Litchfield enquirer., 1857-02-26

The weather has again changed and March with
 its wind and mud, sent forward herald in the shape of pair of blue birds, which sang few sweet notes for his benefit. The editor of the Springfield Re- publican suggests that they will probably be br in the course of day or two. The robbins also, have been out, hopping along the bare spots of the meadow, still dotted with dissolving snow drifts.
 Of course, little in the way of News can be fouad here There the thing is different and all sorts of deeds and doings constantly take place. An Iowa paper informs that the wolves in the river coun- ties have been driven to such straits by the snow and cold weather, that they have become so raven ous as to destroy horses and cattle to considerable extent, and that they have often attacked persons On the evening of the 5th inst son and daughter of Mr. Stockdale left their residence fork of the Little Sioux rivcr in Woodbury, to attend party at neighbors, about two miles distant, and have not since been heard of On the morning of the 9th the bereaved parents sent to Southon for assistance and searched the neghborhood around them, and as no traces of the lost ones had been found the con- cusion s that they had been attacked by the wolves and devoured. A gentleman from Wisconsin, who visited Iowa lately, states in private letter recently received in this city, that he chased for miles by these venOus creatures, and barely escaped from them with his life. He describes them frightfullv ferocious, being apparently almost starved to death
 The San Antonio Tcxas) Times says, .Ths camels, twenty two in number, have just passed through our city, loaded with about 500 pounds each, returning to their place of rendezvous which is some seventy miles from here. There are drome- dares also with them and seated the top of these camels and dromedaries Arabs and Turks dressed in their costume of their own country. Texaa is great country, and San Antonio is great city. We have among us people of every nation and re.
 gion, and around us every specimen of the animal kingdom, with perhaps the exception of the woolly horse, which can now only be found the source of Salt river.''
 During the late warm and unreasonable wealth. er great numbers of fish have been taken from the lakes-and many of very large size. Good sleigh ing is still to be found the lake, the ice of which is several feet thick, and apparently perfectly firm.
 A California paper announces the discovery of another grove of big trees. "The grove contains over OO0 trees, by actual count, varying in size from eight to thirtytwo feet in diameter. Many sf them are from 325 to S75 feet high.
 A beggar woman in Brooklyn, recently dropped bank book in a house where she had been acLus- toned to receive alns and it revealed the fact that she had S5UO deposited to her credit. She left the house in a great rage-inssting that it was grest piece of impertinence for the family to inquc into her prlratc aHalfs.
 One firm in Richmond sold S2,000, 900 worth of negro slaves last year and the business in the same
 line of other firms makes the sales of slaves in Rich mond alone over s4,OOO,OUO last year. Virginia grows slaves for living. -e.a.r.t
 The N. Y. Herald says that merchant in that city had pile of lumber which he was anxious to ship. but the day before the shipment the great snow came on, and the lumber was covered with snow. gang of laboiers could not De had, and what to do he didn't know. He was accosted by a young man to know the time, when he asked him why he did not carry watch. Tho young man said he could not afford it. The merchant told him he would give him his watch (worth $200) if hc would dig the boards out by breakfast time next morning. The young man attempted the task and accomplished it, working by moonlight all night, and the next days sun shone upon the scene of his labors, displaying vast pile of boards. over two hundred feet length fifty feet in width, and six feet in height. Having accomplished his task, he shouldered his shovel and marched home to break fast after which Inc repaired to the counting-room of the astonished merchant for the prize he had 50 fairly earned The latter promptly paid the forfeit.