Litchfield enquirer., 1858-07-29

fg. Jehiel Forbes, Esq., probably the oldest mer- chant in New Haven, died in that city on Saturday last at the age of 90 For long period he was eM- gagged in the West India trade, and was honorably known for his strict integrity and mercantile quail tcations.- Waterbury Amerfcon
 On Saturday night, five girls belonging to the House of Mercy, New York, were drowned while bathing in the North River at the foot of o6h street Their names were Asjaval Van Glider, aged IA; /; Hannah Bryan, 15 Ellen Smith, l6; Margaret Flynn, Is, and Louisa Ever, 16. They went in, hand in hand to together, when suddenly they got beyond their depth and were swept away. All the bodies have since been recovered.
 ; CunRANr WINE.--The following is good recipe. Take of
 Currants, pounds
 Water, 1 gallon
 Place the currants, stems and all, in a tub, and smash them we'll add the water, Set in a cool place and stir occasionally continue the stirring for three days tten drain the liquor through aseive-squeeze the pulp in cloth-add the sugar Stirring until it is all dissoved,) and put in barrel or cask which should stand in dry, cool cellar.
 A lady, not long since, commenced a suit in the Common Pleas Court at Ravenna, Ohio, for S5 GOO damages for a breach of the marriage contract The defendant answered that he had agreed to marry, that he never refused, and willing to comply with the contract He got license and Justice of the Peace; he went to the girls residence and ten dered himself. The lady wanted time to think the matter over, and finally concluded to dismiss the case and pay all the costs.
 Uncle Toms Cabin has lately received the appro- val of the Pope, and translation crculates in his dominions as regularly authorized Catholic book. One single change in the translation has reduced all this result. The troubles of Uncle Tom and the craeltes he encountered are made to depend upon his adherence to belief in the Immaculate Con- caption
 Another mass of rock, earth and trees separated themselves from Goat Island at Niagara Fails last week, and went laundering down into the chasm, The Niagara Falls Gazette thinks that at this rate Buffalo may hope in time to have the Falls with in the city limits
 PERsoNAL.-O. s. Ferry, Esq, has returned from his tour among the Esquimaux and half breeds oi the Red River settlements and the Sir John Frank lin regions of Upper Canada.
 fT Col Drinkhard is acting Secretary of War in the absence of Secretary Floyd. Too many of that family are in office these days says Prentice. z MILK IN NEw YoRR.-The Erie railroad brings into New York on average ninety thousand quarts of milk per day. For this the producer gets two cents quart It also brings in daily two hun dred quarts of cream, for which the producer gets p cents per quart. The daily value thus brought in would be S1 ,850 The railroads gets 78 cent per quart for transporting the milk, and that train is considered the most profitable on the road.
 Moses Talcott and Brothers of Vernon, Conn.,, cut the other day from 30 square rods of ground l10O pounds of good quality herdsgrass, which is equal to some Al tons to the acre. Almost double the nsnal amount. Can any one beat that, "hy''