Litchfield enquirer., 1863-12-03
A CoRREsP oNDESr of New York, Dali

at Quebec.
 A CoRREsp oxDKSr of New York, Daily writes as follows:
 "In relation to the reported low morals of l Washington, am convinced from careful ob servation that considering the class of visitors and multitude of soldiers idling here, that it is not below other cities and know that coal, l wood, lumber, wagons, &c, are left unguarded with much more safety than in any eastern | city have been ia. but profanity is perfectly revoltiug."
 In relation to the report that the capitol is nearly complete. he says:
 "The staging has been completed these two ! weeks. and workmen have been busy at work all the time yet not one of the five sections composing the base for raisng the statue of the Goddess of Liberty is completed, and if it IS raised to its place by January lst. it will be quick work-quiek even fit is up by the 4th of March next"
 A magnificent campaigning carriage. design cd as a present to Msjor-Gcneral Sickles by the officers and privatcs of his corps, has just been completel by Woods Brothers, of New Yolk city. Ths cost ofthe vehicle is stated at s2,O0O, though iLe amount of !he subscriptions WAS S5.OOO.
 There is. says the Sprin field RepuJ!ican. a well-authcntieascd story, thai when the rebel rams were about ready 10 leave Liverpool a few months ago, and our affair; with England were most threatening, Prcsids't Lincoln wrote personal, private letter 10 Queen Vic- toria, on the subject and from it's reception by her daes the new and more just policy of tle English government toward us.
 David H. Carr Esq, U. s. Marshal for the District of Connecticut, died suddenly at his residence in Jew Haven, Tuesday evening.
 Gold was quoted in Richmond Nov Fist at SIG. 75; that is, rebel paper is worth six cents on the dollar. It won't be worth "nic' when they hear from Bragg.
 gives the following items Major General Foster, arrived at Cumberland Gap, yesterday. en-route to Knoxville. There is nothing later here this morning from Gen. Burnside.
 By the Scotia, off Cape Race Monday, we have advices one week later from Europe. The news is not specially important. The English reply to the proposition of Louis Napoleon for a Congress had been announced. It does not comply unquali6edly, but rather calls for fur ther information. The English Press geaer- ally opposed the proposition-some of them very strongly-and the correspondent of the London Times, writing from Paris, asserts that the project was losing ground every day. A bill had been submitted to the French Council to supply Maximillian with ninety one millions of francs, as the bone and sinew of the new em. pire in Mexico. The tone of the Paris Press on Polish matters was more reserved, under iu- structions. The Aoniteur was only publishing the Russian version. Sweden was preparing for war.
 About 800 men enlisted in New York city last week, which is considered quite encoura- ging for the first week.
 Stafford has filled her quota of 43 men. by procuring that member of negroes from New York substitute broker at $50 head. The negroes will take the State and Fe ederal boun- ties-taking $1290 for the job. "A letter from the Fifth regiment reports it | at Tullahoma, Tenn, on Nov. 9th. The writer speaks in warm terms of the receptions given the regiment by the people of Ohio. as it pass ed through tAat State.
 A political candidate out West came upon Ga poor white man who had vote to give, if he did have to do his own milking. The can didate. Jones, asked him if he should hold the COW, which seemed to be uneasy, and the old man consented very readily, he took her by the horns and held her fast till the operation was done. !" Have you seen Robinson (his rival) around here lately ?" ne asked. 70 yes Y he's behind the barn holding the calf" 1 It is remarkable fact, that, although con- mon sheep delight in verdant fields religious aocks are not anxious for green pastors. l UNFoRTuNArEs-There Is couple in Gin cinnati who have been engaged to be married for the past five years, but no time has occurred within that period when they were both out of jail at the same time.
 General Bragg recently issued an order ad. vising his men to prefer an honorable death on the battle field rather than languish in North ern dungeons. About ten thousand of them it seems, chose to languish.
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