Litchfield enquirer., 1867-08-29
sTaTE ITEMS.

HE Bridgeport Farmer says: From in- dications in this vicinity and surround ding country. we are afraid that the potatoe crop will be severely affected with the rot, in consequence of the excess of moisture in the ground. Corn will also be a short crop, having run to stalk instead of ears, from the same cause.
 l. THE bridge which the Hartford and New Haven railroad is building over the Farm ington River, at Windsor, is rapidly ap- preaching completion, and will be the fla est structure of the kindin New EnglaIid It will be 460 feet long and 35 feet above 1 the water
 1 HAwLEY B. NICHOLS writes to the Bridge 1 port Farmer that steps are being taken to ] prosecute those connected in the attempt to take his life--the object of which was, he says, to get possession of his property; much of which was supposed to be in na ! tional bonds.
 THE Bridgeport horse railr oad company are putting one-horse omnibus cars on their road. They will seat a dozen per sons, and the driver collects the fare.
 TIE Rev Mr. Potter has been preaching
 with great success in Kiliingly. Some fif- ty have expressed their faith and hope in Christ, recently, and the work is going on,
 The church, (the Congregational was re- duced to thirteen members before this re- vival
 i WAITER at tie Scoyille House, Water
 bury, attempted suicide by taking lauda-
 mum, Sunday night. A love affair.
 THE fowage cases of the Hamilton Wool
 en Company, of Southbridge, Mass, ys.
 Nj C. Smith, Prosper Smith and Freeman
 Lilley, for estimating damages caused to
 the respondents's land by raising the dam at the outlet of Mashapaug pond, in Un-
 ion, Conn.,, were heard last week at Mash apaug village, three days, before Lieut..
 Gov E. H. Hyde of Stafford, Charles F. Rider of Holland, and Charles Underwood of Wilmington, Commissioners, and the amount of damages fixed. Mr. Lilley
 claimed S150, NJ. G. Smith sl.5OO, and
 Prosper Smith 1000. as damages, and the amounts agreed upon by the Commission CTS are to the first S33 B, the second. $159. 33 and to the third 2118.33
 PRESIDENT DAY OF YALE Co11saE,-A dispatch from New Haven brings intelli- , gence ot the death, in that city, on Thurs. day night, of the venerable and respected Ex-Presiaent Jeremiah Day, of Yale Col lege. lie was Q native of Connecticut, hay
 ing been born at New Preston on the Sd O.
 August, 1773. He was graduated at Yal
 ln the class Of l795, and after having taugh
 D school for some months was appointed tutor in Williams College. Subsequentl, , he received and accepted 8 situation ill thu same capacity at Yale. This was in l79e and three years later he was elected to tn , professorship of mathematics and natura philosophy at the same institution. In 181 he became President of the College, sue / ceeding Dr. Dwight, and this office he hell :, until lS46, when he was compelled to re 4 sign on account of advancing years an, feebleness of health
 He was early distinguished as mathe l matician, and wrote much upon philosoph
 ical and scientific subjects. His Algebra \ passed through numerous editions H. published work on the 'Mensuration o
 superfces and Solids" ill 1914, one ol
 'Plane Trigonometry, in 1916, and one
 on Navigation and Surveying" in 1877
 These have all become standard text book ill our schools and colleges. He also pub lished two works on the "Wiu," His ad ministration of the College has always beer regarded as peculiar able and judicious. Fo almost thirty years, under his direction
 Yale prospered and grew strong in studentl
 resources and reputation. His learning
 was great and his discipline so kindly ant
 impartial that the students always regarded
 him with filial affection. Since his resig nation he has resided in New Haven, en
 toying the full use of his faculties to tn last, and esteemed by the community, q we'll as by the thousands all over the coun : try who have been under his care