Litchfield enquirer., 1858-08-19

fzg. new article has been got up protection against burglars. It is kind of spring pst l. which being fastened to the casing of the door ny screw discharges its contents in an air line with the person of any intruder Wives whose husbands keep late hours may perhaps initiate wholesome reform by introducing this invention into their apartments They would doubtless find them more willing to .seek the bubble reputation" by retiring seasonal bly,, than " at the cannons mouth Try it-re- meinbering to commence with blank cartridge. Rocks should not be tried until grass has failed.
 Register.
 The New York Times states that in the sup,ernc superior and common pleas courts Of that city, there are at this moment upon the law and equity calend- CTS untried and undisp ,sed of about 5000 cases, m volvng at least $50 000 and very many of these cases are over three years old.
 The Wythevlle (Va) Telegraph says, that Ex- President Comonfort of Mexico. dined at that place on passing through on Sunday, and Was busted from the table by the landlord, for conduct unbecoming a gentleman"
 A telegram from New Orleans, says the total num- ber of deaths in that city, during the week ending Saturday evening, 3lst ult., was l93, including 70 from yellow fever.
 Mrs. Cunningham denies the rumor that she is married to MT. Eckel, and states that he has not visited her house since the trial.
 Prentice tells this story about Brigham Young =: gentleman, who went to Utah few years ago as an officer of the United States Government, subse- quently informed us that, as he walking one day with Brigham, they saw a very srigt looking little fellow that attracted their atention' What is your name, little boy?" said Brigham "John Young sir. " "Who is your fatherP' ' Brigham Young, sir."
 Harrison county, Ohio is one of the greatest wool-growing counties of the Union. The Cadiz Sentinel estimates the crop in that county at four hundred thousand pounds, which will sell for one hundred and seventy-two thousand dollars! IT is is pretty extensive for county of but 400 square miles.
 It is estimated that $2O 900 worth of whortle- berries will be sent this season from Monmouth, Ocean, Burlington and Camden Counties. New Jer- sey. te the New York and Philadelphia markets.
 In Chicago they have in store million bushels of wheat in the face of an incoming crop.
 s'His LITTLE FAILINGs ''-'s My James is very good boy" said an old Lady, but he has his little failings, for none of us perfect He threw the cat in the fire, flung his grandfathers wig into the cistern. pnt his daddys powder-horn In the stove, tied the cofee-pot to Jowlers tai let off squihs in the barn, and took my cap bobbn for fishing lines but these are only childish follieshes excellent boy, after all. They have got " white blackbrd'' down in New London. The editor of the Chronicle has seen it..
 No man has a right to do as he pleases, except when he pleases to do right
 The man who couldn't stand it any longer, has taken a seat, and now feels quite comfortable.
 "My son, would you suppose that the Lords Prayer could be engraved in space no larger than the area of half dime!'
 "Well, yes, father, if half dime is large in erybodys eyes it is in yours, think there would be no difficulty in putting it on about four times" A SPACIOUS CoNuNDRuM.-What one of the plan cts is supposed to have the most specie The moon because she is continually changing quarters