Litchfield enquirer., 1865-08-03
STATE TIERS.
MERlDEA has only 6s4 groggeries

THE gentlemen in Hartford who have sub scribed to present a sword to General J. R
 Hawley, have appointed committee to go to Richmond and make the presentation which will take place in Jeff. Davis old mansion A CHILD fell off from one of the Mystic vharves, Saturday week, and did not rise, Mir D. D. Mallory jumped in and found it on the bottom with face downwards and brought it out. The child was alive, and is now doing we'll
 MRS. MARY P1ERsoN of Meriden may be call ed an exceptional case. Thursday her husband arrived in New Haven from England in search of her Besides Mrs. Pierson has another husband in the army. and another. the same being the third. named Pierson. whose name she bears, but who few weeks since, left her bed and board, and hash t come home She was arrested and jailed.
 THE Savannah Herald of the 10th inst, says The steamer Naptasket departed yesterday for Hilton Head with l25 soldiers of the 18th C. V. and l4th Maine. on their way home to be discharged When opposite Fort Jackson i t was discovered that uo transportation had been furnished for the troops, and the steamer had to go to the dock and land the men. This morning, however, they will be furnish ed with the necessary transportation, and will be home ward bound.'
 THERE were twenty-five graduates at com mencement of Wesleyan University, Middle town, on Monday week, and the degree A. M. was confer cd in course to 23. The honorary degree of master of arts was conferred on Rev. George Prentiss aHd Rev. Ludwig s. Jacoby of Bremen. Germany, was made D. D. The sum of $25OOO has been given by Daniel Drew of New York to endow professorship in the University. It was announced at the com- mencement dinner that only $5OO0 were lack ing to make up the 1925 ,0OO library fund.- need ed to secure another $25,OOO from Isaac Rich of Boston for the erection of library build ing. In half an hour the first named sum was subscribed with some to spare.
 YALE CoLLEaE COMMENCEMENT The exer cises at Yale began on Sunday afternoon, July 22d, with the baccalaureate sermon by Rev w . B. Clarke. Sunday evening, addresses before the Yale Missionary Society, by Rev. Dr, J. P. Thompson of New York. Tuesday even- ing, July 25th, Concio ad Clerum, by Rev. J. R. Miller of Sufield, Conn. "Wednesday morning, 26th, alumHi meetng-after which there was celebration in honor of those for mer members of Yale College who have served their country in the recent war. An oration was delivered by Rev. Horace Bushnell of Hartford. and dinner was provided, with sen timents, speeches, Sc. Wednesday evening oration before the Phi Beta Kappa Society by Hon. Dwight Foster of Boston, ard poem by Dr.: J. G. Holland of Spring field. Thursday, July 27th, commencement.
 LIST OF PATENTs.-Lst of Connecticut pa- tents issued from the United States patent office for the week ending July Is, 1865, each bearing that date.
 Edwin $. Jeffrey of New Haven, assignor to LAmerican Basket company of the same place, for improvement in machines for forming bas- kets.
 W. T. Munger of Branford, assignor to him. self and James Graham of New Haven, for improved extension door knobs @ 1 Levi Wilson of Middletown. assienor to T Nelson Buel of same place. for improvement in protectors for pump and other oscillatine rods. Antedated July IA. 1865. John A. Hotchkiss and Richard Eaves O Derby. for dish washer.
 James Ives of Mount Carmel, for improve ment in lamps. . c. o. Crosby of New Haven, for box cover, for the exhibition of samples.
 A. D. A1sell of Hartford, for improved bell clasp.