Litchfield enquirer., 1859-02-03
arMa. K1lsovnss is abou. closing up .he copy of

RrMR. MELBOURNE is about closing up the ropy of his History uf Lich6eld. He has made,preiy thorou' researches, bat it is not improbable that valuable uscrpts aud traditions in possession of oi our old families. bearing upon the subject. which have euded his vigilance. If there are any such, he will be very glad be notified of once as he will like to examine them before going to press. eY@A man named John Phelps, engaged in dig ging well in Birmingham, was buried in it fifty feet down on the 18th ult by the caving in of the sand and his body, after twelve days arduous toil was extricated and buried on Monday.
 fsFHon. F. P. Plair of Missouri, was the guest of |. largenumber of politicians and literary gentlemen at a dinner in Boston on Saturday evening last Gov Banks presiding. ~ -.
 f8-Wm H. Prescott, the Historian, died at Bos- ton, on Friday l.st occasioned by paralytic shock His funeral was very numerously attended Mon day.
 gY Hon. Judah P. Benjamin of Louisiana has been ecected to the U & Senate for six years from the 4th of March next Mir B. was elected six years ago as Whig, but has gradually subsided into a gcnu- inc Buchanan democrat
 The Utica Observer positively announces that ex Governor Seymour would not accept the nomination for President, should it be rendered to him by the Charleston Convention. And it further ind :ates the feelings of that gentleman by affirming that the New York delegation will ''vote for men presented from other parts of the Union than from the State of New York. That is shot at Mir. Dickinson.
 It is said that Col. Colt of Hartford is investing large capital in the purchase of Arizona land and mining privileges. His brother-in-Iaw has gone out as his agent.
 HARD Hr WITH A CANE 1.-The study of the Rev. Nathan Bangs, of New York, was invaded a day or two since by several persons who had long been Mir s friends and he was presented with Cane which was loaded with 400 s5 gold pieces
 AwFUL.--A boy three years old, was l.adIy scald- ed in Burlington few days since His friends inn mediately applied oil and cotton the cotton was identally Set on fire This second burning caus- cd his death.
 Miss Lane, of the White House, it is rumored. will shortly be married to Mr. McGraw of Balti- more.
 An Elmira paper says that the President of the New York and Erie Railroad has issued orders to the conductors to take the of all passengers.
 Mr. and Mrs. Dalton, whose divorce and other troubles made so much talk in Boston, a few years ago. are living in great happiness in Lawrence, Kansas.
 A LITERARY ENTERPRISE HoNoRARLY CONDUCTED It is stated that during the year 1S58 MT. G. G.. Evans of Philadelphia. distributed among his pat rons oyer $500 900 of Gifts consisting of gold and silver watches, gold ewelry silver-plated ware, silk dress patterns and other elegant Gifts of intrinsic value. Mir. Evans being the originator of the Gift Enterprise has distanced all competition lived down all opposition and is endorsed by all the leading pub fishing hous"s in the United States. All the popu lar and standard works of ancient and modern au- thors can be found on Mir Evans Catalogue for 1859 which is sent free to any address. See adv
 The Adams Express was robbed between Mont gomery and Aflanta. cn Friday. of $40 GOO. mostly in S5 and S10 bills of Georgia and South Carolina Banks reward Of S5, GOO is offered for its recov- cry.
 A Aorribfe of degradation, misery, and death, was brought to light in New York by the police, a few evenings since. A Mrs. Hughes said to have been formerly lady of wealth and standing in Boston and New York. was found dead in a low den in Mulberry street. Her body was entirely naked !; every thing having gone to satisfy the craving for drink that brought the poor woman to her grave Her little son, a remarkably bright lad of eight yaars was watching hy the bed. and told piitnl tale of the gradual fall of his parent His father was Col. Thomas Hughes, of Boston, an officer in the U. S. army.
 The New York Correspondent of the Boston Jour nal says
 1.-The travelling public between Boston and New York will be glad to know that arrangements have int otsopO let of March. that will put the land route through Springfield in tfe foremost rank of railroads in this country. Mir Hoyt of the New York and New Ha- ven road and Mir. Chapin of the Springfield road, are allowed on all hands to be among the most eff cient Supcrintendents of t;s country They have united their energies and their experience to make the land route of the most expeditions and con- irritable that can he found. The morning and the afternoon trains will be express. The accommoda- tnn train from Springfield to Boston will be chan ged, and passengers will be carried through from New York to B'ston in eight hours. The car that leaves New York will continue on till the traveller reaches tie Trmountain city"
 The Calais, Me. Advertiser says:-sA report has been in circulation in this city for days past that those boys who had broken into Mir. Todd's store in Milltown. St. Stephen, about fortnight ago and stole articles of clothing tberefrom, had eeledetected, tried, convicted, and sentenced to St. Andrews jail for the crime during the cold night of Tuesday Wednesday of them had fr"zen to death in his cell. Two of the boys were of the name of Dean, one of whom it was that died. We have not heard the of the other. It is said the boys cried murder and did all in their pow CT to make the jailor hear and lberate them, and let them go where there fire. but Ee could not be made to hear, if he heard. did not heed them It is awful. that human being should be allowed to perish in such manner. We cannot credit tie story. Fs..
 TRADE WITH CuBA.-The following will show the imports from Cuba. and the exports to that slaad, at all the ports of the United States for each of the last five years :- Year ending Exports of Total Total
 June 30th Dom. Produce. Exports Imports. 1854 s2281l6 9.55l.752 17 PA. .389 1c5s ' c07 lIQ & 004 52l 19 fo5 25Q