Litchfield enquirer., 1867-08-15
LITCHFIELD.

good luck in these degenerate days, but if we can trust the Sentinel, it has come at last. Like the Lichield of Old England. We are now a Cathedral town! We are thus favored by the action of the Convocation of Episcopal ministers at Marketable, last week, who gave us a 's Dean,'' which natu- rally implies the ''Cathedral" We heard rumors year or two since, of the propo- sal to call the presiding officer of these ministers meetings "Dean," would mt
 " Archbishop have been more strictly An gllcan and correct? the chief officer of the English Convocation" is always of that rank. It looked at the time as if some clerical gentleman had been trying to poke fun at some other clerical gentle man, by getting him into a little place with big name If so, the plotter has been caught in his own trap, after fashion that reminds us of a little political incident:
 It so happened. not long since nor far away, that certain Democratic editor went as a delegate to the Senatorial Con vention of his party. Now the District in question was slightly ''black' '-hadn't in fact gone Democratic but once since the division of the State into Senatorial dis tricts in 1928. Consequently the stru ggle was not how to get the nomination, but how n0t to get it. Man after man was cho- sen, and man after man declined; for every prudent Democrat in the District had an agent on the ground to withdraw his name -" business arrangements such, he could Tt possibly go to New Haven this season,
 &c.'' At last our brother in the quill and scissors line rose in his seat and rebuked these bachsliding nominees in his most solemn manner for though as playful | as a kitten in his paper, he can talk like 8 tombstone at Convention); no patriot, he maintained, could decline the nomina- tion of such a party, at such d crisis, &c, :, &c. Another ballot was taken, and by a most marvellous coincidence, our friend ! Was nominated unanimously The gen l IiSA41ttl1 Nllo ti1Ci tilc tttGOIlttl chair of the Eaq4i1er had a disllhe to per sonaHties, and never mention ed the cir cumstance; but the Democracy so seldom do a good thing in their collective capacity, that We deem 1t a sacred duty to give them credit for the most remarkable instance on record of successful reduction of excel lent political preaching to instant prac- tice.
 The number of the District and the name of the victim we suppress for obvious reasons-neither will 1t be of any use to look for the latter in Goodwin's Legisla- | tive Statistics fol 1866
 On Saturday match game of base ball 1 was played between the Empire club of Plymouth and the Duttons of this place at l the Fair ground. The game commenced at a little past noon. In the choice the Dutton won and took the field, giving tLe | Empire the bat.
 1sT ISNISG.-Purcel made his lst; A. E. Blakes- lee his lst bringing in Purcell; c. Blakeslee his l lSI illu second bringing m A. E., BakeSlee: out { trying to steal 3d Wells out at 1st; Stewart made his 1st, 2d, and 3d Bidwell his lst and 2d: Pardee 1 out on foul by Williams Cine catchJ leaving Bid 1 well on I'd and Stewart on Sd. Empire. ?. J. Demlng out at 1st; Bulkley made 1st 2d and l Sd; C. Deming out on foul by Grant: Williams out l at 1st leaving Buckley on 3d. Dutton 0. 2D INsING.-Parker made his tally; Grant out at 1 1st; Purcell out on foul, by C. Deming: A. E.. tally; C. Blaleslee, lst 2d, and 3d. Wells, 1st and 1 2d; Stewart out on foul by Williams (fne play l Empire ?. =" 1 Catlin and Baldwin each tailed; Marsh and | Richards each out at lst; Seymour out foul by | Grant. DuttOn g.
 3D INS1NG.-Bidwell made 2d on splendid ball to right field and 3d; Pardee out on foul by c. Dem- l ing; Parker struck out Grant made lst and 2d: Purcell out on foul by c. Deming leaving Grant on 2d and Bidwell on 3d. Empire 0.
 J. Deming out on foul by Grant; Buckley tailed: c: Deming made 1st, 2d on passed bail, and tally; Williams, 2d on good strike out trying to steal 3d: CatGn made 1st, 2d 3d, ,and tally on underthrow to Sd base; Baldwin, Marsh, ,and Richards each tailed; Seymour got Sd; J. Deming, 2d and left there by l Bulkley being out at 1st Dutton 6.
 4TH lNNING-A. E. Blakesee tailed; c. Blakes- lee out at 1st; Wells out on foul by C. Deming: Stewart made 1st and 2d and left there: Bdwel out at 1st. Empire l.
 c. Deming tallied Williams made his Sd on fine ball to right field; Catlin out at 1st; Baldwin out on fly by C. Blakesee Ga good catch); Marsh cut at 1st leaving Williams on 3d: Dutton l.
 9TH INNING.-Pardee and Parker each taled. Grant out on fly by Williams Purcell A. E. Blakeslee. C. Blakeslee and Wells each tallied; Stewart out on fly by J Demng; Bidwell reached 2d and left there l Pardee out on fonl by C. Deming. Empire 6,
 Richards got 1st on huff of Pardee and tally; Seymour, his 2d on overthrow, and tally:J. Demng his lst on huff of Pardee and tally Bulklev his 2d on wild throWng and tally; c. Deming and Will l jams each tallied Catlin out trying to make 2d
 Baldwin made 2d on good ball to left field. 3d on passed ball, and lly Marsh out on fly by Bidwell i Richards made 1st on huff of Purcell reached 3d and left there; Seymour reached 2d and left there J. Dening out on fly by Pardee. Dutton 7 Total score, Dutton 16, Empire II.
 | 9TH lNNING-Parker made 1st on huff of Bulk ley, 2d; Sd on passed a ball. and tally on passed ball.
 Grant tailed; Purcell took his 1st on called balls A. Blakesee at the bat when rain commenced and | Umpire called game. Time 1:5
 l DUTroN RIO. EMPIRE no 1 J. Deming $ Purcellp ? 3 Bulkeyrf 1 A. E. Blakeslee 3d b Q | C. Domingo 3 1 C. Blakcslee cf I } l Williams D ? Wells If } | Catln 2d D 2 Stewart ss a , | Baldwin of 3 1 Bidwell lst b n | l Marsh 3d b } Pardee 2d b a | Richards 1st b } ? Parkerrf }. 1 1 Seymour f 1 1 Grant G. a }