Litchfield enquirer., 1856-04-17
News Items,

At the Junior Exhibition at Yale College
last week, Geo. NJ Woodruff and S. O Sey-
mour of Ltchfeld, had Dissertations, and Cy-
rus Northrop of-Bridgeport had the Phlosophi-
cal Grafton. Rev Edward P Gray has re-
signed the charge of Christ Church, Bethlem
and removed to Woodbury. A young man
named Albert Gardner, son Of John F. Gard
ner of Norwich, was killed in Goshen, on the
18th ultimo, being caught and crushed by a
FILLING tree his age was 90 Rev. John Pier
pont has resigned his pastoral charge in Med
ford he will still reside there. More than
million of sleigh and tea bells are annually made
in Middle Haddam individuals in the city Of
Hartford have contributed this Spring to the
cause Of African Colonization over one thousand
dollars. The store of Downs Il Darlington, in
Ansonia, was broken open on the night of the
goth ult., and robbed of $500 worth of dry
goods. They fired cannon in New Bedford har-
Dor, on the LIST inst, to make the people be-
lieve whaier was below, and lots of boats put
down to meet her before their navigators
thought Of the peculiar day of the month. The
planters in Alabama have commenced putting
their seeds in the ground-half a month later
than usual. There are now snow drifts on le-
vel land in the ncighborhood of Montreal that
are % feet high by actual measurement. Tae
Philadelphia Saturday Evening Post, one Of
the best family papers in the country, espoused
the side Of PAssmore williamson, in bis contest
with Judge Kane-t gained by this course the
loss of 10000 subscribers at the South We
say gained. because we believe two new sub
scriNcrs will appear for every one that stopped
the paper In l849, large ship from Boston,
was used as a storc-ship at San Francisco by
degrees, piles were were driven around her and
the city crcpt down beyond, until she was en-
tircly surrounded by buildings, and her hulk
was converted into large hotel There is
large salt region in M.nncsota-the springs and
lakes arc supposed to cover an area of ten thou
sand niles. A Slight mistake occurred not far
rom Waterbury on election day so sure was
the democratic party of carrying the day, that
public hall and hand were engaged--the can
non and torches prepared for SPLENDID jolif-
cation--but alas. on counting the votes, veto
ry perched on another banner, and all their fond
ant!clpatlons were knocked into the middle of
next week. McSsrs. Spalding & Rogers have
projected an equestrian establishment of great
rSt"nt, with which they will traverse the North
ern aud Eastern States the coming Summer ::
tho great feature of the affair is, that the es-
Enlistment will only follow the different lines of
railroads, and for this purpose the proprietors
nave had manufactured train Of nine cars.
with which they will transport all their horses,
performers, and their extensive menGge. We
see it stated in the New York Observer thst
in North Carolina, within six miles of Green.
borough, Rev. J. Is. Marsh reports a family
who had never heard any person pray or preach,
had never seen Bible, or heard of Jesus (!
throughout -" the Pines" where every body is
engaged in making turpcutnc, he found similar
specimens Of heathrnistn not one half of the
population, according to his estimate, having
ever seen Bible