Litchfield enquirer., 1873-11-13
Business.

The stoppage of manufacturing contin- ues though it does not affect all branches of business.
 In New Haven the carriage manufac- turers have diminished their amount of work, by discharge of hands or short time, from one quarter to one half. Brass and iron mills have also largely diminish ed their production except in some cases where there are large unexpiredEcontracts to fill. The melodeon makers have re- duced also, The rubber manufacturers seem to be working full force on full times; as also the Winchester Arms Go. which is filling Turkish contract.
 In Meriden, twelve great manufactur- ing companies, and twice that number of small ones, employing 3,6O0 men, have re- duced their force 9 per cent and there have been several heavy failures.
 In Bridgeport, the Howe company has reduced their force from 1000 to 320. Wheeler & Wilson are running with full force but with the prospect of reduction. Over e million dollars is said to be due in the city for labor.
 In Norwich business seems to be much better than in most manufacturing places. The rolling mills are working full time with full force East of the river gener- ally the cotton mills are running on about half time while many of the woolen mills have stopped altogether, and others are running on short time. Rubber compa- nies are running full time and the paper makers reduce comparatively little.
 In this county rneIu as SUnIe reuuotio1. of time in factories on the Naugatuck. The iron manufactures of Salisbury seem 10 be but little affected by the panic. The Holly Manufacturing company, of Lake vile, have completed and are running a new forging shop. New blowing works are being built for the car-wheel found ries of the Barnum Richardson company. There is a very general stoppage of bu- siness at SOuthington, though the cutlery works are running steadily.
 Reports from different sections of the state show that while there is still full supply of work in many special branches of manufacturing, like the rubber busi- ness. there is general prostration of the cotton and wOolen business, of carriage making, and of the bulk of our manufac- turing interests. Should there be no change, the coming winter will be a terri ble one for the workingman.
 The UdderzoOk trial for the murder of his brother-in-law Goss, has resulted in his conviction of murder in the first de- gree. This has been one of the most re- Earkahle criminal trials on record. In the first place Goss and Udderzook con- spired to defraud the insurance compa- nies of s25, 900 by the pretended death of the former. A bogus explosion and fire was arranged, a half burnt body found in the ruins was averred to be that of GOss, and though the companies contest q d the case, a verdict was rendered against them. In the meantime Goss was in hiding in Pennsylvania. The compa- nies continued Investigating the matter, and Udderzook. fearing that Goss would be finally discovered, concluded to put him out of the way. He inyeigled him into 6 retired place and murdered him, but by accident the body was discovered, UdderzOOk arrested, and finally convicted on Saturday last, after long and excit- ing trial The only question of doubt with the jury seems to have been about the Identification of the remains of Goss.
 The murder by Cuban authorities of four insurgents found on the Virginius is in keeping with the savage customs oi Spanish warfare. There is much doubt about the legality of the seizure of the Virginius, and the case now appears to stand very much where the celebrated Trent case would have stood had we kill cd Mason and Slidell out of hand imme- diately on their capture.
 Center, the juror in the Stokes case who haunted concert saloons and gam bling hells during the evenings while the trial was going on. and talked very freely about the case to the various person ir those places of resort, has been fined S25C and sent to prison thirty days, for con tempt of court The deputy sheriff who had him in nominal charge escapes with out punishment.
 
 During the past two years the First Congrega tsonal chTnch has lost by death and removal eiehteen members and gained one.-Daabu,7 Lescs. s
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 some extnvagant estimates have beer pat anOat of late of the annual produc ton of gold and silver in this country 1heaEengeis is probably under gro. .OOO. 900
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