Litchfield enquirer., 1858-03-11
 State Items.

-The following patents were recently issued from the U Patent Office, 10 citizens oi Connecticut
 David W Clark of Bridgeport. for improvement in sewing machines ;.J k. x E. l. Kitb,urn of Nor i folk for Improvement in Emitting machines; Fur ney Sanford of Bedding Ridge, for Improvement in >plows J,hn S. Burden of New Haven assignor to l himself and Aaron W, Redwood Bostnn, Mass, for Improved nscilatiag steam engines; George Hinnan of New Haven, assignor to himself and John H.
 Paree o the same place. for improved scissor shar- pener Russell Peck of Bristol assignor to himself and C. H. Wooster of New York fer improved lathe ! for cutting clock movements; Allen Leonard of Hartford asssnel to Rigers Brothers Manufacturing Company of tho same place, for designs for tea and coffee pots.
 "A New Haven case has been argued, ry agree ment, before the Court of Errors held at Hartford The New Haven and New York Railroad Go vs 1 Kechum The defendant broker in New York and assisted the company in getting the stock of the road taken up. For this he was to have free pas sage for himself and fnmily ever the road between his residence in Connecticut and his oflice in New York. Mir. Ketchum construes this permit to free passage not only to his wife and children but to his cook coachee, gardener, servants, &c., members of his family The suit is brought for recovery of the fair of said cook coachee etc. For Company Henry Dutton: for Defendant, Vim Hungcrford Not yet decided.
 The editor the Norwalk Gazette says, that Mr. Charles Comstock of that town has shown him far containing the spawn of the common brook trout which he has been artiGcaily propagating The spawn was visible, ill a glntnOus mass, in distinct ovaties. and with the little finy tribe just prcking thnugh-others with half or two.thirds of their
 little bodies wiiggling out, and yet others tarting about in seeming delight at their ree;se, with the ovarian sack just sticking to their glls.
 An Irish woman was found dead in her house in Waterbury, lately, having probably been dead for two days. The American says her little child four months old was found beside the corpse, almost in fainishing state. having drawn upon its mothers breast until blood was visible. It an affecting apectacle, and the wonder is that the child survived the cold and privations to which it subjected It is presumed that the woman died in a ft
 The Danbury Times states that Father Kelly after short residence in that town, has been per- mitted to change his field If labor to Providence R l. The cause of this cf ange is entirely owing to his ill health, induced by the amount of labor and travel necessary 10 meet the wants of his extended parish. During his stay in Danhury. Mr. Kelly has secured the respect of many who widely differ from him in their religious belief ss
 The new church in Collinsville which has been erected during the past summer on the site of that which was burnt year sincea dedicated with appropriate solcmnitcs on the 25th ut The e5new structure is considerably larger than the old. has spacious conference building attached and is sup piled with noble organ from Westiield builder
 The old portion of the bridge way crossing the Housstoaic at the point called Bcnnets Bridge, be- ftween Southbury and Newtown was totally des- troyed hy fire on the night of the 18th ut It was 1 the work of an incendiary The travelling public are seriously ineommoded ly the loss.
 An Irishman named Flaraty started from Win sed for Colebrook the night of the 9th of Feb ruary. He was found the next morning by the road side Colehrook with his legs and one hand frozen. Good medical treatment it is thought will save his limbs from ;an 2utatioI.
 ' The house of Andrew Kemp, m the road to Vernon Centre, was burned nn the 26'h ut. It took fire from ,he chimney. Most cf the house. hold goods were destroyed. There was an in- surance of $500 on the goods and building. The Hnn Halhrook Curtis.s of Wa,ertown, who died on The 20ih nis.. was one of the oldrs, ] and most resfectshle members of the Liichfeid Conn,y Bar He frequently held the oficestof Magistrate Representative, Jndse of Probate, and Judge ef the County Court. He vas :, yeass of ags.