Litchfield enquirer., 1858-08-19

WHOLE FAMILY DROWNED WHILE DRUNK.- Three brothers, Pulscy, of Baltimore, took sail Patapsco River, all drunk refusing to lei fourth brother, also drunk, go with them. The fourth drunken Pusey took a row boat and went on his own hook. flaw of wind soon struck the sail- boat, capsized it, and the three occupants were drowned. The brother in the rowboat commenced his drunken pranks, rocked the boat over, went in
 to the water and when assistance came refused it,
 boasting of his ability to himself, and finally
 was drowned
 A boy at Watertown, N. Y., was left by his moth-
 CT to watch his infant brother. The little thing
 cried, and he after the mother, but she did not choose to return with him. He ran after her a sec- ond time, and was again sent lacS alone. After n
 while the mother returned to her home, and there sat the boy upon the pillow, under which was the
 infant The affrighted mother snatched the pillow
 away, but it was too late-the babe was dead The
 boy, to silence its screams had adopted this means, and thus smothered the infant.
 Three ladies, residing in the same square in the city of Washington, lately presented their husbands
 with seven interesting responsibilities - two with twins, and the third with three children.
 There were clever cases of sua-stroke at St. Louis, on the 10th inst, seven of which resulted in death
 The heat intense, the thermometer in the eyc- ming ranging from 95 to l04. .... It is reported that Secretary Thompson's estates in Mississippi overfwed by water, and that tho damage apprOximates to SlOO,OOO.
 Messrs. Hill & Cheney's extensive stables fin Man chester, N. H., were destroyed by fire on the morn ing of the 9th inst. and 28 horses were burned.- The loss is about $8, 600.
 Brigham Young and some of his leading elders have returned to Salt Lake City.
 The ship Sparkling Wave, of Boston, in charge of Captain Isaac Beebe, of New London, arfived ut Quarantine, New York, on Saturday the 7th. having lost fourteen officers and men by yellow fever sine she sailed from New York for Havana, some six months since. Three persons, who were successisc-
 y captains died before she came in charge of Capt. Beebe, who was sent out from New York by the owners expressly to bring the vessel home. W.ssii he arrived at New York, six out of her crew of four teen were on the sick list.
 At the corner of Fourth and Arch streets, Pt,- delphia, is old cemetery, and here lie burie.l flat slab, with the simple inscription of the na $ of Benjamin Franklin and Deborah his wife, ma. ss the spot Directly over this grave runs telegraaic wire, across which the lightning is constantly fash, ing communications of intelligence, noting daily the progress of events and incidents of consequence in the world A telegraph post stands by the grave a fitting monument to the memory of the philoso- pher who first brought the lightning from heaven.
 The late President oi the La Crosse Railroad Com pany has published scorching review of the reisrt Of the investigating committees of the Wisconrin Legislature. He states that the report IN mere expression of the personal spleen of the individual members of fhe committee, 1t having been print,i and circulated without being laid before the 1cpi< ture and that action was taken upon t by either House ; and declares that no member of the com, mittee dare publish the charges contained in the report and give them q personal application. The review puts different face upon the charges against the Company from that hitherto presented to tho public. @4
 It is estimated that there are more than 20O0 persons of both sexes now temporarily residing in indiana Iowa, and other western States for t,cexs press purpose of obtaining divorces upon grsiinIs which would not avail them in the States Ut tscir. actual residence
 Miss Isabella Cass, daughter of Secretary Gss. ia soon to give her hand to Mir. Van Liinbufg sha Minister ef the Netherlands.