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COUNTY ITEMS.

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 THE sHEFs1E4D RA1LRoAD:ft The stock of the Salisbury branch railroad, which is sixteen miles long and passes through three states, from Shef- field on:the Housatonic to 1Mlerton, N Y., on the Harlem railroad ,sis substantially all subscribed and the road will soon be put under contract L | CoLEDRooK.-The egationalSociety of GaIe- brook have voted to hire Rev. Joel Grant for six months. . Y f4;. .c4c:-r r--<--..,...,. ,,t We clip the following from 2 the WQl4sted Ql4sateedl.
 Herozds2 ..- 1i ,aws ...-s1 .esc ted , FAILS WILL AaE-The post office matter is settled for the present, regular democrat having receiv- ed the appoint ment. and taken possession of the office. As the office is nicely located ln hollow least convenient to it's victims, of course the peo- pie have no wishes that the powers that we are bound to respect. t,~ .5 @E ;: < .lIf ,S~The house and lot occupied by T. Ringer, ,har- mahsT has been sold to Lyman nops0n price MThe farn, fJohn Hunt just out of the village, has been sold to.a Mir. Sisson of New jNalboro; price about $230O. ,- ,x..L .3J ti3ro : I'll
 The American Marble and Lime Co, located two miles north of the village are makng Iapia action, huge blocks of marble, and numerous buildingsy attest to the energy with which their bIisness-is is conducted. ,g EeF.rol-f /. y,!,e -: worthy the attention of capitalists li5 3ao -i-
 A new house is iiscernible in Dublin, ,tha anorth- ern section of this extended village
 new poet has appeared in in our mnise us to to be hoped that the s'Hera1d will make exefsions to secure some f,his original productions ',l
 c THoA 9sroS. 9lsroS .44The new academy opened on last Mondav, under the charge of Mir: A. $. Lake. The building is a superb one and an ornament 2te. the place. The course, of study is very comprehenslye and is intended to extend over four years It , n cludes Arithmetic Grammar, History, G Geograghs' % Latin Greek, French, Physiology, Book Keeping, Botany, Rhetoric, Algebra, Geometry, Surveying, Natural Philosophy, Astronomy and Chemistry: match game of Base Ball took place psswsen s sa the Masons of Plymouth and WatertoWn at tno 1at- Plymouth; by q score; Of tWenty.t2 t9isjr.a1-s, sNoRFehR 2 aMrsW5 s. Walcott and his bride, lthe daughter of Dr. Wme eWelch, j sailed for Europe in the Persia on the 18th. It was but few weeks since the lady was thrown from carnage and bad
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case, however, till the workman learns to do the work of ten hours in; eight, he should not expect the pay for ten hours. !
 If the real trouble is that laboris not now adequately rewarded-that men actually earn in eight hours all they receive. for ten all experience teaches that it is not an evil which legislation can cure. The best remedy, apparently, is the cooperative sys- tenn, by which workmen become, in effect, their own employers. A few such associa- tions in every trade and manufacture would surely bring prices to their just level, and tend most strongly to settle the |" irrepress- ible confic% between capital and labor From Mir. Hughes correspondence in the Tribune, we learn that the plan of giving laborers an interest in the business in which they are employed works admirably in Eng land, while in New York cooperative socie- ties are rapidly springing Up. ...
 We expect, therefore, that an eight hour law will no more accomplish all that is ex- pected of 1t, here, than 1t did at the vest There are other matters, however, connect ed with this subject which deserve especial attention. The employment of minor children, the ventilation of factories, and the proper sanitary regulation of boarding and lodging houses, require further 'legisla: tion, aAd, above ell, that laws when passed shall be enforced , . u -....-.
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The Diamond Dickens

The third in the series, issued by Messrs. Ticknor & Fields, is, we think, the greatest favorite of them all, David Copperfeld.- This work, like the Pendennis of Thacke- ray, reads almost as much like genuine au- tobiography as like fiction. Even if this impression is not strictly correct, the au- thors have evidently drawn, in each, more largely on their personal experience than in any other of their works In both the nat ural development of the boy into the young man, and then into the man, is most admir- ably depicted. Can anything excel the ex- quisite boyishness with which David adores Steerforth Does the man live whose mind does not immediately revert, as he reads, to the time when he felt this loving admiration for some clever schoolfellow, 8 little his su- perior in years and accomplishments? Then that Copperfeld, the young man, should prefer Dora to Agnes, the gay tints to the sober, the wings of the butterfly to the wings of the angel, is direfully true to na- ture. Worse yet, it is such perfect but terfy and such perfect angel, that wise men of riper years, take rather to the for mer ;-yea, even we, who are anything but chicken, feel greatly moved to follow their evil example. ~.. @
 It is most tantalizing to be obliged to hurry by, on the other siGe, that unlucky wayfarer, Wilkins Micawber, constantly left naked and sore wounded by the wayside, yet always justly confident that the Good Samaritan would "turn up." Nor can we now question, as we might wish, whether snakish Uriah Heep, really belongs to the human race ; but must earnestly request the benighted heathan who has not read David Copperfield to examine for himself.
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ROXBURY. f

A concert was given here a short time since under the direction of Earle Bueking- ham, for the benefit of the Congregations Sunday School Library. There are some very fine voices among our young singers, and they have done credit to the skillfnl training of Mr. B. during the past winter. Owing to the unpleasant weather the re- ceipts were not something over s25. = The Summer Term of the Chapel School" opens May 9th, Miss Mary Welton, instructor.
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7 News of the Week.

'' FOREIGN The London Conference was successful and the treaty signed on the 11th inst. by. it's members has been ratified by their respective governments. The following is the. basis of adjustment :sa''r-
 Frst-The territory of Luxemburg is to remain in possession of the King of 'Hel- land as Grand Duke of Luxefnburg. ,
 tSscond-The naturalization of the Grand Duchy is to be guaranteed by all the Euro pean Powers participating in the Confer ence. "1Gafl --li' ,. j-~ - <i-" .: e. IHird-The fortress of Luxemburg is to be evacuated by the Russians within a month, and razed. @f" j. Notwithstan ding the apparently satisfec- tory issue. of the Conference, and notwith- standing the announcement that France has satisfactorily explained to Prussia her warlike preparations, fears are entertained that the war has only been postponed. It IS said that England will propose gene ral disarmament Tn the House of Com mons during the reform debate, Mir. Glad stone said the bill was shallow, tortuous, dissimulating pretehce. He despaired of its being madea good one. MT. Bright declared it the most unjust and offensive measure ever submitted to the House. Roe buck and Disraeli defended it. The diEis- lOn tuSn tOoh pidCS .'~ FOtc TOT OOS6FE- ment, 322'; against, 25e majority 66. 9.sa
 aT The Prussians have ceased work on the Notifications of Luxemburg and France is 'disbanding her reserves. . ;17z :. ; < u Gov. Wright, U. s. Minister at Prussia, died at Berlin on the 11th inst, of drepsy. The new telegraph company, which pro: poses to lay an electric cable between Braat and Halifax, has been promised the sns,- port Of the French Government ;'.t LeKangaris, the Envoy of Greece. to the United States, has sailed for this country
 ;l The Imperialists still hold out in the cities of Mexico and Vera Cruz. The for mer, it is thought, will soon fall for want of provision. The latter cannot easily be taken. .1'i1a az 9-,-. Ia 15 ,.fil F-< eD:Es T DOMESTIC -J JeAerson Davis at last been turned over to the civil authorities and set at large on bail, Horace Greeley Heading the list of his bondsmen The Georgia in junction case has been dismissed by the U. s. Supreme Court The petitioners in the Mississippi case have endeavored SO to amend their bill as to give the court juris- diction. In 9-s .ty;9'f ,s"'o aH. sfo-- -. /. 2 At Mobile on Tuesday night, while Judge Kelly of Penn, was speaking, rebel sympa-, thizefs commenced firing at the gentlemen on the standsA A number were killed or wos1nd ded. l:T:f- .s.'a~~.Fa,c ,&@-t. 5jt l@.l The political canvass of the South is progressing with great spirit. On Tues day night, Horace Greedy and Gerrit Smith spoke in Richmond. I9i.$ai VT ,,to ' "a|-
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MARRIEl).

In New Preston, on the 9th inst, by Rev Henry Upson, MT. Welcome G. Clemens of Montrose, Penn, and Miss Gertrude A. Meeker, of New Preston. 5o 5.ia ..,, |. . ,. 7. At5WolcotsviHe, May,7t by Rev. l.. W. ,Abbott1 Jesse B. Rose and Mrs. Harriet E. sGriswold, all of WolcottEille, al. Tah .''si.
 At Norfolk, on Wednesday, May sth, by the Rev. Ira Pettibone, assisted by the Rev. Dr. Eldridge, W. Stuart .Walcott, Esq, of New York Mills, N. -Y., and Emma A., daughter of Hon, Wm. W. Welch, of Nor folk. "'~'4 A ' '.''-
 At Wolcottxille, May l, nby Rev. L.SW. Abbott, Wm. Jeffrey and Hannah Lawton, all of Wolcottyille.il ; 3"Hu .S
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r. GOSHEN, May 18th, 1867.
 i MR. EDITOR The recent rains have lent 8 freshness to earth, and all Nature seems impa- tently waiting for warmer weather, to array her self in bright Spring attire Hay has been scarce and commanded high price, So that cattle have been early turned out to graze in the pastures and judging of their apparent relish of the newly growing grass, one would infer that Nebuehadnez- didn't have so bad diet after all. Hart Bros have just filled their first order for new ctieeses They are not buying as yet, only as they are or ,dered. Crandan & Weeks have found their pres ent store too small for their growing business; and have purchased the store owned by Mr. Grey, and more recently occupied by Mir. Brigham, (now a retired merchant and are removing it to their premises, When completed, they will have ample room for business as extensive as their desires. Brooke Brothers having filled their shelves with all
 those articles so pleasing to Lady's eye, are now
 filling theIr spacious store room with the substan
 tals of life, among which is large supply of that commodity into which Lots wife was transformed. Mr. Joseph Palmer is building an addition to his line residence ana ether ether mProyements m of are in chanes. Ar. Charles Norton died May 4th, after an illness of some years. For two years he had not been out of doors, and for, many months he there W is lit little stir in Ladies head gear. don't know what name to give the article, as jWebster's definition of bonnet is-a covering for the head. Verify the fashion, of this world passeth away. What would the prophet Jeremiaah say, could he i.5In conclusion, Mr. Editor, turn to your paper as a friendly medium through which T. may ex- at at midnight, not long since stood at our bedroom window and favored us with such rare music on violin and flute, blended with so much sweetness and harmony, I tender to- them the following peculiar and touching sentiments, once expressed by daughter ot Erin /" May the Lord bless yer honors, and yer honors wives, prisint or to be, and grant ye all long life, health and pace, many little ones, s,aad many happy adays; and may ye live to eat the hen that scratches over yer grave.
 "-'. ' CITIZEN.
Litchfield enquirer., 1867-05-16
SALISBURY.

j. We are indebted to Mir. W. O. Brewster for furnishing, at our request, the following description of the new organ at Salisbury. The cost of the instrumen nt was about 8. 500: 'S ,,- -'.-,., -; :. . '>%
 The Organ has two manuals ranging from co to c. 4 Oetaves; and Psdal. Organ ranging from CCCt C. 25 kevs ,.:- = t.-:L- 'C.,EO iI-stF
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THE following are the officers of the Grand Lodge of F. S A. Nj. of Connecticut, for the ensuing year:-M. W. .Wm. Storer. of West Hartford, G. M. ;cR. w. Amos E. Cobb; of Norwich, Dep. G: M; R. W. Asa Smith: of Norwalk, s. G. w.; R. W. James L. Gould, of Bridgeport, J. G.. w.; R. W. Beni. Beecher, of New Haven, G.Treas.; R.gW. J. K. Wheeler, Hartford, c. sec'y !; R!IW. Edmund Tweedy, Danbury, s, c. D.; R. ". David $. Miller, West Winsted, J. G.. D. 7; R. W. Chauncey M Hatch, Bridgeport, c. Lecturer; R. W. Cyrus Goodale, Hartford, G. Tyler.
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DIED.

In Milton, April 18th, Augustus Mercy, aged 7a. !213a2 21AnD b. At Winsted, May 4th, Sophia, wife of Robert Hurlburt, aged 80. = '-1o" 't .s At HotchRissville, Woodbury y0May l, af- ter an illness of eighteen hours, Jenn M, daughter of William and Jeiinie Andrew, aged year. 8 months and 5 daysTQq.
 At Collinsville, May 4th, Sylvester Row. land, aged 40.
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recovered. The bridal presents weree elegant and costly being valued at s12Oo.s Among the articles were 3 roll ofu. s, Bonds amounting to sso]0. two setsof diamonds, camels hair shawE sets of sil verEned with gold, &c., &c..s
 --Rey. Ira Pettbone arrived home from Savan- nshlast week, tp oficiate at wedding ir Norfolk. He is to return Immediately.
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z DaT Those of our readers who need any Arees nag n would Sns 9o ~e so paronzo 1 ths firm of BERGER, sgprrs & Co.,, Troy, N. Y.
 They are the 'ohly Agents in America for many of the most valuable French and English Toilet Articles and Preparations
 that are used by the Beauties of the Old
 World, to beautify and make attractive their persons. ,5:5 t'e.-
 See their advertisement in another ool-
Litchfield enquirer., 1867-05-16

''The Rtualsts are unpopular in some parts of England. On Good Friday the Rev. James Hunt incumbent of parish near Bridgewater, entered the church bearing in his hand a large wooden cross and followed by the bell-ringer and a woman named Cottey who has been for some time past the sole member of his congregation. mob of about 30 persons, including number of children dressed out with colored paper soon burst into the church, pelted the reverend gentleman with eggs, beat the woman, Cottey, and tore her clothes to rags, and regaled themselves with tobacco and ci- der MT. Hunt was finally driven to neighboring house for shelter. ."-ITibune
 Outrages like the above, which are of no uncommon occurrence in the i''mother country" show how false is the claim so often put forward by Englishmen, that there is more freedom for unpopular opin- ion in Great Britain than anywhere else in the world. The only palliating !circum- stance is to be found in the miserable ec- clesiastical system which puts minister, holding living, entirely beyond control of his congregation. r,. l'} - s
 Puerile as the Ritual superstition seems, persecution in that, as in every other case, is the worst possible remedy. What would become of. St. Alban's without episcopal and the attendance of curi-z ous Christians who go for the purpose of being shocked? , Gr ao .... a.? $
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ng~ Through inadvertance we neglected to credit "'Josephine," the tale on our first page, to Harper's Magazine from which it was taken. .st ,:...4 i..-...s~ 7.
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Il Froude, the historian, has gonsto sn. n to make investeatons with View to fu u-e 5s -6t.s:l la bors.. 1t is reportea- that he has t ned pc mis- sion to, sexamne the records Q. .Inqu sl.lo Charles Kingsley, edits Frazers Magazine during Mir. Froude's absence.
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16 Sub Bass, (Bourdou, JIG 1t. tone Wood q Pipes
 MECHANICAL REGISrERs. d.

F. Swell to Great. .'-- ,
 IS. Great to Pedal t.t. tu
 19. Swell to Pedal. ii! II ..--. 2
 20. Bellows Signal. ..,..i. i--L
 21. Balanced Swell Pedal. .
 p. Two Combination Pedals ..
 The case is of black walnut, plain, but very rich and elegant, and IS great addi. tion to the appearance of the interior of the Church. The cost including freight, is 2,32O dollars. a... .ra4- .., {. On Sunday of this week, Professor Spin ming of Bridgeport, presided: at the organ, and exhibited its capabilities in a thor eughly scientific manner. To those who know MT. Spinning's reputation, it is un- necessary to say that the music discoursed by him was of the highest order, and per formed in manner worthy of the fine in- strument which he exhibited.
 The ladies of the Society deserve the highest praise for the exertions they have made to procure this instrument, and the success which has attended their efforts is a worthy reward of their untiring perse- verance. s '-@@. ( ] Our correspondent reports that all is quiet in the Housatonic Valley. i.C i.C,. = '~
 No accidents or stirring events of To- cal character are reported. -. -.a ,, -ar
 The farmers are very busy, and glori- ous spring comes on apace.s -,..-,f..-..
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NEW MILFORD.

The new organ which has just been built for St. Johns Episcopal Church, by Messsrs E. and G. G. Hook, was compile ted on Saturday of last week, and fully sustains the high reputation which they have established for themselves The spe- cifcation is as follows ,-tr
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WHAT LADY would wear false hair or curls, when, by an outlay of One Dollar, she can procure an article that will cause her aair to curl in wavy ringlets, or heavy, massive. .eufB?l 4. q fl = ' E.T i. It does not injure the hair, but on the contrary, renders it soft, glossy and health ful. It is equally effcacious in curling the hair of the opposite sex. Messrs. BERGER, SHUrrs & Go, Chemists, of Troy, N. Y., are agents fer the same. .-. -r... r,l .,, .,r-
 See their Gard in another column.
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THE TEMPT 1ErF OE-EsT.lN.

THE REV. DR. BATON ""| >-rAr PR"HrBIrcaY LAW AND
 AECsTE IONS f,BrI.lFI. "
Litchfield enquirer., 1867-05-16

<. We are surprised to see children wearing shoes with ragged holes at the toes-wast- tne5theif aarents'smbneytan endaD Dgering their health when for a trife, more, shoes with copper Tips, or the new and beautiful silver Tips can Dc had which never wear out at the toes, thus preventing these1itwo serious eyils.-N F POa '.'' '.s
The Portland daily press., 1867-12-19

THE New York World is paper Of consid-
cradle pretensions, yet in leading article it
speaks of the procession Of the equinoxes.
The Portland daily press., 1867-12-19

A CURRENCY FOR THE DoMINIoN.-Mr Pc
ter Jack, cashier of the Peoples Bank of Hal
flax, writes to the Montreal Gazette, on the
subject of currency. That paper says:
He makes suggestion which we consider
to be valuable one, namely, that we should
fall in with the resolution adopted by the Cur
rency Congress recently held at Paris and
make the French five franc piece the unit
with which to start in the formation of an uni
versal currency. This happens to be the unit
of the Provin,e of Nova Scotia-its dollar be-
ing as near, Mr.. Jack says, as may be to the
five franc piece, five of the latter being only a
very small fraction over the sovereign in val
ue. We learn from our European exchanges
that the Emperor of the French has already
struck coin of the same size as the English
sovereign and American half eagle, bearing
on the diverse the words, "Five dollars
Twenty-Five Francs" with the object of carry
ing out the recommendation of the Currency
Congress. This step is greatly important, and
If it is carried fully out it will make great
advance in civilization. In arranging the
Canadian currency we bad better begin in the
way which is scientifically the best; and there
will never be more convenient time than the
present. 1t was an object, a few years ago, to
make the Canadian dollar the same as that of
the United States; but that reason has now
disappeared, and the probability is that when
our neghbors resume specie payments they
will be enlightened and spirited enough to fall
in with plan of universal currency. In fact,
to do so, they would scarcely have to make
any change.
The Portland daily press., 1867-12-19

A CHARAcTERIsTlc PROCEEDING - Robert
Toombs of Bunker Hill fame was refused ad-
mission to the bar of Georgis court few
days since. After adjournment, Mr.. Toombs
addressed Judge Erskine, who had refused his
application, as follows: e.-...f. D. .t--f
Sir. twenty years ago, when you were drink
ing butter milk out of swill-tub in the bogs
of Ireland, was apract;tioner before the Court
which you now disgrace. Fifteen years ago,
when was Senator in Congress, you were
selling lager beer from behind the counter of
a Charleston groggery, and at no period in ten
years has any gentleman seen the time when
he could afford to notice you on the streets
and yet, sir, you, who are periured in accept
ing the Office you now hold, presume to refuse
gentlemen the right of practice before you.
Judge Erskine received this address in pro-
found silence and Mr.. Toombs. who wanted to
fight, was accordingly disappointed.
The Portland daily press., 1867-12-19


AN INCIDENT OF THE LAST DAYS OF WASH.
NGToN.-"E. 8. W." writes from Sandwich to
the Boston Traveller, that Moses Nye, "a years
of age, an inmate of the Aims House in that
town, informs him that in 1893, while he was
on board a vessel running up the Potomac, he
dined at Mount Vernon with Washington.
The writer says: ee.f -..s.. r......,..t
1t happened in this way; while Nye's vessel
was passing up the Potomac, they arrived late
Saturday evening opposite Mount Vernon,
and anchored there ior the Sabbath. In the
morning Nye, with two others, took their
small boat aud went ashore, landing on the
homestead of Washington, and while they
were there, reclining under tree, the great
and good ex-President came to where they
were, and inquired where they were FROM
They informed him, Falmouth, Mass. /"
Washington replied, II had many good and
brave soldier from your section;" and he in
vited them to his mansion, where he gave
them dinner and expressed many kind words
to them.
The Portland daily press., 1867-12-19

AN ILLIBERAL CHURcH.-A Washington
letter gives an account of strange proceed
ing on the part of the church in that city as
follows:
The Unitarian church of this city has turn
ed out of doors colored Sunday school. The
Chronicle says time was not given to notify
the children, and they came to the church on
~ to find the doors blocked against them. The
board of management had not, however,
barred the entrance to the portico, nor had
they taken the precaution to station one Of
their number, or a policeman, there to guard
il or the street in front, and so these helpless.
little ones sung their praises to God in front Of
the church., while shivering with cold and
pinched with hunger. And SO this structure,
founded in 1921 BY John Quincy, Adams, and aa
in which the voices of such noble men "a. as
Dewey, Chanting and many other greaat at pm, pa
lanthropists have echoed in years 1Gc gone py mas
at last, in the year of our Lord 1867, gone back
to the days of barbarism by refusing the use OF
the church for the purpose OF teaching Chris
tianity and md M the Bible to class of children who
are to hanome citizens in our midst and exer-
cise q marked influence in our country for
good or evil.
The Portland daily press., 1867-12-19
NOTICE.

M Il. REDDY,
M. MERCHANT TAILOR,
AND DEALER IN l
GENTS Flu RNISHING GOODS,
-2i No. 107 FEDERAL STREET.
We have in store one OF the finest assortment Of
ENGLISH, GERMAN, FRENCH and DOMESTIC
CLOTHS, CASSIMERES, &C., that can be found in
Portland These goods have been selected with great
care and especially adapted to the fashionable trade,
and at prices thatcannot fail to please and all goods
thoroughly shrunk and satisfaction guaranteed.
call is respectfully solicited Thankful TO friends
for past patronage, hoping to merit continuance Of
the same. eW usJ a7
jan9dtf M. H. REDDY, Proprietor.
The Portland daily press., 1867-12-19

ADMIRAL PoRrER's enthusiastic letter in favor
fthe purchase of the Danish West Indies
may have some effect in inducing the House
to make the necessary appropriation, but 1t
will quire the best efforts of FarIayut him
self to secure the $500 900, for which It is
said the Spanish government offers Cuba and
P0rto Rico r...| ..-.....