Litchfield enquirer., 1858-02-04
State Items.


 State Items.
 -One of the New Haven papers gives the fol- lowing account of the new Jail erected in that city:
 The size of the new Jail is. on the ground 45 On the first floor is the County Commissioners office, the Jailors office, the Jalor's bed room, from which through a grated ob- servation window, may bs seen during the night or day time, whatever is taking place ing the prison within the line of observation. On tie same floor, besides the main hall, the family parIor and dining room. On the next floor. 'above. six rooms, all ventilated by swinging windows over the doors. On the third story are three chambers, and two large hospital rooms with grated windows. The tower is twelve fte, square from the base. It projects six feet from the building, and rises to height of 55 feet. From lhs top fine view may he had of the city, ihe harbor and the highlands in she distance.
 Connected with this dwelling part is kitchen addition about B feet square by II feet higb. Here are all the convenienees of an extensive es. tablishmant-a fire place that our f''refahers might envy for it's magnificent size, with ketltes big enough to make all the mush needed for the large and pronliscuous population of the cells. The prison adjoining the dwelling house, is ITO feet long, by 42 feet wide, and 3l fsr, high The foors~sare of immense fagging stones. These threeistone floors alone cost nine thousand four Hundred and ten dollars. The contractor, how Gvef, is said to have lost money in furnishing them.
 | ,s There are two water tanks of great size-one for the prisoners use, IA feet long, feet inches high, aud ten feet wide.
 There is fine plan of ventilation for the cells. Fresh ar is brought down from the roof through various fues few fee. apart. Nearly opposite | to them are the cell fues up which all impure air passes into large receiving iue and chimney. Throngh the latter warm stove pipe passes, l which creates rapid upward circulation by 1 which the prison is kept perfectly pure. This is a very excellent arrangement. Then there are bath l-tubs, and sinks, and closets which have an | outlet into large drain leading into cesspool 24 feet in diameter, by l2 fee, deep. < There are 100 finished cells in the prison, and fifty more that are incomplete. The store and provision rooms are numerous. and we'll arranged The con,nisoners deserve great credit for what they. have done--for the economy shown in get ting so much done a, such little comparative cos, -and none desery+ more credi, than the Archi- tect, SIDNEY NJ. STONE, Esq. who has, with his usual taste and skill, combined utility and beauty Fin the very best manner.
 A.-The Hartford Times says that the E.na DhIh Ot Is to sO IItO 'oIetduOu III SIAty days, and that it's bills are being prepared. A good many of tue stockholders want it wound up Have the calls for instalmen, been made and re- sPolded 10 as the charter requires!
 Augustus Frost and Harvey Perkins, two of the Waterbury counterfeiters, have been held for trial in $500 bonds.
 A bold attempt at robbery. occurred on Mon- day night at Windsor Locks. Dexter's Grist Mill fad huh kr<,k h,,, !, ,..E bent on robbery; the desk was first ransacked and gold pen taken, after which an onslaught was made on the Safe The key hole was twice filled with powder and burnt. and third a,temp, was about to be made when the fellow was disc, v. cred, and he suddenly made tracks through back door and escaped.
 A little girl about ten years old, daughter of Mir. Kelly, keeper of the toll house at Noble's Bridge. Bridgeport, was seriously injured hy the 5.30 train going east Tuesday night. She was running quite fast. intending to the tracs be- fore the train passed, but lniscalcuated the dis iance. and was struck by the engine Her thigh was broken, and the side of her face cut badly
 As Charles Shelton of New Haven was pas- sing quietly along the street, he was suddenly struck in the face by we'll dressed man, and who proved to be Baltimore lawyer, who ap. peared 10 have other reason for the attack, but "a propensity to strike every body he met.
 -In the examination of Tnckerman the mail. robber. which has been going on in New Haven, the Commissioner bound him over ia $20, 900 bond 10 the U. S. District Court, to be held at New Hayen on the 4ih Tuesday of Fshruary, IS 8. There four distinct offences charged. One laid the 9th, 18th, 22d and 18th of November, 1857, respectively. and there are some 26 counts Tn all Tuckerman will probably not be able to procure hail. and twill be of little use for him to do so, as he has conviction for embrzzlementl hanging over him in Massachusetts and he would l a. once be arrested to respond to the judgment in that case.
 Tuckerman is a gentlemanly, inconspicuous looking man. about 38 or 40 years old. He seems to be hut slightly affected by his position. and while he was attentive to the examination, he was by no means moved by the developments of the testimony. bnt listened to it ali as quietly and impassiveiy as his counsel.
 For some time there has been serious com- plaint of missing letters on the route from Hart ford to New London and 1t finally became ev- dent that some one on the railroad between Hart ford and Willimaniic, were helping themselves to the contents U. Posi Office Agent Ho- brook, and Postmaster Hamersly, have been inde- faiigabs in their efforts to drtect the rogue. On Saturday, MT. Helbrook went t" Wiilimantic. and there laid his plans detect the culprit, be- ing well satisfied who he wss. It seems tlfat the