Litchfield enquirer., 1857-07-30
Tho Salt Lake mail, with dates to the 2d inst [.


 arrived at Leavenworth, on the 18th. The Ter ntory Was in Peaceable condition, and general prosperity prevailed. Rumors of the expedition fitting ou, by the Government had reached Utah, but attracted little attention. The Emigrants were progressing rapidly. Grass was abundant on the plains. The Indians were friendly. Pub | lie charges of official dishonesty had been made i against Surveyor General Burr, and the sworn statements of his assistants were published, accu- sing him of reporting to the Government, and pocketing the money when the work had never been done: of withholding the pay of his assist ants and appropriaring it to himself, and of neg lecting to mark the surveys and then reporting to the United States Government that the posts had been removed by the Mormons, together with oth. CT serious misdemeanors.
 The great Scotch poisoning case, is ended, and the same steamer which brought the news of Miss Smiths acquttal brought also the young lady herself. The papers of Glasgow stated that her fathers family had made arrangements to leave Scotland, however the case should result The acqultal has not cleared her of disgrace, and many, are sure. who peruse the evidence of the trial will have little doubt as to her guilt Says the Ayershire Express:
 1 Whether innocent or guilty, Madelaine Smith 1 has all the coolness of great criminal. The fair prisoners dress is a matter in respect to which the ladies may feel curious. She has well cultivated taste, that is evident. She is | elegant without show. rich brown silk gown, with large brooch low set in the breast: a white straw hoBnet simply trimmed with white ribbon: white cambric handkerchief and bottle of smelling salts in her kid govel hand, such is the inventory. far as l can furnish it. Her hair, of which she has rich profuson, is quietly arrang- ed in the fashion prevalent before the Eugenie style, although the smallness of the bonnet which leading of two ebony braids across the crown of her head. Miss Smith is five feet two inches in height. She has an elegant figure, and can ne- ther be called stout slim. She looks older than her years, which 2l. l should have guessed her age to be 24. Her eyes deep set, large. and some think beautiful but certainly do not look prepossessing. Her brow is of the ordinary size, and the face inclnes to the oval. Her nose is prominent, but is too long to be talk en type for the Roman, and too irregular to mind one of Greece. Her complexion, in spite of her prison life, is clear and fresh. Her cheeks are well colored, and the insinuations that a rosy hue is mparted by artificial means, made by | ! found ed.''
 It may be added that she is thoroughly deprav- ed-that all the evidence in the ca SC shows it. Her letters, great numbers of which were read, she listened to without change of features. Their contents should have shamed one far older in crime and pollution i. is indeed strange sor- rowfu case which for the sake of poor humanity we would it were in ou: power to hice forever from the gaze.
 "A letter in the London Times from Sierra Leone of May 24, reports the capture and arrival at that port of slave brigantine named the Ad- ans Gray of New Orleans. The capture was ef. fected by the British steamer Prome,heus, off Lagos, on the sixteenth of April. All the para phernalia of a slayer were found on board and some 5000 pounds sterling in gold wherewith to purchase cargo. The vessel had been condem. ned at Sierra Leone.
 Hon. Hamilton Fish and family will sail for Havre in the Arago, which leaves port to day. i It is possi ible that he may stay in Europe during the coming two years. It is understood that his colleague, Senator Seward, is also contemplating foreign tour somewhat more extensive than that of Governor Fish for whereas the latter intends 1 to limit his journey to the principal countries of Europe, MT. Seward includes in his, the circum- navigation of the globe. together with visit to the Sandwich Islands.
 Gen. J. Addison Thomas, the late Assistant Sec,etary of State, will be passenger on board the Arago.
 The Genera, with his family, will visit Russia, Spain, and the less travelled portions of Europe, in addition to London and Paris.
 There is to be National Horse Show at Springfield, Mass. commencing September 3Oth, and continuing four days. Unusual efforts are be- ing pnt forth to make the exhibition excel any, thing of the kind yet held. Hampden Park, where the exhibition is to be held, and which has been purchased for agricultural exhibitions, is to be inaugurated the 29th with con siderable cer- emony. Henry Ward Beecher is to deliver the 1 dedicatory address.
 The iron fence, which surrounded the old church oftDr. Spring in New York, has been re- moved to the grounds ofa gentlemen in Brooklyn. N.Y., where it remains in fine state of preser- vaton, about the only relic of the old brick church that his escaped the march of business improve. ments n that city.
 Ut is estimated that Mayor Woods resistance to the new police law will cost the city $500, 900 small estimate, all things considered.
 While the workmen were raising the spire on new Congregational Church in Danbury, Tuesday week, it snapped in two and fell with tremendous crash, scattering the broken timbers in all directions, but injurng no one except MT. Starr, the master-builder, who lost two fingers by the accident. The loss to the contractors was about $500.
 -Leut. Geo. M. Totten. of the United States