Litchfield enquirer., 1862-02-13

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 The trial of Woodford for the murder of James Futile, which was assigned for next Monday, has again been postponed until the April term.
 
 TIE BALL AT THE WHITE HoUsE.-Ths grand ball at the White House came off on Wednesday evening, with unusual magnifcence, the supper alone costing thousands of dollars. The dress was particularly extravagant. We learn from the Washington specials that large apartment was thrown open about 12 o'clock, with an i'm mense punch-bowl in the centre and sandwiches, &c., around it. Only few partook of these re- treatments.
 / The supper was set in the dining room, and is considered one of the finest displays of gastro- homie art ever seen in this country. It was pre- pared by Maillard of New York, and cost thou sands of dollars.
 In the centre of the table was alooking-glass, and along it were ranged the fancy pieces of con- fectionery. At the head of the table was large helmet, in sugar. signifying War. Then large fancy basket of sugar-a pa goda, temple of Ii berty, large pagoda, eornucopia covered with sugared fruits and frosted sugar, large fountain of frosted sugar, and sitting around it candy glasses apparently full of frothing beer, four bee hives, handsome Swiss cottage in sugar and cake, Chinese pagoda, and on a side-table was very large fort, named Fort Pickens, made of cake, and sugared The inside was filled with quails. csndied.
 Mrs. Lincoln received the company with grace ful courtesy. She was dressed in magnificent white satin robe, with black founce half 8 yard wide, looped with black lace, and bon quet of cape myrtle on her bosom. Her head dress was a wreath of black and white flowers, with bunch of cape myrtle on the right side. The only ornaments were a necklace earrings, brooch and bracelets, of pearl. The dress ras assumed in respect to Queen Victoria, whose eld- est son had 80 lately been guest at the presi- dential mansion. and whose representative was one of the most distinguished among the guests on this occasion.
 Members of Cabinet, foreign ministers and Congressman, with noted gc2crals and their wives and daughters, formed a brilliant assem bly,. The gaiety was at it's height at 7 A. M.
 All this occurs while the nation is in a life and death struggle for it's existence, and the trea sury is nearly empty. Patriotic ladies of the various soldiers aid societies encouraged to continue their labor of flove.-Hartford Press.
 We agree, fully, with that last reflection of the Press. A more untimely, outrageous and pitiful exhibition of want of taste, want of sensibility, want of dignity, propriety and sense, never be- fore disgraced the Presidential Mansion and we trust " Old Abe'' is not to be held responsible for all his foolish wife does.
 nov located at Nashville. His future movements are not revealed. The rumor that he was to take command at Fort Henry sprobably untrue, whatever it might have been two days ago. Notwithstanding the eager alacrity with which all have rushed ta arms to fight against the hated ," Yankees" general draft has been found ne- cessary yfo- fill the ranks of the now crumbling rebel army. Drafting is to commence on the lst of March. Meantime, in anticipation of de- scent upon the Gulf Coast by one of the numer- ous expeditions now being fitted out by the Ma tional Government, the rebel troops are being rapidly withdrawn from Norfolk, as the place where they can best be spared, and sent to Mo- bile. By an order issued by the rebel War De- pertinent, all military commanders are directed to seize all the satpetre to be found in their re- speetive districts, and to allow fixed sum per pound of it-payable, of course in Confederate sctip. The Richmond Dispatch announces the probability that Price, thcleader of the Missouri rebels, will be commissioned as Q Major-Gener al, and that his Missouri troops will be received into the Rebel service as twelve months volun- teers. We have rumors that riot occurred in Richmond on Tuesday night last, and during the disturbance cheers for the Union were given Martial law is expected to be proclaimed there.
 THE CONNECTICUT FouRrH.-Last fall Gen. Marcy, father-in-law of Gen. Mcclellan, was ap- pointed to inspect the entire volunteer force of the federal government, and to report the same to the Department After faithful discharge of that duty he reported in detail. He states in that report that in discipline and drill, the Third New York, Col. Alvord, excels all others, and that the Connecticut Fourth ranks next to them The Third New York is the regiment that was raised in this city and left for the seat of war under command of Col. Frederick Townsend.- Albany Ere. Journal.
 The Connecticut Fourth, now the First Con- necticut Artillery, suffered terribly from the in- efficiency of its former Colonel, but was review ed and brought to it's present honorable position by Col. Tyler, @ regularly educated army officer Col. Townsend of the N. Y. Third is now, we be- ieve Lieut.. Colonel in the 18th Regulars, who, under Col. Darlington, recently of Connecticut, did 50 well at Somerset.
 A letter from Thurlow Weed to friend in Washington, dated, Paris, Jan. Fist, says:
 "We are only out of one trouble to De preci- pitated, as fear, into another. The Emperor. it is thought, will take ground against us in the speech to his Chambers on the 25th inst. The influential interests of France are depressed, and their sufferings are attributed to our blockade Europe believes that we cannot subdue the re- bellion. There is much talk about intervention to put an end to civil war, etc. The Morill ta- riff was the original cause of ill-feeling in France and England. It was regarded as aggressive legislation If it could be modified, good would result from it here, but suppose that is,impos sible with the feeling that exists.
 If intend. to return to London on Saturday, endeayoring in the meantime if possible, to do sone good here. We ask the Governments of England and France to give us time-to wait a few months longer. We endeavor also to show them that they will not get cotton by hostile policy: Had Manassas been 8 victory instead of defeat, all would have been different on this side of the Atlantic. Even now. if Gen. McClel- Ian would move successfully, it would change things. As it is, tue opinion of England is that We cannot put down the rebellion"
 Fort Henry is in Tennessee. Fort Donalson is few miles southeast of it, over the hills, on the Cumberland river, just below Dover.