Litchfield enquirer., 1858-03-04
The loss at inc burning of the Pacific Hotel St Leais. is about $2o,O0O. Eighteen dead bod iss have been found.

iss have been found.
 A correspondent of the London Inquirer gives the following instance of social life in Italy :-. cir cumstance happened few weeks ago at Leghorn. which shows that even in the mild Government of Tuscany despotism will sometimes show its iron hoofe Swiss gentleman aud his newly marrie,l wife were on their wedding tour. and reached Leg hnrn' pnrposing to visit Florence. The customary omcers were out Of humor, and mcrcilessly tiirncd over the poor young brides fnery She unf,rt,,. nateiy exclaimed to her hrsbind nms co,nme z ese nee unlHckily some of the officials eomprehend.d liltic French, and considered this sentence as an ...h on themselves, fr which resistance of author ny they called ir tine gend arnes and committed the pair to separate prisons, where they found them serves mixed up with the very worst of the Lepborn population The Swiss Consul and English Ct,nsul heard by some nicins of this unparlonabc stret h or the law, and after great exertis and sundry ap. pcals to the higher authorities succeeded in peitiy all order for their release but alas as far as tbe poor young wife wasaconcerned. seven hours con. hneInent Tn this frightfu prison with companions of such class. had done its work She was half fran tic, and fever in few days carried her to the grave
 -Fhe Galveston News no,ices a repnrt that Seymour, the Hartford dtfauI,er, passed ,hrouvh that city on his way io~Mexico.
 -i believe all the Investigating Committees are now at work and each with fir prospec,s. Ii Is understood that the Lawrence &E Stone Com. mlttee think they smell woo-n. and don't mean [" lose the scent Gill they nose out some,hiny. Success to them !-H Gfeety.
 It is curious says a Gazette. to notice the movements of men and women. Every body that is we'll to do in the world, or wishes to be thought so, particularly those having pleas ant homes and enjoy their pleasures; pack up bag and baggage, wife children and friends, and go off to the Springs. Dust cinders, sparks, the danger of having your neck broke-anv thing and every thing is bravcd ia get to the Springs and then to be elbowed crowded, jamed, made comfortable, to pay high for it, and return again. There is no accounting for tastes.
 -'l'he steau,er. Moses Taylor arrived from As. pi"wall on Saturday with the California Mails of Feb. 5 and $I,6Oo,OoO in gold. Tue advices from California present few important items, with the execution of an unusual number of murders suicides and other violent deeds. The details in uIi are given in the letter of onr correspondent.
 The steamship America, with advices from Europe to the 18th instant. arrived at Halifax Saturday afternoon. The general news is singu '"''y ""Aihputhsus StedinSnlp NOrtn America on her last trip from Portland, came in collision near Holyhead, with the bark Leander of Bath Maine, which at once sunk wi;h len of those on board. among whom was the captains wife. Lord Palmerston had asked leave 10 introduce in. to parliament an India Bill. The Bank of Eog and and several of the continental banks had made further reduction in the Fate of discount The movement for the emancipation of the sprfs WAS growing in favor in Russia Cotton had ad vanced. ,i,