Litchfield enquirer., 1866-11-29
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 Twenty!d1 iron t ir clad vessels are now be,l ] dng built in England for the British navy. "A Man leads woman to the altar; in that act his leadership begins and ends. saoi This is the obituary of Paris Bohemian "Hes lived by hunger and died by it." I
 Aareat fire has occurred in .Saybrook. l The depot on the west side of the Shore l .Eine road was consumed. Loss $50, 900
 "How odd it is, said Pat, as he trudged along on foot one hot sultry day ssthat a l man never meets cart going the same way he is. sfs4 p!sTai6 4da < K 4aiHsA l
 Garibaldis has writtena letter in which he recommends the Italians to practice n- Ae shooting. 'The Carbine he says fought to be the gospel of the nation"
 The London Times reviews Parton's arti- cle on the corruption of the New York city government and uses it. as an argument against the extension of the suffrage in Eng land. ,5sT.,. ra I.,s-
 A man was asked what induced him to Z make a law student of his son. Oh, he was always lying little cuss, and I thought I'd humor him his leading propensity" Ta 1t is decided that it is impossible for sol :. diers to get the extra bounties unless they ; produce their discharge papers. Such it the letter of the law. a '...% .as
 4 dog fell into pit, ten feet deep, at Ben ' ington, recently and lived there twenty-two days on roots and grubs before he was dis covered and rescued. a1 sl4.t ILLINOIS. Ninety three counties in nli- nois give a Republican majority of 1,OO3 Nine counties are yet to be heard from, which, in 1864, gave Democratic majority of 2,145. -... ....... .l..s.,.sI a5 e |! There is prospect that the Great Eas- ! tern will be used to carry passengers from E New York to Brest during the Paris exhi- l. >bition. She can accommodate $500 peo- pie, and rates of passage ought to be low. ,
 Awee bit of boy having been lightly chastised by his mother sat very quietly in his chair for some time afterward, no doubt thinking very profoundly. At last he spoke out thus:-st tMuzzer, wish pad get tannuz q ger housekeeper-I've got tired O seein'. you round" -'-"
 1 Rev. Frank Noble has resigned the pas a torate of the Torringford Congregational church and Rev. H. N. Gates has resigned the pastoral charge of the Congregational ' church in Barkhamsted. Cause: Salary not sufficient to keep the breath of life in their clerical bodies.-Courant
 i7 The Brownsville (Texas) Ronchero con- tains biographical sketch of Young, the Rio Grande bandpit. It says he was chief of Sheridan's scouts in the Valley, and was the man who captured the dashing Harry Gilmore and conveyed him to Fort War ren. He was the leader of the late band that had been pillaging the rancheros, and that were pursued by United States troops, The action which Bishop Colenso brought against the trustees of the Colonial Bishop < -ric's Fund for the paymen of his salary has been decided in his favor. In his decision a the Master of the Rolls expressed his opin-
 ion that Dr. Colenso, notwithstanding his
 deprivation by the Bishop of Cape Town, is Still Bishop of the Catholic church of
 which the church of England is 8 branch.
 Our comical friend 0. F. Browne-s.Arte- / mus Ward '-who is rather slippery in his politics, recently made himself so conspicu-
 ous in his disapprobation of colored actor Morgan Smith, at London theatre, that be narrowly escaped being hustled out by the audience.-Er. "+
 ir We fear our Sentinel fsiend will be more than ever confirmed in his dislike of Arte- mus.
 It is the fashion in California, for gentle men to take their families to the country T and camp out for month. They pitch their tents and lead sort of Gypsey life, shooting, hunting, fishing and cooking S The doctors object to the fashion, as it is conducive to health. There are any num- ber, of ladies who can handle double bar rel with effect, and bring down their birds with the momchalamce of old sportsmen.
 From returns published in the Louisville
 .ousnal it appears that total of 61 ,O62, ,240 pounds of tobacco were raised in Kentucky during the past twelve months. Of this, 976, ,956 pounds were raised by free negroes During the year 37, ,373 hogsheads were sold in Louisville Averaging the weight of each hogshead at 400 pounds, it shows that there has been sold in that market 3D. 322, ,50O pounds, against 61, ,062, ,240 pounds raised in the State, or over one-half the en- : 1. tire product.
 's' CoNaREaAT1Ne IN Crr1Es.- Montgom- cry (Ala. Mail, noticing the increase of the population of that city, says "Many coun- ties have decreased in population. Negroes
 have deserted the plantations and sonCht