Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1839-01-03
THE ENQUIRER.
LITCHFEELD, JANUARY 3, 1899.

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4 LITCHFIELD, JANUARY 3, 1899. !
y ConUenOss The season for preparing to hold the !
various State. County. and District Conventions is
approaching. In some parts Of the state we are
Informed that the tories are already making great ex
ettions get up the steam, and are determined to
make more desperate struggle to recover their
lost power and "spols" Let the wings also take hold
Of the matter in earnest, and there can be no appre
tensions for the result The State will he carried by
as large majority as last spsing-and that lit
tie too great. a,,.-. r.ggtfS 9.T .eF 81
. The State Convention Of the Wings is this year TO
= be holden at Middletown the second Wednesday
:, tl3D Of February. Delegates equal to double fhe
number of representatives from the several towns
: compose the Convention. aA 5''AN 't'.
The Tories hold their State Convention at Hartford
on the third Wednesday (9Oth) of February, and the
Conservatives on the same day at New-Haven. Un-
der their organization both Of these parties have
adopted the wing number and plan Of appointing del
q, egates. -. -y- 3D.
Benjamin Tappan has been chosen by the leeis!a-
ture of Ohio Senator in Congress for six years from
the 4ih Of March next, in place Of Mr.. Morris. The
vote was for Tappan 56-ior Thomas Ewing 5o-one
scattering Mr.. Tappan is brother Of Arthur and
Lewis Tappan of New York, and like them and like
HE predecessor Morris, is red hot aboltonist-in
politics Of the Fanny Wrieh, loco foco school
a. Whom Pensioners, under the act Of 1883. whose
Repayment becomes due the first Of January, nee not
he in very great haste tofrwar their claims to Hart
r as we understand that by the latest the
AGENT there was not in possession OF funds to meet
them. The appropriation for this object believe
u lind no. at the last dates passed Congress.
81 THE Hartford Times, New-Havcn Register and
fleir small fry echoes elsewhere need PM them
saves any unnecessary trouble or work themselves
into any unwonted passion respecting the Litchield
Congressional district 10 take care of Your own dis
tricts good sirs, and that the wings do not march
of witt. all your Representatives. will require all your
exertidns. Ijichfeld comfy will take care of herself
--she will do her duty-and whoever obtnins the wing
nomination for Congress- whether be the 'Dictafor
some of the locos sneerngly one Of our most
esiimable fellow citizens, some other gentleman, he
will I've chosen, Sin spite Of the lamentations of the
kco focns here and elsewhere. Mark this! The
county Of Li.c6eld has long enough been dsgraced
with her present autonaton meplber and is deicrmn-
ed To- effect change. ~ s,'.,..' a. '.H-.
Good Sok!--A gentleman living not a thousand
miles from The north part Of New Milford drove his
horsesand sleigh into his vIage on Friday last with
load Of -Four. which he disposed Of and put the
ayas into his pocket-drove his team under the shed
ofahe Counsy House. where were also standing snu-
dry other slegfss In onesol them bag Of buck
wheat, the Of three bushels. Shortly after
the owner Of The buck wheat found his bag and con-
tents missing and with it was Likewise missing the
New Milford gentlemen and his horses and sleigh
Suspicion speedily attached the right spot-and the
landlord. taking trusty friend with him. proceeded
IN the evening IN the home of the gentleman, found
the bag and contents in different places; threatened
some. and coaxed some, wien finally the gentleman
agreed to pay S5per busle orthe grains making The
liberal SUM of $45 for the three bushels, which the
landlord and his friend took charge OF and wendell
their way back to Ltchfed, well satisfied with their
nights excursion and adventures. ~ s@aF
The NEw-EIAyEN EIERALD weekly came to us yes
terday very greatly enlarged if not improved l, is
nav ihe largest paper in the State, and has always
under MIR. Woodward been sp;ritediy conducted.
-' The DAny coURANr, at Hartford, was few days
since considerably enlarged Tany body about here
wants the news from Congress daily, and oihcr mat.
tiers. Al cheap rae, let him send for the Daily Cour
ant and he will obtain them.
& Pennsyfuania-AOn our preceding page, we have
given pretty much MI that has taken place since our
last II will be that the Legislature is now or
skanized. and has adjourned for couple Of weeks
Pm coming together again, and under the new Con-
stitution inaugurane the Governor, bushes. will
probably proceed more harmonio,,sly than hereofre
We have been repeatedly requested within few
days to give history Of the matters which have pro-
duced the extraornary state Of affairs in tho Lessa
'nre. This We doin the following article from the
lntegencer, one Of the most fair and candid pa pers
IN tho country. Let the reader examine it carefully.
and heSw learnwhch party is to be most blamed for
the strange state Of things previous to and At the
1 mestingofthe Legislature in Harrisburgh - $3.50
K From tie National Intelligence. ,,qt y.,
PHILADELPHIA COUNTY ELECTION
VA A STATEMENT OF FACTS. N IL,
w AZ much interest is felt in the extraordinary pro.
Gcedngs at Harrisburg there is very natural cnrios-
1 about h The : election S 10 the county Of
nent O. facts, conceded or lndspulahle. is intended
70 enable every one who will read it to understand
the case and form his own Judgment
The county Of Philadelphia for certain election pur
posesis divided from the city. The city, therefore,
may he at once laid ont nf the case. = 80 go
atofs and Representatives in The State Teosla,nre +
one lection District. choosing two Senators and
eignt Representatives. 80 $50 - :,
divided into two Districts the First frenresen,ed
Oy IA " Seg one. and the Third represent
"a For the convenience Of voting the cour,v
divided into Election Dsfr;ess, O. psess 49, se I'm
polls are opened. They arc seventeen n III eleven
bs.ng u the First Congressional DISCREET and SIX in
In some of the Districts. all the votes are received
a one vndow and BY one SET Of Officers in oihers
wiedow, there are the following officers namely
ndge, two Inspeeioss and two Clerks. The Inspec-