Litchfield enquirer., 1861-08-08

COMMENCEMENT AT YALE.-The annua, cor, mencement exercises of Yale College occurred on Thursday. The exercises of the praduat;,c c fclass were lengthy, and fully sustained the char acter of this honored institution. Simeon E. Baldwin, Of New Haven, delivered the Latin sa- lutatory, and Tracy Peck, IT,, of Bristol, the | valedictory. In addition to these, honors were | conferred for orations on G. M. Stocking, Wa terbury; H. N. Johnson, West Meriden; N. S, Moore and D. J. Odgen, of New Haven; George c. Perkins, Hartford for dissertations, on P. w. Park, Norwich; John D. Tucker, Hartford W. b. Shelden, New Haven for dispute on H 5. Brown, New Hartford flor colloquies, on c T. Stanton, Stonington, and F. s. Bradley, New Haven.
 | The following new Professors have been ap. pointed:
 heV. James M. Hoppin, Professor of the Pas. toral Charge, in place of the late Professor Good rich; Henry H. Hadley, Professor of Hebrew Timothy Dwight, Professor of Sacred Literature. George P. Fisher, late Livingston Professor ot Divinity, Professor of Ecclesiastical History, | At the meeting of the Alumni, speeches were made by Prof Dwight, Wm. M. Evarts, Esq, of New York, on the war; Prof. Porter; Hon. D. L. Seymour, of Troy, New York, of the class of 1926.
 ] ANOTHER flag of truce has come from the ene- my, and it's bearer received with less considera- tion than was Lieut. Col. Taylor. Thursday evening, Lieut. Hanger of the Sixth Georgia Re glment came within the lines, at Beiley's Cross Roads, bringing dispatches from Gen. Johnston. Acting Brigadier-G General Met Cum sent the pack age to Gen. Mcdowell, but kept tue bearer and his escort at his camp. Duplicates of these dis. patches were forwarded to Gen. Mcclellan who laid them before the President These dis. patches are said to be of no special importance It is certain that they do not relate to an ex- change or treatment of prisoners, to the burial of the dead or the care of the wounded. The fact that they were addressed to Gen. Mcdowell and not to the President, indicates that they are of no political moment.
 REV. MR. EDDY.-It is reported that the last that was seen of this gentleman (missing since the battle of Bull Run.) was at the old farm house known as the Hospital, where he was car rying water to the wounded. It is mistake He joined Capt. Hawleys company some dis tance this side the Hospital, and was anxious to have them turn back and fight some more. As the company was even then some distance be- hind it's regiment, from which it was cut of for an hour, and as everybody was retreating, of course, that would have been folly. MT. k. then concluded to go home with the company As he had no burden, and is a stout muscular man. Capt. H. gave him a rife which he was carry ing belonging to one of his tired out men, Mir. F. was much pleased, and begged half dozen cartridges. He kept with them for nearly a mile. When firing began ahead of the compa- ny, and between it and the rest of the brigade, it turned to the left into the woods, and wading Bull Run, went around the firug and joined it's friends beyond. Mir. Eddy was last seen by some of the company some rods this side of the Run. There were only few scattering shots through the woods, and he could have been in very little danger unless he turned back to get another shot in and got captured. We believe that he is a prisoner. He was cool and brave even to rashness.-Hu'tfordP Press.
 KENTUCKY ELEcTIoS-UN1oy V1croay.-At the election for members of the state legislature, on Monday, Mr. Harney, editor of the Louis vile Democ1Mt, was chosen over EX-Gov. Merli- weather, by 900 to % majority, which repre- sents tie Union majority in Jefferson county The Union majority ill Louisville was about G. eco. Judge Huckner Union. is elected over James B. Clay in Fayotte county by 5G0 to eco majority Richard C. Anderson Union. ncp- hew of Gen. Anderson of Fo,t sumter famo is elected in Franklin county by 300 or 400 major lty. J. W. Jacobs, Union, is elected in Oldham county. The returns thus far indicate relative Union majority as large or larger than at the late congressional election. All was quiet at the polls, so far as heard from.