Litchfield enquirer., 1857-10-01
News of the Week.

Early yestsr1ay morning one of the Fourth Ward Police noticed woman steal up the steps of house in his beat and leave a has kct against the door, after which she rang the bell and hurried away, He proceeded to make inquiries into the contents of the bssisct, wherenppn a fine plhnp cnll of four months disclosed itself and s1uallcd Justify With the baby in his arms he rushed down Roosevelt street in pursuit of the unnatural mother. Half dozen hightclps emerged from til" ncShboring windows and thought it W. of abduction Then the guardian of the public peace cnu9ht glimpse of the mother disappearing into a bakers shop twy blocks of and sion:rl after her strcnoasIy. The juvenile irreIkc" of ih, p,s:tc ;tl T his voice to tine huhhb and three sm ll boys ins an opening for their talents cried fire U Coming to the Snp, the pp}ic and bllty enter ep anl caught the unnltur.tl Brother in t.e act of hlyng q loaf of bread. Unnatural mother looked s:rtlel. Baby mrie ovcrtures to be t,l.en into the ma rrnll arms. Policeman in, itcd the woman to com along Necessarily she asked why, Pl:cc- nal: You'll see why! Aint you ashamed of yourself to desert your infant in this here way, I lat Ter think you II be sent up for few days % sonc on." Unnatural mother: "Y"ure a fool. II .>n't q woman right to leave her baiv at her door, while she goes ter brcal, Get out with vol" In rather unsettled state of niud the ,n- lrelnan went back with tie mother and child to the steps r.slil, and found the father at the door in
 
 mother night nurse who took her baby with Irer and used the basket to ike him more portl- bic. The policeman slopcd: with hnrty ntict}ic- ton on children who stay out Ill night. and hrrtlf ter babies on his part of che Fourth Ward will re- cciye no attention whatever Tribune.
 The sword, and several box,s continuing rtTccts belonging to Lietenant Hernlon, were placed lr him, before he left this city in the keeping of Mir JamHs c. Nc Cuirc, Arctioneer. They now have melancholy interest to all behrders, and remind them of his gallant and hunrvne services recently ren tered to the ana the children ,f tiie Cen tra America in saving them from the pcrils of the wreck. The entire country is awaiting with intense soIicituhe for further ngs of the noble selnn there still being ray of hope that le was rescued by som, friendly ship But should it ap- pear ,yon 'ubt that l.e perisllel on that awful occasion then trust will be carried into effect suggestion of the ladies of thIs cty-nane,v. that throughout tho Union contributions be made by their sex towards placing his family in comfortable circumstances. This W ,ud be q substantial token (" Sratitnc for the generous, seit-slcr;ing services which he rendered t" the women and children. whose safety, when the loss of the steamer eer tain, Was the first jcct of his
 The returns from tue M tine election are nearly complete, and the result is better than h;,s been ported. The Portland Advertiser has accurate turns from 3S7 towns and A plantations, and the suit is as follows Morrill, 54 s9l Smith, fl ,O4i -Morrls Majority, 12,sF. There l2 small towns and seventeen plantations to be heard from and they will probably return about 1000 for each candidate, leaving Mir MorrlS majority inst about l3OM. This result is even better than the most s.nyuiuc could have anticipated. and demonstrates beyond a doubt or ptradventure the permanent as cendancy of the Republican party in Maine.
 Tine steamship State of Georgia from Charles ton, arrived in Philadelphia on the the 20tlr. She reports passing several pieces of wreck. consisting of ship furniture, deck house, life prcservers pillows sat top of deck house sawed off if intended for raft Toesraphic dspatch from Savannah ceived in Washington on Saturday, and announced from the pulpit by the Rev Mir Cummins stating that it is highly probable that Captain Hcrndon aill number of others had been picked up by yes scl name unknown. The passengers by the Marine think there is some hope of Captain Herldons safe ty. several vessels lights were seen at distance the fatal night, and he seen struggling with tha waves after the ship ent down.
 Mr. Easton now in New York, went down with Herndon, and rose near him and Van Renesselaer. He spoke to him after he rose. Herndon had on |; good cork life prcserver, Is known to several oi the passengers -Nr Jones of the survivors, see
 
 to Herndou, sunk and rose with him. and declared he would not leave him. Hcrndon it is believed, was seen piece of the wreck some time after inc wss separated from Et rtoN, and with his life pre- e1rver there is ground for hope. Moreoser lights were seen ill the neighborhood of the wreck, after the marine left.
 Mrs McNeil of Lockport N T., a lady who had recently been married, and who ose husband on board the steamer and finally lost, refused al first to leave the vessel unless he could go with her He came into the caln to persuade her to go with out him, but finding her resolutc in her detelmina- ton came again shortly afterwards and said he woul,i go with her. This was a prctence on his part to secure her rescue. He accompanied her to the side of the vessel assisted at lowering her into the boat. but bade her good bye and said that he could aot follow her then. The beat showed o.f, ant 1t was the last time she saw or heard of him ex,' pt that he went down with the hundreds of 'rs who perished on that fearful night
 ihe decks and cabins oi.the sinking steamer wit nsssod soue strange sights. The returned Caliorni