Litchfield enquirer., 1860-11-29
MISCELLANEOUS.

MISCELLANEOU US.
 HuRRYfNG UP AsFuNEaAL. An English pa,,e states that a funeral having been fixed to tak, place in Berwick at half past two o'clock. tl !" afflicted family" requested the clerryman to m point an early hour, as the family wished to q to the circus in the afternoon,
 A lady being asked the place of her nativit, replied: am so unfortunate as to have no ns tive place; was the daughter of Methedis clergyman"
 .Which do you intend to marry, my dear, tn doctor or the military oficer?" Oh, I don know-they are both such killing creatures.Y
 A good minister in country village otel prayed feryently for those of Jhis congregation ..aswho were too proud to kneel and too iazv f, stand" s s'-7a's sssa'r.- ss-a,-- .ls' <. Mir. Everett rich Southern widow" soon wed, And whoever it can be" makes fools rub tho; ~- heads; But why mysterys made of the thing can't tol As he's followed for months well-known SovN b2.a ern Bell. ""' A PEnnous R1DE.-A few weeks since couple of lads, named Michael Farrell and Con nor fowers, were sent to Iowa from the aims house In Jersey city. The little fellows mad, 1nelr appearance i'll the city again on Wednes oay' ana upon being questioned, said that inc, na rah away because they did not get enough to eat lney had travelled the whole distance from Iow,
 au..ens themselves on the truck under the
 The Paris correspondent of the New Yort commercial says the imperial city is exceedinp gay at the present moment The number of for elsh visitors IS greater than at any former period money IS abundant, and small trade lively A great display of horse flesh is made in the pub- nc Promenades, but the equipages are generally niuch nner than the animals, owing to the scar. clty or nrst class carriage horses. The Empero, constantly drives his American Morgan horses which are the envy of lovers of horse flesh. Large orders for arms come to this State from the South. At Hartford the Times stotca thst the Sharp.s Rife Co.,, and Col Colts establish ment are full of work, Col C. is getting up 75, 900 pistols. Nr '''
 The warlike preparations at the South will give the ankees large amount of cash this ally. '"''"e'' '''-
 PRINTERS s EoAsr--THE PRINTER:--Ths mas ter or all trades. He beats the farmer with his last HOE the carpenter with his RULE and the mason ln setting tall COLUMNS he surpassas the lawyer and doctor in attention to his CASE and beats the parson in his management of fin. DEVIL. ''' The jury at Brooklyn, N. Y. after giving oonh lhompson (the banker) S8 1000 for the in juries to his wife on the Hudson river railroad last January, have added 2750 thereto for med ical expenses, making $l1 ,750 in all. They al so give Thomas W. Field s3,700 for the ont right killing of his wife, married ouly an honr before. It thus costs railroad more to maim person than to kill one.
 NOVEL CAsE@ 4F LAw-Mr. Church of Montvle, owned a, hen. The hen took q mo- tion to set. MT. Church encouraged her in it to the extent of given her sixteen eggs to com mence on- With conmendable industry the hen went to work, " setting" For one week she de-oted herself to it without interruption At the end of the week Mir. Tinker's turke, came along that way, and crowding the hen oi her nest, took the business of incubation umle liner own wings. Being more con her muscle than the hen. she maintained her position unti a brood of chickens stepped out of the she'll and peepsd. The turkey then took the chick ems in tow, and returned to her own and Mr Tinker's residence. Mir. Church brought an sc 1 tion Of trover for the chickens. claiming then 
 1 the best part of the setting. The casa was tri ed efore Mulfortl C. Raymond. Es,.. on Satur i day, iialsey for plaintiff Merriam of New Lon don for defence, anl judgment was given fu plaintiff to recover eight cents apiece for th chickens.
 l CoSUSDRrH.-Wh is the life of an editor lik the Book of Revocation? Because it is full o types and shadows" and mighty voice, is cy CT crying unto him" Write !"
 Mir. Brown of the Cleveland Pla.ndealer (Ar temas Ward) is about to leave that rapar for tit wider field of New York, and Vanity Fair get his services hereafter.
 It makes us proud when our love of a woman is returned it ought to make Ills prouder sti the aid of any selfish reflection, This is the r, 1 ligion of love.
 ArRocIous.-" Betsy my dear. said Mir. Stub giving his wife pair of damaged unmentions bes, have the goodness to mend these trowser:
 it will be as good as going to the play tonight Mrs. Stubs took her nee,lle but confessed sh couldn't see the point. How so P said she.- " Why my dear, you will see the wonderful ra' els in the pant'o-mine.' Mrs. Stubs finished tn job and handing back the trowsers told Stub That's alarmed good
 No PRAYER FOR RREBEILIoN.-Al Alluding to tn prayer offered by Rev. C. F. Gadston, at Charle. ! ton, at Charleston, on raising the Palmetto fla. correspondent of the New. York Courier an Enquirer relates the following:
 "When young lived in Hartford-at tn time of the Hartford Convention--and tn prayer of Mir. Gadston reminded of the Re, Phian Chase, who was Presbyter of Chris Church at that time. The first act of the cor 'ventien was the appointment of committee wait on the clergy of the city, Inviting them pray with tho convention alternately. The called on Drs. Strong and Flint, and the Bay tlst clergyman, who answered affirmativel. Then they called on Mir. Chase. To apprecia. his answer yoa should have seen the nan rising with his giganticform, with q head like Gabriel' He said Be pleased to bear my respects t the President of the convention, and say to hil the Church has furnished me with no form prayer cou,lteaancia,g rebellion
 This man became Bishop of Ohio and Iinoi and founded two colleges aba es,as...
 CENSUS RETURNs.-The following is the censu returns as far as heard from: @>,r., ,........
 ';i2 aEG f 1660 1850.
 Massachusetts, l,23l, ,497 994,5l4
 New Jersey, aa ! 66O,O93 4899l3
 Michigan, aea .749,969 397,654
 Kansas, ii l 1O9,4O4 (new)
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