Litchfield enquirer., 1864-10-20

l Robert Champion fell from the propeller Urcas, in New London, on Thursday, breaking both of his arms and iejuring him severely. l Pickpockets, some of them women, and hi gh- way robbers do flourish in New Haven. Miss Robinson of North Haven, lost two gold lock cts and a gold chain, in a crowd in Malley's store, and two soldiers suffered at the hands of the highway robbers, who were probably other soldiers.
 Warner Pickett, of Naugatuck, died sudden iy on Thursday. He was absent from home and was found his wagon, OH the turnpike, cau,lition, and sool after expired. The cause of his death was heart disease
 4 Mrs Baldwin of Ohio, si:ter of Gen. ,TeCoa<, has been appoin!ed Genersl Supply lgent of the Army of she Cumberland, and will have s stnre vt Atlanta from which will be supplied all the sutt!crs of that aruy. She from Nashville to Atlanta, goods to the amount of four tons day Mrs. Baldwin has $25,- O00. .00o to back her in this stupendous enter prise.
 At the recent State dinner at Copenhagen, a certain quantity of Queen Margaret's vintage. four centuries old, was produced, according to custom on State occasions It is stated that plenty of sugar is required to make it palata. ble; even then,' adds person who tasted the ancient drink, we desired no more of it , The barn of colored man in Springfield was set on fire a few nights since by his white housekeeper, because he didn't come to his supper when called The Davenport Gazette says that 1500 of the rebel prisoners confined on Rock Island have recently enlisted in the service of the United States. They are to be sent to the Northwest Territories to take part in operations against the Indians.
 The Indiana vote looms up splendidly. It grows better and better. Speaker Colfax is reelected by nearly 1900 majority. gain of 1850; which the democracy can place in their meershaums and. fumigate.
 A good sized barn in New Haven, owned by the steamboat company, mysteriously dlsap- peared Saturday night. It was found that the Irish residents in that vicinity had made raid upon it for fuel, and carried it off pecemeal
 Henry Ziegler was knocked down and rob-  night. He recognizes soldier under arrest as one of the men who assaulted him. John Smith was similarly treated on the same nj ght' and robbed of $2S lie also identifies the same man as being one of hls assailants.
 Rev. H. W. Beecher gave notice in his pull pit last Sunday morning that he would on Sun day evening, until the Presidential election, preach sermons which some people might call political. He gave the notice in advance, that if any did not wish to hear these discourfes, they would have opportunity to leave their seats vacant for those who did.
 Mary Wilson, an aged lady sixty-two years of age, died in New York on Wednesday, from fright produced by fire in the rear of her premises, which excited her very much, she fearing she would be burned up. All the eff forts ofber neghbors to calm her were useless, and she died in ten minutes after the fire broke out.
 The Norwich Bulletin, on receipt of the election returns from Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana, has the folio owing:~
 "We recollect reading, not long ago. m some Jealous copperhead sheet. the statement that the great west was all on fire for Nc Ciei- lan' We are not inclined, eyen now to dis-