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Litchfield enquirer., 1869-04-29
LITCHFIELD.

In the Superior Court, Geo. F. Gilbert plead guilty to horse stealing and was sen- tenced to 2 years in state's Prison. Two civil cases have been tried but none yet decided. A report of the Barkhamsted Murder Trial. will be found elsewhere.
 MT. Dudley Kavanaugh, ex-billiard champion, is in town. He played at Mir. Spencers saloon, Tuesday evening, fipish- game at single run of 10I points. sS
 MT. Fuller has sold his interest in the blacksmith shop on East Street, to Mir, Patrick Fitzpatrick.
 The heirs of the late Chauncey J. Peck convey his place at the foot of East Hill to MT. Barzillai Arnts for $2,OOO
 --Mr. John Candee has rented the Dr. Berry house on Prospect Street, and will open the same as Boarding House. It is the most beautiful location in the village, and he ought to have full house. l
 Timid people object to passing through the East Park, now, the grass is shooting so rapidly. .-Sentinel, Mag l. 1868. It is dangerous crossing the East Park, the grass is shooting so rapidly. -Sensinet, Ap,U 8, 1869. a aag el woI .5sn2 We quote the foregoing to show: lst, how history repeats itself .2d, how many days this season is in advance of the last. For an hour or so on Monday it really seemed as though. the great Labor Cues 1 ton had reached Litchfield. We had just ! been reading, with no little surprise, the proceedings of the State Labor Convention, exhibiting the Hon. Nat. Stevens in his new role of hard listed laborer, and the Hon. Jim Gallagher purring woman s rights with Mrs. Jennie Collins, when our attention was called to an unwonted sight in East Park. Four of our most noted "non- producers, with their coats of, were act ually engaged in hard manual labor. Fire sparkled from two rapid rakes tails. A gi. ant was dragging huge stone roller as easily as if it had been a baby's wagon. Soft, swift hands were whisking the leaves and rubbish into piles for burning. In the l lightness of our heart we sat down and drafted the following resolutions for pas sage by the board of selectmen: @ - Resolved, That we hail with unspeakable delight the return of large and increas- ing class of our population from the paths | of Likeness and Luxury to the ways of In dustry and Usefulness in this astonished community, $ aE kesolued That after the bachelors of this village have raked and rolled East Park. underdrained the same, and laid the foundation of the soldiers monument, they be set pounding stone to macadamlze the highways on either side of the same, or at such other useful occupation as the Civil Authority may direct. s-f. s38 F
 The authorities of St. Michael's pro- pose to file the New York Illustrated Police News. of April 22. 1869 with the other doc, ument illustrative of the history of that church. g[ ,.... 7
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New Advertisements.

Attention is called to the following New and Recent Advertisements:
 Vessels & Gates. Druggists, Litchfeld. J. " Wheeler, Stationer, Confectioner,
 &c Litchfeld. Articles of Association of the ssBrews- ter Garfield O., Falls Village J. Q. Sherwood, Combined Hay Fork
 and Knife, West Cornwall.
 Watertown Academy. .sasssssass Peck Bro's. Plaster and Bone Dust,
 Northfield sssT5,s. ss X EE@t MillProperty, Roxbnry. 7 Wm. H. Braman, Dry Goods, Litchfefd. F. D. McNeil & Go, Do. $. Bishop s ps'sss ssdgviel, Gsi Ds: Ds: .~I.1E H. Richards, Do. a.s=4.s.as- .s Mrs. Bishop, Millinery, Mrs. H. M. Baldwin, | fss s,E Fuller. Sherwood & Co. Dry Goods, &c.,,
 Kent.
 Lathrop & Baldwin, Do. @aWoi-
 cottville. aa lafg4 r9l '
Litchfield enquirer., 1869-04-29

ssar The attention of our readers is directed to the advertisement of Goes Dyspepsia Cure in another part of this pa per. To a1. ss-.
 This truly valuable medicine is recon mended by those who use it. Read the Certificates. $. ssfs sssl-s..ls7 '~ ..,.,- :"
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= eeNsu apTIoN AND CANCER CURED.

WALTHAM, Mass. Nov. F. 1868.
 My grandmother and several aunts and cousins died of consumption. My mother had a cancery + was taken with a bad cough which had affected -me,l8 months; 12. months after my cough1commenced.f cancers began in both breasts, which grew rapidly for months, hard cancero1s Jumps in both hreasts.9 In this state l called on you with but little hope, as both my lungs were affected, and a canc in each breast. Consumption and cancer seemed to struggle which would destroy me first had suffered much from dyspepsia. Your reme- dies, with the. concentrated cancer mineral spring water have wholly cured me. I have been perfectly we'll for two months; no cough or expectoration; no swelling inrr my breasts; no dyspepsia; no pain or snffering. & Every where am strong and able to perform all my duties. took medicines for four mopths.
 1hankfully yours. 5F3
 (Signed) SARAH J. EMERSON.
 All diseases successfully treated by letter. eg z. AZ H 4L~xsxg a ugsFs Al
Litchfield enquirer., 1869-04-29
RoxBURY.

F. The vote taken here on Saturday, onstha question of subscribing for stock in the Subpang Valley Railroad. stood 136 yes, 8S no, an increase of 30 in favor end, a de-
 crease of 8 opposed, since former meeting.
 Another meeting is to be warned for Sat.
 urday, May 10th.
Litchfield enquirer., 1869-04-29

Gov. JEwELL's SrAFF.-Adjmam Generol -Col. Samuel E. Merwin, Jr. of New Ha. ven. 8o 3s a e..sAl5g9s4 .s6
 Qaarsernaster- Geneyul Capt. Leonard A Dickinson of Hartford. 6s38 ,aevs 2
 Paymaster- General k-Col. George P. Bis sell of Hartford m s-.g
 comnsissa,y7 General James D. Frary oi New Britain. @
 Ssrgson General -Dr. T. Beers Towns. end of New Haven. ...e9s.~r5,s FT...a asr-
 Aids-de-comp. .-Col. Charles D. Blinn, New Milford; SAbin l.. Sayles, Killingly gaps. ;. Frederick Preston, Rockville;
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Dr S. saFitch,s Family Physician

&.. s,.s a.~l- E~s -k-I v E'7- --a
 New Edition. Much enlar ged, 90 pages, with most valuable additions, s.nt free to any address Write to Dr. $. s. FITCH. TIA Broad way, New York. z -sxaF -sss. s rage
 I,r. S. s Fitch will be at the yontine Hotel New Haven, ea.urday.Jan. 2s, 1869, and every 2d Saturday after from 5a. m. until D. m. consultation free 5E -.lG yi -F,lsfl. -.
 pr. s. s. Fitch successfully treats all chron- ic disease of all or any part of the human sys- tenn.
Litchfield enquirer., 1869-04-29

CONNECTICUT OFFICERS CONFIRMED. Collector of Customs. Julius Hanover, Fair fisld. Postnsassers, Robert Erwin, New
 Milford; Wallis Bull, West Meriden; Geo.
 B. Cook. Winsted. ssei sc4 aes -@
Litchfield enquirer., 1869-04-29

1ar We are pained to learn that Ex- Gov. Henry Dutton died at his residence in New Haven, on Monday last. at the age oi 7S years. He was an able judge, most accomplished lawyer, and most estimable man.
Litchfield enquirer., 1869-04-29

ad D6rA A meeting of the Stockholders of -btize Union Pacific railroad was held in Bos.
 ton, on Thursday. The Hon. James Brooks. ' one of the directors, made a speech The $ Credit Mobilier system was justified; its sexorbitant profits denied; Fisk, IT,, and
 his New York judge denounced.
Litchfield enquirer., 1869-04-29

A CLEAR SMOOTH SKIN and beautiful complexion follows the use of Helmbold's Concentrated Ex- tract SsT saparilla. It removes 14, black spots, pimples and all erup-
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q MAR RRlED.

Tn West Goshen. April 22d.a by Rev William H. Stebbins; MT. WilIialnL. Clarl of Cornwall, ito Missz Mary, L. Bennett 0 West & Goshen, .sdtpaa sf saQla vLglnl.L
 h Winsted. April 21, by the. Rev. B fIilsbury, O.A A Curtiss, Esq, Of 'Birming ham, to Sarah .. Wentworth. of tWiusted.
Litchfield enquirer., 1869-04-29
SHARON.

The unfortunate accident to Samuel o
 Reed, from gun-shot wound, which was detailed in this paper of week before last, resulted fatally, on Tuesday of last week. At one time, the hope was entertained. ltllat he might recover, and his condition was SC much improved that lie could re. cognize his friends and incidents around him, but he had no recollecti on of, the cir
 cumstances attending the casualty. His funeral was attended on Thursday ;; , very interesting and instructive sermon was delivered by the Rev. Mr. Editions, Congregational pastor. of Sharon and q very large gathering of sympathizing friends attended the solemn exercises oi the burial. He was cut off at the age o' twenty years, and his fate is deeply lament ed by large circle of friends. He was preparing for the medical profession, and had just finished his second course of lec- lures at one of the medical colleges in New York. <. i a gfT, 5fg ayg
Litchfield enquirer., 1869-04-29

s4.a s The Liquor bill now before the
 ;Mass Lesaslature, excepts cider and lager
 q beer from prohibition. The Sons of Fem. Apsrance ct their late convention protest against any such exception.
Litchfield enquirer., 1869-04-29

|a IN.fhR SRRfSa qMoSrHs t the systeu, s.natrrallv
 undergoes change, and Helmbolds Highly Con
 AxEsct of Sarsaparilla is an assistant of the greatest value. sT-l
Litchfield enquirer., 1869-04-29

n YOUNG Bridgeporter distinguished him $ aelI IaI the public school, lately by :lrawl-s ing out the following ssentences q Kaep-
 sny-tongneTf Tfrom-e evil -antil- thy lips
 from giris (guile). q H
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

Nor FEW of the worst disorders that af1ct ma1kina arise from corruption of tho blood. Helm- boEd,s Extract Sarsaparilla is remedy of the nt- most yalue.A E
 sa HELMBoLD's CONCENTRATED EXTRACT SARsApaRn.- IaA is thes great blood purifier. 52 Pm
Litchfield enquirer., 1869-04-29
The Barkhamsted Murder.

On our first page we give full report of the trial of John Evans for the murder of James Hicox, at Barkhamsted. on the 22d of March last. It seems to have arisen from . strange misunderstanding. Evans wife was intending to obtain a divorce from him, and to commence proceedings on Monday, the 22d of March. Evans heard that they were soon to ''get rid of him. and that the Monday in question was to be the last day." He got the impression that he was to be murdered instead of di. vorced. and commenced the appointed day by killing Hicox.
 The moral of the affair would seem to be that it is not altogether safe to commence proceedings for divorcing mans wife, with the intention of marrying her afterwards. even in Connecticut.
 B0r H. s. Sanford, now Minister at Bel. gium, nominated to Spain, is not confirm ed by the Senate. The World reports Sen ator Buckingham as opposing him vigor. ously. Connecticut, to judge from the opinion of her press, is not anxious that this gentleman should be counted against herli the division of the spells. His Re. publicanism is doubtful his residence in Connecticut is doubtful; and his usefHlnes. is more doubtful still 13i'i-s - +si R9r There have been serious floods il the Hudson and Connecticut rivers. Tho water in the latter reached, at its highest point 26 it. 8 inches above low water mark. This has only been exceeded four times in 50 years and more damage has been done than at any time since the great flood oi 1854 The canal at Windsor Locks gave way, Friday, and the manufactories at that place will have to suspend operations fol about month.
 BGr Hartford is to have female physi elan, Miss Manering, a graduate of the New York Medical College. and niece o Mrs. Sozier, noted and successful practi tioner. If competent she can hardly fai ta be patronized by the many ladies who need medical advice, but who have not yei reached the point (oftsn long past cure) when they can consent to call in male physician.
 Bg The Democratic papers ara com mending Mir. Barnum for not taking his seat in Congress, this session, with ou, three Republican Congressmen. We i'm agine MT. Barnum will deserve more oi that sort of commendation before his term
Litchfield enquirer., 1869-04-29

A PETITION is in circulation for new li- iao: iaW punlshing the sale of liquors con sslalne any poison except alcohol.
Litchfield enquirer., 1869-04-29

A pRuNKARD vas killed by rumseller in West Haven. on Thursday last. in self-de, fence it is claimed.
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SALISBURY.

George w. Peet, Esq, of Falls Village, has taken lease of the Samuel Bushnell Ore Bed in this town. It is supposed to be the best ore property in this whole sec. tion of country and constant efforts have been made by the iron men, hereabouts, to get control of it, for the last fifty years, to no purpose. The late MT. Samuel Bush nell was an uncle of Mir. Peet, and, last week, in accordance with instructions given by MT. Bushnell during his life, his son executed lease of the property to Mir. Peet, covering about seventy-five acres. It offers splendid chance for fortune.
 WOODBURY.
 P. B. Hulse has sold his place to Gran dison Beardsley. Price $4, 100.
 John F. Ward has purchased the Treat Lambert place-six acres of land with buildings. Price $3,62O.
 , ,- We have had a Velocipede school, which appeared somewhat fourishing for few days, but soon dried up. e2n1sA sHe
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n4r B. o. Stoddart and J. R. Hoyt os Woodbury. have obtained patent for a stove-pipe attachment.
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HELMBoLDs EXTRACT SARsAPARILLA cleanses and renovates the blood instils the vgor of health i- to the system, and purges out the humors that make disease.
Litchfield enquirer., 1869-04-29

QUANTITY ps. QUALITY. fHelmbolds Extract Sar. saparillas IThe dose is small. Those who desire a large dose of medicine err.
Litchfield enquirer., 1869-04-29

DG> A State Labor Convention was held at New Haven on Tuesday of last week. A.iW. Phelps was Chairman; N. B. Ste- -vens of Hartford, one of the Vice Presi- dents, and MT. James Gallagher, Miss Collins, Daniel Pratt, and others, made speeches. MT. Gallagher favored woman s suffrage, and denounced Capital Punish ment.
 While we wish every success to scheme for eleyating the condition and raising the Wages of the laboring man, we cannot but notice the savor of political Dead Beats in the foregoing Convention. It is difficult to believe that MT. Gallagher can have any aspirations left; but Phelps and Stevens are ready to play the demagogue's voca- tion at any time, and in almost any cause The Coarant says of the latter
 'H HARTFoRD's ONLY REpREEENTAT1vE.-Har had but representative, either in person or by name, at the Labor Reform Convention in New Haven on Tuesday The fortunate individual was N. B. Stevens late representative in the General |, Assembly and Senator from this district. Pre- cisely on what ground Mir. Stevens bases his claim 70 DC considered special champion of labor re- form, does not appear but that makes no differ ence-he $ recognized and classed as hard fist ed workingman, with an abundance of bone and sinew fearfully taxed in the appointment of state agents for one of our life insurance companies If there is any business in the world which drags man down to premature grave it is ten per cent. commission drawn out of a successful insurance agency. Few men can stand it, but N. B. (you dwas in consideration of his selfsacri6cing labors made vce-president of the labor convention, which was addressed by Daniel Pratt and other sufferers. The citizens of Hartford, three or four hundred years hence, will remember Pratt and Stevens as faithful co-workers and grief-stricken patriots. i aA5e a
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s.Buy Ind and I,ll do you Good. ,,

s-l he best medicine il the world is Dr. Lang .ley's Root and Herb Bitters--a long tried and standard remedy for Liver Complaints, Bilious Diseases, Humors of the Blood and Skin, Jaun- dice. Dyspepsia, Indigestion. Costiveness. Head- ache and all Diseases arising from pisordered Stomach. Torpid Liver or Impure Blood. They cleanse the system, purify and new create ths appetite build up ana strengthen the whole
 oody. G. c GOODWIN & GO Boston, Mass. Sold by all druggists. I4m
 THOSE WHO DESIRE brilliancy of complexion must puri1y and enrich the blood, which Helmbold's concentrated Extract of Sarsaparilla invariably
 YOUNG LADIES BEWARE! of the injurious effects or Face Powders aud Washes. All such remedies destroy the complexion. you would have a fresh healthy and youthful appearance, use Helmbold's Extract Sarsaparilla. Ss]s,
Litchfield enquirer., 1869-04-29
&ittRfelo Gnqnret
Litchfleld, Ct. Thursday, Apr 29, ,'69.
Special Legislation.

We copy on another page an excellent article from the New York Evening Post, on the subject of Legislative corruption. The Post is somewhat of professional grumbler and it's statements must be taken with many grains of allowance. Neverthe less, its main position-that legislative cor ruption is the sure result of special legis- latien-is unquestionably correct. So long as men who are paid but three dollars day, barely meeting their daily expenses, while at the State Capital, and who earn less than that at home, are allowed to have the giv- ing away of monopolies worth millions, so long will there be corruption in our State legislatures. Mr. A. T. Stewart recently offered two millions of dollars, as first bid, for charter lately before the New York Assembly. The so-called Parallel Railroad charter, the moment it becomes at act of our Legislature, will be worth half a million dollars, iE cash, at low estimate Viewing these corporate rights in the light of merchandise, therefore, their purchas, CTS could afford to pay the legislators grant, ing them, $15. 900 each, in the former case; and about $2, 900 each, in the latter; if they paid full value. Now, any style of legisla- ton which subjects human nature to such temptation as this, is radically wrong.
 There are two ways of overcoming this evil One is by providing that every fran chise created by the legislature shall be sold at public auction, and the proceeds paid into the State treasury. A partial ex- ercise of this plan formerly obtained Tn the case of bank bonuses. But although such a practice would pretty effectually kill lob- bying for new charters, it would not reach those applications for new privileges which existing monopolies are constantly making. The only thorough remedy, is by the pas sage of general laws aboIishing all special privileges, and putting an end to the odi- ous, undcmocratic system that is corrupt ing our politics. We'll may the Post charge that, &
 
 bodies should be permitted year after year to grant special privileges, to enact laws comforting special and extraordinary powers on certain favored indi- viduals. Such policy is contrary to the spirit of our institutions. It creates constantly increas- ing body of favored men, an aristocracy of money, whose strength lies in the corruption of public virtue." '" i4fot d -77-
 We ardently desire that our next Legis- lature may pass General Railroad act regulating the formation and conduct of all railroad companies, repeating every special provision in existing charters, and putting them all on an equal footing. Such an Act would be more fatal to the Lobby than all the bribery bills human ingenuity ever devised. Without such an act, cor ruption will thrive in spite of the virtuous talk the press and the people are so fond of emitting. IA
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 - HuNTsv1nLE.- The Forge and Rolling mill of the Hunt Garfield Iron Co.,, was entirely destroyed by fire, on Friday night, April 16th. Loss about $12, ,00U, insur ed for Sc, 300. The same works were burn ed down in March. 1863. .--SentineL 3@'a < sz9
 SHARoN.-J. Q. Adams, n young lawyer of Cornwall, is. to settle in this, village soon, as the successor of Mr, Patterson. - TnB1uilowing real estate changes have recently taken place: Mr. Prindle, of EHs- worth, has purchased the residence of the late Mrs. Lines-and Mir. E. Gillette has purchased the Henry ". King place Amenia Times, f.. s.fs 3s s.ssi,st.s.5.s r. PLYMOUTH Monday, John PerselI was brought before the town authorities of Plymouth for selling liquor on Sunday. He plead guilty, and paid his fine of $40 aud costs. .a@ ss-' i9f' .sssas
 WoLcorTvnLE.-Theb billiard match be- tween Matt. Hewins and Fred. Hawkes., came of Thursday evening, at the new billiard rooms under the Allen House, late- ly opened by the proprietor. The game was ,000 points. and was won by Hawkes. by 252 points, the largest string of shots being 62 4va1e .ls.lsfnl ssf'sF s:tss 5. s---7- Jas. E. Mobiles has got established Tn his new quarters opposite Turner, Seys mour { Jndds office, and is on .,6. hand to ! ss z toe the mark. -se,.s ..a;sas. ! The Torrington Bible, Society have placed their depository in the store of Dr. 4, s. Barber. It is the .design of the ;sociS ety that 10 family shall be without a copy of the Bible. if they desire one. and have no means 70 buy one. ]. sa EE. John Adt, of the firm of Adt & Hotchkiss, goes to, New Haven, the ma, chine business gill be carried on by Hotch-
Evening star., 1869-04-16
0Richmond. Va, has three veloeir

~Richmond, Va, has three veiocipede
rinks-
~The fees Of the Sheriff Of New York are
far greater than the salary OF the President.
Secretary Seward has been giving
series of receptions a. his home in Auburn,
New-York.
eEA double beaded woman, talking with
both mouths, edifes Mobileans.
s0Recent accounts from Rome represent the
Pope in unusually good health.
NSenator Guthrie lett estate of 81 100000
10 his three daughters.
6YThe only protest against female suffrage
made TO the Mass acnusetts Legislature came
from women.
sINapoleon and family are going 10 Corsica
in August to celebrate the one hundredth birth.
day OF .'my uncle"
~ The father Of q cash-ooy In Louisville
dry goods store has brought suit against sales
man for slapping the urcnin, laying damages
At $2,CO0.
Ida Lewis, the life saver, belonging TO
Newport harbor. Is getting 70 De famous IN All
parts OF the world. Substantial acknoWieoe.
men's OF her brave humanity are beginning 70
reach her from various quarters.
~The Petersburg Index says IL is estimated
by tho W no have IN opportunity offormtng an
exact opinion, that one.half Of tine persons ap.
pointed In Virginia TO civil positions have de-
cIiped qualifying.
~W ID. Moore is . Christian gentleman OF
Missouri, who hrst invited himself to drink
with q stranger and then split the stranger
open, corsally, because he dem murred 70 paying.