Litchfield enquirer., 1868-07-02
miscellaneous Items.

The Hartford Times is busy advocating repudiation. @a af.f | s-- 4'-i
 Geo. Hubbard has been nominated Col lector of customs at Stonington.
 Two dogs supposed to be mad were kill led in New Haven.
 Paris gentlemen are carrying white al- pacca umbrellas lined with green.
 There are thirty-six colored students in Oberlin College, Ohle.
 Less than half the number of cadets who enter at West Point graduate there.
 Hon Isaac Toucey, has just founded four scholarships in Trinity College. $500 each. S..'-'' ..s- ,s. -. r.--s
 A bride of New York received from her father on Saturday last wedding gift of $3OO,OO0
 An insurance of 5000 on an OK in Vermont will, in all probability hasten his death. &'
 An American adventuress has been sent for ten years into penal exile for shoplift- ing at Lyons.
 Alfred Lee, colored man died suddenly . at Georgetown, D. O., on Saturday last, having an estate valued at $3OO,OOO.
 MT. John o. Adams has written Q letter declaring that he is not a candidate for the Democratic nomination.
 The delegates from Maryland and Mis- souri. it is understood, will vote for Gen. Frank P. Blair.
 Two hundred and seven publications are regularly issued in New York city, of which number IS are dailies.
 The New Haven people are muzzling their dogs. The best muzzle for them is the muzzle of a pistol.
 AIondon choir has struck" on &C., count of the vicar's request that the mem- hers should turn eastward at the Glorias.
 There are 1855, ,151 names in the New York directory this year, of which 1,76O are Smiths Of these l60 are "John's."
 Fun puts into the mouth of Disraeli the words of Cambronne revised, '"The Guard surrenders but never dies.
 In Canandaigua, N. Y.; a bankrupt con- victed of secreting property from his as signee, has been sentenced to two years in the penitentiary.
 The expenses of the Democratic legisla- ture of Ohio, this year are $l15, ,O00; those of the Republican Legislature, last year were $60,0O0.
 Oliver H. Perry, formerly of Danbury, while temporarily deranged, left his home in Brooklyn, N. Y. and was killed by the cars near Albany.
 The internal revenue returns of the third district, (New London and Windham counties) for'the mouth of May, amount to $7,525 44-a decrease of S,610.53 from the previous month. The returns for last year were $67, t Mir. Sweet. of New Haven walked 100 miles in g hours, ending Saturday after noon last. At the same time Weston the eminent walkist had match with Topley an Englishman, which he won making only 75 miles in over 23 hours.
 The manager of the Berlin opera has re- fused to engage Clara Louise Kellogg be- cause her prices were too high. The Ger man critics do not get enthusiastic over her, and express the opinion that her sing ing would not be so much thought of if she was not good looking.-Grapes not too sour but too swaet9
 Among the Conservative soldiers in Ohio named as delegates to the Tammany side-show in General 0. l.. Hunt of Toledo 1chO has been dead sic naontbS. Chicogo Poa.
 And the rest of the delegates are like the irishman's turtle-'Didlbut not sinsible uv t"-Abany Journal
 Mr. Bergh has written to mayor Hoff- man to say that muzzles on dogs are more likely to cause than prevent madness. The Mayor replied that in future the reward for the capture of dogs shall be reduced to 25 cents, and that the animals shall not be received at the pound except from adult persons.
 Saving wood in the bottom of a pond, thirty six feet below the surface, is rather a novel feat which was performed in Woon- socket, Rhode Island, by a diver who repaired the waste gate of dam.
 Outdoor preaching was begun yester- day in the streets of this City by the New York City Mission. In former times it was interfered with by the Police. We believe however, 1t has apostle precedent.
 SUCCEssFUL, BECAUSE OF SUPERIOR MER- IT. Mrs. $. A. ALIENS Improved (,ae,v Style HAIR REsToRER or DRESSING, (ia one 6oaIe). Every Druggist sells it. Price One Dollar sN,.~
 Gneral Este announced himself. in the newspaper notice of his marriage, as plain MGeorge Peabody Este." The intelligent Washington printer set him up "George feapody, Esq" which caused some people 70 comment on the venerable vivacity of . ah aged and eminent philanthropist.
 FNANcIAL-Phalon's "Flor De Mayo.'' the new perfume for the Handkerchief. is creating considerable excitement amono the dve-twenties. also among the sweet-s;xe. teens. Sold by all druggists. 1,'-i N.->
 A GREAT OFFER.-Horace Waters ona Co, 4S1 Broadway, N. Y., will disnose d of of.. . few new and secondhand Pianos. Meio' deons, and Organs of five first class mak- CTS, and take from $5 to $2O monthly nnt;, paid. Twenty-Five new and secondhand instruments for rent, and rent applied If purchased, or for sale at bargains for cash. -oA
 WTTNr Tprrc arr Txrr,,-