Litchfield enquirer., 1859-06-02

A portion Of lis darts !-
 Ard that explains the reason why
 Despite the gods above,
 The young are often doomed to die:
 The old to fall in love!
 N F. Ledgr
 Coop STORY OF PlccoLoMNI IN DETROIT. the morning previous to the concert, mysterious whisper was circulated in the vicinity of the Riddle House, that PiccoIomni was to rehearse at Fire mems Hall in the afternoon, and that through the personal friendship of her manager gcntlem m of this city had been invited to attend with permission also to take with him few friends. It was wonder ful to see the number of friends he found! But be- ing fearful of trespassg, he selected only fifteen of them. Two o'clock being the time for the rehearsal to commence, this select and hnnored party wers seen marching to the hall They evdenly had been very partculsr in making their toilet and had care fully adjusted their cravas, and put extra quan tity of bears oil on their hair. Their appearance as they ascended the stairs of the al was like an hon. orable, dignifed company of artists Before enter ing they were obliged to show their cards of admis sion to nice looking young man, who said 'All right The prima donna had not arrived and this select company seated themselves in front of the stage and anxiously awaited her appearance Among them were two United States officials, two stars of our legislative Armament and all editor also tist, who proposed putting the scene canvass. Fifteen ninutes elapsed, and she was not tllcrc A length slight noise was heard in the direction ot the dressing room all hats were removed, fingers run through the hair, and eyes turned toward the door from which the little "Princess'' was to emerge. The door slowly opcncd and in came--tbe fair songstrtss! no but-the old Irish washer woman, bearing the old pailful of water in hand, and the identical scrub brush in the other She stood five feet nine ill towhde. Her feat .rcs were not classical, but were quite flushed and rosy She was introduced to the ellie by the man. ager after this fashion: Gentlemen this is Biddy Pccolomini.' Gently turning the artist round d pacard was seen between her shoulders, bearing in huge characters the hardly y-nceded hint" Sold r' kt The Portsmouth Journal records the death of Mr. Jacob Brown at the age of 92 At sixteen his father gave him yoke of steers-a start ill life not al in that day in the neghborhood of Old Strawber- ry Bank, as Poi tsnouth was then styled Young Brown sold the steers for $l00 This sum ht put at igterest at the New England rate of six per cent. resolving to keep it distinct from his other property He adhered to this determination strictly, and en- tered upon manhood a tenant on the farm of anoth- er receiving Onehaf of the crop for his labor and nlanagenent-not touching his SlO0, but remaining tenant until he became able to buy the farm. At the age of 75 his $100 had become S1 900, and at the time of his death it had reached St ,O00 His entire property accumulated during 70 years of ac- tive life amounts to about $50, 900, which, in his own language is ,the result of temperate and fru- gal but not parsimonious habits, and looking care fully after those little leaks through which property frequently disappears" This calls to mind the fla milar problem of a note for one cent, at compound interest, dated A. D. Ito pay which in 1859 would require Pikes Peak nugfet larger than our globe itself At this rate who would desire to .bnd his heirs and assigns to pay the public debt of England 100 years hence?
 Milwaukee Banks, after the 1st of May will '' throw out Illinois currency, which will reduce it to halt q cent discount. Indiana has already done the same thing by both Illinois and Wisconsin. Doubt less Illinois will follow si and those three States together will have no currency relations ex- .cept at discount.
 A SUGGEsToN-The State of Connecticut is $50, O00 in debt. Our Military system costs upwards of ,$25, 900 per annum. Abolish that system, and in two years the debt could be paid off without the sale of charters or the robbery of Banks. Why not abolish or suspend this Military System, pay our debts and abolish a nuisance !-Mratd.
 It having been currently reported that Gov. s. H. Foote would be candidate for Congress against Col Singleton, the editor of the Vicksburg Miss Whig addressed the Governor note on the subject, in order that the matter might be set to rest author itatively. In his reply, the ex-Senator ex-Govem- or, ex-Democrat and ex-Know Nothing, says he shall not be candidate, and adds:
 "I belong to no party organization now existing in Mississippi, never having been Whig Whatever has been of late stated ill several quarters to the con- trary,) having since abandoned the American organ lzation and recommended its disbandment having
  fused and fragmentary faction, ostensiby acting under the lead of John Sldell and company, and yielding diseraceful support to that unrighteous corrupt anti Democratic, anti-States Rights admin lstration now in power, of which James Buchanan, the blucst and most blear-eyed of Federalists is the chief, which has utterly broken down the strength Of the Democratic party revived and strengthened sectionalism in both quarters of the Union and almost extnguished the hopes of enl;ght- ened patriots everywhere s to tie perpetuity of our free institutions
 The Peru Qllinois) Herald states that in the central part of that State, where pasturage is as free as air. where hay is worh but four dollars per ton, butter is-worth p cents per pound and that thoe who can afford the luxury, are compelled to pay 16 cents pound for cheese
 Friends of humanity will regret to learn that the efforts in our legislature to 'stop the effusion of blood" in Europe, has failed through the hart'- heartedness of majority of the members. Read and mourn:
 Resolution appointing Mcssrs. Brockway of Lyme, Roberts of Darien, Bromley of Norwich, and dlnia to offer their services arbtrators between that country and Austria; rejected"
 Thompson of East Haven was to have Seea the real diplomat of the delegation-and no doubt believes he could have "arranged it'' with both sides Father Brockway was to do the dckering,'' and Bromley to issue the G Bulletins. .''-Register,
 Gov. Stewart of Missouri has ordered militia to be stationed along the borders of Kansa as he has heard, he says of an anticipated invasion. What border ruffian expedition is on foot nowa
 We are informed, says the Housatonic Republican. that MT. Wheeler Green of Ashley Falls Mass Mass who has attained the mature age of over 100 wears was recently married to Mrs. Schemmerhorn. of Norfolk, who has also arrived at the respectable age of 80 years
 We wouldn't have supposed that the old fellow was green enough to take horn at his time of life. The Constellation newspaper Park Benjamin 's) It dead. It was four months old, but very large of its age. The publisher lost $7OOO by the experi- ment. Park Benjamin was editor only eight weeks. The Rev. s. F. Jarvis has accepted call to the , rectorship of St. Johns parish, Salisbury.