Litchfield enquirer., 1858-12-02

the 24th inst. He was the leader of the anti Ie compton democrats in the House last winter. doino his country good service, and when the vote on the Lecompton Constitution was taken, he was carried to the House bed to vote against the bill.
 fS S-lhe Senate of Indiana has passed resolution, by vote of 2 to 2 ciaiing the election of Messrs Bright and Fitch to the U s. Senate. illegal uncon stitu.ional and void. The House concurred in the resolutions by vtte of 5l to 45 The Legislature will doubtless proceed forthwith to elect Sena tors. and as Mcssrs. Bright and Fitch will try to hold on to their seats, an excitin. contest. may be expected.
 Es5 5NThe New Haven democrats elected most of their Town fficers on Mon,i; tya small majority
 Eks There WIS to have been meeting at Cuol CTS Institute. in New York, last evening to further the efforts for Peoples College at Havana, near the head of Sene:a Lake, There could scarcely have been found more unwholesome location in the State and we predict that it must prove failure
 The Rev John Pierpont was placed in an unpleas- ant situation in O. rn the other evening. He was to have delivered DO m before the Apprentices Ii brary Association, alter oration by John P Hale but discovered at the last IT oment that his manu- a poet without poem. The audience, however took it good humoredly, especially after Mir P offered them his head ill place of the poem, '' if they want ed it'
 kg"John Hecker the baker, has sued the N. Y. Sun and Herald fo, publishing the spurious notice about the distribution of food to the poor on Thanks giving day Another of the leputed signers of the ,.; oftr -oI ;r,+ +ta r,afc hv mob of the hoax d, and his life hre,tened He esca ped with the aii Of the police, who arrested several of the assailnnts.
 sE" Deniamn F Buter of Wv York, formerly Attorney General of the Unitr 5 Il es del at Paris on the 8th inst Mir. P. native of Knderho'k studicl law with Martin Van Buren, was for time law partner of the Ex President, and ever h;s most intimate friend and support In 1856, he was ac- ve in the organization of the eIurican party and the support of its prncipl. an candidates He was sincere Christian, and zealous in the advocacy of the religious and benevolent en erprises of the day
 eK5"We are indebted to "A S,,,uomore' for the Annual Catalogue of Yale ole se the statistics of which we have alre ldy published.
 GEN. ToM THuMB.-W, find the following account
  erpool Mercury of the 9ih of November:
 "A bull dog attacked Gen Tom Thumbs ponies yesterday afternoon, aS he was riding the leuton ic Hall. Ibe ponies at ret speed and 1T with the utmost difficulty that the General wa: res cned in safety. His valet cksl dn"n and injured one of the ponies was ously injured md the carriage broken. ihc e@& ,curcd. and he owner appeared and offered to make good all dlna geS.
 RUSH FOR THE THANKSGIVING DINNFR.--Itis is be lieveti that a greater number of New Workers left the city yesterday for the New England States than on any previous occasion for many years past Tn, trains of the New Haven Railroad lit, rlly crammed with our citizens rushing Eastward after the fat turkeys and pumpkin pies. The mrrni"r Expres, train alone. c"nss ting "f fifteen passenger and three baggage cars, teok near O'0 passengers About LOGO passengers left hy tls route duiin" tEc day. The boats of the Norwich Stoiingtnn and Fall River lines were likewise crowded tnexcess wi Il persons in pursuit of the good things of this life
 T,hune of Weare~!oy.
 The general Government have p,' chased the Ma sonic Temple of Boston for U. $. o rt House
 natl ,na testim"na! is to bc presented to Paul Morhv his return t" this county for supporting his countryls reputation when abroad. It will con sist of an inluil chess board with set of gold and silver chess men. and d gold medal Subscriptions are being taken up for the object.
 Hon. Charles Sumner feels sufficiently restored to lis Senatorial seat at le opening of the com ing session, and has engaged rooms in Washington at the qutl ters occupied by him at the time of the Brooks assault.
 It is said. by those who profess to know that the average of cold this November, thus far, has been greater than any November since 1885.
 Good sloighing in New Haven, Monday Snow fell on Sunday t' the depth uf six inches.
 The New York Times says that widow lady by th' name of Fent"n. who had been to Connecticut, to attend funeral robbed as she landed from the Ansonia, on her way to Chicago of SS3 all the money she lad in the world.
 A dennaton of Old Line Wings called upon Sena- t 1T (lirtentlen when he vas in N,w York and had a fine time with him in talking old principles.
 It is thought that the Pre- Icnt will recommend in his Message, the ahr eation of the Clayton and Bulwer treaty, and the assumption of Protectorate over Mexico.
 The Republicans and Americans of New York city have united on Robert T. Hawes as candidate for City Comptroller.
 A man named Alexander Duncan has won a bet of S25O by walking from New York to Cincinnati with | in eighteen days He did it with nine hours to spare He accompanied by the individual who bet against him. and who drove a buggy. and carried his carpet sack, the expenses of travelling to be borne by tho loser. Tue pedestrian appeared less used up than either the horse or the driver
 The Steuhenville (Ohio) Union nominates Hon. J. c. Breckenridge, of Kentucky, for President. and Hon. Isaac Ioucey, of Connecticut, for Vice Presi- dent.
 The present has been hard season for railroads generally, particularly for f,cightiug roads For some weeks, however. both the Naugauc and 1Ionsatonic companies have been doing better business than during the corresponding period of last year -B'tdg7ort Sond,ud.
 Nor DowN THE BILS.-The Baltimore Des- | patel, reconnts scene at he Holiday street Thcatcr, d few evenings since, which was not in the bills
 ' A fine looking young woman, in more than the f and was making her Way through tie already we'll filled seats in the front of the first cir le where places had been reserved for them To do so with all the freedom of feminine Young America, she stepped upon the seats, when, unfortunately, her hoops rather the lower part of her skeleton skirt caught upon the back of of the seats as she swept by, and the fasting about the waist parting, the whole concern coming down ' by the run and |