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The New York herald., 1868-06-16

mai Aevenu0 Cases.
Before Judge Blatchford.
T1e United States Us. Twenty-Five Thousand Gal
Ions Of Distilled Spirrts.-This suit was commenced
March g. 1865, by information In The District Court
to forfeit certain property for violation Of the In
ternal Revenue laws, and the question before us,
arising the decision Of the court below, is to
the portion OF the proceeds resulting from the
demnation that rightfully belongs to the informer
The amount is large-$ so. It is admitted that
according TO the law II stood at the time the In
formation was given and the seizure made, the
tnformer was entitled 10 moiety, but that before
the final decree OF condemnation the law had been
changed and the amount placed under the regula-
tion OF the secretary Ofthe Treasury, according 10
which the amount to be allowed would be $4,000.
II the question rested alone the facts above stated
II would be very plain one we consider u To be
q well settled rule, and which has been uniformly
adhered To in practice that the right OF the iniormer
does not attach until after the case has passed into
Judgment TIL then the right is lnchoate and I'M
perfect.
1t appears in this case that decree OF condemna-
ton had been entered by the consent OF the claimant
March TO- 1866, which was before tile change OF the
law, ana when IL gave to the inlormer the moiety.
But before the execution OF the decree by sale OF
the property, on motion by the claimant to the
court this decree and all proceedings thereon were
vacated and set aside, and the party allowed to come
In and defend the suit. In pursuance OF this order
he appeared filed his claim and answer and the
cause was set down for trial for the May term, but
was In December following, postponed Till the next
term, when inal decree OF condemnation was rem
dered and carried into execution. In the meantime
the law providing for the share OF the nformer had
that the history of the proceedings above detailed
occurring after the first decree, do not vary the
eject to be given to the final decree in the case. The
power OF the court to open the first is undoubted,
and left the case in judgment Of law, as If no decree
had been entered till the final one in December.
Whether or not the right Of the informer does not
decree does not arise and, therefore, opinion is
expressed upon the question. Decree below affirmed.
The New York herald., 1868-06-16
UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS COURT.

Cross Charge oil PerJury-An Alleged Accuser
Committed.
Before COMMISSIONER Osborn.
For some days past a case has been at hearing
before Commissioner Osborn, in which Mr.. Bailey,
Collector Of Internal Revenue, was charged by Mr.
q. b. Davis with perjury From the mass Of evidence
heard it appears that Bailey had made efldavt to
the effect that from private Information he believed
Davis had illegally removed whiskey from or TO a
place In Whitehall street. Parties were arrested and
upon the hearing the Commissioner decided on re-
verslng the charge by discharging Bailey and COM
hitting Davis to the custody OF the Marshal to aw ait
the action OF the Grand Jury.
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CITY INTELLIGENCE.

THE WEATHER YEsTERDAv.-The thermometer at
Hudnut's drug store, HERALD Building, has ranged
The New York herald., 1868-06-16
COURT CAltNDAp-TnIs DAY.

sUpRgHy COUNT -ciRouu.-PMt l--N0s 1912
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score of the game is as follows:-
Totals..........lO 927a Totals........ 8 u % II

Clubs Is. 81. 81 Ib. Hh 6H. IN. 6h. 9h
Soss.t.i SoiS";i t:...::.i g : ! : 3 III
Out on foulsnUnion, Mohawk,s.
Double pays-Wright and Godie, low ball, Lennon to-
second stopped by Wright Weeks touched between
and second bah passed to Golde putting Lennon at
first Weeks and Forker similar play to the above put
ting Brdsaf and Shelley.
y mpire-Mr q. Hall, of The Excelsior Club.
Scorers-Messrs Lush and Kelly
Time OF game-Two hours and five minutes.
A base ball match for championship dry goods
houses was played Saturday last between the
mployes OF Halstead, IIaines Il Co. and william j.
Peake Co.. with the following result
The New York herald., 1868-06-16

To this petition the soldiers Observe:-" General
Shaler turned deaf ear and told the above soldiers
that nothing could be done, as others had already
been engaged.n
or these men, tw0-John Frederick and Andrew
Fyans--have been forced to go 10 the Soldiers Home
at Albany, where they now are. Four have been
taken back at $40 per week, and the order
In regard to the uniform has been altered somewhat
The remainder OF the men are on the world, out OF
employment, many OF them with families to sup
port.
they are all respectable, capable, and trustworthy
men, and deserve help from the charitable.
The New York herald., 1868-06-16
NEW YORK CITY.
THE COURTS.
UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT.

Important OpiniOn-Informers, Fees In inter.
nal Revenue Cases.
Litchfield enquirer., 1868-01-23
STATE ITEMS.

Ar meeting of the stockholders of the Derby railroad, at New Haven, it was vo- ted to issue first mortgage bonds, to an
 amount necessary and within legal bounds, on the property of the road. A statement was made the Board had received an offer to lease the road on it's completion for thir- ty years at rent equal to seven per cent. on the cost of building, but resolution to accept the offer was rejected.
 ON Monday last, Henry Haines of Old Lyme, while going home intoxicated, from the hotel at the ferry, fell from the railroad bridge, and was nearly killed. He dragged himself to the nearest house, where he was properly cared for. He lay for many hours insensible, with the blood flowing from his ear, and little hope is entertained for his life.
 MANY of the farmers of Brookfeld are making arrangements to go into the milk business the coming season, being accom- modated with milk trains on the Housaton- ic railroad.
 THE new railroad from Stamford to New Canaan is being rapidly pushed forward to- ward completion, and will soon be ready for the rails. The workmen are engaged in finishing the grade at Stamford, ard the contractors are building the depot on the corner of Elm and Park streets.
 A VERY handsome new smoking and bag gage car was run out Friday, by the Nau- gatuck Railroad Company. It is forty-fve feet long, three feet longer than ordinary. cars,
Litchfield enquirer., 1868-01-23

the Epicureans?' Leading Disputants: Af- tirmative, Rev. J. c. Terrett Negative, Joel Benton.
 HoUsAToNIC RA1LRoAD.-The New York Epening lfaa says: Major A. S. Hopkins who has just been appointed to the Snper. intendency of the Housatanic Railroad is son of President Hopkins, of Williams College. The friends of the road have great faith in the new arrangement, and ST have we from personal knowledge The appointment is a capital one.
 Petitions are being circulated in Vol ! cottvllle and other places on the line of the Naugatuck Railroad, requesting the com pany to run 0 milk train, which, it is pc leyed would pay the farmers better than making butter and cheese
 1 G. c. Hitchcock, of New Preston. enters inc Ashland lilly, foaled in May 1865, for the Spirit of Me Times stake, 'to be trotted for next fall on the Fashion course Long Island.
 A very large and pleasant social gather ing took place at the parsonage of the Con gregational society in Thomaston on Fri day evening, the l7th. The pastor. the Rev J. W. Backus, in token of the very high appreciation in which he is held, WIS presented with a sewing machine, afghan, and cash, amounting to some S273. N. 4. Norton, Esq, in behalf of the donors. made some very appropriate remark. which were responded to by the pastor. The occasion was an exceedingly hgppy one, showing as it did, tue deep regard and love which the people entertain fol their pastor.
 MT. and Mrs. Manchester of Litchlield went visiting lately and left their hired man to keep house for them and do thc chores. Upon returning they found thC man missing, together with $1lO whicl they had locked up in drawer. A nice looking cake was found upon the table, o which Mr. Manchester tasted, and was tnk en with vomiting from the poison that was in it. No trace can be found of the cul prit.-Comant
 Mir. Manchester is resident of WinsteG, where the facts above related occurred and not in Litehfeld.
Litchfield enquirer., 1868-01-23
GOSHEN.

At our annual Church meeting. the Church Ecclesiastical Society and Sabbatb School were reported as in prosperous condition. One hundred families help to compose the congregation on the Sabbath numbering in all nearly 37O individuals There are 207 members of the Church. in- cluding 22who are temporarily absent There have been 30 additions to the Chnrch during the year ending with January 1st. and ' deaths only, of them being mem- bers of the Church at the time of their death. No pains has been spared to make the Sabbath School pleasant, profitable, and attractive to all, and, of the 30 additions to the Church, B have been garnered from the Sabbath School This is only a re port in part as I am not prepared to speal in full of the town, North and West Go shen, not being included.
 - Mir. Samuel Tnttle the individual in jured by the runaway horses has not been able,a yet, to leave his room. He received an injury of the spine causing partial par alysls. N s. Wadhams is still quite sick but his symptoms are reported as more favorable. Moses Lyman Esq. has safely arrived at Madison, Florida. He writes back to his friends, here, sitting by an ope, window while potatoes are being planted and the orange trees are bending with thei tempting fruit.
 The principal productions of our tow1 at present writing are wood piles and cake of ice, the last named article being fas gathered into the ice-houses,
Litchfield enquirer., 1868-01-23
SHARON.

The annual meeting of the Sharon Bible Society was holden on the 18th instant. The President of the Society, Dr. Robert w. Smith, made very able and interesting address, as did several other gentlemen. The donations to the Society during the past year have been quite liberal, and an increasing interest in it's behalf is felt among the people of the town.
 The following is list of the Jurors for the town, for the ensuing year:-Seth B. St. John, John Boyd, Joseph Prindle, Edgar J. Reed, Erastus A. Deming, Judson St. John, Reuben K. Hunt, Rufus Owen, Ozias Peck, George B. Lambert, George D. Goodwin, John R. Lambert, and To- renzo D. Smith Messrs. Reed, Peck and Lambert are already summoned as Jurors at the next term of the Supreme Court. The law of the last Legislature requiring that Jurors to serve in Justice Courts, shall be drawn from the Jury box, will throw the whole of that service in this town upon the ten whose names have not been drawn.
Litchfield enquirer., 1868-01-23

At caucus held the same day, the fol- lowing persons were appointed delegates to the Republican conventions, with power to send substitutes w. Gold, T, l., Hart, E. M. Rogers, and J. W. Beers. Senatorial Hart, D. P. Johnson, R. I. Scoyille, M. B. Hopkins.
 A Y. Smith, brother of the poisoned Mrs. Green, who has been trading in W. C., or rather was, last spring, packed up his goods last week, and left for his home in 'York State" He started with them sometime last June or July, when the goods were seized without legal process, and have been detained under various pre- texts, some legal and some illegal, until re- cently, and it is not much to the credit of those in whose hands they were, that they were returned to him damaged, and, some hundreds of dollars worth, short .
Litchfield enquirer., 1868-01-23
LITCHFIELD.

The Rev. MT. Green is passing his time very quietly in jail, just now. He has gone into the ornamental penmanship and illu- minating business and furnishes speci- mems for small consideration" some of which are quite highly colored and artistic We hear he is much grieved at the unfra- ternal conduct of the clergymen of our yil- lage. Circumstances have prevented his calling on them, and none of them have ever visited him.
 We learn that there have been only. if teen marriages in this town the past year, as against 26 in 1866.
 - The donation party of the Rev. Wm.- l.. Peck at his residence in this place, on Monday night, was largely attended. Pres ents were made him to at least the amount of s15O.
 - Monday evening, George Walton of New Milford was brought in to jail hay ing been committed by justice at Lake vile on charge of obtaining board at a hotel in that place on false pretences, un- der statute passed at the last Legislature. He was book agent selling pictorial bi- bles &c. and had been at the hotel with his wife and child till his bill amounted to some $S0 or s90. On Tuesday his father came up from I4anesville and bailed him out
 The Head Quarters Staff and Band of the Fourth Regiment U. s. Infantry, have left Fort Sedgwick, and are now stationed ut Fort Laramie, Dacotah Territory.
 Lieut.. George O. Webster of Litch- field, has been appointed Adjutant of the Regiment. He is also Post-Adjutant- tft Fort Laramie.
Litchfield enquirer., 1868-01-23
SALISBURY.

As Mr. Curtis Grey of Chapinsville was returning from North Canaan, where he had been at work at his trade of harness making, Saturday evening, his sleigh was overturned. His wife was with him and as soon as they had righted the sleigh he started on, apparently os we'll as usual. In a few moments, however, MT. Grey died almost without & struggle, from some inter- nal or spinal injury he had received from inc accident.
 - Albert Selleck died, also very sudden ly, last week. He had not been supposed to be seriously i'll but Was taken with Q pain in the side and died in ten minutes afterwards.
Litchfield enquirer., 1868-01-23
COUNTY ITEMS.
From the Winsted Herald:

ffOm Gu0 WluSGeu QCTQtU: SALISBURY. Lieut.. A Bates of the 2d Heavies has bought the B. Snyder place near the school, house, price about ($15OO) fifteen hundred dollars. EAST CANAAN.-The R.~R. fever rages. Money scarce.
 Nothing stirring except that few de- luded couples are bent on seeing the folly of it, and several are travelling on the turn pike to matrimony.
 From the Sentinel:
 NEW MmFoRD.-A social gathering in the form of a birthday surprise, was given to Mrs. Maria Sullivan, by her decendants at the house of William A. Lines, her son. in-law, in Marketable, on the 7th inst. There were forty present to greet her on the anniversary of her 68th birthday. AL together the day passed very pleasantly to all concerned.
 MORRIS. Donation party given the Rev. W. l.. Peck, at the residence of David Huntington was an extremely pleasant and successful affair. The proceeds of the con- tribution were presented with an address by H. Benton Esq. =
 On Tuesday morning last MT. Edgar AlvOrd slipped ana Tell on the lce Iractur- ing his right collar bone near the Immoral extremity The ''humeral extremity or "funny bone, ;" is located by the older anat- omists at or near the elbow.
 From the Amenia Times:
 SHARoN.-Ths Sharon Debating Club, by nearly unanimous vote, has concluded to vary it's literary programme from time to time. The list of exercises appoint for last evening is made up wholly of recita- tions, declamations and readings. Music may also be interspersed; and it is hoped the ladies will take part. This is no doubt a fine idea and will edd greatly to the inte- rest of the club.
 A discussion however, was appointed for Monday evening the 2Oth, on the following question: Was the philosophy of the Sto- ics more beneficial to Society than that of
Litchfield enquirer., 1868-01-23

RagThe Winsted He,ald charges us with desiring to "head off, the proposed Fish kill and Springfield railroad. Such is not the fact. We hope it may succeed; and, if the published estimates and statements can be relied on, we see no reason why it should not Nevertheless, there are many other roads which we think should and might have been built long ago, which show as we'll on paper as the Fishkill and Sprin gfeld route; but which are not yet even 'contrac ted'-a process which we have noticed, sometimes precedes construc- tion" by number of years.
 The joke about our old Litchfeld rail- road meeting is one we told ourselves, not two months since; yet our friend trots it out confidently as if it were new!
 One thing in the surveys has surprised us: Satan's kingdom is placed near Col linsville! From the conduct of Mr. Pot ter, the evangelist, and from the ill success of our old temperance friend, Rev. S. H. Platt, we had got the impression it lay fur ther west on the line.
Litchfield enquirer., 1868-01-23
February Magazines

THE LADY FRIEND contains: The Ro- nance of an old Maid; Not Love; Ianthe and I; A Dead Mans Rule; Capt. Powell, Disillusion; Some things Mrs. Shrimp saw; Jean Clifton's Letters; Friendships of Sis ters; Belle; with the usual very fine Fash ions, Plates, Illustrations, Sc. To all new subscribers will be sent the Dec number, a very beautiful one. Price $2.50, with the Enquirer s, 50 per year.
 PErERsoN's MAGAZINE, for next month contains: Not Romantic; Guilty, or not Guilty; Our Beef-Steak; The daughter-ln law; The Pearl of the Headlands; The Bride of the Prairie; A Leaf in my Experience; the usual Fashions, Plates, Engravings, &c., &c. Price $2,O0 with the Enquirer, $3 50 year.
 GoDEY's LADY's Book contains: Phemie Rowland; The Revolt in Kitchen; Two Faces under Hood; Miss Edgworth's life and Letters; Waiting; What St. Valentine brought to Eoline; Pearl and Pearl Shell Gossip; Illustrations, Patterns, Poetry, Music, &c. .; Editors Table and Arm Chair Fashions. .
 EVERY SATURDAY for Jan. %, contains Foul Play, by Charles Reade and Dion Bourcecault; The Knights of the Chande- Her; La Belle Sauvage and Hampstead Heath; Scenery and Society in Mauritius; Sir Johns Troubles; A School of Cookery; Foreign Notes; A Christmas Scene at Rome
Litchfield enquirer., 1868-01-23
WASHINGTON.

Sherman Hartwell has been making a very valuable and expensive addition to his flock of cotswold sheep, as will appear from the following letter written by Mir. Burdett Loomis of Windsor Locks who was at that date, July 3Oth, in London, to the editor of The Country Gentleman, and found in an issue of that paper, of August p, 1867. The letter is as follows.
 ''Since attending the Royal Show at Blu ry St. Edmonds, have been up to see the cotswold sheep, and find them to be quite numerous. looked thoroughly through the best focks, and then waited for sale day to buy. The rams are mostly sold at auction; this year there have ~been over four thousand cotswold rams sold and let for the season, at prices from e5 to el3O. The last was the highest price paid for any single ram, and I purchased that one to send to America. He was bred by Robert Garne, Ellsworth, Northleach, and was got by his celebrated ram 'The Emperor out of eve got by the first prize ram at the Royal Show at Worcester, in 1863. MT. Garne called the ram I purchased 'Viceroy." 7"
 Mir. l.. sent Viceroy over in time for the New England Fair in R. l.. and he won the Sweepstakes prize over all competitors from Canada or the United States His letter continues thus. @
 ''This best ram will cost me at home all expenses paid, over eleven hundred dollars in greenbacks. But determined to send home the best eotswold ram I could get, and then bid until I got him."
 This ram Mr. H. has just obtained of MT. Loomis, thus making him the posses sor of the best cotswold buck in this coun- try. We called the other day to look at his Viceroyship, and see how he carried himself in democracy. He is certainly the finest bred, best formed and thorough ly proportioned sheep of the breed in the land. Of faultless form, docile disposi- tion, he stands with an eye of intelligence as if saying, ''nere I am! king among sheep" This, with Mir. Ills late importa- ton makes his flock rank with the best cotswold, combining as he does the excel lencies of the best English breeders.
 MT: Editor! If agreeable to youI should like to write chapter or two of Judea his tory, taken from the church records of century and more ago, showing how our fathers thought and acted in ye days that are past, and how they built up the heri- tage bequeathed us.
 = There Is some talk of starting cheese factory, as they have made arrangements to have the milk of six hundred cows for one in Roxbury, to begin making cheese by the lst of May.
 - The Rev. MT. Gilbert held services in the Methodist church last sabbath eve, for the first time in sixteen years What becomes of the Town Hall?
Litchfield enquirer., 1868-01-23
HARWINTON.

The following is the record of this town, for the past year:-11 births, g marriages, 15 deaths-the oldest, 86 years, the young est, 10. Of this nnmber, 7 were over 80 years; between 70 and 80; between 60 and 70; between 40 and 50, and 3 under 20.
 At meeting of the Civil Authority, held Jan. 9th, the following persons were chosen Jurors for the ensuing year:-D. A.. Wilson, Addison Webster, Joseph Fenn, Levi Curtiss.
Litchfield enquirer., 1868-01-23
The Monkey and the Cat.

The President is much mortified at the result of the Stanton affair. He did not expect the Secretary ad interim to obey the vote of the Senate and give up the War of fee to Mr. Stanton. He gave Gen. Grant no positive instructions, but expected him nevertheless, to take on himself the brunt of the contest with Congress. The Mon- key is surprised and indignant that the Cat should refuse him the use of its paw to pull his chestnuts out of the coals! He knows that such conduct is unprecedented and unconstitutional, and inclines to con- sider it a breach of faith. Others who know both the Monkey and the Cat are neither surprised nor indignant, and don't see any breach of faith
Litchfield enquirer., 1868-01-23

owes to them and the widows and orphan-children of those who fell in battle adequate aid and pro- tectlon, and that the memor1es of those who have Ialen Tn It's defence shall be held in grateful and everlasting remembrance
 hesotued, That on behalf of the loyal people of
 connecticut, we do hereby present as and their
 nrst choice for next President of the United States, Gen. ULYSSES s. GRANT That we recognize in him not only the gallant soldier who led our ar mes to victory and maintained the Union ill its
 integrity, but also the wise statesman true to the
 interests o1 the people, daily striving to reduce the pubic expenditure, solicitors for the per manent prosperity of the country than for per sonal or party success-while at the same tme, he
 stands pledged by his recorded sentiments and
 n,s'erlc e aeeds to secure and maintain on endur- ing foundations. the principles of the loyal men of | the natlon who sustained the nation and the hon.
 or 0I our nag against treason and armed rebellion
 hes0ced, That we present with pride the hon. 0reQ name or VIM, A. BUCKINGHAM as our choice l TOT wee President of the United States and re-
 quest our delegates to the National Convention to make all honorable effort to secure his nomma l ton. Resolced, That we present to the loyal peop]e of 1 thls state our nominee for Governor, Hon. MAR
 SHALL JEWELL, and his associates this day nomina-
 ted, and pledge ourselves to mako such efforts for the success of OUT ticket as shall resnlt in their l triumphant election.
 1 The resolutions were passed unanimous 1 ly, those referring to Grant and Buckino 1 ham being received with tremendous and
 repeated cheering.
 There was an universal feeling that all
 that was needed to redeem the state, and
 win the first important battle of 1868, was
 an earnest and united effort. The enthu-
 siasm aroused by every mention of the
 name of Grant, augurs particularly well for the Generals chances in the contest of | November next
Litchfield enquirer., 1868-01-23
CORNWALL.

The following persons were appointed Jurors, on the first Monday in January:-v Robert Wilcox, J. P. Brewster, Smith Beach, William H. Harrison, Niles Sco- vile, Oliver Chipman, Riley Rexford, See ley Hart. William W. Baldwin, Edwin Page and John Catin. The list includes the names of only four Democrats libe, ral for Democratic Board APRONS
 AND THE PUBLIC ON
 AS GOOD TERMS
 ASCAN BE
 HAD ANY OTHER STORE.
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