Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1836-05-05
THE ENQUIRER.
LlTCHFIELD, MAY s, 1896.

SOLUTIONS 10 probable that the message of the Gov
error will not be delivered until tO-tiay. We shall
c~ive il ia time for paper. G. F. Cierei0nd
Of Hampton we presume will be chosen Speaker Of
the House--and we don't know Why the "butG.emd of
democracy "fIhs couny. wit, Judge Strong. should
not he considered Of sufficient prominence to fill the
big seat in Tie Senate.
We have made arrangements give pretty foil re-
port Of the proceedings Of the legislature from week
to week-ir may he register of the edic.s Of the
party, wiIhou, any regard TO the puLlic good. But
such the proceedings are, shall endeavoE have
our readers informed Of them.
Mr.. Clay's Land BW.-A question Upon this bill
has length heen obtained in the Senate Of the Uni
ted States 10 test the strength Of pares-t upon
the engrossmen Of the bill for the third reading and
i. passed by vote Of 25 20-Mr NILES, one of the
Senators Erom this STATE, roti"g against usnal.-
Il expected TO ais finally Friday last, bu, after
some discussion postponed :" Tuesday. II will
doubt pass the Senatc-amd il is believed that will
also pass The House Of Representatives when the Pre-
een' will have an opportunity TO arrest its execution
by hs 5avore vefo We Ir"s', however, iha, he will
not d" il. IL the Representative Of the people pass
f,vornhy upon it, think the President should ty
oil means suffer il to pass for their benefit
GPWe have beeprrques,ed Ioipqnire Of the editor
ofthe Connecticut Observer, some other person al
Hartford who Would he likely give the information,
on what day. and what hour Of the day, the annnnl
meeting Of the STATE Temperance Society will he heidi
And also suggest that if the hour he already de-
termned upon, that the meeting take place early in
the afternoon, instead Of The ming, the
last year. Many persons would he glad attend the
meeting, and have the opportunity Of returning home
part way towards home the same afternoon.
From Gem SCOTS A,my ia Florida, not a word Of
Intelligence has been received since last. The
Indians it WINS nppr ehendei, had rerea,ed to their
hiding places in the swamrs and ever. giades south of
the W,,hacoochee river The troops were more
less getting sckly. II is thought that, unless Scott
som MP with and ovetpowers the savages, the
war, rather the spirit will be protraced thru
the summer, and s, the Indians will not be subdaed
until mex, winter. There has evidently berH gsea,
lack Of tia, en,erprsiog spirit tina, inrepidiy which
should have been mani csed in the with the In
dians. O-eola far has unqucsiona hly shown him
sell TO he a skiful chefan.
1T Since the above in type. we learn by the
N. Y. Courier Of Tuesday that Gen. Scot had pcne-
ira'ed through the country, and reached Tampa Bay
with HE army. part of the army, under Clinch. will
re,racr i,s steps the bee, and scnd
ferret the Indians from their retreats
u We are indeb,cd Ia Hon. G. Tomnson, of the
Senate, Tor sundry Congressional documents varous
times lately.
The Western Canal, a2reeably to previous ~
nnuncement. was opened on the 25ili ut. There
breaches made the line, hu. they would
be speedily repaired.
Wicker. OR CRICKET Yesterday being Eiecon
Day, The customary quH"tum Of Baii-paying will no
doubt have been performed i" ibis village by the huys
and peradvr"'ure by some b"ys Of pretty old growth
for instance ourfeif nm"ng O'Ie's. IL ia diversion
manly aud pl"asan, !" ITSELF aud for which the people
here have been in hy-sore days quite famous. The
playing W III probably be continued par, "f ench az
terno"n during the week; aud, ms the Wicket Club
which existed here years ago is very much
ell. would CRAFTY ,hertmaining members and others
tn have players fi"m neigh'"rins places fond of he
sport 10 TO their help. G3.lfwe muster strength
enough. aud skill enough. we may be induced Z"
cept challenge from the wicke, players Of Hart
ford. mot Hartford county, Butte rIay asains, them.
there must he good deal Ban,um spirit than
was displayed on Mnnda, last.
The following letter from Judge Weston, Of Maine,
we publish more n justice to him than for the inlr.
NATION which i, contains relative the wreched be-
ing whose fate has already received uo,orie,y
and perhaps sympathy than il deserved. As we pub
Iished the statement tina, Ellen eeduced lille
siding under Judge VS. roof. it seems be required
ut our hands tina. should give his Of the
knowledge lie possessed ofin relation the aban
doned cyeature:-
Portland, Apra 81, 1886.
Sr-Yours Of the l4Ih inst has ing goae io my RES.
dencr in Augusta, has been forwarded To IN this
city, where am h".iing u court. have notice the
account Of the murder recently rerpeIraied in New
York, in which the victim q female known by the
name at Ellen Jeweu. From some ntimaiiOus in the
pauers re ative her history, am induced 20 believe
iha, her true may have been Do,c as Dnyen, and
that she resided ia my family. Dorcas was the
daughter ot mechanic who, from Incorporate habits,
has hecn for many years very poor. After the death
Of her mother, who believe a good woman, she
was n the request ii her father, received inIo fs
milk as GIRL the spring Of 1895, che having
been thirteen years Of age the preceding fall. In that
. capacity, she continued with until SHE was eighteen
wears old. She was ielieve very faithful IN the per-
iormance ol What was required Of her. She was se"
at times the common erhOOls where she made gtea
proficiency She remarkable Tor quirkness If
apprehension, which more particularly noticed at
the SOpday schsois, where she was constant a'end-
ant and had cultivated a taste for reading, in which
she peuniilPi u indulge. No improper conduct
Of hers had ever been uoi,ced by ANY member "i my
family Some little time beore she ief us rumors Z"
her disadvantage had reached ihe ears Of Mrs. Wee
too. which she led, from the prOiestaon OF the
judce became general. that We could not believe
them nnEnnndeh; and lhey have been but too well
confirmed by her eubseqaens character. By whom
eedaced do not kn0w. She wss visited nv yeu0g
suaa o,,r hnuse the ledge eiiher nj Mra