Litchfield enquirer., 1866-11-22
STATE ITEMS.

STATE IrEMs.
 HE Rev. Wm. K. Douglas, an Episco- pal munster and native of New Haven. has been employed by tho freedmnar's bu- reau to aid in establishing schools for the freedmen in the State of Mississippi. Mir. Douglas was formerly connected with the Register. "t' '"l
 AN accident occurred to sa freight train on the Hartford and New Haven road on Thursday. The cars and an engine were smashed, but no one was seriously injured.
 THERE is an aerolite in the cabinet of Yale College which weighs 1,636 pounds. It fell near Red River Arkansas.
 HIGHWAY robberies are getting unpleas- antly frequent ill New Haven. ...
 AN effort will be made at Washington this winter to get the channel of Hell Gate deepened, so as to freely admit merchant and war vessels to the port of New York by way of Long Island Sound. Nor@aE Go zeite ."'' .i
 THE City of Norwich has again been put on the route between New York and Nor wich. She was four months under water near Huntington, l.. l., and three more in repairing. The cost of raising ths vessel was $41 900 and that of putting her in order nearly as great She is now in better trim than ever and is divided into three water tight compartments.
 AsHousE owned by Capt. James Baker. at Great Hill, Seymour, was burned last Friday night. Loss about 8,oOO; insured for $1 1,5OO. It is supposed to have been the work of an ineendiary.
 A PARTY of fishermen from Norwich, caught in the Race off Fishers Island, on Wednesday, a whip-tail shark ten feet four inches long, They had previously secured forty codfsh, some of them weighing over twenty pounds.
 1 JOHN E. WHEELER, of Pine Meadow, an officer in the Second Connecticut volun- teers, is suffering from granulated eyelids, and is threatened with an entire loss of sight. He is under the care of Dr. Els l worth, of New Haven.
 1 TIE boot and shoe stere of H. B. Moore, at Hartford, was robbed on Friday night of some twelve or fourteen pairs of ladies' boots and shoes and one each of two pairs of mems boots.
 A YOUNG lady, clerk in one of the fancy dry goods houses in Chapel street, New Haven while on her way home on Saturday evening, while passing down Wooster street, was accosted by man who caught from her hand a satchel with which he made off A gentleman being near at hand, gave chace to the villain, but did not succeed in capturing him. A' MIR. RArcL1FFE HICKS, of Holland, promising young lawyer, is now with Hon. Orville H. Platt; of Meriden. Mr. Hicks was the youngest membef of the last legis- lature, and acquitted himself with much credit He is prepared to attend to any professional business that may be entrusted to him, and particularly the collection of government claims, bounties, pensions, &c. THE post office in Holland was broken open on Friday night and robbed of stamps to the amount of $11O and about $l5 in money. - ~ Iu2
 THE dwelling house of Mrs. Sarah Car ter at New Canaan, was destroyed by fire Monday morning. All the furniture was destroyed. THE Naugatuck rail road company are about building a new depot at Waterbury. It is the intention of the company to locate it at the junction of the Fishkill and Nau- gatuck lines. SoTrTuERN RoORs WANTrn --Tha Rich