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Litchfield enquirer., 1868-02-06
1)robate Netifes.

nISTRICT of Litchfeld ss. Probate Court HD Jan 24th 1868
 Estate of Elizabeth A. Smith late of Litchiield in said District deceased. The Court of Probate for the District of Litchtield hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof for the creditors of said Fstate to exhibit their claims for settlement. Those who neglect to present their accounts, properly attested, with in said time, will bo t.sbarred recovery. Ali persons indebted to sai! Estate are requested to make immediate payment to
 423w P!llNEAS ". CAMP, Lxecutor
Litchfield enquirer., 1868-02-06
2-FIRsT MORTGAGE BONDS.

By it's charter the Company is permitted to issue it's own First Mortgage Bonds to the same amount as the bonds issued by the government, and nc more, and only as the road progresses. The Trus- tees for the Bondholders, are the Hon. E. D. Mor- gan, U. s. Senator from New York, and the Hon. Oakes Ames, Member of the U. s. House of Repre- sentaiyes, who are responsible for the delivery oi these Bonds to the Company in accordance with the terms of the law.
Litchfield enquirer., 1868-02-06
First Mortgage Bonds.

are offered at present at 95 cents on the dollar, they are the cheapest security in the market being more than 16 per cent. lower than U. s. stocks. They Day
Litchfield enquirer., 1868-02-06
3-THE LAND GRANT.

The Union Pacific Railroad Company has a land
 grant or absolute donation from the government
 of 12 S00 to the mile the line of the road which will not be worth less than S 50 per acre. at the lowest valuation.
Litchfield enquirer., 1868-02-06

go for 6 home ill far-off land,
 For home by the western main ; Twas thus he spoke as he took my hand, never may come again."
Litchfield enquirer., 1868-02-06

Frederick Cook, in the autumn of 1866, bade him 'tgood bye ; expecting never to sec him again. as he was about to leave for permanent residence in Oregon. She never heard of him afterward un- til informed of his death.
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1868-09-25
Terrific Ear+h quake.

y.7 ~ss5 i:a H.vAssA, Sept, 12,A
4Alyices have been received here an
nouncing that Peru aud Ecquardor
have been visited witha most terrible
earthquake ever before known. The
shocks occurred on the l7th ofAugust
and lasted only five minutes, and in
that short time 25,ooo persons per
ished. z@9t
The sea rose forty feet and swept
the coast with irresistible force The
cities OF Araluipa, Iquique Zeeala, and
Chuhud have been utterly destroyed.
Tie loss otproperty between Tan
mare and Arie, is estimated at mill.
ION dollars. i#< A
The United States steamer kearsage
was rendering assistance to sufferers.
n u, Sept, l..--The guiding Star,
from AspinwaIl, brings the. Evening
Telegram the following:
On the 18th inst, terrible earth
quake visited the cities along the coast
OF Peru and Ecquador, whereby 50,
900 lives were lost, and propety val
ued at S3o),e090oo destroyed. \
rumbling sound preceded the earth
quake, and the sea, terribly agitated
ilooded the lanl. for a great distance
Araquipa, a city of35,o0o inhabitants
has passed away, scarcely vestige be
ing left. Only 500 lives were los,
here. Ar.ca, town of $4,000 inhabi
tants, was destroyed, leaving not {
house standing Five hundred per
ished here
\ tidal wave forty feet high rolled
with a terrific roar on shore, carrying
vessels further on land than ever be
fore known. The T. $. storcship Ere
donia was capsizedsand all Oh boart
lost. The Fredonla had $500, ,OO(
worth of naval stores on board; sh.
was rolled over and smashed to atoms
| The u. S. steamer Waterce was car
ried halt a mile inland and left higl
and dry only one sailor drowned; ow
ing to the great distance she can new
er be got afloat. The Peruvian cor
vette America was also carried ashore
and thirty three lives lost. The Amer
lean merchantmen Rose River, the En-
glish ship Chancellor, and the French
bark Edward were also lost. aya
The towns of Iquique, Noquega
Loumba, Pesaya and Alluterda were
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1868-09-25

Curious EFFECT OF LIGuTxING.-The
following singular fact has been COM
municated to the French Academy of
Science by NJ. a. Robierre, we'll
known physician: In August in the
city OF Nantes was visited by a violent
storm. Flashes OF lightning followed
each other in quick succession, a GER
tlemen who happened to be crossing
one of the bridges of the canal dc
Bretagne at the time, suddenly found
himself enyelopel in q blaze OF light
The phenomena lasted little more thar
4 second, and caused no unpleasant et
feet. On returning home, having oc
easion to count themoney in his purse
he arrived at the conclusion that be
must have received a piece of fifty CEN
times instead ola half Napoleon. But,
on a closer investigation, he discovered
to his astonishment, that the money he
he had taken for silver was really the
gold one, but covered with thin film
of silver. The explanation given by
NJ. Robicrre Of this: The halt-Napo-
lean had been put into the compart-
inent Of the purse adjoining that CON
taining the silver one. The electric
fluid volatized part of the latter metal,
which, in this state, had penetrated
through the leather partition and de-
posted ITSELF on the gold piece with re-
'inarkablc uniformity. This is the
ti,sttiine such an effect has been ever
iobscrSed I. 3 ~ !"
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1868-09-25
NO 80.

interested, as er pale face, dreamy
eyes and quiet manner long after wit
messed. But he did not return. Two
years aftcrward she married, beginning
life with young husband just in bust
ness who drew from his light capital
two thousand dollars to furnish his
house in style suited to the grade in
which she had been moving In three
years extravagant Twin. had consum-
ed more than all he was worth, and
under the pressure of a tight money
market" he had failed and was sold
out by the sheriff Nellie being fore
ed to go back with her two children to
her fathers house. The husband, in q
fit of desperation, went off to Calitor-
mia and died from sickness and expos
ure among the mines.
In the meantime, George Lane, who
could never obiiterate Nellies image
from his heart, continued to live sin
gle lite. He was now in business, and
gradually accumulated property. The
death OF her husband, and in few
months afterward the death OF her
father, awakened anew his interest
lie knew she was poor and depend
ent: and he learned incidentally, with
pain, that since her fathers death she
was living in the house of brother-in.
law, who was not able to support his
family That one still dear, to him
should be dependens, and, as he felt
Inundated, hurt the young man. He
4 Il l,nac thc hNt ard har,oy
turning over in his mind one sugges
ton after another, looking to her re
lief But her considerations of delica
cy and propiiety We're in the way. He
felt he could do nothing.
One morning helaet her on thest
He was walking with his eyes on the
pavement, thinking of Nellie, when
looking up suddenly, he saw her at q
distance approaching. She was poorly
clad, and had bundle onher arm, which
Lane recognized at q glance as work
from clothing store.
Their eyes met and rested on each
other. Lane made motion as il about
speak; Nellie dropped her vail over
her face and moved on at quicker
pace. Ere the vail fled he saw an ex-
preston in her eyes, and on her chan
oed and wasted countenance, that fill
ed his heart with the tcnderest and
! sadaest feelings. What a history OF
sutf'erin" WAS revealed.
The rest need no, be told If Mel
lie lost her lover when skies were
bright, she found him when the rain
was falling into the dark days OF her
lite, and when painful experience had
made her vision clear
On the lovers conduct in turning
from Nellie in her sunny days we give
no opinion, We only re ord the tact,
and give the reason. differences and
opinions are with the reader-and the
/ lesson also.
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1868-09-25
destroyed-five hundred perishing

destroyed--five hundred perishing ~
1quique.
The American merchants loss Is
heavy; nearly all totally ruined.
The towns Of Igarra, San Pablo,
Antonqui and Imautal are in ruins,
and where Cotacacha stood is now \
lake. The population of the above
named towns We're almost entirely de-
stroyed. Panaimbo, Peilaro and Ca;.
chiguan'o are also destroyed. The
dead are SO numerous that the surviv-
ing inhabitants have been forced to
fly from the stencil of putri! ing bod
les
In Guayaquil the earthquake was
felt, but no damage was done.
a letter from Quito, dated the 10Th
announced that the earthquake cont,n-
ued at intervals of few hours
The President had issued a procla
nation to the people to come forward
and help the sufferers.
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1868-09-25

'J'p. JOHNSON, l y. 4. /
q y NJ IOWA MUTUAL. INSURANCE
a Company, for Benton and Tana coun
ties, ~. E.a gs yt4 sr@NsIB nlSaf i
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-12-11
CHICAGO.

a Destructive Fire EhrOHs EWO Hum
drcd aud Pity Men out of Employ
ment
CHICAGO, December 10.-The extensive
planning mill, owned and run by Alderman
S. l. Russell, located at Nos. 68, 20, Y and
"A Fulton street, West Division, took fire
about II o'clock last night, and, with its
contents, entirely destroyed. The building
was 600 BY 20 feet. The machinery was
valued at $4,000, and the building and
stock 5000. Total loss; no insurance,
the hazardous character Of the risk render.
ing it impossible to obtain any, except al
!rinous rates. About two hundred and
fifty men were thrown out Of employment.
The case of Sanger, Steele & Co. against
Chicago, brought TO recover S250,000 for
breach of contract connected with the deep
euing of the Illinois and Michigan canal
was decided yesterday in favor Of the de,
sAUdant
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-12-11
Governors Residence.

To the Editors of the Union and American.
/ cav an article in the Press and Times a
few days since, in which reference was
made to the fact that the State of Tennes-
see owns beautiful teD-acre square Of
ground in the city; and the writer sug-
gested the center of this block az a site for
a mansion for the Governor; and intima-
ted with fine building there, the remain
der would probably be sufficiently enhanced
in value to pay for the structure.
While the State owns large amount OF
unproductive property in the county and
immediate vicinity of Nashville, the allu-
sion was very evidently TO the old Asy-
lum lot which is jusS beyond the railroad,
and between the two franklin pixies.
Southwest Nashville is doubtless gener.
ally regarded as the prettiest and healthiest
part of the city, and already arrangements
have been made for extensive improvement
in that direction next summer. 1t is the
only direction in which there is continuous
upland leading off from the Capitol.
This beautiful lot, so easily accessible by
street cars aud other wise, is Of no present
use TO the Governor or people,
Will you not suggest that few Senators
and members of the House, on leaving the
Capitol some pleasant evening, shall walk
down Vine stree. TO Spring street, up
Spring to Spruce. down Spruce to Broad,
out Broad to Vauxhall street ard out this
to Gen. Woodfolks, where they can have
an extended view Of the lot.
The approach through well improved
aud rapidly improving streets, make il
attractive. The commanding site is at.
tractive of itself. The building material
is both extensive and valuable; indeed
the lot is in every respect suitable for the
executive mansion. And it is reproach
to Tennesseans that their Governor, il.
stead of having a comfortable home, has 10
keep himself away from business or board
round among his constituents How long
will it be go?
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-12-11
FOREIGN.


| HAVANA, Dee. l0-According 10 thu
latest Intelligence frOm Cadiz, received
last night, the insurgents in that city still
occupied he Hotel de Vile and The sur
rounding houses and have erected barri-
cades. The government troops occupied
the Custom House aud buildings in the
neigbborhoOd, up to the city gate. All the
foreign Cousnls have taken refuge in the
Custom House. The civil Governor Of
Cadiz fed to San Fernando. The insur-
| gents have forced into their ranks all able
bodied men. The prison convicla and the
farmer lural guards have joined The in-
surgents. kilograms from San Fernando
say the movement carried en- 10 the name
| and with the elements Of republicinism, is
reacliODsry. The insurgents seem 10 be
we'll supplied with money. The civil
Governor of Sarsgossa telegraphs that the
republicans intend trying to release and
arm the convicts, bat precautions were ia
ken " ich prevented the plot from being
carried out.
New YORK, Dec. I0.-The Heralds
special from Yalietta of the 9th, says: A
dispatch from Sicily reports fresh erup-
ton Of Mt. Etna. Ga Tuesday night the
volcano broke out with increased violence,
ejecting fame and lava until 3 o'clock this
morning. The torrents of lava devastated
the surrounding country. The ashes from
the crater fell on the town of Arcols, and
we're blown even into the streets of Mes.
sits. At last accounts the mountain was
enyeloped in smoke and labored with deaf
ening sounds. Great crowds gathered on
the northern shore Of Malta to with :. the
magnificent spectacle, which, thou, 100
mixes distant, is distinctly visible.
FLORENCE, Dec. 10.-The eruption of
Mount E.na con tinues increasing in yio-
leGce. Sand from the crater fell in clouds
in the streets fifty miles distant.
LONDON, Dec. 10.-A telegram has lust
been received announcing the arrival of
Donegal Island of one of the m.ssiug
broats from the lost Hibernia The
boat contained two officers and two other
persons Twenty-eight all told, embarked
but two were drowned by the capsizing Of
the boat.
LONDON, Dec. I0-A Constan,inople
dispatch says the Sultan sent his ultima
lum to the Grecian government requiring
an answer in FIVE days. France and Eng
land sustain his demand.
MADRID, Dec. 10..-An armistice of two
days has been agteed to with the insur-
gents in Cadiz for the burial of their dead
and to allow the women and childreR to
leave the city. At its conclusion a COM
bined attack will be made by the troops
and feet on that quarter occupied by the
rebels. The latter have set free and armed
several hurdfed conyic;s from prisons
and rallevs IL il estimated that the
rebels in Cadiz number 5000 armed men.
MADRID, Dec. 10, eyening.----The in
surgents in Cadiz have demanded terms
of capitulation which it is understood The
government is disposed TO grant.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-12-11
important TO Southern Claimants

Aquestion of great interest to South
ern claimants is to be decided at the ap-
preaching term Of the United States
Court of Claims in Washington. The
solicitor for the United States at the last
term interposed the plea, in reference to
the cotton cases and all other cases Of
captured and abandoned property, that
the rebellion was suppressed on the first
Of June, 1865, when Kirby Smith sur
rendered and as all claimants under the
statute must prefer their claims iE the
Court Of Claims within two years after
the suppression Of the rebellion, all claims
preferred after the first Of June, 1867,
must be dismissed. IL is understood
that upon the previous argument the
court was equally divided-two to two.
The question at the coming term will be
urged before full bench of five judges.
The decision may be different, when it
is remembered that the late congressional
action has fixed the date on which the
rebellion was suppressed as the 10Th Of
August, 1866, the date Of the Presidents
proclamation Of peace.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-12-11
NEWS OF THE DAY.


Lexington is making al effort to get the
capital Of Kentzcky moved to that city,
and also to get State aid for certain rail-
road projects.
The Commissioners Of Emigration al
San Francisco has sued the Pacific Mail
Company for violation OF the passenger
act, placing the penalties at S5,O00O00.
An ordinance granting 100000 bonus
toward the construction Of the narrow
guage railroad was carried in Toronto on
Tuesday by large majority.
A letter from Turin says thres thou,
sand five hundred and thirty yards Of
Mont Gents tunnel remain to be com
pleted, and will probably be finished in
1871.
The Rothschilds have contracted for a
loan to the Spanish government of four
million pounds sterling, which will beIe-
quired almost entirely to meet present
demands-redemptiOn Of temporary adj
vances, and payment Of dividends.
a Washington special says that Gems.
SandIorl and Tappan, and Col. Taylor, Of
the Indian Peace Commission, unite in
the opinion that the late battle with the
Indians was simply al attack upon peace
full bands which were on their march to
the new reservations.
The Paris N0HiteHT' says Count Bis
marck, soon after his return 10 Berlin,
had an interview with the Ambassadors
Of France, England and Russia. and
assured them of his confidence in the
maintenance Of good feeling between the
European powers.
A Washington dispatch says the recent
accident on the Ohio river, whereby so
many lives were lost, will result in an
effort to get a bill through Congress pro-
hibiting passenger steamers from carving
petroleum. 1t will be introduced al an
early day.
Another Erie suit was started in the
Supreme Court of New York. Tuesday,
in which the Erie Railroad Company
bring suit against Daniel Drew and the
Erie Railroad Steamboat Company, claim
ing damages at 81, 100000. The casehls
only as yet got so far as the submitting
Of afi1ayits.
After his victory at the battle Of Washi-
Ia, UeneTal OuSLaT uLLeu out an eNpeQt-
ton against the Indians further to the
Southwest. His force consists Of the
Nineteenth Kansas Cavalry, numbering
about 1000 men the Seventh Regular
Cavalry, between GOO and 100 strong,
and detachment of other troops sufficient
to make the total over 1000. Sixty choics
scouts so along.
1t is proposed to establish direct trade
between Chicago and the West Indies,
viG Mobile, by the construction Of q rail-
road between Cairo and Columbus, Ken
lucky, and the organization of line Of
steamers between Mobile and Havana.
A great food has occurred on the Ith-
mus, checking operations for the time on
the Panama railroad.
A Washington special says Senator
Yates will shortly introduce a bill to
make suffrage universal throughout the
country. His idea is to embrace every
male, including every foreigner, and in
vesting the latter with citizenship the
moment he touches our sacred soil and
takes the prescribed oath, his right to
vote only to be limited by provisions Of
the State governments.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-12-11
Personal ITEMS.

Johnny Lafferty and James B. Ayton,
prize fighters, were to meet in the ring
yesterday at some point in Kentucky not
far from Cincinnati
Abraham Cahil, one of the ablest law.
yers in Southern Ohio, died last Monday
in San Antonio, Texas, where be had
gone to recover his health.
Robert Kennedy, a Brookly, n. Y,
apothecary, was on Tuesday fined $1,000
damages for giving morphine to a daugh-
ter of Mr.. Webster, from the effects of
which his wife died.
Commodore Meade was produced iu
court, 10 New York, Tuesday afternoon,
under writ of habeds corpus, and Dr.
Halstead, who was appointed to examine
his condition testified that he was per-
fectly sane.
A typhoid fever patient, named Conrad
Erohman, escaped from the st. Louis
City Hospital on Monday night and was
found dead on the street the next morn.
ing, about threeefourths of mile from
the hospital, having persisted from cold
and exposure
PARIS, Dec. S.-The funeral of NJ Ber-
ryer took place in Paris on the 7th. II
was attended by NJ Thiefand many other
notabilities Dsputations from the Eng.
lish and French legal professions, and
delegations from several typogrsphists
and carpenters associations were pre-
| sent
The statement of the Treasurer o.
Louisiana shows that the total outstand-
ing bonded debt of that State amount:
to an aggregate of 81, 1862, 800, consisting
Of 9,473 bonds, and that the total amount
of annual interest is S496,998. OF these
100000, maturing in 1886, were issued
for levee purposes under the act of 1866
AMI 2,4l4 900, maturing in 1907, for the
same purposes, under the act of 1867
Thus nearly onechalf of the entire bond
ed debt of Louisiana has been contracted
for levee purposes during the last two
years The railroad debt Of the State is
| S2,553,000.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-12-11

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.-Senate bill for
the sale of government property at Har-
per's Ferry, passed.
Joint resolution authorizing the sale OF
tn. arsenal at Bergen Heights, New Jer-
sey, passed.
Bill authorizing the sale Of the Ch4tta-
nOog4 Rolling Mills, property at Chatts-
noogs, passed.
Joint resolution donating Condemned
cannon to the erection of a monument to
Maj. Ger. KearueY and Union soldiers at
Tivoli, passed.
The Speaker announced the appoint
ment OF committees TO fill vacancies oc-
casioned by the resignation of members.
The bill consolidating the several asy-
ums for sged and disabled soldiers passed.
Also the bill emitting to full pay Of their
respective grades all army officers detailed
in California and New Mexico, and The
bill equalizing bounties was made the spe-
cial order for the first Tuesday in Deem
Der.
Mr.. Garfield reported bill establishing
a national system of military education,
which was tabled.
A resolution for recess from Dist of
December to the 9Th of January was ad.
opted.
Mr.. Broomsll, of Pa, introduced bill
to regulate the value Of United States L.
| gal tender notes in coin, and 10 provide for
| their redemption. Referred to the Com
mittee on Ways and Mesns. The bill d.
reefs the Secretary of the Treasury TO
luse gold coin TO be exchanged for United
States legal tender notes whenever de
manded at the Treasury, in sums not less
| than 500, and at the following rates OF
| exchange: For the first month 500 in
coin for SlS5 in notes; for the second
month 500 in currency for 1884 in notes
at decrease of one dollar per month IN.
til par is reached.
The Senate Joint resolution relative. Il
a library for the Horticultural Department
was passed.
The Senate joint resolution respecting
the provisional government Of Virginia anC
Texas, was referred to the Reconstruction
| Committee. The House went into Com
miitee of the Whole and was addressed by
Mr.. Blaine, of Maine. The committee
rose and the speaker resumed the chair.
Mr.. Butler introduced bill creating an
additional district in Tennessee. Referred
to the Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Ingersoll introduced a bill supple
mentary to the national banking law
Referred to Committee on Banking snt
Currency.
1t proposes to remove Limitation on ag
-, ,gregate of national bank circulation an,
cave II unrestricted to authorize issues 0
p per cent gold interest bearing bonds an'
nrequire the substitution Of those for tn
81 per cent bonds kept by national bank
On Oh ,epOsit to guarantee their currency
heisred TO Committee on Naval Affairs
Aoyurned until Monday.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-12-11

statement Of the National Finances.
WAsHIEeToN, Dec. 10-Total debt
S2,645.7ll, 164 81. Amounts in Treasury,
coin, SIS, 425, S74 81. Currency, SlS,25S,.
946 Is. Total, SlO6, CTS, 800 67. Amount
Of the debt less cash in the Treasury, ST.
539,03l,S 44 IA
The Supreme Court was occupied most
Of the day hearing the closing argument
of Attorney General Evarts in behalf of
the Government, in the legal tender cases.
Hon. John A. Logan having recovered
from late iudisposition, was in hi' seat in
The House to-day.