Litchfield enquirer., 1867-06-06
sTArE ITEMS.

raid on Canada and aftorward released, has just been sent to the State prison for seven years, for assulting and robbing John Ox- ley of S4O0.
 JOHN T. SHELTON, cashier of the Con- necticut Bank at Bridgeport, has been ap pointed treasurer of the New York and New Haven railroad.
 TIE Turner tells of a Bridgeport man who has long waited upon u young lady, and at last prevailed upon her to set the day for their marriage. On proceeding last Sunday to the church to hear the "baus" announced, what was his horror to hear another name given out. On inquir- ing of the minister, he found that the name announced was according to order, and rushing in dismay to his ladylove, she cool ly told him that such was the fact; she had been informed that he had been boastinc of his conquest, which did not accord with her ldea of propriety, so she had altered her mind; but rather than be disappointed of becoming bride, she had taken up with a fresh lover. He pleaded eloquently, but all in valn. She kept her word, and was married the early part of this week.
 CASE of small pox is causing conside- rable excitement at Bridgeport
 HE lands belonging to the Mantle tribe of Indians, in East Lyme, are to be sold at auction on the 4th of June It is difficult now to tell the " Indians of the Mantle" from American citizens of African descent. THE directors of the N. Y. and N. H. railroad have elected John T. Shelton, cashier of the Connecticut National Bank, treasurer of the road. MT. Wm D. Bish- op, the newly elected President, has enter ed upon his duties and is "putting things to rights" for which he will receive the hearty thanks of. the entire travelling pub- lie. Among other contemplated improve ments on the New York and New Haven road is the addition of special cars for the Housatonic and Naugatuck roads. This will save passengers from New York for points on those roads the trouble of chan ging cars at Bridgeport and Stratforl. The cars intended for this work are now being manufactured.- Waterbury American.
 A PLEASURE fishing boat capsized about II a. m., Friday, off Fishers Island, and within a quarter of a mile of the shore The boat sunk in fifteen minutes, taking down a boy named Rogers. Captain James Fish succeeded in reaching shore, quite exhausted, after two hours strug. gle in a rough sea. Captain Strong Holt, well known in Hartford, Capt. Coddington Fish, and Carl Beckwith, all prominent citizens of New London, were drowned.
 MR. RUSSELL ToML1NsoN, of Bridgeport has accepted the position of president o1 the Naugatuck railroad company, in place of William D. Bishop, resigned. THE Young Mems Christian Association in Westfield are giving monthly sociables; conversation, readings and ice cream are the attractions
 A CRAZY individual did considerable damage to the two Catholic Churches in Bridgeport, on Wennesday of last week, by hacking the organ and breaking in the windows.
 MR. Martin Burr of Bloomfield picked up common turtle on his farm, on Tues day of last week, marked-"M. B., 1790'', "M U., 1947" He does not know who marked the old fellow.
 MRS. Dr. Dutton had her pocket picked at Milford as she was getting on the cars at that place few days ago, of $50.
 Anervous man at New Haven drew pis- tol on another whom he met in the street, on Tuesday night of last week, and came within an ace of shooting him because he fancied he was a burglar.
 THE bodies of Captain Holt and Captain Fish, who were drowned by the upsetting of sail boat, at New London, last Friday, have been found, one of them on Clay Point, the other some distance of. MT. Fox, the owner of the island, would not consent to their being removed until he was properly authorized, as they were found on territory belonging, to the state of New York. The search for the other bodies is being prosecuted.
 A spirited New Haven girl shot an impu- dent fellow through the cheek, on Tuesday night of last week, because he presisted in seeing her home from the theatre.
 THE Rev. MT. Abbott's glorifcation of Louis Napoleon has been translated into French to the great amazement and amusement of the Parsians. The Paris pa pers all say something on the subject, and one of them, the Steele, is uncivil enough that its reverend author be straightway put in the American department of the Exposi- tion, and labeled, ''the learned ass."
 MR. Ezra Peck, worthy and respected citizen of Hamden, committed suicide, on