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The Hartford (Ct) Times contains the following,
under the head of Births:
"In Tolland, Dec. 18th, son to 81. A. Ashley.
He weighed III fbs., and is to be named jefferson
Davis"
The radical republicans are strongly opposed to
the confirmation of Henry Hammond of klllngly
as United States marshal of Connecticut. They
say he is an intriguing politician with an inordl-
nate hankerng for Office and they are sick OF him.
The Hartford Press is especially down on him for
his connexion with senator Dixon. His friends,
however, are numerous, and they defend him as
an honest, capable man.
The swamps and lakes in the vicinity of the
numbering regions Of Maine are well frozen. -
A Mrs. Church of Newtonville was dragged over
the ice and pavements, through several Streets at
Boston, Tuesday evening, by runaway horse,
and strange to say, received no fatal injuries,
though badly bruised. u. Albert Sprague, o
Young law student went into the lower story OF the
unfinished city hall in this city, Tuesday evening"
and fell through an aperture In the floor, receiving
fatal wounds. - bishop Clark got q $500 mar
rage fee at Providence T. l., on Christmas. -
The Portlanders go out to Saccarrappa to get their
Sunday tods, and one hotel there took $500 at the
bar few Sundays since. - The trlal OF the
Wipslow will case was commenced at bridgeport,
Ct. last Tuesday The value Of the estate Is var
iously estimated at from S700,00 to $500, OOO.
The soundness of the testator's mind Is the point
at issue. - " Maine ships have been sold In
England within year. - The house Of John
Mclean in Manchester, Conn, was robbed on
Wednesday of money and plate and clothing OF the
value of $500, and was set on fire. The flames
were soon extinguished. The rascal proved to be
n nephew of MIR. Mclean. He has been caught.
Two young ladies of Brooksville, Me-, were
drowned in Walkers Pond, in that town, one
night last week, while skating. They were daugh-
ters of John Walker, Esq, and Capt Noah lib
bets. - Three little boys were recently drowned
while skating on a pond in DamariScotta, Maine.
Their names were Edwin Jones, Joseph Hustin,
and A. B. Little. - The Kennebec below Aug
usta where the immense ice houses are situated
was frozen over last week in shocking shape to
the disgust of the ice dealers-the river having
been piled with ice, spelling the "freeze. -
Elisha Kilborn, OF Winstsd, Ct, Is years of age,
and toothless these twenty years. is now cutting
a new set of teeth-A deed has been prepared
at Dedham, Mass, conveying the Midland Rail
road to its new owners, which required govern
ment stamps to the amount Of SlO00-Captain
Jordan, a Boston Ship-mastsr, dropped dead at
lecture by Wendell Phillips last week-C -Carpen-
ter's wooden factory, grist mill, &C., at Pownall-
one of the largest establishments in the State of
vermont-were destroyed by fire on Friday NOR
ming. Loss about $500, 600; insured for slO0, 900
The 5th Vermont regi giment arrived in Burling-
ton Friday, and were enthusiastically received by
an immense crowd-The veteran regiments at
Augusta, Me-, are nearly full. Allpersons enlist
ing thereafter must 60 into old regiments in the
feld-Middletown, Conn, has promptly raised
her share of funds for the proposed two mile
railroad to New Britain, and the latter place is
about to do likewise drunken woman named
Margaret Smith, after fight with her husband,
Hugh Smith, was found burned to death in Hart
ford on Thursday morning. one-legged man
at Boston has learned to skate, and astonishes
the natives with his evolu.ions on one skate and
q crutch OBSERVER.
The APPROACHING EVACUATION OF RICHMOND.