Litchfield enquirer., 1857-06-18
The Fox steam. yacht, fitting GU. al Aberdeen

The Fox steam-yacht. fitting out at Aberdeen
for Lady Frankln's final search, under the COM
mand Of Captain McClintoek, R. NJ, is rapidly
progressing in her equipment. She will be a
- model Arctic" One hundred men are now al
work upon her, besides others employed about
her machinery. The Fox will carry with her
speaking "reminiscences of former expeditions to
the same regions. When Lady Franklin fitted
out the Prince Albert in 81. his Majesty presented
dh organ to the expedition, which wintered at Bat
~ Bay, and in 1852, before returning to ENGLAND
the organ was lent to the North Star, a. Beechv
Island, where it spent two years and was always
played at church service. In 1854, after HAVING
spent threeyears and half in the Arctic regions.
II was safely brought home. Lady FRANKLIN nat
ura''y priced it more highly, aud had it nut to
''s"' a' considerable expense, and now the same
royal souvenir is about to be shipped once more
to the Arctic regions.
-kecenty, soon after the train left cleveland
f0r Buffalo, lady having child with her, dis
covered She had lost her purse in the depot. con-.
'ain'ng eghty-four dollars-all the money thai,
She had. The fact coming to the KNOWLEDGE Of
the somewhat extensively known Matthew Hale
S"''h' who was among the passengers, he passed
through the whole train proclaiming her loss and
soliciting contributions. The appeal met with an
instantaneous and cheerful response. Mr.. Smith 5
hands were stuffed with bills, gold and silver,
and he returned again through the cars, announc-
Ing contribution of seventy-six dollars. and
some cents, together with free-ticket to Buffalo.
AS Col Zadoc Pratt and his son-in-law, Mr..
T. nj. lngersoll, with Maj. Harkstaff and Mr.. Fl,
Smith, OF PraltsvlIle, Greene Go We're returning
from trout fishing, last Saturday, they were over.
taken by bair of runaway horses, attached to the
fore.wheels of IA lumber wagon, and before thew
had time to think of saving themselves, the horses
were upon them, running over them. breaking the
body of Col. Pratts wagon in pieces letting loose
Col. P.'s horses, and daslling to the ground the
gentlemen who were in the wagon. Such com
pete wreck of wagon, our informant tells US
was never seen as that which this presented afte
tile accident, and what is singular, none OF tn,
party was seriously injured.
The Cincinnati Commercial Of Saturday, re
ports that quarrel took place on Thursday, a
Lexington. KY. between John Clay, Esq, 80,
OF The departed statesman, and horse-traine
named Edgar. High words passed between the
parties, and led finally to personal encounter
when Clay drew revolver and fired twice at Ed
gar. Oae ball entered his mouth, and passed ou
behind the ear. Edgar is reported MORALLY woun.
ded, and is, perhaps, dead before this time. Clay
Immediately left Lexington, and has not been
heard from since. The parties have not been on
amicab:e terms for some time. John, we believe.
is the youngest surviving son Of Henry Clay Oh
his elder brothers, one-Henry Clay, jr.-was
killed at the battle Of Buena Vista; and another,
James Clay, is now Democratic candida tie
for Congress.
The Hartford papers state that lot Of
goods was found in the meadow at Glastonbury
which may prove to be part of the stock lost
from the store Of Stern and Hartsha, of that city.
One morning skif containing two persons, was
seen coming down the river and party of fisher
men happening to start out towards them, to place
their nets, they landed and in their hasty flight.
dropped silks TO the value Of two or three hundred
dollars.