Litchfield enquirer., 1867-07-18
Miscellaneous Items,

Thad. Stevens appeared in Congress on the 3d, feeble and tottering, leaning on cane or crawling from desk to desk, appar- ently in the last stage of debility.
 An Irish girl, who plumed herself upon being employed in ''genteel family" was asked a definition of the term. ''Where they have two or three kinds of wine, aud the gentlemen swear," was the highly sat isfactory reply.
 An elderly maiden, who had suffered 1 some disappointment, thus defines the hu- man race of Mana conglomerate mass of hair, tobacco smoke, confusion, conceit and boots. w oman-the waiter, per force on the aforesaid animal
 Edwin Booth closed his Chicago engage ment last week, clearing over $17,OOO by thirty performances.
 A young lady being requested by an old i bachelor to take seat upon his knee in Q crowded sleigh. made the following reply: 1 ''Thank you; am afraid such an old seat would break down under ue."
 The negroes of Richmond have decided in 8 caucus to run 8 colored candidate for Mayor.
 The reported new island in the Pacific has proved delusion. There is no land within five hundred miles of the point des- ignated
 The Pequots have not challenged the Harvard club.
 tion, and the lawyer was pressing the ques- ton with his usual urgency, when she broke out, with vindictive fire flashing from her eyes, ''Mr. Chapman, you needn't think you can catch me, if you try all day!'
 Putting on his most quizzical expression, Mir. Chapman replied:
 Madam, haven't tho slightest desire to catch you. and your husband looks to me as if he was sorry he had. The husband faintly smiled assent. Rainbeaux, whose horse received the pistol ball designed for the Czar, has not only received a Russian and French or der of knighthood, but he is to get title of nobility, and his wife has been present. ed with el2,OOO worth of diamonds by the Emperor of Russia.
 The recent attempt to form Young Mems Christian association in Bridgeport has proved failure. Some of the pastors d1C OEJpOSSu CO h uONcIu0uU Ol Gu0 h1uQ, preferring to have their young men labor through and for their particular churches. Missionaries are needed there to work among ministers and church members. There was sweet scented base ball game at New London between the Sozodont and Night Blooming Cereus clubs, the latter being the victors. The Brandreth Pills club proposes to challenge the winning party, and will doubtless show them some lively running.
 Col. John G. Healy of New Haven, who land, has returned home He was honored with very enthusiastic reception.
 At meeting of the Charter Oak club, the prizes on the recent game at New Ha- ven were announced, as follows: Prize of S3O to Reynolds for making the most bas es; prize of $2O to Dye for making the most outs on the Pequots, and the Charter Oak badge pin to Bunce for best general play.
 The public water in Bridgeport is in I terrible condition, being offensive both to taste and smell, and some cases of sickness | resulting from its use have already ap- peared.
 The Naugatuck Railroad Company has declared a dividend of five per cent. free of government tax, payable August 18th. Father Cooke of The Waterbury Amer ~ican has so far recovered as to be able to ride out. He has been very ill for three months, but we trust will soon regain his usual vigor and be enabled to resume his editorial duties.
 The Plant manufacturing company, for merly of New Haven, are again in success 1ul operation Tn Huntsville, where, at an i expense of $4O,OOO, have erected three large new buildings, and are employing about 200 hands
 The New York Sunday Mercury is pub- fishing, from week to week, list of the Bridgeport bachelors, with their age, gen. eral appearance and standing in society.