Litchfield enquirer., 1866-11-29

SlS AI. Deacu was enabled to outstrlp all m competitors and to astonish the Puonc. me, at first were kept at Sandy HOOK, nah1ax,and the points on the coast to Drlng the Ioregn news to New York For example man in small yawl wonld ;ntar- cept vessel few. n;les oHt from HaI;far and having obtained he news. wouid write it out and let freea ps,eon which wonid bring it hither. 'E... >'.
 In time these pigeons ws,e also stationed l at Boston, Philadelphia, asltimore l and Washington. By publishing \ speech of of Daniel Webster few hours afteSits de,iy- cry at Boston, the Sun made Mrlduw;da reputation for itself and increased lS circn- lation four-fold. The Mexican war Ganed up new field of enterprise for MT. Becb There was a wide strip of territory, sstv miles wide, at the West over which the gG1- ernment kept up communication but onc.I a month. After the conflict began, Moses Beach dispatched two of his sons to this re- mote region, who purchased some mules and established, secretly and quietly, pri- vate express of their own. Time after time the Sun contained news of Scott's victori- ous progress, when the government and other papers had not received line from our absent legions. The administration thanked MT. Beach in the warmest manner for the news thus Obta1ned. -
 His competitors at length after trying in vain for some time, discovered the manner in which the Sun got ahead of them. There upon, Bonnet of the Herald, Halleck of the Journal of Commerce and one or two others, called upon the Sun proprietor and request ed the privilege of sharing in the advanta- ges and profits of the mule express. The request being refused, they told him they o1,a leko, # bos, then acceded to the request, and this was the origin of the Associated Press, which a few years later built the telegraph line to Cape Race, purchased steam sloop to in tercept vessels and now controls the news market of the country. Mr. Craig, then q printer, was employed by MT. Beach iii connection with the press. In short time they had disagreement but the former proving himself to be very useful. was re- tained and made secretary of the Associated Press. From that position he rose to the management of it. For many years the newspaper proprietors here have been very much dissatisfied with him., but through MT. Hudson's (of the Herald) influence, he has been retained until the present time His overbearing manner has constituted the principal cause of complaint, while he has been charged with withholding the news for private speculative purposes Of the truth of these statements know noth- ing. Having the Merchants Exchange and the New York news association as basis to work upon, he now purposes on Monday next to start an opposition associated press. There is certainly room for more enterpri- ses of this kind. .
 In the latter portion of Sheridan's chase after the fragment of Lees army, he en- countered
 STIFF OLD VIRGINIA GENTLEMAN
 with the following results:
 ssThe General dismounted here, at the fence of stiff old gentleman, who was sit ting on his high piazza and scowling se verely as we rode up. He was the typical southerner of fifty years his long gray hair fell over the collar of his coat behind his ears he was arrayed in the swallow tail of 8 by-gone mode, buff linen vest, cut low, and nankeen pantaloons spring ing far over the foot, that was neatly en- cased in morocco slippers bristling shirt frill adorned his bosom, and from the em- brasure of his wall-ike collar he shot def- ant glances at us as we clattered up the walk to his house. Prince Edward Court House was stranger to war, and our in- dignant friend was looking now for the first time on the like of us, and certainly he did not seem to like our look. He bow ed in dignifed way to the General, who bobbed at him carelessly, and sat down on 8 step, drew out his inevitable map, lighted a fresh cigar, and asked our host if any of Lees troops had been seen about here to- day. Sir, he answered, 'as can truly say that none have been seen by me I will say so but if had seen any should feel it my duty to refuse to reply to your ques- ton. I cannot give you any information to the disadvantage of General Lee This little speech, clothed in unexceptionable diction, which no doubt had been awaiting us from the time we tied our horses to the gate, missed fire badly. It was very patri- otic and all that; but the General was not in humor to drop patriotism just then, so he only gave soft whistle of surprise, and returned to the attack quite unscathed.
 (" How far is it to Buffalo River?'
 s' Sir, don't know .. ..
 .' The devil you don't !! How long have you lived here?' g4aay
 "s All my life. ~
 sss Very well, sir, it's time you did know. Captain! put this gentleman in charge of guard, and when we move, walk him down to Buffalo River, and show it to him..
 "And so he was marched of, leaving us savage glance at parting; and that even ling tramped five miles away from home to look at river which was as familiar to him as his own family. Doubtless to this day
 he regales the neighbors with the story oi o.,i this insult that was put upon him, and still brings up his children in the faith for whose dogmas he suffered Doubtless, too, he considers General Sheriden perfect gen. tleman -Cunyaigas of iSheridan. s A gentleman riding 8 very ordinary-look | ing horse, asked a negro whom he met, how
 far it was to 9 neighboring town whither he
 was going. The negro, looking at the ani
 nal under the rider with broad grin O.
 contempt, replied, "Wi, dat ar hoss, mas
 sa, it's jist fourteen miles. Wi goot chunk ob hoss, seben miles; but if yor list had Massa Jimmy's hoss,f gosh Tyoii 'rt