Litchfield enquirer., 1863-07-02
State Items.

T. s.E Ss Majestys coronation, which event was wit messed by Gov. Seymour, while Cnited States minister to the Court of St. Petersburg. The book weighs about one hundred and fifty pounds; is bound in dark green Russian leath- CT, bearing on the outside finely wrought stamp of the Royal arms in gold. It is in size about forty by thirty-six inches is printed on very heavy laid paper, and in the ordinary reading matter each letter is about half an inchin length. It contains twenty-five chro- mographs, beautifully colored, representing scenes in the coronation, besides numerous other illustrations not colored, while the title Epage is beautifully decorated ill gold and sil- yer. Only thirty copies of the work were is I sued, and they by order of the Emperor, at a cost of $2oo,oOO, or about s6,eee each.
 A man named Adam Young lost $l5O in tho cars getting from Wa erbury to Hartford, Lon Thursday last. The money was in a wallet l in his coat pocket. He rolled tie coat up, put l it under. his head and laid himself ont for . nap. When be awoke the money was gone. A wounded soldier, belonging to the 7th Conn regiment, arrived in New London, one lday last week. on his way to Manchester. One of his arms was all shot to pieces. During his stay at the depot anamber of persons gathered about him to manifest their sympathy. He told them he made sit a point when he was in battle to bring dowa rebel each shot, and supposed hsought not to complain for receiv- jug ':tit for tat. 3..
 POISONING CASE -- A correspondent of tue Waterbury 4n,erican mentions Ii singular poi solimg ease at sssawratuck. On Saturday, the |2Oth . li,,.e step-tlaughter of Lasrencs P'ia- { lon, tnow'in the army died undsr ciscnn stances that cxeisr;! suspieions of poisoning. Brs Plai, aud Fish made al examination and detect arsenic ih lie cflds stomach, and the mother was arrested and committed to jail and held for trial, Tho evidence is very strorg against her.
 This chil was by T former marriage. Since the examination, the body of her first husband has been disinterred, he having died very sud denly. and the bodies of two other children that died ouly about week previous to lt the little one above mentioned, are also to be dis inferred and undergo an examination. s nor c,,v,,ny,n of Nrou, y<,rL fs,r h;c ,,rnrn nj measures adopted for the raising and forward ing of troops for the defence of Pennsyl vania, is receiving the praise of all parties, except such copperheads as Fernando Wood and his followers. Twelve regiments have been for warded from New York City, six from Brook lyn, several from other parts of the state, and others are to leave in day or TWO. The Con- mercial Advertiser says :-. The pereniptory manner in which he cuts the red tape. which threatened to cause some delay, has won him host of admirers even among those who, politically, never had one sympathy in com mon with hi,n. : |. ". Buckingham, correspondent of the N. Y He,'atd, was on Monday killed under the following circumstances (: He was coming from Aldie with news of the cavalry fight, and when five miles below that point, was chased by guerillas. He put spurs to his horse. which stumbled and threw him off. breaking his neck and killing him instantly.
 There is little doubt that almost the whole of Lees army, except Stuart's cavalry is north of the Potomac. The army of the l Potomac is also on the north of that river, one wing probably at Harper's Ferry and the re. mainder spread out to protect Baltimore and Washington.
 The operator at Bloomington, Ind, reports the encanpment of one. thousand citizens
 with pickets out, eight miles from that place He says they intend to resist the enrolment.
 NARRow ESCAPE OF Two ScouTs. The Port Royal, South Carolina Ne,o Soats soI < June 2Oth, contains this good thing
 z One day last week two scouts from the 47th New York, at Ossabaw Island, were out on m expedition, and stopped at an unoccu- pied plantation house. One of them was up stairs. and the other in q front room cleaning 1 his revolver. While thus engaged, six rebels
 came up to the door very suddenly, much to
 the surpriss of the scout who had his pistol IalI in pieces. But with graat presence oi
 mind he invited the party in, and, just as they were entering, sung out as if to large party up stairs Come down, boys The
 rebels supposiag they were to be- caught in 2 1! frap fed ii. great dismay, and the two Union
 acouts escaped. s
 \ little gir Of four years was saying her prayers not long since, when her little broth; Nr three years olders came slyly behind and j jPulled her hnir. Without wing her head EhS pensed and said Please, Lord, excuse me
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