Litchfield enquirer., 1865-09-14
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tsF sFT 2 T IT E g77- Fl =. IMPORTANT INvENTroNs- --Glass windows were first used in llS9 chimneys in houses, l236 lead pipes for conveying water, l252 'tailow candles for lights. l2oo; spectaeles in vented by an Italian, l2s9, paper first made from linen, 1901 ~oolen cloth made in Eng
 land, 1881 printing invented, l449'; watches made in Germany, l47O; variation of compass
 noticed, 1850; pins used in England. l540 circulation of he blood by Hartsy, 1919 first newspaper published. l637.;s first steam engine invented, 1863; first cotton planted in the United States. lI69; steam engine by Watt,
 l765; steam cotton mill erected, l7s3; .stere- otype printing invented in Scotland, l7s5 {; animal magnetism, by Meslper. l7s9; Sab bath schools established. England. I789 :, cleo tic magnetic telegraph, Morse, ls33.
 x -4Ex.tiey. Joseph Brown. .Iof .tieorgia, l,as been pardoned by the President. i,-Goy. Brown,
 served ihreefer,n euccessiyely IS Governor 'l of Georgia. The last time he iwsseldcted by 20,7, 900 majority, notwithstanding nearly every leading politician of the State was sagaiast him
 and every newspaper save one opposed bim .
 Since the, suppression of the rebellion he has
 spent most of his time in Wastington, aud has
 probably had more interviews. with the Presi
 dent than any man outside of the Cabinet. .d
 Ss- The official staten ent of the public debt, l as it stood August 3l, is as follows Amount of outstanding debt bearing interest in coin
 os3lo,lsl, interest $64 ,5Oo,59O; debt
 bearing interest ip lawful, money $l.274, ,47s-
 l03, interest $73, ,53l 037 i,debt on which inE-s
 terest has ceased $l,5O3 ,O2O; debt bearing no
 interest $373 39s, ,256 Total debt $2757, ,6s9,
 57l; totalinlerest $l38, ,O3l .62O. Legal ten der notes ir circulation, and one and two year. 5.per cent notes, $3a,s54,23O; United States notes (oldaissue) $4o2,s new issue $432.- .757 .6o1 i, compound interest notes, issued un- l. der the act of March 3, 1863, .$I5000,0O0,
 compound interest notes, issued under the act of June 30, 1864, $202, ,024,l6o. Total $6s4, '
 l3s,959.f As contrasted with the statement of, the public debt published July 3l,' the princi-
 pal shows an increase of only $295,O00, while
 the amonnt of interest has decreased nearly $23l 900. aLd the legal tender notes have been
 reduced, $l,097 ,0OO. 4The amount of coin now
 in the treasury ;s nearly $45.5O0OO0, an in-
 crease of about $lO ,0OO, 900 within the month.
 The currency now in, the treasury is nearly
 $43.00O, ,0OO. against $8l 300 900 July 3l, and the suspended acquisitions amount to a little over $2,00O.0OO. aas~f "tf t1-- The people of Wateryie Station, Canada, were so intently employed in staring at General Grant the other day, that they forgot all about cheering until little Jesse Grant--the pet Of the family and the party---wh was standing behind his father, on the platform. flung his hat up and screamed out in a shrill childish yoise Three cheers for General Grant and ifamily!" This loosed the tongues of the people, and the cheers were heartily given .5,s.I M i',.'
 .,. ', "A. correspondent of the Maine aDemocrat says that the father of Jeff Davis was born in Maine and went south when he hal nearly'ar- rived at manhood. He was not afterwards heard of until Jeff. Davis vi.ited Maine. some years ago, when he stated iii conversation with . friend that his father was born in. Buxton and arrived in Mississippiia poor boy. The writer says Dayis' parents were not married.
 = Mr. VIII. Russell should certainly be ons Of the best Informed men in England on points of geography yet in sending by the Terrible'te this ceuntysdupicate copies of his diary on board the Great Eastern, he directed ode to a paper in 'Phiiadelphia, ohio," and another to 2 paper in Baltimore, Michigan.
 -There is a town in Iowa called Oshkosh. And at Oshkosh the other day. a young man was up before a justice for hugging young woman upon complaint of the ladyl .f,5 '9 -- Paper is being converted to new use in Europe. viz; the manufacture of pipes for the conveyance of water and igas.s It is said they are much superior tp iron pipes and cost. but about half as much. aasataetf a1.t rt.s'. T1]i1 I--- Two 1rishwomen presented themselves in court, each claiming the same negro as her law efOl husband, and each presented darkish baby to substantiate the claim. They got fighting m court. over ths dusky prize, and were sent to Blackwell Island.l. @ , ,o. ssas,as] sas,5s1
 feT- . In Chicago street car. the other day, pale but pretty young woman gave up her seat toa 99nelfeggsd 9l soldier, and the gracious act led to irecogniionof the man as ; her hus- band, long mourned us dead There's lesson '.a WI Pos''eusss. g'aa afeii s.{ t5 i. ' f- ssl-- Maj. .-ien.1 Hitchcock has published a let,
 ter on the subject of the exchange ofpfisoners. the cause of the suspension, the inha@saui,y of
 the rebel government, and jastifyiog the policy of ll s Secretary stanlon Gen, Hitchcock. in i this 5letter, saysI:sa3 ai I..4fia7s ssresst
 "As long as the cartel for the exchange st , of { lprisoaers was r9sspscted in the seuth it was : faithfully observed, ,fby our government, and there was no reason to doubt it's faithful execa- tion by the government until the end of the 3 war, unless properly rsvoked bylcohpetent au-
 thority if the rebel auth ofities had hot distinct