Litchfield enquirer., 1856-02-14
BARSUsI's FAILURE.

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 BARNUSI's FAILURE.
 The following we believe is as near the truth as any of the conflicting stories cir culating in regards to the difficulties of P. T. Barnum and the Jerome Clock Com pany:
 As we understand the facts in regard to the unfortunate entangIing alliance heiween the Jerome Clock Company and Mr. Bar mum. the latter for the purpose, among other Inducements, Of establishing bTaneI, of the manufactosy al East Bridgeport, where he was largely interested in land, agreed with the Clock Company 10 indorse and accept for them tD the amount of Sll0.O0O. The notes and accepiances indorsed by bim were generally left in blank as regarded the time they had to run, with the uuder- standing that they were to be used mainly in renewals. He finds at last that the pa per out. with his name on 1t, is over S450 : 900. If compelled to pay it, it would re- quire the sacrifice of nearly Si,000, 900 worth Of such properly as he owns so ac- compIish il. -
 The whole affair. we understand, will be sified through the law, and what the result will be time only can tell Mr. Barnum, we believe. provides promptly for his own plyate disabilities as usual. He has also amply secured Mir. Leland ard Mir. Miller, who are his bondsmen in the Mum ease When he made the inducements he sup posed Ire was fully secured. but on exami nation, the assets of the Company are found to be of much less value than esti- mated IL is doubtful if the concern could have paid it's debts fifty cents on in. dollar at any time in the last three years." &
 B Deaths h Woodbury last year, 90. Males l3, Females IT. Under 10. 4; 10 to 20, O; 20 to 90. 10: 30 to A0, 9: A 10 50. q; 5O 10 60. 4; Go to "a, O; 70 |" 80. i; s0 10 %. ,. Nine died of Consumption. Four were colored persons.
 tV A benevolent Silver Grey of New York City, is stated in the Evening Post, to have presented fifty shares of twenty dollars each in the Enierant Aid Go, to the Rev. Dr. Horace Bushnell of Hartford, " now about to engra,e to Kansas.
 t@V Ititn itrStuoHus III ilisu" DiudU. at- tempted io walk from MiddIetown 10 Mid. de Haddam on the 5th inst a distance of six miles. but was found froSan 10 aeatl, on the ice of Connecticut river.
 R' The first discoverer of gold in Cali f,rna Was Peter Weigaar. who went over the plains with dis wife in 1916. lie stopped al Colonna, and hired to Gen. Slut ter, who was about To erect sawmill al that place, and while working he found the first gold, which he still has in his pos session.
 CY The amount paid into the Treasury of the Ainericnu Colonization Society from Connecticut, during the five years ending with the last, is S30. 0.420 s7. During the same period, thiriy of the respectable col orrd people of the State have emigra,ed to Liberia; seventeen from Hartford; six from Pennington; and seven from Li,ch- field. Tasy all sailed from New York.
 "" Mr. James D. Thorp. a conductor on the Harlem Railroad, was instantly killed on Tuesday of last week. lie was native ot Connecticut, and has resided some time in Hanford. He had taken hold of the bell-rope to stop the train when the coupling broke and motion ot the train dragged hun from the platform, and tl,. wheels 0: the car passing over his breat, mu,llaiins him so that he brealhed hut a few moments He leaves young wife al Dover Plains.