Litchfield enquirer., 1857-08-06
General News.

pffe pany was detailed for guard duty at Camp Began, near Vera Cruz Of these, 70 were cut of in the forty days before Vera Cruz Five more perished afterwards The small remnant ot 50 returned from the campaign, and went into quarters in Detroit Of these. l5 have since ded-and of 15 more living not one is capable of doing hard work-Boson Bee
 We sincerely regret to find the following notice in one of our morning contemporaries and trust that the suspension is but temporary The gentleman referred to is in his own line, one of the most pru- dent and capable business men in the city:
 As one of the morning papers of Saturday alludes to the failure of prominent newspaper publisher caused by stock speculatons. We deem it proper to state that has been current for several days that the individual obligations of Mr. Thomas Me Elrath, one of the publishers of the Tribune, and the President of the Nassau Bank, have recently gone to protest. We do not understand that Mr. McElrath has been stock speculator in the sense which might be conveyed by the allusion referred to, but that he has been brought into pecuniarv trouble by lending his and assistance to one of the Pittsburgh Railway enterprises, in which he be- interested several years ago. and which has en- countered embarrassments in its prosecution.
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 There is an inscription on tombstone at La Point, Lake Superior, which reads as follows "John Smith, accidentally shot mark of affection by his brother ''-Ercdange.
 This, says the North Californian, reminds HE of one on tombstone near San Diego, which runs as f,,llows - This we're is sakrid to the memory of William Henry Skraken, who calm to his doth by bein shot with Colts revolver-one of the old knd bras mountid and of such is the kingdom of heavn'
 Wool growing as crop has diminished of late in New England, and increased most wonderfully in the Middle and Western States. In 1S4O, the num- Der of pounds raised in the New England States was 6,440, ,9O9. In the Middle and Western States the increase in that period 14, ,5S3 pounds, while in New England there was a decrease of 1,355. 400. Ohio is the greatest wool State in the Union Vermont in New England. Connecticut, in lS4O raised 6s9, ,S70 pounds in 1850, 497, ,454 One of the causes of this falling of ill our State is that the dog is found to be more useful and profitable animal than the sheep and many of citizens pre- fer those dogs that thrive best on mutton.
 The subject of the bogus stock of the New York and New Haven Railroad is again before the New York Courts motion to dissolve the injunction prohibiting the Company to pay the per cent. dividend declared some months ago.
 The infant child of Dr. F. c. Bailey, of Vernon, died on Friday last, by taking morphine. The Doc tor had careessly left some scattered on his secte tary It brushed off, and the child. in creeping on the floor, found and eat it, and died in few hours.
 A couple of we'll meaning but thoughtess young ladies in Albany, Friday evening" wishing to create sensation, saled out with hoops at least twenty five feet in circumference. Finding themselves too bulky to walk together with convenience they sep arated taking different streets One of them was so unfortunate, however, to enter locality, aboun- ding with juveniles, who were speedily egape Frst they stared at the dress, and at each other : then one, more impudent than the rest, ventured a hoop hoop, hurrah !'-others followed in quick succession the throng of urchins swelled in the lady's wake; and at last of them up be- hind, gave the crinoline push and sent 1t sailing aloft the opposite side but finally the mortified Miss escaped into friendly sto,e, and removed her hoops.
 MT William Weed, of Stamford, was bitten by a mad dog, about week since: There is unfortu- nately doubt that the dog ,cas mad. Mr. Weed and his friends are in great aarm-using all reme- dial means. The Advocate says that general slaughter of all the dogs in the village has been the result of this occurrence.
 A gentleman in Illinois, who had uiiantity of Chinese sugar cane in his field last year, was some what surprised this summer to see another crop growing although he had planted none It must have come from the seed which fell from the stalk last fall-a proof that the plant is hardicr than some suppose.
 At Fort Dallas; Fla, mosquitoes arc so plenti- full that both officers and men rave the guard on duty pass their whole time under bars. The sen- try is provided with mosquito, or rather bag thrown the head. and kept out from the face by hoop; wooen clothes, boots and gauntleted gloves protect the limbs and body from their mur- derous attacks. Persons who have not experienced the beauty of everglade life will scarcely believe that horses and cattle actually bled to death in q single night and be to that soldier or sea man who, by means of liauor loses command of himself and falls to the ground, helpless and unsuitable vampires will fasen their faDgs upon his besotted body and consume what fevercd blood remains.
 The following is an extract from recent letter from officer in the army, duty in Arizona, otherwise called Gadsdens Purchase "
 We live in rather primitive way, yet much moro Cheaply than you would suppose. Our beef only costs us four cents a pound butter one dol lar milk is procured at trine, and is sold by Pa pago Indians about the cainp in great ja,s, holding several gallons each There is plenty of poultry to be had and some game. Our dwellings are in tents and shantes made of logs set upright in the ground and roofed with dirt. The valley is beautiful with fine cottonwood trees for shade, and plenty of mesquiet for fuel. The grazing at this point is cx celcnt all the year round. The valley extends eighty miles in our territory. We are eight miles from the Mexican line, and seventy five from Tucson.
 A remarkable instance of sef+possession is mar rated of professional gentleman of this city. He sailing Sunday when the gale arose, and he be- ing frightened, took to the shore, saying, Ut n't the being drowned that he feared so much as the locks of the thing in print: Drowned Sun day. '''-Madson (Wis.) FIreside.
 On the 9th day of July; 1851, commission, as notary public, was issued by Governor Bashford to H. Nolan. a person of nut=brown complexion and negro extraction, who has resided in this city bar ber icecream saloon keeper and lea der of cotllon band. He also invented the 'captauvum and |" tricophercus, two varieties of dog waters in general use and circulation for the hair. The con- mission is issued with all proper fornaties and the bond required by law is signed by Vim. H. Nolan and by Vim B. Jarvis as bondsmen. But the Secre tary of State Colonel Jones, refuses to file the bond and on it find the following endorse fnent :-