Litchfield enquirer., 1857-08-13
News of the Week.


 prosecution for crime the penalty of which is ten years Tn State Prison Never was more outrageous | fraud attempted upon community, the details are too disgusting to be repeated in family paper. By decision of the Surrogate she had come in possession of third of the estate of the Dr. Not satisfied with this, she lays deep plan, equalled alone by the secu rest and we'll coEtrved murder of Burdeli to bring forward an heir in this she has signally failed, and will probably receive instead of the estate. home in State Prison. The laws of New York. provide for the attempt to commit crime as we'll for the successful commission and notwith- standing the claim that she did not actually palm off the child as her own, she will probably receive punishment at the hands of the law, which at this time seems too lenient entirely in its course
 The developments in the case exhibit her cha rac- ter and that of her sister, and her own children as depraved to the highest degree The sister had been some years previous pro ecnted for burglary which she undoubtedly committs tsl-excommunicat- ed from the church and from decent society. escap
 ing the State Prison by the skin of her teeth where VIC trust she will now be sent as an accomplice in this crime.
 Mrs Cunningham has not been permitted to see the newspapers, and therefore unacquainted with the developments of the case continues to moan for her baby, overcome by weakness and suffering such as she naturally would be called upon to en- dure had she given birth to an infant. The poor dear baby however was not born with a silver spoon in its mouth, and will undoubtedly have a better chance for its life, than it would have had in the hands of this she-wolf who would have murdered it as soon the end was accomplised for which it was produced.
 Murder is no uncommon thing in New York but this is something new rich and racy in its line a Godsend to Sunday newspapers and grog shops com ing Ill good time for companion to the history of most brutal prize fight which took place last week in Canada between two noted pugilists of Philadel- phia. Over an hundred rounds were fought and one of the combatans beaten that his life is des paired of. His eyes closed, his nose broken and his teeth knocked out and yet he refused to give in by lo of strength, fell from his own cxer tions, and dragged eff by his friends, who went with him to Buffalo, since which time his where abouts have been an entire secret. The combat tants wer both irish representing the Protestant and Catholic branches of the chuch.
 The critical period, which is to test the first pertinent in laying telegraph wire the ocean is at hand On the 23d of July, the completion of the cable, and loading it on board the Niagara and the Agamemnon was celebrated in grand style by d festival at which $50 guests ente, tained. One half of the cable, (which was manufactured in two parts, is laden on board the Agamemnon in an immense coils, 45 feet in diameter, and 14 feet in height. The other half is slowed away on board the Niagara in three coils, arrangement to which there are many objections, but which, owing to the c nstru ction ot the vessel could not be avoided. Difficulties in carrying out the project successfully, have already Leen found out as well anticipated. The guta pcrcha covering melts with the heat, and while the cable lay in the yards of the manufactur- CTS, many miles of it were lost in consequencs.s great and unnecessary mistake was madeSlathe man ufacture; the two halves were twisted iS x,t ent directions, and in consequence when uniV &siS mid ocean there will be constant tendency to un- twist both, by their strain upon each other. How serious difficulty this may be found to be is not as yet known. Much fault is found, how justly we cannot say, with the machinery for running off the cable It is feared that it will not run easily enough, toprcvent the strain which the pitching of the vessel will cause upon the cable and this will part it. In case of heavy weather the cable will be cut attached to buoy which is furnished with a flag and two bright lights, and is capable of sus talning several tuns, and then set adritt. The sells will keep near the buoy as possible and when the storm is over will pick up the cable and resume the laying of it. The uri. .inal plan of pro- cceuinn to mid ocean, uniting the two halves there and then steaming each way to the opposite shores, has been abandoned. The Niagara, escorted by a squadron of four vessels will lay the first haf the Agamemnon will then jotn her half to that already laid, and proccsd to Newfoundland. Should any accident, therefore, happen in laying tLe first halt, the second will be preserved. The laying of the cable will be commenced this month.
 W. c. B. Gillespie, who Was journalist of the House of Representatives at sprnhtield. l, at the last session of the Legislature and who was lately appointed route mail agent the Chicago, Alton and St. Louis Railroad, was arrested last week, by United States Marshal Dickson, at the instance Of f. D. Preston, Esq, general mail agent for the North West. Mir. Gillespie was charged with ab- stracting money from letters. The examination took place before the United Statss Commissioners 5. A. Corneau on the 29th and 3Oth ultimo. The following are the circumstances
 J. N. Mitchell, merchant of Bath, Illinois, mail ed letter on the evening of June 24, inelosing draft and Sl5O in bank bils to the firm of Parker Russell and Co., of St. Louis. The Postmaster at Bath, closed the letter after having counted the money twice taking pains to seal it all around with gum. 50 that it could not be opened without tearing the envelope. He registered the letter, marking it, R. 26, then stamped the post mark on it with blue ink. The post mark was dated June 25 and the letter started from Bath on that morn ing. reaching Springfield the same day, from that point it sent by the evening train to St. Louis Gillespie was in charge of the mail on that train.
 The letter arrived at St. Louis on the 18th. When 1t reached its destination it had been broken open, $40 of the money abstraeted, the figures in I tEA IA& ~N-