Litchfield enquirer., 1864-04-14

<.zz.zz.zsl.zEzsz T The Houses of Jedediah Wilcox, A. c. siarkham. George R. Wilmot, and Franklin P. Ives, In Meriden, wera entered by burplara on Eriaay night. From the former about $500 wofsn oi silver plate was stolen. The dwelling ol MT. Foster was also visited, and $50 i1 money taken therefr. m. At Mr. Ives voung aoy awoks and saw a burglar with a darR lih'ern Tn her room. On finding her awake. Inc quiet. She covered her head and called S1r help, when the rascal fed. He was purs,ed by MT. Ives and another i,nn, bat witbout snc ces.
 A Mormon preacher lately said: "1 have iorty.,ight ch'ldrSn, and have season to hone that Heaven will vouchsafe me a pood ms,,, more. Before hundred years, mv d;r.cy, descendants will exceed in number the ponnls. tion in the state of New York, which eonsis,. of four million soul" Gen: Sickles, in a speech at Albany, on thursday, said that our army was much larger. more spirited. and more efficient than ever, and that he fully expected the present year to end the protraeted struggle and to see the country wholly united and wholly iree."
 Admiral Porter has issued circular to can. talns and owners of steamboats in the emplov of the rebel government, as transports. stati no that it they will deliver the boats to him, he will afford them every opportunity to recover their property, while if they burn them thsr will be total loss.
 Rev. Dr. Goodwin, Rscssr of the Cbu,eb os the Holy Trinity Middletown, has been eblir. ed. by the illness ot his eldest son, at Rome So, take leave of absence for some months from, his parish. He sailed for Liverpool, on tus>- day, April 2d.
 Rev. A. H. Cummings has retired from lKe New York Obserrer, with which he has been connected for some thirty years; and Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, has retired from the ed- itorial chair of the Independent
 Prize steamer "Pet," captured of Whining. ton, N C., was sold at auction in Boston. Sst. urday, for $35,50o.
 The Baltimore American says that the vota in the forthcoming State Convention will bo sixty-hve for emancipation of slaves without compensation to their owners, and thirty one against the action.
 H. T. Machin of Portland, Me, siEued q draft the other day, and forgetting the prseisa amount, which was small, told his book-keepsr to fill it up at the bank. The book.keeper filled the blank with $2OOO, drew the money and, de- camped.
 !. Five Parsee firms in New Lopdon have con-. tributed five hundred pounds sterling for the relief of the emaeated negross in the United States. Tho Parsees &se the descendants in the East Indies of the free worshippera dri ven out from Persia on account of their religion. They still preserve tAeir ancient religion, vith increased purity of morals.
 A clergyman being recently absent froRA home, his son. of ten years, was asked, to pso- nouncs the blessing. Mo-" he replied, don't like the looks of them taters 70
 The Troy Press, itself Democratie organ, furnishes the following illustration of the posi- ton of tAe so called Democratic party of tAa present day. The Democracy is tho black. smith, the Union the old man, and the South the bull pup. The anecdote is an epitoms of the history of modern Democracy: A blacksmith who was rearing bull pup. induced his old father 10 go on all fOurs to i'm, itate the bull. The canine pupil pinned the old man by the nose. The son, dsregarding parental roaring. exclaimed. Hold him, Grow fer, boy hold him hold him Bear it. fatA, I CT, bear it; it'll be the making of the pup"
 TEE AMENDMENT To THE FEDERAL Coxs41. TUITION The United States Senate, on Fri- day, by a vote of thirty y-eight ayes to six nays, adopted the joint resolution prohibiting slave ry or involuntary servituds, except as Q pun shment for crime. The resolution was adop- ted after protracted debato It goes to tho House, where it will probably be approved of not only by the Union members, but by large section of the minority, who believing slavery dead. are only desrous it should re- ceive decent intermcnt before it corrupts anc stinks n the nostrs of the people.
 To be effective, the amendment must be approved by three-fourths of the Sta tes-that. is. by twenty seven loyal legislatures or con ventions. Excluding New Jersey and Ken lucky, commonwealths not likely to approve of he amendment, there arc loyal estates sufh- cient left that will carry it md, we should not be surprised, if even New Jersey should have Il majority of progressive men in it's next legislature that will adopt the measure, which is as follows
 Art KILL, Sec. l.-Neither Slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as g punishment for crime, of which the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States or any place subject to their jurisdic- tion. Sec. 2.-Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation"
 A national flag which was buried three yearA ago at Cleveland, Tenn, to prevent it's destruc. ton by the rebels, was recently exhumed by party of ladies after they had paraded it thro- gh the streets, it was raised over one of the principal buildings of the place and there left to wave in triumph.
 The ancient case of Kellogg and lreadwell. both of Weston, in which the defendant was charged with shooting game bird contrary to law, has just been settled by fine Of Ss ana costs, amounting 10 $200.
 A gentleman asked q country clergyman for the use of his pulpit for young divine. q relative of his. really do not know. said the clergyman. how io refuse you but if the, young man should preach better than me- my congregation will be dissatisfied with me al | l-