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Litchfield enquirer., 1866-11-29

Gen, Meager, now Secretary of Montans territory, sent the following foolish chal- lenge to Capt. Blake of the Montana Pest for criticising some of his public acts. The answer is sensible and conclusive:
 VIRGINIA CrrY, M. T., Oct. 19, 1866
 To Capt. Henry ~. Blake: ... k sSir: As am given to understand, with in the last half hour, there have been some Qualifications circulated in regard to the in terview which my friend, Dr. Deans, had with vou the other day relative tothe scans dalous article which you wrote and publish ed against me ill the Montana Post. of the 9th of thisEmonth, and in order that such fal- sifications may be at once and completely refuted, my friend, MT. James K. Duke, in the temporary abscenceiof Dr. Deans, now calls upon you to publish, in the next num- Der of that paper, an ample apology, such as he will approve of; or declining to do that, to make immediate arrangements with hinafor afording thatsatisfaction, which from your recent association with gentle men in military life, it is, II presume en- I have the honor to be, sir, your most sobe- dient servant. =.
 H e> THOMAS FRANCIS MEAGHER. VIRGINIA CrrY, M. T., Oct 19, 1866. {. ,lo Gen, Thonsds 7. Medgher: '-|'
 Dear sir Your strange letter of the same date herewith has been duly received. You assume that I '.twrote and published" the ar- ticle toIwhich you refer. l infer from your language that you, consider that l have been guilty of circuIating the alleged falsifca- fions in regard to my interview with Dr. Deans. I desire to inform you thatI can not comply with any of the requests or de- mands which you have made. As the edi- tor of the Montana Post, itis my right and duty to criticise the official conduct pf pub lie men. I always act in pursuance, the most upright motives, and hyouf.are neg. ligent in the performance of your tAAks as tie Secretary of our territory, you cannot escape censure. ! I may be iaisnformed by
Litchfield enquirer., 1866-11-29
NEW PRESTON.

-flb 5a.sEf asft sNAdV rA U ~ L. .s,l A son of Burton Beeman living in the East part of the town of Warren left home Sunday Eve the 18th inst to carry some
 factory girls to New; Preston village. When passing over the low ground East of s. w.
 Meekers one of the horses broke into the
 road and partly fell, but was. soon on his
 eeteapparenfly all right though somewhat excited, after driving about 2 mile they started to a1, run, run the pole; broke, and the girls waslthrownou against the bank and considerably last. The horses ran as far
 a as the village; one was So, much hurt that
 it died in a few. days One of the horses
 is said to be a pefxerse ryinaway.A bna Eoi 4 Geo. s. 'Cogswen has bought of Geo.
 Bradley the Litchfsldd and New Milford stage route together with all the stock on the routea na&f. Bradley has given good satisfaetion anal and ave the good wish
 es of the community. .gay Fgd-bl blAugustns Smith is engaged to teach singing. sin ing the enspding winter. n the Village ba.- The Rev Mra Williams supplying the Congregation On the hin for the winter
 The village Cong on regatien a tiien unite with them, in the public exercises for sgiving day 5 Sefmbn,by Mi. Wilhamss' 1e3 x's.g '1i A AlbeffM6nn hassold out his stock oi
 ls asl rtisls iss hsssaf ter.
Litchfield enquirer., 1866-11-29
6hp E. whittlesey is sspesanste, leave for Houston, Ysxas, next, week to apendthe winters k N
WAsHINGToN.e

John Titusis uilding a furnace enathe old stand where Joseph Titus furnace was burned some years since.
 The young people have established a reading circle at the house of T: F. Brins: made on Friday evenings lrwhere Shake sstp5esre ana. other aqthofsar duly altcidated, A singing school has also been commenced under the leadership of Earle Buckingham ,TSherman Hartwen has sold two full blooded Cotswold bucks, one to Winfield B1oodgood of Binghamton, N Y, and an other to gentleman in Copake, at paying prices. MT. H is receiving more orders this season than ever before. ra He thinks sheep breeding pays. 4a nr>te sotis.
 7. '.7- 7: -- As the account of the hailstorm pulp lished in the Enquirer last summer was thought by some to be fish story, we will state that over 1000 bushels of corn have been brought into old Judea since that date. MT. Alvin Clark, who usually raises from fifteen to twenty. cart bodies full of corn, picked from his hail stricken piece, nine baskets full of soft corn c. F. Wood ruff had ten baskets full from three acres
 F. and 0. Titus had none at. allH E. Beers none. E. 0. Kinney a few baskets full, and some had third efa crop who were Oh the outside of the storm course, Some have thought the hail was an. expression ot Providential displeasure against tobaccc raising, if so it was certainly q very decided and decisive one for this years crop
 -The farmers are hauling over thei1 plaster from New Milford, some 25O tons having. been bought in Bridgeport by the Farmers Plaster Association, at ,s3,75. per ton, Hfarmers in other towns 7 want to
 know whether plaster pays or not, let them look at the prices at which farms here are held. aIa.u5!41sd ai A qh4l.a .s,y.itjA.
 <. --l Town gossip comes to no definite con.
 elusion in reference to the perpetrators ot the outrage on MT. Gunn's donkeys. Queel | place this, where they cut down the, star.
 and stripes and hamstripgf donkeys Int poor animals were. certainly in no .dange
 from Impartial suffrage. Ii" ,s. + Hawkeye caught g coon, Monday nor
 ming, which weighed 20 pounds, and meas .used foot and half around its body (which will do for Thanksgiving. 's :'"ss [
Litchfield enquirer., 1866-11-29
Miscellaneous Items.

Some men keep very savage dogs around
 stop to ssget bite" may get it outside the door. '' ' -'.'i- s' -
 Hon. John B. Brisbin, Chairman of the Minnesota. State Democratic Committee, is out in letter expressing the opinion
 that the South should adopt the Constitu- tional Amendment. gIiL ..i...ss., :;sq g4s;4 The New York Tfd5,ae estimates the ex-
 penses of both sexes who attend the twelve hundred balls of the season in that city at
 $6, F, 5000. .'S '', 5'.t' 't. ''<!@ t7' si-,1
 Wendell Philips opposes both the Con- stitutional Amendment and impartial suf. frage, and abuses the Republican party. as usual sel -l4ld ses:s .s.. isg.a! ;eoll An. editor speaking of a drink. he once had occasion to indulge in, says he could I not tell whether it was brandy or 8 torch
 light procession going down his throat. aha
 The Chicago Republican professes to have, haS trustworthy information from Utah that
 Brigham Young is about to retire tempora-- rily to plantation some sixty miles from Salt Lake City, leaving the charge Of pub! 1 lie affairs in the hands of his son. This movement, 1t is said, is ,occasioned by the
 increasing age of Brigham Young, and the object is to test the ability of the young Brigham to wield the scepter before the death of his father shall render final any 1 step which may be adopted in regard to the ; succession. If he manifest the ability to manage the affairs of Government that his father and the elders hope, then Brighalis $ tabdication will be permanent. aa ,sa Is Stephen H. Branch, who has taught ba goodiy number of New York Aldermen who can write to do SO, advertises his terms for preparing Vprize-fghters for Congress. b9ila
 The New Bedford Mercury says Bierstadt,
 the artist, was married in New York on
 Thursday to Mrs Osborn, q highly accom- plished and beautiful lady.
Litchfield enquirer., 1866-11-29
9itfB6ls 6psuiyst,, :,
Iitohaeld, Conn Thur day, Nov. aellsee
Thanksgiving,

As theold New England feast day comes around once more, innumerable broods of New Englandarsa are. Hooking. ..tesatheireold nests from all quarters of the land, while throughout the broad domain of tho s aAmsf- ls ican nation, the people gather in their tenn ples to render homage to the only Being to whom an American owes fealty, and to give thanks for that unexampled flow of prosperity ofwhich our annalists are seldom obliged to record any check. lis but a year since wemet to sing hosannas for the return of peace and the national dsliyerance from the horrors and fdesolations of civil war, and such thanksgiving may we never again be called on to celebrate! Yet we take an honest pride in the sacrifices we have made; andras we compare ai the way in which the disloyal third and the loyal two, thirds of our people fought out their bat tie, with the overthrow of despotic Austria accomplished in g single campaign! of a fortnight's duration, we feel renewed con, fdence in the superriorriit of republican 1n- stitutions in war as we'll as in peace. s6
 After the unnatural tension of nefve and muscle during the war the year ayd 2 hali of peace which followed has been grateful beyond expressions There las been much cl1
 political agitation, the efsct of which, we firmly believe, will be 3wgSst wholesome and healing. Nothing allsSs politicalinfana
 ton like the ballotyA yAi ii'4t :, 9lqqtaz2 9m
 .Tas uninterruprd material prosperity of the North and bf wonted healthfu1 politi-
 cal action are6ot our only cause for1 grati- 1 tude. The6outh is no longer gasping in
 utter rhh prh,,d ,,dcal exhaustion but shows signs
 of reco<ery from the prostration of defeat and Ae social revolution which followed it. Mdy heart rending tales of suffering
 hong her people have come UP to us; pri- Ivations have been as 9brayely encountered as her behavior during the war had taught us to expect; and we hope that with the gathering in of her haryests the pinching time of her new career will have ended
 There are portions of her territory, however, where misfortune seems to have been heap ed on misfortune and which, it is said, are threatened even with famine. Sucha cal amity we can never believe will be allowed to happen. The people who, could raise
 millions to alleviate the suferingsof the in numerablef sick and wounded of the war; are too earnest, too energetic, and toq chris tian to allow starvation. in any nquarter of the land. Charity is the most acceptable thanksgiving. a,i''i'f |, 253ti<11tE A'5' fe ct:
 The people of our own county have their usual full measure of prosperity to be grater ful for. The quiet, orderly, routine of a New England agricultural community has few changes to record. A steady, unvary77 ing, generally slow progress may be noted; but we rest on our hills, for the most part, out of and above the active manufacturing g and commercial portions of our little com monwealth, duly thankful, nevertheless, for the solid and increasing comforts of Ameri can country ife. J; t, sll.}t, .sa .l.,f ',:. :.
Litchfield enquirer., 1866-11-29
.wATERTIowN.

Alfred J. Lounsbury, arrested last week,
 charged with stealing silk from Hemingway
 < Sons, had his preliminary e2xaamnination e a P
 on Monday, before Justice Cutler, and was discharged for waint of evidence sufficient binding him over. to. the Supe- rior Court for trial, '5'''aea i,i.aaa
Litchfield enquirer., 1866-11-29
sTATE ITEMS.

THE people of Wethersfeh made an ar- ||raangement to have the ehurch bells there |rlaag whenever the meteorric display should occur, and on Wednesday night the man who was engaged to dothe ringing saw .
 single star shoot, and supposings the pro-
 gramme was to be fully carried out, sprang for his. rope, and by a4.Kigorous pulling, awoke the whole neighborhood.
 slScHER1NGER's 4 melodeon factory at New Haven, was burned with about 200 melode. ons and large quantity of lumber. Only three or four of the instruments were say ed. The loss is heavy. Insured in seve-
Litchfield enquirer., 1866-11-29

The London News says four junior mem- ,bexs of the University of Oxford, one of them Bachelor of Arts, first class degree, have just gone over to the Church Of Rome
Litchfield enquirer., 1866-11-29

Four students from the Protestant En;s. copal training seminary at Anandale, New York, have joined the church of Rome and are with the Paulist Fathers in their Mon astery. A clergyman from the Diocese of Rhode Island, has taken the same step and is in the same place.
Litchfield enquirer., 1866-11-29

There are. thirteen thousand seven hun,
 dred and fifty enlisted @ msn in the ! United Stafes navy at present.
Litchfield enquirer., 1866-11-29
SALISBURY.

Seventy-fve thousand dollars. 75, ,0OO
 have. ve.been;subscribed byiithe citizens dof this town towards the proposed Railroad from Millerton to Sheffield, This proposed raiload connects the Housatonie with the Harlem, running nearly the. length of this township, north and south. This new road will be of immense, ,inp ortaneeto Salisbury and the entire Stock might have been taken befo;e this, but that it's friends have been induced to await the action of the Boston, Hartford and Eae R. R, Some people be- lieve that corporation will Echose,thes north ern fpute, so called, from Hartford to Fish kill, which would pass through this town. Your correspondent wishes hehad anilion dollars to subscribe to- each project; but fails to see why one should wait for the other, OF how one can interfere with the otheriinl any yway.I Either would ldiaecomndo- date the transpora oratation of iiSIfs region,
 Our reign ot rough travel has menced and as usual in this town, where the, repair of the roads is intrusted, in sections, to the farmers, since the rainy season began they have been busy hauling g n mud U into the mid
 de of them; eOhl for "a railroad upon which to ride, or for common sense in the |, L.q.f ."sx2 i,4ly; st}tSt repair of our highways ,,.,a@5 " ,.,, ,i ,.,,i l,
 Holey Manufacturing Go, at Lake vile have nearly completed their new fac tory It is thoroughly built '@ cs,oommodious. and an ornament to the place. ..; ,.'i1 i s'sis
Litchfield enquirer., 1866-11-29
SHARON

9. On Sunday the, 18th inst. ;. immediately Pafter the morning service in the churches,
 a diissggracefu1 ight occurred, iin iin presence oi many. people, moving in ithestreet, going from their respective! places iof worship.
 The difficulty arose in relation to the right of the parties to occupy 2 pew in, one of the places of worship. ? An aged man, was seized by the collar, thrown upon the ei' ground, uh and suffered the infietion of sev- eral blows from horse-whip in the hands of an athletic: young man. p The aggressor has been bound over to the Superior Court to answer for his conduct, and at civil suit has been commenced against him for dam ages. For the credit of the town. the names of the parties concerned in the afr fray, are eiwithholdensi cir! ?11o9 5eg ,-g1
 Joseph B. Bostwick, Esq, an enterpri- sing citizen of sharon, has purchased of 0. Sears, Esq, handsome plot of ground,
 lying about sixty rods east, of the village, with the right of way to, 1t from the town
 street, ,s He proposes to lay it out into building lots, forsthe convenience of those who may wish to purchase sites and erect -tenements., It is g ;beautiful location, hav- ing an extended view of the Valley of Do yer. and of the hills of Berkshire and Dutch
 ess. 4 site has been. procured, and opera tions commenced for the erection of par son for the Congregational Society, and probably that will be the first building
Litchfield enquirer., 1866-11-29

A EI1roHF1EnDg a
 asThe new &gan inst. Michaars vast fp- fshedson Mdndhy There is One half atop: the Vol D Amour in theswelL The restrpn through theswhole> compass d the mammals. As regards the general charactsr of thesin- strument, although our present impressions are quite favorable we do not entirely rely a-h upon them; Of g new organ. ...as.! as of any other stranger, we often entirely change Eour< opinion. on familiar, acdnhinttssnee sYesthefs are sohis thing in itsfasor cbhear- ming which we cannot we'll be mistaken. The Swell is unusually effective; the stops com bihe e1ceedingly well and the general effect |ef.she'i he'instrument-is,sesy goeds- Itis-4eieea sWeetlI, being designed fof church organ rather than one of those brilliant concert instruments which areso fashionable now-a days. ,4 'a;', ,;,
 The maker, ak MT: W wmn. n B. 5. D Simmons oi Boston is an old organ builder, having built over three hundred instruments but he has set, pp very few; in Connecticut, and we lll think Organ Committees in the vicinity would be well to. visit this instrument before contracting with other builders. ,. a"n
Litchfield enquirer., 1866-11-29
4HARWIiN,TON.'

II April last, the Rev. MT, Bissel propos-
 ed b the children of the Sabbath School cohheetea with the Congregational Church, to plant each of them ten hills of potatoes, the proceeds to be- given to- the Sunday School cause. Atathe last concert,l each scholars name that had contributed to- getherWiith the sum paid, was was read yarty,
 ing from 20 to'7 cents, amounting to the sum of sixteen dollars and forty. three nentsy @1aios.saia i'2nmla trtHt eili ---
 l [i. ,..y' .t .{a-a,'; .slL.:v 1:.I >9aEtf
 Mrs and Mrs. William 8. Goodsen eel 'eblated thair goldenlwedding on: Thursday of last wee week. About sixty invited guests were present. pres Mi. Goodsen was the 'lra re- icipient of asgold-headed a cane and pair of gold spectacles, and Mrs. Goodsen was pre- scented with gold pin, ,'''si,i '''.,ts ,'.,l -
Litchfield enquirer., 1866-11-29

slt The New Bedford Mercury says Bierstadt, the artist, was married in New York on Thursday to Mrs Osborn, q highly accom- plished and beautiful lady.
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1866-09-21
On DAWN NJ, NrLsox-Amono The 4

CAf3 pawn N. EELsos.-Gmong The dele
gatea ||eh East Tennessee totbe Southern 10y
aisiP n%yrntion, WIS Captain David NJ. Mel.
500, Of Hon. Thomas A. r. Nelson, OF
THU We see In the papers that Captaia
heN pade an cexeelleut speech at one Of
the mass meeting 10 Philadelphia.
'Capt4I4 +, Is doing just what might be eXpee-
sed q AIM BY those who know how heroic
ally b the enemies Of the country on The
asld a tRttls. Throughout the war he was Il
BRAY efficient OH Ger In the Unioa army,
And H. Attending the Convention At Philndel-
Phia vas supporting the cause for which be
had ptFlled his life. Captain N. Is one Of
ahe west promising young men oftbs State
talen generous and brave. GW9W
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1866-09-21

Hs The extensive Steam Portable Engine
and Mill Works, ofMesirs. n. ~. Blandy,
q tanMrilie, Ohio, were entirely destroyed
~ Afs on the night OF August 25th. Loss
orsy 4ieo 900. Insurance only $4,000. They
lnne4Ntely put = large force at work, and
'nle1e Fave their Works entirely Feb6ilt,
q peratiou inside Of two months. In
~ tune, they have doubled their force
Newark, Ohio, Works, and will
w. supply all demands for their PoE-
giaes and Mills. Their Newark
said 70 be The most complete, West
i'shAay Mountains. See their adj
~ lp another column.
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1866-09-21
TAEI BRANCH SEMINARY.

Thatfnhtees 81 the Fall Branch Seminary have &C.
'eured N4'h, tlgrs OF thv ReV. JOSEPH 8. Brown, a.
prlnfI sN Nr Ina the promise If Rble ~assistant teach
IRA N NNb,A AZ a first elias Male& Fsmsls High &c boOl.
Tha 00.NllHl kae large enough TO separate The sexes.
ToiaiQa wv session Of twenty weeks commencing
the eii' of5srpt. rom ten to twenty -hve dollars,
Board M Tod families two Or three dollars per week
He lNItfa 20 the Professors Of tho University Of Yir-
Elnff Hhfro be was . student for three sessions, 10
tauss ~ tAn Southern Baptist Theological Seminary,
VWhA1n 1 ttudifd New Testament Creek sud Hebrew,
iahdlq w. patrons in Virginia
&Ejod opportunity hr young men preparing for the
who wish to study Latan, Greek, or Hebrew,
AMllta ihs PFlneiphl AZ Fall Branch, Washington
iGosa1 ~ nerseo. 81. tt [Sept2iw5"
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1866-09-21

CIRCUIT COURT OF WASHINGTON co.
ToHN P. .HUSK Ys'MARY A HUsK. IT
q appearing from the allegations OF the
plaintiffs bill that the defendant Mary a.
Husk is a nonresident OF the State Of Tenn
esSee tits therefore ordered that publication
be made in the . Union Flag" n newspaper
published in the town Or Jonesboro Was b.
ington County Tennessee for four successive
weeks notifying said defendants Mary A.,
Husk to appear before his Honor the Circnit,
Judge on the fourth Monday in October 1856,
at the Court House in JoHesboro and answer
the allegations PLANTING Bill or the Samr
will be proceeded with exparte. THIS 10th
septsiw4pfss JAS. E. DEAEtNs, Clerk. A.,
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1866-09-21
NOTICE.

TTAvING SUGGESTED TUE INSoL-
III yency Of the estate of William X.
Waugh DECEASED 10 the Clerk of the Coupty
Court Of Johnson, aud IN order having been
made upOn US by said Clerk for Publication
al persons having claims against said es-
tate are, notified to fle them properly, au-
tnenlicated with said Clerk on or before the
lst day of January 1857, or they will be for
ever beAred. Thls September 5th, 1865.
TH0S. s. SMYTH,
". K. DoNNBJLY,
sept2lw4pfS51 Admhastrdtors Of said Estate.
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1866-09-21
nmV EoIioyD-Rebels at work.

On hfalaNt Of the ftil Of September, > tepSi ~
son IN. 1eg Saii "a which were three prisoneI'. Alss.
WIl,rn Xxx We convicted At the July term q the Sir'
cult C0Sfl Df tho murder q yaet fo.es, " t9S''
w sis,u ~1isaling, The Jail not being close to any
i,ouss. 81 itratasrp, secured X. J, gr?sswliiu,
thC la aqd by threats forced hlin to deliver the
~, M lAA IAN, and released the prisoners and made
shsir .,.1l rewards North Carolina. Wilson had
nesn ~ fId Psbel army aud killed 4 Mr.. Potter, who
VA A Juibh man And when Nc gets North Cars
nlIrs, asS nuasr the security Of my PolieyN porhApa
Viii fe4oFh r brought 10 Justice From all RppcRTAn-
~ sists SIC sbnat thirty Of tho my Policy" men.
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1866-09-21
Fro the Mountains of N. Carolina
ELtzABrTnroN. TESSEssEl

FWnt .. a. ELtlAugTHfON, ibANEsbLBt
September l 1866.
n3F Cfshdm'-I have Just reiurhed from the noun
tAln tpansies Of Nurth Carolina and am truly Elad TO
cay flN1 ihe same dame Of true aud devoted patriotism
tlN4frp4 nPon the hearts OF all-uis 'ame IS In our
IhA} NJ, give them the men who were their eoun.
try'B liendB In an hour Of peril and strife. Such aud
nono utIrs will they support nr stand by. Rest as
suptdf ha. Nc mountain counties Joining The feunes-
gse ihAAf Unanimous fT Congress.
Futarl4ltf IN wanted badly III that section. and a.
aoon NJ Yafl Communications are opened you may look
Tor at1NinInf list Df subscribers. They arc determine
ID b .---.L- ihe loyal prcaa Of the country. N.
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1866-09-21
Ggand Radical Union Mass-Meeting
10 held in Knoxville.

Eas blxylle Wig announces that there viii soon
81 hs fhnt city a Grand Radical Union NlaSS.Meet.
pns' sh some Of the best speakers in the country
wMfs ,rpnt. We hope t.. be able TO announce the
XII. ,bla IIass- Meeting will take place in our
usrt iAse, Every loyal man in East Tennessee who
lsy~ uplry and hates treason, ShOaldgO 10 Knox
suss w AZ means, and hear the eloquent and tried pa
trq,4 ,pqF eOuntry who will address them upon that
stss Upper East Tennessee will be there In her
fsis power and strength, you may rest assured Of that
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1866-09-21

Patssnrea BREAK JAIL AoATa.-on Saturday night
laSt 4 nsMAvEof the prisoners Of our jail sghn f
fsesed ~ 6pshlng IN the walls OF their cell and made
their tacAae. They managed To got IN anger into
thelF assfi Hsent and thus secured cgress to the out
slas world Wien they retrealed in good order" IL 10
pFssu sue VI. Diving to this fact. wo learn, Mr.. Boyd,
tho JsNlbR, had been removed BY tho Sheriff, and Mr..
PEaslt Qnt d bis ateAd.
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1866-09-21

While Andy johnson WA making one OF his
ipalitIgql hAIRngues A. Johnstowni pennsylvania, a
lpNiltN1 khYo way, which fell upon and crushed thlr-
ttfH. ,Dple 20 death, and wounded thirty Or forty
rnJrt .hy OF whom will die. Better had the wretch
ineve born than bring the distress upon the eoun-
trgt1Me been guilty OF In Tho past Six months.