Litchfield enquirer., 1855-04-26

IF Eli Humiston, of Derby, aged e years, came to his death in singular man. ner few nights since His son was taking pepper-tea for sore throat, and the fatfer took swallow of the liquid which strangied him, and in his coughing he burst blood- vessel in his lungs, which soon killed him.
 V Colonel Darius Webb, late of Corn wall, requests his correspondents to address their communications to him at Wyandotte, Wayne Co.,, Mich.
 D- A two thousand dollar carriage has been built in Bridgeport for Hartford livery stable man, who intends that Govern or Minor shall ride in it at his inauguration.
 B Scarlet fever is prevailing quite ex- tensiveiy in the village of Birmingham and vicinity. Three chil.;r-n of one family have died within weeks time, and several citi- zens have lost one or more of their little ones. EB The vast extent of the United States is illustrated by the fact that while the in- habitants of New Orleans are feas,ing on strawberries, people at the Northern extre- mity have snow three feet in depth, in their forests.
 U Washington Irving was thrown from his horse on Wednesday ,near his residence at Sunny Side, and was taken up insensible, and continued so for several hours, and is not yet considered entirely out of danger.
 V The Norwich Courier offers to prove the late Democratic candidate for the Senate, in the 9th District, to be liar, and also to have been engaged in certain mean and contemptibie practices to secure his own election. Tine editor of the Courier invites a prosecu,ion-in order that he may bring out his proof.
 g A convention of chfistianized Jews, says the Rochester Advertiser, is to be held in the city of New York in May next; the prominent matter to be brought before their consideration is tho return of the Jewish people 10 Palestine, and to take measures to cooperate with the Jews in England, who have already moved in the matter, and with Jews in other parts of the Eastern world.
 Iy Homer Wheaton, formerly Rector of the Episcopal church in poughkeepsie, has publicly renounced Pro,estantism,and given in his adhesion to the Church of Rome.- He was baptized after the Romish form and received into the embrace of the Roman Catholic Church in the Cathedral at Albany on Saturday, the 7,h inst. On the first Sunday in March, Mir. Wheaton preached in Christ's Church (EpiscopaD at Pough- keepsie, and administered the communion.
 D Hay and fodder are unprecedentedly scarce in some parts of Michigan, and stock is actually perishing for want of food Tame hay is not to be had at even twenty dollars per ton.
 v At the next State election in Ken lucky there will be but two organized par iies-the American and the Sag Nichf or German, parties. The Democrats go with the foreigners, and the Wings make no nominations. The Temperance organization have withdrawn their candidates. Election, next August.
 IF Andrew Jackson Davis is not so bound up and given over to spiritualism as to be unacceptable to heart-rappings, for the papers announce an approaching ma;ri- moniaI connection between him and sIiah- ly accomplished and prepossessing lady of Western New York Miss Mary F. Robin- son, who lectures on the Reforms with mark ed ability. May true Harmonial Phi oso- phy abide with them forever.