Litchfield enquirer., 1867-07-18

and soon after basely deserted his family. The wfe and mother in order to obtain 6 living for Bank street. She claims that teamster-a colora ed man, named Harvey Tallman, who moved her goods for her, knowing her lonely and defenceless condition entered her apartment one night about three weeks ago, and by threats of killing, &c., forcibly violated her person, also threatening to kill her if she divulged the affair." Fear prevented her from speaking of the matter, till the negro tried the game second time, when the informed the neghbors of the assault. So badly was she af- fected that she teok dose oflaudanum intending to destroy herself but was saved, and the darkey, an impudent and unprincipled fellow, 8 married man, was arrested, examined by Justice Marsh and put under $500 bonds, to appear for trial at Litch field in September. An investigation proves the woman to be most respectfully connected, with all unblemished character, and she has the universal sympathy of the community. But few if any be- heve the darkey's story, that she had permitted his visi.s, &c.~ One uan endeavored to raise sufficient sum by subscription, to bail out Tallman but an emphatic expression from the citizens caus b'm to deslst. Meantime the prisoner is in dur ance vile, and wil believe receive full justice we omit the lady's name for obvious reasons. The woman is about 45 years old.
 New Milford is spreading out and several new buildings are in the course of erection. MT. An- drew Mygatt is building two dwelling houses on South street; Messrs Ebenezer Marsh and son are erecting on the Main road, one of the largest and building on the corner of New and River streets; Judson Camp and William B. Allen are building dwellings, on Railrood street. and Cornelius Marsh is building carriage factory, on the same street north of the Depot; David Baldwin is building 8 residence on Whittlesey Avenue, and the Stiison Bros. intending to erect soon 8 large fine resi- dence on the River Road.
 WEsT CoRNwALL.-The Union Shear Company full of wOrk-the dull times not felt by them This factory was established by it's present propri- etors in l8l0, and by application to business, care and promptness, has increased until large busi- ness has been built up Tho works are located op- tha C Ofa and shears, from the four-inch paper to the six teen-inch bankers are turned out per week. The blades come to the factory, shaped, having been cast from malleabe iron elsewhere are heated re hot, put under drop or die and made of the right sze then they go to the drler who drills the rivet holes: then to the furnace and are hardened or tempered; then they go to the grfnd-stOne where they receive their shape and are ground inside the blade; they are now put together with . screw; then u,a'iUuted and put on the grind-stone again, after which the handles are japanned, 30 dozen un- dergoing the process at a time and are then sent to the polishing room; now they again rivited, wiped and packed ln neat boxes and are ready for the market Thus scissors and shears manu- factured. The Union Shear Co.,, employ sixteen George Beck the proprietors of the factory and their goods find 8 ready market
 FALLS VILLAGE.-Ames' foundry is at stand still at present and dull times" consequently reign. MT. Ames is in Washington and there is not much doubt but that his new steel bore guns to be 8 great success
 The matter regarding the new foundry is still an open question. The water power here is scarcely surpassed by any ill Connecticut, and sooner or later 1t will be put to practical use.
 The petition for the setting aside of the new Representative elect, Wm. H. Barnum, was nu- merously signed and gives great satisfaction. If he was elected without fraud, prescription and the purchase of votes of course he and his party. who took such high moral grounds during the canvass, will wish to clear their immaculate skirts of any such suspicious The guilty only fear an investi gatlon into their doings It is said that the evi- dsnce of fraud, and obtaining votes by the use oi money is clear and the investigation will open a rich field for contemplation and serious thought
 Many who voted for W. H. B. i'll order to defeat the election Of his opponent are pleased at this ''air- ing" as to the conduct of the CANVASS by the Dem- ocrats. How the Hon. @ gentleman can rebut the evidence offered is more than can be under. stood. The gentlemen who have the matter in charge are not to be fooled or bought up. So we may have chance to go through with another election for Representative for the Old 4th Dis l trict.
 From the Sentinel:
 | WAsH1NaToN.-On the 4th, Mir. W. Bronson
 was driving Oh the Netteton Hollow road his horse to run Mrs. B., fearing that something might hap. pen, jumped from the wagon, and striking on q
 stone, injured her hip severely It will be 6 long l time before she will recover. On the same day three years old steers, owned by MT: Daniel Frisbie, were killed by lightning. Loss $20D.
 NEW HARTFoRD-The Hartford Times ssys: The ladies of New Hartford, north village, had festi- val and fair at the public hall in teat place the 4th inst, which was. s..well attended Everything passed of pleasantly and to the apparant satis- faction on the public. They realized the hand- some sum of 500, above all expenses, with (which it is proposed to purchase new carpet for the church.
 GosHEN.-The services in the Congregational 1 church were made very impressive on Sunday by admission of fourteen new members to full con- nection with the church; and particularly 50 from the fact that all but two of them, who were chil. dren, are the heads of families. The religious in. terest still continues.
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