Litchfield enquirer., 1866-04-12

,-uus-.-u4-s--Ss------ -----~---$Ss>1ou Eo Establish commons on the College grounds something like .he old institution under that name but rendered more agreeable with some |of the modern improvements of boarding hou |sss. They have secured a dwelling house on High street for this purpose. This house is to be fitted up so as to accommodate about seventy five or a hundred student boarders, and kept |in order by lady superintendent.
 THE Copperheads ot Coventry on Saturday, placed in nomination as their candidate for Judge of Probate, Capt. E E Parker, late of the 2lst O. V. Capt. Packer came out in a letter stating that he had ne afiliation with the Democratic party, never having voted the Dem- ocratc ticket, and furthermore he supported the Union ticket, and therefore he declined the nomination. .
 ONE of the incidents of the election was a stabbing affray in Marlboro, Monday afternoon. Some of the copperheads off the town were hav- ing jubilant time in drinking saloon, when one of their number, named Harvey Dutten insulted colored boy named Burden. The latter resented the airont by drawing knife and stabbing Dutten twice in the arm and once in the abdomen, and it is thought he eanno recover Burden was arrested. One of the colored walters and an Irish servant girl in one ; of the Hotels had pugilistic encounter ovsl the result of the election in Hartford, and botf were taken to the station house.
 MAJOR Bullock, U Quartermaster at Hart ford has received orders to look up the graves of Connecticut soldiers buried in this State. and see that they are properly cared for, and to have them appropriately marked, fenced, &c Although almost unnecessary, most of the sold fer dead in this state having been tsnderly cared for, it shows that the government is not neglectful of those brave ones who fell while battling for their country's cause.
 MAJOR Pease, chief mastering officer for Con- nectient and Rhode Island, has at his office the discharge papers of the following persons. rus owners can have them by calling at the office and proving their identity: Edwin Hall, Go E 9th Conn. Vols, Wm. H Farnum, Go. H lst Conn. Cavalry, Charles Miller, Go. M. lst Conn. Artillery.
 CONNECTICUT patents for the week endisg March 27, 1866; James A Bunce of East Der lin, for improvement in lathe chucks; Munson Cole, of Colebrook, for improvement in straw cutters Albert L Muuson, of New Haven, for improved table napkins; William H Risley of Berlin, for improvement in metallic cartridge for loose ammunition John Smith of Mid. dletown, for improvement in milling tool; N C Stiles of West Meriden, for improved foot press; John w Coburn of New Haven, assign or to Oliver Chase, of the same place for i'm. provement in waterproof soles Henry H El- we'll of Norwalk assignor to the Norwalk Lock Company of the same place, for improvement in knob latches; John H Trowbridge of New Haven, assignor to self and Daniel Fuller of the same place, for improvement in soldering irons; Leroy s White of Waterbury, assignor to self Rogers < Brothers and Green Kend- rick, of the same place, for metallic handles for cutlery, ante dated March 2, 1866. Reissues, Vim. E. Barnard of Waterbury, for improve ment in lamp trimmers and shears, patented Dec. 27. 1864. Designs, P Bradford, of New Haven, assignor to Bradford & Co.,, of tie same place for designs for coffin handle.
 N1NErY-six persons have been confirmed in the Episcopal churches in New Haven within the last two weeks.
 GROUND was broken in North Branferd, the 9th inst for the foundation of the soldiers monument. The monument is of Westerly granite. and will cost about $700. The mon- ument will be erected on Thursday, the 12th inst with appropriate public exercises.