Litchfield enquirer., 1857-09-03
Judge Ellsworth gave his decision upon the sp.

.a.. J VI .ne cank by foreigners, who wanted the the Bridgeport directors, and considered tbem hon. oraole men, he thought his duty to the state re- qulred that the Bank be enjoined against doing any luItner ousiness that receiver be appointed, and tune limited for the presentation of claims Sherwood Sterling Esq of Fairfield was appointed Receiver.
 The last footing up of the tables of the St. Louis Democrat and the St. Louis Republican of the vote for Governor of Missouri, is as follows
 Democrat. Republican. Rollins, Opposition. .-.. .46, ,739 467O7 Stewart Democrat. w .46, ,565 4662O
 A terrible hurricane passed over the town of Woodland, Wis, last night destroying every house in the place. MT. Fox, the Railroad Station Agent was run over and instantly killed while endeavor. ing to stop train of freight cars which the wind had set ill motion. The telegraph lines were all prosrated and the railroad track considerably dam aged
 The President is very firm in resisting the South in their clamor for the removal of Governor Walker The semofficial statement of the Union that Kan sas will certainly be slave state, has proved SOD to the war dogs of the South and has queted then, for the present. The fire eaters are satisfied by pri- vate assurances that Walker is their best man.
 The New York Express depicts the scene on board the steamer Croton, Wednesday afternoon. The steamer was lying at Sands Point, and was full fpassengers, ready to start when crash was heard which brought every passenger to his feet. scene of the widest confusion and panic ensued. but fortunately no lives were lost Some connect ing rod Of the machinery had suddenly given way, which threw other parts out of gear and one diff culty followed another with such rapidity, that in few seconds of time, the whole mass of machinery connected with the engine, vas a perfect wreck literally shattered to atoms. Everythng-walk- ing beams rods-connectng bars all were completely demolished and it was only oy the almost superhuman efforts of the engineer, that some of the moving uprights were not carried through the bottom of the boat, when she must have sunk in few moments.
 The Buffalo Courier says a gentleman in that city called several brokers the other day. saying he wished to procure exchange on New York; for SlOOOO or $l2.O00 in Gold! Of course it was not convenient to confer the favor, at leest not to to- day They looked wonderfully on him. gazed at him as if 20 catch the expression of countcnancc of the possessor of 10 O0O in gold and boys took of their hats to him.
 E. A. Bliss, Cashier of the Bank writes to tho New York Tmes that all red fives on the Lee Rank ton except ones and twos
 The Berkshire Agricultural Fair will be held in Pittsfeld, October 7th, Sth and 9th The Housaton- ic i'll Great Harrington, September 23d and 24th The Agricultural Fairs in Western Massachusetts this year. promise to be very spirited and interesting
 Rev. Doctor Leonard F. Lathrop died August 20th at Sharon aged 61 years. He has been set tied in Sharon about three years. He was formerly pastor of the Congregational Church in Salisbury for thirteen years.
 A young lady nineteen years of age, named ,yaI I,,,fh IL ago, from Wausseon, Fulton Co.,, Ohio, to Maple Rapids, Gratiot Co.,, Mich. During the famine of last winter and spring, Miss Mikese gathered ashes and made black salts, which she sold to procure food for herself and friends, thus saving them and her. self from the pers of starvation. A few weeks ago she found it necessary to return to WausscCn Hay. ing no money with which to pay her passage sbo resolutey started foot and walked the entire dis tancc one hundred and sixty miles in four days forty miles per day Such girl as that would head division to storm the MalakoH We have these facts from two gentlemen of Wausseon, and can vouch for their accuracy y.--Adrian Watct,nan.
 MT Otto Goldschmidt, the husband of Jenny Lind, is at present in England, making arrange ments for the removal thither of lis family, which is passing the summer at the village of Oberussnz near Dresden, and has recently been increased by the birth of a daughter Mrs Lind -Goldschmidt's voice it is said, has neither lost in quantity in quality, and she would not refuse the offer of an- other musical tour through the United States.
 A Catholic pr est at Chicago. has addressed letter to the Catholics of that diocese upon the evils growing out of the unchecked power of tho Bishops, chiefly cllled out by acts of petty desposm on the part of Bishop o Regan The priest finds the source of the evils under which Catholics in the United States suffer- in the existe nee of canon laws in the United States, and the tenure by which Bisbops hold the property of the church. which gives thcm personally the absolute control and disposal of it, With no remedy against pervcrsion of tEc funds.
 A famine is very much needed in the United states to teach people economy in the preparation of food It will require some Providental lesson like this to supply-a race of capable books A person Who has examined the matter says that of all the 1000 raised Tn this country ne-third is wasted In france the waste amounts to less than two per cent
 A grocer in Newark N J. being afraid of losirp s6,o4o in bank bills which he had with him. placed them in measure of oats. His horse broke loose. got at the oats, and in few minutes had "1nOre funds about him than his master
 A party of fifteen, on Saturday, went down to Wethersficld Cove, and had extraordinary good luck in drawing net. They caught twenty good sized shad, and any quantity of small fry. It is something unusual to have meal of fresh shad at this time of the year but this luxury was induged in by the lucky ones who hauled the net.
 The London correspondent of the New York Commercial Adrertisr says that in the produce mar kets the articles most likely to be effected by the Sepoy insurrection in British India, are indigo and saltpeter The saltpeter suitable for gunpowder is manufactured exclusively in the disturbed districts. The supply therefore, is certain to be interrupted and as the stock hand here is comparatiyely small, prices are advancing.
 A beautiful stone has been raised in the cernc- tery at Wolcottvle, at the grave of the boy Willard Bhge, who was killed by the explosion of a cannon a year or more ago. The stone cost s6o and was pald tor, we lcarn by his playmates and the youth of the village
 An Irishman at work near New Britain, ono