Litchfield enquirer., 1863-05-07
Tpteresting Items.

Rev. John 0. Middleton, of the Church ef the Holy Trinity. Brooklyn, N. r., has been called to the rectorship of Calvary Church Of Stonington.
 The New York state canals were opened on Friday. With the exception of g temporary difficulty at Schenectady, every thing is in good order. A hundred boats have been lock- ed through at Albany.
 A letter from Toronto, Canada, says that. is estimated that there are 30 tuns of American silver in circulation, or rather heaped up, in Toronto, London and Hamilton. Merchants take it only at per cent discount.
 Murphy & Allison's immense car factory, at 18th and Market streets, Philadelphia, was destroyed by fire on the morning of May 2d. The property comprised three buildings, which occupied 100 by TT feet of ground. All the valuable machinery and twenty cars were con sumed. Loss $loO, ,ooo; iasured for $l5,ooo.
 Walt Whitman, author of Leaves of Grass, is now living in Washington City, and having left off lsaking poetry, now makes gruel for the sick and wounded soldiers in the hospital. Which is good.
 , A paragraph has besn going the rounds about an old lady who had ncoustache on her lip. 1t is not uncommon fol. young ladies to have moustaches on their lips, but rare tor them to grow there. Some do.
 A AVErERAN.-A member off the Horse GuarG being unavoidably prevented from acco mpany- ing the corps on their contemplated trip to Hartford, some of his comrades were regret ting the circumstance, as they desire to parti- cipate in the parade with full ranks. The father of the detained soldier hearing this although an aged gentleman-promptly vol unteered to take his sons place, much to the delight of his young military friends. MT. Jes- SC M. Mansfield, the prompt volunteer, was one of the old original Horse Gu ard troop, and went out with his company on the Ltch field road, great many years ago, to take part in the parade at the inauguration of Gov. Wolcott. He felt agood deal of the old sol- dier spirit stirring within him, when he stepped forward and said, I'll go!"-N. H. Jour-
 The school child ren in Dayton wear eagle buttons and badges, showing the stars and stripes. To these the secessionists of the place object, as being abolition emblenis," and insist that eopperhead and butternut emblems shall also be worn.
 When Gen. Butler was at Fortress Monroe he was puzzled to discover how the men got so outrageously aud regularly drunk uRtll it was observed that they seemed to hold their guns up very straight, and upon examination being made, it was found that every gun-barrel was filled with whiskey.
 An Irish girl and operative in Smiths paper mill. Lee, recently found five genuine 5000 treasury notes in the paper rags, and other girl in another mill, in another lot of rags, found a gold chain valued at $6O.
 Col. Baker, the provost marshal of Washing ton was offered $l0,sOO to permit certain rebel prisoners to escape. He took portion of the bribe, handed it over to the sanitary commis- sion, and then arrested the rascals who offered the bribe.
 GREAT HAUL OF SHAD.-Twenty thousand shad were caught at Saybrock, on Friday of last week.
 Fifteen hundred dollars each for substitutes are offered in Richmond.
 Whisky sells in Little Rock, Ark, at g., 50 Q drink.
 A. B. Fuller, the rebel commander of the Queen of the West, made q speech to his men that he was going down to sink the federal fleet or drive them into the Gulf The next day his ghostly voice was heard from the water where he was clingng to cotton bale, Il am Cap. tain Fuller-save me-" and the federals saved him,
 The editor of the Atlanta (Ga.) Contederacy, has been arrested in New York, on his way from Canada. A large amount of gold was found in his possession. He earnestly desires not to return to Dixie, and it is reported that he will be released on taking the oath of alle- glance.
 A Coop SuGaEsr1os.--In the pockets of three Ohio deserters who are to be shot in Western Virginia next week, letters were found from their fathers advising them to desert. Governor Todd has advised the President to shoot the fathers instead of the sons.
 The Richmond papers depounce as false hood the statement of Fernando Wood that proters of peace have been made on the part of the rebel government.
 A Boston "young gentleman" advertises for the acquaintance of a Protestant young la- dy who is willing to learn music with Q view to matri'nony.
 In Providence aR enrollment has been made of persons liable to do military duty, and the total is found to be near ,O00.
 News printing paper is $l pound in Dixie. That price will prove more etfectual in sup pressing contraband intelligence than gov. ernment censor.
 In l8l7. the price of tea in Middletown was one dollar pound, coffee quarter of dollar, sugar l6 cents, molasses 75 cents gallon, rum l3 cents pint, shad sold for 20 cents, cider cents quart tnd the same for vinegar, while bottle of beer cost eight cents.
 Howell Cobb says that nly two things stand in the way of an amicable settlement of our quarrel, ito wit, '' the landing of the Pilgrims, and original sim
 Volunteers for the Army should not leave the City until supplied with Holloway's Pills and Ointment. For Sores, Scurvy, Wounds, Small Fox, Feyers, and Bowel 'Complaints, these medicines are the best in the world. Ey. cry French Ssldier uses them. Only 25 cents per box. 2lI