Litchfield enquirer., 1854-11-02

didnte. Tor mayor. has been induced 10 Wishdraw in favor of Wilson e. Hunt. the standard bearer of t,e Rsforme,s, who Is now tie nominee of lhIee organi- cations. The Know NOthings are divi- ded on the maycralty. and J J. Herrick. the Whig candidate expects to get the votes of half the members of the ordrr of ilis city. The Germans support Fer nando Wood as ths representative of the liquor interest. and he has played his ca,d so adro.tly in both relations of the democratic party. that Lis election would no, surprise me, although think Her rick's chances are better than his. John II. White, 9he President of the Crystal Palace Association. is the Wtig candi- date for Recorder, and as he will un> doUbtcdly receive the whole Know Noth- ing vote, his succrss is nearly cerlain.-- There is not municipul office in the gift of the people 10 which there are not at least four aspi,an's In such crOssfire of factions, and with sueh variety oi specinl interests involved in the contest it is difficult 10 frame scheme of troba> biliti,s ~o,thy of any confidence.
 In the case of Alderman Burr versus Henry Erbsn. the jury have disagreed. Mir. Erben as foreman of late Grand Jury as>is ted in presenting Mr. Burr as guilty oi corruption and maIfess ,nce {: whereupon. the Alderman sued for dam: : ages. IL is understood Una, niae of the jury were in favor of a verdict for the plaintiff for 6 IA cents.
 Several vessels from Europe have re- gently arrived at qua, an,ine with cholera m boa,d. The E. P. Strngtr from Ha. vre. hs, twen,y>three of her passengers and crew on the voyage from Hayre, ,and lhs South Carolialan fifty on her way from Rotterdam. Both vessels arrived on Wedn. sday.
 The "duel in high life" that was to have come of in Canada, but did 'n,, has led to tie publication of several stupid letters in which only the heads and ,mils of the parties. names are given. and it k clearly shown that neither of them had any brains worth lhe trouble of blowing out. sa l9ta & s Another stabbing case occurred in this city on Wednesday. A southe,ner pu, ting up at the New York Hotel had dispute with hack driver about his fare, and becoming exasperated at whas he considered the exliorbi;ance of the chasge stabbed the diver in the face with as il. e,to knife, wounding him it is said dan- ge,ously. A warrant was issued for the arrest of 'hs offender, but 1 have no, heard of his capture. ''
 Barnum is abon, to sell out iiis stock in trade. or at least po ton of i.. He offers for sale two Giratfes, eleven efe. phanis, and an extensive general assorl> men: of "varmints.' His Autobi,gra> phyis out of the market, having been purchased by James R.dfeld for $7 5 ,OO0 So much for Barnum's book and Barn. una's beasts. The former can hardly fs,l to prove valuable to all who have . taste for pla;iag upon human gallibili,ies. and are in search of valuable receipts for the manufacture of gaamon.
 The .le to Redfrld has all the appear. ance of collusion wilh Barnum. for the sake of advertising the hook. Alter the reported his is,greement. Redfeld con,in- ued work as f nothing had happened. The trial of Nicholas Beeban tt River. head, l. for the murder of the Wick am family has terminated in his convic> ton. A lame attempt was made to set up an slibi. bu, it failed utterly. The hardened scoandrei on being senienced by the court, exclaimed -.' Thank ou, Judge, I'll be dead in week. and leave you my hair for wig !" It ever death was ,ighteous!y inflicted through the in. st,umentali y of the law, it would be in lis case.
 Business continues in depressed con. dilion-s ,eculat DTS in fancy stocks---and this includes hut too many of our mer- chants. are decidedly in A ".ight place" :" and the sringeacyi of the money ma, ket is increased by the non.atIival of the Cal ifornis mai's with the usual semi. monthly lem ttances of the "pewter." All things consid. red. however. we are. not half so badly of as the croakers predicted we should be. and although the November pay1en's may break few weak backs. the mercantile community will weather the storm much better than was antlci, pated some months ago.
 The character of the news by the Nia> ga'a indicates that the struggle between the Western Powers and Russia. will be long and desperate. I. seems s,mewha. doubtful whether >Sebastopol can be Ia. ksE before the approach of Menchikoff
 with . sufiicisHt fygce 10 tisk another bat
 'lc. He appears 10 have made mas. t.r.y retreat from the Alma. and a few more such costly victories as that of the goth of September. might place the vic
 tors in an awkward p,edicament.
 Notl ing has y.t been heatd of tie miss ing boa's If the Arctic. one of which is