Litchfield enquirer., 1857-10-08
News of the Week.

The Lexington (Mo) Express of Sept. 26, says, [" Our young and adventurous friend, Capt. c. Ben Russell arrived at home in this city, on Tuesday last after an absence of three months during which time he has visited Salt Lake City, and inter mediate points H. tells us that the Cheyenne h. dian dcpredstions unabatcd, and are daily grow ing of more aggravated and daring character. When he left Salt Lake, the Mormons had fortified Fort Brger, and say they will defend that fort against the passage of the United States troops that can be sent against them. But the spirit of Nor Ilnnisn is of decidedly hostile character and will require reinstatement before being reduced to subor. ,lination an d decent respect to law.
 On the way in, Mr. Russel. chased by the Cneyenncs on several occasions. Their shots came SD his destruction to pierce his saddle-bags, coat and hat yet he arrived unlurt.
 lie tells us, that two weeks ago, three men in the employ of lusse X Waddeil were killed by the Chcycnncs, lut we do not now recollect the place of the murder. They also stole some fifty head of stock, and some two hundred United States guns from the trains of those gentlemen. The Indians, lie a.Gs arc prowling around Fort Laramie and de- clare their intention ot taking that post.
 A letter dated BANGOR Me-. Saturday, Oct. g., 1S57 says =" To-day the Maine State Fair closed its third exhibition by a trottng match for SoOO
 
 two in three, free to all horses raised and always owned in Maine The premium was taken bv Lady BurnllaIn, owned by A. Lodge of Winthrop Time :: -:4o, Z4l, ana 2:46 sec nd purre free to all horses, was taken in three straight heats by Harry Walton, exhibited by J. 0. Walton Time 244 2:42, and 23o. The rain of yesterday rendered the track heavy On the whole the State Fair has pro- |et highly satisfactory.
 Harvey Doolittle, late Cashier of the Agrcultu- r.l Bank. IIelkimcr, New York, was arrested on Friday by Deputy Sheriff Wilson, on several War rants issued by Judge Earl He was held to bail as follows For embezzlemcnt, S1OO0O; for perjury SlO,uOO; for misdemcanor, Sl ,OOU
 Daniel w. King, of Suffield was on Thursday sentenced to six years impri- -onment in the State Prison, for the crime of forgery. He plead guilty three counts, and was sentenced to two years on each, the least that the law allows.
 king had occupied respectable position as a merchant, before his iorgeres detected. His father dic since his confinement, having suffered Very much from his son misdemeanor
 From the weaving room of the Ward Mills, In. dian orchard' Ntass in which an average of eighty persons employed, 131 girls have been married "wi.hn two years. In lian Orchard is very nice place indeed for marriageable young ladies'
 Among the suspension of banks in Philadelphi. was that Ot ElXa Banks; who hung herself on count of unreIulted love, but she cut down an, deemed.
 The Contocook Valley Railroad was sold at auc ton, Thursday, at Concord, N. H., to Robert N Corning, of that pllce, for the sum of $50, OU0.
 The warehouses in the City of Buffalo, it is sta tel. are cyammed to their utmost capacity wtl grain, flour, and general produce from the West Fresh calgoes are continually arriving but there i no one to receive them. The banks in many in stnces have advanced the freight taking tn, whole cargo as security One firm has now thirteer boats lying at West Troy, heavily laden with valu able produce and they unable to raise the mo hey, (S3O00) to pay the tolls
 Henry Glover, of Wilton, shot a bald head ca gle, on Tuesday of ait week, which was carrying oi a savage contest with an old goose, near the door The eagle measured seven feet from Une eXtremlt! of the wing to the other
 Tine Steamship Star of the West, from Aspin wal, arrived at New York at o'clock, on tn morning of Oct. 4, with four hundred and hftythre passengers, and s1 ,2Gs, 734 in specie
 Principal consignces, American Exchange Bank $255,0eO Wells, Fargo & Co.,, S.39 GOO Rober Ilallett X Co.,, S25 GOO; James Patrick, $l07 ,e09 Howiund and Aspuwall, s76,0OO Duncan, Sher man & Co, s90 000 Freeman & Co.,, s4l. .OOO Howes Cgoswel 5000 ". T Coleman x Co. %.J Q91.