Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1838-11-01
BY HIS ExcELLENcY
WILLIAM w. ELLSWORTH,
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT,

A PROCLAMAT1ON.
Whereas in pursuance of an act OF the General As
semby of this State, passed June lst 1885, entitled
An. Act proposing to the People an amendment o.
the Constituti1n he Treasurer Secretary and
certificate in the words and figures following, to wit
STATE OF Conn EcTlcuT, IS.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE Oct 20, 1888.
The undersigned being designated by law to count
tho votes given in by the Electors their meetings in
the several towns in this State holden the first
Monday October. A. D. 1888, sgnfying their appro
baton or dsapprobalon of an amendment of the Con.
stution Of Connecticut relating to the election Of Sher
ifs to be appointed in each county in this State, by
the electors therein, in such manner shall be pre-.
seribed BY law. &C.. Proposed by resolution Of the
General Assembly at their session holden at Hart.
ford, the first Wednesday of May, 1887, and
tnued to the General Assembly l535-and then said
Assembly approved 81 said amendment by two-thirds
Of in 1888, which proposed amendment has been be.
fore the Electors Of this State, prescribed by law
upon which they have acted and their votes return
after the rs Monday Of oeebe nst and esT" a
before the first Monday Of November, 1888, viz. on
the goth day Of October instant
The votes so given and returned according to law,
10y Yes and No) there were given in favor Of adopt.
ing and approving said amendment, nine thousand
four hundred and fifty six votes; and the number Of
votes so given and returned, disappearing Of said
amendment, one thousand and fourteen votes.
HIRAM RIDER. Treasurer.
RoYAE 4. HINMAN. Secretary.
HENRY kILBoURN, Comptroller.
To His Excellency. w. w. ELLSWORTH.
Which amendment rs in the words following, viz.
Sheriff shall be appointed in each County by the
Electors therein, in such manner shall be prescrib-
ed by law. who shall hold his Office for three years,
removable by the General Assembly, and shall be-
Of the State for the faithful discharge Of the duties Of
bis Office. 80:
Therefore, il is hereby declared and made known,
said auondunnnk ma nfnrasniA and rof, cd tn the
Secretary this State are IN favor of approving and
adopting said amendment, and that majority OF the
Electors present at the meetings called for voting on
and that said amendment is valid to oil intents and
purposes, asa part Of the Constitution Of this State
Given under my hand and the seal Of said State, at
the year Of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and ,hirty-eight. and Of the Independence Of the
United States the sixty.thiEd.
WILLIAM w. ELLSWORTH.
ROYAL r. HUMAN, Secretary.
Murder.-We understand that man by
the name Of Blackstone, and two of his chill
dren, from North Carolina, were murdered
in Pickens district about ten days since. 1t
is said that Blackstone and his two children
were travelling in carriage, driven by q ne
gro boy-that they passed toll bridge to-
wards night, and in short time afterwards
two men on horse back inquired for him at
the same bridge, and passed on. The next
morning the negro recrossed the bridge in
the carriage, and was asked where tho white
persons were, when he answered that he was
removing them to some place in the neigh
borhood, and had left them. In short time,
tho two men mentioned above passed the
bridge. but in such hurry that no questions
were asked them. In the course of few
hours the bodies of MIR. Blackstone and his
two children were discovered, having been
murdered the night previous. 1t was suppo-
sed that Mr.. B. had considerable money in
his possession. ,t.G
We have not been ablo to learn whether
the murderers have been arrested or not
Greenrille Pepper.
South Carolina. THE Hon. John Campbell,
of South Carolina has been reelected to
Congress in the Georgetown district by ma
jority of 456 votes over his SUBJ Treasury
opponent. We are. gratiied at this result,
not alone because of the high personal re-
spect in which we hold Col. Campbell, but
because it shows that at least two large dis.
tricts Of the State General Thompson's and
his OWN are still sound on this portentous
question of the sub Treasury, notwithstand-
ing the great influence brought to bear in ia
Wa Va ~ W 81 uIouy u SuC tCOCluS AlCu Oh
the State.--Not. Intel.
DIAMOND CUT DIAMoND.-A woman in Bos-
ton, lately brought before the police court,
charged with an assault on man, by throw.
ing glass lamp at him. and severely cutting
his face, offered certain wounds, indicated
Dy black and blue spots. on her own face and
arms, (Which she said were inflicted by the
comptalnant) rs an excuse for the assault,
which was In selfdefence. One Of the po-
lice otiicers, up to all sorts Of trap, examined
the wounds with wet cloth. and the spots
disappeared with incredible rapidity and
the woman was charged eight dollars fine for
the operation.