Litchfield enquirer., 1863-11-05

this year, which yielded I03 gallons of molas- ses. The cost of cultivation is about the same as corn the cost of manufacture, this >r, was about twenty-five cents gallon. The quality of molasses is nice, the flavor good, ! and it would readily sell for dollar gallon. One kind, made from Sorghum. or Chinese i cane. looks and tastes precisely like the best 1 quality of New Orleans molasses another l sample. made from Imphee or African cane, re- sembIes closely choice article of West India molasses. The experiment shows that, if worst comes to worst, farmers can make their own molasses, and have good article. | The principal hotels of New York have struck for higher pay from their guests. strikes being the order of the day at present s2,5o in gold. or S3,5O in paper. is the price now de- manded for board in some houses from travel CTS, while merchants and clerks who have for years been in the habit of living at hotels for the purpose of making the acquaintance and securing the custom of stran gers, have had an additional $S CT $8 per week tucked on their I bills.
 The Washington Erening ssar says it is cer. tainly known that our prisoners in Richmond were never 90 badly treated as at present. They are being starved by the rebel authorities and more o' less of them are actually dying from exposure to the cold in their nakedness The excuse for tbis treatment is that the rebel Government does all it can for them, thei, troops in the field faring nearly as badly. The War Department is straining every nerve to relieve these unfortunate men. though it is fear ed that much intended for them will on srriv ing within the rebel lines, be diverted to othe, purposes.
 The arrival on Friday of the steamships Ger mania and City of Washington of Cape Race gives five days later advices from Europe. The most interesting item of news refers to the reb. el pirates and Federal cruisers at the Cape ol Good Hope. The United States steamer Van. derbuilt had safely arrived at that point in pur suit of the Alabama, and was repairing at St Simon's Bay. Her presence seems to have been known to Capt. Sennles, who will avoid an engagement is possible. He is of opinion that she is much faster than the Alabama, and if it happens that his vessel is blockaded, he will endeavor to slip out unobserved as he did when watched last year by the San Jacnto a, Martinique. Henry Ward Beecher had ad dressed an immense audience at Exeter Hal on American affairs. Great Britain, after al the recent gloriGcaton of her iron clad channe fleet, does not seem to be satisfied that the, are quite the thing, and the Admiralty Boart has determined to build new squadron 0 gunboats. armor plated, to carry two Arm strong guns.
 Mir. Robert Beebe of Waterford. havin, missed considerable quantities of corn, on Sat urday night provided himself with dog and gu, and Set himself to watch for the thieves, two 0 whom made their appearance about 10 clock provided with bags and baskets, and commcne ed operations: After letting them work fo about twenty minutes, he gave one of them charge of small shot i:: the side of the head and the fellow left marks of pretty sever, wound. The other turned upon Mr. E., wh ls ar. elderly man. and wrenchsd the gun fro, his hands, but the dog promptly came to tn rescue, and ssizing tsis thief by the cheek, hell him faet
 A barn belonging 10 Capt. Henry Hallett, c Ledyarl, was destr,yed by fro Sunday even ing. Loss, Sl .O00 insurance about $25C The fire was supposed to be the work of an in cendiary.
 Thomas Barrows. jr., President of the Amer ican Mill. ut Rockville. fell from a railroa train at Hartford on Thursday evening. all, was instantly killed.
 Maj Gen. Butler has teen assigned to tn command of the Department of Virginia an, North Carolin" (Gen. Foster's) This chang is believed to indicate disposition to prose cute the war with renewed vigor in that espec ial section. The report that Con. Foster ha been put in command of the defences of Wash ington is not correct.
 Richmond papers of the slst say that For Sumter has been subjected to a tremenduou bomba rdment. no less than l2l5 shells ant solid sh ot having been hurled against it freu sunset on the 18th to the samc hour on tn, 29th. The Rebels reply slowly from their bat teries, but Gen. Gilmsre pays no attention t, them.
 The Lou isville Journal of the 2d has new that l5.O0O Rebel cavalry, under Wheeler. For rest, and others, are near Decatur. Courtland and Tuscumbia. preparing to cut up Gen Grants communications. Similar stories hay, been told about once 6 week for the past six months.
 A letter from Corinth states that the 15tl Army Corps, under Maj Gen. Sherman, an. one division of McPhersons l7th Corps, hai passed through there and advanced as far a. Tuscumbia. without meeting any material oppo sition. The Mobile and Ohio Road will soor