Litchfield enquirer., 1865-06-01

Saturday, the day on which he came up here Learning nothing else satisfactory, Captain Clark returned and set his force at work They succeeded in tracingsshim to Derby, and from thence to zoar Bridge, across the Housa- tonic, On the upper side are four roads, leading of in different directions, and no one knew which road he took All the roads were thoroughly searched, all the local authorities about that whole region were set to work, the inhabitants were rsnsed to action by the rumor that the man was John Suratt, for whom large reward was offered the whole country was completely raked over, SC to speak, but, strange to say not the least trace of the man, after he crossed Zoar Bridge. has yet been found Officers continued the search into New York. Massachusetts and Vermont, but without avail Six or seven different men were arrested, ona in Pauline. on the Harlem Railroad, and two or three were brought 10 this city, one securely handcuffed !; bnt none answered the description, and some of them had no resemblance at all. After two weeks of unremitting search, all hopes of securing the fellow We're given mp. But the sudden dis appearance of the man is one of the most un, accountable things on record. There appears to be no doubt among those acquainted with the facts that the man was in some way con- nected with Booth in his terrible plot Nese Havsn Journal THE New Haven 'Grays propose to change into an artillery company.
 TIE Hartford Hospital library now numbers 96O volumes.
 THE city indebt tedness of New London has increased Sll,000 within the past year. It is 1 now not far from S200,00O
 THE education committee of the General Assembly went to New Britain on Wednesday to inspect the Normal School. During the past year the school has had 1ss pupils, Ex- penses have amounted to S5, ,167.51.
 1 THIEVES entered the cellar of Mir. Hough on Bucks Hill, Waterbury, Saturday night week. drew off barrel of choice cider, stole his pork and other stores, and vanished Mir. I detection of the thieves.
 ON the days of the great review at Washing ion. Connecticut had spectators stand nex to the President, we'll filled with sons anf daughters of the Steady Habit Land. In iron was the motto Connecticut greets all wb,
 bravely fought, and weeps for all who felI
 ON Wednesday evening some burglars enter ed the office of w. c. Fletcher in Westvie
 and attempted to blow open and rob his safe
 which at the time contained S20,OOO in govern
 ment securities, &c. Their efforts were, how
 ever, entirely unsuccessful, and they left with
 out securing the pluDder.
 T A VESSEL loaded with horses and mules, des tined for the West Indies. cleared from New
 Haven last week This is the first shipment
 of these since 1882 previous to which the
 trade in that line with New Haven was very
 large. There are no Alabamas in the way now.
 A HARTFORD man, the Post says, promised tc
 give 5000 to each of his nephews who should
 serve out term of three years enlistment i,
 the Union army. Five of them volunteered
 and three are now coming home from Sher- mans army, The auriferous uncle according ly has the money ready to count down 10 then at sight,
 MRS. HANNAH COOPER, widow of Hamdeu
 who IS over seventy years of age, and entirel
 blind, has knit during the past three years eighty-eight pairs of stockings for our soldiers which she has given without any compensatio,
 whatever. She can only knit by counting ev- cry stitch as it is taken, and if she loses he,
 count she has to ask some one to tell he where she is before she can continue her work ON Monday evening week. the Townsend Savings Bank of New Haven was robbed of l fifteen thousand dollars in lO-60 bonds and seven thousand dollars in cash. From facts al ready ascertaiued, there is no doubt that the robbery was committed by Jeremiah Townsend one of the clerks of the bank, assisted by a soldier named John H. Booth, belonging in East Haven, Most of the money has been re- covered
 AMONG the patents issued for the week end. ing May 16, 1865, were the following to citi- zens of Connecticut es Thomas Lindsey of Montviiie, for improve ment in rag engines for paper paper making machinery a
 John Fl. Doolittle of Ansonia, for improved machine for making clasps from sheet iron.
 Francis Smith of Collinsville, for improve ment in blow castings. 1 Wm. H. Smith of Birmingham, for improve ment in packing projectlles for rided ordnance. George H. Meeker of Bridgeport, assignor to Lacy, Meeker < Go. of the same place, for improvement mt in riding saddles. ...s. Charles R. Bristol of New Haven, assignor to himself, W. W. Hughes, Wm. H. Andrews and L. J. Bristol, of the same place, for i'm proved snap hook. -s. .-..-.. DEs1aSs.-Charles L. Nieberg of. New Ha- ven, assignor to Sargent & Go. of the same place, design for coffin handle. ...
 Wm. W. Roberts Of Hartford, design for coffin. .s.
 q W A " p Wollev of Hartford design