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Litchfield enquirer., 1861-01-10
NEW MILFORD,

Colonel Thomas II. Seymour of Hartford, rc- viewed the Cadets of tho Adelphi Institute at this place, on the 17th altimo. The Cadets were in full uniform, and appeared wcll.
 --Gcorge Stuart, Esq. of Sherman. delivered the third lecture of the Home Course" on January lst. His subject, /" Beauty Worship, was handled in masterly manner, md ire. quently elicited hearty cheers from the audi ence.
 The Editor of the ESorIRER holds forth this (Thursday) Evening, at-Ees Milford on the sub ject of "Social Evils
 Tho Bank of Litchdeld County has declar- ed semi-anaual dividend of 4 per cent paya- ble on and after to-day.
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-01-10
Dclaes.

MR EDITOR A correspondent iu your lss: weeks ENQUIRER, is desirous of knowing whether the law requiring the use of bells by parties seighing is still in force, &c., and concludes -i:h the query Gan any of our bsles answer As representative of that class Of mo.tslI ,o whom your correspondent appeals. l voa.i s. sure him. and all other strong beli uea- ;kai there ought 10 Je a law in fpree, rs,7iri-y ti,s presence of teNss, whenever there # ,,E Gs.l.- ing to be done. Ly the strong beu r3e1- Without 6ele> sleigh ride woa,4 t+ -Es rose without fragrance. or a cottage silessl 5:fs Here is scrap from ths unpublished g>5-- U the lan1cutol peet which seems to 1s 1:c9!',s D the subject.
 IIark seighiHg with the beiss-
 Modern bellies,
 What . vast amount 0: taE tLsy Ars aa' -g
 now at spells: =
 How they yiggIe, giggls, gisgis- ln the quiet lour Of night
 How they laugl and aiFs- and vFigyis.
 It's wsll-sFrins ef delight
 To these bslles. be!Ies. oelles To these belles, b,!Ies bellss- b<lL=s- se .a- To these laughing S2d tbesz ErvizE e'alas. Listen. hear the soft csressr
 Or the belles Of the ss4s
 And the whisFerinss Of l5Fs-0 aAs--ssE r,
 From the belles:
 Oae would think ,ha! shs! Esce a1gslI here
 below. Heavenly beuss-- To cheer our path. and tsll Us where 70 e,
 With the belles-
 Yes, to tell us when slsighng we should 80,
 With the bellies. DISd Dose.
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-01-10
NORFOLK.

The Woelsn Company employing about sixty hands, is about to commence work again after stopping two or three weeks.
 -George Tibbals son of Mir Lorren Tibbals was very severely if not fatally injured last week, by being struck by limb of falling tree in the woods where he was chopping. He was attempt ing to save his dog from the danger of being crushed by the tree when he was struck.
 MT. E. T. Butler has resigned the presiden- cy of the Bank, aud Mir. K. J. Munson hss been chosen President.
 The Savings Bank has made half yearly dividend to it's depositers at tho rato of DOT cent per annum. Hon.Wm. WWelch has been chosen Vce-President in placo of Ar. K. J.. Munson, resigned.
 Mir. Samuel Seymour killed two year old hog on tho 21th nt., which weighed 750 iha. This hog was exhibited at the Fair at Falls Vil. lage last fall.
 On Friday the day of tho National fnat, q Church in the morning, and large congregation assembled in ,he afternoon in the Congregation al Church, where appropriate addresses were made by the Roy. Mir. Esray apd Rev. Doctor Eldrdgc.
 -- At meeting of the Republicans of the town of Norfolk, holden at RockwollH Hotel on Monday evening, Jnn. 7th tho following pcrsona were appointed delegates to the several Conven- tions, with power to appoint substitutes:
 iSlatc--John II. Welch, II. j. fislt, Robert P. Pondleton, A. G. Pettibens.
 CongresSiona!--Joh K. Sheperd, Vim. K Peck, Jr., II. B. Knapp. Encs A. Sage.
 Seuatoriol-T. Y. Cowles, F. F. Kilbsurn, F. x. Yale, NJ. F. Bell.
 John K. sheperd, Vim. K. Peck. Jr, Robbins Battel, were appointed Town Committee for the year ensuing.
 - The following list of Juryr,en chosen :- H. B. Knapp, Robert A. Geer, Erastus Beers, 1T. J. Holt, J. P. Hawley. Miles Riggs, Elizar Dowd, Daniel Hotc hkiss, ssnuel s. Vail.
 Number of deaths last year, 30.
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-01-10
CORNW ALL.


 The good people of North Cornwall visited their Pastor, Rev. Charles Wetherby, en nsasse on New Years afternoon and evening. The re- suit was sociable, pleasant time and something of an addition to his wood pile and winter stores whether it required coach and four to convey them to his cellar" report saith not. There is growing attachment between pastor and people - There has been mnch feeling among the farmers of this town, on account of repeated de- predatious committed in Poultry yards aud Sheep fields. Mir. T. s. Gold lost seven valuable fine bred Southdown sheep-a part of them impor- ported. Others have lost three or four each while the poultry and honey must have beon as was milk and honey in Old Testament timos.- Circumstances pointing to one of the thieves, Deputy Botsferd arrested him, when he dvulged the names of three or four others. who were i'm mediately arrested. They arc now under heavy bonds to appear at Litch6eld, when it is hoped that justice and judgment, will be ,ncted out to them according to the wickedness of their do- ings.
 - I send you eight apples, with Mo- l, 2, 3, &c.,, attached. There is some difference of opin- ion among us as to which of the several varieties are the best. Will you please test them fairly, aad publish the result in your next paper, in the order of their excellence. Numbers are attach ed instead of names to insure an impartial opn- ion. There is often much in name.
 We haven't had time to digest them all yet. Answer next week. EDIroK.l
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-01-10

1 res In the exc tenpnt of these times, tho great robbery at Washngton-the stealing ot 1 SST0,0OO from the Department of the lrterori' likely to he soon forgotten. The tive persons arrested, remain in iqil-oae of them, Russell 1 in default of $500 aGt bail. It is probable that tho amount of bail will he reduced and that ho will be set at liberty.
 To all appsarance none of the bonds are Ike | ly ever to be recovered If traced to the hands of mea who have purchased them in good faltn' there can be no recovery: Inc "o'ernhe"' must lose tho whslo amount.
 Since this affair became public, we have seen Ittle in ,be Loco Foco papers in reference ts !" Republcan dishonesty &c. Isn't IL aoou' time to opeu again on Elder Peck'
 CoSrxpRrMs.-Why is clear conscience like a prairie? Ans Because it is void oi O tence why is good conscience like an omnibus strpn? Aus. It as an inner check to tho GU CT mnn. And speaking of busses, why IS Kl;s like a sermon? Aus. It consists of two heads and sn application.
 psy- The rise of stocks at New York, of late has been remarkable--many kinds having au- vanced per cent.
 neA- The news from tho South has been very ominous, but the impression now is that we nave
  the President is now out of the hands of trait Ors.
 A newly elected deacon of church not thousand miles from Boston, at a recent even. ing meeting over which he presided; remarked that he was always pleased with Pauls epistles and would on this occasion read from his epistle to the Acts.
 geA- The Chatfeld Republican says that the best way to prevent secession is to take the se- cessionists, put a slip-noose around the neck ot every mothers son of them, and run them up to the nearest tree. That will abate the movs- ment-and do it con additionally too.
 If the truth must be told, the South Caroli- nians cannot drill out the guns of Fort Mou.- trie so as to make them servicsable. Major Anderson did his work too well. He not only spiked the guns, but he plugged them up and left their cavities filled with powder Now, then. an explosion is certain when the drill, com inp in either direction, reaches the powder; and daring as the secessionists are, they will not risk or waste their precious lives in thls man ner So the only report likely to come rom m the guns is that they are unservlceaoie. lnreo more for Major Anderson!
 One of our enterprising citizens has gone 10 South Carolina to take the contract to Dniid . mint for the new kingdom, if he can get 1t. we hope he will succeed, but we calculate that tne only mint he will be likely to have any tning to do with in South Carolina will be mnt Ju' Republican.
 The troops of tho. Palmetto Empire tna their labor to be somewhat different from Wnas they have been accustomed to in the way oI fancy soldering. A great many q then a~ sick and used up,
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-01-10

@r It is said that every effort will be made to compel Governor Hicks to call an extra ser. sion of the Maryland legislature, in order that the state may be declared out of the Union Also that twelve thousand men were already or ganized, whose purpose it is to march to Wash. ington. seize the capitol, and prevent the inau- guration of Lincoln. It is even asserted that the assassination of Lincoln and Hamlin will be attempted, if all other plans fail All such stories are but the emanations of shallow brains. and designed to create sensation" among the timid and "shakey." There will be enough patriots on the 4th of March to see that Mir. Lincoln is inaugurated- willie see thersaf- ter that taitors be punished and the Union preserved
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-01-10
4psal aad Gpauty Ye,ts.
LTTCHFIEID.

At meeting of the Civil Authority, Select men, Constables, and Grand Jurors of the town of Litchfield, holden at Litchfeld, on the Ith day of January, 1861, the following named able and judicious Electors of said town, were chosen bv ballot to serve as Jurors in the Superior Court in Ltchfeld Counry:
 Jacob Morse, Jr., Ransom Newton, Daniel F. Wooster. Garner B. Curtiss, Everett H. Wright, Penfield G. Guild, Ithamer Page, Augustus Nor ev. Erastus P. Moulthrop, Freeman Steddard, Henry R. Goslee, Abner Landon, Royal A. Ford. Edward Picrpont, Joseph A. Newberry, George Cock, David c. Bu1kley, John E. Sedgwick, Wm. H. Braman, L. o. Meafoy, Jas. B. Peck.
 Certified by
 GEO. c. WOODRUFF, Chairman
 - At the meeting of Teachers held on Friday evening, of last week, all the Schoolmasters" in town being present, it was unanimously re- solved, That in the judgment of the meeting, . Convention of all the district schools in the town of Etchfeld to be held and conducted un- der such regulations as may be hereafter deter mined would be mutually beneficial to pupils, parents and teachers, and would be eminenty calculated to promote the interests of Common School Education"
 It is proposed that all the Schools in the town assemble at some convenient place, when such classes as are entered for exhibition will pass in review before tho Committee of Judges, who will render such awards as tho skill and prof. ciency of the respective classes shall merit. An effort will be made to render tho exercises worthy of public attention worthy the place and the subject-a day to be remembered in the annals of Etchfsld.
 ---We notice that meeting of any interested in getting up course of lectures for the remain der of the winter, is called for next Monday evening at E. W. Seymours office We hore that there will be full attendance, and that the project will be carried out. Among the things We need in Litchfeld is a proper hall for the pur pose of lectures, concerts, &c We have long been cognizant of project of the Masonic Fra ternity in this town to build large and commo dious building fer tile purposes of their Masonic and also to furnish hall for the ac commodation and interest of the public for pur- poses like the above mentioned We arc in formed that the l:berality of our citizens is only appealed toto furnish funds to the amount of sl 900 to carry this project through, the order of Masons agreeing to raise S2OOO from their own fund. It is a project amply worth considering, and would not our towns people willingly res pond to such call--f one shall bo given during he coming Spring?
 - Geo. Chipman. of this town, killed on Fri lay last, f hogs, weighing $50 pounds tho larg est of thom weighing 800 pounds
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-01-10

MR LINcoLy's Cabinet.-The latest informa. ton which has reached us respecting the con- position of Mir. LincolE's Cabinet, indicates that the various departments will probably be filled about as follows:
 State-William H. Seward of New York.
 Treasury-Salmon r. Chase of Ohio.
 Atty General-Edward Bates of Missouri.
 War-Simon Cameron of Pennsylvania.
 Navy-Robert F. Scott of Virginia.
 Interior-Wilam A. Graham of North Car.
 F. NJ. Generalization Welles of Conn.
 Mir. Seward and Mir. Bates have both ac- cepted the positions which have been offered them. With regard to tbe other gentlemen named, we are not aware that either of them has yet received positive appointment, nor indeed, with regard to Messrs. Scott and Gra- ham do we know how far the negotiations have proceeded. Of these gentlemen, the first is liberal Whig of Virginia, thorough-going Un- ion man the second was secretary of the nte- candidate for the Vice Presidency in 1852, on the sams ticket with Gen. Scott.-Iribme.
 PS-The Tribune of Monday, modifes it's program by saying that NIT. Seward has not yet accepted, that John A. Gilmer of N. O., is talked ces have been sent to Springfield protesting against the appointment of Cameron.
 A MINORITY PREsIDENr.-One of the Demo- cratic palliations of the reasonable proceed ings at the South, is the claim that Mr. Lincoln did not receive majority of all the votes cast in the late election. The simple answer is that neither did Mir. Buchanan, Gen. Taylor, Mir. Polk, nor Gen. Harrison. Indeed, poor Pierce is, we believe the only President who received an actual majority of the popular vote since the days of Andrew Jackson. But though not hav- ing an absolute majority, Mir Lincoln received 0 q much larger cote than erer betore cast for a Presidential candidate. Though the official re turns are not Jet complete, and the figures are to be increased somewhat by them, they show that Mir. Lincoln received 25,0OO votes more than Buchanan received in 1856. They con- pare as follows:
 MT. Lincoln received ..........,.,. 1864, ,960 Mir. Buchanan received. .........,.. 1889 ,642
 Lincoln over Buchanan. 25,318
 These facts settle. effectually all the talk about minority President-N. fl. Jour.
 The Massachusetts cotton mills of Lowel, have within the past year 7,l90 miles of cotton cloth. Enough to put girdie two- thirds around,
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-01-10
CANAAN.

Mr. Charles s. Hunt, who edited for time the Housassnio Republican with ability and tact has, we learn, bought the East Hade1an' Jourual md will hereafter edit and publish that paper. Success to him!
 Meanwhile VIC are informed by the RepubA- can that the devil has that paper in charge.
 - The following item was omitted from the "Tax List" last week, and completes the table:
 CANAAN.-7oun Clerk, William II. Kelley ; Selectmen Jabez Brewster, Henry Dean. Highway Expenses. S796 45 Pauper ............ 92l 50 General .. 600 co Town Expenses last year, (total,).... 2,3l7 95
 Taxes this year, 10 per cent.
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-01-10
&itt5felb Gnqnir&t. THURSDAY, JAN. 10, 1861.
Secession.


 The prevailing topics of news which is every day eagerly looked for and caught up, is still concerning our political troubles, and the pro- slavery revolution which pervades the Southern States. One day finds us prepared for the worst that can befall us on the next-but the next brings the absolute point of revolution and blood shed no nearer than the day before. We are startled every day by bogus telegrams, more than limiting of great battles fought--but the more re- liable newspapers furnish no such items, or contradicts the whole story.
 Gradually we become accustomed to these ru- mors, and we are led to doubt whether after all our Southern brethen are not crying " Wolf again--where no wolf is to be seen--and no wolf is intended.
 Happily, the Union is safe and sound, and un- divided, yet. The pretended secession of South Carolina is recognized by no one. The Post Office of that State still makes it's returns to the central Post Office Department. The revenues have never been refused, and new collector of the customs, vice the old old one, resigned mas been appointed by the President and will be con firmed by the Senate, who will see that the laws of the United States are enforced, and the oath he takes supported.
 There is not only hope for, but there is life in the Government of the United States yet, and as we were born under its flag, so we may all of us expect to die under the Star Spangled ban ner' yet.
 And so let us calmly watch the signs of the times with curiosity, but not with apprehension.
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-01-10
MORRIS.

At meeting of the Civil Authority, &c.' Jan. 7th, the following persons were elected Jurors for the Superior Court, for the ensuing year, vlz
 David W. wagoner, Alex. H. Harrison, Chauncey H. Alvord, Monroe Troop, Dennis V, Beardsley.
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-01-10
Twice.

\
 We have, before now, alluded in our local column, to the pleasure and profit we have de. rived in minus quantity, in looking after the signs of the time, and endeavoring to peer into the mysteries of this side the veil, through the yelled face of our digni6ed and stationary town clock on the spire of the Congregational Church in Litchfeld.
 It may seem to be small matter, possessing 10 interest whatever to people off from Litch- field Hill, and out of sight of that dgnifed, el- egant and ornamental piece of wooden assur- apce, styled by courtesy, what it has never been as matter of fact, our time-teller. But as typi- cal of tke times generally, that clock of ours conveys lesson which it may not be insppro- priate at this time, or futile, briefly to mako a note of" Like that clock, the times are iH sta- tu quo Like it, they are out of joint. Like it, many of our most feurishing and really excel lest institutions are wound up" and stopped" and like that clock, there seems to be no pros- pect for an "extension of time" ahead, unless something is done, and done at once, to relieve the temporary embarrassment. The solution of both these difficulties is not difficult to give We will attempt both.
 It is well known by all, that the only remedy which our town clock requires is long rope for the dead weight the labors of MT. Munger or Nr. Reinhart; an abiding faith in the people,; and miider weather. Then we shall be able to look up into its weather-beaten face, and "note times changes" accurately. Then we shall be spared the infiction of the divers questionings which meet us on every street corner" Watch man, what of the day ?-and the anathemas which are likely to follow when we gaze up into that imperturable face for reply. Then we shall be spared too, that monthly subscription paper by which we are as often impelled to hope that something ,eiH be done to mend times ways, because having paid our money, we are assured that we shall gain in exchange our moneys proverbial equivalent
 Precisely go it is with the times outside of the clock steeple-outside of the town, We are happy to say-outside of the state-down among the Southern attitudes.
 All that is wanted there is Q long rops for ev- cry secessionist-the labors of such men aa ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Major ANDERSON, and Gen. eral soorr-an abiding faith in the soundness and certainty with which all will come out right Tn the end-and that the wheels of the govern ment, temporarily clogged with traitors and with no one to wind the key, will soon move on as regu larly as before, with as much impartiality, ant we hope, with even more precision and prompt ness.
 Need we pursue the parallel further, or poin the moral? Shall not our times political an. our time particular, soon be blessed with change from the worse to the better, Ia ther not striking similarity between the two give, times, and have we not hope for bothr
 We hope we have.
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-01-10
Ase From our town statistics of last week, we give below, for the sake of comparison, the tax rates of the several towns in cents on Sl00 |:
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Of these towns, New Hartford pays the n'en- est. and North Canaan the lowest taxes this year. The average is about AZ cents on Sioo' less, probably, than the average taxation Of the State
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-01-10

10r The Hartford Comrant has enlarged it's borders and put on new dress. We trust and are confident that this new face of things will not be typical of any other change in the Cou,~ ant ofce, and that the glorious cid principles it has always advocated will never give place, like
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-01-10
WEST TWISTED,

Rev. Hiram Eddy late of North Canaan is to be installed to-day. ednesday) over the Con- gregational Church in West Winsted.
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-01-10

%We have received the Connecticut Reg ister' from MT. Riverius Marsh. He has it for sale at his counter.
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-01-10
WOODBUR

WOODBURY. The Report of Dr. Richards lecture in Wood bury is unavoidably crowded out this week.
The daily Wabash express., 1861-10-01
Good from Washington

GEORGE Wilkes write.
WAsHlScroN Sept 9,h.-Dsar Sgsrif:-
The period has pas-sl which ] Indicated a.
the limit Of danger % the Capital. and though
battle between the confronting posts On the
right bank Of the Potomac NAV still be con
-idered imminent, there i no apprehension
iclt. IN any loyal mind that the National
Army. when such conflict comes, Will not he
entirely successful. The kear offks troops is
enhrelB restored. Reflection has enabled
them % look with c0mp0sure upon the mis-
fortunes Of Manassas. and there i nothing
which thes now - much desire. a. to he led
once more against the enemy. Rely upon IL,
there will be no more panics on our side. aud
the tide Of the retreat in the next action viii
flow from Washington. Our troops have
learned that the safest movement for soldier
during an engagement. i that which. under
proper guidance, leads him forward 70 the
attack aud that disorder j. the greatest of all
dangers Of the battle field.
| am nov free 81 expres. the
opinion taat VII no; get fight with the
rsbels under Beiure-a-si Until ", roks Il oar
selrss
Wilkes has not been writing pai- fDr the
sake Of pleasing the military ch iefiains
ami Contractor favoritcs abont Washington
Therefore. when he SAYS good thing 3
means something.
The daily Wabash express., 1861-10-01

them. We hope they vii he disappointed
and that We shall soon hear that sufficient
nasal force has been -en, down along the coast
to make them feel the powss Of the Gorern
nent AZ more poiats than Que We bore 90
zee the cities OF charleston. savannAh, No
bile and New Orleans in the possession of
Federal troop before the ldes Of November.
and each Of them the base of lines OF opera
ton. which shall be extended throughout
the ssulf States. 10 meet those which shall
radiaie from our several eentres OF opera
tons in Virginia. Kentucky and Missouri
Thus NAV she rebellion be crushed out. and
IL ergiaators be properly Punished. They
richly deserve the chAstisemsnt. and most
fer, ently do we pray that they may receive
IA II the women and children were remcv-
cd. il woald rejoice as 10 hear that our shells
had fred the city Of Charleston. and that IL
had become waste rhis would do more
10 yin peace than any other one thing
and il would remove source OF perpetual
veration aud trouble Terrible a. snch a
result would be, IL would be far better that
il were 30 than thousands of innocen, people
should be made 10 suffer on account Of the
pestiferons influence Of this rebellions city