Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1860-01-19
MISCELLANEOUS.

MISCELLANEOUS.
A New York beauty has bet Boston beauty
of course they are beauties-SlOO, that she
can skate three times around Central Park pond
in the shorter time.
About three months ago, Senator Seward.
who was making the tour of Europe, called on
the Emperor, who happened to be at Compeieue.
The Senator was shown into an ante-chamber.
and Napoleon soon made his appearance. Az
ter the usual sautation, taking his position with
his back to the fire, he offered the Senator ci-
gar, and commenced smoking another himself
He asked him all about New York and Colonel
Webb, and then asked about his visit to Europe,
and whom and what he saw. Mr. Seward, among
other objects of interest, said he had seen the
Pope. "Oh, yes, the Pope" responded Napo-
leon tell me all about him. What do you think
of the Pope?" The New York Senator heslta-
ted moment; but Notwithstanding his charac-
toristic caution the Emperor worned out his
opinion, and Seward said, Il confess think
him much more of priest than statesman'-
" Precisely So rejoincd the Emperor, you have
just hit the nail on the head That, too is nv
opinion"
Since the year 1900 the losses by fires in New
Haven, have been Ss57,ll2 amount Of insur-
ance s42l,94s.
The Waterbury Bank" and the Citizen.
Bank of Waterbury, have each declared divi-
dend of four per cent.
In Guilford, in 1859, the number of births was
so marriages, ID, deaths 81. In Oxford the
number of deaths was 26.
-Four thousand shares of the new stock of the
New Haven County Bank were subscribed Tues
day.
The Thames River is frozen over and navipa-
ton above New London, suspended.
Christ Church, New Haven, was dedicated
Jan. 6.
Counterfeit tens on the New London Bank
are in circulation.
The stories about the small pox in Sandy
Hook, Newtown, are much exaggerated
In New London, in 1852 there were 2os
plfths, 10 marriages, and 139 deaths
A PIoUs DEAooN.-A certain deacon. called
Highley, used to trade horses at the Berkshire
cattle market. Stirred up by the preaching Of
his minister, he one Sunday, after meeting, thus
communicated with one Brown:
"Iou don't spose, brother Brown" he argued.
you don't spose them little stories-sort O. lies,
il-o bo+ tall r4L
be reckoned agin us in the day O. judgment
Sarcumstanced as we are, we can't help it, you
know. l don't s'pose it makes no difference in
the sight O. the Lord, longs the hearts all right,
brother Brown"
IRISH EcoNoMY-Pats master offered him
eighteen shillings per week as his wages. Pat
shook his head. "What will not that satisfy
your" inquired his master.
"Faix, an ye want to ruin me" replied Pat.
"I won't take more than twelve shns week,
and then if Tn awaya week or 80, I'll save Just
six shillin's weekly"
Nor ONE, But TorHER.-"I don't think, hus-
band, that you are very smart NO. indeed,
wife, but every one knows that I am awfully
shrewed"
Some people mistake I" vale of tears" for "reil
of tears, and so go weeping through the world
One would think they fancied virtue to be spe.
cies of bulrush, thriving best in wet places.
One of the best hits" ever made at an impro-
priety in ladys dress was made by Talleyrand
During the revolution, when asked by lady his
opinion of her dress, he replied, 1t began too
late and ended too soon."
Gold continues to be discovered in Madison
County, Missouri. Platina and silver are found
in the same locality,
TEA PLANTS FROM THE PATENT OFF1cE.-Mr.
Dixon, our Senator at Washington, has received
from Hon. VIM. D. Bishop Commissioner Of
the Patent Office, the following circular. He
desires us to notify the public that persons in
Connecticut willing to pay the express charges
as specified. if they will notify Mr.. Dixon, will
receive the tea-plants. The circular, dated Dec,
3lst 1859, reads as follows;
"Tbe tea-plants in charge of this Office will be
ready for distribution in the course of few weeks.
Each plant, with the pot in which it is growing,
will weigh about one and half pounds, and
must be forwarded to its destination by express.
It is supposed, from the best information to be
obtained, that the tea-plant cannot be cultivated
n the open air north of the northern boundaries
If Tennessee and North Carolina Hence, they
AN only be raised in your State, by being placed
II heated Conservatives or greenhouses during
he winter season.
while therefore, the larger portion of the
,lants will be sent to those States, where it ia
believed they can be successfully cultivated in
he open air, still considerable number of them
viii be sent to other portions Of the country, to
e raised as matters Of curiosity. The Office will
robably be able to send from so to 100 to such
ersons in your State as may be designated by
ou, and who will be willing to pay the express
harges on the same, from this place to their
n
" You are respectfully requested to Gil up the
nclosed circular with the names and post ofice/
ddress of persons to whom you desire plants
% sent, designating the number to be sent9
ach person."