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Litchfield enquirer., 1868-01-09
NORTH KENT, Jan. 1, 1868.

NORTH KENT, Jan. l, 1868. EDITOR OF THE ENQUIRER :-
 Not long since, noticed few lines ad- dressed to Kent through your paper, in which the writer comments upon the artis. tic beauty of our scenery, the hospitality of our society, &c. and fails not to speak in praise of Lyceum in this part of the town. Permit us to thank him, through your columns.
 Speaking of our scenery, we have ever boasted Of it, believing it has no rival for beauty and grandeur in the State. The Falls mentioned are indeed grand and pic, turesque. In the milder part of the sea- son, they never fail to attract the atten- tion and admiration of it's almost daily wis. itors from the City, it being favor ite resort for picnic parties.
 Our Lyceum is fast gaining in interest. Many of the speakers have acquired more confidence in themselves, and the argu- ments are quite lively and instructive. At our last, the subject was, ResoIoed, That Ambition has caused more Human Suffer ing than Superstition" The leading argu. ments, by D. A. Berry in the affirmative, and by MT. Payne in the negative. The speaking was excellent on both sides, but the decision by MT. L. B. Bull, was in fa- vor of the negative.
Litchfield enquirer., 1868-01-09

p9> Let every Republican, voter see to the primary caucuses this year. Delegates are to be sent to the National Convention, and the machinations of James Dixon are to be headed of.
Litchfield enquirer., 1868-01-09

The Great American Halr Preparation,
 valued at home and abroad, Q real Hair Restorer or Dressing, (in one bottle. A great
 triumph of science. Mrs. s. A. Aliens Improved, (ne,0 styl6.) Every Druggist sells it. Price one dollar,
Litchfield enquirer., 1868-01-09
COUNTY ITEMS.

hAILRsAD MEETINa.-A meeting of those interested is to be held in Canaan depot on Friday afternoon on the arrival of the up train, for the purpose of transferring the charter for railroad acrossf from Collins vile through Canaan to Washington Hol- low, N. Y., to Messrs. Brown Brothers of Few York city, who are largely interested 1n what is known as the Duchess county railroad, and this projected road is to in tersect with that at Washington Hollow. Messrs. Brown Brothers propose to build the road if the towns or inhabitants along the route will take stock to the amount of $10, ,0OO mile. We believe the proposed route runs just north of East Sheffield, and it would cross both the Housatonic and Harlem Railroads, and form direct line to Fishkill on the Hudson river. r.-Berhshire Courier.
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From the Winsted Herald :

TWISTED. in Winsted have ad- vanced from 35 to 50 per cent. and tene- ments cannot be had even at exorbita it prices. Fifty dwelling houses would be taken in one week. Will not capitalists look at this? Our manufacturing inter- ests are suffering for want of tenement houses.
 The Winsted Bank pays dividend of s stR. per cent of its surplus on and after Jan.
 The Winsted Savings Bank has mado 0 semi-annual dividend of 3 per cent free of Government tax. Tho deposits now amount to over $260, ,0OO.
 Tho Hurlbut National Bank has declar- ed semi-annual dividend of per cent. payable Jan. 2.
 l The Naugatuck R. R. Go. havo made a present of $500 to each of the families of 1 the laborers who were killed by the acci- dent at the Mine Brook bridge, near Thom- aston, short time ago. SALISBURY. Christmas evening tho friends of MT. and Mrs. Walton, Jr, to tho number of l5O, gave them Surprise par ty," at their residence on Town Hill bring 1 ing with them as tokens of their regard many elegant and useful articles of silver ware, it being the twenty-fifth anniversary of Their marriage. The evening was spent in an unusually happy manner, and after q few we'll timed remarks by the Hon. Wm, K. Peck, Jr., of your town, tho party dis persed with the impression that nothing more tends to mako this life cheerful and happy than the reunion of families. l From the Sentinel:
 1 CORNWALL BRIDGE.-W. c. Wadhams has sold his farm to Patrick Finn, of Sharon. Price $4, ,4OO
 - Patrick Finn has sold his house and lot to w. c. Wadhams. Price $l, ,O0O 1 John Hills has purchased tho farm belonging to James Wedge. Prico $7OO l Edwin Rouse has sold his farm to Mir l Hoffman of Warren. Prico $3, 900. CoLEBRooK. donation visit to Rev. Wm. Goodwin, of tho North Baptist Church was attended on tho afternoon and evening of Christmas day. Among the gifts to the good man was fat Christmas turkey, a lot of groceries and other supplies, and nearly $l0O i'll greenbacks.
 New Years eve was celebrated at the hotel of c. J. Hunt by ball and supper -Some sales of neat stock arc being made. Good milch COWS bring about $50 yearlings BPS to $50.
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For the evils to which we nave aDOve re- ferred there is but one possible remedy: Women have had enough of seclusion and idleness; they need independence and worthy employment. This they are de nied. In America, indeed, the daughters are not disinherited, as in England: but if the father leaves any lucrative business can they succeed to that? Their brothers are generally taught to earn money; while they, at best, are only taught to econo- mise it.
 We have not space to enumerate the par ticular modes of earning livelihood now monopolized by men in which women should have their chance. Mre. Stowe in the last Atlantic suggests that young gen. tlewomen should become 'ssecond girls;' somebody in the last Harper, companions. '" This is not fair. They should be given work of a higher kind. The greatest mo- nopolizers of woman's work are gentlemen. In the hard, manual kinds of labor women find abundant employment, and are fairly paid. As you move up in the social scale of labor, all renumerative occupations are one after another closed against them. They are especially, forbidden to compete with gentlemen in the well-paid, intel lectual or light manual occupations.
 But, some may exclaim, "a married yo- man can attend to nothing but her family, , Is that certain? We have seen with our own eyes merchant marry a milliner and both occupations go on as we'll as before. Would not the.time some ladies give to so- ciety suffice for considerable business?
 Above all we must not look to the hollow thing called '.chivalry'' for relief. In it's best days the fellow with the hardest head carried off the Lady of Beauty (the least ot woman's attractions); but in our time she goes to the fellow with the hardest heart. Generally, however, the fellows with hard enough hearts, while young, to make great incomes, are few, and the Lady of Beauty fades into the Decayed Spinster and the "good families" dwindle and become i'm lpoverished, and die the death Providence has decreed against all non- working classes 
 D@~Mr. E. T. Butler, of Norfolk, writes 8 letter to the Winsted Herald in explana ton of the extremely small estimate put upon the expense of grading the proposed Fishkill and Springfield railroad through the the northern part of this county. The princi pal streams in that locality, he says, are small and run east and west, while those which take their rise there and run in southerly direction, have not yet attained sufficient size to cut the tremendous valleys found lower down in the county. His statement has certainly Q very sensible look; never theless, those who know most about the construction of railroads find it difficult to put full faith in the low published esti- mates of the expense of the northern route. Mir. Butler. makes 8 mistake in stating that the Bantam is one of ''three formid- able streams" to be crossed by the middle route before reaching the Housatonic. In ''opening up" valuable water-power, we dc not believe the northern can excel the mid.
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Nendish.

Pierce and Murphy are two gall
liant federal officers, who, after aiding
in wrenching Georgia from the
hands of an internal Rebellion, saw fit
in exercising their rights as Ameri.
can citizens, not to mention their sup
posed rights as conquerors, to settle
down aid make their homes in that
Sta.s. In entering the town Of Ca
m;l|a, ut tho head of u procession to
hold a public meeting, they were
SO; upon by armed bands of Demo
cratic assassins, badly wounded. and
many of their unarmed followers
slain.
The Chicago Times of the 9th inst,
gives utterance to the following afro.
cious sentiment. Christian Demo-
Gratis (if such there be) how do you
like it2
"Taey are in as mean business
and as criminal business, as any class
of men--not excepting burglars OF
horse thieves--that has ever made
mischiefor committed depredations
In the country. 1t is a great pity
that Pierce and Murphy. instead Of
two negroes, were not killed ct ca
milla."
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Connec ectlcut Town Elections.

Asthe returns comein oflast Mon.
usys town elections in Connecticut,
tney reveal sufficient gains to show
tnat the Republicans have overcome
aasg springs Democratic majority.
snd have carried the State. We were
expecting nothing from Connecticut,
ana mad conceded the State to our
opponents but it appears that we
were much mistaken, and it looksnow
as n5rant had pretty sure thing
OF that State in November New
usven, the stronghold of the Connec.
s,css . sxs rebels, gives9l7 majority against
],f9S e s!e 'est spring. : Copper6ead loss
or ,SS6. Hartford is cut down 100.
some twenty Democratic towns have
Ssen carried BY the Republicans u
nnorw'ch, which last spring gave 21O
republican majority, now rolls IN
coy. Meridian and other places show
large Republican gains. Ia short
u me state has gone Republican, and
tne CopPerhead majority obtained in
o.se ene nard hight oflast spring is wiped
O06.
Inc reaction against copper-rebel
lsM y unm'stakable. The tidal wave
S wnaon Rrecedes the earthquake Of the
oo oI November, is COZ. ing in. There
was one dash of it on the frat Of San.
tomoer in Vermont, anotherin Maine
on tne l4th uit., and now comes q
sa smali wave in Connecticut, as pre-
luSe TO tho flood which will break
over Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indians
next tuesday Chicago Tribune.
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(From Fridays daily, Oct. 0.
Mossrs Arnold & Co..

Clothiers OF this city have just re-
ceived an immense stock of goods
from New York and Philadelphia, for
tho fall and winter trade, which they
ere now offering at prices. nearly as
low ss the same goods sold for before
the war. In fact man can 90 to
Arnold's and buy magnificent suit
ofClothes, Pants, Coat, Vest, and
Oevercoat for forty dollars. They
have ON hand some OF the best over
coats ever brought to this market,
and are selling them SO low that they
are disposing of them very rapidly
Ia'hsir m stock Of Hats and Caps iscom-
plete, and their Cents fur sets, are
the very best. They also have a large
stock Of Underclothing, the very best
quality, which they sell at exceeding
~ low figures, while their assortment
Of shirts, is not surpassed in the city.
In fact, they have everything that is
kept in q first-class Clothing House,
and are determined to sell low and
conduct their business in such man
ner as to insure q most liberal pat,
ronage from the public.
4 Persons desiring anything in their
line should not fail to call on them,
before purchasing.
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Thursday, Sept. oath,
MORNING SESSION.

The convention met at 8 O'Clock.
The devotional exercises were con,
Quoted by the Rex. III. Bross.
At 8 o'clock, business was resumed
and in the absence Of the regular of.
ficers, the Hon G. Dudley was elect
ed chairman, pro ten, AMI the Rev
y. II. Waring Soc'y pro tenn,
The Business Com. then reported
on the financial accounts of Treas
and Sec'y. The report was accepted
and adopted, further action on the
report was deferred until 3 p. m.
On motion the provision for the
next session was considered. The
Rev. H. Bross, in behalf of the Con-
gregational Church OF Ottumwa, in
vited the Convention to meet ut thcil
church which was accepted.
On motion the time fixed for til,
next meeting is the last Tuesday il
August 1869.
On motion DIR. j. Williamson, c
Lawrence, r. II. Warden, Rev r
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THURSDAY. oCToBER15 1868.
Buckner on Blair.

Gen. Simon Bolivar. Buckner, of
Fort Donnelson notoriety, is still in
the same service he was in during the
war, by editing the Louisville Cour-
Ter, one Of the rabidest ofall the DEM
ocratic journals in the country. We
commend the following from his last
paper, to those men who fought with
Blair against Buckner in the late
war, but who now proposes to fight
with Blair and Buckner against their
country.
If the New York Convention had
not specifically declared the legisla-
tion OF Congress in the premesis rev
olutionary and absolutely null and
void, still there could be no doubt ns
to the position Of the party on the
subject. This General Blair knew
when he penned his letter. He knew
that his views entirely accorded with
the principals Of the party. IF there
are those-as we are led to inter from
the language Of the Iymes-who en-
deavor to quibble abo, t or explain
away Blair's words, the least We can
say is that we do not comprehend
their Democracy, and thAt We have
no manner Of sympathy with them.
What Blair said was well timed and
to the purpose, and, as we have said,
we thank him for it. It was man
ly and bold avowal of Democratic SEN
timent, and presented practicable
solution of the reconstruction prob
lem. If the Reconstruction acts Of
Congress are unconstitutional and alb
solutely null and void, they ought
not to be suffered to be carried out.
fnthe euent Of Democratic success, they
wilt not be suffered to be carried out. "
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Phil. Sheridan.

After reading the platitudes of Nc
Clellan, who seemed to fight all the
time just 30 as 70 barely not whip
the rebels, but to get ms in such a shape
that we would be compelled to com
promise, and thus Save slavery and
democracy; it is refreshing to turn to
the ringing dispatch Of gallant, fight
ing, rhspping Phil. Sheridan, address
ed to the recent monster Convention
Of Soldiers and Sailors at Philadel
phia.
Here it is.
at is as essential to have a politi
cal victory this fall as it was TO have
an Appomattox in 1865, and every
man who loves his country should vote
for Grant"
That dispatch compared with Nc.
Clellan's letter, shows the difference
between q great and . loyal soldier
and great pretender
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THE 0TTUMWAc:oUR|TER
Published every Thursday Morning
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Publishers and Proprietofs.
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Another Applicant for Irish
So Votes.

MraAdams, Jr., is the Democratic
candidate for Governor Of Massachn.
setts. He is called junior. because
he is' the son Of Mr. Adams. senio---
Yes, iof that very Charles Francis
AdaMs who was lately the Amer;.
can Ambassador in London. The
Irish ere under immense OBLIGATIONS to
him. ! What say you Colonel Narle?
And you, Mr.. Stephen Joseph Meanv
Go down and stump the State for
this son Of bis father. Tell theT r;sh
voters of Massachusetts, ho,c much
they os0c . tie adams famiiu. Did
mot Ambassador Adams exert him !
self most bravely to save your broth.
ers nom English tyranny? Did he
not gp to immense trouble to secure
10 them fair trials2 To rescue them
from dungeons? And did he not
crown the peff0rmance by his i'm
mense exertions to save Michael o..
Brien, one Of the Manchester mar
tyrA from the scafolds The Irish
man that votes for such . catiff eho'd
30 hung after the British tea into
Boston harbor.-1rish Republic.
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AWFUL AcciDENT.-The Gazette
has an account of . terrible runaway
casualty in Davenport. II appears
that Mrs. L. P. Mitchell, wife Of q
}. wealthy banker of Rock Island, her
three daughters and Mrs. Grennell
were in carriage being driven along
Brady Street in Davenport, behind a
thousand dollar team, which became
frightened, ran away, broke the pole
OF the carriage, which was upset, ter.
ribly mangling Mrs. Mitchell, from
the effects ofwhich she died, proba-
bly mortaily wounding Mrs. Grennell
and ssnsrally bruising the otherla
dies Of the party.
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Reductio Ad dAbsurdum.

John P. Irish's plan Of paying the
public debt, which is the specious and
gilt edged theory Of Pendleton and all
the other indirect repudiators, who
are going to pay one debt with an
other, or pay something out Of moth
ing, reminds MS of story ofa hun
CRY man who went into grocery
and called for ten cents worth OF
cheese, which was handed out to
him, but after moments thought, he
concluded he would prefer crackers,
and traded his cheese to the grocer
for crackers. which after eating he
started out of the shop withoutpaying
fro. aHold on" says the trader,
'syou haven't paid me tor those crack
ers," awell says the customer Il ira
ded you the cheese for the crackers"
"but you havn't paid me for the
cheese" .well haven't you got the
cheese 2" replied the customer.
It is said that the triumphant Pen
dletonian thief departed from the
shop, leaving the puzzled huckster
scratching his head, over this elegant
financial plan Of paying him out OF
nothing.
The men who loaned the govern.
ment money in the very midnight OF
its disaster, when copperheadss were
croaking that we nevercould whip the
rebels, and that the greenbacks would
De used to paper houses with, now de-
mand pay for their bonds, "well says
the johnny Irish confidence diddlers.'
We'll pay you greenbacks for
your bonds" but says the frightened
and indignant creditor where is the
pay for my greenback," and with q
sardonic grin the Irish-Pendleton
sharpers reply, "havent you got
your greenbacks," and Burton and
Flint, added when pushed to the wall
in this county last fall, that the hold
ers of them could keep them In cir
culation until they were worn out or
became too greasy and dirty for re
cognition, and 10! presto change, the
debt is paid.
Vive Ia humbupl
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murdered defenselcss prisoners Of
war, after their surrender at Ft. Pill
low, and now said Mr.. L., / desire
that 30 many Of you as would prefer
that this colored soldier upon my
right should have the elective fran
chise rather than the rebel Forrest
will say, aye. In an instant there
was clear ringing shout Of affirma-
ton from every Republican in the
house. Mr.. L. then said so many of
you as would give the elective fran
chise to Forrest in preference to the
colored soldier, will say aye; and
right here before giving the result of
that vote we wish to say that we do it
with shame as q citizen of Wapello
county, we could wish that there was
some excuse we might make, such as
a Misunderstanding Of its nature .
mlsapprehension, or something by
way Of palliation, but it is utterly i'm
possible and with shame mingled
with indignation, we have to admit
and make it q matter of Wapello Co.,
history that 4 sharp response
In The affirmative was given by at
least q majority Of the Democrats
present. What think you, loyal men
Of Wapello County? You well re
member the time whom you sent your
sons to the field. in the country's de-
fense, and when some other men sent
in their stead (when drafted) the col
ored man, (and it was perhaps well
for the success Of our arms that they
did so.)
What think you, We say to this
decision, of Democracy, upon the
question put by Mr.. Loughridge.-
For our part we think that it plain
ly evinces that the Democracy Of
Wapello County has lost none Of the
sympathy which characterized it
during the war, and led it's organ,
the Ottumwa Mercury, edited by Il.
B. Hendershott and e. L. Burton
Candidate for Circuit Judge) to
publish to the world during that war:
"Not Another Man nor Another Dol
lor for the Prosecution of the War"
1t seems to us that it is enough to
lead us to renew again all our ener--
gies to gain the victory at the polls
this fall which crowned our arms in
the faeld.
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Our SchooIday Visitor,

one of the Oldest, handsomest and
cheapest Young Folks Magazines in
this country, which alone is worth
s1,25 year, will both be sent to
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Please send 10 cents AT ONCE
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Il Chicago, 10.
! C r. Field. tie gentleman who has
been missing for somedays pSst caus-
ing much anxiety ohis friends, has
turned up in New York, whether he
went while laboring under tempora-
ry insanity. 81 &. .s2 !. asa,sl ~
The Democrats ofthis city are pre-
paringfor an irnmenseparadeandtorch
light procession to night. They ex-
pect to make it the largest Of the sea-
son. eI tssf4
a San Francisco, 9.
The steamer Golden City from Pan
anna, arrived to-day.
Alaska advices OF September 18th,
asays that Gen. Davis, and staff had
left Silka, for the North. Comforta.
bile quarters for the troops, are being
put up at Styckeon. Indians arc
quiet. The small -pox prevails at .
slight extent among afew tribes.
New York, 10.
tits stated that Judge Chase, yes
terday denied announcing himself
favorable to Grants election, he con-
sidering it due to his Official position
to stand aloof from the present poll
tical struggle. ...sst 5i..la NJ. as3
Washington, 10.
Reyerdy johnson, Minister to Eng
land, sends cable dispatch to this
Government, makingit known that
he has signed protocol with the
British Government, regulating the
rights of naturalized citizens. No
particulars are givcn, but it is inferred
by the administration from facts
heretofore communicated By the Min
ister, that the compact is similar 70
Mr.. Bancrofts treaty witbstbo DER
man powers.
NeS York, 10.
srelegraphic advices frem Mexico
City, to the first inst, isrcceivcd.
Col. Dominguas, Of the Vera Cruz,
rebels, had been pardoned. Mr..
Plumb, American charge de affairs,
had given a banquet TO the Cabinetof-
fiecrs, and members OF Cdngress.
Henry Ward Beechcr, delivered a
political speech in Brooklyn Acade-
my of Music, last evening.
Washington, 10.
General Schenck, has autographed
from Day ton, Ohio, that he and Sen
ator Morgan, have decided that it is
not necessary to notify quorum Of
Congress to ineeton the 10th instant.
He being the presiding officer, will
accorliongly, on that day adjOnrn
the two houses Of Congress, TO No
vemberI0th. 5tg sglsga
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their services, and to tho trustees ol
the FREQ will Baptist, and NJ. Il.
Churchesf0r the use Of their Houses
of worship. '.sat q
Upon motion the Secy was reqncs
ted to publish the minutes of the con
vention in the O.tum COURIER.
After singing "Say brothers viii
you meet u.s. theconvcntion adjourn
ed with the benediction by the Rev.
3. H. Waring.
J. WILLIAMSON,
H. A. Clapp, Pres't.
4 Secy. 4t@