Litchfield enquirer., 1864-11-24

In the Legislature of Georgia on the sflt lnse, series of resolutions were introduced, J asserting the right of each State to act i'm its indivienal capacity in reference to efforts trs secure peace as well as in other affairs. bailing I "itn gratilcation the disposition in favor of 2 cessation of hostilities manifested by the democratic party of the North, favurine d cor. rent'oh oi all the States. and Calling on Jeff paws anu the rebel Congress to make offers ington. ""Sr'
 A pretty young woman at Jackson Mich :. nas been Carrying on the recruting bnsiness ;,s mover manner. She marries a man tn nni.- altlon that ne will enlist and give her his bounty. She being strikingly handsome ths. man consents. After he has gone. she n,orI res another Four men has she married an,4 sent to the army. On the fourth occasion sbs. was detected. "'''" 'no A rumor prevailed in St. tou;s. A feu d.u,. since, that Kirby Smith bad crossed Wh;io River with a force of thirty thousand men. and IS advancing on the Southeast. It is disha- ieVed at headquarters, but has had considera.- nle currency. The probability is that there are no rebels in force, north of the Arkansas river. "'"' sP"'on "@'eu New fork, Nov. 17th,' 1864, says:
 The revenue officers in the 9th Con gressioual. District of the city of New York have iust dis covered fraud of the most stupeadous kind. involving three of the largest breweries in the country.
 The proprietors have been arrested, and the breweries, with all their appurtenances. as. we'll as stock on hand, have been seized. l The Appre0at0 yalue of the nrOnnrkv ia mot less than million of dollars, all of which will be confiscated if case is made out against the offenders, and half the proceeds of the property will go to the persons discover ing the fraud.
 The parties have been distilliug for long time without making returns, and without pay ing any tax.
 A young widow from New York was engaged matrimonially, to a Paris Count of 65 sum- mers. Widow finding out that the count was. poor asked the Emperor Napoleon to give her atfianced position pecunarly oleaginous MT. Bonaparte refused, and the widow dismiss ed the count.
 The government has sent agentg into Ken lucky to take the hogs in that State and pay eight cents pound for them. The govern ment is thought by the owners to be taking too much pork for shilling, and it is difficult to tell which grunts the most just now, the. hogs or their owners.
 A very serious and obstinate case of dip-. theria at Nashville, Tenn, was lately cured by the physician making an opening in the child's wndplpe and inserting tube, which at once relieved the breathing.
 Some workmen who were engaged in digging cellar in Somersville, Mass. few days since, exhumed the remains of five revolutionary sol dlers identified by colonial buttons fonud with the remains. The locality where the bodies were exhumed was fortified point during the s '5e of Boston.
 The widow ofJohn Brown, with several of her family, started overland for California some time within the last season. Late rumors that the party had been robbed and murdered by Indians or rillas are contradcted by letter from her. They are unable to reach their des- ii alton this full and have put up for the win. ter in safe position for wintering their stock.
 The New York Ecening Posts Washington special says that there is no authority for the statement that Secretary Stanton is to be ap- pointed to the Supreme Court. On the con trary it is nearly certain that the Chief Jus tieeship has already been offered to Secretary Cha Sc. There is very little reliance to be placed upon the dlil y rumors relative to cabi- net changes.
 The Tiibune's special intimates that our Government will insist upon rrparation or apology from the Brazilian Government for the act of firing upon the United States flag, We are recogn:z d nation at peac, with Bra. gil, and if our cruisers were contravening her laws, she knows where to find nS and how to adiudicate her claims but the act of opening fire upon our vessels will be rebuked.
 The rebel generals are having a high old time just now. Hood has got Sherman just where he wants him Lee has got Grant just where he wants him; Early has got Sheridan just where he wants hin while at Charleston and Mobile the Southern brethren have every thing their own way. So to speak.
 The commander of the camp at Indianapolis, Ind, takes the bounty jumpers that fall into his clutches, lashes them by couples to rope, marches them through the street, preceded hy a brass band playing the rognes march, a big placard on their back, an1 with big African ringing bell, at the head of the column. The estate of Stephen A. Douglas pays his debts and leaves his family $l4,5OO. John slidell insolvent New York soap boil CT of 1924, was the father of John Slidell, the Southern aristocrat' Of 1864.
 The special comm; te of'tho rahe| Congress have reported w. R. B. Cobb ''l sioyal'' and recommended his expulsion from the House.
 The County Court of Rockingham Co.,. Va, figures up the loss in that county by Sheridans recent operations at $25 ,000, GOO. Mrs Peggy File died recently lia Wilson county Tenn., aged l03, leaving over 800 liv- ing descendants-quite an army for one Fite.
 At Huntsville, N Y recently, a boy of IA attempted to fire cannon by holding lighted cigar on pitchfork tine. The cannon burst and the boy was killed.
 According to Elihu Burritt, who has beer studying up the petticoat question, more than 10000 tons of steel are annually made into crinoine.
 The Chicago Journal says "A furloughed officer of Shermans staff states that he has been ordered. when his leave expires, to join his command at Savannah f
 The fleet of steamers from Fortress Monroe. with 10000 rebel prisoners on board, to be ex- changed at Savannah, were at Hilton Head oD IL d.. 4ho to cF 4 Io;l