Litchfield enquirer., 1865-03-09

LospEtL and the SourH CHURCH. !, At q meeting of Fairfield West Consocia 2 alon, aeld at Bridgeport, February 2sth. les6
 Vosed. That the pastoral relation between me hey, Erancis Lobdell and the South Con. sreSslonar Church and Society iu BridReport pc, ana tne same is hereby dissolved.
 ih coming to this result, as we do anani. mousiy, tne Consociation now express their gratins atlon that nothing appears before us to can los any acss of censufe towards the pastor Or Peo2is- of course We regret that our broth. pr should have been led by any in6ne.css so disown the principles and polity in vhich bs was trained, and which We cont;nns to rsv.,.. but believing him to be sincere and consc;sn' tious, we dismiss him'in good standing. ana pray Tor his continued usefulpess in tho v;,s- yard of the Lord. ''< ''A
 We commend this church to the ea.s of the Good Shepherd. We pray thlls.thev nav speedily obsain pastor who .shall he sound in the faith, and a, firm friend of the Conorsss. tional standard of doctrine and church polity
 elH ALRsASDEh McI.gAN. Moderator. ] CHARLES E. LrssLsY. Scribe. ,,.. To the body of ministers of Jesus Christ i. inc
 Ssate oi Ohio. under the presidency of the
 hignt :. Charles Petit Mcllvaine, D. D., the Assseiated Pastors of Fairfield West. in the State Of Connecticut. wish grace. rneray
 and peace - V
 BRETHREN IN rliE LORD: The Rev. Francis Lobdell, late pastor of the South Church in Bridgeport, a brother we'll beloved and apurov. ed among us by faithful labc-s in the LoFd. has desired letters Of dismissal from this body, apd ot commendation to you and we hereby grant ms request, commenting hi''r to the iratsfnal love and confidence of you. and of all faithful ministers of our Lord, and desiring you to ia- form Us of your reception of hin. into your fel iowship. when our special relation to him win cease. 's
 Given at the South Church in Brids,p0r, this 18th day oi February, iu the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty. five. DRSyIs P ,rr uod...,a.
 W: ME HARVEY, Scribe.
 Cardinal Wiseman, whose death ia .a. nouneed, was the ablest and wisest Romish champion in England. He was born in Seville. span, in lSoZ, and educated in England. In ie49 he was made Q cardinal and Appointed Arch0ishop of Westminster, Q prince of the church and head of the Romish church in Eng land. The step caused c great excitement in
 the public mind, and all the Protestant iour
 nals from the Times to Punch were fuii Sf the
 new vicegerent. He was voluminous and
 able writer.
 The effect of the war upon population can be
 seen in the decrease of polls in Massachusetts dnring the past five years, as shown by the report of the Valuation Committee. Accord
 ing to this report the number of polls in Mas
 sachusetts in 1865 is 279,Sl0. In 1880 tbe
 number was 2s7,222. Decrease, l7,sl2.
 General Hooker recently wrote to the ladies sneased in getting up the Chicago Sanitary Fair: While Europe during the Crimean war produced but one Florence Nightengale. we of the young republic have such goddess su. shrlued in almost every household
 The clothes of man who died of small pox in Providence, the other day, were buried to prevent infection. A negro dug them up and took them to an auction room, where they were sold. By handling the goods the quo. tionesr took the disease, and has sincs died.-- The negro was arrested and fined $3 and eoste.
 Secretary Wells sent communication to the Senate on V ednesdsy, defending his de- partment from attacks aud cnsrges made upon it, and stating that he had ordered investiEa. tions which had unearthed a good deal of fraud and malpractice Ut the several navy yards.'
 Dr. MartyuR. Delaney, tcolorsd,) of PiHs- burg, has been commissioned surgeon, with the rank of Major, and ordered to report to Gen Saxon. The first black major iu vag army. .a
 "Kangaroos is the term applied 10 bounty. jumpers ih Hoosierdom.
 FOREIGN NRws. The Morayian has arrived at Portland with European dates to the l7th ult. :4s }t q Fgs. ,HtsI
 Cardinal Wisemau, the English Catholic ear dinal, died on'the 18th ut,
 The Davenport brothers have been perform. ing in Liverpool, but the people saw through their tricks.
 Great depression prevailed in commercial and financial circles at London and Liverpool ou the 18th ult., under the influence of news of peace negotiations in America.
 Napoleon HI. made speech on the opening of the French Chambers, Feb. 18th, and as It related mostly%o domestic matters, and was si. lent on American affairs, it is fair to suppose that America was uppermost in his thoughts.
 It referred 10 the settlement of the Danish question and French neutrality thereon, and sx- patiated on the Italian convention and the benefits to be derived by Italy as well as the holy see. The convention permits France to withdraw the troops from Rome, and is a..work of peace and conciliation. As regards Msxi' co, the speech briefly says the new throne is becoming consolidated, the country is being paciied, and its immense resources are being developed, the happy effects of the valoe of French soldiers. the good sense of the Mexican and the intelligence and energy of the sovereign. The emperor reioices ct the French triumphs in Japan, Africa, &c, and then proceeds to enlarge upon measuies ot do' mestic Legislation, proclaiming an ardent desirs to cultivate the arts of peace, cultivate friend ship with the different powers and to only allow the voice of France to be heard Tor night and justice. .
 The London newspaper comments are notof special interest. The 7inass sensibly re1narke that the failure of the negotiation was to be- anticipated, and the war must go forward un-. til it is brought so on end by. the inability ei one party or the other to proleng the contest The South cansmake no cessiou whatever snon of absolute sacrifice and surrender. The one object of it's efforts is national independencef if it forgoes that it forgoes all
 ; 0.BRowy's BsoNcHlAL TRooHEs." ."-Rev. 8. Robinson. late of Troy, now of Brooklyn, ~. Y.. writes of Broscn;s Broachiat 1roches:- .Rev. MT. Booth gave me tive or three from his pocket few years ago, recommending me ]. Ns.k. .x,:ats srf tharn for ha had fonnd them