Litchfield enquirer., 1854-11-09

nng election in this city md Slate b tse-
msndous. be- ritnssssd nothing equal
Il since The !. y cider campaign Of
lS40. Money 6ows ike water, and can.
didaies are .'all things to all men," The
Wings. the Democratic ]. hard and
soft: the Tempefanee 3 lHIzation : the
Reformisls: The Liquor Dsalsrs Associ-
alton; the Know NOlhinI and heaven
knows how many cliques and factions
besides, are all man@uvering, plotting
and intriguing TO obtain their special ends.
The candidates are equally busy in trying
TO please all sides, and concentrate the
votes Of opposing interests upon shem>
selves. Lclters-not for the public
eye" adapted 10 the views Of half do-
zen different factions, and al signed BY
the same candidates nrs circulating where
they are most likely 10 .'iell. and such
syssem Of excitement. squivocation,
humbug and downright fa's.hood As 10
now in progress among Us has seldom
been known before. even in the dirty IN.
nails Of party warfare. Thesproyefb says.
that between two stools . man falls 10 the
ground /; but some Of our aspiring poii.i>
clans are ts.aying to sis upoa ae least half
dozen. Only think Ofit-,hets are sis
teen cryanised part;es IN Ms State. and
upwards Of one thoasaad candidates.
Ia this city the contest Tor the mayor
atty cxcites the create ~ interest. have
not the slightest doubt, from facts within
my own knowledge, that from thirty to
forty thousand dollars have been expen>
ded iu elecsioneering. BY the candidates
for that Office. and their friends.
Il is impossible 10 guess who win em-
ergs fright side up out Of the political
chaos. The liquor merchants. irrespec-
tive Of party. go in body for Seymour.
the "soft" candidate for Governor, and
bets are freely offered that he will 90 out
Of this city with ten thousand majority
but thiak this is an over estimate
Fernando Wood. the Seymour party :
candidate Tor mayor. is confident OF be-
ing elected, and che sporting men" beck
him at odds against the Geld. On the
other hand. John ]. Henisk. his Wing
opponent, and ]. w. Barker the Know,
Nothing nominee. are equally sure Of
"going in" Wilson G. Hunt. the Re-
form candidate. and perhars the best man
ia nomination for the place. seems TO have
the poorest chance. It 10 very nice
kettle Of 6sh. take il altogether.
The clashiag interests involved ia the
struggle have generated much acrimony
and III feeling, which il is feared will end
vent in acts Of violence at The polls. Il
Tuesday, the 9Th instant. should pass Of
without some hard Sighting and snssh-
ing Of heads and ballet boxes shall be
agreeably disappointed.
We have had another murder will the
knife. several deadly assaults. and eve
suicides since the date Of my las. letter
On Monday evening quarrel took place
in sailor boarding house 10 James street
between two seamen named MMsihesa
and Tell. During the alteration. Mat.
thevs drew his knife and sheathed il ia
the left breast Of Tell, who died before
he coald be removed 70 the b. spi,al4
Both men were drunk when the affair
took place. The evening Of the previous
day Sunday was selected By 4 brace Of
rowdiss, g. rmans. for the psrpetra alton ol
| q crime still more wanion. These wre tch.
es their name ara Echarat and We,ne ]
appear from the confession OF ooe Of them
70 have started about dark on what may
be termed a s,abbing excursion. One
said 10 the other. "come along. am 60,
ing TO stab some one. and OF they went
in search OF game. Meeting two peace>
able young men. brothers. Of the name
Of Deer: Werner plunged . dix iatc
each of them. intliciing il both instance,
dangerous wounds. Verify. the Thug ii
India. or tho fu i,us Malay. crosse il
1 hand. and bent on ,nnning muck il mol
. worse specineA Of diaho!ized humanity
than some Of our New York rowdies,-
| The ipf, rnal machine which exploded ia
Earis's Hotel on Sa'u day last. was an,
other sample Of the Like propensii.
ties Of the genus. No clue has yet beer
discovered 10 The individual! who left The
valise containing the destructive engine
On Tuesday morning . couple Of coloret
men had difficulty ina GROCERY in Tho
nnas sire, I. and one o. them named B,ows
had bis head split with Ratchet ia tn,