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Litchfield enquirer., 1867-12-05
CORNWALL.

Rev. Stephen Fem on Thanksgiving day resigned the office of Pastor over the church: and Society in South Cornwall MT. Fenn is a faithful Pastor and good Preacher and very many of his congrega- tion will regret parting with him.
 - James E. Kellogg, Esq. has bought the goods of the Messrs Kelloggs whose store was burned early in the season, at Cornwall Bridge and is going to traie in the new building erected for Q cheese fac- tory by ". 0. Wadhams.
 - Mir. Robert Baldwin is to teach sin g- ing in West Cornwall Major Nickerson is teaching the District School in the same place.
 Last Friday, Mir. R. F. Foster, wife and cousin were returning from making call, and when descending the hill just above the old Furnace, they were thrown out among the rocks the south side of the road. Mrs. F. was considerably hurt, the others escaping with slight bruises. A few years ago the wife of Mir. Garner of West Cornwall, was instantly killed by being thrown from wagon at the same place of Mr. Fosters accident.
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GOSHEN.

A serious accident occurred at West Goshen, Sabbath evening, the 24th. A German, by occupation shoemaker, had been spending portion of the day and evening at Goshen Center, with some Ger mans from Fader land," and returned to West Goshen at half past 8 in the evening. His boarding house stands up the hill, some rods from the west bank of the river which feeds the mills at that place, and his shop where he lodged, stands on the east bank near the bridge and Hart's store. Soon after his return, he started for his shop, and here suppositions and surmises come into the story, and as novelists would say, the plot thickens. Not making his appearance in the morning, friend went to his lodging room at his shop, and found him in bed, bruised, bleeding and suffering from wounds, the most severe of which was a long and ugly cut on his head, the mem- brane of his skull being so severely injured that his attending physician speaks of his recovery as extremely doubtful. On being questioned as to his plight, he said that as the night was dark, the lady where he boarded stood at the door and held a light. while he attempted to cross the plank of the foot bridge over the stream, and that he stepped off, and fell down upon the rocks and into the water. That he had a fall on
 the rocks is evident from his bruises His hat and pipe were also found on the rocks below the saw-mill. But that he was at- tempting to cross the foot-bridge. or that 8 light was being held, the distance from
 the bridge and boarding house renders
 very improbable. Some three days after the accident, his ideas of the transaction seemed clearer, at least they varied; and his second account Is, that he recollects seeing two men coming towards him with a lighted lantern, that the light suddenly went out, and he recollects nothing more till he found himself struggling in the wa
 ter. We cannot see why he should be be-
 low the saw-mill attempting to cross there,
 as the bridge near his shop would certainly accommodate him better. How much one glass of whiskey would mystify his com- prehension, I cannot say; but one who ought to know about it, says the German had taken one glass only, and was as sober
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STATE IFRMx..

THE estate of Gerard Halleck haa inst gone into probate in this district, and yields surplus of 32OO, 900 over all debts and claims The real estate consists main ly of lands on Oyster Point, portion of which has recently been bought b7 the New York and New Haven Railroad Oom- pany, and will bo used by them as . loca- tion for their new work shop, warehouse, etc. The heirs have contracted with Mir. T. P. Phillips, the marble cutter in High street for granite monument twenty feet high. to be erected st the grave of ths de- ceased in Evergreen cemetery. A singular accident befel girl in Derby one day last week. In descending flight of stairs she caught her foot in one of her hoops, and fell headlong. She out her knee upon one of the springs, which out clean through the cords and fragments above the knee pan, and opened the joint. It is thought shat the wound will cripple sr for life
 MosEs W. WILSON, lawyer of Westport was on Friday morning thrown over the bar in Bridgeport, and his name stricken from tn roll of attornies. for circulating false reports,
 JOSH BILLINGS lecture in Meriden Thurs. day night was on milk" The manager who hired him saw no cream in the matter for it is said he is $25 out of pocket
 A STUDENT belonging to the Scientific School was arrested in New Haven for breaking gas lamp. The next morning his amusement proved an expense to him S25 and costs. per judgment of the city court.
 THE Springfield Repu6licaa thinks that the Beethoven society of Yale college has the material for several superior negro minstrel troupes.
 B1AoKMAN the New Haven Register local having been presented with Howard Sporting Rifie,' warns disagreeable per. sons that he is prepared to "araw on them at sight" any distance from six feet to a mile,-but prefers the mile, until he "gets the hang" of the instrument.
 RICHARD BRADLEY, aged S1 years, jew. eler in Hartford, unmarried, and Q qui. { lnoHensive man, was murdered on the eve ming of the 18th inst, by an English thie named John Brooks and colored mar named Alexander Henry, who, broke int, his store and robbed it of few articles o cheap jewelry, knocking the owner dowr and gagging him with . handkerchief Both the villains were arrested. Imms diately after the arrest, the officers entered the store and, though but few minutel had elapsed, Mir. Bradley wss dead of fsufo cation.
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as my informant was at the sams time. and he had taken but two glasses.
TWISTED.

Judge Hall still remains in very criti- cal condition, although his health is slight ly improved within fortnight Last week Drs. Beckwith of Litchfield were called in to consult, regarding his case with his reg ular medical attendant, Dr. Bidwell. 1t seems that his lungs are not affected IS is generally supposed.
 Religious interest is on the increase, and meetings are held nearly every day. A nnmber ofour prominent men. not hither- to members of any church have taken sn active part in the meetings.
 "A Young Mems Christian Association was organization Wednesday of last week. Rufus E. Holmes was elected president, John Rockwell, Clark Strong and William Waters were chosen vice presidents and Edward R, Beardsley secretary and treasu- rer. Already the association numbers nearly one hundred members and is pros pering.
 Tine turn table connected with the new Lnglne House ot the Naugatuck Railroad is nearly completed.
 Our Police reports are more than usu. ally interesting. Mir. Burr V. Pinney. a merchant of this place, has been in the habit of dunning Mr. George l.. Woodford for small debt The latter became so enra. ged, at last, that hs assaulted his persis. tent creditor, and struck him with 8 cold chisel, seriously injuring his overcoa. W. l offered to pay debt and damages, but Pin. ney was inaexible, the law took it's course and Woodford was mulcted in g. fine and ! costs. Michael Finn. accused of using insult ing language, challenging and traducine another Irishman, contrary to the statute in such case provided, has been arrested, and is soon to be tried
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NEW PRESTON. :.

Thanksgiving day was observed as is the usual custom, by religious services in the morning and feasting in the afternoon at home. The evening was too dark and rainy to doany thing. There were more family gatherings in the place than is con- mon-consequenHy, fewer families went abroad
 Elisha Cogswell is fitting up dwell ling g-house in the village, partly new and partly old, for his son. It is the first dwell ling house built in the village in many years.
 The winter term of Gould O. Whittle- sey's Select School opened on Monday.
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THE GoLD SPECTATORS FolLEr.-Muc; surprise has been expressed at the repo, fsvoring impeachmento of the President nos affecting the gold market more than it did, It would have been regarded as moro com plimentary to the Executive had such : movement run up the price of gold; bu other considerations induced the wish il, official circles here to prevent the rise, ant. thereby possibly defeat the great purpose of certain parties procuring the report fa, voring impeachment. A current rumnr ii that pressure was brought to bear upor Mir. Churchill, to secure his vote for i'm peachment, and fortunes Were soon to Ee made by speculations in gold. To check mate this, another rumor says that Secre tary McCulloch ordered the selling of twen- ty-five millions of gold yesterday, and thi: kept the malket steady, to the consterna tion of the political ring, who were count ing upon great gains. Such are the stories now ahoat around Washington, but I have no means of ascertaining theiI truth. Suffice it to say, they are generally believed. - Washington Let!e, in he Ba'
 more Gazette (Conseruatire) of Mop. 27.
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dst of to day has very much outgrown his hereditary preiadices; we hardly think, judging from the progress our own denomination has made, that he has entirely conquered them.
 Such is very hasty view, frankly and we hope not offensively stated, of one of the most difficult of the partition walls that hinder Christian Unity here in Connecticut. If Congregationalism will demolish its portion, it will at least leave the Episcopal Church no excuse for keeping up the re- mainder.
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BGg- Having met with sore disappoint- ment in the matter of Mrs. Elizabeth Ca- dv Stanton, the Editor of the Sentiae! comes forwardwith another audacious proposal:-
 es- Worshipers in Iceland gather about the churches and greet each other with kisses.
 We wonder if the introduction of the custom wouldn't increase church attendance in this iati- tutei s4
 The yearnings of the poor soul are in- deed pitiful to beholdl
 Verify it is not good for man to be alone,
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The glory of New York is Thomas R. Az new, the great New York Grocer who sel . Teas, Coffee, Sugar, Butter, Cheese, Hams. Spices, Preserves, Plumbs, Currauts, Cit ron, Wines, Brandy, &c., 25 per cent. low CT than, and superior to, any other house in the trade. As Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years will soon be here, we advise our friends to i'll their cupboards with the good things kept by Thos. R. Agnew. Don't forget the number, 26O and 262 Greenwich Street. corner of Murray, New York.
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THE ATLANTIC contains: The Guardian Angel, XII, Concluded; A Mysterious Per sonage; A Tour in the Dark; An Autumn Song; By-Ways of Europe; A Visit to the Balearic Isles; Minor Elizabethan Drama tists; Our Pacific Railroads; Grand Moth er's Story; The Great Snow; Toujours Amour; Amongthe Workers in Silver; What we Feel; Sonnet; Literature as an Art; A Young Desperado; Reviews ard Literary Notices
Litchfield enquirer., 1867-12-05

bT We are under obligations to Profes- sor William G. Peck, for a Catalogue of Columbia College for the coming year.
 There are 143 students in the Academical Department, Of which 28 are Seniors, 38 Juniors, B Sophomores, and A Fresh
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HAVE you procured A Certificate of tt 0

HAVE you procured Certificate of tte Washington Library Company of Phlu- delphia in aid of the Riverside Institute for educating orphans? Elch Certificate costs dollar with beautiful engraving worth more than dollar at retail, and se- cures besides, present in the Great Dis tribution, by the Company, and an equal chance that your present may be one worth thousands of dollars. Ton may become rich by doing benevolent aot. Read ai- vertisement.
Litchfield enquirer., 1867-12-05
COUNTY INTELLIGENCE.
From the -Winsted Herald :

From the-WlnSted Herdtd: 1 WINCHESTER CENTER. Hurlbut. Esq, has sold the house south of the old Hurlbut store, to Mrs: Rowley, and has re- moved to theresidence recently occupied by his mother. John A. Bidwell has sold his farm in Danbury Quarter, on the old New Haven turnpike, to Mr.: Smith, of Fairfield. The farm will be under the charge of Mr. Jas. l.. Bragg.
 R1vERroN The Episcopal Society are making extensive repairs in the stone church. The galleries are already taken down, and the whole building is to be thoroughly renovated.-Tnese improve ments are largely dus to the energy of D. H. Stevens, Esq. nearly done, and notwithstanding all that has been said, 1t will be very useful to the citizens of Riverton. The town authorities are improving the village by laying drain tile, eighteen inches in diameter, to carry off the surplus water. From the Sentinel: WoLcoTTv1LLE.-The Rev Mr. Clarke of Litchfield, preached in the Methodist church last Sunday on exchange with the ] Rev. Mr-Abbott.
 Turner Seymour & Judds are affect ed by the general stagnation of business, and are now running but seven and a half
 -.-The report of the Principal of the High School shows the following: Number of scholars 57; average ago IA. Of these 12 studying Algebra, 4 Natural Philosophy, 3, Chemistry, II Latin, Greek, and l Ge- ometry.
 THoMAsTos. MT, Stiles A. Wheeler, who has lately removed here from Litchfeld, is doing thriving business at his stand near the depot, If one may judge from ap- pearances
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Of the almost innumerable number of preparations in the market for restoring gray hair to it's original color, we know of none which gives such universal satisfac- tion as Rings Vegetable Ambrosia. We have tried it, and found it to restore the color in truly wonderful manner-as we'll as to remove dandruff and all itching caus- ed by humors of the scalp. Try it and be satisfied.
Litchfield enquirer., 1867-12-05

the treasury was instructed to report the amount of taxes collected from National Banks by the several States. tho amount of bonds deposited by them with the Govern ment, the amount of interest paid annual ly thereon in gold. and their value in legal tenders
 In the House the speaker presented sev- eral communications from the Secretary of War, all of which were referred to the Mil itary committed.
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EyEvERY SATURDAY for Dec 7th, cou- tains The Farewell Banquet to Mr. Charles Dickens; The Mouth of the Leamy, by the author of ''The Heir of Redclyffs;" The Guardian Angel; Hertford O'Donnell's s Warning.
Litchfield enquirer., 1867-12-05

A SWIFT ANTDoTE TO PAN.-Toothache, Neurslgia, Tic Doloreux and Earache may be relieved in few moments by the in ward and outward use of Railways Ready Relief. Stimulate the general circulation by taking teaspoonful in wineglassful of water, and rub it. unmixed over the seat of the pain, and the torture will cease al- most immediately. This is rule to which there are no exceptions. Price 50 cents bottle Sold by Druggists.
Litchfield enquirer., 1867-12-05
MARRIED.

In Colebrook, Nov. 26th, by the Rev. J. P. Ellsworth, Mir. William H. Vining, of Springfield, Mass, and Miss Jennie T., daughter of Timothy Hart, Esq, of Cole brook.
 In Torrington, Nov. F, at the residence of the brides father, by Rev. l.. w. Ab- bott Mr. Nathan R. Tibballs, of Norfolk, Conn. to Miss Mary J. North, of Torring- ton.
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IRON IN THE BLooD.-When the blood is we'll supplied with it's iron element, we feel vigorous and full of animation. It is an il suficiency of this vital element that makes us feel weak and low spirited; all such by taking the Peruvian Syrup. Ia protoxide of Iron) can supply this deficiency, and will be wonderfully invigorated.
Litchfield enquirer., 1867-12-05

Silas Bronson, native of Middlebury, in this State, died in New York last week leaving million or so of dollars behind him. He made to the city of Waterbury the generous donation of two hundred thousand dollars to found city library, which will. if properly managed, place that city in possession of public library equal to the best in the country. Such an insti- tuition is just what Waterbury wants. It has been so busy in money-making and in the development of mechanical ingenuity that it has neglected the intellectual neces- s,ties of its people, to some extent, and this timely gift will serve to direct the en- terprise of the place to a new source of profit. .s
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 BSy~ c. M. H. appears again in the Sen- tnel He was on the rampage" week be- l fore last, now he is on his travels We like the rampage best, still the travels are good. He says:
 Travelling by rail is always rksome and weari- some, save on the Erie Railroad, where the excep- ton Is found The rails are laid one foot farther apart than any other road in this country, Tci- deriag dangers Jess thought 0f 6y passengers, and accidents less liable to occur.
 The thoughts of passenger over the trestleworks of the Naugatuck railroad, are not pleasant. If laying the rails & foot further apart, will really afford any relief, for heavens sake, let the Company do it!
 A little farther on, we strike the follow ing geographical and rhetorical phenpme- non:-
 After riding long distance, through wilder ness of scrub oaks, we arrived at COrry city taining l0GL0 souls, and built so rapidly that one would conjecture twas extemporzed f0r some ur- gent contingency, soon to gice place Co more sub s.anttaI Gnd e.eJott corporatton.
 After getting fairly out of Corry and the scrub oaks, he proceeds as follows:-
 In Northern Indiana saw handsomer groves than my eyes eve bafre rested on, sylvan parks laid in tasteful elegance with brilliant carpets of green, kaeidoscopic views ot Ceyonic (?) gran deur, where the ken of man could finger with fond delight while new beauties were unfolding.
 A few miles out from Chicago, on the railroad be- tween Chicago and Milwaukee is the monument erected to the memory of Stephen A. Douglas, shrine to whose sacred portals the weary disciples of the 'Lttle Giant" n imagination, make an- nual pilgrimages i've were under the impression hitherto, that the pilgrimage of A. J., in 1866 as req! a journey that of c. M. II. ! renewing vows of tealty to the Union of Fathers, and grdu,g On the o5as of 9tndying faith III the perpet uation of those principles for which the dead hero while in life contended, and dying bequeathed to IS legacy of priceless value, to be shrned in constitutions and laws while our government lasts
 Exactly how even Conservative would go to work to ''gird on the Joins of undy- ing faith," we are unable to see
 At La Crosse, c. M. H. for the first time saw an elevator in operation. We fear it had permanent effect on his style
 At this place, also, C.M,H H. visited the of flee of Pomeroy-that specimen $ brick" of Western Conservatism. He was ab- sent The readers of the Sentine! missed an introduction, and we have missed some fun.
 We are happy to announce that C. NJ. H. finally arrived safely in Connecticut, re- joiced to find it ''purged from the isms of a fanatical party, whose clutches, have so often grappled(0 with her constitution and laws, for the purpose of tearing them into shreds."
Litchfield enquirer., 1867-12-05

TOUCHING TRIBUTE. Rev. s. Baker Wes- ley went from London to the Feejee Isl- ands for missionary, but when he got there, the Feeieeans impaired his further usefulness be eatirg m.-Erchangs,
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General Howard, who has returned f an.extensive Southern tour, is of opin that if properly protected in their rit by the civil authorities, the negroes get along without the aid of the Bure, both asregards their education and emp ment
 The Episcopal Church contributions this country amount to something over million year.
 The Freedmen's Union Commission sustains eighteen hundred teachers. An Illinois editor proposes to "bc round" with his on-paying subscriber,
 Owing to the effective aid rendered the Chassepot rifle in the recent effort save the temporal power of the Pope, Holy Father talks of putting tho namc Chassepot in the calendar among the Sail Why should not Chassepot, whose saved tho temporal power of the Pope, ean0nixed as we'll as St. Patrick. who cued Ireland from snakes ?--Hn1ord r
 The rush for tenements in New I has for many months been perceptibly the decline. House room is not so dilfic to find in the metropolis as it was year two ago. In fact, the rush and press that has been felt for six or seven year about over, and rents can now be obtal at much more reasonable rates thau at l. time since the war.
 The Rev. Edward A. Dunbar was, Friday, convicted of polygamy at Min apolis, Minnesota.
 INTERESTING DECISION The case ofM Mary E Bull, of Hartford, and others, Jane Ann Gallagher and Michael Sm has b, on decided by the United Stat s C cult Court for the Southern District New York, in favor of the plaintiffs. | court reinstating them in the possession their property. The facts of the case [ briefly these:-- ~ Miss Ball resided in H Htr;foul, anl he the title to house and two lots on Stat, Island. It was not very valuable or vp desirable propertys and afte: a tms | owner determined to sell it. On takii steps to this end, she found to her amaa ment that there appeared on the recOI uOb OA1S A MOTISaS0 AOI VASOOU1 puIpDEIl to be executed by herself, but an absolr conveyancesof the property, similarly e1 cuted. to woman who had entered in possession of the property. Miss Bull al others interested brought suits to set asi the mortgage and the deed, and on | trial of the suit it appeared that not lo before woman had applied to real tate broker in New York, stating her naI to be Bull, representing herself to Do t owner of the property on which she des el to raise money; that she lived in Ha ford, but was going to New Haven to st. and could be addressed there. Going New Haven she put herself in commune tion with respectable legal firm, to who she told the same story, and through tn, and the broker & loan was effected, s signing the mortgage ill the name of [ real owner. Having succeeded 80 well
 her first effort she essayed second fra with the same success. Through the sa parties, about two months afterward, s sold the property and received the avai' l it, executing the deed as she had the mo gage.
 These facts appearing, and it being prt 1 cd that the woman was not the real OWL the court had no alternative but to aside the deed and the mortgage, and leave the parties who had paid their mon nothing but the experience they had p, chased at 20 dear rate.
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- <s-s-- The Presidant'a Message.

The Presidents Message was sent in on Tuesday. He commences by re-iteration of his old plan of reconstruction, and ar- gues at length against negro suffrage. He states that while he will execute the recon struction laws, he shall not yield to any direct attack on his constitutional power,
 and denounces the Tenure of Office Act as unconstitutional On the financial ques- tion, he argues for a speedy return to spe- cie payments, and thorough revision of our revenue system. H. says that peace has been concluded with the Indian tribes, and announces q treaty with the King of Denmark for the purchase of the West h. dia Islands of St. Thomas and St. Johns.
 On nasty perusal of the message. we see little, if any thing, that would not have been naturally expected from MT. Johnson. He threatens revolution in case of his sus- pension, pending an impeachment As the contingency is improbable. the challenge is a tolerably safe one. His assertions that the execution Of the Reconstruction acts would cost at least two millions per anuum, and his statement regarding the frauds on the treasury, that $ there can be no doubt that the open disregard of the constitu- tional obligations ayowed by some of the highest and most influential men in the country, has greatly weakened the moral og
 places" are very characteristic of the man.