Litchfield enquirer., 1859-01-06
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 sourH NORFOLK. new building designed to replace that destroyed by fire some months since, belopging to the 5. D. Northway Manufacturing Company, has been completed. at heavy cost, and the establishment is now probably one of the most complete fer the manufacture of heavy leather, in all its appointments, in the State. The length of the factory is 120 feet by 36 in width height of posts 24 feet number of vats 3l. The engine is of 20 horse power; length of boiler "A feet with di- ameter of 35. When in full operation. the company calculate to turn out 300 sides of leather per week, which will require the consumption of over 1900 cords of bark per annum. This manufactory ls To- cated at the head of of the branches of the Nau gstuck River, in thrifty farming district, and af lords home market for the immense quantities of hsmlock bark which grows in that section, besides giving quite an impulse to trade-the absence of which impulse would tell upon the diminished nues of the farmer and mechanic in that locality. Under the direction of Mir. Northway we havei no doubt the business will be prosecuted with energy, prudence and success. Waterbury American.
 On Saturday, grizzly bear was brought to Wash ington in the car of Adams Express designed as a present to the Smithsonian Institute During the night bruin gnawed out of his cage, and when the door of the car was opened he ready to walk out and would have done so had it net been rudey slap ped to in his face. What was now to be done? Some said give him strychnine !; but finally hole scut in the roof of the car, and moose slipped around the beast. After considerable delay and danger he
 
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 The San Francisco Chronicle estimates the cost of the Frazer River gold fever to citizens of California at $13 00O against returns of about $1O0 OOO n gold dust, saying nothing about the lives lost hopes wrecked and energies paralyzed by repeated disap- pontments-the bones bleaching along the banks of the Frazer or reposing in the depths of the ocean, while the fearful eyes of mothers sisters and wives grow weary with vain watchings for the return of those whom they may never see again.
 The keeper of a country tavern near Mt Pleasant, Vt., has two deaf and dumb daughters. who often carry on animated conversation by means of signs. Last week two nervous travellers who had been shown to a good room did not stop to enjoy tho comfortable fire and bed, but silently decamped, leaving on the table money for their supper, and nnte stating that in consequence of signs made at the supper table by the young ladies' they did not think it safe to go to bed and therefore paid their bill and took their departure
 The people of Michigan of all parties arc signing petitions to the legislature for law requiring the registration of voters. Such law is the first and great necessity of every State if there is to be such thing as an honest elective franchise
 The hog cholera prevails at the South and Vest 1000 worth have recently died The distemper has proved very destructive in Tennessee.
 Messrs Allbone and Newhall, late officers of the Bank of Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia accused of fraudulenty using the funds of the bank, were ac- quilted on Saturday. The district attorney aband- oned the case after the arguments for the defense had heen made
 re-cpening of the African slave trade. The argu- ment used is that the lands of Mississippi Lou isiana, Arkansas and Texas cannot be cultivated proftably, without drawingso many slaves from the border states as to endanger their going to ab oltionism, by entire exhaustion of their blacks The Mississippi Democrat says.
 The repeal of the unconstitutional laws prohit,- iting the African slave trade is becoming necessity n the South. Everywhere in the South we hear eae cry, More slaves ]! Without an increase of slave labor the South cannot progress. With & large increase of slaves, the South will progress, and grow too powerful to heed the threats of Nor theru disunionists No ney Territory can De of any ~ss to e South unless the present number of her ne- only by the repeal of the laws against the slave trade, and the free importation of African negroes
 The Memphis Eagle tells of farmer who sold A yoke of oxen for fifty dollar bill. He put the bill In his tobacco box and the ensuing night he walked mp, and wanting chew of tobacco, he opened his box, and by mistake, took out the bill and chewed 1t up and spit it away to nothing.
 Rev. John Angel James has issued A stirrino an. peal to his countrymcn to unite in an effort to evan geiize China. In pamphlet which the British standard does not hesitate to pronounce the most important that has appeared during the present -, -0 o'Ao"c "n0 AhpofCtHce or LnlS held Of Christian enterprise.
 Onen Perrin and Edwin May were arrested and conyieted for selling liquor, in Putnam. Monday Iest; iais is their second conviction third con vietioa Is imprisonment
 The morning train over the Canal railroad on Thursday, run into drove of sheep just above Farmington, and killed thirty. This is a whole sale slaughter indeed
 There is no party in Mexico that favors an Amer lean OrOteCt0ratn ar the ali the Mexican territory. No one dares broach that proposition to Mexico.
 Large deposits of guano have been found in some smau islands in the Pacific Ocean, which have been formally taken possession of by the United States
 Washington Irving has made donation of s5O0 to tho Mount Vernon fund.-
 Lieut. Gen: Scott had public reception in Charleston, s. C., Dec 18th.
 The grand jury of Hartford county have found true bill against Benjamin Roberts, charged with murdering his wife.