Litchfield enquirer., 1860-11-08

ed and some of the engines turned out. We have since learned that no person had been kill ed, but three were frightfully injured.
 Nr. Benjamin Kilbourn was working in the upper part of the building, over the engine, and went down with the ruins. He was got out, ard was able to go home without assistance, but complained of injaries in the back.
 A boy named John Kane was, it is feared, f.- tally injured. His skull was fractured in several places. and he received other serious injuries.- His wounds were dressed by physician, and he ! was taken home. Mr. George DeWolfe was terribly scalded about the head and arms, and otherwise badly injured, but it is thought he will recover. Mir. G. G. Baldwin was terribly burned and seriously injured internally. His physician, however thinks he may recover.
 A boy named Johnson was badly hurt, but is expected to recover. feared that he was buried in the ruins, and the fireman and others took hold and worked man. fully to clear away the debris, but he was not found, and those who had charge of the matter became satisfied that no more were confined there. Of the cause of the explosion we were unable to obtain any reliable opinion. Great excite nent prevailed about the scene of disaster, and as many opinions as men were credited. Some say there was defect in the boiler; others that the water had been suffered to get low, &c We can give no opinion on the matter. It is stated that the fuel used was principally shavings-as matter of economy.
 The loss to the proprietor of the building and machinery cannot fall short of $3,00o, on which of course, there is no insurance. The building was owned by J. B. Bowditcb, Esq.
 The railroad track of the Canal road, was GOV cred with mass of brick and timbers
 THE STORM of Saturday night, which was 90 severe in Litchfeld and vicinity, extended as far as New Haven, doing great damage in that city. A church steeple, (the Wooster Place Baptist Church) was thrown down with crash which was heard half mile. Fortunately the Church itself was uninjured, The bell fell with the tower and was broken. The cupola of the City Hotel was also blown down by the gale the side of a house in Temple street was blown in, and several unfinished buildings in the City were more or less injured. Several trees were also uprooted.
 The train on the Naugatuck R. R. due here at P. M, did not arrive until about o'clock on Sunday morning, having been detained by a landslide near Derby.
 1 TIE SToRM-" A RusHER. A gale of wind accompanied by 8 drenching rain passed over the city Saturday evening. Many shutters were thrown from their fastenings iron awning frames were hoisted as though they had been mere wires and the large willow tree on the corner of State and Commerce streets was thrown down. The telegraph poles south were down. We have not heard of any serious damage in this ,ieinity- The storm in New York and along the Sound is reported to have been very severe.
 The New York express train Saturday eve ming arrived here tW 0 hours behind time There were eleven cars crowded full of passengers for 1 Boston who did not care to risk themselves upon the Sound on account of the gale, md one luco- motive had the business to do, against a wind dead a':cad most of the way.-CowuM
 \ STABBIsG AFrRAY occurred in New Haven on Saturday morning. at about 3 o'clock, in which printer by the name of Geo. $. Stafford, WAS stabbed with dirk knife by young law student, named F. R. Bcden, of Erauklyn, N. , I. Belden is about 22 years of ace and Staf. ford 23. Stafford died on Sunday. The student has been arrested. It was drunken grulic which lead to the result, and the intending strife which exists between the students of Yale and the town boys of New Haven 7 A NEW main for the Croton water surrly is being laid across the Harlem river and will be completed early next spring It will increase the supply for the city three times. and probably 1 be enough for any increase of population the is land'wil bear. The pipes for the bridge are made at Greenpoint, L. l., are twenty three feet in circumference, and each section of twelve feet weighs four tons They are hoisted to their pla- ces on High bridge at therate of three day. TIE FINISHING mill of the Parsons paper con- pany, at Holyoke was destroyed by fire, on Sun day. The fire was discovered about five clock, A. M., and although the company have two hy- drants and every possible convenience for e1tin- gushing fires, the two upper stories and attic and their contents were almost entirely consum- ed, and the lower floors badly damaged by water The fire was doubtless the. work of an incendia- ry. The safe, and all the books and papers were saved. The entire loss is about $60,O0O; of which Sl5O00 to s2OG0O is on machinery and fixtures, and the balance in paper, finished and in process of finishing. Insured for $30O00 in ISpringfeld, Hartford and New Haven offices The business of the company will be but little interrupted Mir. Ordway was injured by . falling wall and Mr. Lyon lost one or two fn- gers.
 TIE Pow Express brings information that the Oregon legislature has set aside the election held last June for member of the next f37th) Con- gress,-at which Steil. Lane democrat, was cho- sen-and has ordered new election in Novem- Der, on the same day as the presidential. The ground was that there was no law under which the former election was held, consequently it was illegal, and not to be recognized.
 The times for holding Courts in this County.