Litchfield enquirer., 1867-07-11
STAT'E ITEMS.

A sHREwD swindler victimized a Norwich lawyer and claim agent to the amount of $75 on Saturday last, by the exhibition of various documents showing that he had claim on the government for over 5000 for prize money.
 THE Connecticut manufactures who have taken prizes at the Paris exposition are the following:-.
 The Wheeler and Wilson and Elias Howe sewing machine works at Bridgeport and c. B. Rogers & Co.,, wood working machin- cry, of Norwich-all gold medals; Colts fire arms company, Hartford-silver medal A. G. Day, Seymour, indelble lead pen cils; w. $ B. Douglass, Middletown, pumps; L. H. Olmstead, Stamford, fric- tion clutch pulley; Bartram & Fanton, G. F. Warner & Co.,, New Haven, mallea- ble iron castings; A. c. Day, Seymour rub Der goods-all bronze medals; New Haven Clock Company, clocks; G. Mccormick, Meriden, slates; S. S.Squire, New London, preserved food-all honorable mention.
 CONNECTICUT has severe attack of base ball. Every town and village in the State is reported to have it's club, while New Ha- ven has fifteen, and Hartford eleven.
 THE five mile race at Bridgeport, July 4, between Young Sport" and Cassidy for S2OO resulted in victory fer "Young Sport in thirty one minutes and ten sec onds.
 HON. Edward S. Mosely, state treasurer, has been one of the lucky ones in finding a $1O0 bill in paper of chewing tobacco rnh fhn Nnx been putting into particular brand for the purpose of advertising.
 ELLIS Buckminster, of Danielsonyille. was tried last week for selling liquor and was convicted on fifty-two counts, and fin ed S2O and costs in each, amounting in all to nearly 5000, and Lorenzo Kennedy, a hotel keeper at Dayville, was fined a like sum on twenty-two counts, in all S58O.
 Mrs. McGee, widow, living on Charter Oak street, Hartford, was accidentally shot on Thursday by some careless boys who were shooting at mark on Colts meadow. She was in an outhouse, which the ball en- tered and struck her in the back, on the shoulder blade. The bullet glanced over the shoulder under the skin, broke the col lar bone, and came out under the collar bone. It did not enter the cavity of the chest, and the wound, though quite seriou. is not considered fatal one
 MIR. Wright, the artist whom Mr. Galla- gher lately attacked so savagely in the Sen ate, responds in the following pungent and gentlemanly style:
 To Ue Editors of TIE CoURANT:-
 In his remarks upon 8 resolution offered in the Senate, to procure the portrait of the late President Lincoln, Senator Galla- gher was so far forgetful of his distinguish ed position as to indulge in abusive asper- sions of myself, and my labors as an artist. It may be doubtful whether I ought to re- gret that my attainments in art are not such as to win the admiration of critic so learned and fastidious in matters of taste as this honorable senator; since to have won that distinction, would have re- suited in placing me so far above the grasp of ordinary minds as to leave me but few patrons and a limited field of labor, lam therefore very cheerful over his remarks, and regret only that, lacking the moral courage to reveal frankly its hideous pro portions, he has fouud it convenient to disguise his hatred of the Martyr President by an attack upon myself, whose only of fense is, that I have painted this picture and offered it for sale! Comm unities are sometimes slow to apprehend the injustice of such attacks; but sooner or later they are sure to perceive and redress them. If the loyal people of Connecticut have alrea- dy grown so indifferent to the memory of MT. Lincoln, as to allow this offer of his portrait for sale to the State to be received with such hateful indignities, I confess the painting had better be taken to another market. Very respectfully, G. F. WRIGHT.