Litchfield enquirer., 1864-04-28

UNPLEASANT APPLICATIoN.-He,f fDp. Burn. aby. visiting Boston in l770,) records some sip- gular. sbsoete, and scarcely credible customs, which, with other of his observations, are con. frmed by Anbury, and other writers, who visit ed New England few years afterward. The strict if not supersitious observance of the Sabbath in New England has been often made theme ot foreign visitors; but Burnaby gives us curious illustration both of the custom and It's results. He says that captain of a msr. chant vessel. having reached the wharf at Bos. ton on Sunday, was there met and affectionate. ly greeted by his wife which human behavior on Sunday, so outraged the moral sense of the community" that the captain Was arrested. tried. and publicly whipped for the offence Apparently acquiescing in the justice of his punishment. he continued on pleasant terms with his numerous acquantances after its in. Hlctlon, and, when quite prepared to sail invit- ed them to .fete on board and, when thev were cheertully taking leave, had the whole party seized, stripped to the waist, and forty lashes bestowed on each by the boatswain's cat nlne-talls. amid the acclamations of the crew; after which summary act of retaliation he dismissed his smarting guests and instantly set sail.-luckerm0n's "America aud Her COementat0rS.'
 
 secretary ot the navy sent to the House We'd nesday the report of the solicitor of the trea- sury relative to the disposition of prize eases. The report Is very thorough viudcation of the generally correct and energetic manage ment of the navy department, and implcateS the counsel for the captors of the prize Anne, the officers of the district court and other per- sons as guilty of Irregularities in the custody and disposition of prize property and the D O. ceeds thereof.
 The remains of Henry Clay-after an inter rent of twelve years-were removed last week, upon the death of his wife, and placed side by Side with hers beneath the beautiful monument erected to his memory, in the Lexington Come. tery. 1t is stated that the wreath of immortel- les placed upon his coffin by his rriend-tho gifted poetess, Mrs. Ann $. Stephens-prior to the removal of the body of Washington was found to he in an almost perfect state of pre-. servation, being but little faded, while colf ring, bearing the initials "J. w., (which r.sted near the wreath was as bright as though just rom jewellers shop.
 The proposition before the Massachusetts s legislature to dissolve the connection of Har- yard College with the state, meets with no eppo- sition but the favor of the officers and friends of the college. The state, instead of fostering the
 institution, has hihdered its advancement. It has received nothing from the state, for fifty years. and is connection with it had deprived it of many leGacieS. It Was proposed that the overseers should hereafter be elected by the alumni, giving every religious denomination . fair share in the government, and enabling Harvard to keep pace with Yale. Foo.e was in the habit of initiating the pe- culiar manner of General Smith, whom hs in- troduced into his comedy of The Nabob,' un- der the name of Sir Robert Mite One day the General sent for Foote. Sir said he, Il hear you have an excellent turn for mimicry, and find that I, among others, have been made the subjsct of your mimicry. and find | that l among others have been made the sub ject of your ridicule.'
 'Oh,' said Foote, gaily, 'Oh,' said Foets, gaily, : take all my aequaintances of at times-snd what is more wonderful, I often
 take myself off
 Pray, let as have specimen said the | General.
 | Foote put on his hat and gloves, took his cane, made short bow, and retrsated from the house without uttering another word. Valentine Hansen, soldier, who was con. victed of the murder of John Ellg, at St. Lou- is, was hung in that city, e1 the 18th inst. The murder arose ont Of auarrels between the two, Hanson being Elligs tenant, and com. plaints being made that his wife was dirty in her habits, and at the time of the shooting, under notice to quit. During the execution, an insane man confined in the jail, and whose delusion was that he was commissioned to take Richmond, imagined from the noise that he was receiving heavy re-inforcemsBts, and kept up a continual drumming on an old tin can, all the time shouting various military or
 WHALING NEAR HoME.-The schooner Will jam Riley, Cobb, of this port, sailed short time since for Sandy Hook, on Q whaling vSy. age. Within three days after leaving New York, it had cTptured two whales which will yeld sixty or seventy barrels of all and brought them to this port, arriving this morning. Capt. Cobb has made a profitable trip withous going to the expense offtting for losg Voy- age.-New London Star, 23d.
 The body of woman was found in the Con- necticut river near the toll bridge Tn Spring field. Thursday morning, and identlhed as the hodv of Mcs Asa c. Woodward of that city, who was ont of health and partially insane. Than returning from his work Thursday noon, Hr Woodward discovered in an ambrotype aaso on inc table small piece of paper on which was written, "Carry me to Enfield. I'm in the Connecticut.
 The rebel government promised to give up Col. Dahlgren's body, and it is thought at Fortress Monroe that they were greatly sur. orised to find his grave empty.
 During the consideration of the tax bill in he House on Wednesday, nearly all the re- publican representatives were in their seats, and ut few of the opposition, and of those few 'nly small portion took any part or appeared interested in the proceedings.
 The Springfield Republicans Washington dispatch says:
 "The report that Gen. Gilmore is to be re- leved from the command of the army before Charleston is true and is not true. He will re- ain command of the bulk of the troops now serving under him, but in what field they will operate, is problem for the enemy to solve.'
 Flour was shipped from England to New Y York, on Tuesday. on American vessels, for an English penny (about 33 cents of our cur -encv now) per barrel as freiohk This is tlA