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Litchfield enquirer., 1869-04-15
CONGRESSIONAL.

On Friday Senator Spragae attacked the Brown family of Rhode Island. Mr. An thony replied showing up his colleagues B conceit and rebuking his personalities. Drae The contested election case of Myers gs. Moffat in the House is decided in favor of the former. 8s4tll4s v9laA13Ga ds3d aouE 8. Senator iPomefoy lis endsavering to try Female Suffrage in the Territory of Utah. eyAtl tlotaa .sE0oD aaI8gG s5tff 54oI Congress acted immediately on the Pres: identas Reconstruction accommodations .Asbiil has passed both houses authorizing the President to submit the proposed acon5. stitutionsof the unfeeonstructed States to the people, allowing separateli action on such portions of the same as he sees fit. and providing that the eLegislatures must fatify the Fifteenth Amendment before ad. mission. Some of the ablest democrats voted for the bill as4s tsaai tn1a biIe Aaida A bill removing political disabilities of certain Southerners has passed both Houses. Ialds saT aQa sElaA6 A oaaa. dtnes The Indian bill has aeat last passed appropriating Q little over six millionsaa sa An act has passed regulating the Juaicia-i Y, the D. s. Supreme Court is to consist of nine Judges and a Chief Justice. The Cir cuit Court is to consist of nine Judges:and any Supreme Court Judge who has been 10 years on the bench and who is 70 years of age, orover, can retire on full salary for. life. spa .sesa Iis ~ .3ao as9I. saa ,. A resolution favoriug Cuban ifsdepen- idence, passed the House, 9S to 24a Aag 1ss J Congress adjourned size die on Saturday, The Senate is summoned by proclama- Ition to an executive session in relation 10 appointments. seg lsiasAs m sol aas@s4l
Litchfield enquirer., 1869-04-15
WINSTED

There appears tobs quite q fracas among the aspiring politicians of this pIaca as to who shall be Postmaster of the office in the West Village Some say. .the present in ! cumbent ought to have it, for he is i good man and one of Grants electors ? Then 2 soldier. who left his left arm in one of the rias-pits at Port Hudson, thinks he should be appointed, and 2 petition to that effect has been circulated and numerously signed by ex-soldiers and others. The ssone arm ed soldier has my sympathy, but the prob- abilities are that neither of the above win get the appointment,
 ]; = The Clarke House hall is being fitted up to make more sleeping apartments There will bexa very neat hall, although not quite so large, on the third floor. Land- lord Hicks is now suffering from a severe bruise, occasioned by being thrown from his carriage a few weeks since. There is also some renoyatings of the Beardsley House. in the West Village; perhaps, in anticipation of city boarders this summer.
 -- The New England Pin Go. have jus. bought thirty new pin machines of firm in Boston, and are setting them nps in place of worn out ones of another kind. which have been sold for old iron- T. .Qist
Litchfield enquirer., 1869-04-15
POLITICAL.

i Ger era' Sickles declines the Mexican
 mission. \ It is. said that Ex- Governor Curtin of
 Pennsylvania, will go to Russia.
 \ The Imses, calls Mr., Babcock's post mor sem ih6 the Register s4a handsome letter. " This knocks higher than a kite the appli- cation of. ( handsome is that handsome does"
 3 Among the combinations by the Senate on Wednesday, was thtt of Edward M
 Lee of Connecticut, secretary of the terri tory of Wyoming. VI .l gafd,k r; sl.ae ] Here is what the Rochester Democrat says of 3 late event: t::.s The most gratify- ina result of the election is the defeat of James Dixon, late United States Senator, who was a candidate, for Congress in the Hartford District, and was beaten by Ju- lius sSHongo.n Thus perish, one by one. the sJ0hnsonized lrenegades, and thus yaa- ish, one by one, the hopes of the copper heads. .Nue ss&41 4sa 3sstaP.tSs|a si *slh f5ts The PGladinm of Monday speaks as fo:- lows of the pending nominations for this State ---ss Professor Cyrus Northrop. as was generally expected. is to have the .Cassom House, and 1t is said that Gen: E. ID. S. Goodyear, late of the 10th c. V. is to be his deputy. This last piece of news may ba.Suranature. as, of course, Mir. Northrop will have the appointment of his own sub- ordinates. Thee Hon. Ns D. Sperry was the only candidate for the Post Office, a fact both IHntteringi to him, and showing that New Haven is singnlarly free from officelseekers. Col. Daniel Rodman, of the 7th 0. ", is to be the pension agent. It is understood that Gen. Whitaker is not to have the Hartford post office, but that H. T. SperrY is Gen, Russell will remain collector of internal revenue The Senate on Saturday confirmed Col. Dem ing as Collector for the 1st district. r .
 A writer in the New Haven Register speaks of tho editor of the Pagddians as
Litchfield enquirer., 1869-04-15
Miscellaneous Items.

Sherdan is in St. Louis.
 Arr>ts in New York, last week, 1877.
 The "eSSDr. Chapin is sick with the gout.
 cashmere Soats are raised in Colorado.
 Eggs sell atNgo dollars a dozen in Arizona.
 There are 968 hble families in Sweden. .,.
 Jerusalem is to h Se a we, kly newspaper.
 Frank Blair has bee heard from in Cincinnati.
 Ole Bull is performing e'q ! Central New York. o Diamonds have been fOaSl in the h5 gold mines of Georgia. '" VI Kansas k has ten daily and A weekly newspa- pers. - .15la King William has given Won A'Aes gorgeous
 The population of New York is %imatsi q, l,lB,767. ..' fi- s'as1 Ho s3CasN \
 Austria prohibits the killing of singing irdsal
 There arc 25,oO0 professing Christians in A 5, s"ScA4f1 cA4f1AsIG llpUIj bUg l!9I.N
 There is an anti -Chinaman ,Ku-Kux in CaliftA nia s,I4 ,5(aA4AhEIAA ,,IZ Hygu' '
 Theatre services are held every evening at syA racuse. ,I4hL3UIb QEk .2HyOJD .2aI. .'
 A nephew of Sir Walter Scott died in Canada on Tuesday. b99d3i1s4--F Ia bsT.asp1 Z'.g.-..
 Pittsburg iron manufacturers are said to be crowded with orders
 During the past year the Chicago police arrest ed nineteen constables. aariaq A .Romish priest has been arrested in Chicago for forgery.
 At the sale of Berryers books, 8 rare copy of Bossuet brought 6, l05 francs. iht 'ia'' n 70.
 The evening train out of Washington is now called the " swearing" train.
 Mrs. Ann s. Stephens is now writing life of Andrew Johnson. Serves him right { The New York Methodist Conference in Sing Sing is attended by 275 clergymen.
 Miss Phoebe w. Cozens, of St. Louis, is said to b, the, Anna Dickinson of the West s.sI5su American dentists are becoming more and more Popuiar III europe sss8 5 oE saat. .a E The value of leather manufactured in Salem, Mass, during the year 1868, was $l0oO, ,0OO.
 One of the monks in the celebrated Convent of Einsdeln Is 1O1 years old. Chassepot, the inventor of the French regula- tion musket, is bankrupt. gq ~ @
 Mormonism is looking up in Illinois. e
 Pork is five cents pound in Texas. d aFu Cleveland has a woman who has been married seven times in eight years.
 A Boston mikman has been fined Si0O for fur nishing family with milk-and-water.
 The lakes of New, York have an area of 7as square miles, or 466.00O acres. President Grant Twill ocsapy I.ester Lwallach,sA cottage next summer.
Litchfield enquirer., 1869-04-15
News of thu Week
FOREIGN.

l FOREIGN
 The New British Ministry reduce the e1 ee1pemaosnfes onn non of the government over i VI ,OOO,0O0. .r ES--,r V
 In Hungary the Deak party gain largely at the late elections. s-1 ,Tegig0 DoMRsrso a4..T oJv | The Union Pacific and Central p,o;6o Railroads, which have been onarrsl;no, 1 over their point of junction and come to . compromise. It is to be near Ogden. 1OSO miles west of Omaha
 Collector Grinnell has comfnenced iba work of reform in the New York Ccssom House A change has been made that will slve merchants 25 per cent on storage. The Philadelphia murderer, Twitchell. cheated the gallows by poisoning hims ,lf. On Sunday of last week Dr. Huntington was consecrated Bishop of Central New York. -' 'ASs' '.. ''.@% .-s.t-- A terrible fire broke out in mine in Gold Hill, Nevada, which resnlted in the death of 36 miners. -, Dssio--sGq.t.
 An earthquake shock was felt in Canada. on Friday. tA A mass meeting held ia New York on Thursday night, sends protest to Albany against change in the excise law. The satisfaction experienced in Virginia at the prospect of reconstruction is lid to be very great -...... FF,.. ..
 Two U. S. secret service detectives have been detected in counterfeiting. ieas' -.t -1 A Cuban meeting va. hel,l in Philadel- phia, Saturday night. .s.s-r.. .-i.-' On Saturday, 40 Swedish emigrants passed through Concord, N. H., for the Great West. .sil.7.. An aWiul b9tcl was made, of hanging o man at Prince Edwards Island, lately. The rope broke twice, and the Sheriff had to hang him the third time y ...S And ew Johnson harangu d crowd at Nashville, Saturday. e-e-<-ae. .@a-.--s-i .-l.--l-
 The reports of a good cane crop from Louisiana arc excellent. The area planted is much larger than last season.
 Alexander H, Stephens is reported dan gel oasly ill.
 Police Commissioner Acton of New York has resigned from i'll health
 Only 52 miles remain to be laid to com p.ete the Pacific Railroad.
 News of the adjournment of Congress without action ou the bill upset,ing her State governments received with satisfac- tion ill Georgia. ,,.,
 A Conservative State Convention has been called in Virginia, to meet on the 18th of April
 The following nominations to foreign missions were sent into the Senate on Mon- day: J. Lathrop Motley, Eagland; John Jay, Austria; Ex- Gov. Curtain, Russia; E. D. Bennett (colored to Hayti. Henry s. Sanford (late minister to BeIgium), Spain. Postmasters: Gen. Whitaker, Hartford; Geo. F. Tracy, Bridgeport. Collectors of Customs: H. N. Trumbull Stonington; G. F. Marshall, New London; Cyrus Northrop, New Haven. Pension Agent: D. c. Rod man of Hartford.
 Motley and Jay have been confirmed.
 The Alabama Treaty was rejected by the Sen atc 54 to 1.
 The U S. Supreme Court has rendered an importsnd decision on Reconstruction. It decides that T1xas has always been a State in the Union. but that her Secession Statc government was unlawful, and that Congress alone had right to reconstruct the State.
 The Indiana legislature has finally or ganized. F-8tL- 3t. Ntrt }.0t.
Litchfield enquirer., 1869-04-15
NEW PRESTON r

Itis currently reported that the pass
 word. signs. and other private work of the
 Order of Good Templars have been -divulged by some of its members. We are no spe- r ciai friend or advocate of secret societies,
 but be or she who willfnlly violates an obligation voluntarily assumed, orrdiyulges
 the private work Of an Order, unless found to be criminal or in conflict with princi-
 ples Of right or convictions of duty, is guilty of a species of perfidy SO base and Idespicable, and SO repugnant to all the in- pstincts of our better nature, as to render
 tho treacherous offender an object of pro- found contempt. s4sW aw sadi an q beu@s
 The widow of. David Whittlssey has been appointed administrative the
 will annexed-son the estate of her late de-. ceased husband. MT. Stanley Williams the [executor having declined to serve. 9a -,.;.l
 --The rumor that M. s. Bssman was to
 take possession of his property in our ril-
 lage this spring proves to be false. He has
 let his lot for the growing of tobacco. $ His store, doubtless win remain .unoccupied. - MT. George J. Wright. in the employ
 of Smith < Burnhana, has recently 'applielI for a patent on machine for the nana: facture of hard twisted twine.R Il asasil u Quite an accession to our village con gregation was noticable last Sabbath from
 Marbledale, from thoss who have heretos fore been regular attendants of the Episco- pal Church ip that locality, but have left for the present on account of the difficulty referred. to last week by your Marblsdals Icorrespondent. esgd astis s5a9f1ssta satsss
Litchfield enquirer., 1869-04-15
SHARON.

, Samuel O. Reed, son of the late Dr. -Channcey Reed, met with . depforable ac- lcident on Saturday last. The contents of a gun, accidentally discharged. entered his bead near the lower jaw bone, and passing
 upward, a,,d escaped near the left eye. breaking
 the jaw bone in two places and carrying
 away seyeralteeth, and s large proportion
 of hts left cheek. He was alone, and has
 not as yet recovered sufficient recollection of the circumstances attending the acci-
 dent, to give my account of how t hap pened.. His situation is critical but hopes are indulged that he may recover. esr ,ra
Litchfield enquirer., 1869-04-15

" desperate political mendicant," '.stroll. ing vagabond of fortune," G a seedy pic- ture vender, a ''moral hyena,' " whose foul and fostering tongue drips with gall and aqua fortis,"a "blackguard," who makes Islander and scurrility profes- slon, a moral monster" &c., Sc. It is suspected that the writer has an unfriend- Y feeling towards the Paliadiam editor - Ha'zford Posi-
Litchfield enquirer., 1869-04-15
Reconstruction,

President Grant has some practical views regarding Reconstruction which we are glad to see sustained by Congress, as we are sure they will be sustained by the peo. ele. In the first place. vindictiveness has no place in his programme. The nomina- tion of Gen. Longstreet shows that His confirmation, five to two, in the Senate is O most favorable omen.n The President is further convinced that the people of vir- ginia, a,are ready toirenew the allegiance they foreswore, in good faith He thinks, too, that Texas and Mississippi should have a chance to do likewise. He is no friend of disfranchisements and desires that there should be 2 chance for fair expression of popular opinion by a separate submission of all such measures. Here, too, Congress comes handsomely forward and shows it's full faith in the President and in tue peo, pie of the Southern States by granting all that is asked. 4a
 We think the course of the President is the correct one. There is no reason why the unfeconstrncted States should not be put on an equality with the reconstructed States The prevalent ignorance, disloy- alty andEpoYerty ofithe South have made the experiment of universal suffrage try ing one. and we expect some bad among the many good results. i. The passage of the Fifteenth Amendment, ensured by the pro- viso in the new Act, renders all color dis criminatiops impossible. so that there is no longer danger of a fraudulent lwithdra wal of the suffrage from the blacks. Universal Amnesty and Universal Suffrage are the points to which Reconstruction is pla;nlv tending, and the sooner they are reached,
 What willbe the consequence. party.wise of tho fnal settlement of the suffrage issue and of the entire reconstruction of the South, we cannot pretend to foresee. The political question waits the solution of th, social question. The Free System is, W, think. taking yigo gorons root in many South ern States. Wherever that fonrishes, gen uine democracy will flourish, and the Re. publican party will find true friends Wherever the negro continues to do all ths work, the ssnperior" cace to possess all ths land, aud to despise manual labor, there the old-iashioned sham Democracy will b. strong. Free speach, general education
 ana intelligent labor are all the South nov wants. The former our government mus
 guaranty. and the rest will surely, follow in due time. say ,Box .*ajaf ss,.sI.s Fa
Litchfield enquirer., 1869-04-15
KENT.

Messrs. Fuller, Sherwood { Go, have
 just received 2 large assortment of Dry Goods, Groceriess Hardware, &c. See
 advertisement.
Litchfield enquirer., 1869-04-15
NEW MILFORD! 5

Rev. David Murtock. D. D., has declin- ed the call to Elmira, N. Y, which he re- gently received. His decision will give very great satisfaction to his church and and congregation. and to the community < generally. .a1aI1@ @o!Al e1i tee5 tso77
Litchfield enquirer., 1869-04-15
DIED.

O1 EAIV.
 h Riverton. March 29, Nelson Proper. aged 42 years. saa AAts.As
 In Honesdale, Wayne County, sPAnnsyl- yania, on Tuesday, March 23d, William Rockwell, formerly native of Coleblook. Conn, aged 68 years. .ssai sa'
Litchfield enquirer., 1869-04-15

CoRNwALL-The radicals here expected to win. resentative A very simple circumstance made the town go democratic. For many years a class of cheap voters have received a pair of buckskin mittens, Indian tan, for voting the republican have proved to be sheepskin smoked to initiate ]" Indian tan." This deception exasperated the mitten voters, and tue 'sDeacon'' sand his col- league were both defeated Sentinel. al 4y.s,y
 We concede the truth of the foregoing story. There is a tallish gentleman stsay ' feet high) to, be seen about this village, who voted at Cornwall. on. the. 9th inst, and who wears a pair of smoked sheepskin
 mittens. No more evidence needed deiZ'
Litchfield enquirer., 1869-04-15

~ Two errors ,crept into our Repre- sentative list, last week. Mr. Eiward B Birge of Torrington, is 2 republican. .Dr. iWm. ". Welch of Norfolk, was nomina-. ted and elected by Republicans of that town, and will, of course. vote for the
 Amendment.
Litchfield enquirer., 1869-04-15
The, 7 Legislature.

-sEG5 gGt nAAof,A ,Aso6ssaesuAS. seSa gfa
 The best estimate we have seen places the Republican majority in the House at 24. On the Amendment we apprehend the re- publican majority will be q few votes less than that on Speaker. The democracy concede that it will be carried, however. <
 We should judge that the Republican representation in both branches of the coming Legislature is of more than aver age ability. In !theISenate, Mr. Andrews of this District willundoubtedly be the chair man of the Judiciary committee and that he will prove an able. liberal and prudent leader lthere can be no question. David Gallup. a sound, sensible business man, of large legislative experienced, will deservedly exereise a great influence. I It is hard to say whether the Democratic side of the Senate is weaker or stronger than last year. King of the 18th is an estimable and pop
 ular man, but has had, we believe, no leg islativs exberienced It is expected that the mantle of the late lamented Gallagher will fall on the shoulders of Judd of the Tenth. Taylor of the Eleventh is something on bunknm, but the knowing ones back Judd ten to one against the field. .s,esrao szs(f ;.
 In the House the Speakership appeares to lie between oOrville H. Platt of Meriden and Amos s. Treat of Bridgeport, with the chances in favor of the former. They are both able men, of great experience; and whichever fails to get the Speakership will probably become chairman of the Judiciary committee with the leadership of the House. Among tue newer and younger men we notice Gen. Edward Harland, and Geo. Pratt of Norwich, Rev. Samuel Rock we'll of New Britain. E. H. Bugbee of Kill lingfy, Thomas Cowles of Pennington, and s. N. Reid of Sufaeld, are all men of ex. perience and ability. The Democratic list does not disclose the talent of former years. Eaton of Hartford, rDoolittle of New Ha- ven, Waller of New London, and Munson of Seymotn.a give place to Democrats of inferior reputation if not of inferior abili- ty., Elisha Johnson of Hartford, will prob ably lead the opposition in the House. In Litchfield county the Republicans lose much. but the Democracy make no cores bonding gain. Graves of this place, is succeeded by Dr. Bsckwith, Q safer if not quite 80 lively q Democrat, who, with Hill of New Milford. will probably speak for our twenty-six opposition representatives. How much talking talent goes from this county to. the Republican side of the House remains to be, seen. n.ggoo IA .ie ectacafa
Litchfield enquirer., 1869-04-15
MARRIEI,..

Tn = April 7th by Rev Geo. l.. Wal. ker. Ambrose $. Rogers. A. M., of New Milford to Ellen Tfumball. daughter of N. F. Thompson, Esq. al4a4a
Litchfield enquirer., 1869-04-15
LITCHFIELD.

The Superior Court commenced it's April Term on Tuesday, Judge Granger presi- ding. The case of Herman 0. Norris vs. Jane, 0. Rose. is on trial It isp expected that the Barkhamsted murder case will be tried next week. ss fu1ioali ges czsu 4ope. - Mr.IAnson 0. Smith has sold a, farm of 6s acres in Milton, to Rufus Smith oi this place, for g. 300. |. sIat sIf: n gss = Mir. Patrick Birmingham has built 2 new house at the foot Of East HiHg olis aa,
 MT. c. B, Lane has removed his, mar ket to the first building west of the school house in West Street. He has fitted 1t up lin fine style.sa YAa se91i) iaoase4odqsoi MT. Harris B. Gibbud has received his appointment as jailor. and is .papering. painting. and fixing upfthe County House
 | -lsMr. Edwin McNsill has repaired
 painted, and fitted up in fine order. the Lyman J. Smith place west d the village. | -- Mra.u uBuels has sold her place on Eas
 lChestnut Hill to Malachit Tracy of Morris.
 MT. Samuel E. Crossman has sold oui
 his business to MT. Hoffman, a first class
 barber from New York city. 1ss i9ne aa ilA E Mir. Barzillai Arnts has bought the
 Peek place near the mill - ,s = 7. .s.'.s. '.s.F 1 MrssDnnn has opened his sjewelry
 store in Judas building. See advertise l ..xaA&ta 4 .aa1Es sSr 4asggA assA fsT m I ..atI ss,r- ,saa ss4t. lsa srasassl ve -Mr Charles Kirchberger has taken np This quarters over the A. o. Smith Store. liy = Rev. Storrs o. Seymonr has received . call to the Rectorship of St. Michael i Church. lss ss aaai.
Litchfield enquirer., 1869-04-15

k REPUBLIcAN TRIUMPH IN RHODE ISLAND.
 In spite of the Jeremisds of Senator |sprague, little Rnody keeps stop to the music of the Union" Padalford, the Be. publican oandidate for Governor, has 7.27l votes, and Pierre, the Democratic candid
 ate, 3. .396 vot.s; Republican majority g, ,875.
 The State Senate will be composed of 26
 Republicans and 2 Democrats; the Holise of Representatives, of 60 Republicans and
 12SDemoerats.s AW Ss9 5JgsS x
Litchfield enquirer., 1869-04-15

Z BARNUM's Hotel at Norwalk vas entered one night last week and robbed of two setts of billiard balls and 80 in money.
Litchfield enquirer., 1869-04-15

FREE CHURCHES. We notice that the csurcAn@s favors the free Ichurch. system, strongly. This is the season. of the year when the question becomes practical one, and we hope the following. successful ,esxI ex- pertinent may encourage imitation:--s t.se7 At the parish meeting in Easter week, 1868 St. Johns Church, Warehouse Point, voted to make the church free for one year. and to rely entirely on the freewM offerings of the congregation to defray the parochial expenses The result is that the current expenses, nearly q, ,700 have been fu
 iy met, and theltreasnrer reports balance of s9 on hand, The contributions to objects outside of tne parlsh have been unusually large. Eaa g..,l,
Litchfield enquirer., 1869-04-15

] s9- We are requested by Senator Ferry to announce that applications for local of fees in Fairfield and, Litehfeldi Counties must be addressed through tine Hon. Sid ney B. Beardsley, the same as if he had been elected. ,,1, 1 s1','' is ~ tN', 'F ..S,-'
 By the arrangement made at Washing ton, lately, all business of that kind, from Opposition Districts. was to come through the Senators. The conduct Gof Mr., Ferry is in marked and pleasing contrast with the vexatious 'imeddlingf of Mr. Dixon at a time ls when this District strict, had Republican
 Representative in Con gress. .s..ssfprs. ~if.
Litchfield enquirer., 1869-04-15

: Judging from the returns which show chat MEI Botsford ran eight ahead of the rest Of the ticket in Kent, those . Photo graphs" must have been upusally astrac- tive.
Litchfield enquirer., 1869-04-15

S0- The flint lock should be taken of the Ssnlinez, and altered to percussion. T. The week before election there vas 2 flash in the pan; but last week, after the Democracy were clean beat, the returns ali in, iand the
 excitement all over. the concern went of with bang that woke up the whole viii l,ee.a 1ola9-ag.id lo a9aa5san3s 1ailBe.