Litchfield enquirer., 1872-02-01
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Brooklyners go armed.
 Michigan is to have new state capitol.
 John B. Cough is sick at Scrancton, Penn. ..-..
 Tweed's and Connolys bail cannot be reduced. -.-.... f.. |.
 Winter wheat in Illinois is looking very favorable
 Bierstadt is spending the winter on the Pacific coast
 The Spanish cortes election takes place April 2, 1872.
 A western paper proposes that the State arms be vaccinated.
 Twelve million cigars were made in Westfeld, Mass, last year. 'a
 A seal 'meauring five feet in length has been shot at Shelter Island, N. Y. An old lady at Oswego was run over by a. boy with hand sled, and killed.
 Secretary Robinson and Mrs. Aulick were married in Washington, last week.
 The Rev. MT. Hepworth has started a new church in New York with 15O fami- lies.
 The Spiritualists have heard from Jim Fisk. He wants them to send his s'thin suit"
 Boston papers estimate the domestic trade of that city for 1871 at $1 200, ,OO0, ,OOO.
 Official reports last week show a great falling off in smallpox in New York and Brooklyn.
 Fifty miles of additional snow fencing will be immediately constructed on the Union Pacific Road The Knickerbocker life insurance com pany has just been compelled by law to pay SIC, 900 for suicide. George Mcdonald, the novelist, is coming to this country to lecture next year He will have warm welcome.
 The foreign trade of San Francisco has increased more than S, 900, 900 during the last year, $7,OOO, 900 of the increase being
 A very intelligent bear went to a sheen pen in Sherman, Vt, united the door string, selected 8 sheep, tied up the door again and made off.
 A man in Muncy, Ind, recently, was caught in shaft that revolved about 300 times minute His clothes were entirely stripped from him, but otherwise he was unharmed.
 A man named Sens has been found in Wisconsin who had hanged himself from sense of guilt. His suspended body was decorated with written confession of a murder committed by himself two wears previous.
 The draft for $1 ,OO0 which the orand duke gave to the mayor of Montreal. for the benefit of the poor of that city. has been curiously applied. When Alexis was there, the mayor became responsible to the hotel proprietors for their bill. After his departure, the city council refused to ar,- propriate any money for such a purpose. which throws the whole upon the mavor' That official thereupon impounde fine ! $1 900 draft, and declares his intention of applying it to the dischafge of the hotel bin, unless the council recOnsiders it's vote in the matter.
 Twenty persons having applied for position made vacant by the resionation of clerk in the Postofice Department on Monday last, the Postmaster-G General has directed that the applicants be subjected to competitive examination. and the names of the three who pass the best ex- animation be sent to him. From these he will select one for appointment. | The Princess Frederick Charles, wife of the second son of the Emperor of Ger many, who has some reputation as an ann ateur artist, is painting series of pictures representing all the battles in which heI Ihusband had command during the late lwar between France and Germany. She has q miniature art academy at Berlin, in which several young women who are istudying painting assist her in her work.