Litchfield enquirer., 1858-08-05

yCdi.-& ueeeAtuWs .. IxPoRrED HonsEs.-six pure Arabian blood stall lions were lately brought to New York by Capt. Lane, who has been engaged in raising the sunken vessels in the harbor of Sebastopol, These animal cost 000 which is said to be e than their real worth. They stand about Is hands high, are match ed and are pairs of dark bay, grey and black. They are direct from the cavalry stables of the Russian Emperor, and were raised expressly for him. The number of horses in the imperial stud is limited to 5000, and when it exceeds this number sales are made.
 Judge Waldo, during one days session at Hart 1ord granted the following petitions for divorces A. c. Rider, of Suisld, ys. Nancy A. Rider; Harriet Hoxie, of Glastonbury, Us. Hiram Hoxie; Susan Stewart. of Pennington. John Stewart; Frederick Hoy, of Hartford. us. Ottillia Hoy Barbara Miner of Hartford, gs Michael Miner; and Elizabeth Buck of Hartford, rs Benoni E. Buck.
 We are happy to announce that Barnum has en- gagged 'Thiodon Theatre of Arts splendid affair which has been exhibited in Great Britain for some years with unparalleled success. It is now on it's way to this country. We trust that he will reap enemies may call him humbug' if they wish i; but the public always sure to get " their money worth when they visit his exhibitions -Farmr.
 The Minnesota Assembly have passed law fixing the rate of interest at fifteen per cent per annum money. It is thought the Senate will stick for eighteen.
 CONNECTICUT MEN ABRoAp--A London correspon- dent,of the New York Express, writing under the date of July 18th, says that Judge Boardman. of New Haven left London for Paris, flew days before and that Dr. Butler, of the Hartford Insane Retreat was daily expected from Scotland. Huntington, the artist, is residing in London.
 In relation to Americans in business in London, the same correspondent says:
 "There are many Americans in London in busi- ness who;hol high position for intelligence and integrity. Peabody < Co., every body knows and esteems None stand better than Perkins, Bacon & Co., both of them Americans, the former, of the celebrated Mir. Perkins, of Nrwburyport Mass. the Bank Note Engraver. who came to London half a century since, at the invitation of the Bank of England. This firm executes large amount of Bank note engraving, and they have also the Gov ernt contract for printing the Penny Post Office Stamps. They keep IS pressss constantly at work on stamps, printing nearly two millions of dollars worth annually"
 Four prisoners in theNew Haven County jail have been detected in conspiracy to break out Skeleton keys had been prepared They were placed in closer confinement.
 Prof Geo. N. Day of Lane Seminary, Cincinnati, lies dangerously ill at New Haven.
 An Irish woman, namrd Bridget Sullivan, aged 16, was burned to death last week in Meriden by the careless trimming of fluid lamp.
 The hail storm in Canaan, on Thursday last, was very destructive to the crops.
 Queen Victoria is going to Prussia, whence disa- greeable rumors about misunderstanding in the
 
 of the court. Her visit is intended to arrange all these personal difficulties.
 It is stated that there have been hundreds of cases of yellow fever at the N Y Quarantine this summer and over hundred deaths.
 It is said that Senator Bright of Indiana has joined the Roman Catholic Church.
 FATAL AccpENT.-The small house standing on the left of Bank street you approach the Railroad depo Monday the of one of those hsartrending occurrences frequent n our country since the intro duciOn of railroads. suD oi Edward Ormisher, who lives in the house alluded to-a bright and promising boy about eight years old-after driving the pasture or his to the step o of the passenger the were switching ont the rain prepa ry for the down rlp and in attempting get fl on to the platform olpnsile the Depot, fell, and thrown by the upon the track in such position that one wheel passed over hls leg. crushing and acerating from the hip, in most shocking manner and which re- eulled in hIs death about o'clock the day. Whnt greatly added to the painful event was the feeble and almost dying condition of the mother, from consump- ton She had risen from her bed for three da ys but hearing the coiinUtiOn without, with mothers n- etinct rushed from the bed and perfect frenzy ran to the door crying out: Oh, my boy my boy my boy!" The father of the most industrious and hard working men in the town, on learning that some- thing had happened, came running home with the i'm plements of labor in his hands, but the sight of his man. ged i'd be eding boy too much for his strong and manly heart, aud throwing himself down on his face upon the floor. gave way to the most uncomfortable ing scenes y. nnger child. little girl ahu years of age trying to pick her way thr 'ugh the excited crowd to the dying boy ito kiss little Billy as she said. The little fellow, after receiving his mortal wound evinced much iorltade, aud may we not also hope something o the grace of God m the heart. To s.lle person assisting to carry him home he said .I could be restrained from seeing her only son, he said with most touchng simplicity Moher, dc no, cars T ny os day, returning from Suneay School ne took seat by his mothers bed and commenced reading 10 her from the Bible and talking her about God and Hea- ven. Who c say that the liitle instruction mparted to that youthful mnd in the Sabbath School may have been the meats under God of saving an immortal soul and how, it may he asked any parents be 80 unmiadfui o their chldrchs eternal welfare as 10 neg lccs the sending of their children the Sunday pool "a privilege that all may possess without money and without price.- Waterbury American.
 "TIr FOR TAr."-On Tuesday night, about .10 o'clock. m organ grinder, with misehevous looking monkey in tow, stopped in iron, | ,use in Msber- dirty urchins, with music and the c pranks ot hs Pongo." While monkey and grln thus en- gagged, some one in the crowd threw, great force, large stone which. striking the monkey the head, knocked that intelligent gentleman on the back. He lay quiet for about five minutes apparently stunned by the bow but at the expiration oi that me got up looked around, and perceivng the stone winch thrown at him, he picked and deliberately hurled ittack n,o the crowd. and as it aierwnrd appeared inaIly threw t, nflicng a severe wound on his right cheek. W. Y. EEpress
 BEEF CArrLE.-According to the quotations of sales of cattle at the New York Bulls Head" market, on wednesday, Deet IS cheap as drt in tnat city nefe 4009 head on sale, and the very highest price Sets per lb for the meat; any quantity of good beef sold at cts and less-some pretty fair went cts pound, net.
 The attention of the government is at present attract ed to the rights and claims of the Hudsons Bay Com pany tn regard to the miners on Frazer river It is stated that the company have no possessory right over the miners all mines ceded to the British crown and that the imposition of taxes or license fees is usurpation of authority
 A colored woman died at Georgetown. last Juue, sged between one and two hundred years. She ia known to have been alive one hundred and ten years aeo-how long before that, is not known another one, lie at Portland, Me, the 18th nst aged ll2 years and months.
 The New Haven Courier says that a company is be. ;ns iormed in that city after the of the Mer- csntIe aqenciss of the large cities. The ohlect of which is that business firms may not be "taken in hereoinse by the persons who either will not or cannot