Litchfield enquirer., 1866-09-06


 IS az Boulogne. Paris, with the daughter O: one of our Officials, when a gentleman drove pas. 1n plain equipage, and recognising the coat of arms on the carriage, supposing she wa was one of the family, bowsd very graciously. The young lady, not recognizing the person, stared ct him, and in much confusion and i'm dlgnation turned to her companion and said, ~Did you see that impudent man bow to me 2"
 "oh. yes that was the Emperor"
 The Columbus iGa) Sun, speaks with great contempt of the course of Gen Orr of South Carolina, in the convention. and says he man dered to the vitiated tastes of northern rab bie, in enterlug the cohvention arm-in-arm with Massachusetts General. The Mobile Times indignantly rejects the Philadelpbia platform, and scolds the southern delerates for accepting it.
 A boy down east is ccnstomed to % out on the railroad track and initiate the steam Wbis. 30 perfectly as to deceive the men at the sta. tionA His last attempt proyed eminently sue cessfri the depot rnastsr came out and switched" him off . -s. A
 Charles Peck, son of one of the most re- spectacle citizens of Pittsfeld Mass. has been detected in heavy forgeries, and the polica eoart hold hin ial$s4,0oO bailf his crime.
 There are now 7ss men employed at the Uni ted States armory st Springfield, repairing arms that have been used, making ma chinery for altering the present pattern of Springfield rife to breech-loaders, which occu. py the attention of all hands.
 SENSIBLE .Apncsl-AD grim, E. bare.headed old judge, after hearing fowery discourse from pretentious young barrister. advised him to pluck out come of the feather, from the wings of his imagination and put them into the tail of his Judgment rls e. E.I
 Mir Finnefrock has received the Democratic nomination for Congress in the Ninth Ohio District, against Gen. Buckland, the Union nominee. In speech made in 1868; Mir Fin nefrock said: s.. .s. st --.
 "Democrats, arm yourselves Go armed to the polls. Resist the draft, for if blood is to be shed it might as we'll be shed in Sandusky County as in Abe Lipcoln's slaughter pens.'
 Much indignation is expressed in Washing ton at the slur on the Union Leagues made by the President in his Philadelphia speech. The slur Is especially mean, as the President Is member of several ofthe Union Leagues in Tennessee, and an officer of the Union League of Nashville. .r.t-
 The Republican State Committee of Conuso- Post. .
  she thinks she s."-Courant.
 The Toledo (Ohi,) Blade says gentlemaa arrived there on Wednesday from Bowling Green, Ky who had left in consequence of having received snlanonymous letter, of which the following is Q copy: P.a.f "Mr - Sir: You are hereby notified to. quit this state within three days. If found after that period your life will be forfeited. DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE" The gentleman states that several of his ac> quaintances have received similar letters, and, immediately acted upon them, some leaving | for the North, and others going farther South. | If all ot MT Johnson's Ps were sufFused with tears, what would be the depth of sal water in the streets of Washington f-SandEs- Ky Register.
 Gen. Sherman has issued an order to recruit two regiments of colored troops, one of caval- ry, to be entitled the Tenth Regiment United States Cavalry, and one of infantry. l Fort Leavenwort, Kansas, is named as the head quarters and rendezvous of the Tenth cavalry, and Jefferson Barracks, Missouri, the head quarters and rendezvous of the 38th Infantry. Enlistments in the cavalry will be for five years, and in the infantry for three years.
 FIT CANDIDATE FOR THE LuNArIc AsYLJM- A man in Troy, New York, the other day at tempted to commit suicide with corkscrew, under the impression he could draw his last breath with it. Some one asked Tom Corwiu once if he had heard certain story of Lewis Campbell's.
 "Was it about himself?" inquired Corwin.
 "No, I believe not.''
 "Well, then, I never heard it." said Tom gravely.
 It is said that California horse is so hardy that he can live on photograph of 8 bunch of grass.
 RECKLESS ExPosuRE --The artist who paint ed the "snow picture' in the crosby Art Gal lery, did it 80 naturally that he is said to have caught severe cold by sitting too near it with his coat off. ...l.
 A few days ago. in Darke county. 0hi o, Jes- SC Friend and Jesse Brown were shooting wild turkeys. Brown had just shot young tur key, and upon approaching it, heard. as he supposed, the old turkey calling for her young He loaded his rife, and observing movement in the direction of where he heard the noise, took aim and fired. the fatal ball passing through the head of Friend, who had initiated the call. s.t .s..l.l-
 .Dr Johns,' MT. Mitchells story soon to be sued by Messrs. Chas. Scribner & Oo., will be comprised in two volumes. It has the sup plementary title, "A Narrative of Certain Events in the Life of an Orthodox Congrega- tional Minister of Connecticut i-eti
 The eleventh thousand of Ecce Nomo, with the latest preface is issued here by Roberts Brothers, just as the twelfth thousand is an- noanced in England. A writer in the Church Journal says of this book !: 'The manuscript is said to have been placed in the publishers hands through the agency of Dean Stanley, one of the leaders of the Broad Church party, and it is reported that Dean Stanley says the author is @ curate.' ... ,..t F..-..
 Basil Duke, chief of staff to John Morgan. is writing the life of the great guerrilla. Duke has the necessary literary qualifications. He graduated at Yale College. 's.s l.s'