Litchfield enquirer., 1861-07-25

h treasure, of which $lO3, ,O0O was for England.
 The markets were unusually dull. An export demand for wheat continues at $l.65 per bushel for new.
 The first daily overland mail coach left Placer vile on the lst. It was escorted out of town by an immense concourse of citizens, with music and ealutes. There were six bags of letters and twen. tyeight of newspapers.
 All business was suspended on the 4th, and the national holiday was more than usually ob served.
 All the churches in San Francisco hoisted the American flag, to remain till the war is ended
 The Union Democratic state convention at Sacramento has adopted sound platform, and ballOted eight times for a candidate for governor The contest is very bitter. J. c. McKibben will probably be one of the nominees for Congress.
 Gov. Downey has issued some 60 military com. missions to officers of various companies in the state.
 Austin Smith, late of the U. S. navy, has left and turned over his office to his successor, and departed by the steamer of the lst for Panama. 1t is believed he will enter the rebel navy. He is hopeful son of Extra Billy Smith of Virginia. After leaving. suit was commenced against him for over Sl4, 900 entrusted to him agent Smith declared that he owed no allegiance to the federal government, which he looked upon as an exploded humbug. He paid all his debts to se- cessiOn hieuds, but none to loyal men, and took all the books of the navy agency with him. leaV- ing his affairs in most inexpcable confusion.
 ssOxE JEFFERSON DAvIs"-Such is the form of the indictment in case of the privateersmen now in this city awaiting their trial for piracy. In the olden time the indictment ran-"Moved by the instigatlon ofthe devil.'' Now it is ''pre tense of authority from Jefferson Davis ;'' and most certainly he is good substitute for Satan for no other individual has ever done so great an amount of mischief in the world. Ac- ccrding to the authority of Milton. before the creation of Adam and Eve, the arch fiend had organized rebellion in Heaven; and being east down to Pandemonium with his angels, he sent out his privateers on a voyage of discovery over space, and subsequently landed himself in the Garden of Eden in the form of serpent, and by his wiles blasted the happiness of the newly created first pair in Paradise, "introdu- eing death into the world and all our wo In the same way Jefferson Davis found the people happy and c0ntented, under the best form of government in the world, and he resolved to destroy it, and set up a black dominion of his owa. preferring, like the arch rebel of old, to reign in Hell rather than serve in Heaven."- V. r. Herald.
 Hr. Haghes dedicates the volume of his Tom Brown at Oxford" to James Russell Lowell. and ssys in his dedication: My dear friend yuu cannot know how deeply all that is sounsl- est and nOblest in England is sympathizing with yca ia yosr great struggle. You mnst not jsdye hy newspapers magazines though. so far as can see. the best of them are speaking decidedly on the right side. Not 50 warmly or @ decidedly as could wish for this our free trade notions and some lasty nconslerata speaking and writing on your side will account But be sure that the issues are appreciated here. and while see the awfI!ness of the task you have in hand. we have faith in you We believe that If 1t caa he done you will do i: and we wish yeu- from ths bottom of our hearts God speed! r The people of Georgia voted. on the 2d, on the adoption of the confederate constitution, bs. appear nat to have taken any interest in the matter. ln soma entire counties not 100 votes were cast In several counties no election was held SS far as reported in the Savannah papers the vote heard from was l95i for the Consttu- 1iOn to 9il against it. More than one third the vote cast heing against th. confederacy, when its acceptance was considered matter of ofcourse, is not an insignificant indication.
 Rev. ]. (. Richmond. an eccentric Episcopal minister is chaplaia of inc 2d Wisconsin reei- nseut- Ia diiiical;y wi;i, congregation in Mil waakie. the vcstry barred Mir. KieimOnd from his charch. lie was equal to the emergency, shoill-red 8 stn:.t plank. and marching mp to the door. began the attack instanter In the name of the Father, lLium;p) the Son. (bunJ) and the Holy Ghost, ('rn:t.) and the rector em- tered amid halo of glory and splintcrs.
 Four of Wilson's Zouaves. while in bathing near Fort Pickens were intruAcl upon by a twelve f,nt shark. The lambs made rush at him and actually drove him into deep water.
 A short ;ime ago three negroes were passing down one of the streets of Richmond when one of them complained to the others of the treatment he had recently received from his master, to which one of them replied, Well, never mind, Massa Lincoln will be here soon, and den it will all be right" This conversation having been overheard the negroes were arrested, and each received thirty nine lashes.
 A new and peculiar worm has commenced de- pradations on the crops in Rhode Island, ap- bearing in large numbers. They have white belly and stripes of black and brown on the back. They ruin every green thing in their path !; whole fields of grass and oats have been destroy cd by them. The largest are about an inch and ahalf in length.
 It appears that the yearly income from post age in tho seeded states amounted to only S900, 0O0, while the expenses exceeded that sum by $s.0o0. 900, which latter amount is now saved to the loyal states. No loss without some gain.
 4 DOUBLE SEcEDER-Thc slaves who run away from their masters in Virginia are set to work at once by Gen. Butler and made to keep at it. much to their annoyance. One of them, having been put to it rather strong, said !" Col ly, Massa Butler, dis niggcr neber had to work 60 hard before, guess dis chile will sccede once mcah,''
 A dispatch fr,m Richmond, dated June 29 to . New Orlean. journal, states that ice is selling in the streets of Richmond at from SC to $8 per 100 lbs.
 PRESIDENT LINCOLN ON TEMrEANcE.-Mr. Ed ward C. Delavan has recently received the Pre- si1ential Temperance Declaration signed by Mir, LiaeOln. It now bears the name of every Presi- dent since the time of James Madison, with the exception of Harrison, who died before Mr. De- lavsa had an opportunity to present it to him. It reads as follows:
 Being satisfied from observation and exper- fence as we'll as from medical testimony, that ar dent spirit. ms drink, is not only needless, but Aartfal and that the entire disuse of it would tend to promote the health, the virtue and hap psaess of the community: We hereby express our esayieton, that should the citizens of the United States. and especially all young men, discounte- nance entirely the use of it, they would not only promote their own personal benefit, but the good of the country and the world.
 JANRs MADISON, LANES K. poLK
 loux QCIxcY ADAMS, ZAcuARy T.yIop AxpRKw JACKSON, WILLARD FILLMORE, MARTIN Wax BURES, FRANKLIN PIERCE JcRS THEE, JAMES BUCHANAN
 ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
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 We should like to have seen the face of his