Litchfield enquirer., 1860-03-22

l An aesd gentleman has just dscsssed C Dor leicester of whom t is sGid ih the obituary '-~Ac was as vafious periods urged to accept G1F ep' pointaenf as justice of the peace, in his ensllsF days; n1ark of distinction which his excessive Imodssty would never allow him to accept" 1 Rev. Mir. O., clergyman in Plymouth O., is Massachusetts, being recently absent from hone on business. his little son, youth of four yenfs, calmly folded his hands. and asked the hlsssing usually pronounced by his father st the morning meal. At noon being asked to pronounce ths blessing, he replied with . grave face, No, ! don't like the looks of them taters." l A Democrat in Rocky Hill, gives two rsasong why he shall not vote for Seymour. "First, ho says, {" the Colonel never earned S5 in kis life, but what he has drawn from some Treasury ; and next, he defeated the nomination of Gen Pratt, and will not vote for him." A lady visitor in Brighton, England, fushsd into tradesmans house to search hsFself fse something that vas crawling about her, and there was found in the trellis work of her cSino- line, kitten, which had got there at the last house she visited.
 The citizens night watch at Eassport is . very OEe.E flying to it's usefulness, says he was rapped up at midnight, and repairing to the door, was inform ed by the watch that bis cat wanted to bs Iot in- A rich miser in Auburn. N. Y., has made e. rangements to be buried in 0wasco Lake, beautiful sheet of water near that town. He has stone coffin made which takes twelve yoke of oxen to draw it, He gives man good farm for burying him. He Is to take him t0 the middle of the lake and sink him. | Democratic conventions in four southern states have resolved that they will not submit so the nomination of Douglas, iOr support hin e the party candidate all of which is 6Osh.
 Ex-President Pierce has offered to taks con-, mand Of the Ancient and Honorable ArtiIlsry oi Boston for the coming year. It is . rule CT the company to elect captain every year.
 A bill has been passed through the assembly, of Wisconsin, 1t is said, to abolish all laws inr that state for the collection of debts. This is what may be called pretty Ion0 stsp.
 The legislature of Massachusetts consists of three hundred members !; sixty Senators, ssd two hundred and forty representatives. Reports from the south say the Chnrls,son Hotel keepers have resolved to charge sereu dot Jars q day for the fare of the democrats st their convention in April. Better take their prOyis- ions and camp out
 Senator Stewards speech has been pubIiGAsd in German at Washington, New York and Chi. cago and is being published in all the German papers of the country.
 The attempts to pass laws to sxpel free blacks from the states of Kentucky, Tennessee, Mis- souri and Mississippi, have all failed for this year. As in the case of the Dred Scott decis- fho int G- Al Presidential election to pass by.
 A bill to prohibit marriages between cousins. which had passed the assembly of Kentucky, has been rejected by the Senate of that State.
 The San Francisco Herald announces the sr. rival at that city of black man with eight slaves all his own property, which he intended r to emancipate. He was from the barhariau , State of Arkansas.
 Nurserymen around Rochester say thsrs will be no peaches in that region this year.
 A wag called aloud in the pit of Drury Lane Theatre-Mr. Smith, your house is on fire" whereupon hundred and twenty-five Smitks arose. and when he continued, It is Mr. John Smiths house" ten sat down, leaving . prspOu derence of one hundred and fifteen JOAns in q net amount of one hundred and twsasy-avo Smiths
 It is reported that the Charleston Couvisy has been sued for libel for having stated that Dan Sickles had become religious. The dama9s is that religion would spoil him for another run in his district. The joke is good eno1gh to be true.
 The demand for the Helper book still con- tinues. His copyright has been yieldinG hiu lately at the rate of $500 week. Nothing psys like congressional advertising.
 The Cuban Government is getting up Ress- ment of Zouayes at Havana, for the defense Of the Island.
 An editor IS an individual who reads newspa- pers writes articles on all subjects, sets typs, reads proof, works the press, folds the pspsss, prints jokes, runs on errands. saws wood, works in the garden. talks to all who call, receives blame for many things he never does, works from A. N. to 10 F. M., and never collects belf his debts. Who does not wish himself sn Ed- itor ?- UniontoDn Nsus.
 A quarrel between two partners ct OoIdsbo rough, Pa., for possession of a taDnery, resulted in a smart skirmish few days since. One of the partners collected two hundred nee snA marched upon the tannery which was defsnd.a the larger party proved victorious, sesssaI on both sides having received severe gunskot wounds.
 we aiways admire tnS man Wno, when a1Eo1 how old he was answered
 Just forty years but if you count by sAs fun I've seen, am at least eighty"
 The Washington correspondent of the New York Herad says the acquisition of Cuhs wil be brought forward in the Senate soon, when a. other vigorous debate will take place os thss subject
 AS-The Opposition State Convention ofTsn- nesee recommended John Bell for the Prssidsp- cy. Delegates to the National Union Conven- tion were chosen, and instructed to oppose fhs nomination of any man for the Presidency oe Vice Presidency who has expressed disanion sentiments. Resolutions were adopted, in fssoV of the Union and protective tarif, and aes;s1l slavery agitation.
 DA.The North Carolina Opposition Couvsu- ton nominated John Poole for govornor, GUA adopted strong Union resolutions. Ksnnesk Raynor made speech, in which he spuroVei of Henry Winter Davis vote for Mr. Fsnujnatoa as Speaker.
 The Opposition Convention o9 Keussckv recommended Senator Crittenden for ths PrsG dency, appointed delegates tO the Union Ea- tional Convention, and adopted stsoue Unio. platform.