Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1859-10-20
FROM EUROPE.

IN1zlH ana the JTtcHV Si'Co uS " 49, ~,
ter intelligence from over the water. Inc
,,Ien;notentiaries assembled at Zurich had not
VT come to definite understand g with re
gard to satisfactory terms OF peace between
the late belligerent powers. Indeed these am
bassadors appear to DC mere puppets VINO
meet together once or twice q week. smoke
/ .eir cigars, and wait for adv'ces from tn
.,,ver,,,ueuts OF each, without whose autforit,
on every point, they are not allowed to act
Prince Napoleon had arrived there Oil the 2Sti
uIt. but did not have any interview with tn
corporate wisdom-al.hough he evidently
brought instructions to the French peh'po-
te.ti:,ries. A definite treaty Of peace howev
or, it is rumored, sill he signed by the thrc'
,owrrs, by which Austria will cede LomI'ar-
DIV to France, who will make it over to Sar,
dina A general peace Congress vii b. heIc
afterwards at Brussels.
The repairs on the Great Eastern are 60
ina actively forward at Portland, but it was
considered doubtful whether she could lie g.,
ready for sea during the present month.
The London Builders strike remains iii a We
~ unsatisfa, tory .tate. Ne DONATIONS between
masters and wo kmcn were held, but witl'ou
any favorable prospects Of their terms. This
is one of the most extensive and important
movenl' mt that BIAS tex n place among thu
wprking,nen Of the great metropolis f'ra cen
tnry. 1t arose from demand for living wa
gees" as the workngmen term it. and has no"
continued for over two months. Monster
meetings have been held by the workbench
aal All anti-work- nntil-w ages-are-incrcase'l Or
ganzatioA has been formed. r. ports FROM
Paris speak cncouragiugly Of Hon. Charlie:
Summers health, ard say that he will probu-
bly, return to this country early i" November,
Le present at the opening Of Congress
Mr.. Senator Seward had gone to Egypt. A
report was current that Austria and Pied
montare both making warlike preparations and
that the French army Of occ patton in Italy
was about to receive rcinforcemets. This
looks like possible settlement Of the ques
tion by recurrence to orns-but is not proba-
b..
st. Petersburg in Russia was the scene OF
great festivities Oh the 9th Of September, Oh
which day gra"d Duke with a long name
attained his majority aud took the oaths OF al
legiance to the Emperor and the country.
No further news from China, but Mr.. Ward
the American ambassador had arrived at Pc
kim The method of the transportation of the
American legation was unique to soy the least
They were packed in huge box about four
metres long by three broad which was closed
everywhere but above, SO as to prevent those
it contained from seeing the country This box
or travelling chamb,r, provided with all things
necessary to the comfort of the traveller, was
pluced on raft aud taken first up the river,
and then up the Imperial Canal us far as the
gate Of the capital. Here it was placed Oil a
large truck drawn by oxen, and in this way
the Minister Of the United States and the
members of his Legation entered the town Of
P,kin. They We're perfectly well treated
by the Chinese, but were not allowed to sec
anything. The truck was drawn into the
courtyard Of large house, which was to BE-
the residence of the American Enjoys, but
from which they were not to be allowed to g.
ont.
At the last dates they were awaiting their
Interview with the Emperor. They had not
been allowed to have any communication with
the outer world, hut were permitted to send q
dispatch to Mr.. Fish, the American Consul at
Shanghae, informing him Of their safety.
After the Interview, the American Minister
was to be recondncted to the frontier in the
same manner as that in which he came
= A tclegraphic dispatch from Paris announ-
ces the death, 10y a2oplexy, on the Sd, of the
Hon JOHN Y. Mason, u S. ambassador t.
France long member of Congress from Vir
srinia. We judge his age to have been nearly
seventy.
From CAureRS1A.- chief topic of in
tcrest in the reports of the fatal duel between
Senator Rr,der ok :nl Judge Terry
The latter had resigned his seat Oh the bench
some time plcvicus to the fight, and had fled
the CITY. The Coroners verdict was that Mr.
Frederick had come to his death from a
wound inflicted by pistol ball fired from II
,istol Intentionally by David S Terry OIL the
mor..ing of September 18th 1859"
The Overland Mail brings three days later
:nte igence from California. The subject OF
Mr.. Broderick's successor in the Senate was
being discussed, and Gen. Denver and Gov.
Weller were among the prominent candidates.
MIR. Broderick's estate was estimated at $3.50
900, and was cncumbercd to the amount Of
$4,000. Two persons i'll San Francisco
claim to be second cousins of tie deceased
Senator, and therefore heirs to the estate. T, c
Pacific Railroad Convention was in session at
San Francisco. Business was dull.
VALUABLE IMrRov EMENr-On of the most
decided, improvements we have lately seen, is
the Rotary Spinning Machine, for spinning
wool, together with mixture of cotton and
wool, invented and patented by Frederick S.
Stoddard, of this town. The machine spins
continuous threads Of yarn by constantly draw
ing, twisting aud winding them together, at the
same time by the operations of the machine,
which is forced by water power, 1t spins
three times faster than the old mode, by spin
diet occupies but one sixth Of the space t.,
do the same aaoun] of work, aud requires bu!