Litchfield enquirer., 1871-08-10


 E. An Irishman fractured his wife's skull at INew Britain, Sunday. There is little hope Iof her recovery
 I Dr. Miller, Insurance Commissioner, has sold his place in Enfield and removes to Hartford.
 l The fellow who beat his wife in Hartford, last week, has been sent to jail for six months.
 An Irishman stabbed two young men at German picnic in Bridgeport, lately, kill I ing one of them.
 New Haven sends Professors Hoppin and Lyman, Pres. Woolsey and Dr. Bacon, to this county for their vacation. Several instances have occurred in our cities of servant girls being swindled by pretended priests. Meriden Good Templars take steam boat excursion to Cold Springs, on the 18th. An appropriate destination.
 Hartford colored people celebrated the adoption of the Fifteenth Amendment on Thursday.
 A Jew in black gown reaching to. his heels is soliciting subscriptions in Bridge port for the relief of his brethren in Pales | tine. | Dead cats bring cents pound in Dan- l bury. Consequently ''rabbit" is at dis the land of "tiles"
 Geo. H. Cowell Esq, of Waterbury, as- sistant clerk of the House, was 'scanod" by the members of that body. No doubt he deserved it.
 mad dog was killed in Hartford, last week !; New Haven attributes it to excite ment regarding the capitol. . The work of clearing out the channel of the Housatonic near Ansonia is progress sing finely, the steam dredge taking out | l,5OO cart loads daily. The Bridgeport Standard complains that brakemen on the N. Y. X N. H. railroad throw sticks from passing trains at Bridge porters bathing at Cedar Creek. Naugatuck excursion trains are to run to accommodate the Milford Camp Meeting on the l4th.
 A single producer in Columbia sells from to l6 bushels of berries in the Hartford market.
 The Palladium proposes Pres. Woolsey as an arbitrator on the Swiss commission under the Alabama treaty an excellent suggestion.
 A girl of IA fired carriage factory in New Haven, Friday night The shrewd little pet,oleuse escaped from the officer by jumping from an attic upon roof from which she descended through another house.
 l The members of the State Board of Az riculture nominated by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate were the following; Albert Day of Brooklyn. D. Fl. Hyde of Stafford, John T. Rockwell of Winsted, and Henry l.. Stewart of Middle Haddam. President Porter, of Yale, is abridging his Human Intellect. It is to be hoped he won't continue the practice with the other intelects entrusted to his charge.
 The law proceedings necessary to vest the entire title of the Boston and Erie rail- road in the bondholders are progressing be- fore our courts. It is claimed that when this matter is finally settled the railroad will be pushed to completion forthwith.
 A rural gent of eighteen summers invest ed in a banana on the cars Monday. He carefully removed the peel md put it on the seat by his side; then he b.oke the fruit up in small bits, eyeing it anxiously as he did so. When this was done he picked up the peel, shook it in his lap, and finally threw the pieces out of the window, remark ing as he did so, 'That's the fust of them prize packages ever bought, an it's the last, you bet.-Danbury NeaOs.
 Norwalk is the summer residence of Messrs. B. A. Woodward, J. H. Ingersoll, Andrew J. Garvey, the illustrious plasterer, and John H. Ksyser, all of whom have made comfortable fortunes through! their connection with the Tammany ring. They all have magnificent country places in the vicinity of that thriving village, which is frequently honored by the visit of the Hon. MT. Tweed in his gorgeous steam yacht . -