Litchfield enquirer., 1861-03-21
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 NOTWITHSTANDING the apparent certainty with which the announcements relative to the pro- posed execution of Fort Sumter have been pro- mulgated, it appears, after all, that there is no certaiDty about it. correspondent tele- graphs positively that no fnalord for the with drawal of the troops has been given, and that it is by no means certain yet that any such order will be issued. Meantime the Southern Com missioners remain in Washington awaiting the action of the Administration on their application for recognition. It is understood that they eA- press strong hopes of peaceful solution of the difficulties though the precise ground on which such hope is based does not at present clearly appear.
 FROM EURopE.-The Cunard steamership, Arabia, from Liverpool March 2, calling at Queenstown March 3, arrived at New York on Saturday evening. From the latter port she brings gratifying intelligence of the safety of the screw steamer Aust'aIasiau, the protracted ab. sence of which has caused much anxiety, that vessel having left Liverpool on the l6th ult., without, until this news arrived, having been heard from. Her voyage, it appears, afer her departure from Cork, was attended by constant succession of gales and bad weather, which, how ever, she contr;ved to breast, until fracture of the screw rendered further progress against head winds impossible. There was no course but to retrace her track under sail and, fortunately, she reached Queenstown harbor in time to admit of her mails and passengers being forwarded hither by the Arabia. The obliging kindness of Capt. Stone, and the other officers of the latter vessel, are the topic of grateful remark among the passengers. The general news from Europe is not important. The Syrian question hadagain been debated in the British House of Commons, the drift of sentiment being strongly adverse to prolongation of the French occupation. It was supposed the Emperor would be inclined to yield to the pressure, and recall the troops early in the Spring. France is occupied with the clerical in- surrection against the Government in regard to to the Roman question, and more immediately with pastoral letter of the Bishop of Poictier- in which the prelate stigmatizes the Emperor as the "Pontius Pilate." The controversy had become very bitter and animated, and the excite ment had reached the Senate, where Prince Na- poleon had uttered radical opinions. No fresh events of interest had occurred in Italy. The Italian troops were occupying the heights above the citadel of Messina, and unless the foreign Powers should intervene, the siege would con- mence at once. From Russia the unwelcome announcement comes that the rumor of design to promulgate on the 2d inst. the ukase liberat- ing the serfs, was unfounded. Order again reigns in Warsaw, where the victims of the late popular uprising had been buried with great so- lemnity, and apologetic addresses to the Emperor had been voted unanimously by the corporation.
 NEW YORK, March 15.-The fire at Thorp's Union Square Hotel building this morning, de- stroyed the wardrobes and regalias of the Hol- land, Pacific, Crescent, Benevolent and Arcana lodges of Masons, the Metropolitan Chapter of Royal Arch Masons, Occur de Linn and Colum- bia Knight Templars. The building was entire ly destroyed. Total loss from $20, 900 to $25,. 900. 43
 DlsrRUcrIv8 FIRE IN xHAkrToRp-MAS punS- ED TO DEATH.-On Friday afternoon fire broke out in the old car shop of Tracey Tales, Hart ford, now known as the Grove Works, and occu- pied by dozen or fifteen manufacturers in . small way The building was of brick, 250 feet long by 50 feet wide, with wings. The fire burst out in Dickinson & Lapreze's shoddy shop Ia place for picking over old rags for working into eioth) among very combustible materials, and spread with great rapidity through all parts of the building. which was thoroughly gutted and destroyed-the walls falling in completing the destruction.
 The half charred body of young man named Frank Cowles, who was employed by Whitney & fratt' machinist, was found among the ruins and recognized by his watch and apparel.
 The loss is between $6O, 900 and S1O0. .0O0.- Insured largely in Springfield and other places, but not enough to cover the loss.
 OLD CoIs.-Mr. shumway the confectioner at No. American Building has Spanish real dated l74l. It is remarkably we'll preserved-| Gourast. -ze-A tsssz= -
 OLDER.-0ur Friend Wm. Bissell, of tb;. town, can beat that by twenty -four years having . Spanish real dated 17l7.
 VIM. M' CONVERSE, an easy y-bloeding individ- ual, and popular man withal, was nominated by the democracy in Norwich, Wednesday. as State Senator from the 9th district.
 THE Hon. O. H. Platt, of Meriden is the Re- | publican candidate for State Senator from the 9th district.
 For he Lisck,ssld Enquirer
 ,, WINCHESTER, Or, March, 1861.
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