Litchfield enquirer., 1859-05-05

Hon. George M. Bibb, for a long time U S. Sena- tor from Kentucky, and Chancellor of that State, and afterwards Secretary Of the Treasury under Pres ident Tyler. died at his residence in Georgetown, U. C., on the 14th, of pneumonia. Ills age was be- tween 80 and 90.
 painful rumor is in circulation to the effect that the chief financial officer of the late House of Repre- sentatiyes has been missing tor the last two three weeks and that the Clerk Mir. Allen of Illinois. is in excessive tribulation. l forbear giving names and cts, ren,arking only that Mir. Allen had full warning of the character of his immediate assistant before he appointed him. Let us hope that nothing will result to the disadvantage eitherof the Govern ment or the Clerk of the House of Representatives
 Forney's Phaadeiphas Press.
 DEATH OF M TocQuEvILLE.-The Londcn Times announces the death of the distinguished author of Democracy in America an event for which previous reports of his rapidly declining health had prepared 1ls The intelligence will be of melancholy interest to the multitudes in this country, who have read that capital production and of personal regret to the survivors of those who enjoyed the qualification of intercourse with him during his travels through the United States, more than quarter of century ago.
 A shocking case of brutal treatment has come to light in New Britain. A daughter of P. Ryan, of that village. had been taken by family named whalen. living near Winstsd, who whipped it almost to death.
 The government is seriously prosecuting the en- terpflSc CT lHtTOuuClIS lutO tuc Ctttco tuc culture of the tea plant. ship is on her vo,- age from Canton to New York with 60,000 plants. selected with great care by a special agent of the patent office.
 The Rochester Democrat announces that Senator Seward is about to break away for a time from the oppressive cares and labors 6evolving upon one in his high position, and will sail for Europe about the lst of May It is his design to spend the summer and probably portion of the autumn, travelling in Great Britain and on the Continent
 The Journal of Commerce says that, "in all our calculations for the next presidential campaign, VIC may we'll assume that the twenty-seven electoral votes of Pennsylvania ale mortgagcd to the Repub- licans."
 The Right Rev. Geo. W. Doane, Bishop of New Jersey, died on the 18th ult, aged GO. He was ap pointed Bishop in 1882.
 General and Mrs. Pierce are in Rome. The health of the latter is improving, though still feeble They It main in Rome until the middle of April.
 The Douglas and anti Douglas Democratic jour- nals of Illinois are growing iraternal. The Chicago Herald the leading anti Douglas paper of the State declares that if Mr. Douglas is nominated for Presi- dent at Charleston, it he Herald) will support him with all its might It adds that 'no true Demo- clat will bult the nominations, whoever is nominat ed" On the other hand the Springfield (Il) Reg ister the central Douglas organ. pledges itself to support the nominee of the Charleston convention, whoever he may be. It will go it states, for Pfesi dent Buchanan, if he is nominated at Charleston upon the old Democratic platform of non-interven tOn. r- .
 The St. Louis Democrat denies that the Hon Ed ward Bates gave the definition of an Old-lne Whig which is attributed to him, viz: A gentleman who takes his liquor regularly and votes the Demo- cratic ticket occasionally The editor Of the Demo- crat claims the authorship himself.
 The following statistics show the present condi- ton of the New York East M. E. Conference: Num- Der of church members 26. .469; increase last year ], 3,972; probationels 5,730; deaths 35l preachers POP increase for the year II baptisms, adults ,457 children O96 churches 224 value of church property Sl 162, 590 benevolent contributions $27 l37 31 Sunday schools 228 officers and teachers 912; scholars 25 442 volumes in libraries 79 399 increase of scholars during the year 1,524 do teachers 290.
 The Parish will case in New York has been before the courts for three years and the will is not yet ad mitted to probate. The legal costs and lawyers fees so far amount to $S1 800.
 Paul Morphy is expected in New York during the first week in May, and will be finely received
 A disease called "'black leg,," is carrying of many cattle and hogs in Illinois.
 The Artesian we'll in Louisville Ky., was bored in sixteen months. Its depth is 2,086 feet, of which ,593 feet is through limestone. It discharges 23O gallons per minute, and with force equal to that of steam engine of ten horse power, rising in the pipes ITO feet above the surface. At Lafayette Ind
 
 water per day. Both wells are strongly impresnat- ed with mineral salts. That at Louisville is of no use, but may be made a motive power.
 A merchant in BHcyrus Ohio, having detected his wife in intrigue with one whom he had regarded as his friend cut off tie seducers ear forgave bis wife fer the sake of his young child, and returning home, preserved the in spirits, and saved his family from disgrace.
 The winsted Herald records the perpetration at f11ot viltage of m of rascalitv person unknown knocked off and took away from childs tombstone recently erected in the vicinity beautiful marble figure of lamb which was carved upon the stone. The Herald hopes the miscreant may be detected.
 1.-The bell swinging in the tower of St. Stephens Church, East Haddam, England, is over thousand years old. It bears the date of A. D., 815, and there is no to doubt tue correctness of that date.
 The express train on the Erie Railroad was de- tained three hours, last Saturday night, 23d inst. in the neighborhood of Elmra and Hornellsv:lle, cial Advertiser reports that throughout Chataque county the snow lay upwards of two feet deep, with very heavy drifts.
 On the 29th of March four hundred doctors of the faculty of Paris had subscription dinner at the grand Hotel du Louvre, the price of tickets being 16 francs ($3) each. The dinner was given in hon. or of the triumph of the regular faculty of the AL lopathists over the Homeopathists, in judgment in their favor before one of the French courts.
 The waters have been very high in Illinois, Indi- ana and Ohio during the spring. In some parts of Ohio the railroads were so deeply covered as to cause the water to run into the and put out the fires in the engines Some apprehension has been felt at New Orleans for the safety of the levee.
 The order of Odd Fellows celebrated the fortieth anniversary of their establishment in the United States r New York, Tuesday. There were many delegates from abroad, grand procession, soiree, collection and other festivities. Father Widey one of the six who founded the first lodge in Balti more, forty years ago, was present. The Order number about 200 GOO members in the United States Last year S35O.000 was paid for the relief of the sick, and SIP 900 for the education of orphans.
 The Mayfower. or trailing arbutus, is now in blossom, and parties are securing the woods where it is known to grow, in daily pursuit of this deli cious scented, modest. universally admired flower