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Litchfield enquirer., 1869-07-29

YALE COMMENCEMENT. The commence ! ment of our chief college came of this year wIvu IrIe usua egs1E. z-Vf0v. JeWeIT was present, and made friends, as he always does, of all those with whom he had inter course. The Pa1adium says, <vanraa: 4alI
 Not the least pleasant feature of the Alumni dinner yesterday was the favorable impression made by Governor Jewell upon the, assembled guests. With no pretensi0n to be an orator he has the happy faculty of always expressing him self with grace and tact. Throughout the week he has been most assduous in his attendance t0 the duties whichso properly cemelt the, Govern or of Connecticut with the College of which we are all so justly proud. He has made hosts of friends among those who met him for the first time, but who will carry away with them to their homes pleasant memories of the genial and conr- teous gentleman who so worthily wears the high est honors the Commonwealth can bestow. and SO ftly represents it. Hca bs-+ 4o-ad ssii d.i@
 The graduates numbered over one hun dred and seventeen. .s
Litchfield enquirer., 1869-07-29

o 6rIhe Pacific raiLsoeds sgzs f0I esssy smiesants Iron New Fork tooaliIornis for s5osach aud to bring back fruit st 5 cents . pound.
Litchfield enquirer., 1869-07-29
10- It seems that the verdict of Coro.

10c 1t seems that the verdict of Coro. ners jury does not always settle the anes- ton of decease. A Nashville negro fell apparently lifeless. few days since, and the Coroner's jury rendered their verdict of death from sun-stroke;." but befors hs
 could De buried. the irrepressibls oAfricsnI revived. and draws his illegal breath to
 this day. o'1R sa aa Eaa
Litchfield enquirer., 1869-07-29

S6 The New Haven Daily Leoassr,s as,sD Dem
 says, Governor Jewell made the best speech of the afternooa. at the. sAiumui
 meeting. last week. aa nls oae e4adl
Litchfield enquirer., 1869-07-29

WATERTowx AND WArzRBuRr RA,rrnoA,, The Waterbury American states that the amount necessary for building the propos,l ed railroad Is about $150,00e. 0fathis., sea 900 has already been taken by by the 6 town. and the subscription of the remaia-
 der by individuals is deemed aicsrtainty-1,
Litchfield enquirer., 1869-07-29

s9 The trial of Ray. MT. Cheney. an Episcopal minister. at Chicago. raomit- ting the word regenerats" from the Bap- tismaI service. was temporarily suspended. Thursday, by an injunction from civil court. Interference in such matters by the ordinary legal tribunals seems to us as i'm. proper as it is unprecedented, All our churches are mere voluntary associatipns. but their obligations, voluntarily assnmed, ought to be binding upon all who remain members of such organizations. We honor the men who are making stand against the "Baptismal regeneration" heresy.s But they must take the full conssqasnces of their course divide the Episcopal Church. or, leave it. 'ts | -Kfitay5ys
Litchfield enquirer., 1869-07-29

1H- The Good Templars of the Hartford Dist. have adopted resolutions recommen. ding the formation of q temperance politi- cal party, and demanding the passage of 2 state constabulary law. Now. what i've should like to see would be a. temperate party. We must have that before we can have successful temperance party. and it never will be seen in this state till women
 vote. Moreover. wo have little faith in of. ficials who attack 2 corner grocery with some yigor, but throw down their. arms and run when ordered on a large brewery. Bos- ton courage won't conquer liquor selling. P
Litchfield enquirer., 1869-07-29

n@ John A. Roebling. the engineer of the proposed bridge from New York. to Brooklyn died. on Thursday. from lock- jaw. His foot was damned by, a vessel
 striking the pier on which he was standing while he was surveying the ground, lately, and he adopted cold-water treatment that resulted fatally. He was Prusssian by birth. splendid engineer. and his loss is serious blow to the project. .ysnI
Litchfield enquirer., 1869-07-29

s. IHe Psopia or MiHefton, INorth St0nington) source. the Rev. sDr. Holman, pastor of the Bsp- tist church in that place, having announced from his pulpit last Sunday that his medical services could be obtained It any hour by those if need Of them. s4 5I ,szlif. 2 a44a hue .g-ll -G -tse
 Gan. he run two Water Cure es.abiish- aments at the same time a-f q SIS .sssiSi:
Litchfield enquirer., 1869-07-29

The Thomaston Cornet Band will givs an open air concert at this place. on Sat urday evening July 3lst; weather permit. ting. The programme will be as follows
Litchfield enquirer., 1869-07-29

b6e The New Haven Poaadianl com pares the Hartford rumpus over the Con. necticut Western. with their Derby rail road experiences. A Hartford paper replies that they make some noise. but nostaing to compare with Ben Noyes.'sq utzoo ' a9d !
Litchfield enquirer., 1869-07-29


 and the only mode of compulsory priso- ners' labor at present practicable. On the county finances the effect of the proposed policy wonld be simply ruinous. Tie generY al expenses of the county are met by the rent of the jail The Commissioners are only authorized by law to lay tax for repairs, and the calling together of the county rep resentatives would become an imme1iste necessity. involving as it would an expense of probably $500-a very clumsy way oi raising the small amount actually needed. but the only one known to the law. E We cannot see how there ought to be any trouble in this matter. The sensible course as it strikes us. would be, to let MT. Gib- bud continue jailer for the next eight months. paying over his $A5O. If. after wards, MT. Baldwin and some Democratic deputy -jailer should want to make the ex, pertinent of indoor labor with such appE ances as would continue to make the jail q source of revenue to the county, we do not believe the Commissioners would be So un reasonable as to deny them the opportn- nifty. eo ..s ss
Litchfield enquirer., 1869-07-29

lGbeu CouCertS.
 Mir. Isbell, of Wolcottyille, will give con, certs at the following places daring the coming week ..I =, '
 At Waterbury. on Tuesday evening. Aug 8d); at Washington, on Wednesday evening (Aug. 4; at Litchfeld on Thursday evening Aug 5. ]; and at Winsted on Ffiiay eve ming. Aug. 6.) 4e
 The performers will consist of the noted South Church Quartette of Hartford Mir. R. o Phelps. Pianist. aud Organist of the Centre Church. Hartford; and Mir. Balck oi New Haven. a German violinist. said by competent judges to be ons of the finest solo performers in the country. 1t is un- necessary to add that the concerts will bs really first class affairs and equal to any Mir. Isbell has given. We hope all lovers of good music within range of either of the above places will be in attendance Choir singers. especially. will be partic ularly pleased by the singing of the best trained quartette in the State. ans sl.as
Litchfield enquirer., 1869-07-29

The Cuban patriots at Fort Lafayette have been released. 9snods7a " h91' | The trial of Yerger before military com. | mission, at Jackson, Miss, was concluded 1 on Thursday, but the verdict is not known. | The case now comes before the U. 5. Su- preme Court on habeds corpus.
 There has bseRa natianal Fenian fsstr val at Chicago. 'tt, ..,........ .s,::, Senator Simmer fayors neutrality in Ca fan matters. issTfs 5as '" ,d 2S ss02i' oE |ll The receipts of the ,Anglo+Amerioan Telegraph Go. since the laying of their Atlantic Cable in 1866, have been over three million dollars.
 The President and Generals Sherman and Sheridan are at Long Branch.
 A sheriff was shot Tn Hensalaer Do. on Monday, while levying on goods for rent.
 The Western crop reports are very fa- vorable. y t.rsaz
 A severe earthquake shock was felt in Memphis, Monday morning. fp1TIg The internal revenue receipts on Mon- day were over $90O, 900.
 Admiral Farrag1t and wife arrived ct San Francisco, on Monday night
 The fires in the woods in Washington Territory are raging with renewed vio- lence. axmoH nctsURM ta s9snO
 The first death from yellow, fever in New Orleans, this season, occurred on Tues day of last week.
 William Edwards was hung at St. Lou is. Friday. His toes touched the ground atlfirst; but the rope was drawn up, and gradually the sente ence was carried into complete execution. .- srw,x-..~. ii Koopmanshap, the Coolie agent, has fs- turned to California. to complete prepara- tions for the emigration of Chinese labor CTS. a Asss ss'sAAA Bishop Cummins (EpiscopaD preachedg 2 agai.a at Trinity Church, Chicago. on E3an. : day., regardless of Bishop Whitehoase's .ssai
The Portland daily press., 1869-06-24

There are thirty-fve hundred newspapers
published IN this country, OF which five-sevl
entns are issued in the Northern States. New
L hork mas the largest, and Florida the smallest
NUMBER; Though no statistics have been
prepared, we think it safe to say, that fully.
more than twc-thirds of the newspapers are
Republican in their politics. Republicans
are the reading portion of our population.
and it is they who give life and vigor to ali
the educational and intellectual UNDERTAKINGS
of the day. There are some 1872 papers at
present published in Great Britain, distribut-
ed as follows: England-London, 260; Proy-
inces, 779; Wales, 81 Scotland, 1876; Ireland.
l5l British Isles, Is. OF these there are 63
aaiiy papers published in England, 1 in Wales
II IN Scotland, Is in Ireland, and 1 in the
BRUSH Isles. This is an increase of 400 since
19ov, wnen H 406 Journals were published in the
eol Uni1eu Ahgdom, of which 43 were dailies.-
,.. oo1 MAGAZINES, including the quar-
Iernes, , are now published in Great
nritaln, Oh Whicn number 248 are of a RELIC
ious character, Representing the Cbnrch 81
England, Wesleyan, Methodists Rantssts IT,
dependents, and other Christian dero,s,,a 90. II
tions. The rage for magazine literat,,.a l'i -
London still prevails. Almost avaas. = ~, In
brings the announcement of fresh ,,a.;n.a; man
Cal. At the same time the decease ar s".s.e
magazine, which, after leading feeble. f,;clrY
ering existence, has been compelled to snc-
cumD, IS recorded. The United States un-
9uestionably present the great field for Jour
naiistic enterprise, and it is safe to saw that
IN IN Time there will be more papers printed here
Inan IN all Europe combined. Every onarter
seItion OF Western territory brought under
cultvation furnishes one OF more SUBSCRIBE rs
,or nnos new new paper. The printing press keens
pace Pc Win the progress of the iron horse. ana
Sno SSlreaoy more than twenty new Journals have ave
Paaiap peem projected along the route Of the Union
sinca actac road, completed less than a month
The Portland daily press., 1869-06-24
United States internal Revenue.

COLLECTORS OFFICE, FIRST DIsTRIcT MAINE,l
AthenRum Building, Plum Street,
-----.-- PORTLAND May %, 1859.
hereby give notice that / have received from the
trict Of Maine, the Annual List of Taxes and Spec-
ia Taxes lLcense assessed for the year 1869; that
the same have become due and are payable; and
that will by myself Deputy attend to the collec-
tion tnereof at the following designated times and
places, vz
At my Oflcs in Portland, daily SUNDAYS excepted,
from june 1,as69, to june 20, 1859, inclusive.
At Kennebunk, at the Hotel kept BY woodbury. A.
Hall, Tuesday, June Sth, 1869, from II o'clock A. M
AT Kittery Depot, Wednes lay June 9th,s 1869,
from s.45 A. d. to 10 O'Clock A. NJ. - 81
AT South Berwick, at the Newichawahick Hou q.
" Meonesday' June 9th, 1869, from II o'clock A. NJ.
have also made arrangements whereby partiess IN
Bidd eford owing such taxes may pay tine same to IL
NJ Chapman, Cashier at the sBiddeford National
20. 1862 80 Fsss5TF' = Y y ,--S
Parties in Saco owing such taxes NAV nav the same
TO I. Seaman, Cashier ct the Saco National Bank
during bank hours, at any time prior to June 20
Parties in Brunswick owing such taxes, NAV pay
me same to o. r. Winchell Cashier at the First Ma
any time prior to June 20, 1SG9.8 L Kss 'EgS7 ,
The Internal Revenue Act requires no further NO.
ice Of Annual List than the foregoing except the
pectdt Notice to be mailed to all parties who neg
iect TO pay within the time above specified for the
issuing and service Of which the law provides that
rec q tscenty csntsshaU be chdrgsd. II
All persons assessed are respectfully reo,1ested ia
govern themselves accordingly.
FRANKLIN j. ROLLINS,
mayz5edt1uneZ5 Collector.
The Portland daily press., 1869-06-24
Poetry.
breaking it Gently.

FROM THE GERMAN OF GRUN.
The Count he was riding home one day, sfilst
But meeting his groom upon the way
"Where are you going, groom?n said he,
Sand where do you come from?" answer me-"
"I'm taking walk for exercise sake,
And besides there's q house want to take.
What are the folks at home about?" Ht
"Not much has happened" the servant said,
"Only, your little white dog IS uead?
ado you tell me my faithful dog is dead?
And how did this happen? the master said.
Well. your horse took fright and jumped on the
hound, n {.-4a tffllr4
Then ran to the ri yer, ami there got drowned"s Z
ssMy noble steedl the stables pridel lflii
e. What frightened hm?" the master cried s % q
's Twas when, II remember well, ii
Your son from the castle window fell.' s- si.Et
"My sonl but hope he escaped with lie,
Ans is tendcrly nrrsed by my loving wife n
"Alasl the good Countess has passed awayi
For she dropped down dead where her dead son
lay" .sl3etfra III 'l.-s II .f
sswhy then, in the time Of such trouble and grief,
Are you not taking care OF The CASTLE you thief?"
"The castle wonder which You msanl
OF yours but the ashes are now to be seen. 81
AS the watcher slept, misfortune dire! ~
In moment her hair and her clothes took fire.
Then the castle around her bazed up in minute,
And ell the household have perished In it.
And of them all, Fate spared but me,
Thus gently to break the news to thee" fs
The Portland daily press., 1869-06-24

t.iTN
HOrse Thief ,s
For some time past party Of gypsies have
been encamped near the city, on the Pigeon
Roost road just east of a weH known Qrocerv
and, as usual with gylsies, they had several
fine horses with them, Among their number
is young girl almost white. She is sixteen
or eighteen years old, is pretty, intelligent
and brave. Yesterday her courage was put
to a severe test, as we are about to relate. 1t
happened during the day that all the men
and all the women except this girl left the
camp. She was IN futt charge, and of course
was required to watch over and take care OF
the property. The horses were tied securely
near by, and the girl little dreaming of dan
ger, sat in the door of a tent quietly engaged
in some kind of work, no one that she knew
of being nearer than the grocery, one or two
hundred yards distant. Es a#a sHi.fl
About two o'clock. a big buck negro as
black as reetified ink, emerged from wood
near by with pistol in one hand and and a
bowie knife in the other. He stole along
softly until he confronted the girl, then cock
ing the pistol and fiourishing the the bowie
knife, ordered her to cut loose one of those
horses for him, and told her, with horrid inn
precautions, that If fshe refused to do his bid
ding he would pin her to tree near by and
I'LL her body with bullets. The girl was
powerless, and saw the devil in the highway
mans eye. To have cried for help would
have been certain death, and escape seemed
impossible, so she made movement In the
direction of the horses, but watching for an
opportunity, darted behind a tent and fed
towards the woods like a frightened deer.
The negro was after the horse and did not
pursue, nor did he fire, as that would have
alarmed the neighborhood. He followed the
girl short distance, and then returned and
picked MS horse from the lot. inef
The girl was not idle in the meantime nor
had she lost her presence of mind. She pro-
cared pistol from somewhere, and in few
minutes returned with it cooked in her hand.
The negro had cut the horse loose, and was
ready to mount and ride away, when the girl
nred at him ten PAGES: distant. This sur
prised him completely, and he may have been
wounded but he left the horse and ran off at
full speed without waiting to return the fire
or even to see who shot-him. The girls
friends soon returned, and some of the
neghbors who heard the shot and saw the
negro run of, collected at the camp, and
heard her plain narration of what had occur
red, told as cody as if she had done nothing
unusual or surprising to herself.
The Portland daily press., 1869-06-24
Portland & Kennebec R. &.
ammsr Arrangement, HAY 3, 1859.

Tuo Trains Daily betlceen Portland and AUGUSTA.
rMu<uEJnu Leave Portland for Augusta, mixed
train at 100 A IA.
Leave Portland for Bath, Augusta, Watervlle and
Bangor, at 12.45 M. Portland for Bath and Au-
gust0 0t 6i5 NJ. II rfHtfT nH.Ia.
Passenger Trains will be due at Portland daily
at $50 A NJ, and 2.i5 p Nj.
Fare as low by this route 10 Lewiston, Wateryille
Kendaps Mills, Dexter and Bangor as by the Maine
Central Road; and tickets purchased in Boston ior
Maine Central Stations are good tor q passage on
this line. Passengers from Bangor, Newport Dex.
ter, &c, will purchase Tickets TO Kendal's Mills
only, and after taking the cars Of the Portland and
Kennebec Road, the conductor will furnish tickets
and make the fare the same through to Portland OF
Boston as via Maine Central.
Through Tickets are sold at Boston over the East
ern and Boston and Maine Railroads or all Stations
ON this line; also the Androseoggm X. r. and Dex-
ter, Hangor, &C., on the Maine Central. No break
OF gauge east Of Portland by this route and the only
ro7te by which passenger from Boston Port
land can certainly reach Skowhegan the same day
by railroad. alI It- e7lE
Stages leave Bath for Rockland, &c., daily. Au-
gusta for Belfast daily. Vassaboro for North and
East Yassalboro and China daily. KendaIPs Mills
for Unity daily. At Plsh0ns Ferry for Canaan dali
~. At Sko whegan for the Different towns North on
their route. iisli3e edi s. istT NJ
Augusta, April rs, 1862 may15tf
The Portland daily press., 1869-06-24
Sawyer & WOolIfOrd
No. 119 Exchange St.,
jsl6w4w ts9 a9afs PORTLAND. "
Union
m - Mower +!


I j RI g. = IFs1
TTNEeUALLED for. durability, ease of manage
~ ment, and all the qualities that go to make a
good mower. Fully improved, honestly built and
every machine warranted. I'd - T,7 = = : = =
Farmers, do not be deceived by an array or emntv
nonors but take machine that has proved its elf In
the neid, worthy OF your fullest Confidence This
tne uion mas done. Read the follow ing testimo-
6ovERRNMENT HOSPITAL FOR THE INsANE.l
Near Washington, ID. c., Dec. -, 1868.
Dear Shs-I take pleasure in bea ing testimonv to
the excellence OF the Union Mower One Of the frsf
macmnes manufactured lin 1862, think,) has been
IN IN use at the Hospital ever since, and has moved
about forty 4o of grass twice each year This
machine does its work WE'LL and is of light draft Its
construction s superior most other
m;ni"nn MIN M maoy 70 get out Of repair reduced to
udIn The New Union Mower, which you furnished the
nosptai last spring, t0rdered mainly on account of
large increase of the amount of grass to he ia
superior to the first In details Of the constrac
slo @ a1u mas CUT tne equivalent OF about fifty t50l
acres o. grass without getting out OF order in any
q, The whitcomb Hay Rake which you furnished
last haying season, and gave entire satisfaction
very respectfully, your obedient Servant,
hs u.i assortment Of repair prices constantly ON
hand with the principal agents.
AGENTS. A: p: Haywood, Houlton; Isaac Hig-
gns g1ss.s Bangor Barker Burgess Belfast Eben LII
S1rthef Machas Col. VIM. SWEET, So. Paris; G. G. "
HMseIpber, So. Durham; o. b. Churchill No. Parsons
RON, Moses Goodwin, Elliot Depot; j. r. Wise.
Skowhesas; Jarus Osgood, Bluehill; Frank H. Holt,
a...I AINs Il Co., No. 2, Free St.
m. s. eAs'A Agents for Portland and vicinity.
agents for the celebrated Ws,r rn1 nlms y are also
the best Horse Hay Rake ever tno~n nAS lake nAKE-
ya4,.4 Ihos' II. DODGE, Proprietor.
w5v23 Els Worcester, Mass
The Portland daily press., 1869-06-24
Proposals for RNtiOMs
.es And Ship Ch0mdlery.

ssAs y = District Of Portland and EglNsy.A. qy.
CEALED Proposals will be received at this Office
- until the oath day OF June inst for the supply
Rati0ns to the petty officers and seamen of the u S.
Revenue steamer "Mahoning," or any other Revenue
Cutter or Cutters that may be stationed at this
port, for the term of one year from the 1st day of
July next.
The ration for the Revenue service is the same as
that allowed in the naval service omtting the liquor
and consists Of the following articles, VIZ. Beet
Pork, Flour, Rice, Rsisins, Dried Fruit Pickles
Cranberries, Biscuit, Sugar, Tea, Cocoa, Butter
Cheese, Molasses, Vine gar.
The rations to be of good wholesome quality to
be approved by the Captain, and the different arti-
ces comprising the rations to be delivered OH board
the vessel in good and sufficient casks and vessels to
be provided by the contractor, and the contents
thereof to be distinctly marked on each 1t is to be
understood that the contractor will be bound to fur
nsh, upon reasonable notice, as often may be re-
quired by the captain of the vessel with the
baton of the Collector (not exceeding upon an
age one day in each week. such fresh meat and
fresh vegetables may be equivalent to the cores
ponding parts OF the raons allowed In the naval SER
vice.
Table OF Rations may be seen at this Office. y 3
Sealed Proposals will also be received at this Office
until the 21st inst tor Ship Chandery for the use OF
the above named vessel vessels ior said term Of
List Of articles to be bid for and other speciica-
tions necessary to full understanding OF the propo-
sails advertised for, may be seen at this Office
ISRAEL WASHBURN, JR.
Je9dt24s - asx - Collector.
The Portland daily press., 1869-06-24
a TERMS
o. ETIA2P r. .c'Eisssa
R. ~. l.. B O wTE as /.
st6aa@l lOz MIDDIE ssTsREEff,r ~
Portland, alMaisae. g.sss ,arsns
PROPOSALS
For Furnishing Rough Stone for the
Breakwater mt she Mouth of Saco
- k&R4a River, Maine. fs @sFF

- hoo River, Maine. 6s @sEk
WILL be received at this Office until 10 O'Clock, A
The quantity OF Stone required under recent ap-
preparations, will be twelve thousand TONS more or
less; OF which 5000 tons (more less) will be of
large size. and 1000 tons (more or less) small size
not exceeding cubic foot such as can be handled
by hand. The stone must be of suitable size and
as may be satisfactory to the Superinend-
ing Engineer, and be deposited in such aces and in
such manner as he may direct. The delivery Of the
stone must commence soon as practicable after the
approval Of the contract and be completed on or be-
lore the thrty-frst day of October next: and NOT
less than onethird Of the quantity required must be
delivered each month.
In making propos ais, persons will state the price
per ton lot 2240 pouuds) of stone deliUered and de-
posted In postion the weight to be ascertain ed at
The expense OF the contractor and to the satsfac-
ti0n of the Superintendng Engineer.
Separate bids will be received for the laroe and
small stones, If preferred. GFg1
Payments will be made monthly; 20 per cent, will
be reserved therefrom until the whole work is satis
of the non-fufment OF the contract in the time and
manner required.
The undersigned reserves the right to reject all
bids, which, in his opinion not favorable TO the
is to believe will not faithfully and prompt
1y perform the contract. a M& -
Persons desiring to make proposs Isl are requested
to call on the undersigned, at his Office in Morton
Block, on Congress Street, for forms of same, and
for more definite information, If desired and, on
transmitting their bids (which required to be in
duplicate, they will please endorse thereon aPro-
posas for furnishing Stone for Saco River Breakwa
ter.pR 80
2. s; EEGLNEER OFFICE. GEO. THoM,
Portland, Me June q, 1862 )Bvt. Brig. Gen1 U. SA
N. B. The Portland Daily Press is the only news
paper authorized TO publish the above notice.
GEO. THOM, B. b. G.