Litchfield enquirer., 1860-01-12
PERSONAL.

IT has been stated that the sharp james Cor
den Bennett, of the New York Herald, set tn
| !" Impending Crisis" brewing to put money in BIZ
purse-that he quietly bought the copyright o
Helpers sensation book which the Republican,
had failed to get into selling notice, and through
the N. Y. Herald pitched the fre-brand into the
Democratic magazine, just as he anticipated
Congress has got up prodigious run for the
abolition work, and steam presses are kept going
day and night to supply the demand.
In the case of VIM. II. Gibson, formerly Treas
urer of the State Of Ohio, recently tried at Co.
lumbus, the jury, after being out day and a
night, returned verdict of guilty, on the 22d
ult. A motion was made by his counsel for a
new trial.
The Busiest Man in New York, is said to be
Mr. Burdick, the publisher of Helpers Impend.
ing Crisis" His establishment is fairly blocka-
ded with the work in the various stages of pro-
gross and completion.
The artists laugh at the design adopted by
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher's society for its new
church, and called it ga quodlibet of architectu.
raj odds and ends and " rabble of barracks"
BEEcHER AND BRowNLow.-Parson Brown.
low, of the Knoxville Wing, writes from New
York that he has been, to hear Henry Ward
Beecher preach, and says" I came to the con.
clusion that he was not a bad-hearted man and
crazy as he is on the subject of slavery those Of
our friends in the South who are fortunate
enough to get to Heaven, need not be astonish-
ed to find Henry Ward Beecher there.
Senator Seward reached Washington, satur-
day night.
The health of Senator Douglas is said to be
improving.
Senator Mason, of Virginia, lately took his
seat in the Senate clad throughout in suit of
homespun. Sensible!
The distinguished comedian, William E. Bur
ton, is lying very i'll at his house in New York
His disease is of the heart, and has reached a
point where the worst fears are entertained of the
result.
Hon. James j. Roosevelt has accepted the
appointment of United States District Attor.
ney for the Southern District of New York, in
place of Mr.. Sedgwick, deceased
Gerritt Smith has so nearly been restored to
health, that he has returned to his home at Pc
terborough. He will probably go to Europe.
! The Winter Street Church of Boston has vo
ted to invite Rev. John E. Todd, (son of DR.
Todd of Pittsfeld) who is now supplying that
pulpit, to become their pastor
| The INDEPENDENT ON THE AUrocRAT.-Notic
ing DR.. Holmes last series of papers in the At
la,atic, the Independent expresses its disapprova
of the Professors rapid and superficial handling
of important subjects, his novelty of thought
rather than solidity, his tricks of argument tc
flash pleasant surprise on the reader, rather
than wealth and width of reason. It says:
"He has dashed at many things which he does
not understand; has succeeded in irritating and
repelling from the magazine many who had for
merly read it gladly; and has neither equalled
| the spirit and vigorous vivacity, nor maintained
the reputation shown and acquired by the pre-
ceding papers. 1t would have been better for all
concerned if the pen of the Autocrat had never
been resumed by hand wearied with its previous
work, and a mind made almost comicaIlv self.
sufficient and dogmatical by an unexpected meas.
uae of literary success