Litchfield enquirer., 1879-08-28


 construction of steel torpedo-ram of extraor- nary size and strength. It is to be 24O feet long, 50 broad, steel-plated, and resembling the so-called Winan's ''cigar" steamer. we should judge from the Tribune description. It is to be armed with a powerful ram, and may also use torpedoes. It is to have speed of 90 knots an hour, and has no guns except few gatlings and Ii, Int shell cannon for repellng boarders or torpedo boats. The ram is expect ed to strike hostile vessel below the water line This vessel will expose little to the fire of an enemy, and should it prove able to ap- proach the large iron-clads or monitors of the period, in spite of their fire, it could easily break through their hulls with it's ram, or cx- plode them with it's torpedoes. In fact no one can pretend to foresee what the next great na- val war will bring forth. Great Britain means, however, to be ready at all points, and to have the finest war vessels af1oat, of every possible make.
 The Democratic account of the difficulties Of Casanave, one of the Louisiana Returning Board, is substantially this The Board were prosecuted for their action in counting the vote of Louisiana for Hayes. They were not convlvted, but incurred heavy expenses for counsel fees The other members of the Board, though receiving, with their family connections, government salaries to the amount of $20, 900 year, have no visible property, and refuse to help Casanave pay their lawyers. He has no office, but has little property, which has been attached in payment of these fees. Casanave came on to Washington to see if he could get help; and, after much urg- l ing, has raised about $1,800. He thinks he has been very hardly treated, and that the ad- ministratlon ought to help him out of this diff fculty. He still seems to consider his action l right in counting the vote of the state for l Hayes.
 The committee investigating into the alleged | bulldozing in Massachusetts have taken con- siderable evidence of intimidation by manu- facturers. There was also much evidence in opposition. The evidence of political man. agement of the custom house was very favor- able to Collector Beard. He swore positively | that there had been no removals for political action, and that he had not medded with con. ventions. He had given soldiers the prefer ence in appointments. The Republican State Committee testify to the expenditure of about | $25, 900 in the campaign of '78, none of which came from Washington, or from federal off, cials in Massachusetts. They declare the al- legged manufacturers circular forgery.
 The Frye murder seems pretty solemn warning against indiscrininate friendships It seems that Mir. Frye, a man of 60, WAS in the habit of making much of young men picked up on chance acquaintance. Among others to whom he took a fancy was q young Italian barber named Niccoo Infantino. This fellow and two others of his craft, and an Irshman, planned and executed the murder of Frye, and then plundered his house where the murdered man was staying alone. The confession of h. fantino, and the discovery of part of the stolen property, renders the conviction of the mur- derers certain. The Irishman, Larry O'Neil, was at large for a time, but has finally been caught.
 The success of Judah P. Benjamin as 1 lawyer in England, is one or those curious bits of good luck which go to make the game of | life seem one of chance rather than skill He left this country utterly penniless :; and, at an | age when success would seem hopeless, began l life over again as London barrister Strange | to say, he has achieved a wonderful success in field where competition is the fierccst, and success the exception rather than the rule. It is now stated that his practice is worth over l $100, 900 a year. | The Tribune correspondent at "Dcadwoo1," Dakotah Territory, gives some intercs: ing statistics regarding the gold mining, there. The ore yields perhaps $10. ton; but to such perfection have California capitalists brought the machinery used in mining that the cost of mining and milling" does not reach $2, a ton. The larger the mill the greater is the economy of it's work Mir. White esti- mates the product of the Black Hills, this season, at $S, ,5Oo, ,oo0, with the prospect of a large increase in coming years.
 l oCHCidl OduGltSo OOHLdleZ, du CA-pTeSluCDL of San Salvador now on a visit to this country has been interviewed by N. Y World re- porter on the inter oceanic canal. Gen. Santi- ago is now resident of Nicaragua He was identified with Valle in the war between Gau- temala and San Salvador. When the treaty of peace was signed between those two coun- tries he retired to Nicaragua where he is now extensively engaged in commercial enterprises It consequently does not seem strange that he should favor the Nicaragua line for the canal.
 A son of Rev. Henry Ward Beecher recently attempted to superintend the driving of an im- mense flock of sheep from California to Salt Lake. He started with IS, 900 sheep, and ar rived with but 6, ,533, the rest having perished for want of water on their way through the Aida desert.
 | No one will be sorry to hear that Lieut. Ca- rey, the young officer in company with Prince Napoleon at the time of his death, is not be punished.
 Gov. Trumbulls ''war office at Lebanon, Conn.,, has just been partly repaired It serv- | ed at first as his store and afterwards as his office, was the place of meeting of the Council ot Safety and the station wherein Washipgton's messengers between Philadelphia and Boston stopped to rest.- Tribune