Litchfield enquirer., 1860-02-09

 Money on hand over $50. l,76s Property not specified. ...... 2,25O | Added by Board of Relief. ..... l4,23s s1,525,427 Reduced by Board of Relief. 39, ,34l
 ....... ..... ....-... $l4S7,os6 l ; per c.. ] $44,6l258 l 515 Polls at $10. ..... 5,l5O. 1 Grand List. $49,7 .5s
 127 Dogs $6450.
 POP Military communications, $l0l. 1 The Survey of the proposed new Railroad to the Housatonic has been completed, and a charter will be applied for at the Legislature next spring
 1 CoRNwALL.-The number of inhabitants in this town is about two thousand. For the reli- gious instruction of these, there are six church CT, two each of Congregational, Methodist and Baptist. The average attendance at these churches, including members of families who alternate with each other in their attendance is about two hundred and fifty, or about three fourths of the population. The remaining fourth or more, are only occasional hearers of the gos- pei.
 At present there is considerable religious in- terest in the North Congregational Church, as was also the case in the Methodist Church in the center early in the winter.
 A house of John Chipman Great Hill,) was burnt on Sunday evening last at about 10 o'clock, undoubtedly set on fire. A German family living in it were absent at the time. l FALLS VnLAGE.-The ladies Festival of the Congregational Society of Falls Village, held on the evening of Feb 2d was a complete success, The arrangements for tableaux, music and SUD- per were carried out in excellent order, and to the entire satisfaction of the large number of cit izens present. The receipts for amusements and supper were $10.
 Hon. A. II. Holley delivers the next lec- ture before the Falls Village Lyceum next week on Tuesday evening. NoEFoLk.--On Thursday evening last, one of the buildings of the Dewell scythe Factory was discovered to be on fire. The fire is supposed to have caught in straw used for packing. The walls of the building were of stone, and the fire was arrested after consuming all that was infan,. able of about one third of tlS, length of the building. A large number of persons soon gath cred, and worked with great energy and surpri- sing success in extinguishing the flames There were in the building at the commencement of the which were got out and saved without damage l For this, the owners, Wech, Stevens, Lawrence I & Co.,, were in great measure indebted to Capt. J. H. Dewell, who entered the building repeat edy for the purpose, at much personal risk. The damage to the building was about $400-upon which there was no insurance.
 The proceeds of the Festival on Thursday and Friday evenings, for repairing the Metho- dist Church, were $lCG.
 The Norfolk Bank has declared semi-an- nual dividend of four per cent, payable on the l4th inst.
 NEW HARrFoRD.-The old Parish of this town is just now in whirl of excitement Their church, on Iocn HiH has not been occupied since the death of their last pastor Rev. Mir. Yale, in the summer of 1S54 Recently DOT tion of the remaining members, together with some others who contributed to the building of the church thirty years ago, have assumed the responsibility of selling the House and bell The purchasers last week commenced removing the inside of the house, when they were forbid den and threatened with prosecution by other proprietors who had not consented to the sale. This arrested for the present the work of de- molition. The North and South churches of the town, both of which are prosperous, have emigra- ted from this mother church.
 The last week has been the ice-gathering season of this village. Large quantities have been taken from the Green Woods Pond, where it is very thick and very pure-being underlaid with twenty feet of river water.
 NEW MnFoRp.-A daring highway robbery was committed about three miles north of New Milford on Tuesday night of last week. The per son robbed was a Mir. Banks of Danbury, an in. offensive old man, wellknown through that sec ton as Drover. He was attacked between the hours of seven and eight in the evening" knock ed senseless and his pockets were riaed of S2OO Mr. Banks is still in precarious situation from his injuries. Four persons were arrested on sus picon but from want of evidence will probably get clear. Two of them, brothers by the name of Murphy, are notoriously bad characters.
 An lrishman was also found under shed last Thursday night with his skull cracked, it is not known whether by falling upon the frozen ground while intoxicated or by the shelaiah ol some brother Irishman.
 MoRR1s.-It has been extensively known in