Litchfield enquirer., 1858-07-08

rude-so are our bears Trte he wos ronch- so ar. our s punafoes. But he was child of freedom and ms answer 10 the despot and tyrant was that his nome was on the bright setting of the sum
 Brass dollars, nicely gided to initiate yer, los.,v the genuine California dust are in circulatsn and require sharp examination to detect The ,nilIing around the edge is very poorly done Pewter 0uar ters are also very freely circulated in the burr of payments. Pewter halves are likewise plentiful.
 At Milford, Mass, boy at work in one os ,,,. shoe shops in that place, recently found in an oId mall bag, which the proprietor of the shop had purchased to work into shoes, letter which had oeen mailed at an office in Tennessee, and directed to another place in the same State and which con tained four fifty dollar bills twenty ten and n three--ln all s238! This firm has purchased seye. ral thousand of these out mail bags and seye- ral other letters have been found in them.
 The action of the late Legislature in censuring tbe Bank Commissioners. and they themselves ta- king four nilqges out of the State Treasury when the law allows but one, is a singular specimen of con- slstency and Is so regarded by the public rress The two operations too closely alike to edge a distinction between thenl.- Wnsted Hrald.
 TIE GENERAL ASSOCIATION of Connecticut met fin Danieisonvlile on the 22d. About 100 ministers were present The most noticeable thing done was the passage of couple of resolutions condemnat0. " of the late action of the American Tract Society
 the committee to whom the subject was referred s were not m favor of condcmning the Society but Dr. Bacon took the matter in hand. proposed and succeeded in putting through these resolutions 1 The Charter Oak Place, the old 'tWyllys Place !" has been sold and is to be cut up into building lots on speculation. s
 Rev. T. o. Iincon, of Utica was presented by the youth of his congregation. Baptist) with pair of l gloves-each of the fingers and thumbs of hott gloves had folded in it ten dollar bll. '4 1 A man advertises for |" competent person to u,.- dertake the sale of new medcine,'' and adds that q it will be profitable to undertaken 1 The Naugatuck Railroad Company have invited the hcklcrs of it's bonds due in 185S living on the line of the road to accept free ride to this city and return on Friday, July 9th,-to exchange their bonds for the authorized issue, or receive the | cash.
 i The Ant-Tccompton men in the 18th Congress siona District of Pennsylvania talk of nominating ex Gov Reeder for Congress It is the celebrated 6 Tenth LegiOn and gives 5000 Loco majority but still there is possibility of -edeeming it.
 Below Point Coupee, Ia., is one broad field of su- gar cane covering thirty thousand acres There are rows four miles in length, and straight as an ar
 row. At one point the traveller can count fifteen brick sugar houses at one glance.
 The Connecticut Bank has declared dividend of four per cent. the Pequonnock Bank Bridgeport 3 per cent, and Citizens Bank, Waterbury, 2 per cent. %S .Ss5
 | man named Gibbons, while insane drowned himself at Willinaiitic Wednesday the 23d inst The same evening mar AauIei Jaines P Donnelly. ished out of the river by q person whose atten- tion attracted to something foundering in the water. Life was rot extinct, and after somewhat energetic treatment he revived Cause of the acci- dent-bad gin
 l The notable features of the New York bank state ment, is the steady increase in deposits, which now amount to eighty five millions of dollars The banks paid three and half millions into the sub Treasury, for treasury bills but with the aid of tho California remittance the specie is decreased less 1 than a million The specie in the city, including the government office is little forty million of dollars. The specie ill the banks is nearly five l times their circulation. 1 Horse tanning is becoming quite prevalent Two of tue tanners went to Ware few days since pro- | cured barn and baky horse and gave lessons to sixteen men at S5 each. Several boys who looked through the cracks in the barn report that the dus operandi to tie the legs of the horse togeth- er and worry him in various ways till he becaneex- exhausted and perfectly manageable.
 Dickens soelnnly denies that he is sepaIatesf from his wife on account of his infdeliv to his marriage vows. He withholds the reason for the seperation which is vaguely intilHated to be incongrnalty uf character and temperament, and says: ,
 'sI most solemnly declare, then-and this do, both in my, own name and in my wife s-that all the lately whispered rumors touching the trouble at which have glanced, are abomiiiably false, and that whosoever repeats of them after this denial will lie as wilfully and foully as is possible for any false witness to lie before Heaven and earth CHARLES DICK ENs." 1 Lieut.. Lyman Bisscll, U. S. A., who has been on 1 recruiting servi:e in New Haven for more than a year, is ordered to re join his Regiment the 9th h. tantry in Washington Territory. ss l Obel;n College has S45 students, 341 of whom are females.
 The Print Works of Phillip Allen & Son, at Prov. idence, Rhode Island were sud at uction, on Tues day, for s124,o00. Ike works cost not less than s750 GOO. A.a
 It seems that the appropriation for the Collins line, failed after all>
 It has been officially announced that the Leyia than is te be passenger boat between England and Portland, Maine. The latter place is connected with Quebec by railway; The terms of passage are to be- first class, Sl05 second. $60; third, $50.
 Late advices from Utah, say that the submission Of the Mormons is sllllen and unsatisfactory, and notwithstanding all their professions they still hold actual military possession of all the passes. The Springfield Republican says the late Dr. Gar dner of Boston, leaves an estate of half million dollars half of which goes to his son Ex Governor Gardner endowing him abundantly with worldly goods.
 The late Rev. Dr. H--of New Jersey vas .eccen. trlc. but always genial and good humored in his od- dItles One dark and stormy night he was called away rom hcme to marry couple He went reluctantly performed the ceremony and was leay- ing the house. when the groomsman handed him ma dollar bill The doctor looked at it. saw the small amount and, returning it. told him to keep it till it week. F-.-
 The next term of the State Normal School will commence on Wednesday,, Aug. 11th, and continue eight weeks Those desirous of attending sl,ouId make early application to Prof. David N Camp. New Britain. None wiilsbe admitted after the com mencement of the term. -s'sSI ! -
 They are tanning an elephant hide at Cinciuna ti It was purchased by furrier in Wisconsin. where the animal which belonged to a menagefie' died. The freight to Cincinnati cost SIS. Itis an immense hide. so bulky that the tanners handle it with great difficulty It is nearly two inches thick. and full year and half will be required to tan it thoroughly It will be curiosity when thorough ly tanned and seasoned.