Litchfield enquirer., 1858-05-06
SELECTED ITEMS,

the Utah Army, simply because he ia warm personal
friend of Senator CRrrTENDEN, and as affirmed in the
Kentucky papers, because of Senator CR1TrEsprs's
opposition the Lecompton villainy."
The forces now concentrated at Fort Leavenworth'
Of the Utah Expedition, number to-
tai of seventy-six companies. of all arms, compris
ing 1000 men.
Rev. Samuel Benedict has rendered his resignation
as Rector of Trinity Parish, New Haven, to take eff
feet at early day:
Jefferson Davis is slowly recovering The sight c.
one eye it is feared is lost but he hopes save it
by an operation for which purpose it is said thathe
will visit Paris.
The Pennsylvania Legislature passed an act per-
hitting any rate Of interest agreed upon by parties
hut when there is contract six per cent. is still
the legal rate.
Col. Colt has received from the ordnance depart
ment contract for 1000 Of his revolvers of which
1900 are to he delivered Immediately
Harper & Brothers, the extensive book publishing
house, in New York. who suspended during the cri-
sis, have resumed their payments in full
The American Baptist says: "The aggregate of
conversions reported in connection with Baptist
churches alone during the month of March, is over
seventeen thousand.
GaEAT ACCESSION TO PLYMOUTH CHURCH On
Sunday morning there was very large congre-
CATION at the Rev. Mr.. Beecher's Church, Brook
lyn, the occasion being special, from the fact
that great number OF persons were to be received
into the church. The pulpit was tastefully deco.
rated with flowers, and in the rear Were wreathed
the words For We were as sheep going astray but
are now returned unto tile Shepherd and Bishop
Of your souls T'heIe were in all 1873 persons
ceived into the church-l63 by profession and IS
by letter. Fourteen were baptsed by immersion
on Thursday night, and 40 were baPtised on their
admission. They occupied the five font circles
of seats, and when the articles of faith We're read
to them by Mr.. Beecher, they arose and bowed
their assent Some 25 of these converts were
connected with the Sabbath school attached to
the church. The venerable Dr.. Lyman Beecher
sat in the pulpit during the services.
REMARKABLE DlsCovERY.-In 1850, Ira Clark,
farmer living in the town of Orange, was found
in field with his throat cut. Suspicion rested on
man by the name of Bowen, who was seen
soon after with new suit of clothes, and never
wore again his usual suit. Bowen was known to
be on terms of intimacy with Clark's wife, which
gave additional force to the suspicious against
him For want of evidence he was liberated
On Friday last, Mr.. w. G. Prudea, also farmer
of Orange, whose land adjoined that of the MUIR
dered man. found coat beneath pile of stone,
which has been identified as Bowen's. 1t was
taken TO New Haven for anal ytcal examination,
to seek for traces of blood, and Bowen has been
arrested.
Mr.. Theophilus Baldwin died suddenly in Wa
tertown on Monday afternoon last. HIS was pres
ent at town meeting which was held that after
noon, and took part in discussion which came
up in reference to proposed road Feeling un-
well, his son took him home. and shortly after
seating himself in chair, he feel forward and ex-
pired. The news of his death reached the meet
ing before its adjournment. Ho was II years of
age.
According to the despatch in the Evening Post,
Mr.. Buchanan is engaged in negotiations for
new slice of Mexican territory. He is said to be
chaffering with the Church Party for the pur-
chase of that portion of the territory Of Mexico
north Of direct line from the mouth of the Rio
Grande. on the Gulf of Mexico, to the mouth of
the river Mayo, on the Gulf of California, and to
include the whole of Lower California.
Another large speculation in land sold to Gov
eminent for war purposes, has beeB discovered.
The Secretary of War contracted with parties for
the purchase of site for fort at Line Point, OPP
posiie the Cats of San Francisco, for two hun
dred thousand dollars, to be paid as soon as they
could show clear tlle which the District At
torney is now examining. The land purchased,
it is said, would not sell for fifteen hundred dol
lars.
The Secretary Of the Treasury received. few
days since. $1,000 in Treasury notes from an
unknown individual, who states that he had
cheated the Government to that amount during
Piprces administration.
The LEv1ATHAN TO BE OuTDoNE.-A bigger
ship than the Lcviathan is already talked of in
England. Ii is intended that this new monster
shall carry 5000 tons more than the Leyiathan-
is to run faster, and draw less water. An eng
neer of Liverpool, named Glare, proposes to build
ship 1000 feet in length. 10 feet beam. and onl y
30 feet from deck to keel, making her perfectly
fiat bo.,omed and her sides perfectly square.
We " i'll moi BE- surprised to hear, one of these
days. that some engineer proposes to build
bridge across The Atlantic, with hotels arranged
at considerable distances apart, for the comfort OF
travellers.
The revival of religion is extending widely at
the South and West. The system Of daily pray:
er meetings in business hours has been Inaugural.
ted in most of The Southern cities. There has
been a great increase in church membership, and
during the past year the Bapiists alone have ad-
ded over 500 600 members, most Of which Access
sion has been at the South.
PRAYER MEETING ON Board A STEAMBoAT.-
On recent trip of one OF the great steamers
DOWN the Hudson, during the evening a prayer
meeting was held in the large saloon. Most OF
The passengers. we are informed. were present.
and scene of extraordinary interest was enjoyed.
Clergy and Iaymen united in the exhortations and
prayers. and the singing was inspiriIing
We see by the Vermont paprs that a curious
will ease is pending before the Windsor Probate t
District. Abraham Sawyer, late of Chester.
xilled the residuary portion of his estate to the
Baptist Church of that place, the interest OF
which 10 be appropriated TO support preach T
ny, on condition that the church should adoptthe II
otaI abstinence pledge. and hOe up 10 it, when
bey failed 10 live up to the pledge. the annuity n
should cease, and the fund kept accumuating till h
hey should return to duty again, when they
hould again receive the benefit OF his generosity :,
Coon FOR BARKHAMsrED.-1t is perhaps a i
roper enough subject Of newspaper mention, that
lady living in Barkhamsted, near the Hartland y
inc, while returning from gathering eowships OF
ionday last, made short halt by the roadside "
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