Litchfield enquirer., 1865-10-19

aking his seat in grocery wagon, on 0old 'srset, New Haven, dog jumped up and 'eized the horse by the nose causing him to plunge instantly forward. The plunge threw MT. selwood with lightning rapidity over the scat, and and out of the hind end ot the wagon lnjuring him about the head, and badly split ting his hip bone.
 THE silver wedding, or twenty-Hfth annivsr- sary of the marriage of Mr. < Mrs. J. R. Ayres ot Waterbury, occurred on Sunday, the 9th inst.
 THE venerable Stephen walkly informs the Meriden Recorder that Southingtou furnished three hundred and thirty zone soldiers, fifty-one of whom lie in soldiers graves. ..,
 THREE attempts to fire buildings, in Middle town, were made on the 9th of this month, all of which proved abortive.
 THE Congregational Society of Sou,hineton is to Do divided The pastor ofthat society has been it's minister for twenty-eight years.
 A beautiful monument is to be erected at Littledsld over the grave ofs colored soldier.
 THE Wethersfeld farmers have got the onion panic, and advanced their prices from Sl.50 to s2.25 per barrel, and expect they will go higher. -.r.. r.n-
 IHos. LoNawoRrH, wife and mother, while out riding in Waterbury Q few days ago, were tumbled down an embodiment, and the old lady's arm was broken. -.... ~.
 ON Sunday morning the foundry and finish ing shops owned by R. Sugden at Rocky Hill were burned. Loss &l5,000, insured for S5OOO About 30 hands are thrown out of employment
 A LARGE peat bed on the farm of Chas. M. Pond, Esq, in West Hartford, has been on fire for nearly three weeks, and is still burning. The fire extends to the depth of some two feet, and only good old fashioned rain will "put it out" A bed in the town of Ellington has also been burning for several days.
 MR. GERsHox B. Hussarl, the billiard cham pion of the State, has received challenge from William J. Kinns6ck, of Bridgeport, to play for the champion cue. The challenge stipulates that the terms of the contest shall be the same as these under which the matches for the championship of the United States are played but as Mir. Kenneick has not resided over six months in the state he is not eligible to challenge Mr.. Hubbell, as according to the rules whereby MT. Hubbell holds the cue no one who has been resident of the state less than year can play for it.
 DRs. Wm. B. Casey and T. H. B ishop who have been engaged as government surgeons at Knight Hospital New Haven, for nearly two years past, were discharged from further ser vice last Friday week, they being no longer re- quired. All of the men excepting the invalids about thirty-four have been trans. fsrred to New York. A few nights ago one of the wards was entered and some clothing sto- len. Several of these petty thsfts have bean lately. Shirts and stockings appear to be rather uncertain property st the Hospi- tal. s.
 THURSDAY, while one of the men at Daysn. port & Mallory lock factory New Haven, was engaged in watering the street with hose, the water suddenly ceased to flow. Upon taking of the hose and opening the hydrant, large eel was found measuring two and half feet long without the head, and six inches round his body. It weighed two pounds and half without the head.
 DAVID GALLUP of Plainfield, well-known and prominent member of several of the last sessions of the Legislature in this State, is seri ously sick at his home in Plainfeld.
 TIE Hartford Press says that the wife of Gen eral Hawley was severely injured recently while returning from Five Forks, Va., whither she had gone to find the grave of Capt U Parmales. First Conn Cavalry. The ambulance in which they rode upset and she received many bruises the worst of which was cut on the left temple. She was taken to the headquarters of Mai Gen Ciibbon, at Petersburg. where she remained on the 18th instant, probably out of danger, but at that time unable to be removed to Richmond.
 GEN. Joseph R. Hawley, chiefoistaff to Gen. Terry, has been brsvettsd Major-G General of Volunteers-an honor which he has welli earned by faithful and gallant service.
 TIE freshmen and sophomore classes as Trinity College. Hartford, had their annual foot ball match Saturday week. The fteshmen won three games out of five. t9 REv John P Gullivsr has resigned the pas. torats of the Broadway Congregational Church in Norwich, and accepted call to the New England Church of Chicago. l ". tt.9F "
 Or Saturday evening the Coscob bridge on the Y E. H R R., shout three miles below Stamford, caught fire from the spark of loco motive and was partially. destroyed. The bridge was eleven or. twelve hundred feet in length, and one of the finest on the road Workmsn were immediately set st work to erect "'s" ot'NSS'l .eN ja r. ..glt'. .s.aH TIE bridge of the New Haven and North smpton railroad, across the Psquabook river, just north of the station ct Plainvills, was burned by gspark from an engine, Wednesday night. Thursday, trains could not cross, but the bridge wss expected to be repaired to sna- ble trains to pass Friday. t,tp '
 L. M. GusRxs1x, editor of the New Britain True Citisen, hssseld out to J. N. OVtatt, Of Springfield HlaiJ 3}riJ 43Gf
 A MAN who registered himself as L. E. Hicks of New York, was found dead In his bed ct the United States Hotel, Hartford, Thursday last. q an aj