Litchfield enquirer., 1840-07-23


 Gov. White is reelected by at least 2OO0 majority His mn ioritv two years ago was 9l9. The LeSisintnre.-There is sufficient intelligence received to prove that shall have handsome ma lorv on joint ballot Our majority in the Senate will he three or four, and ten twelve in the House of Representatives.
 The Senate will. in all probability, stand the snme as last year. viz. 9 Whigs and f'ocofncos. In the House, the Wings have already elected l9 members, viz Tin Orleans in Jefferson, in St. John, in St. James, ? in St. Landry, in Rapidcs. in West Baton Rouge, ? in East Baton Rouge and in St. Tammn- nv, and in Ponte Coupee. The following con fourche Interior 3, St. Mary l. St. Martin Avoyee l. This would give us ? members of tlc House, or manrify of five on joint ballot. bers from Assumption, from Lal.v+',e, l perhaps from Na'chitoches and Caddo. l from Claiborne, and from the district composed of c"nrordn, Mad ison and Carroll. Under all circumstances we con- sider the legislature sate.-Bee, llA. Second Congressional Districi-Thc returns from this district are incomplete, but it is believed that Dawson, loco has defeated Morean whc, hv l3 votes only. The official vote may increase it few, or de- stroy it altogether.
 From the third district herc are no returns except from St. Landry, where MT Moore, the whig candi- date, has 2o5 majority about the heretofore. few days will settle the whole matter.
 Louisiana in 1886 gave it's electoral vote fnr MT. Van Buren by 260 majority The single city of New Orleans wines this all off, and leaves a WHO CAPITAL. of 75O votes Therefore, ANOTHER STATE IS RESCUED FROM VAN BUREN,!
 What glorious place Plnqnemine tpluck.em.in) must be Whig vote lO--Iocofoco 25s. Why, il, must be at the very fountain head of Sa River, where the ocos are colonzing, and have driven out all the wings but 10.
 05- Postscript. By yesterday mornings mail we expec ted further intelligence from Louisiana brt, as usual when expect important news, no papers from the South reached us They were probably de- tained of ihe post offices between New Haven and here-as the stage came through from the boat in good time.
 Ne,p ZeoI-We are informed bv some gentlemen from Litchfield County, that the IT. S District Auor- nev has recently returned from western tonr and is prepar red 10 risk h1rcP the success Of Van Bu- in the state of Ohio! II said ha, the Attorney had similar pnrOxism some time since Tn this city, but we know that one Dr. C., twho though not of the medical faculty is vet much skilled in snch com. plans,) reiierNd him entirely for a time, and sup posed had removed all npprehensiOns of return Of the difficulty II the fit is really on him again. we be- leve in the language of the adveFsement that he will find inmeia'e rr':cf m application to the gentleman named.-Hartford Patrio'
 " nave TOT keVeIal HcaTu ol tIle tAIluTnty braggng about Ohio. He had spread the report about here that she would go for Matty, until some of his followers were disposed believe in his false prophe- ses Said one of them to gentleman just from Ohio, "I will bet $50 the siaie." Done, says the gen. tleman-and taking Ou, inc money, put it into the hands of hysander. The loco, after fumbling about while. handed over bill to ihe stakeholder. and Jeff the room, The terms were written down. Stop q minute" says the whg, "!et's that money "-foE ii had a suspicious appearance. A Counterfeit De- eetor was obtained, and was found that the bill was a mere fraud. On inquiry, the loco cph and as he could not be found replace it with good money the bet was of course drawn. The Attorneys cOur, age would probably also ooze out when put 10 the though we know he s q gentleman of too much ho nov lO attempt 'o put uP hase money.
 The School Commissioner has now gone to Ohio and we shall "know oil about it. when he rcturnS- Wonder what he'd give 10 be on the fence again T
 PoPrLATIoN OF HARTToRD-The Deputy Marsha ! has completed ihe census of thls city aud town co l The following Is the result
 Town tineludins ci,y) ig.123 e.Sl7 al5G City alone, 9,f6S 6,s97 2,512
 u is supposed the population o the city ia consider ably less thsn li was year since. The increase tO ten yeaFS has been equal to sbou! S7 l2 per cs1'.