Litchfield enquirer., 1861-05-23

How TREY FIRED GUx.-Another rood story IS told, which has not found it's way into the Charleston papers.
 The light boat which was captured, has been anchored at the mouth of the creek which leads to Stono river. Two guns have been placed on board. The one aiming down the creek is kept loaded with shot, while the one pointing toward the city is used to fire morning aud evening gun. Not long since, when the sunrise gun was hred, twelve pound ball ripped through ne- gro's shanty and lodged in botel, greatly to the consternation of an old negro and several board CTS. The crew of the light boat did not discover that the boat had turned with the tide during the nightl
 The President has been importuned by men prominent in public life, and who held high off cial stations, to confscate Southern property located in the North. They desire him to inter- fere in the transfer of real estate, and base their proposition on the ground that Southern men de- cline to pay debts due North, and do not hesi- tate to seize property wherever they can find it. To one of these delegations-and there have been several-Mr. Lincoln calmly listened, and then said, No, gentlemen, never" |" But they do it." replied the spokesman. "They," reioin. ed the President, "c can afford to do a wrong-I cannot" And so that question is settled. A good story is told, and it is true, of Virgin. ian emigrant who stopped at WAlard's a few days ago. There was considerable doubt in the minds of many whether the man was really what hc represented himself to be, or spy. He told several persons who were standing round him that he was so well known in Virginia as Un- ion man that $500 was now offered for his head. "Why don't yon go back and claim the reward ?" asked wag who was present. would, was the reply, "if wasn't afraid they would pay me in Confederate bonds." It was unanimously agreed after this reply, that the mans loyalty was above suspicion.
 The Connecticut State Prison is the only in- stituton of the kind in the country which is run at profit. Since it was first occupied in 1887, it has paid S7O00 to the counties of the State for the erection of county jails. on the improved penitentiary system, and S7.OOO to the school districts of the statefor school apparatus- No convict has ever escaped from the prison.
 We pity the forlorn condition of Missouri and Kentucky Their isolation from their sister slave states is unwise and unnstural-AsmPhss pGper. souri and Kentucky, says Prentice, with that of Virginia and South Carolina, and then decide in your own mind which two of the four states arc most in need of pity.
 he Dulk or tnG CeVenlu VIII LctNTh VI ANOW York when the time of their thirty days is up. There is considerable feeling expressed against the Regiment on account of the short time of service for which they servo. Hundreds ot let. ters are daily received intimating that the Regi- mert will be his8cd through Broadway if it re- turns at the time stated.
 Miss Theody D ckinson, late of B Brattleboro, and recently leceGs d. left the income to her ,U', h thoh honefit Inf IgO s mali cur about the size of two cats After the death of the dog the property reverts to nePh- ew We know nothing of the character Of the but the nephew must be a sad dog indsed it be is obliged to wait long.-Courdm. IIeury Ward boy of l5, son of Benjamin Ward. of Enfield was instantly killed while help inr his father in the steam sawmill Friday. While changing belt he fell between the main holt and a pulley. striking his head on the timber which Lo' the bcariD,, completely severing his head from his body. His head lay where it stuck and his body was thrown under the saw 1 frame.
 l A young man resident of Newark, x. J.. l just arrived from Charleston, $. G. says that there is very little nj ay activity there; that all the troops have marched for Virginia; that bu mess If all kin Is is absolutely prostraed that he witnessed the bombardment of Sumter; that ii any were kil'el at Moultsie CT the batteries they are busied there, and the fact is not known 1 in Charlestan; and that he has seen Gen Beau i regard Twice s'iaee tne bomiiardinent. P -- Politicians are beginning to swarm hither, and already despite the importanceUf ggaver matters the Speaketshp p and it's candidacy agitate their i!inas. l;rt two names are prominently men Ont1-- -Gau ha A. Grow and Flank F. Blair, 'ir.
 The President has frequently of late replied to important questions: Wait little while aud yoa will be convinced that the government is not idle Something is on foot which will quiet people NJ h aud South by and by, ur am no prophet. So says the Washington corrcspou- dent of tLc Eeening Post
 Esa- Prizes continue to be secured by the Uni- ted States squadron. The steamtug Yankee hruugh: into Philadelphia on Saturday, he threo scho jners laden with tobacco which were seized hy the Harriet Lane. Twenty vessels in a nciding fl .e laden with tob; cc,, have up to this time been detained by the squadron.
 The troops now accepted by the GovernneBs number no less than two hundred and thirty thousand which with the available force of tho nay brings the number up to quarter of a million of men.
 LG5~ It is reported from Washington that the 7th and list Regiments from New York, which volunteered for thirty days only, are coming home at the expiration of that time.. A number of the men are volunteering into other Regi- ments.
 nayN The Board of Coanoil in Louisville, Ky, passed resolution to welcome Maj. Anderson to that city, brt the Board of Aldermen would not concur.