Litchfield enquirer., 1859-08-04

The Niagara Falls Gazette states that BIOndn has returned to Niagara Falls, and is now making ore. parations for another walk on his rope across the Niagara River on Wednesday. On this trial he will make fast walk, and will attempt to show that he can cross quicker upon the rope than man can row a boat at the ferry above, though the rope is the longer route of the two ]" He will also perform the feat of standing upon his head on the rope, midway between the shores. |"
 The Rev. F. D. Huntington of Harvard College preached Sunday Before last in the First Church formerly Dr. Woodbridge's) in Hadley for the first time. It was from this church, while under the pastorship of Dr. Woodbridge, that the preacher family, if not himself were communicated for the heresy of Unitariansm and the same influence has been so strong that until quite recently, he and his have been denied it's recognition.
 PErrERELL BuRNED.-The ancient town of Pep perell, Mass. visited with destructive fire on the evening of July 26th The large hotel and store owned by Richard Tarbel, Esq. took fire, and the flames communicating with the Congregational Church of Pepperel (the Rev. E. P. Smith, pastor ] which has stood for upward of thirty years it was totally consumed The intensity of the heat WIS such to melt the bell and the cock-a gi to the congregation from the late N. Cutter, D.D. The people of that old New England settlement feel the disaster severely. The loss is estimated at Ss0 900
 Sixteen old ladies had an old-fasllioncd quilting in South Sutton. Mass, one day last week. The exercises opened with prayer and concluded with singing " When shall we al! meet again ?' They quilted a bed quilt Of two thousand pieces, the largest less than four inches square, The uni ted ages of these sixteen ladies amount to tou sand and Jfhyyfour years The oldest is s. the youngest 50-three over 80, four between 70 and 50. six between 60 and 70, and three between 50 and O. They have all, with one exception, re- sided within radius of mile and half A yonng French soldier writes to his mother from Castiglione: Dear mother, am yet living and lively but am not quite complete. The surgeon  been used to having the leg by me, and the parting was cruel. Do not weep, dear mother, but Iejoice rather, for will rjoin you now, not to leave you again. will always be, now, a part of your little card party, thanks to the wooden leg
 James F. Rabcak, of the New Haven Palladium, has purchased sixteen acres of land in Fair Haven. He intends in future, presume, to sit under hs own vine and fs-tree-
 The Birmingham Journal has 9canra from private :nfcrEna ion that M Kass1Shs iamily were gas,panaag to proceed so Ttay- and were to have dtpaaSsd on Satnrtay, but tlle news 0f the peace arrested tllair ltrGparatons On Thursday evening thty received tecetram frdm M. Kassnth, Iannolrncing his safe aSriiNa in Switzcrland He thus seems to have lest no time in leaving Italy immediately on the news ot the treaty, and 80 eaa,ea a conference with the Emperor.
 The Hsa Gelaft Smith, upon reading the Hon. Daniel K SStA4es aate letter in regard to his re sumption of his sS4aateatRsa relations" with his Wlte, as vermont paper SayqeS H. qAaHlcG4aVeS wrote, says the Ossege Times that gentleman a
 letter approving the conformation of his wife's of- fence and has invited him and his wife to visit Petcrboro.
 Mir Raymond writes from Paris to the Tmcs on the l4th of July, ~Theolore Parker has gone to Switzerland and Mir, Summer to England Gov, Sew, ard s in Russia Mir, Bigelow of the Evening Post starts to day for Switzerland and Germany with his family"
 The Republican State Central Committee of Ohio is preparing to open the campaign with vigor. Ar- pointmcnts have already been made for series "f meetings in various parts of tho state for the month of Aug ust. These meetings will be addressed by some ot the ablcst speakers of the Republican party, including Gov. Chase. the Hon. Thomas Corwin. Wm. Dennison, J. M. Root, B. F. Wade, Benj. Stanton, V. B. Horton, J. A. Bingham, c. A. Trim be- and others.
 An election is ordered Monday, at St Louis, to decide whether liquor may CT may not be sold on Sunday in that city
 Miss Bates, the sister of the Hon. Edward Bates of St. Louis recently emancpated the last of thirty two slaves who formed part of her inheritance and whom she has gradually set free as they became prepared to take care of themselves in freedom. Judge Bates emancipated the last of his slaves sev- oral vaara since