Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1857-12-10

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softened expression of feature, and appears to be
about the sane age. The face, below the eyes. is
| g-disproportonately long, indeed, when COM
pared with the height OF the forehead But the i'm
preston it made on me was much less one OF rogue
! " than of weak -mindedness. That, however, may
| be accounted for by the circumstances under which
the interview occurred. He is tall should Judge,
for did not see him his feet, and rather slender.
His hair was closely cut, and his beard of several
DAYS growth. He nervous detected and tear
| full. One could hardly imagine creature more bag
| gard and care worn. l asked him about missing
| two thousand dollar note, drawn on New York
| bank by Boston firm, and forwarded by mail on
Sunday night week. but he yehemcntly denied all
knowledge of it. 81 declare, gentlemen" said he,
with nervous tremor, know nothing about it,
and he wiped the gathering tears from his eyes. He
never spoke when addressed, and as contrary
to CUSTOM perhaps,) did not at all feel warranted
in overwhelming him with series of questions to
the amount, the motive and the manner of his
| crimes and our conversation was both constrained
and brief. l asked him whether his family had WIS.,
tied him lately He replied in the affirmative. and
wept again. was glad to leave him.: His guilt is
| beyond doubt, and his conviction almost equally
certain What moral his career affords!
The Boston Journal says that the proofs of the
prisoners guilt deemed conclusive but the story
that counterfeit bill was found in his carpet bag
! or that he had $500 on the Lee Bank is untrue.
He had but little money with him, and but few let
| tiers.
! 1t is said that the operations of Tuckerman upon
the mail bags have only been moderately profitable
to himself, for he has not probably realized more
than thousand dollars in ready money, while his
wholesale destruction of the contents of the mail
bags has sacrificed many valuable drafts and bust
ness negotiations thereby causing an immense deal
of mischief in business circles to say nothing of the
arrangements in affairs of love ard friendship by the
love of billet doux and fond epistles.
WIscoNs1N.-From the Milwaukee News Deml of
the Goth, we learn that the late election in that
State has at length been ascertaincd. The Repub
licans elected the Governor and Prison Inspector
AID in the Legislative there is small Republican
majority ON joint ballot. The Democrats elected
all the State officers, with the exception of Governor
and Inspector.
Judge Wallace of indianapolis gave his decision
on Saturday in the slave-case pending before him.
The Judge said that he could not traverse the decis
ion of the Commissioner, and rcmandcd the negro to
the custody OF the Marshal for delivery to his master
Great excitement prevailed, but attempt at res
cue made.
| POSTMASTER IN TRouBLE.-The editor Gray of
the Cleveland Plaindcaier is also one Of Mr. Buchan-
ans PostmasterS. Like Mayor Woods " Brother
Ben, he has been charged with dealing in lottery
tickets and has been indicted for that offence by the
rich developments will be made in reference to the
/ number of bogus lottery companies who have made
their headquarters in ROOMS in Gray's Buildings.
Some secrets of the Cleveland Post Office will lie
/ brought to light-such, for instance lending the
Post-Office stamps to enable lottery to stamp
the post mark ON their circulars ard also the word
''paid.'' 1t is cOntended by some that lending the
stamps is clearly in violation of the Post Office laws
! If it is so it remains then to be whether the
Postmastcr-Gcneral will permit SO fragrant a to
go unnotced This Gray is the same who has been
engaged in concerted attempt to emharrass the cir
culation Of Republican apers in the Western States
by the aid of the Pestmasters who have been direct
cd by Gray to discontinue the practice of delivering
the Tribune to club subscribers, unless each
written on the paper.-4Ibany Journal.
| The Baltimore American concludes an ably
written article. on Morn,onism in this language:
But while We wait with impatience the arrival OF
the day when we may call the Mormons to a strict
account, there is step which IT seems to us
should be Immediately taken by the Government.
and tina, is TO cut off the large reintorcements Brig.
ham Young is receiving from Europe. Converts
to Mormonsm are constantly arriving in all the
Northern cities who are carrying strength to the
already large body of fanatics in Utah with every
train that goes across the plains. There is no Iea-
son in permitting this to 60 any longer.
The Moahoss.-lt is thorght that the Mormons
can bring an effective force Of 5000 men into the
|
UNKNOWN BODY FouxD-A few days ago body
was picked up the Atlantic beach, little to the
north of Cape Hatteras having belt around it con-
tanning gold dust No doubt it was the corpse Of
one of the passengers board the i'll flted Central
America Other dead bodies have been seen float
ing in that neighborhood.
EcoNoMr.-In Philadelphia they discussing
! how little family can live The lowest bidder
yet, names s2.31 as the sum he pust have to sup
/ rfvn lie
bill of fare is. buckwheat cakes and molasScs for
/ breakfast l 2 cents; for supper IL. For din
ncr, he will give soup containing beef potatoes,
! turnps and rice for Is cents total SO cents. For
: days, S2,3l.
CALlFoRNlA.- From original statis,ics we learn
that California has about four hundred saw mills,
of which one hundred and seventy-one work.
ed by steam and the rest by water power. The
cons truciion of these mills cost two and half mil
lions of dolars. Most of them located in the
neighborhood of popuous mining districts where
iumber for building uses is in increasing demand
| They turn out abon. five hundred millions of feet
of lumber per annum. Of grist mills there are
one hunC red and thirty one, with two hundred and
seventy run of stone. slxiy-seven OF these mills
| being worked by steam and ffty-four by water
power The aggregate capacity Of the former per
day is five thousand two hundred and forty bar-
rels Of flour. and of the latter three thousand five
! hundred and fifty two barrels. The mills of Sac
ramen,o, San Francifco, San Joaquin, and Santa
Clara, are capable of turning out per annum twice
| the quantity of -four necessary 10 supply the entire
population of that State.
| The proposal for new loan advertised by
abe Illinois Central Railroad Company is rather
| bold operation, in the present financial condition
of the world They offer no security or pledge
whatever, all the road and land Of the company
being already lnorgaged. 1t is also contemplated
an increase of debt which already is nearly four
times the amount of its paid up stock. The bond
Cd Jrb1 Of this company is $50 900 900, the float
;na debt $4,000. 600, The stock about $4,000
600. being only $40 per share on 10000 shares,
and leaving $4,000 shares of optional rights out
standing. Who ever heard before of company
nnder protest, will, more than half Of It's capital
stock unpaid. asking for a loan!
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