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Litchfield enquirer., 1867-07-11
A Coincidence.
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From the State papers of last week we clip the following:
 The Boston, Hartford and Erie Railroad has ar ranged with the Erie Railway and the Pennsylva- mia Coal Company, to endorse it's bonds for seven millions of dollars. This sum, with the three millions granted by the State of Massachusetts, will suffice to complete the unfinished links be- tween Willimantic and Mechanicsville, and between Waterbury and Fishkill.
 Nothing could have we'll happened more opportunely. The Legislature is approach ing the time when vote is to be taken on the bridge question, and just in time to quiet the minds of Litchfeld county mem bers, we are told.that the building of the road from Waterbury to Fishkill is at last an assured thing We had supposed that the Erie railroad had all it could do to pay It's own debts Of the additional security ot the Pennsylvania Coal Go. we know nothing. All we feel certain of is that it IS one of those condolences which are by no means uncommon in the history of leg- islation.
Litchfield enquirer., 1867-07-11
News of the Week.

! FoRFIGN-An the Courts of Europe have gone into mourning for the death of Max imillian; festivities in Paris have ceased; the great review in Hyde Park has been postponed; and other marks of respect for his memory are announced. The functions of all French consrlls in Mexico are suspen- ded and the execution is denounced in the most bitter terms by the European press as crime against civilization. An Aus trian fleet has been sent for his body.
 Mir. Adams has succeeded in obtaining the liberation of the Fenian, Condon. Is- mail Pasha, Sovereign of Egypt has been received with great ceremony in London. The Government announces that the six penny system of postage between America and England will Ee put into operation about the first of January, 1868.
 The International Congress for the reg ulation of gold and silver coinage, now in session in Paris has fixed upon the gold tive-franc piece and it's multiples as the ba- sis for a uniform currency in Europe and America. NJ. Ponsard, the dramatist, is dead. It is said that the Emperor Napole- on charges the Church party of Mexico with the death of Maximilian
 The States of the North German Confed- eration have accepted the plan of tariff proposed by Prussia. The anniversary of the battle of Sadowa was celebrated an the Sd.
 The Italian Minister of Finance has re- signed his portfolio.
 Late news from Brazil, in speaking of the United States colonists there, says that they are suffering the greatest Restitution, and bitterly lament their journey to that country
 In the House of Lords on Tuesday Earl Derby censured the execution of Maximil- lian in the severest terms. The Sultan is to visit Vienna on his way to Paris
 A conference between the King of Prus- sia and the sovereigns of the South Ger man States is to take place at an early day. Details of the execution of Maximillian are received. He met his fate with cour, age and dignity and protested that he had refused to come to Mexico till assured that it was the will of the Mexican people. 1 DOMESTIC. evidence for the prose cution in the Suratt case is finished. An extremely strong case can be made out. | The organization of the Republican par ty at the South is proceeding rapidly. Re publican Conventions have been held in many States, and will soon meet in the re- mainder.
 Gen. T. F. Meagher was accidentally drowned in the Upper Missouri on the 1st inst
 Ex-Governor John A. King died in New York on Sunday.
 A serious riot occurred in Fran kiln, Tenn on the 9th inst, occasioned by an attack 0 the Conservatives upon Republican meet ing. Nearly thirty people were killed O wounded, mostly negroes.
 Gen. Sickles has written letter to Sen Turnbull, saying that registration will no proceed till Congress determines who shal be registered.
Litchfield enquirer., 1867-07-11
WASHINGTON.

The Congregational church have elected Charles l.. HickQx and Jerome s. Kinney, deacons, each Tor the term of four years.
 Princeton has conferred the D. D. up- on the Rev. James o. Murray, probably in consideration of his selecting Judea for his place of summer sojourn.
 Last Sabbath the Rev. E. B. Hunting ton, of Stamford, presented the claims of the Soldiers Orphans, to the people, solic iting their contributions in aid of these ''little ones'' as we'll as other destitute children in our State, who have no home, save the Poor House. Facts were given which claim the immediate attention of every philanthropist, not to name chris tians. The Sabbath School is to take up aims for the same object.
 A correspondent in the last ENQUIRER, omitted to mention in reference to MT. Church's case, that he satisfied all demands in full of Mir. Hurlburt, and left to avoid the Grand Jurors arrest, since which time the public have had no knowledge of him.
 Now MT. Editor, to prevent confusion of tongues, and the crediting to this cor respondent thessmart things of others, or their sins against the Kings English ; this deponent humbly prayeth that you will warrant, protect. and defend said depo- nent's right to the use, in these columns, against all persons whatever, of the letter w. (An excellent arrangement. ED
Litchfield enquirer., 1867-07-11

asaS We take pleasure in acknowledeinp the receipt of the NATIONAL FREEMAsoS. q SiA'een page weekly, devoted to the inter- ests of Freemasonry. It is we'll printed ana we should judge, well conducted pa- per; decidedly the largest and best Mason. ic journal in the country.
 On Editorial Business, address Dr Me Murdy, box 59O3; for Subscription and Ad vertisements, Ezra L. Stevens, box 5sos N. Y. City.
Litchfield enquirer., 1867-07-11
COUNTY ITEMS.

are taking free and easy trip across the country, into old Berkshire, driving their own horses, and making their own time-sensible people.
 Jerry Harrington, better known as ''Jerry Jack, :" a Springfield rough, is under $500 bonds on charge of being the man who robbed Frederick Jackson, 8 drover from Bethlehem, in Springfield, last April = <.
 The largest incomes returned in Torrington, are those O. .A.:F. Migeon, s15,OC0; Lyman W. Coe, s1O,7 ,708 Elisha Turner. s9, ,637 H. Migeon s7, PA; F. Holley, s7,176; R. Holley, s, 7S2.
 The heavy incomes in Winchester are, E. Boards ley $2O, 7S1 U. Alvord, s17;865 George Dudley, s1O, ,s21 Vim. L. Gilbert, -st s67; J. Rockwell, s9,957. z,
 The First Congregational Church in Winsted, has a organ just finished, at cost of g, 500.
Litchfield enquirer., 1867-07-11
nag~ Just as the Clergy were exclaiming

Ra~ Just as the Clergy were exclaiming against the character of the Rev. Joseph Bellamy Stoker, in Holmes novel now be- ing published in the Atlantic, as libel on their cloth, MT. S. NJ. Merrill Metho- dist minister of considerable repute has gone to work to sustain the vivacious Doc tor by furnishing case in point.
 The first report that found its way into the papers regarding this gentleman stated that he had been barely frustrated in 8 plan for an elopement from wife and nine children, with beautiful young girl of six teen belonging to a congregation of which he was lately the minister. Then came an indignant and entire denial from his friends. Lastly, we are called on to be- lieve that he was accidentally drowned while out fishing with his sons, the day be- fore the expiration of policy of insurance of $6OOO on his life. What makes matters worse, he disappeared in the shadow of a bridge, and his body is not yet found.
 Taken altogether, we should judge that the Rev. s. M. Merrill filled the part of the Rev. Stoker in Holmes programme and something more.
Litchfield enquirer., 1867-07-11
The Diamond Dickens

NICHOLAS NIcHLEBY, the fourth of this edition of Dickens Novels, it is needless to say, is one of the most popular of that au. thor's works. The sketch of Dotheboys Hall and the amiable Squeer's family is, we believe, the first of Dickens assaults upon the iniquities that cluster around the ven. erable institutions of England, and which in their stupid adherence to old habits, Englishmen refuse to reform.
 The illustrations of this volume are un. usually good and offer an attraction unus. ual in cheap editions.
 Published by Ticknor and Fields, 124 Fremont St. Boston.
Litchfield enquirer., 1867-07-11
CORNWALL.

On Sunday, June 3Oth, Journeyman Tailor in the employ of A. Yutzler broke into Greens liquor shop, and took forty live dollars from the till. The theft was committed while most of the villagers were attending the Sunday School He was ar rested On Monday; and committed for trial
 The Fourth of July passed very qui- etly. The children of North Cornwall and many of the older people assembled in the grove near the cemetery for kind of Tem- perance pie nic, but djourned to the Meet lng-House to avoid the threatening rain. An hour or more was spent there i'll music, recitation, and dialogue, by the children, and the reading of original and selected articles, about as interesting to the youth ful part of the audience, and as appropri- ate to the occasion, as selections from Con- fucius in the original Chinese. But Young America soon forgot the sombre hue of the literary entertainment, in the bountiful re-
 
 While returning from the gathering. a son of Mir. John Catlin was run over, but it is hoped that he is not seriously injured
 The SentinsFs reflections upon the Re publicans in the remarks about MT. Green. the suspected wife-poisoner, are ludicrous enough. The fact is, the Republicans re- pudiated him long ago, and it was admit ted by all parties at the time of the can vass, that he made two Democrats where he did one Republican. So we turn him over to the tender mercies of the Ss,a- HnerS faction, which We consider punish ment enough. \ party that has sufficient capacity and strength of stomach to swal- low -dndy, need not make wry faces at any quantity of GreenS.
Litchfield enquirer., 1867-07-11
T,TTCHFIEID.

The most noticeable improvement of the week is the recreation on the Mansion House corner of Mr. Crossmans barber's pole, newly painted in the most gorgeous manner known to art. Altogether, Mr.. Crossman could not have we'll devised an invitation to the public more patriotic or saticing in appearance than the one he has just set up.
 In spite of the heavy rain of Tuesday night, the Festival of the Base Ball Club was by no means failure. Nearly seven ty dollars were netted- half what would pleasant.
Litchfield enquirer., 1867-07-11
Miscellaneous Items.

Lewis Campbell, the late minister to Mexico, had an interview with the Presi- dent last week. The feeling against him Tn Washington is very strong. It is thought that if he had attended to his business, and had gone to Mexico when he was ordered, in place of idling away his time in New Or leans, and in his home in Ohio, Maximilian would not have been shot; and the United States government would not have been deprived of it's legitimate influence in Mex ico.
 During the past three weeks the registra- tion of voters in Virginia has been nearly completed, 100, 900 names being enrolled, of which 55, ,O00. are those of colored men. and 45, ,OOO of white men. These voters are supposed to be divided about as follows: republicans 65, ,OOO conservatives 35, 900; re- publican majority 3O,OOO. It is not thought this majority will be much reduced by fu- ture registration.
 '1'l be round this way in minute" as the second hand said to the pendulum.
 Signal for bark-Pulling dogs tail
 A drunken fellow sitting on the steps of a church in Boston, the cold wind blowing chillingly round the corner, exclaimed: ''If heaven (hic) tempers the wind to the shorn lamb, wish the lamb (hic) was on this corner"
 A dying West India planter groaned to his favorite negro servant, "Ah, Sambo, I'm going on very long journeyw "Never mind, massa, said the negro, consolingly, ''him all down hill"
 A correspondent writes to Rhode Is- land paper as follows:
 "A short time ago employed @ son of Erin who was 'just over, who had boast ed of his experience in all kinds of farm work. One day directed Mike to take the cart and oxen. and remove @ pile of rubbish. Happening near the place where it was to be deposited as Mike drove up with his load, discovered he was in a state of the greatest perplexity, evidently ignorant of the process of dumping. After studying some minutes bright idea seem- ed to strike him. Seizing his whip, and taking his stand in front and facing the OK en, he roared out, throwing up both hands at the same time:
 s'Rare up moo, ye bastes, rare up, will yez?"
 Silas c. Herring, the great safe man, off, fers wager of $1O, OOO to the other saIe ex- hibitors at the Paris exhibition, that he will make an international bonfire of their safes, in which his salamander shall re- main perfectly. fre,proof, ana the same than any safe now at the exposition.
 Daughter why do you not wear your rings?" Because, papa they hurt me when any one squeezes my hand. :" What business have you, I should like to know to have your hand squeezed?" Certainly none; but still you know, papa, one would like to be in squeazable order"
Litchfield enquirer., 1867-07-11
TORRINGTON. July Sth. 1S

ToRRINGToN, July Sth, 1867.
 MIR. EDITOR: The cloud of mercy and grace which. shed it's influences so richly upon your place, and neighboring towns, is resting over Torrington. This place has not been visited with thorough work of grace for more than generation. Last week the Rev. J. D. Potter visited us, and the spirit of the Lord has come down upon us, like showers upon the mown grass. The aged and the young are inquiring the way to Zion. Such time of mutual confession on the part of Gods people; of repen tant returning to love and good works, has not been known here perhaps for more than forty years. Bitter alterations of years standing have been healed. Backsliders have been reclaimed. The work appears to be deepening, and widening, and we are looking for continued results. We magni- fy the riches of divine grace, and are ready to say. ':What hath God wroughtn' And now word as to the agency whereby God is causing the mountains of this region to shake with the perseverance of His power.
 Mir. Potteris a true evangelist; sound in the faith; not passionate in his manner of preaching; but simple, earnest, and strong in illustration; appealing to the reason and conscience of men, and relying upon the truth ccompanied with the faith in God, and the faithfulness of holy life devoted to the self-denying service of his Master. His sphere of service and usefulness in the churches, seems to correspond with that which Nettleton filled Our hearts are filled with gratitude, and we bid him god speed in his great and glorious work.
 ! J. H &
Litchfield enquirer., 1867-07-11
&atb6eIS &nqniret.
Litchfield, Ct. Thursday, July II, '67
The Fourth Congressional Distriot

Itappears that Mir. William H. Barnum's seat in Congress is to be contested on the charge of bribery. We have seen none of the evidence on which the contestants re- ly to make out their case, but we hope the matter will be carefully investigated by the Congressional Committee Of the fragrant and shameless purchase of voters by the adherents of w Fl. Barnum there can be no reasonable doubt, and if it can be prov ed that such proceedings were known to, and authorized by him, his expulsion from the House will be most summary and de- served
 Such an act of justice would be lesson to Connecticut politicians, which wa would like exceedingly to see administered We do not deny that in the late struggle in this Congressional District, both candidates offended greatly, if not equally, Both were nominated Because they were rich and lih- eral Both spent immense sums in the election; but the money advanced by r, T. BaTnum was. We suspect, absorbed fof the most part by greedy subordinate agents, while that disbnrsed by Mr, W. Il harnam went, with probably much leas diversion, to the corruption of our people, Ii the whole iniquity of that canvass eoatl ne disclosed it would make the eteesloA eE @ Haruum in this district sn tlaE E<Naale el15s Et-E hundred wears, aad o,eA soA4e~aaF Ehe eyes oI thooe zoca ctd keRabhe.tA ,oAb. who eat F r. 5o Nobe foI the E4coEt4g5i41e ps-ftot y1 Sahhj1al.S plan.
Litchfield enquirer., 1867-07-11
WOODBURY.
J. H. s.

TheFourth passed with little demonstra- tlons of patriotic feeling. The several bells and a salute ushered in the day, and durlng the afternoon and evening the la dies held festival and fair in aid of the soldiers monument fund, which notwitlf- standing succession of severe showers were quite we'll patronized. :. The festival was concluded on Friday evening when the receipts were found to be something more than $500.
Litchfield enquirer., 1867-07-11

In the House there was discussion of Military Affairs. Resolution establishing Reform School for Vagrant Girls was debated at great length. Continued till next legislature by vote of 1O2 to 60, Motion to reconsider was then made, pend- ing discussion on which, House adjourned
Litchfield enquirer., 1867-07-11

b9~ It is stated that it is the intention of the leading wire-pullers of the Democ- racy to nominate Mcclellan again for the Presidency in 1868. If they put up the man who didn't take Richmond, perhaps we had better put up the man who did!
Litchfield enquirer., 1867-07-11
dred trout last week, and his brother, R. o. Bush

dred trout last week, and his brother, R. O. Bush nell one hundred and thirty
 base ball match was played on Saturday, July 133, at Pine Meadow, between the Meteors of that place, and the Dexters, of Winsted.
 Rev; Ira Pettibone and daughter, of Winches- ter, wne M nave been engaged in teaching the freed men at Savannah, Ga, arrived home last week, there being vacation in the school there till Oct.
 Tn game between the Plymouth and Waterbu- ry base pail clubs, Saturday, the Watertown club scored 2o to l3 for the Plymouth club, in a game of seven innings.
 From the Winsted Herald:
 George Wakeman has been inducted into the postmastership of Thomaston and Dr. Pease in- ducted out The property responsibility, and hon or, were transferred last Saturday
 WoLcoTTvILLE.-Th city boariers and visitors are now beginning to arrive
 Tine band refuses to continue the outdoor evening entertainments unless the citizens erect for them a suitable stand from which to play.
 We have now concrete walks on nearly all of the principal streets. great Improvement
Litchfield enquirer., 1867-07-11

E3- The Commencement of Trinity Col lege, Hartford, is held to-day. Yale and Union have their commencements on Thursday next. Dr. Hickox. formerly minister in this place, is now president of TInion
Litchfield enquirer., 1867-07-11

Dogs, before being killed in Mobile, have a court-martial trial.
The Portland daily press., 1867-07-18


II Lake George correspondent Of the n. 7 =.
Evening Post furnishes the following: -.
Here the rain holds up a, little. The cabin
Is close. Igo out on deck and make another
acqualntance-d Sheptic. / suppose that
from good Dr; Payson (who believe wrote
"a method with them) Gown to me--nobody
ever travelled who didn't meet sl1eptic. and
am sure that the skeptic exists in all classes
rom Herbert Spencer down TO the backwoods-
man who can't stand gainmcn. We were
alongside what is called sskoger's Slideo when
the skcptic addressed me. blsl7''1
You see that precipice ~ said he; sits
about i've hundred fe,t high, and bare's yer
hand. They say the Indians chased Major
Rogers to the edge of that rock, and then he
SID down It into The lake on his snow-shoes.
ana got shet on en- Hedid, did he? guess.
Look ahere! this is what he did: He c6t five
minutes sturt. He run to the edge 81 tba
ioyss and he changed his snow-shoes to heel
iofred. Then he jumped rolnd in his tracks
and put backward He RIM that wav i'm he
heerd the Indians comm !, then be dodoed into
the brush one side. The Indians KEN On and
When they see his Igst tracks at the edae Of
the rock they give him up, and circulated as
how he went over. 7Has's how it wasD
Ana nay friend the sSeptic, having reformed
MS history, smiled at me with a labor-worn
face, but all the serenity of Niebuhr. .
Il tell you what did see, though, in 1929,
continued the skeptic, after a pause: ) l'TWo
students from Middlebury crossed the lake in
small boat, and come over 10 Rogers Slide.
loliygizing. While they Was clinain' round
on the low ledSes TIER boat got adriit. They
hadn't no way of getting off except to claw
their way up them frs to the north side Of
the Slide, and make their way across the
mountains to Iuiiertown. When they reach
ed there the bones was stickin' thro,ISb their
elbows where they'd scraped the precipice,
and they didn't get out OF bed for three
months"
Now hear the call of "Tym and the
skcptc kindly explains that this is Horico
nese abbreviation for Ticonderoga. I wiring
Els hand, assure him that like the ANALYSTS
10 which he subjects facts, and welcome him
as Drother philosopher. Here is the foot of
the lake, where we take stage four milas to
the ruins and dinner t z" -
The Portland daily press., 1867-07-18
Poetry



Thny at. acad 10 lines on the Parthenon, BE-,
ucIi5ed By tae subtitle Greek,
Apl Roman egiols have carved them on
Wels. roads ana arches antique:
Long ere the Gotta, with vandal hand,
Gave scope 10 his envy 5arlS, t
The saYicJr craft in many land
Had Grayen its Mason ,AarL. i~rEs q ~.
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4hc hicioslgphs oa the coffin lids
-. H5eird Egyp.ian EingS;
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b1risa and strcwn, and stark
tt%Ee marble records that vii not die,
Their primitive Mason Mark.
Upon coiama, and frieze, and capital,
IN tha eye i'iba ciiaste volute, as
On Scotla'S curve, or ON astraSal, 80 ....... fl
Or in trygiph's ciaaael aca5e.
Gut Somev here on the entablatdre, 81 "aH
and off like a sudden spark, .sfiA A'.'
Flashing light on date obscure,
Shines many Mason Mark. ~
These craftsmen old had a genial whim, ~.
That nothing could e'er DESTROY.
With love oftheir art that nought could dim.
They toiled with chronic low.
Nothing was to complex too ESSAY, 'i4 ts-
10 aught they dared 10 embark,
Ihsy triumphed on many an Appian Way,
Where they've left their Mason Nsrl5. : %,
Crossing the Alps, like Hannibal, .....
Or skirting the Pyrenecs,d Sss@ sstSk
On peak and plain, in crypt and cell, ,gaa ia sf.
>, On foot or on bandaged knees; ulaeas
From Tiber to Danube, from Rhine to Seine,
They needed no letters of marquee
Their art was their passport in France and
Spain, -R E-s, -r,--..t
Aud in Britain their Mason Mark iS1A4VA5
-, .-.r5 ,f.y.- I.4...f ic5 i...-ias saaaI
The monolith gray and Druid's chair, is
The pillared towers of the Gael, .ti g
In Oghan ocenlt their age they bear
That time can only reveal, 1''f''f-
Live oni Old monuments IF the past. ta.h '
Our beacons through ages dark, -
In primal majesty still yon'll last. ~ 81"
Endearod by each Mason Mark. 7ose-las4