Litchfield enquirer., 1866-10-25

SsrtAPurdy, colored womAn was srrestea' at she AsSthm street depot onssatdrday V mortsss ings by Officer Ryan, just as she was leaving the early train from Bristol, charged w,t6 stea!- ing $225 from MT. Edward Ingraham, of that place. On being searched Sl5O of the stolen money was found in her possession. and it was also asrertained at-she-had been spending. money freely ip Bristol for clothin before she lAtjthfres She was locked up in the station house to await examination.
 ~-THE directors of the Housatonic railroad company have declared dividend Of S4 per share. free ot government tax. payable on the lst of November. The transfer books will se from pc,ob&R &Rsskto Novsniber' ' lss 3 Ss~SEss as ~s ssVS ~2.EN
 THE people of Farmington ard West Hart ford are offering rewards for the detection oi farm thieves. &ho aavellong been a special an- MR. GEORGE PEABODY has just given Yale College Sl6O, 900 for the foundation of n Mu- scum of natufaf history " v 7 A mysterious murder was committed at Far. mington qn Saturday evening last, Mir La- ther G Thompson an estimab1e young farmer of that place was inveiglei from his house onlpretenee of assisting q stranger with a wagon that d broken down. A short time
 
 after his body was found near the road with masks on the head showing that he had been killed with 8 club The officers are in pu,. suit of a man seen about, the. premises near 'he time of the mprd CT hut have not. yet su, ceeded in arresting him
 ON Monday evening tue Bridgeport Furni- ,ture Company's factory consisting of three large buildings was almost entirely destroyed by fire Loss, about s75,00O. Insurance $40 900
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 Hon Charles Sumner was married hp Boston on Wednesday, to Mrs Alice Hooper, daugh- ter of Jonathan M,son Esq, of that city. The Hup,'a esEsI9nss were PPeJf9Fnsd ns hy
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 The census ni Chicago, just completed foots up 200. .504 souls. ..t.,e , '.'., '.,'' .,a
 The apple crop irJ New Hampshire is al very large and fine one in most parts of the State. and aTpfes and cider are selling at S5 a barrel. 7! {t>{
 Capt John Mckee. soldier from Indiana, 'who@duri1g ahs var was shot thr6aggh the body and dAa6gs and awardad fallpensiof ot $S24p per annum, has returned one half his pay for the last year, declaring that his health has be- come sQ. much better tbats bis conscience twill not lat tip keep ths whole samou1t. gE asE ardadhy yhsssssoSas sss Sas sSida fond Em Ji,,sr,- do you say your prayer night and morning r. 'Yes-tbat is, nights but auy smart boy can take care of himself in the day tius-' The World has stopped publishing Beechers serfdoea slIteadghtia 1artarlh1aN UJ
 They have struck ueat 'Eesre Haute Ind.
 The Rochester Union says the corn crop in Western New York is failure
 A man met 3asRig Iqdun on the, plains a,few weeks ago. The gentle savage had large bundle Of scalps and the white man made bold to ask hin what he had been doing. Heugh 7 said the .nosktfetl aaihan ,atte bssd skh+hishino ''' "'@'' i' 'ss'2'ibba 7 sIA!u9itigc i,tyln! qut
 There are three hundred and twenty brick stores in the course Of construction at Atlanta oeorelafH 32E iua1 .UI03 T. F.
 The diamopds of the Duke of Nassau are valued at $9;e0e OoGoJ -
 Asia. .is.praRausced eiyilized,saas.s a--psssee merchant has failed for afteea millions ssA.
 The Fall River manufacturers are dischars- ing theEr rchildren operatives, that they may haysSa chapee ao attend the public schools! <
 During violent gale at Chicago Sunday night building was blown dewn crushing several others ginths fall. Twelvehpersons were buri. ed in the ruins five of whom lost their lives.
 It IS reported that at political meeting in H''gerstown, Md, Saturday, night, a disturb ance uccnrfed, wheiit pistols Ware freely used and ioue +nan kiHed!i8 b9fiff
 In the base ball match between the Athet ics of Philadelphia and Atiantics of New York Monday, at Philadelphia the former won at- terseveH innings sthe game being intlrfupted by the storm. The score stood ,3l to l2.3
 democrat, on reading the returns of the elections on Tuesday sald,q f1his beats the Devil! Add, he told the truth. s:gnasf
 Wilkie Collins issdving of c01samptioiif!
 The hand of an expert printer travels nine miles in setting up 25,O66 letters o- : Z
 Every one ofthen,' who were prominent lob hers in San Francisco in, s52s are Ipspigept. s
 They have reservoirs of mud in China for e1'.9eggen'H'44ng .eggnH4 gs se0pasgFga'5oee'is sgg5oe ist sE.
 An exchange calls the burial of ex Govern or Allen, of Louisville, in full confederate uui- form, rpdnihgs gsthe febelliod into Ahe groand sAgminisreftn meeting with "a ,parishioaef who recently came into possession q a haiiid- some property sby fife dsatb of hisa brother in- qureI how he Was getting along with the set. i3etbentsof the estatea iOh's1said fas, IiatR having dreadful time what, with getting ou, letters ofsadministfation; aud Sattendi1g Pro- bate Coafts and setting caims, sometimes a- most wish he hadn't died'
 At Erie in his speech the President said, l tell you all the powers i'd fisil cahnot turn me from my purpose To which some exchange adds, Doubtless they don't want top f fEf