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Literary Notices.

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 Poison of the Rattlesnake; A most extraor-
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 Free Mission IT; April; Art; Reviews and Literary Notices
 OUR YoUNG Fo1Ks contains:s Holiday Romance. Part III; The First Crusade; Corporal Giles; Anna Maria Visit to the Minister; Driving the Cow; Lessons in Magic, X; The French Exposition for Twenty Gents; The Little Jew; Emily at Home again; Tl,e Lady who put salt in her coffee; Music; Round the Evening Lamp; Our Letter Box.
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aLITCHFIELD.

The Republican Probate Convention for this district met at the Mansion House on Thursday of last week. H. S.. Griswold Esq. of this place was appointed chairman, and H. R. Ray, Esq. of Morris Secretary. Charles B. Andrews of this place was nom- mated for Judge of Probate and H. g. .Griswold, M. D. S. Smith, Frederick Cole man and B. s. Hall appointed Probate Committee.
 = The Republican meeting in this place, lon Tuesday evening, was we'll attended. It was organized by the appointment of Hon. John H. Hubbard, Chairman, and Mir. French of New Haven, made the opening address. His remarks were we'll received, and his replies to Conservative interrup- tions brought down the House repeatedly. Hon. William B. Stokes, Member of the House from Tennessee, then followed. This gentleman was representative in Congress from that State in 1s60-61, op- posed secession, was driven out of the State by the secessionists, returned on the advance of the Union armies, and raised 6 1 Union regiment among his old constitu- ents fought through the war, and now rep
 resents that State in Congress. He is 8
 representative of that class of Southerners
 which, werc very generally loyal through
 the rebellion, and which has since stood by
 Congress-th Southern farmer, who works
 the soil with his own hands. It is in the discontinuance of the Plantation system,
 and the dividing the country into farms te
 be owned and titled by just such men as
 Mir. Stokes and his constituents, that those best informed tell us the salvation of the
 South depends. s-'-i ,: + 1 Mir. Stokes is candid, forcible speaker
 making no attempt at, rhetorical display but stating his facts and arguments in thu
 plain, straightforward, common-sense wa, l we should expect from tho history an6 | character of the man. One fact he urged . with peculiar earnestness-the necessity ol entrusting reconstruction at the South te loyal men. With the Rebel element up permost, he said it would be impossible fol
 Union men to live there, and that the res
 toratiou of slavery or payment for slaves
 would be insisted upon. These facts the speaker stated from his own persona l knowledge, and, though an old slave holder he preferred giving the ballot to the loya } black. rather than to the disloyal white } The Union men of Tennessee found it ne ) cessary for self-preservation to enfranchis the blacks, and the result had shown tha
 their confidence had not been misplaced. j MT. Stokes was repeatedly applauded
 and after 8 vote of thanks to the speakers 3 the meeting adjourned. - The Slips of the M. E. Chur.h in thi , place will be rented on Saturday next[2stll, at o'clock P. M. .....".... ... .... .....-- : - Mir. Hollister sailed from Havana ol , Su nday for Hayti.
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1s~ We notice with great regret, the death of the Hon. Josiah M. Carter, at his residence in Norwalk, on Monday. He was lawyer of eminent ability, man of sterling integrity, and a citizen highly es- teemed in private life. His prompt action, clear decisions, and unfailing courtesy as Speaker of the House of Representatives in 1862, added much to his reputation and pop ularity. We had hoped to see him repre- senting this District in Congress, and his death will prove serious loss to the Re- publican party, as well as to the profession and the public,
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entities her toa U,.ioa aHovernor-to some thing better than Secessionist. or The tool of Secessionist. E
- 2 ~~e-------- Represen entatives.

The election of our State ticket, on the first Monday in April, is matter of great national importance, and deserves ali the, effort that is being made to accomplish it. The matter of chief State and local impor- tance, however, is the election sof Il Repub- lican Legislature. A little care and pru- dence will ensure this; but when we re- member that last year our majority in the House was only ten, it is evident that the matter deserves especial attention. Litch- field County, particularly, must be on her guard. Two strong Republican towns, Goshen and Cornwall, were allowed. to go Democratic last fall We are aware that there was some 'treachery; but there must have been both treachery and blundering combined to produce such & result. Will the Republican voters of Goshen and Corn wall remember that this is no time to be fighting out local quarrels, or cutting each others throats at the polls? The Republi- l cans of New Hartford and Barkhamsted LFleu tue HtH t-ttH|, PAe'1AS esAs'o, .o A@"'t' but luckily failed to make quite so thor. oush work of it as their brethren of Corn wall and Goshen Those towns are all right this spring. Of the really doubtful towns, Colebrook and Warren went Re
 publican last fall. If they do as we'll at the coming election 1t will ensure us . gain ir
 the county. g..r.- '-..s so .1
 Above all let our nominating caucuses
 put up. true men. Notwithstanding hl'
 fragrant treachery James Dixon Is no
 without adherents in this county. Man. owe appointments or personal faeors to ou Connecticut Thurlow Weed, which the. will repay by votes for his reelection if yo' send them to the Legislature. It Is inf nitely more annoying, more demoralizing more disgraceful, to be cheated, than to b rE
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 THE LADYs FR1END for April contains: The work of a Day; Widows vs- Doctors; A Dead Man s Rule; My last Courtship; Arrys Philopnna; The Counsel of the Di- plomatist; and other interesting reading matter, together with the usual Fashion Plates, Music &c Terms 8, 50 per year, with the Enquirer $$s3, 50-,-a----------------. i PErERsoNs LADIES NATIONAL. MAGAZINE has the following contents: Sallie's Sur prise; Two Bites of Cherry; The Tragedy of Farquia; Mrs. Skelter and Alice; Sub stance and Shadow; The Bride of the Pra- irie; Miss Derwent's Diamond; together with the usual Fashion Plates Sc. Terms s2,Oo, with the Enquirer ss,5o., ]. a,.i
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R8- The monthly increase of our already enor. nous public debt is about s2O,00O, ,Oo9. In foreign countries marked decline in the value of Ameri decline is founded on the belief that Radical ty. ranny and profigacy are fast leading the Republic to centralization and repudiation.- .-Farmer.
 There is nomonthly increase of our debt. The foregoing falsehood has this founda- tion in fact, and this only During those months in which the semi-annual interest falls due on most of our bonds, the receipts generally fall short of the expenditures.
 The statement that our securities have declined in foreign countries. is fragrant falsehood. --.,%s, t:;2i
 The following table shows the prices at which the Five Twenties have stood In London since the close of the war;
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OFFICE OF SEo'Y OF BOARD OF EDUCATION E, --i.l NEW HAVEN. March R -12fS

A OOs By the law of the State of Connecticut
 the sum of ten dollars is appropriated from the State Treasury to every School District
 which raises Q like amount for the purchase of library books and apparatus:+-and the 1 sum of five dollars IS appropriated. every subsequent year, on condition that the l District raises in. addition the like amount. Any school district which numbers more | than one hundred scholars in actual atten- dance upon the; common schools thereof. may draw the appropriation now made by law for the purchase of library and appara- tus. at the rate of one appropriation for every hundred of such scholars, Droriolea. that no allowance shall be. made in any case for the fractional part of hundred.
 Any town which constitutes a Union School District, is entitled to receive, upon the like conditions as are now prescribed for school districts, a sum not exceeding the aggregate amount which the former districts of said town might have received. To facilitate the drawing of this. money, orders on the state treasury will be sent promptly, to all district committees who comply with the conditions of the law.1z > Districts desiring to avail themselves of this privilege should therefore send at once to the undersigned certificate cerDespond- ing to the requirements of the. case as di- rooted in the School Law. Blank certifi- cates will be furnished, upon application.
 The money thus received by the district: must be expended for books or lapparatus'' approved by the school visitors;of the town. 1t is not intended to provide esnteerrtainif5o Q reading for the neighh horhood,a but to pro, cure stan dard works of ,referenea for tha school room. .5s:etjAl ed .[sIs.CIa'fSfssss 'HH
 Special efforts have been made to~ ~nnarI6G nnarI6.a cure these maps and reference books at inc lowest rates. Most of them are 9furnished through this office, for schools only. ,at less than the wholesale rpricesala!, al t, ssr1ors
 Connectieut isia offering a:yyery 5liberal bounty to all her districts, and it . is be.. ieved that they only need to be- remindsd, l how easily they may, thus increase .ethe, af.l ficieney and usefulness of the schools. tns M be induced totseeure these gifts from the State. stf 55'.@7fYeHs ssil a3ssaai s;.f aa f.sss Incorporation ofischool visitors is .ne, spectfaily solicited in conrnsendina : fl,is1 subject to Teachers; and District Com ]. mittees. V eAi-1 als1
 BIRDSEY GRANT NORTHROP
 Secretary of Board of Education.
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@~ Here is another whine over the treatment of the Southern Democracy, from the N. H, Register. Southern people laid down their arms, and fell gracefully into line and acknowledged their readi- ness to acquiesce in the result. But they have not been permitted to resume their duties-and are told they cannot come back to the Union, un- less they will agree to acknowledge negro supren- acy in their several States. Is this right? Is it what they had right to expect. when they sur. rendered?
 When the Southern people" fell grace fully into line &c., what had they right to expect? Tobe hung for treason and have their property confiscated to the govern ment! This was all they had Ieg>A right to expect. Instead they have been ''per- mitted to resume their luties," but not their old political power. This they must share with almost the only friends tle Union had at the South. We ask suprem- acy for neither race. -.s..
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News of the Week.
FOREIGN.

| COhE1dNs
 Great Braain n-The Government Reform Bill in relation to the representation of
 Ireland has been passed in the House of Commons Government resolutions in re-
 gard to church reform in Ireland have been
 introduced. The debate upon them will commence on March 30. The question of allegiance was debated by Mir. Eos ter, Sir RoberB Collier and Lord Stanley. The Fenian, Capt. Mackay mas been con- i victed and sentenced to twelve years i'm
 prisonment at hard labor Johnson, the
 Orange secretary, recently imprisoned for
 taking part in an illegal procession, has @
 been made candidate for Parliament from Belfast The two Fenians under sentence
 of death for the, murder of Police Sergeant Brett have been reprieved
 Advices from Abyssinia set forth that v nearly all the troops of the expedition had reached the high table-lands. Theodorus- was reported to be. entrenched on the Ia. lanta Plateau.
 FvaNcs. .IThe pamphlet which seeks to establish the claims of the YNapoleonic tly- nasty to q popular origin has. appeared. Napoleon's authorship of it is denied.
 He,1sany.-The second session of the North German Consideration has commen- eed in BerlinI King. Willismi alluded to tha treaty with the United States as knit ting more closely together the nations al- ready allied by strong bonds of commerce md race, They treaty has been approved 3y the eouncilsF %s kg> I'll Y ET- Austria At the urgent request of the Ministry the project for the authorization # the rite 'o of civil, :, marriage passsd. ,oth Houses of the Beichsratu, in spite of sa be PapaliC Concordat The Austrian peoi iu 'Ie are making enthusiastic demonstrasG D lonsiof joyin consequence of this action. ba ss Aa!y.-G Garibaldi,a cable dispatch os. liorms .i us, has declined an appointment. ],
 Admiral Farfagat wifi viii be compelled ediano remain at Rome, 3 some weeks in conse Ss uence of illness. Only one French brigade remains in that lace.
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REPUBLICAN MEETINGS
 LlTCHFlELD COU MY :.

Gov. HARTMAN, of New Hampshire. at
 TWISTED, April ?.
 Hon. IGNATIUS DONEL.LY, ,-of Maine, at
 WoLooTryILLE, Saturday. March 28. Gen. HAWLEY, at. s5'f<.:..|#sfE
 WArERrows, March 31. v >-~ Gen. WILLIAMS, of Indiana, at NEw MILFORD, March 2S. <ly3 .rf.I T Gen. WASHBURNE, of Ind, at -r-----s-
 NORTH CANAAN, March 27. ii .. J. w. BEAR, of Baltimore. at ali: s,. .:t
 SHARON. March 27. sz ]; li5s.s5 it0t. ..b@.la WEST CORNWALL, March 2S. -:-r. :. NORFOLK, March 30. af ..sv E s.5#, .#, GAYLoRDsyILLE, March 3l. 21,sEsz . Gen. E. M. LEE, of Guilford, at ...s ze NORFOLK, March 30. a-s + .r.5.e.4 ..-,~
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 k5- President Lincoln declared in the fourth year of the war, that if the South would throw down their arms, abolish slavery, and send repre- sentatives to Congress, the Union would be re. stored. When little later all this was done, the Radicals insisted that the Union was as far from being restored as eyer Had the Radi. calls so desired, the Union could have been re. stored two years ago.-FdrTner. rH3
 The Southern Democracy would accept no compromise, bat insisted on fighting the war to the bitter end. We were then at liberty to settle the Reconstruction quest tion on correct principles, which we have done. =. - '''' '4' The Union has never been broken. :. The Democracy attempted to break it, failed, and are now whining over the con- sequences of their misbehaviour. {i
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HE WAR EXPENSES. Enormous Iacyease-Ie,o, "War Department" under Stanton, is absorbing the resources of the country at an enormous rate During tho first half of this month, the War De. pertinent and military expenses amounted to s12,. coo, ,000! tor at the rate of s2SS, ,O00, ,00O year.
 To affect the Connecticut election, Congress pro poses to take off SIS O00, 900 of taxes and after the Presidential election to put it on real estate This goes to repudiation. Times.
 The Fines is undoubtedly aware that the estimates of the War Department for the coming year arc not one. fourth the sum above stated. .; shsa ] n .3ef'aet 'sl, s. That the taxes taken of. now, are to be put on real estate after the Presidential election. is an absurdity that will not even deceive Copperhead Avk41 .-<..-fsl -F5s
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\ aes- The Democrats of Rhode Island have concluded to nominate a ticket this year. Another beautiful chance for. cy- phering: ''In 1867 the Democracy had. no votes; in 1868 they had, &c., &c ratio of in. crease, &c., &c.; sure Democratic victory next Novemberi'
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' es~ John Morrissey has been chosen one of the delegates to the Democratic Nation
 al Convention. Alderman McMullen of
 Philadelphia, who lately figured in prize fight near that place, heads the delegation
 from Pennsylvania. We are glad, for the reputation of onr celored brethren, that none of them will be seen in such com. pany! -s.tt n.
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.. ' Incomparable Grace's Celebrated salve is conceded by all to be the Jest lprepaIa. tion for the osnre of outs bYrns, wounds, acalb sprafns, and critaneots diseases ,pl and ] ernptions gssherally. sIp places a distant dis !s.I from medical aid 1t will 1e found invalua- ble, and in the nursery itshould always be ct hand,
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HA The Radicals arc at, work industriously and rather syly in the various towns They are trying to get Representatives to- vote for negro suffrage in Connecticut, ana for Hawley for the Senate.@- Times. '- '' @-
 The Radicals are straining every nerve to elect a majority of the members of the next Legislature :. *1 First, because they hope to elect q United States Senator in place of Senator James Dixon, whom they hate with undying hatred and sec ond, because the coming Legislature will act on the negro suffrage question. .-senttael.
 The Times and Sentinel being high old Constituencies, know very we'll that it will take thirds majority of both Houses to pass the Constitutional Amend ment to the people. this year.. We must, therefore, carry the State by about 1O,oOo majority, to accomplish. it. They evi- dentl5. expect most extraordinary lick lng!la;i.,t s..i .t4...,e.. ':sax-.tv sa ttsn
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sa- There was not a single negro spectator in the galleries. They were excluded by'the Senate. Their places were filled, says the despatch by the aristocracy of Washington society-whatever that may Times. e1, ,k...... ..s.l.s.F..-....sr,
 The colored gentry were probably form ing in line outside, to escort their "Mo- ses" back to Tennessee.
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18th Senatorial District

The consumption of coal in some of the Eastern towns of this District, is very probably doubling if not quadrupling eve ry year. This is peculiarly true of the Town of Watertown. Four years ago, there was not to exceed twenty-five tons of coal consumed in that town in one year The past year, upon the most careful esti- mate, we find least. three hundred tons have been used here. Perhaps more.
 Next year we have every reason to believe there will be large increase of coal con- sumers. Consequently the citizens of this Town feel deeply interested in the project of the B. and Erie Railroad through the Southern part of Litchfeld county; which would leave coal at our doors, it IS thought, at least four and half to five dol I lars per ton cheaper than we now have 1t.
 This of course includes this excludes the expense of hauling it from Waterbury, which is about three dollars per ton. And now we are called upon to elect or rather to vote for, a man, who last year sold himself, body and brooches, to the enemies of this contemplated road, and spent his time and strained his brazen throat at Hartford du-
 ring the session of the Legislature in advo
 cacy of bridging the Connecticut River al
 Middetown, and did this knowingly and
 willfully for mere pelf and promise of place
 and power. Shall we do it? No Sir
 think not. We the people of the Eastern portion of this District protest against
 such man and are not willing thus to be
 bargained and sold Laying entirely ou
 of view, the contemptible political policy q can't cali it, principle) of the Democrat ic nominee, Seth Logan (hs being a noisy , advocate of repudiation) we cannot ant will ot support him in conse1lance o his action in this matter alone. t..
 Il write now merely to thank you Mir Editor, for the plain and pointed mauue
 Tn which you have shown him mp to tn Electors of this District, on this question
 We have opposed to him, most worth
 conscientious and able man in Hon Georg mean to elect, and who il eIecfsdh sd dhnR Viii |; !. bly, sustain the whole interests of his COT ,; stituents, without eye to bargain or plu1 l. der. Electors of the 18th Senatorial Di ], trict will you do it? WATRRrowN
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saF We are indebted to Messrs. Stark. weather and Ferry for public documents. :,
 Mr. Barnum sends us, nothing but. his speeches. fT..,T = = =
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.na The Litchlield Enquirer of last week con. tains 8 contemptible sur upon W. H. Barnum in. timatng that he is an 6 obscure member of Con- gress. Persons of all parties who are familiar with affairs at Washington concede that Mr. Bar. mum is one of the most efficient and valuable members of the House. Such slurs may be con. sdered by the Enquirer 8 fair species of political warfare, bat few respectable journals will agree with it i'll these views.-Fdimae..
 A week or two since, the Danbury Tn,es pitched into Democratic member from Ohio, named William Mungen, supposing he was Republican. Among other things he spoke of him as "obscure We re- monstrated thus:-
 We venture to suggest to the Times that the less It says about the matter of 6 obscurity" the bet ter; very likely the name of Bill Barnum seems quite as insignificant to the Democrats of the Fifth Congressional District of Ohio, as that of Bill Mungen appears to the Democracy of the Fourth Congressional District of Connecticut
 If any one has right to complain, we think it is MT. Munger. ,-.....-.. T.
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sa-We have taken great pleasure in reading the last issue of the tnel.-Eisquirer
 Reminded you oldtimes to read Democratic paper once more, el4 Well, ncighbor, We always knew yon felt out ofplace in your present position Must be kind of awkward for you.-.Se'.tinel.
 Sympathy. is a pleasant thing; and if there is friend who can appreciate our feelings it is the editor of the Sentinel From his present awkward position" he looks back with longing eyes to his first love the Bridgeport tSlana.ud "a
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B9@ We are informed that ". Cothrep, Esq, has lately received and paid over 1T, pensions and bounties. from the Govern mcnt the sum of $3, TOO. 4a e.. .s
 We congratulate the pensioners. No government can afford to be illiberal to it's soldiers.
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Bs A MT. Win. J Pickering, it appears
 from the Winsted Herald drinked himself to death at saloon in that place, last Eweak srfegl 3 eai stti3. xtstsooa1 g.e < s,iss la
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& p97 The U. s. Supreme Court has anal-
 ly. rendered a decision, in the cases regard ing the taxation of U, s. bonds owned by
 Connecticut Savings Banks, against the Banks. This brings about sso. 900 into the State Treasury a7 2s :t-.--' .s.' ... ;as54s
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s9~The Hartford Tunes, is aggrieved that the impeachment proceedings began with prayer, betanse the Senate have. it ayers, prejudged Mr. Johnson s case. If, as the Times evidently fears MT. Johnson s criminality is so plain that. there is little doubt of his conviction, is that the. fault of his triers? .-o5. ~..- ......-.... .