Litchfield enquirer., 1864-12-08
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 THE NEXT UNITED STATES SENATE. The terms of thirteen members of the pres ent United States Senate will expire on the 4th day of March next. Several of them have been re elected, and successors have been cho- sen in two or three instances. The outgoing senators are as follows
 Willard Salisbury, of Delaware, opposition, reelected William A. Richardson of Illinois, opposition, to be succeeded hy Union man James w. Grimes of Iowa, Union, reelected James II. Lane of KanSas, Union, who will probably be reelected Lazarus W. Powell of Kentucky, opposition, who will probably be reelected Nathan A, Farrell of Maine, Union, who will he succeeded by Union man Henry Wilson of Massachusetts, Union, do, J. M. Howard of Michigan. Union, do Morton s. Wilkinson of Minnesota, Union, do.; J. c. Ten Eyck of New Jersey, Union, who will be succeeded by an opposition Senator; John P Hale of New Hampshire, Union, to be sue ceeded by Aaron Crasin, Union. l Benjamin F. Harding, of Oregon, Union who will he succeeded by George H. Williams Union; Henry B. Anthony, of Rhode Island Union. reelected; Waitman s. Wiley, of West Virginia, Union, to be reelected or succeeded by Union man. The Union men lose senator in New Jer- sey, and gain one in Illinois, There will also be two Union senators electe1 from Nevada, so that the next Senate will stand as follows Union 40 opposition "A.
 The senators from Pennsylvania, Virginia and Kentucky, also Messrs. Nesmith and Mo Dougail, are classed with the opposition.
 RATHER i" FAST SKEEr1No"-' It was just twenty years ago yesterday says our narrator, that party of us felers went over to Cacokia Greek, on skating match. The day was cold, and we made up our minds to have a heap of fan. Bill Berry was the leader of the crowd. He was tall, six footer, full of pluck, aad the best skater in all creation. Give Bill Berry pair of skates and smooth sailing, and he'd make the trip to Bafin's Bay and back in twenty.four hours, only stopping long enough at Halifax to take drink. Well, we get to the tcreek and fastened our skates on, and after taking good horn from Joe Turner 8 flask, started off in good style, Bill Berry taking the lead. As was tellin' ye. it was a logged cold day, and so We had to skate fast 10 keep the blood up. There was little air holes in the ica, and every TOW and then WE would come near going into then. My skates got loose, and stopped to fasten 'em. Just as had finished buckling the straps, saw something shooting along the ice like light ming. It was Bill Berry S head. He had beer going it like greased electricity, and before ht knew it he was in one of them air holes. The force was so great as to cut his heed of against the sharp corners of the ice. It's al day with Bill Berry, said I. And all night teo, said Joe Turner. Just as he had go these words out of his mouth, and looked a 1 Bills head, which had been going it on the ice all at once it dropped into another hole.- l We ran to it, and I heard Bill Berry say l Quick, ,eboys, quick pull me out! looked into the hole. and there, as I'm sinner wal Bill Berrys body, which had shooted along under the ice and met the bead at hole IT the ice. It was so shocking cold. the heae had frozen fast to the body. and we pulled
 Billy out as good as new. He felt littit numb at first, but after skating awhile, he fell | as tne rest Oi us, anu iauS Sueu oFer tuo J
 We went home about dusk, all satisfied witt the days sport About ten o'clock in toe eve
 hing, somebody knocked at the door, and saie I was wanted over to Bill Berry's l put or l my coat and went over. There lay Bill Berry | body in one place and his head in another = l His wife said that after he came home frou skating, he sat down by the fire to warm him l self, and while attempting to blow his nose, h. Ithrsw his head into the fireplace The corone was called that night. and the verdict of tn, liury was thnt Bill Berry came to his deatl by skeeting too fast