Litchfield enquirer., 1858-06-17

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king strenuous efforts for the recovery and restora
ton OF property stolen in other Cities and States as
well as IN the Metropolitan Police District Gold
watches and chains bracelets, breast-pins and 9TH
er valuable articles have been recently restored to
their owners in several of the Northern Middle and
Southern States, besides many parcels of goods chin
ped to country merchants. The Property Clerk has
now in custody several valuable gold watches and
chains, gold bracelets, made of lockets and one
OF gold dollars; all stolen probably from guests at
Hotels, or lost in this City by visitors from the
country. Editors who copy this, please send pa
per. For further information. address
-..s c. ]. WARNER, Prop. Clerk.
f1. Metropolitan Police,
s,s1- III. New York City.
SPUSKY POSTMASTER. Postmaster at Plain
v1ew Macoupin county, IlliGois, hearing that Post
master Cook was engaged in the business of bring
ing over the Postmasters of that State to Lecomp-
ton OF OF removing them if they rebellious
invites him to try his hand the Plainview Post
master. The letter, as taken from the Alton De-
mocrat, is as follows -
PLA1Nv1Ew, ILL.,, May 10, 1858.
Mr.. Cook, Postmaster Chicago H.:
DEAR SRI am informed from different sources
and upon the whole they are quite reliable-that
you possess the power, tools and WILL by which you
are enabled to rdnsnogrdpy all Douglas Democratic
Postmasters and bring them out ON Lecompton's
side; and in case yon find them little stubborn
you take their noses off back of their ears. Now sir
suppose you try your hand upon me- am P. NJ
at Planview, and firm Douglas Democrat and if
this disqualifies me, here goes But do not
know of any other kind about here, and if you will
come down here, will introduce you to them all
and if there is one among us that can be changed
by Cook or any one else, am anxious to find it
out. But think you will not find one from the
fact that the Democrats in This locality have been
regarded strictly honest. Perhaps you may think
it best to import one we'll, if that is your game
send him on-if he can stand it, can.
Your inferior in office but superior in pSlitics
D. GORE, P. NJ. Plainview, Ill.
Ike Cooks paper please copy.
we yesterday received a CALL from Barnum, the
prisoner pardoned out by the Legislature after con-
fnement of 26 years in the Prison at Wethersfed
He expresses good deal of gratitude to the n any
friends who interested themselves to get him re-
leased. The outer world appears to him very differ
ent from what it does to those accustomed to min
gle in its every day changes The wonderful changes
and inventions of the last twenty-five years. are all
new to him, and are looked upon by him with about
the same degree of wonder if he had Just risen
from the dead after sleep of quarter of centu-
ry He never until yesterday, saw printing press
railroad, or a train of cars. He taken to the
depot at noon to see the express train in, and
was of course M UGH astonished ut the sight
Courant
Ex-Gov. Stanton has returned to Kansas reach
ing Lawrence on the 29th of May. He thinks there
is danger the Lecompton constitution may be "put
through by the INSCRIPTIONS frauds of the Admin
istration, and intends to take the stump aesnst it.
The Bridgeport Farmer says that supposed sla-
yer has been captured in the Sound. sharp, clip
per built schooner called the Wanderer of about
$50 tons, and fast saler, has been lying at Port
Jefferson. A few days since the schooner Charter
Oak arrived at that place with load of provisions
tor the Wanderer, and suspicion being aroused that
all was not right, she left without unloading. The
information sent to New York, and steamer
was Immediately dispatched to Port Jefferson to take
the Wanderer in charge. She then went in pursuit
of the Charter Oak, and oyerhauled her off Norwalk
Island.
ADMISSIONS TO CHURCH IN YALE COLLEGE -
tltyeight were admitted on profession to the Col
lege Church at the late communion; fourteen
others have been received within few months past
and about twenty more have become communicates
chiefly during the late vacation in other Churches
There are also between thirty and forty more who
contemplate an early profession in religion so that
the whole number of accessions during the college
year, will probably exceed one hundred and twenty.
Forty thousand dollars worth of horses were sold
in Cincinnati at the various stables during the last
wesk. Cincinnati is the most important horse mar
ket in the United States
&C ORDER REIGNs'' IN NEW ORLEANS The +" Vigil
lance Committee movement, in New Orleans has
collapsed 1t was too palpably political in its char
acter and objects to find favor with the People, We
could not see that overwhelming necessity in the
excuse the usurpation. Nor, AS now appears, did
the CtizsRs of New Orleans recognize the move.
ment foYSin the midst of excitement and panic,
they have chosen an g American Mayor, in oppo-
sition to the candidate who a brother in law of
Senator SLIDELL, had the support of the Admins
tration, the Democracy, and the Vigilance Com
mittee, 1t may be regarded. therefore, as tri-
umph of Law and Order
The Rev H. W. Beecher, having stated that re-
ligous doctrine only the skin of truth set up
and stuffed, of his brethren quotes for his ed
fication the words of st. Paul, this wise ''1il
I come, give attendance to reading, and to the sim,
Of religion set up and st6ed.'
A FAMILY RAISING "A large barn, sixteen feet
posts, raised few days since, in Wolcott, for
Mr. James r. Norton, and the only help employed
was the family connections of the owner-cunsist-
ing of Mr.. Jededah H. Norton, aged 10 years six
of his, and five grand-sons-in ALL twelve per-
sons We doubt whether another like circumstance
would happen about here.
He DECLINES Ir.-The following episode in the
debate in the Methodist General Conference on the
25th, over motion to raise the salary of Bishop
Payne--whe was in the Chair at the time-is quite
laconic affair, and refreshing exhibition of I'M
selfish devotion to duty
G. w. D. Harris-I move to raise Bishop Payne's
salary to $500.
The Chair-I decline it.
G. W. D. Harris-I beg the Bishop to be still
me alone, sir.
G. W. d. Harris-Wil the Chair let us alone!
The Chair-The brethren will please let me alone.
G. W. D. Harrs-Will you allow us to vote?
The Chair will not.-Neao York Express
The EFFECTS OF THE PREssuRE--In nothing is the
pressure Of last more strkngy illustrated than
in the diminution Of imports The revenue, for |
eleven months of the last fiscal year. received at tie
port of New York, reached $41 ,591, 1884 for the
same period of the present fiscal year, $25 1874 0O4
The Secretary of the Treasury in his estimates for
the present year, calculated upon revenue from
customs, of sol, 100000. 1t will not reach S4O,-
O00 600: But the expenses of the Government do
not diminish with the revenue. The result is-we
must borrow.
UNION IN PENNsYLvANIA.-Native American, |
American Republican, and Republican State Com
mttees of Pennsylvania, have united in calling /
State Convention to nominate candidates for Su-
prene Court Judge and Canal Commissioners, of all
the citizens Of Pennsylvania who opposed to the
present National Administration, especially to the
I'LL,