Litchfield enquirer., 1845-12-04
SUMMARY OF NEWS.


Ou-The Courant states that letters were received
from the Rev. DR.. BUSHNELL by the last steamer.
He was at Vienna, and was we'll.
NU-The New Haven Democrat recommends Dr..
George Taylor, Of New Milford. - the demo-
cratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor.
0o-we are happy to announce that Sheriff SEDO.
WICK; who has been for several weeks past con"
fined by dangerous illness, is now rapidly reeOv-
ering. GA4a E..- ~ . - .-
Sudden De0th-Mr Lewis Thibault expired
suddenly last week in New York He was the faith
er.in.law Of Bishop James, and IS years Of age.
Completed to KaIamaxoO.-The Detroit Free
Press says that the central Railroad will he COM
pleted, and cars running as far as Kalamazoo, by
the first of Januaryne
Tie Tide of migrntiOn.-About $2S 600 had
been paid IN at the Dubuque Land Office for land.
mostly by actual settlers. during the rst twelve
days Of the present month. There is continual
stream Of emigration to and through DUBUQUE, from
Eastern and other States, which Terminates on the
fertile vacant lands Of Dubuque and the adjoining
counties
/ Rev MARK TUCKER, D. D. late of Providence,
r. I. was installed over the First Congregational
church and society IN Wethersfeld, Conn. Nov.
| 18th.
I Qo-The NewLondon Advocate states that at the
| loco meeting in that town to choose delegates to
the State Convention. the "young democracy"
achieved complete triumph over the " old hunk.
| ers."
1910, it was 5,5l9
FLOUR AND WHEAT-During the third week
! of November, there arrived al tide water or the
| canals OF New York State, as we learn from the
True Sun, $50 1882 bbls -four, and 100 O63 bushels
wheat-an excess over the same week of last wear
equal to 125,364 bbls -four. The receipts OF this
year up to this time amount to 81 $50 bbls -four
and 1881 Ill bush. wheat-an excess over the re-
ceipts Of last year equal to 2O7,l7l bbls -four.
NoMlNATIoN OF MAYOR The Wings Ward
and County Nominating Convention. by an uanim-
GUS vote have srlected Hon. Josiah Quincy, Jr. az
| the Wing candidate for election as Mayor, at the
election the second Monday Of December instant.
Boston .4tl0s
W0nderfM Preservation. Friday of last
| week, as we learn from the Farmer four oxen pas
seq through Dover, Me-. on their way to Orcno--
| These oxen together with 40 or SO Others were
" turned OUT in the fall near Moose Head Lake,
nearly two years ago, but could not be found until
last week, though dilIgent search was made for
them last spring. They were accidentally discov.
cred near Mt. Katahdn, and in FIRST rate order.
although they had not lock of hay all last winter
! Ihus they roamcd over thousands and thousands Of
acres, eating nothing but browse and brakes When
discovered, they appeared to be as pleased as a
child after long absence from its MOTHER and
| would run no TO and d the man. as almos, to
endanger his lie When found they were ya,ded,
ike the moose, and rr, baby they varird every
night during the past winter rr kept together. as
no other yard like moose yard was observable fer
miles around - Portland .4rsus
NEE TING OF CONGRESS-THE MESSAGE
Congress assembled on Monday. The Pre<;sl.,.:'x
| message will probably reach town IN "Wednesday
evening, or perhaps not until THURSDAY evening
ofcourse too late for our paper this week. If we
! succeed in making the necessary arrangements, we
shall issue il in Eatr0 during the week; il not
it will make its iardy appearance in cur next.
| The Washington correspondent I" the Tribune
states that on Saturday night the Wing caucus met
and nominated as heir candidate for Speaker, Hon.
SAn1L F. VINToN of Ohio, and for Clerk of the
| House Mr.. BIRCH, formerly Chief Clerk of the
House of Representatives. and recently one Of the
Reporters of the National In,eligencer.
| ars-Gov. Wight, OF New. York. has commnted
! the punishment of Van Steenburgh and O'Conncr,
| who were to have been executed at Delhi last
week, to Imprisonment for life.
| Famine IN Heiand-A letter from Dublin to
the New York Tribune, says:
" Ere this letter will have reached you, the. fam.
inc scW actually haze commenced and whatever
may be done in the interim here 10 avert its evils,
immense suferings must ensue. Could detail to
you the many cases Of wrechedness and want dali
y under our observation bt lieve il would arouse
our country to immediate and energetic action.-
But need not detail them. Is it not enough that
sir millions Of human beings in England and Ire.
land are within eight sceeks OF srARvArIoN?--
Help! oh. help! We who can! Fathers mothers.
sisters, brothers friends OF humanity, children of
common Father! YOUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS
ARE STARVING: Here leave the entire matter,
mourniul is, for the profound and solemn con-
sideraiion Of the American people; and may God
open their hearts to do unto others as they would
under reversed circumstances have others do to
! them"
LOSS OF 1900 RUSSIANS
The Ausburg Gazette states that Russia has lost
during the campaign OF of this year, in the Cauca-
sus. 3 General Officers. Cclonels and Lieutenant