Litchfield enquirer., 1858-10-07

At the Annual Meeting of the legal voters of the | Village of Litchfeld, held at the Town Room. Sen, tember 1858 the following Officers were elected for the year ensuing, viz.
 President-Johu H. Hubbard.
 Secretary -David E. Bostwick.
 TreasiirerEdwar w. Seymour
 Fire Wardens-Elzur B Smith, Vim H. Wheeler. Cha's L. Pcrkins, E. o Peck, A. C. Smith. Robert Williams.
 Bailiff-Wm F. Baldwin.
 Assistant Bailiifs-- Wm H. Braman, Geo. Mung- CT, Theodore Sedgwiok, Frederick D. McNeil
 Collector--E. o. Peck
 Inspectors-Geo. Seymour J. L. Judd. A.. S. Lewis. .a----.-.,.'@ ,.+--e----
 Com. on Parks: East Park-E. B. Webster West park--E Peck
 D. E. BosTwIBK, Sec'y. st ----------> >e-S-----@- ss G8 At the Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of the Ltehfsld Bank Tuesday last, there was quite full attendance, and Committee of Investigation into the affairs of the institution was appointed who are to repdst at adjourned meeting to be held on the t Tuesd,y in November,t3 whi day tle cleo tun of Directors postponed. Frederick Kellogg Hugh q WelYh, and John II. Harrison, are the h. EsestiS tn ssnlnai a4fec nlSr6 co,s ypsn could not laye hcen selected.
 A NEw PARK.--Permission was given by the twr at Ele annual meeting, 10 fence ina portion of the common between the East and West parks in tliis village If the ground can be well graded and turf IL handsome iron fence put up, and trees and sITa5bcry made to grow luxuranty this will be a decided Improvement, and will add much to the beauty of the place; but better have it it is for the ball players, than to put up fences that will be lily cared for the present parks. Let us have the right thing, or nothing at all
 Guite an excitement was occasipned in New Lon don on Friday morning by the arrival of fugitive slave alsi efforts to capture and send him back. appears that vessel loaded with pine lumber bound to New london, sailed from Wilmington, North Carolina, September 20th, and when six days out, 8 mysterious rapping was heard in the fore hold : which on examination, was funnd to be caused by | hs slsnsed fag tive. 1het darkeg had secreted lisnss on board six days hesere ksey saHed, land had taas been hidden for twelve days with only pounds of crackers and piece of cheese for provis i ,ns The Captain on arriving at Mystic river, made itis first business to go ashore after an off ccr to whom he could surrender the fugitive On returning he discovered that the tarkey had jump- ed overboard and swan ashore. The Captain then weht to New London, and after search found Joe in a clothing s ore, seized him, and took him to the Custom House. Collector Mather being United ststcs Commissioner alsd;stoo charge of the fugN tive. The affair, however, had been noised about in the streets. and Judge Brairlagee with some friends went down to the Custom House, where he found the negro kthe custody of the Collector the Captain, and sevclal officers of the United States reyenue cutter Braadagee inquired of the fugitive if ke was anxious to return to North Carolina, when 9ia&Assea expressed i desisN NiIepast atgenee, "Go then" quoth Brandagee, and the darkey went. The Custom House people evinced disposition to stop htm, but somehow the presence of the citizens rendered their efforts of little avail and the Garkey is on Eis way toward the north star. So says the New Eondon Chrouirk