Litchfield enquirer., 1861-05-23


 THE HoTeHK1ss GUN, 6 brass piece, rihed, and with six pound bore, carrying twelve pound ball, was tested at Windsor Wednesday, in the presence of Gov. Buckingham and several mill tary gentlemen. This piece is the one present. ed to the State by Messrs. Hotchkiss Son, of Sharon, who have patent on these projectiles. The ball is conical, and acts upon the principle of the Minnie rife ball, and the discharge press ing the lead at the base, in the groove, and giv- ing the ball the rife twist, which makes it the more efieacious. Mir. Hotchkiss was present at the trial.
 The gun was stationed at 8 point where no danger was apprehended by tine roaming of tru- ant balls directed at sand bank. The target was 7S0 yards distant, 12 feet square, with a bulls eye, 20 inches in diameter. Every shot struck the target, and one in four was begged into the bulls eye. The gun is in excellent range and capacity.-Courant. A CARRIAGE in turning around near the Arse nal Wednesday forenoon was upset, and the oc- eupants, Mir. Gallagher, of New Haven, mem
 
 county, came very near being severely injured as it was both gentlemen were considerably 'jared" The horse they were driving wasn't inclined to care "bit'' for their safety-Cour- ant
 IN orler to put at rest the many and conflict ing statements relative to Sharps' Rifles furnish ed the State, we state on authority of the com pany who furnished the rifles aud shipped them and upon the authority of officials who ought to know, that TAO rifles have been furnished, that two comrani of the First Regiment were sup, piled with them, and that the balance were ship ped to New Haven for the Second Regiment At least two. companies of the Third Regiment would have been supplied with Sharps' Rifles il they could have been procured before their de parture The statement that the State had the rifles on hand and would not give them out is simply absurd.-Couyant
 Hsa- Hon. Lewis Catlin died at Harwinton on the 10th inst, in his G6th year. He was the en- ly brother of the late Hon. George S. Catlin, o1 Windham. He had been an acting justice ot the peace in Harwnton for many years, and had represented the town in the State legislature In politics he was Democrat-irm and unLcvi ating in his course. He held high respect as q citizen, and his death is deeply lamented by 8 large circle of friends.-Hartford Post
 PRIVATE Black of the 14th New York regiment accidentally shot himself Tuesuay morning, sup posed fatally. The remains of Col Vosburgi were conveyed, Tuesday, to the railroad station for transmission to New York The Fist regi ment mourncrs accompanied it, the New York 12th and the Rhode Islanders.
 WILLIAM E. HILL, living on the Newtowr turnpike, and the owner of stallion valued al $l ,0fa, found him dead in the stable, on Sun day His neck was broken, but in what manner it was done, he could not tell
 ARKANSAS was on Saturday formally admitted to the Southern Rebel Confederacy, and the del cgaiss took their places in the Congress.
 KENTUCKY, notwithstanding tue op Il treason Of her Governor and Legislature does n3t ai ,ooai to le inclined to f9llaw tie fortunes of Jeff Da vis immediately. 4 Aspatch from i.ouisyill, gives tie retaTts Of 'AaA,setion as far as heard from which foot up 2gs;sta ef s Nsstes for the Union delisates to the proposed, Rorlei State Conveption in eighty-nine countias lea wing only eighteen counties to be beard from 'i'he entire Presidential vote in November was l4G2l6-so that the Jnian majority will gro bahly exceed .foyfy t5oasand. That is suf. cient 1!
 TIE MONTGOMERY .4&aer!iSsr, which is racos- nized as the organ of JEFF. DAVIS Govern mcnt announces that the eonfedarates have de- cielad to remove their Capital to Richmond 1t does not intimate however when t!le removal is to take place. According to present indica- tions they had better be in hurry about tor they will be likely to be as completely forestailed as they We're in their projected movemen, agains; Washington.
 TIE FOLLOWING new postnastcrs have just been appointed: Henry A. Sawyer, Colebrook David Bradley, Southport; Chauncey II. Hotch- kiss, Watertown; Amos L. Williams, Brookfeld Calvin II Carter, Waterbury.
 psa- Air. Friend ". Smith has been appoint ed Postmaster at Bridgeport.
 eA- ". A. Crofut, formerly of the Danbury Je,lersonian, has received commission in the Minnesota Volunteers