Litchfield enquirer., 1859-02-03

THs REsrDzscs or CEN. CAss ON NEW YEAn's DAr.-The Washington correspondent of the N Y. Herald gives graphic account of :aling'' on New Years day at the Capitol Hesays that Gen. Cass received more visits than any other parsonage, and thus describes his residence and it's ornaments
 The illustrious Secretary lives in brown stone house, not far from the White House. which is about
 sixty feet in front and about seventy feet in depth Gen. Cass is reputed to be worth five million of dol lars His honse is beautifully furnished the settees and chairs being covered with blue and white dam asked silk The marble medallions. statuary paint ings and other features of srt which decorate the walls and various nches of his house, are said to he valued at four thousand dollars. Among these gems of art are the following Marble medallions of St. Peter and St Paul, which belonged to the Church Of St Peter in Montorio, which built by Con- stantne over the spot where St. Peter was crucfed They were bought by Major Cass while on visit to General Oudnot the Fvench commander Original nedallions of white marble in superb frames highly enameled, of Innocent XI. and Leo K. obtained by Gen. C. from the Monastery of Cmaloilis 12 me- daliions in superb frames sntine the saviou Virgin, and some of the Apostles. They belong to the Church of St. Paul. which was the first Christ ian Church built in Rome. They are mas1erpieces. crucifx which belonged to Cardinal Anfonelil inc Iapal secretary of state-very rich pantings-'' St. Arnes with her lamb an original, by Guido Roma no: St. Appollomia ' who suffered martyrdom by the extraction of her tceth-obtained from the gal lery of Cardinal Oriole; "The Holy Family an original by vannncia [" Return of Columbus from lis first voyage - "The Annunciation :'' ''The M.donna," an original by Carlos Dolce bought by Gen. Cass at Bologn,. from the sampieri palace; est Rosa,' original by Casio Marratti ; besides over two hundred others of like value and historic interest. which were scanned by the many visitors who called upon him to wish him "lappy New Year"
 Sp1Rrrs.-Artemas Ward. the travelling snowman. who winters in Baldwnsville, Indiana, and writes letters to the Cleveland Plaindealer recentlyin duced to attend "Sperretoorel sircle." of which he gives an/amusing description. Among other strange things he relates is an interview with an old partner of his:
 The axcd me if there was anybody in the Sperrit land which would like to talk with, & sed if Bill Tompkins who was onct my partner in the show business was sober should like to convarse with him few periods. Is the Sperrit of William Tompkins present. ?' sed of the long haired chap, and there was three knox on the table. Sozi Will- fam how goes it? He sed things rather rough. Ses air you in the show biznis William and sed he was. He sed he and John Bnnyun travelling with side show in conneckshun with Shakespeer, Jonson x Co.'S consolerdated managery and circus: He sed old Bun tneaning Bunyunl sterd ID the aner- miles and ground tho origin while be tended. Oc cashunly MT. Bunvun sung comic song. The cir GUS was doing middn well. Bill Shakesneer had made grate hit with ''Old Bob Ridly" X Ben J'n- son was deightin the people by his trooy grate acts of horsemanship without saddnl or bridul sez i William you pa me that 13 dollars yu owe me- X he scd no with one of the most tremendous knox ever oxperiunsed. I then called for my grandfa- ther X larned that he was meating with success in the peanut bznis and liked it very we'll, altho the clmit rather warm.
 How CLANCY JONES WAS DEFEATED IN OLD BEr- RIcKs CoUNTY.-An Iowa paper says that Gen. w. H. Keim republican. has been elected to fill the cancy occasioned by the resignation of ' Mishter Shones. Committee of te sharman of Mean Ways" in the Berks district, Pennsylvania Somebody has told the people there that Gen. Jackson is dead and that Buchanan is in favor of law to make smooth quarters pass for only twenty cents " r. Heran.
 A teacher at Newport, R l.. has been fined s2O and costs fer inficting excessive corp oral punish ment upon one of his pupils. A part of the evden,e in the case was pair of pantaloons, which the boy had on when he was punished. The pants-and a pair made out of stout woo.en cloth, and lined were cut through in fourteen different places. cleanly as if with sharp knifc The. punishment was inflicted with cowhiie.
 Latest advices from the Western Plains represent the suferngsfro the extreme cold weather to have been dreadful. gentleman just arrived at St. Louis. from Salt Lake City, states that men were frozen to death at nearly every station the roue Ten men had been frozen at one time. The snow was very deep and the temperature was lower than it had been known for thirty years-27o below zero.
 The receipts of the Housatonic Read for December 1858 exceed those of December 1857 by about S50O0 The increase was almost wholly in freight. The re- ceipts of the year 1858 fall short of those in 1857 about SAY 000-but the expenditures have been about $75.000 less This shows that the road has been under excellent management.
 QUEEN VICTORIA ON SKATES. Queen Victoria skates:-In lieu of straps across the nstep, each skate is provided with patent leather boot. These boots are firmly attached by strip of plated silver to the clogs, which of satiu wood, highly posll- cd. The skate irons terminate in front in the ap- propriate and graceful form of swan. and both sides elegantly chased. The cup that forms the receptacle for the heels is silverpated and chased with the design of rose shamrock and thistle. The same desiga is embroidered in white silk upon the black patent leather, to which it forms pleas ing contrast The size gracefully corresponds to the small foot of Her Majesty, and when mounted on them, 'tis said she looks elegantly.
 Hon. Jere Clemens once a U S. Senator from Ala bama is now the editor of the Memphis Enquirer To achieve the editorial chair after leaving the Sena torial is creditable to the energy of Mr. Clemens, and shows what may be accomplished under discour aging circumstances.
 The richest man in Louisville, Ky., is the Hon. James Guthrie. His property is assessed as worth $1 1882 68s.
 Why are pen makers the most dshonorable per sons in the world Ans Because they make people steel pens and then say they do write.
 WHAT REPORT OF BANK FAILURE WILL Do.- The Observer says that bet made at Albany on Wednesday, that Of large crowd of applicants for relief at the office of the Overseer of the Poor, at least half dozen had money in the Savings Bank and to test the matter, report circulated that the Commercial Savings Bank had failed. In an in- stant thirteen of the beggars rushing mady for the bank, in order to save their money from the wreck.
 There has been another case of lcvying on grave stones at Elmira, N. Y. The stones already up over the remains of one of the debtors family, and were actually attached and sold at auction. The tight to attach stones already placed in the cemetery is being contested in the courts there.