Litchfield enquirer., 1857-12-03

Nav BRlTAis.-This snterprising borough is
certainly entitled 10 a city charter. In addition to
the N ormal School. they now have extensive wa
ter'works, and several incendiary fires, besides
other crimes which have lately been perpe.
'ratsd there. The following is the latest:
Ira CafIender's barn was burned shout o'clock
iuesday afternoon. 1t stood near the large board
saved by the heavy streams Of water from the new
hydrants. Loss about $500. The iriho was un-
doubtedly malicious.
1t appears that the barn was set on fire by Mr.
Caliender's own son-6fteen years oid-who
wanted to see the fun. He has made confess
sion.
NoRwlcH.-Several deaths have lately occurred
in this city. betraying all the symptoms of poison.
ing by lead. The water furnished to Church and
Washington streets, through lead pip 8, has been
analysed, and found to contain fur grains of
lead TO the gallon!
| The American Hoe Company at Winsted made
| an assignment. on Monday. The Clifton Mill Co.
a. Winsied, has purchased the fine building and
water privilege formerly owned BY the Boyd
Manufacturing Co. for the Manufacture of mill
irons.
| The employees Of the Naugatnck Railroad
| Co., have presented to Hon. W. d. Bishop of
Bridgeport, beautiful ebony cane with gold
head. 1t is richly chased with an appropriate in
scTiption engraved thereon.
| NEw HAvEN.-A few mornings since, at IN
early hour, the watchmen discovered bright .igh,
| in tho lower mart If hn;Id;,r ~, AL ,,.. , .
Grand street rail road bridge. Bursting in the
door they discovered a straw bed in full blaze
against partition which enclosed the stairway
to the chambers where We're about dozen persons
sleeping. The design of the ncendiaries evil
IDENTIFY was to cut off escape after the fire was
discovered. Camphene had been spriEkIed about
| the room to assist the confagra,on.
! The total number of students in Yale College
| is SOS: as follows ;-Professonal Students The
illogical %. Law, 81, Philosophy and Art, 30
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 100, Juniors POT, Soph.
omores III, Freshmen 1928.
The Falls Village Republican saws, Mr..
II. Ames, of that vlafe, has said that il his work.
men would stay with him the present winter nc
one should suffer from want, although he nigh,
not be able to give full work. This is characters.
tic Of the man, TO: he ever has had the welfare OF
bis workmen so much at heart as to render then
|
manufactures in New England do the same thing
no doubt much want and misery during these pan
| ic times would be avoided"
Capt N. E. Brace of Hartford, was killed by ar
explosion on board the steamer Cataract, on tn,
Missouri River, on the 18th ult. He travelling
! with }. Dean Alden, Esq, to Fort Lcavcnwor'h OF
business for Col. Colt, when the connection pipe o
the steamer burst, killing five persons Mr.. AL
denis hands were badly scalded, but he was not 9th
erwise injured. He is On his way hcme with tn,
| body of Capt Brace. The latter leaves young
wife in Hartford
| Several robberies noticed in Fairfield Co.
The widow S'urges had $50 worth of silver war,
stolen from her house i'll Fairfield week before last
Horace Taylors store in South Norwalk wa
broken open at about the same time. but the burg
lars got no farther than the ccllar.--N H. Weee
had about $50 in money and goods stolen from hi
store IN New Canaan, some time since.
On Friday, at Bridgeport, as gentleman wal
crossing the railroad bridge. he noticed train o
cars rapidly approaching. and seeing no other wa,
of escape he laid himself down close to the track
and allowed the train to pass him. His presence
of mind undoubtedly saved him from being killed
| Barlow Russell, Esq of WOODBURY. w;,s seriousl,
injured few days since by being thrown from hi.
carriage, his horse having taken fright.
Mr.. S. Belden of Middletown, has taken contract
to build a government vessel the coming winter II
will be finished early in the spring.
British craft is ashore at Point no Point west O
Sratford Light. She is loaded with fifteen hundred
barrels of flour The vessel as yet is not much in
jured.
Henry E. Chamberlain, who fed from Stafford, il
August last, with suspicious upon him of having
murdered his first born infant child returned to tina
place recently, and arrested on the warrant is
sued at the time of his flight. He is held for exami
nation 1t is understood that hs processes to be abb
| to produce the child alive
Geo. H. Noble, Esq. of New Milford Bank Com
missioner. is convaescing from long and prostrat
ing illness of already five weeks duration. His sick
ness was induced by exposure incident to the dis
charge of his official duties He is now able to TAX
the air in short drives, and will in Che course of tw,
or three weeks if improvement continues, be able t,
re-enter his field of official duty.