Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1829-11-19

LTTCFIFIELD, NOV. 10, 1870.

LETCHFEELD, NOV, 10, 1890.
or AtlengIhlwe.haVs nsws from The theatre Of war
On Europe. Al ARRIVAL Of NOw.York brings lp.sll.
geNce eight days. lalOrthaR before received. Peace
has actually been concluded between the bslllgorenl
powers without The Russians entering COnS'aNIiOOpls'
Fer particulars, zee preceding column,
MsIaRchOlv acciden.-Wc learn that on " sdnesdOy
oraS. week, most distressing accident happened a.
Burlington, by which worthy, industrious aud ner'
prIsIDg citizen Ost bic life. Mr. Norman Humphrey
Ind luU, catered HE aSemAnUACOOry, and was SNWN'
Eed with sUme part OfGhe machinery !" the grinding
,ienar,men,, when was supposed that some part Ci
his clothes became en,ausled and he was drawn In
between Tho eoeS of the main wheel and those con.
ncp,ed with The R,IMds,ono. The gate was immedi'
n,plv closed, Gu. tho machinery Ind Obtained such
Care" hW, before he could be oxrlcaled HE head was
almOs. completely severed from HE body, and horribly
orushed 60 ,ha. no signs Of life were maniiested' lie
was aDOu. 30 years OC"ge.
Yale ColIpRs-This ancient institution, the pride
Of our s,U,e aud Of New.EWgland has commenced M
other collegiate year under the most aaeving pros
ueuls Never since 10 establishment has there been
20 Rreul an accession of numbers NJ the commence
,neNt 40 a the present term. Although the annual
catalogue 10 not yet before the public, u 10 ascera'ned
that the EroshmaU class numbers over hundred; aud
that the whole number Of under graduates which have
entered this OH exceeds 1876.
The professional CLASSES, however, Il Ia stated, are
slower aud later IN forming, and Il cannot yet be ne.
CeralMed whether they will BE- large or SMALL While
.hare are 40 many other institutions for fitting young
men Tor the ministry the INV, md tho prNc'ee OF me-
tcine Of a. least equal reputation with those At fH'e
Il eau hardly DO expected that for some years TO come
these cNsscs will be very numerous. The theological
institutions as Princeton and Andover, the law schools
In this village and elsewhere, and the medical collie
Res IN various sections of tho oouU,ry will doubtless
for many years BE- the means 70 considerable degree
Of e,ardng the progress these branches ol science
IN Yale College.
The Washing,on College, at Hartford 10 also said
20 be In Aourislng condition; and the number OF
students increasing from yearso year.
A choice at lass.-Gen. VIM. Cahoon, the Nn'i.m0'
aoniC candidate for Congress from the tihh congress
aional district In Vermont has at last succeeded IN be-
inn eec,ed-he 10 also an,NdminiS,rRtion. We be.
cye ,hls h the seventh or eighth trial. Heretofore
there l,ad been more than two candidates
On Friday last, Nbeu, noon, WINS observed passing
through ,hia village two gentleman upon horseback,
upon smart gallop, going Westward In pursuit Of
horse ,hleG Il appeared that tho g'nslsman OF whom
shey were In pursu. had that orning applied 70 the
keeper Of livery stable In Hartford for horse and
aiR 60 no 70 Pennington 70 soc sick brother. lie cue.
cceded In Obtaining them wen, to Pennington, where
no left tho gR In exchange Cor saddle and Bride
mounted the horse, and proceeded westward at q
pretty brisk pace Tie owner Of the horse and Gig,
shUv. time aCer susrec,ing from some circumstances
elm, al was no. no I. should be, started of In pursuit.
vaWched Pennington, and ascersaiNcd TO HE sasfac.
ton that the gentleman had no connexions there
pursued en-, IelnedGy Mp Gideon Cowles Of Farming
ton. until he reached this place. tracing the fellow all
the way-while here they learn, that no had passed
through not exceeding hale m hour previous-and
ohou, four miles west came up with him-.ook him
aud the easne afternoon escorted him castwardly on
hi. way 70 Hartford, where probably the next Circuit
Cour, will give q further md moro particular account
az hm-ior here NJ Gar No learnt, he had not even
name! II would thus seem, that although this tel
low had travelled upwards Of IS miles, he was aPPrc'
hcnd,. IN the very short space 81 i've or SIX hours
from tho time The horse WIS taken
Sam Patch again.-This daring creature has re-
Gently been amusing the good people "f Rochester and
ia ncehborood with touch Of his powers Tor jump
inn. Agrecaby to his proclanA'ion--tor Sam as well
no other distinguished characters occasionally issues
procama,ion-Sam appeared ut the Falls at Koc"es'
tor on the 9th inst. where arrangements had boea
made fr HE leap from the prccpice, about 100 feet
into the abyss below. Il estimated that ut least
10000 versions were assembled to witness the feat Al
. O'Clock, says one account, Sam "appcared on the
rrecpice, dressed lightly, and in white. There was
no mistake He very cooIly looked around on the
multitude, and having remained long enough TO tasten
the attention Of the thousands who surrounded him.
suraus from the cliff ltwas n beautiful leap, and
Sam descended like an arrow. lie was under tho wa.
Ter about five seconds, when he appeared to the many
wondering eyes, who has. witnessed the fete. After
freak or two, he swan shore, and was received
with exulta,ion by the crowd below the FALLS when he
was me, by his wardrobe, plain sailors jacket and
,rowsers, and his great essential. bottle ofS' CrOix
Sam bought bear at Buffalo, which he afterwards,
10 show that some things can be done as well rs
others" threw of The falls, At the came point whence
no had taken his surprising leap. The Bear came
safely down. and swan ashore with much facility 40
did hs masier"
A fire broke out in the brewery Of Thomas Morton,