Litchfield enquirer., 1866-09-20

YALE COLLEGE AND GyxxAsrrcs.-F. G Welch who successfully introduced bio Lew is's gymnastics in this city and in College las, year, has returned, having received a perma. .nent appointment as instructor in the depart ment ot physical culture in college. Mir. w. has given considerable attention to this impor- tant branch of education, both theoretical and practical, having been under Dr.. Lewis, Dr.. Winship the strong man, and several of the best professors, and being able to lift 1174 lbs. -Neav- Hauen Courier.
 The following items. which we find side by side in the Couraut of Monday cannot be con sidered encouraging to ladies thinking of mat rimony.
 A Mrs. Cox, residing in New London was found in her house. on W ednesday nearly dead from starvation. It appears her husband left her about a week since without means of snp- port, and it is supposed she became discour. aged, and locked herself into her house, deter mined to die. She had not eaten any food for three days.
 In Putnam, on Thursday morning, Mrs Mar tin Leach, young married woman, was found dead in her bed, having commit cd suicide by poison. It,.was generally supposed that the deceased had taken laudanum in sufficient quantity to cause her death.
 THE post office in Cromwell has been enter ed and robbed The thieves secured but.about $ll in al most of it being in old fashioned pennies. An entrance was made by breaking out pane of glass, and pushing back the spring. A note was left by the robbers, ad- dressed to the postmaster, thanking him for what was found, wishing it was more. and say ing that they might come again. It was sign ed Billy ..... .....
 JOHN DowNEY, of Waterbury, in the employ of the Naugatuck railroad company as help CT in the engine house, was run over Wodnes- day afternoon on the dock at Bridgeport by the engine Jericho, cutting hin in two, man. killing him instantly. : THE Willimantic Jonrnal ss.ys it is under stood that Mir. William H. Osborn is to be the new post master in that village in place of Mir. James Walden, who has held the office since 1861. Mir Osborn was a consistent Democrat through the war of the copper stripe, and work ed hard in his sphere tor the defeat of Lincoln and Johnson in 1864.
 BuRDETT LOOMS of Windsor Locks, is per haps the largest winner ofs prizes, at the late
 fair held in Brattleboro. He took P premi- ums (235 in money) three sweepstakes silver medals and two diplomas. i A BRIDGEPoRT man named Button met with a serous accident at Pittsfeld Mass. on Tues day; while running he caught his foot in one of the hoops used in playing croquet, and in falling struck his hand on one of the maets in such manner sas to throw up the handle. which struck him in tho eye, inhicting a terri ble wound
 THE work of improving the navigation of the Thames river below Norwich, for which Congress made an appropriation, of $lO,0OO, is soon to be commenced under the superintend ence of Capt Hudson of the engineer corps.- By dredging about three quarters of mile, it is thought the river will admit the passage of vessels drawing from F to 14 feet of water. ''' LORENZO LEWIS has been appointed post master at Wallngford, in place of Dr. Jerome B Pomeroy, deceased.
 TIE Norwich Free Academy has fund of 10000 and 100 pupils.