Litchfield enquirer., 1869-06-03
living.

r Mr. sThomas N. Clark, of Winsted has no
 been prospered in his postofice schenles. His want of success is not owing to, any miscalcdlation of his. but becsuse this
 wicked world is so given to lying Vail of 4 the Herald led off; but Thomas had 300
 placards printed. and posted throughout t Winsted. which squeiched him Then two.
 thirds of the people of Winsted told him
 they wanted consolidation, but .wa1t , a and signed the other petition. which hurt Thomas, case some, and his feelings more:
 But the two unkindest, most fatal. most damning ies@.of- -tha.-.seasoa. closed to T, M.. C.. on the occasion
 of his attending the bearing est dWashr lington on theo 27th Jnltimo.Gu Immstais lately on his arrival he found tiiaits his
 cake was all dough, for Senators Bnc cking-, ham and Ferry, had both adFisedba against
 consolidating the Winsted postsofRces! Nevertheless, Thomas appearsd bsfore Postmaster General CressHell, and we judge he did himself and hisncase | iastioe,iF fer
 MT. Cresswell remarked after etaiiie taiiep ep hegsriHg was over that the, Winsted Post 7efRcs fight
 was the meanest post office fight that Il hadl yet come undersiiis observation ;dsast zni1e
 All along his route from 1fa, G Winsted, Mir. Clarke scattered Ais Sdeelara. tions, that the two genuine. Hsimondpnre, f'shrst-class liars"~ of'' .Conneeticutw, were
 Senators Buckin gham apd lFerfyr il gBIt he
 ought not to stop there's sLastuhim. take up his proclamation and his paste pot and go down to Norwich. and postI the lEz. Clover, nor; to Norwalk, land blast theaE,x- General
 Above all, let him remember to insert the
 word intentional before the, " la. '.
 Esquire" said Eb. Clark while Justice Webb was making out his omittimus for drunkenness, ''don't forget to@ pat ih vilE
 malice aforethought" ,i o, IT .,eI1 IT .,r, nal
 If this world were aAo sTomn Cla rkes,J in-( stead of being all liars what would become
 of the famous exclamation IiEsf US HAVE
 PEACE ~ela=iaa: ucg yH !,isuA,ii v | -.,7f+- 7-,lits 1d
 l 3.e3i Legislative t. .nJ4uA3L aa-
 The Legislature has not fairly begun
 it's work. Yet it made, some progress last week. We note the following business of general or local interest :'sn" '9o4to9 7ill BILLS REFERRED. .-Of Wm: Den,iignlg,s and others from Morris for modification of the
 law giving persons who. have ,oyerseers ap- pointed over them right of appeal to the rt ot1 r; from doings of county mnmiissioners i peqs re garding roads. @''... =.
 BILLS AND REso1urIoN PAssEsD.. D..-Instrrulc- | ting the committee on finance, to inyesti, gate the accounts of G, w. Ceit, late, State Treasurer. Nast years committee reported $2300 due from him beyond doubt and
 claims to the amount of $10, 900 that might
 be. .sustained;) allowing the trustees of the
 Industrial School fof Girls to take land 1:
 releasing John Scully from State Prison;
 paying the Woodbury Society $25; allowing
 the Ocean, Telegraph Co.,, who propose to l lay 0 cable from Cape God to France, to 1 put up wires though this State; giving, a 1 man living at New Britain wIo had his hand blown off at ,tae1 election parade $500; exempting soldiers from poll tax who
 have served over one year and been. honor, ably discharged amen ding the charter of | GQ0 AmHr1Gan SsivSf fSrS9t Y1sa rS &esS fyb
 the oonPaRy as books os Kept n BFlagspoEt
 .Assa"" V AsNoeANyyts' ol ;yas Ct 1AAg genA | The Judiciary committee reportsl abill. for change of the usury law. sns .Lioqo.. | A bill has been discussed in the House
 raising the allowance for State panpers to 8 per week, MT. Pratt of .Norwich osugr
 gested that a law aforbidding towns selling their paupers to the highest bid'de would, be in orders I4u1 l :ioy o3 uc;dTt IT s.,o ., Bills are under discussion m fthes7 Hoaset making it necessary for railroads taking town subscriptions to, obtain, 'aRI' It a' equal amount by private subscription. and pro,
 viding that the question of townp sabserip.s tion shall be decided ;at a, single meeting. The Judiciary committee reported againstl both bills and the gentleman luxlled sintroa duced them agreed that theyo should not affect charters existings of town meetings heretofore held. IL aJe5 @ad 5i nada gael raf a-ta----r--7=- ---'~t t-r-1H-4-ton bluoo
 h9~We clip the following reports oft the proceedings of the railroad cornmittee- of
 our Legislature on the proposed. extension of the Derby Railroad to Southhpyg.d from. the Hartford Posi:QEl5 iah box rus itha $
 Last evening the committee gave a hear ing to parties interested in the thre e plans for branch line from the Nau gatuck rail road to Southford, in Southbury. and to Woodbury, for connection with the char tered Shepaug Valley road from Litchfela to Woodbury. The, Hon. W n. D. Bishop appeared on behalf of the Naugatuckl qaiI ? road company; which asks an 1amendi ndia4ihsnt 1t to it's charter, permitting 1t to Tdn aitr track actks from Seymour to Woodbury, , tlistaneep of. from eleven to twelve miles, tappin Z the Erie road at Sopthford, about sesvR smfies from Seymour, and meeting the Shspau1g. at Woodbury. H. B. Mnnson, Esn of Seymour, appeared in behalf of Il Carlos
 French and others, petitioners for a eiifs1r. iifs1r.4l ter for a line over substantially the same
 route as that contemplated by the s5 sNyauga-
 tuck Railroad Go. Henry B. hHarfispnl,, Esq, of New Haven, represented the sign. CTS of petition by Wallace { Son. ana others. asking the charter Of road from f. k-