Litchfield enquirer., 1873-12-04


 Tweed is really at work at Last among the eozxicas st Blackvell's island. Inger- soIl goes tO the penetsntiAry for five years for torggy. while his secretary gets only a short tern in consideration of the fact that hs he'd none of the plunder.
 The Schooner, 4 H. Hurlburt, Capt Gri&n, loaded with coal, ran from Hamp- toa. Va, to Long Wharf. New Haven, in forsy-aye h0grs. the quickest time ever known Co have been made between those P0xsA -
 The gress Credit Ai0bilier cases argued recently at Hartford, have been decided azainst the government on the ground tkak their interest is too remote to war rAna the interference of court of equity in their behalf An appeal will be taken to tha U. s. Supreme court where it is hoped the government will be moro ably rsprsnanked than it seems to have bean ct Hartford.
 Tn Galveston Union speaks of the off esa1s sk ths Houston post-OfRee in high terms. especially of it's postmaster {:
 Capt whittlesey is known as a shrewd business man He stands we'll with our citizens: and the administration of the Houston ofics-nOv one of the most i'm porASnt in the State-already shows his accustomed energy and ability.
 The appointing system is not strength ened by late developments. The Demo- cratic governor of Delaware has recently appointed. his brOther-in-law, ex-Senator S&alsbury, Q common drunkard, Chancel- Tor of that State. As set of, the Re- publican governor of Kansas has appoint cd e crOny and confederate of the dis graced Caldwell, who was compelled to resign, last session, as his successor.
 The revised constitution of New Jersey contains provision repeating all exemp- tions of churches, private hospitals &c., from taxation. We do not see why this is not Otright principle. It nwould also check the outlay of extravagant sums of money on city churches, and especially the accu- mutation of large amounts of property used for sectarian purposes, especially by Catholics. .f
 The final blast opening a passage through the Hoosac tunnel was exploded on Thanksgiving day and the chairman of the Tunnel committee followed by ''tail" of contractors, Williams student and newspaper men, went gravely through the opening. It will be six months before the ''bors" is thoroughly bored out, how ever. and ready for travel. i'-
 Mesurs. Graham, Fuller and Bartlett re- ceived severe admonition, and were fined S25O each for contempt. by Judge Davis, for their conduct at the Tweed trial. The manners of the great criminal lawyers of New York are such that this rebuke is exceedingly relished by the public. We must not forget. however, that the ''free- dom of the bar" is nearly, if not quite, as important an item of our liberties as the ''fresdom of the press." Other judges may rise like Barnard, McCunn and Cardozo. who will make punishments for ''cOntempt" as odious as, just now. they are popular. l7 9
 Cheshire hes been having quiet Enoch Arden case. A husband some years since left his young wife, and sailed for parts unknown. Supposing him dead, after a lapse of years she re-married. Sometime after. tho husband, then living m Mel bourne. heard of his bereavement and s0laeed himself with another wife. Two CT three years since he returned to his na- tive place with his new wife and now Enoch, and Mrs. Enoch, and Phillip Ray, and Mrs. R., rstsct of Enoch, live happi- ly in the same town, and no divorce legal izss this queer state of affairs.
 News of another terrible ocean disaster shocks the country. this week. On the aaa. ulk, the steamer Villa du Havre, or har way to Europe from this country col. Iidsd wish a British sailing vessel and vns % badly injured that she sank ir twelve minutes after the accident. Ths bonAs of tho ahip were immediately low srsd, bat only fifky-three of the steamers ezuw and thfrty-four of her psesengerl wnrs saxsd. zsno Hundred and t,Uenty six persons spsrs drosOsed The passen. nurs usrs largely of the class of Ameri. cnnn who uaaaily viait Earope. and Bos- apn lanas all or most of the members oi nu1znnl fnmiIiss prominent in its society. hnpds1m nsmmingwny, JE, had en. nnaad pnaaaee hy tl,is vssssl but his ia. S.sr,n rstum kons in good health delay. ea his proposed trip and saved him from fhs ssrrihls risk of this terrible disaster,