Litchfield enquirer., 1860-08-23
PERSONAL AND PoLIRIcAL.

PERSONAL fND PeLI1IcAL. aIs gss- Henry Ward Beaclser ihas received fhe fh 'egree of D. D. from: s mhefst ColIese.S Son,e h inc since Western QoIlege served him ii the ,ame fashion, but he would not accept
 This tloctorate, coming from his Alma Mas ter it's probable he may dub himself with. !. If so, the Indspeneleas remarks all his past witty punches at Doctorsse Divinity must be consid- erediu Pickwieaiaa sense.
 ss As HEayY WAGER The editors and proprie- tors of the La Crosse fWis.l Republican, and of the Democrat have bet their offices, papers, type aud everything (value $4,000) on the result of the election in Illinois and Wisconsin. HDoug- las does not carry both states, then the editor of the Repubhca,, is the winner. Property to be delivered on the 4thco of March next.
 DEarH OF JOHN L. MAsoN-Judge Mason, who for some months has been in feeble health, died Thursday evening, in the G5th year of his age. Mir, Mason was the son of the late Rev. Dr. John Mason of New York, and was esteem ed by all who knew him for the high character he attained as man and as judge of the Su- perior court of that city. .... .-,. .,.,i a1 5 tHar The Republican Congressional nolnina- tons in Illinois are all made, and are as follows First district, E. B. Washburne; second district Isaac N. Arnold; third district, Owen Lovejoy j; fourth district, William Kellogg fifth district, Capt. Benjamin NJ. Prentice; sixth district, Henry Chase; sevcpth district, J. F. Cunning ham ;eighth district, Joseph Gillespie; ninth district, David T. Lane. ...-,,'.- irf.. |. a CALEB CUsHlsG's OPINION OF ABE LINCOLN. | Abraham Lincoln is a much abler man than is generally supposed, even in his own party. In his canvass with Douglas lle beat him in law, beat him in argument, and beat him in wit ; and the published debates of that canvass will sus- tain this assertion. l ,;lt8 #stLl | Bgss~ The Prince of Wales will spend the l5tl apd 10th of September at Niagara Falls. The exact course to be pursued after leaving Niags ra has not yet been decided upon, though ht will probably go from Buffalo to Cincinnati ol | Pittburg, and by the Baltimore and Ohio road tc l Washington. Returning he will taTy at Phila delphia one night, and thence go directly tc l New York, from which point he will take his
 departure for England, the fleet having gone
 round to New York to meet him.
 Dsa.Mr. Seward was most enthusiastically re
 ceived by about five hundred of the citizens o IIaverhill Mass, at the depot, on Monday even
 ing. On stepping from the cars he Ias intro
 tIuccd to the audience by the Hon. Dr. Coggs we'll and after addressing the crowd about fiyt
 minutes, returned to his seat amid the most ell
 thusiastic and prolonged applause, and q bestow
 al of bouquets. MT. Stewards remarks were 0 the most encouraging character. -
 My ChiefJ ustice SHAws resignation take effect on the 30th of August, at which date h
 will have occupied the bench for thirty years d he was appointed on the lst of September, s3f Hon. Sidney Bartletts namo is mentioned Il
 connection with the new appointment, but it
 doubtful whether he would resign his lucrativ
 practice for the honor -...r.5t , How PENNSYLVANIA WILL. Go.-The Bosto |, Journal of the 18th inst, says:
 A gentleman of this city, who has just arrive , from Pennsylvania. where ha enjoyed cxtensi' (atlvantages for noting the political aspects that state, says there sno more doubt that Fen! - sylvania will go for Lincoln, than there is {
 Vermont. He conversed with Col Forne, who unhesitatingly expressed his opinion thi Pcnnsylvania would support Lincoln. It is bt : lieyed that the coalition will do the republican
 more good than harm, for the reason that tho sands of Douglas men will positively withdraw from the contest in preference to lending the: aid to Brcckinrdge. The democratic meeting
 in the state are generally quite de'oid of sE:ri
 and enthusiasm.
 MR SPEAKER PENNINGTON DEoidSEs \ HF
 EI.E,TIoS,-,lhe following letter appeared i'll tn Newark -legeary of the 2lst:
 continue aae9 6p 68ptqiBed qm9ng s tns s
 may be, some persons are resting under the iir
 prr'ssion that my name will Lc again prcsonte Tor thclr sufiragcs ut the coming election : deem It my duty to avoid any such concusio, 7 Dy declaring to you my purpose not to be d car
 didate tor reelection. This has always been II,
 aetermlnatlon and as far as practicable, mad
 known to my friends. A seat in the House ( Representatives was not desired by me, and wa accepted at the last election only in deference the strongly expressed desire of large body ( highly respectable and honorable men, who's wishes, for one term, I felt bound to obey. An z desire to say that this dsinclination on nj part arises from no. want of respect or conf dence Ill the housse of which am a member
 tor, besides doing me the great honor of select Ing me as their presiding officer it has been m
 good fortune to have been treated with erea Kindness in my difficult position by the men bers on all sides of the house, for which al truly grateful, but the energy activity, and ea
 citement incident to Q house constituted as tla
 is, feel at my time of life l might well be cy
 cused from. My friends will, hope, consde
 this communication as decisive on the subject
 cannot omit 10 express to yeu, and all wh
 may have honored me by their s,ffrages m
 grateful acknowledgements for the noble snppof
 given Ene when a candidate before them Eve
 " thing promised at the convention at Eliza
 beth was by all parties carried out fairly an,
 honoraDiy. ~ WI. PENNINGTON. | NEWARK, N. J, Aug. 20, 1860. ,,'-. -. #, na- lt'is said that the Empress Eugenie ii lut, k<,r kl~z /