Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1856-01-03

y. w. Rogers, }. ID. 6. l.. Webb, Treas.
Wn. H CFossman, Sec'y. d. e. Bulk.
ley. Tyler Geo. Seymour. and Charles
3. Duel, Stewards.
q d.. H. w. Buel Of this village sails
from New York in the steamer Pacific on
Saturday Tor few months absence in
Essope.
u NJ g. Beach. of the New York Sun,
wss 81 Nice. near Genoa, at the time when
Schuyler II reported to have died there, and
heard nothing Of 1t. He does not credit the
report.
a Bridal presents have become no FASH
ioaable in N York that young people are
getting married for The presents, which in
some recent instances have ranged in
amount ~ high 10 $4,000.
- Mr.. e. X. Collins and Mrs. WIN.
y. Astor. are amoag the ists converts TO
Spifituslism in New York. Tie former
imsgines he has communications from his
family, lost on the Arctic, very often.
~ A correspondent of the Washing
con Union, who subscribes himself IAN
Old Whig," says: "Let not the Wings be-
hambIed because their party has been
swsilowed. The whale swallowed Jonah
Jonah was heard Of afterwards, the whale
asves."
Il The New York Soup Houses are
NOT 10 be continued this winter, and the
reason therefore 10 stated 10 be the falling
oG Of one.half in the foreign immigration,
the abandant harvest, the low price Of po-
tstoes, tha considerable reduction in the
= price Of meats. and the demand for labor,
which 10 . consequence Of renewed pros
Perisy.
a Two young men killed a wildcat
In the town or Southville, on the esd inst
which measured over feet 10 length, aud
weighed 26 lbs II handled couple Of
dogs very roughly. until u rifle ball broke
Its neck. u had been troublesome TO the
farmers, for some time and the young
men were out looking for il.
. a. Tho N. Y. Examiner. . Baptist
paper. declares that the scramble Of clergy
men nj Washington, for the chaplaincies
Of the two Houses. il getting to he sbso-
iutely disgracefal that the candidates fol-
low the members about, buttonhoie them In
the hotels, end behave no better than the
politicians.
q The Washington correspondent Of
the Boston Advertiser Is Informed tina, the
London Mission has been rendered 10 Ex.
Governor Seymour Of New York, who 10
pressed TO except it. His inclination is to
decline Il. The same correspondent says
..'Ths rumor that Mr.. Toucey Of Connec,i-
cut was talked Of for this position was
we'll founded, although now denied. Should
q eventually be given to him, the appoint-
mont would be an indication Of rhe proba-
BILE return "f Mr.. Seymour Of Conneciicu,
from the Court ef 81. Pe,ersburgl,, AZ two
foreign missions would not DO given to the
Same Stale.
: II Jonathan Colt, recently deceased at
New London. !eN by HE will $4,000 TO
the eight churches Of that city Of evange.
leal denominations, giving Sc, 900 each to
The two orthodox congregational churches
aud 5000 each TO the episcopal, baptist
end methodist charlottesville income to be
used In the support Of pastors Of the churches
He siso beq0ea,hed $500 TO the New
London ssaman's friend society, sc. 900 to
shs Cent society, and @to, 900 to the poor
In the aims house, 10 increase their comforts.
The remainder OF the property, which
ssmounts Ia all to $780, 900. Il chiefly
.hsquesthed 70 female rele,ives.
- South Carolina talks OF sending her
militia to Kansas 10 put down the Yankee
rsbellian there. II would be singular if a
STATE that has been the hot bed Of nulli6-
cstion % long, should just now volunteer
In 20 patriotic a work. Perhaps after all
Il would be 40 we'll for South Carolina to
stay II home and take care Of her .sniggers :"
u b qaisa a much a. che 10 competent to.
lf Gen. Jackson had hanged some Of the
South Carolina rebels, q the first breath Of
nulli6catioa, quarter Of Century ago
which no would have done but for the in-
ssscsssion Of oshef people-we should have
heard lees NOTWITHSTANDING law ever since.
South Casolina men talking Of marching
% Kansas 70 put down Yankee Abolition.
lists I! Why, they would have to 60 with
.ous shirts or shoes or hats or muskets, OF
bslsons 10 keep their trowssrs together Il
Il wsrs mol for tbs Yankees they love %
nneh.