Litchfield enquirer., 1860-04-19
NEVIS OF THE WEEK.

NEWS OF THE WEEK.
 TuE HENRY CLAY STATUE was inaugurated at Richmond, Virginia on Thursday. The cere monies were very imposing, while the military display was the finest ever witnessed in that city. The crowd of strangers was immense. Mir. Barbours oraton was masterly tribute to Mr. Clay
 TIE AMERICAN MEDICAL SOCIETY will hold their 9th Annual meeting at New Haven on the first Monday in June. The Elm Cityites are making preparations to give the members of the society cordial welcome and an agreeable session.
 WILLIAM Cosr JOHNSON, formerly in Congress from Maryland, died at Washington on Sunday 1 last
 IN TEE LAWRENCE CASE which has been for several years before the New York Courts, the court of appeals has affirmed the decision of the Supreme court, that Southern slaveholder can not hold slaves in New York were in tra1asit,t to another state. The case will go to the Feder- al Court at Washington, where it is apprehend- ed the decision may be different. THE UNITED STATES SENATE have confirmed the following appointments of Postmasters for Connecticut: $. B. Morgan, West Meriden F iloyt, Stamford T. B. Birdseye, Derby. A RESPECTABLE FARMER named Stephen Bur. ling, of New Rochelle, was accidentally killed on Tuesday, while walking on the track ofthe Jew York and New Haven Railroad. lie was walk ing safely, but when the whistle was given step ped directly in front of the engine, and was i'm medatey killed.
 ANOTHER FATAL CASUALTY occurred at the Waterbury Railroad Depot on "Wednesday fore noon, the result of sheer carelessness on the part of the victim, an Irish lad named Peter Eagan i9 years of age. He, with other boys, was play ing about the track, and jumping on the freight cars while they were being switched off, when he fell upon the rails and one of the cars passed di shapeless mass and killing him instantly. The boys, though warned every day to keep off the cars when in motion, as we'll as the track in many instances disregard the warning, and we are sorry to say that this is the third fatal conse 1uence of such rashness within the last few years at that station.
 NEW HAVEN has voted to join herself to East Haven by building one of Whipple's iron bridges over the QunniViack rfser at Fair Iayon, at a cost of S23 G00--the share of New Haven bei g fixed at sl 7,5oo, East Haven paying the balance Mss JULIETrE PIEREPoSr, young woman Is or 20 years of age, employed in Newhals car riage factory at New Haven, was on Saturday last, violently attacked with bleeding of the lungs, and died ill fifteen minutes
 A CURIOUS WILL CASE has just been decide ] after long trial in the Superior Court at Nor wich. The will of Stiles Park, disposing of property to the amount of $s3A,0G0, contained a provision that none of the money should be ap- piled in any manner whatever directly or indi- rectly. to the support or for the benefit of any religious teacher, society, church CT denonina ton, on condition of reverting the property to the Retreat for the Insane, or for the support of the insane poor. The validity of tho will was sustained -, aA
 TIE GREAT DISMAL SWAMP in Virginia and North Carolina, back of Norfolk, Virginia. is on fire, and the flames are raging with much vi oence.
 AN EXCHANGE says that at Brownsville Tex as, a Kentucky horse drover has purchased 900 horses and mules, which he intends driving to Springfield, Illinois, and shipping thence by railroad to New Haven, Connecticut, from whence they are to be shipped to the West In. dies. No Yankee would take 50 much trouble as that. He would devise means to ship them direct from Texas by water.
 VEroEs AT ALBANY.-The New York lecisla. lure has been bcleagured during the past session with lobby more numerous than usual seeking chartered privileges, and by the appliances usual in such cases have procured from the House of Representatives and Senate abont all they want ed; but Gov. Morgan is alike unapproachable and incorruptibls and has fearless!y used the veto power to blast the hopes of many of the ap pcants, and save the people from the disastrous effects of the monopolzing grants which have been sought. A lot of railroad charters in New York city have, however, been passed over the veto. a
 
 EXCITING lIMEs-As there never was such