Litchfield enquirer., 1859-02-24

Another effort to repeal the Fishing Counties was made in the House on Monday by MT. Millsen of Va, and received tie vote-104 to 104. Two thirds being required to suspend the rules the meve mcnt WAS frustl ated.
 The House also gave stlong intimation of its resolves to revise and increase the 1ari-Mr. Phil lipss motion looking to that end having been hack ed by vote of 122 yeas to 9l nays two-thiIds permit the introduction of bill the demonstration was only effective in showing majority which may be effective on some other occasion.
 Mr. Mason of Va. on Monday submitted to the Senate a substitute for the Cuba bill, which in effect gives the Ostend project its quetus We trust the substitute will prevail and the bill then be put to slerp. No question taken Mir. Collamer of Yer mont proceeded in sound and able argument against the bil-against land-stealing in general and Cuba-stealing in particular. Sdellism does not seem to be making heaiway in the Senate.-Taibune. | Joseph Lane, the newly elected Senator from | Oregon, is remarkable man. Born in Kentucky, he early moved to Indiana, and commenced York as woodcutter on the Mississippi. He sold his wood for long time at the rate of seventy cents per cord to be used on the steamers By industry and perseverance, he became at length the owner of a flat boat and in that laborious life, amassed funds enough to buy farm in Indiana, which he cultiva- ted for some twenty years, during which time he was repeatedly elected a member of the Legislature of that State Upon the breaking out of the Mexi- can war, he was appointed Brigadier General. He was in the very thckest of the fight at Buena Vista where he was severely wounded. On his return | from Mexico, he ordered to the command of a military force to subdue the Indians on the Pacific cast This he effected at great peril. having been 1 frightfully wounded in bloody engagement with the savages. As soon as Oregon was organized as a Territory, Gen. Lane was appointed as her Governor. He resigned the office of Governor only to accept that of delegate to Congress, which latter place he has held ever since He will now go into the Uni. ted States Senate having been elected by the Legsa ture of the State of Oregon.
 John Minor Bolts made long speech to the whig convention on Friday, in which he foreshadowed the ground he will take at the Academy of Music New York, Feb. 9, viz, the coalition of all the opposition parties, North and South, in the presi dential campaign of 1860, to defeat the democracy He was loudly cheered. This anxiety of Southern men to coalesce with Republicans shows at least that the latter not considered the dreadful fla natics that they are represented to be by northern doughfaces.
 BUSINESS PROSPECTS IN NEW YoRK.-Thc N. Y. Observer says, the city is beginning to be thrOng ed by business men from a distance, and the hotel books show they are from every part of the coun try. It is only necessary to look into the express offices and along the business portions of the city to realize that the spring trade has opened with great activity, and that sales already large and rapid ly on the increase. The dry goods importers and jobbers, the heavy dealers in boots and shoes, the wholesale groceries and in fact, nearly every branch of business, since tie opening of February nave been dCtlVeIy tIlSSSe&Av> SOOuo every part of the country is small, and the neces sity of an early and large supply from New York now apparent"
 The question on the boundary between New York and Connecticut is again urged on the attention o the New York Legislature The disputed district, consisting of strip of land which runs north and south for distance of about fifty miles. and which is at the widest part forty two rods wide, contsns about twenty-six hundred acres. Most of this dis trict is mountainous and of no great yalue but al one point portion of village of two or three hun dred inhabitants is included in the disputed territo rv. Residents the border know not to what
 laws they subject in what State they should vote while officers of justice and of revenue hes
 tate to exercise their authority. Consequently tht
 laws are not obeyed and the taxes not collected
 THE NAuGATucK RAuRoAD.-The annual meet ing of the stockholders of the Naugatuck Railroad Company was held at Bridgeport on the 18th inst The choice of officers for the ensuing year resulted in the re election of the same Board of Directors ! except that MT. D. A. Wood of New York, wal omitted and Mir. F. c. Calhoun chosen in his stead
 The financial exhibit made was favorable Though the receipts of the year show falling off owing te the difficulties in the earlier months the earnings have been increasing of late, and for the year ars about l-2 per cent. on the amount of the stock The bonds have been exchanged without loss, and fine Company is in a better condition than ever. ! AKansas letter in the Boston Journal says that | Old Brown escaped in the night effectually eu
 dino the vigilance of the marshaFs posse beseigine
 him, that for two days after he left they kept the
 log house surrounded by an armed force, supposine that he was still prisoner there!
 H.A Dyer, Secretary of the Connecticut State Apricultura Society has raised $2 900 for the soc
 ety. by securing additions to the Inst of members each subscription being Sl5
 l MT, Smith, not Lane, drew the short term as , Senator from Oregon. It will expire in 17 days Lane's term will expire March 4, 1861.
 Henry Ward Beecher's salary has lately been rais ' I.l c.--. Sr500