Litchfield enquirer., 1861-10-17


 ve are richer, stronger, better than the South, put because God is sighting against it. We shall conquer the Rebels, not in our own strength, baa he Almighty Lord will lay them over cur knse. md We will spank them in the natural ordsr ee Providencel
 The Middletown Consultation says that on Fri lay of last week, the wife of Samuel Ranney, ook her young child and threw it into the well. The well is forty feet deep from the top to the surface of the water, with a depth of twenty feet of water. On coming into the house she told her husband what she had done. He procured the help of neighbor, who went down into the well and found the child just below the surface of the water. 1t was taken out and restoratiycs applied, when it revived and soon appeared to be as we'll as ever. She was temporarily insane.
 Coop JOKE ON A RAILROAD CoNDUcToR.- The Oswego Times tells the following good story at the expense of aconductor known among ''the boys" as "Aleck:" On the two o'clock slow freight and passenger train from Syracuse, yes terday, were a lady and her son, youth of good dimensions, the latter travelling on " half tick et.' After innumerable stoppages and delays, in unloading freight, &c., by which the patience of passengers is usually exhausted long before they reach the city, the conductor made his ap- pearance for tickets. Glancing at the paste board received from the boy, he looked first at him, then at his mother, and then at the ticket,
 
 riding at half fare" ''I know," said the lady, Il know he is, sir, but then he's groun q good deal since started." The last seen of Aleck he was on his way to speak to the engineer about it.
 The Sons of Connecticut in New York per- fected their organization on Wednesday evening, by the selection of the following officers Rob crt II. McCurdy, president; W. c. Gilman, treasurer; Chas. Guold, Secretary; Richard A. McCurdy, assistant secretary. Interesting cor respondencc was submit ed from Governor Buck ingham and J. Hammond Trumbull, secretary of state of Connecticut, after which very liberal contribution in support of the objects of the as sociation was announced. Messrs. H. w. Beech CT, P. NJ. Wetmore, s. B. Cbittenden, Charles Gould, E. c. Benedict, ". II Fry, and others addressed the meeting. It was decided that the ' Sons should meet twice in month for the present. The association is thus placed on . permanent basis, and the patriotic Sons o. Con necticut who join ill the present struggle will find on their way to the field helping hands and encouraging voices in New York.
 Tho twenty-ffth anniversary of the settlement of Rev. Geo. W. Blsgden, D. D.. as pastor of tho Old South Church in Boston, occurred on the 18th of September The Sabbath following he reviewed the history of the church during that period Two hundred and five persons had been admitted by profession (an average of only sI persons year) and one hundred and ninety five by letter. During these twenty-five years the Church and Society have contributed to bensyo- lent object, $132,650 or.
 The Rev Daniel Waldo entered upon his one hundredth year on the llth ut. He still preach es, going through with two and sometimes threO services on the Sabbath without any apparent fatigue.
 On tho, occasion of a review few days since, the President and Secretary Cameron had occA- sion to pass through one of the gates of Fsvb Hunyon. To avoid confusion the rule is to keep to the right; but the road was so blocked up that the Presidents coach tried to go through the left gate. This the guard resisted. when he was told 1t was the Presidents carriage. but ho shouted, That dodge has been tried before, iO won't do this time" cold Abe'' thought it . good joke, and ordered his coachman to wait and turn to the right like common folks.
 southerners residing in Paris, who depend on remittances from home for their support are in a bad way. They can neither get remit.anees nor go home. One young man from Mobile, with an annual income of $s,000, is in the debt or prison, for his bar-room bill.
 Col. Bcrdan's regiment of sharpshooters. now at Washington, are being thoroughly drilled by an officer of the regular army. They aro drilled in regimental skirmshing, as we'll as company and are taught to serve as an infa1- try battalion. They are drilled altogethsp Ag the bugle, two buges being the allotment fop each company The heavy rifles varying from fourteen to thirty pounds in weight are to be discarded, as they have proved entirely too un- wieldly for the service required and Shapes breechloading rifle substitute. The latter will have bayonets two inches longer than usual. to make up for the deficiency in length of the Sharpe rife as compared with the ordinary rife. Col. Berdan has been authorized to raize two more regiments of sharpshooters-one mounted and one of intantry.-Courank
 Tho Norwich Aurora, which periodically sus. tains the Government in this crisis, says that there was very little party feeling carried into the town elections in that part of the State. All but three towns elected Union tickets. This was generally the case over the State, except where the influence of the Times was brought to bear-Comont
 The 3d Rhode Island Regiment has been in readiness to leave Fort Hamilton for some days past and are daily expecting orders to march. Forty horses were drafted from the regiment Friday, ready for authorization on board one of he chartered steamers, which has stalls fitted up Or their accommodation. The baggage wagons are already on board.
 Dr. G. B. Windship, the strong man has de. 7eloped his strength to such an enormous de- gree that he advertises to lift on a platform, welve men weighing 40 pounds each, at Brook. inc.
 There are four thousand colored men in Penn- sylvania all regimented, who are ready to enter the army, should government ever have the nerve to employ them. Twice the number have been organized in Canada, and only wait accept tance to make themselves acceptable.
 GOVERNMENT LOAN IN WATERBuRY.-We arc officially informed that the amount of subscrip- tions taken by the Elton Loan and Trust Cem- pany, of this city up to the present time, ou ac- count of individuals (63 in number9 exceeds 45,OOO This, in addition to large amounts taken heretofore by onr heavy capitalist and banks, shows that our community has not only , confidence ip the Government, but deter nination to sustain it at all hazards Waterb,s- g American.
 Statistics show that tobacco smokngis becom- ng more general in most countries, and that in England it has increased one-quarter Tn ten years The calculations also shows that as tobacco con- ains. on an average three per cent of nicotine, 800 OOO pounds of that poison are annually consumed A few drops of it cause death.
 Neal Dow has been made Colonel.
 The Boston post office war is not yet ended. The office is now to be moved to Stute stnest gain.