Litchfield enquirer., 1864-08-18

| Wolford, of Albany. New York, has rendered an important decision in the case of Judge Gould against Mrs. Vim. Stephens of Cohoea, formerly of Troy. Judge Gould brought au actioh against Mrs. Stephens. who was his teu. ant, to recover the sum of S30OO being ihs value of buildings removed by her from the premises before the expiration of the tenancy, I and which had been erected during the roS. tinuance thereof. After a full hearing i,eFofa Judge Woltord, Judge Gould arguing his cass in person. and Senator Shafer for Mrs. Str phens, the Judge decided against the plaintiff and held that, inasmuch as the buildings re. moved had been erected for the benefit of trade and for the convenience of the tenant, she had the right to remove them before inc expiration of the tenancy, no injury hayin6 been done the freehold.
 In his last fight, General McPherson rode favorite black horse that had borne him through every battle from Shiloh 10 Atlantas A mem Der of his staff says that the General had almost come to feel that horse and rider bore charmed lives. He would mount ho other but this fine steed in the hour of imminent peril. The now riderless war horse is fast recovering, and on his way from the battleHelds of Georgia to tho Clover fields of Clyde, Ohio.
 The Richmond Examiner of the 9th says. the rebel army at Petersburg is luxuriatng on Maryland beef, and facetiously adds that it was furnished by General Early assistant commissary general for the department of Ma ryland and Pennsylvania.
 l A substitute broker in Poughkeepsie, a few days since, in trying to get countrymau drunk, took too much himself, and was en. listed by the individual whom he hoped to sell: He did not find out his mistake till the next morning.
 The car and coach factory of Gilbert, Bush & Co.,, of Troy, N. r., was destroyed by fire Saturday. Loss $2OO. .O0O-insurancs $l00.- 900.
 Last winter the late Col Mulligsn lay with his troops near superior force of Fitz Hugh Lees, expecting an attack. At length the lat. ter sent word that he should not attack as it was so cold. To this the brave Mulgan repli- ed in substance as follows, My compliments to Gen. Lee, with the assurance that he can be accommodated with a warm fire whenever he chooses"
 The city of Petersburg is located on the Alp. pomattox, l2 miles above its entrance into the James river, and 23 miles south by east of Richmond. In 1880, its population was 9332; 1 in 194O, II ,l36; in 1850, l4603; and in 1884, l6,l36. It contains a conrt house, jail, Mason ic hall, three banks with an aggregate capital of Sl,l70,000, an insurance office, several academies and ten churches. There are two printing offices, together issuing two daily and one weekly newspaper.
 The rush to the White Mountains is not great as last year. but the hotels are we'll file and the permanent boarding places in the neighborhood all occupied.
 Thirty nine rebel generals have been killed, wounded and captured during the present cam paign.
 There are two brothers and sister, by tho name of Litcbfeld, now living in Scituatr, Mass, who were born at one birth, .and who were sxty-eight years old, August II.
 An immense force of contrabands Is elm. ployed securing the harvests of the government farms near Arlington, under the superinteE. dence of Colonel Green, chief quartelmaster of the department. It is estimated that the net profits from these farms the present season will exceed fifty thousand dollars.
 On train coming up from Nashville Tues- day on which were 127 soldiers, vote was tayen for the Presidency, resulting thus Lin- coln, 65; Mcclellan, 12; Fremont. |. Some of the soldiers declined to vote. The soldiers will go strong for the reelection of Old Abe.'
 The Boston Journal speaks as follows of the recruits obtained abroad for that city:- They are not only physically fine set of men, but they appear to be deeply interested in our struggle with aristocracy and slavery They are infinitely superior, as a class, to the majority of those who are hawked about by substitute brokers. and will remain faithful to their engagements and true to the flag un- der which they have enlisted. Most of them have had military experience"
 The yearly cost of the crinoline fashion to the women of France is calculated at 300 O,O0O- O0Ofrs or nearly Sl co, 900 900, made up thus l50000,000 francs for the steel cages them selves. l2O,00O 900 francs for the two exira pet ticoats that give body to the increased ampli- tude. and l20 900, ,OOO francs more for tho i'm creased stuff required for the dresses. Rev. Dr. Thompson. of Cincinnati, lately got married. and his congregation made him a present of $2 800 and are going to add Sl O0O to his salary The congregation knows how io sympathize with man that has got into diIIi- culty.
 There is more -four and grain now in store at Chicago than was the case last year at the present time, and speedy collapse in prices may be expected.
 1 The exchanged prisoners from Texas report 1 that while at Hampstead they :were frequently visited by Gen. sam Houston, who entertained them by reminiscence. They formed the opin. ion that he had hbo especial sftnpstby for the rebel cause:
 The men women and children Of Winch6s- ter and vicinity. are to join in grand black berry pick for the soldiers on next Wednes- day. They expect to gather fifty.bushels of this luscioGs fruit.
 The New Orleans Times says: If we wish . speedy peaee-ahd only one kind of peace can be honorable-we must show we are strong enough to compel it. No argument in it's be- half could have. to the mind of JEFFERSON DA- WIS. half the force of few hundred thous and additional tayonets glistening near the rebel defences
 A young lady once married man by the name of Dust against the wishes of her par ents.-After short time they lived unhappily together, and she returned to her fathers house. but he refused to receive her, saying, Dnst thou art, and unto Dust thou shalt re- turn"
 A Company to insure against the Draft is the latest idea out eWest. In Detroit such one has been started with capital of S10.4O0. Those liable pay sum of money proportioned to the risk of the sub-district in which he is enrolled, for which the company either pro- cure substitute if the person so paying is drafted, or failing so do so, four times the