Litchfield enquirer., 1857-04-16

I HE huNphf.D 4ulLE hoRSe RACE--Mr. A. A Dalton. of Springfield, owner of one of the horses in the great 100 mile race" in Now York State, publishes card in the Springfield Argus of this (Monday) morning, in correction of certain untrue statements in the Springfield Republican. He says;
 1tis not true, as stated in the Springfield Republican, that the horse was driven 100 miles continuously" The horses were stopped no less than seven times on the journey, and led and otherwise well cared for I made these stops for no other purpose than to favor my horse, and lost the race merely because I would not over-drive him. The horse was not at any time urged beyond his strength, and even to the point to which he might have been drjy- en with entire safety. Neither horse was struck with the whip while on the road. They did not start at full speed" as stated in the the Republican, nor were they driven at full speed at any time
 The statement in the Republican that Mir. Taylor's horse was kept in the road and his snlky pushed behind him, is absurdly untrue: There was nothing of the kind done, and there was not at any time any occasion for it. Nor was tEere anything occurred on the route; that would furnish preteXt for so ridiculous an assertion.
 My horse is not "a splendid young tnare,", but sorrel gelding standing sixteen hands !'ieh, and is ten years old this spring. The animal is not dead, nor injured, but was frisk and active the day after the drive He was not lame, stiff nor sore in any way. He was taken out for exercise the next day, and on Friday, was driven eighteen miles and did his work as usual. Mir. Taylor's horse is also in good condition, and is wholly uninjured
 The Republican says that " to cap the infa- nous transaction it is said the payment of ths bet to Taylor will be contested" This is all absurd The bet was paid promptly and without word Of objection.
 It rumorcd that the horses are again to be matched: in a fiftymile race for 5000. GRHMAN CoNsrANcy. A RoMANCE.-On Monday lnst on the arrival of d morning train from the East, two German girls stepped out of the cars, and were recognized by two young men who were standing on the platform, when they were clasped in each others arms Their emigration to this country forms an interesting story. The two young men were natives of Wurtenburg, Germany, and when in their 1 native place. tcll ill love with the daughters of d wealthy citizen, and their love was recipro- cated on the part of the daughters. But the attention of the youths, who were poor, pro- vcked the ire of the parents of the maidens. They would not be disgraced by the marriage oftheir daughters to the two poor young men of Wurtenlburg Finding that the "od folks" could not be rcconciled they hit upon the fol. lowing plan; forming a sacred agreement The two young men would leave Wur'emburg and come to America, and earn moncy-when, af. ter having earned enough, they would send for the objects of their affection, they declaring constancy until death. They then parted. The young men came to America, and by the per suas:oa of friends who had preceded them to this country, they settled down to hard labor in Amberson's Valley, some miles from Ship pensburgh. After working about year, they accumulated the means necessary to convey the idols of their hearts from Germany to the United States, and immediately despatched it to them, spending many seeplcss nights in anx- iety for their arrival On Monday last their cup of joy was full, for their loved ones reached them in health and safety. They left home unknown to their parents, and came alone four thousand miles. without meeting an acquaiht- ance till they embraced their lovers at the de- pot at Shippensburg. 'Shtppens sburgh Neps.
 TERRIBLE AccIDESr-We hear of dread- ful catastrophe which happened in the St. Law- renee River, Thursday evening, between Cape Vincent and Kingston As one of the ferry boats whi h run in a regular line, was crossing the British Channel, coming this way from Kingston, the passengers in it met with Q terrible fate. It seems that tEcse beats are sail-boas, and have runners on the bottom sd that when they reach the ice, they can be drawn across the frozen water until the open river is reached. This boat was oh the ice and was about being launched into the water, when the passengers, as it is stated, rushed in: to the boat, causngit to tip forward and prc' cipitate passengers, baggage and the mail into the water. There were some 15 or 20 passcn1 CTS in the boat--only toco of tchom were sared. This distressing accident happened about [ in the evening, when the boat was on its way to the American shore to connect with the train which arrives here at II P NJ. We have not further particulars nor do we know whether the mails and baggage were recovered, or the names of passengers drowned.--Rome Sentinel.