Litchfield enquirer., 1858-05-20

We were greatly shocked this morning. says the
Norich Courier of Wednesday, at the intelligence of
the verv sudden death of ASA CHILD ESQ.,. of this
city He had Just taken his seat in the cars at the
West Side Depot, for New Haven. when suddenly
raising his hand to his head. he uttered an excama
ton Of suffering, and throwing himself hack wad,
ceased to breathe almost instantly. He was borne
from the cars into the Depot but. exccot slight
uttering of the pulse there was no indication OF life
He had walked rapidly from his office to the Depot !;
and it was the opinion of the physician that his
death was caused by disease of the heart. Mr..
Child was well known in this community where he
formerly resided and TO which he had but recently
returned. and where. in company with his son, he
had resumed his professional business. III.
The city Of New Orleans in great danger Of
heng overfowed. on the Sd inst. The River broke
through the levee in a number Of places and flood
the streets in the vicinity Of the breaks but the le
wees were finally repaired bv the exertinns IF large
number of men, who rushed to the locality of the
disaster
The n Y Legislature has passed law allowing
the prosecution in criminal cases one half many
peremptory challenges of jurors is allowed the
criminal.
man was arrested at the depot in Springfield
Monday evening. Disguised in woman's clothing
He was travelling from Chicago to Boston He would
give no account Of himself He was suspected Of
being disguised because he wore no hoops
DISSATISFIED At NOT BEING HuNo. Loefner. the
Cincinnati murderer. whose sentence mas heen ccm
muted to imprisonment for life. is greatly difsatis-
ell at times because he is not to be bnng. He ex-
pected If any change were to he made in his sen
tence. that he wonld he pardoned. He desired one
extreme or the other liberty or death.
James B. Foley. Member Of CONGRESS from Indi-
ana has written letter home. which is exciting
much merriment. In it. he expresses his gratitude
that the Administration had "all Redy reenstated
me in full fellership." En- pede, Herculem
Hartford and New Haven Railroad stock sold at
the New York Board on Saturday. at 118, a higher
figure than that of other stock either State, Bank or
Railroad sold at the Board. .-.-
The thirty-four students from Connecticut. in
fortvfur fellows from the rest of the world to meet
them in a game of cricket last Saturday afternoon,
but after gallant fight of over five hours. were COM
pelled to weld the victory. the tallies standing
Connecticut, 148 other felix's, 1877.
The Homestead states that on the II tn inst John
A. fainter. shipped to Hon. James r.. CLAY of Ken
tuckv. four Ahlernev heifers and bull. The stock
went in charge of Mr. Clay's herdsmar by boat to
New York. and thence hy railroad Two of the heif-
ers were imported by Mr. Taintor the others, two
heifers and the bull. were bred BY him. They were
unusually fine animals.
Bishop Williams conferred the holy rite of confirm
alton upon sixty five candidates in St. Johns Church
in Waterbury. on Sunday morning last and in the
afternoon confirmed nineteen persons in Watertown.
AMALGANATIoN.-A negro man, "very black" by
the name of Andrew Jackson. was married on Tues
day at Bridgeport by Justice, to white fGerman)
woman by the name Of Augusta Oser. The parties
came from New York. in the morning for the pur-
pose of being married. and returned in the after
noon. So says the fafmG.