Litchfield enquirer., 1864-05-05


 sels, preventing accretions of vegetable and marine matter, also preventing rust on iron plates The invention has been successfully tested eight months on the bottom of the Cir cassian, lately returned from the Gulf.
 At Port Alleghany, Pa., few days ago, funeral procession was passing over bridge to carry child of Mir. George Moore, when the bridge gave away, and precpitating the mourners into the water, another child belong ing to MT. Moore was dre wned together with three of his brothers children, and one or two other lives were lost
 Extensive frauds have been discovered by General Dix h the organization of the Third New Jersey cavalry, and Major Van Fostner, formerly eonnsctel with Blenker and three captains, have been dishonorably dismissed the service for being implicated in them. Most of the recruits who were made the victims of the frauds deserted before the regiment reached Annapolis.
 A woman presented herself at the Central Police Station at Chicago, the other day, and complained that, though she had two husbands in the army, she could get no relief from either the county or city war committee,
 James Sweeney, of the Vermont I7th reg. ment, attempted to run guard at the camp in Burlington on Sunday, and was bayoneted by the sentry, causing his death in five minutes. The deceased was intoxicated.
 A poor poet, desiring compliment, asked, Curran-referring to his recently published poem of that name-'Have you read my De- scent into Hell? ?" No; I should like to see it," replied the wit A prosy member of Par lament having asked him, "have you read my last speech ?" he replied, "I hope have"
 Two hundred pounds of sand were found in a bale of cotton at Newburyport, Mass, the other day, which at present prices of cotton cost about $l60.
 There is shop in Paris which supplies new shirt to any customer who leaves hls dirty one and pays ten sous.
 Grace Greenwood in Q late lecture at Phila- delphia, says that Gen. Sickles, since he lost leg in the defence of his country, has stood in more respectable footing than ever before. The grounds known as the Donnell property in Baltimore have been purchased by benev. olent and wealthy gentleman of a Roman Catholic congregation in that city, with view to the establishment of public charity, to be called the "Good Shepherd Asylum"
 A children's party is given in an up towa house where every child is clad entirely iu dresses imported from Paris. An American citizen purchases a house for over one huRA dred thousand dollars, and tears it down to build upon it's site one yet more costly. Mrs. Fremont telegraphed to San Francisco on learning of the death of Thos. Starr King; " Put violets for me on the coffin of our dear friend who sleeps'' and the violets were laid upon it with the despatch.
 i When our cup runs over we let others drink the drops that fall, but not drop from within the rim and we conplacently call this charity. A presentation copy ofa "Christmas Carols | by Charles Dickens, presented by him to Thackeray, brought over Sl00 at the recent sale of Thackeray's effects.
 Both branches of the New York legislature have passed the new bill for bridge across the Hudson at Albany, changing the location. Tho projectors are already advertising for ma- terials and worknlen to push the work the com. ing season.
 The Waltham watch factory Is turning out l50 watches day. or one every four minutes. When the contemplated enlargement of the factory is made, $50 hands will be employed.
 The Secretary of War has ordered that rev regiments of heavy artillery may be organized if filled before May 10th.
 To make list of IS distinct words from the word Swallowed" is original with sick man-read from left to right. Swallowed Swallow, Widowed, Wallow, Allow, Allowed, Lo, Low, Lowed, Owe, Owed, We, Wed, o, A, All and Well.' RIVERS or BLooD.-Ths circulation in the system is not unlike the flow of rivers to the sea, which movo smoothly until they are clog ged or obstructed But when drift wood Of alluvial deposit dams them up, then comes the tearing devastation that follows the obstruc- tion of force which cannot be stayed So the blood circulates insensibly through the system until it becomes clogged by disease |; then burst out the ulcers, sores and disorders which follow that condition: Take Aysr's sarsaparilla and purify your blood, to save yourself from the hoods, freshets and duluges which sweep unnumbered muliitudes out upon that shorelsss sea which swallows all man. knd.-Lancaster (Pa.) Register.
 The Soldiers True Friend.-For over forty years, Doctor Holloway has been supplying all the Armies of Europe with his PILLS . OINTMENT, they having proved thsmseIss., hss. tho only Medicines able to cure the wo "ds cases of Dyssntery, Scurvy. Sores, .ss.sfo and Bruises. Every knapsack shoui" '0 l pl hpT