Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1857-11-12
State Items.

was accfd eneally killed on the 9th ut'mo
correspondent of tie Gazene gives the following
account of this distressing occurrence:
In the death Of this little girl there is a very
| mysterious Providence; moment full OF vlgor.
child-like activty and sprightness-the neat,
corpse. Her father had been absent during the
day, and on his r-tufn, she greeted him with her
smiles and assisted in taking the morse IRON the
wagon. The horse went intu the street and sup
posing he was about to return, she sprang upon
the wall and stood there moment, but seeing
the horse was not cunning that way. Jumped off.
Her clothes supposed to have caught upon
large stone which brought her head first 10 the
ground the stone followed and struck tho back
part of her head. killing her Instantly.
Oyster Roasl-The annual Roast of the Oys-
teruen of East Bridgeport came off at Long
Beach, on Monday last. About one hundred per-
sons were present, who, when they had par,aken
of the good things prepared by Caps. c. Smith
Lewis Knapp &c., spen, the remainder of the
day in one general stag dance Many of the
up,river fishermen arrived early in the morning.
for the purpose of taking up the oysters bedded
in the gut, but being persuaded that they
private property, parOok OF some refreshments
and returned h"me pleased with the party, from
whom they expected rough treatment on their
| rival.
Rail Road.-Says tho Providence Jour-. l, the
Providence and Fishkil Rail Road has earned
$l66,l6 net, the last year. Out of this net in
come, however, Was to be paid Sl4O,257 81 in
teret sinking fund, S22,740 II repairs, $I3273
81 and other expenses, which, swallow it entirely
up, and more too, and leave chance for divi-
dend.
Queer Fraud.-The New Haven Register tells
of fellow who recently got some of the farmers
of the adjoining town 10 sign their names over an
agreement not to divulge secret he impaired to
them as to the manufacture Of some kind of fer
,iIizer, ingeniou<ly leaving blank space above
their names. He then filled up the blank with
note for $40. cut off the agreement from the bot
tom, aud sold the note at neighboring store.
Poor Economy.- Gone of lladdam, late
ly brought ST. 900 to the MiddIetown Bank for re-
dempsion, few days since, which had been paid
to him in 1882. They the same strips Of
paper that were originally put upon them. In II
savings bank the money would have amounted
now to nearly $4,000; the profit of the bank in
| the transaction was s. 900.
Accident.-Last Sunday evening, Mr.. Thomas
Conner, while walking ON high bank overlook.
ing the stone quarry of Messrs. Maloney & Jor-
dan at the west end of the village, stumbled and
fell some twenty feet, into the quarry. striking his
head with such force as to fracture his skull so
badly that portion of the brain oozed out 1t
was supposed he was fatally injured, but the
wound was trrpanned by of the surgeons #
the village; and the man is now in fair way of
recovery.
Obituary. at Windsor, Conn, Martin
Ellsworth, SON of the late Chief Justice Ellis.
sincere characteristic no leaves no enemies, and is
wept by large circle Of friends.
Fire-A fire broke out in the buckle-shop of
Parker, Beardslee & Co., OF Plymouth: about 3
building and conten's-suprosed TO be the work
of an incendiary. Partially insured.
Accidcnt-Mr. Henry Hill, a workman upon
the new store Of Day, Griswold e. Co., on Asy-
lum street, was badly injured on Thursday, by
falling through the first floor to tie cellar bottom.
He was standing on plank, when the plank
broke by the falling Of another timber upon it. by
which means he was precipitated some twelve or
fifteen feet below. He was taken to his residence
on Chestnut street, and medical aid summoned
No bones were broken, bs. he was badly bruised
and mangIed, and will probably have to keep
quiet for few days.
A Strihe.-The Hartford Times says 1T has
been found necessary by the officers at the Rail-
road Depot in Asylum street, to reduce the pay
of the workmen on The wood trains 90 per cent :,
and The lahorers were offered yesterday so cents
day. A large force Of them-lrishmeni all
were ready to 60 to work at the old rates, but
they refused to submit to the 90 per cent. Off
and the result was the wood train was manned
yesterday chiefly by Yankees, who were willing
10 earn half dollar rather titan lie idle and earn
nothing. TO day the wood train was made up
entirely of Americans, most Of them mechanics
of various trades, Hho have the good sense to
take Job at half dollar rather than nothing
Resumption Of Lo6ot.-The Union Mannfac-
turing Company of Norwalk, and Lounsbdry,
Bisse g. Co., whose woiks have Been suspended
several weeks, have recommended operations.
They employ great number Of hands.
Thanksgiving Ho1Iey has appoint.
ed Thursday, the S6,h day of November Inst, to
be observed throughout this State, as day Of
public thanksgiving, praise and prayer
Poisoned.-'rwo young ladies in Norwalk were
poisoned last week by cheese procured from
neishboring grocery. and it was feared for some
time, that one would no, recover. A whole fam
lily were poisoned in similar manner, In New
York, some years since, and an Investigation was
made into the matter, at that time, which showed
that in the inserst!ces pores of the cheese, an
oil had collected which possessed poisonous