Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1860-06-28

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which he said that the convention assembled at
the Maryland Institute was composed, in his
opinion, of the Democracy of the U. S. When
he learned, though it was with regret, that his
name was proposed to the country he did not
take long time to determine he would not
meanly abandon them. Referring to what had
been said as to the disunion tendency of that
party, he saw nothing in the resolutions and
knew nothing in the character of the nominees,
to justify such charge. Instead of breaking up
the Union We intend to strengthen and preserve
it.
The following candidates are therefore now
before the American people for their safrages
at the coming election:
Republican.
For President LINCOLN of Ill.
For Vice President-HANNIBALH AMLIS Of Me.
Regular Democratic.
For President SrEHnEN A. DOUGLAS of Ill.
For Vice President-HERscuELV V. JOHNSON, of
Georgia.
Secetlers.
For President-JoHN c. BREcKENR1DGE of KY
For Vice President-Gen JOSEPH LANE of On.
National Union.
For President-JoHN BELL of Tenn.
For Vice President-EDwARD EVERETT of Mass
--TuE Judges of the Supreme and Superior
Courts met at New Haven on Monday and
made allotments for the ensuing year. For this
county, the courts are held as follows:-
September Term, Judge Seymour.
| November -" Waldo.
| January Park.
April a. McCurdy.
VIM L. Ransom, ESQ.,, has been appointed
Clerk, and Charles Adams, Assistant CT. Sedg
wick, Attorney.
EXTENSIVE PREPARATIONS are making in Nor
walk to celebrate the coming 4th OF July with
patriotic and imposing ceremonies. There will
be parade of the military from abroad, fire
mems parade and trial of engines, an Grafton by
Hon. Henry C. Deming of Hartford, on the
Z" Life of Gen. Putnam" and a grand display Of
fireworks in the evening.
/ The CELEBRATION of St. Johns day at Pitts
field, ON Friday drew together members of the
Masonic Fraternity from Albany, Troy, and
Westfeld, as well as strong delegations from al
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liant affair -.
Struck BY L1GHrNING.-The venerable elm, ir
the Park at Pittsfeld, was struck by lightning or
Tuesday evening oflast week, considerably shat
| tered, and set on fire, so that the fremen were
called out to extinguish it. The tree was badly
injured by stroke few years SINCE which kill
ed portion of one side.
REV. AMOS E. LAWRENCE of South Britain
(Southbury) has accepted the call from the
Congregational church and society Of Lancas
ter, Mass, to become their pastor, and will b.
installed the 4th Of October.
DANGERS OF CRrNoL1NE.-On Saturday after
noon, as Mr.. Ethan Van Deusen was about
leaving the Bath Paper Mill at Housatonic
with his horse and wagon, three giddy young
things of the crinolne gender. begged the favol
of ride to the depot. Amid the girlish gigglt
of getting in, the horse took fright, and before
the old gentleman Che is about 90) could secur,
the reirs horse wagon and arhoopers wers
dashing at two-forty gait towards the mill
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wagon went to smash, while horse and harness
were buried deep in the debris,) and no bone.
were broken, though the girls were a good dea
tumbled Mr.. V. "reckons" it will cost hin
about $40 to make things as good as they wers
before he fell in with the laughing damsels. 81
much for being polite.-Pias6eld Eagle.
THERE has been good deal of discussion il
Burlington, over sick COW or two belonging tt
Mr.. Thomas Cowles of Pennington, and said tt
have been brought from the infected districts il
Massachusetts. Mr.. Cowles denies that thu
cows have anything of the pleuro-pneumonia,a nt
that one of them only came from Massachusetts
At any rate they are isolated now from othe1
cattle, and no new cases are reported.
The GREAT EAsTERN.-The Great Eastern
more correctly known as the Great Uncertain
did not sail as advertised, and co nsequently die
not arrive as some green ones expected.
The delay causes no surprise in England in
deed people have ceased to think or care abou
her at ALL Well informed persons attributed il
partly to the fact that only 50 passengers hat
been engaged for the 9th, and it was believed
that she would not only not sail from South
ampton on the 23d, but that she would 60 around
to Liverpool, take on load of emigrants tt
pay expenses, and delay the trip until the mid
die Of July. The Ship is anchored about five
miles cut from Southampton, and is said to b.
all ready for sea.
THADDEus HYArr is still in Washington. HI
has instituted a suit against the sergeant-atarmi
of the Senate for false Imprisonment. A similar
case was decided by the supreme court a few
years since in faAor of the government, and he
therefore, has little or no chance of succeeding
in his suit.
d JUDGE BATES FOR THE CHICAGO NosuNA
ITIoNs.-Judge Bates has written letter in sup
port of the Chicago nominees After disclaim
ling that he feels the least pique or dissatisfac
ton at not being nominated himself, he say
that it is plain that the approaching contes
must be between the Democratic and Republi
lean parties, and he prefers the latter.
I G. P. R. JAMES, the novelist, is dead: