly pertained to the advancement of re.
ligion OF morality, it being their opinion that
pulpits are sought as mediums of adverti-
sing BY persons too stiugy to pay for an in
sertion in the papers. In certain city re-
Gently, notices were sent to the pastors to
be read, stating where and how any person
in need could secure the services Of nurse.
~ The amendments to the Massachus-
eits Constitution proposed by the late Legis.
lature have all passed. They are first. a
plurality system second, change in the
! day of the State elections in Presidential
years third, election of Councillors in dis
tricts by the people; fourth, the election Of
Secretary of State and other State officers
by the people; fifth, against appropriatihg
money to sectarian schools; sixth, election
Of Sheritfs, Clerks of Courts, &c. by tn.
people.
v Ia Little Rock, Arkansas, April 9th,
there was not barrel Of -four, bushel of
meal. or pound of coffee or sugar for sale,
and the prospects were that there would
soon be suffering among the community for
the want Of the necessary articles Of life.
II Wendell Philips in his late anti
slavery address in New York City said that
he "wculd not allow single member of
| any Legislature to be elected the second time,
from the certainty that however fresh and
pure at the outset, they would be corrupted
before the close Of the first term" The
Journal of Commerce thinks s. he must have