Litchfield enquirer., 1866-12-27

ON "Wednesday, 18th inst, Alsxander Ferris, ofDarien, young man in the em. ployof Mrs John Hecker, while engaged in blasting rocks, charge failed to ignite,. when he commenced to bore it out, and was directed to pour in water, which he neglected to do. The powder ignited, blow ing oil the first finger of the right hand and the entire left hand at the wrist. Dr. Sands, of Darien. assisted by Dr. Trow. bridge, of Stamford, amputated the finger and hand, after administering choloform. He is now doing well.
 THE New Britain Knitting company goes in for the ten hour system, with no reduc tion ofwages--losing nothing by the oper- ation--and advises other establishments to do the same, 4 a.stv
 THE Collins Company, at Collinsville are going to add alarge hotel to. their village, and then they may be said to own village of the Company's manufacture, since very little has been done at Collinsville, except by their efforts.
 GUsTAvUs YoUSo, of Hartford, gets S1, 900 for ornamental work on case of Smith & ltWesson's pistols to be sent to the Paris Exposition.
 AN insane man, named Nathaniel Lanin of Mystic Bridge, attempted to commit sui eide, on Saturday, by throwing himself un. der horse car, in Worcester.
 THE Winsted Herald says Capt. Henry R. Jones, of New Hartford, lately connected with the Internal Revenue Department at Washington, D. C., has been commissioned 1st Lieutenant in the Corps of Honor" 43d Regiment.
 A SERIOUS stabbing afray occurred in Danbury on Friday last,. John Moore, having indulged freely in drink, got quar- relsome, and set upon James M Nabb with ! a drawn knife, inAicting four wounds upon his person-three on the head and one in his thigh, the latter being an ugly wound six inches in length and fully three inches. Fortunately no artery wns severed, or the consequences would have been fatal. Moore made his escape and has not been arrested A FARMER who came from New York on the Elm City, preferred to sleep ill chair in the saloon on the boat instead of taking berth. The result was that before morn- ing he was robbed of Q silver watch worth $75 and roll of bills in his yest-pocket amounting to $75. He had $2,0OO in his pantaloon's pocket which the thief did not touch
 PRESIDENT B. c. Scranton, of the New York and New Haven Railroad Company, has presented $500 to the New Haven fire. men for their successful efforts in prevent. ing the burning of their engine house and repair shops at the fire on the 18th inst,
 HENRY s. PECK, of BrookReld, has fat- tened three year old steer which weighs 1000 pounds.
 THE American Suspender Company of Waterbury lost $12,O by the fire in their salesroom at New York, Inst week. and the Steel & Johnson Button Company, also of that city, lost $5.0OO.
 THE Winchester Rife Company of New Haven has contracted to furnish 100, 900 of its weapons for the Swiss government, and to manufacture them ill that country. THE Congregational Church in North NGlastenbury was burned on Sunday morn. ing. Loss $15,0O0. Supposed to have caught fire from furnace.
 THE Internal Revenue in Connecticut for November is reported as follows:-1st District, $152,O2O. 2d District, $117,59 Sd District, $66,736.
 THE Democratic State Committee have called Convention to meet at New Haven on the 9th Jan. next. It is called thus early to put q stop to further Radical legislation in Congress.