Litchfield enquirer., 1858-04-08

number ct miles with the smsllest amount of wood. On Thursday, March 24, Engineer Stef. ling with Fireman Wilcox, ran the locomotive An. telope (with the regular passenger train,) from Dewey's to Pittsfeld and from Pittsfsd to Bridge port. making their usual good time, and consum. ing only ONE CORD of wood. The distance is iOl miles.
 = Special Agent Holbrook arrested Reysl Phelps, Maie Stage Driver between Stsniagton and Nav London, last Saturday, on charge of iob- ping the mails between said places. When ar- rested letters were found on his person taken from tho mails. Expectations have been committed on this route for some time. Phelps is now lodged in New London jail to wait his trial. He was for sdme time on the How London Road as bFzkes man He has wife and two children in New London.
 The case of the Voluntown Bank msnagsrs Peek. Lindley. Miller and PO,ter-undef heavy bonds fo: alleged criminal conduct in the affaifs of the now famous '.Voluntown Bank" came be- fore the Windham Superior Court, at Broeklyn, Judge Waldo presiding, on the 24th of March, and was continued to the next term. A strenuous effort was made to get the of bail reduced, but it filled. It is feared they will forfeit their bonds and run from justice.
 1.-The cost of the Hartford Watpr-werks up .s March lst, 1858, is S4. .6S4 83. There are tWshiys
 
 one fire hydran,s; and one thousand one hsndred and three consumers of water. The receipts fsf the year were $l 6,3i0 50 expenses, @5,67O 35s The estimated for the current year is $3O,s 760 9s-which will bring the city in debt abou, 5000.
 | A young lady named Stevenson aged about 19 years, committed suicide by drowning at Anso. nia last Friday evening. She left the house of her parents about o'clock in the evening, and at latu hour she had not returned when the family became alarmed. and went in search of her, but were un- successful. In the morning, letters were found ii her room stating that she had made up her mind to make way with herself, and that her friends would never see her again alive. During the day strict search was made, and at oclock on the afternoon, of Saturday, her lifeless body found in the large reservoir short distance above her residence We learn that her parents had noticed for soh.o time past that she had been quite melancholy and desponding, but her behavior had not been such to cause any alarm.
 DuGNIr1ED.-Wc are told that the Governor of Rocky Hill, and the would Dc Governor of Cohnrc,i. cut Gen. James T. Pratt stood at the ballot box all day yesterday, and watched the vote of every elc- ter and that this accounts for the increase of the Shams in that town-many of the opposition nut daring to vote openly against Pratt and thus ncui his dspleasure. Apr. $,
 | The Irish vote, almost to man. in this civ yesterday voted for the party who call them white slaves, and we are not sure but they are descrvn: the appellation. We know that large number f them have expressed their determination to vote t this election against the Shams, and yet when tn. came to the polls they dare not vote against their masters We saw, ourselves, Irishmcn start for the tallot-box. with Republican tickets, intending to vote the same. tamey submit to their masters. whO took away their ballots and gave them instead the tickets of the Shams.-LIarrora C5lrant 6th.
 LANESTABLE CASUALTY. On Monday afternoon, the 29th inst Benjamin D. Norris, Esq, having business at the Paper Mill of Mir Flint, in Beaver Brook district stepped on bclting over small ap- erturc in the floor which partially concealed ky the refuse paper &c scattered about To save him fself from falling Mir. .involuntarily threw out his right arm, which in contact with machine ry in rapid motion, which instantly drew his hand and arm into the heavy cogs, larccrating bis hani in a shocking manner and breaking the arm in sev- eral places After his release he nerved himself for visit to our jrsty renowned surgeon, Dr. Bennett. took a seat in m open wagon and rode to the Doc. tors residence, distance of three miles-whsre he had his wounds dressed. and he is now doing we'll. On the evening of the day on which the accident occurred, Mir Norris was nominated by the Repubii. of Ridgefed to represent that town in the next Lesislature.-N. 1T. Courier.