Litchfield enquirer., 1860-12-13
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

report measures looking to it's perpetuation and future peace, was appointed by Speaker Penn ington on Thursday. It consists of
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 Innsdistsly following the announcement of Ake oomnittes, MT. Hawkins. of Florida, who 1o aamsd to represent that Stats, for reasons lG6le to those which induced him to decline 1eleg on the proposition to raise the Commit -, asked to be excused from serving on 1t. He belisssd that the time for all Compromises was fDed. John Oochrane, of New York, appeal = to him to remain on the Committee, in an eloquent and patriotic speech, which was ap. plauded by the galleries, whereupon Mir. Garnett of Virginia, moved that the galleries be cleared This motion was received with storm of hisses, and did not prevail. Mr. Hawkins, in response to Mir. Gochrans, stated that he was not acting under sudden impulse, but from the convictions of twenty years and insisted that the motion should be put on the question to excuse him. Tho Houss, however, without acting upon the matter, voted to adjourn until Monday.
 Os TUESDAY, the House refused to excuse Hswkins--95 to l0l. Hawkins wished 10 say, with all deference, that he will not serve. Boycs of South Carolina, asked to be excussd.
 MgRDER IN NRw YonK.--Mrs. Sarah Sh sncks respectable widow lady of 40, keeping small fancy store at No. 22 East Twelfth street, New York, wasfound murdered in the back room of her shop, Friday morning. and the place riaed. She had evidently opened the store as usual and had kindled the fires, when some rufian en- tered and did the work. Her throat was cut from ear te ear. and a large stone pitcher smashed with which tho murderer first knocked her down.
 The supposed murderer has been arrested on board aa emigrant train of the New York and Erie Railroad, soma two hundred miles from the city. After his arrest the prisoner commenced crying, and subsequently, confessed that he was the young man who murdered Mrs. Shancks early last Friday morning. The prisoner was first suspected by the cuts on his hands, and he also infinitely answered thedescription telegraph ed to every important town in the Stats and sey- sral points in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
 THE BOSTON Municiapal election took place Monday, and resulted in the election of Joseph Wigltman, the Dsmocratic and Union candid ate, aa Mayor, oyer Moses ki.nball, the Reruh. Iean esndidats. by a majority of 3os7. 4 large majority of tho City Councils ars sloctcd by the Unionists.
 ANOTHER SLAYER CA'rrRRD.-" Tho bark Cora, we'll known in New York IIarbor, and haiIins from that city, has just been caught on tho African coast, ahoat 80 miles off the Congo river, by the U. s. corvstss Constellation, with 705 negro slaves en board. sho was sent into Monrovia with prize crsw. She WAS most. luxnriously supplied with wines, preserved meats fruits, &c. and! shs made desperate efforts to escape, by throwing over anything that would lighten the vessel and by showing no light at night. The ward-room officers took boat load of her choicest stores for their private use. She is 43l tons, built at Baltimore in 1856 and is a prise worth :aking. to say nothing of the 705 slaves returned to Africa.
 TESTIMONIAL TO Gov. BAsKs.-T The people of Waltham Mass.. on Wednesday night presented Gov. Banks with a silver pitcher aud goblet val uod at $500; and Mrs Banks with a gold hant- ing watch, (the frst ladies' watch ever manufac- tursd by tho American Watch Company) chain and brooch. A lsvee was given at the public hall which was decorated with appropriate in- scriptions. All the citizens of the place seemed to have joined in the testimonial Speeches of Presentation and response wero made and much emotion felt on both sides The occasion was one ofunususl interest.
 TIE MoBus Register, of the 4th inst an- nounces the return of Capt. Vest who went to Truxillo to obtain the remains of the late Gen. William Walker. He was unsuccessful in his mission, in consequence of the laws of Hondu- ras prohibiting exhumation. Col. Rudler had been hunasely treated and his release was ex- pected to take place shortly.
 BETWEEN and 5 o'clock Saturday morning | fire broke out in the upper floor of Tammany Hall, N. Y. and but for the timely discovery thereof, the entire building would doubtless have been destroyed. The fremen succeeded in extip- gushing the flames before they had gained much headway. The premises were examined by the Fire Marshal and Chief Engineer, who were of opinion that the fire originated from l defectin the brick furnace built upon the upper floor, and used for laundry purposes.
 IT IS pportsd that the Attorney General of Canada favors surrendering the fugitive slave Jones to the American authorities. The Toron- to Globe says if this is done fugitives are not l safe in Canada. >e~,. -
 A MOST shocking case of child murder occur red at Alton one day last week. The wife of