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Litchfield enquirer., 1870-03-10
Gold.


 In 1862, the public credit and the na- tional currency having been bound togeth- CT by Legal Tender act, there grew up a not unreasonable fear that the burdens of the government might eventually prove too heavy for it's resources. As the debt increased. this apprehension grew with it, till finally, in 1864, 8 dollar in currency became worth less than forty cents in gold. With the end of the war it became evident to every intelligent American citizen that our national solvency was no longer in jeopardy, but foreign capital still distrusted us. Nations which could not compare with the United States in population, re- sources, or intelligence. could borrow money at much lower rate of interest. The anarchy and corruption of the John son Administration, Democratic threats of partial repudiation, and the great political heats attendant upon Southern reconstruc- tion, continued to keep our credit far be- low it's true level.
 Ithas been the privilege of one Republican Administration to- retrieve our financial reputation, ,as it had been of another to re- store our Union. The first twelve months of President Grants term show a surplus revenue of ninety millions. and Mr. Brooks, Democratic leader in the House of Representatives, estimates that the financial year ending June 30. 1870, will show surplus of one hundred and twenty millions! Foreign capitalists appreciate such state of figures as that; and we shall have Resumption as soon as the. business in' terests of the country can stand it, if not before.
 Messrs. Gould, Fisk Co.,, have done the President favor they never intended in showing how sound he is in this matter. The "wet blanket" system worked an as' toundingly speedy cure of the September panic, and we hope it may be used again as occasion requires. Mir. Gould testified on this point as follows:
 After they hadall interchanged their views, some one asked the President what his view was Ht remarked that he thought there there was Ger tain amount of ictitiousness about the prosperit. of the country, and that the bubble might as vel be tapped in one way as another. We suppose' from that conversation, that the President was contractionist His remark struck u like wet blanket
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STATE ITEMS.

A Norwalk schooner was lost ou the 24th ult. ,
 j The State Reform School has 2e5 in- mates.
 Stamford is building an Ss,Ooo poor house.
 Five hundred matters in Orange are onla strike ,-.-. .>...... .-. | mad dog was killed in Meriden. last Friday: .,A --ss..5>..o ......- ...~; A boy was drowned in Sterling on tie 26th ult..
 The grand list of Waterbury amounts to $7, ,0OO, 900. i. ..,-ys5 ; ;....st The grand list of Brilgeport amounts to l SIC, ,5OO, ,OOO. A child was burned to death in .New Ha- ven. last week. .:a gs t. lr z. - Burglars entered B cigar store in, Water bury, last week. =. .~>
 Three persons have died ip.. Bridgeport, lately, of trichina. ;. g,,...s. .....s- eEl. 2. The temperance movement at Sprague seems to be failure: . : vi. ..- The oldest house in Norwich has been perverted into algin mill.~ .. A horse and buggy were stolen from a stable in Bristol,- last week.
 A pair of cattle butchered in Merilen, last week, weighed 5000 lbs. "
 A Hartford doctor is suffering from de- !irium tren,ens in Springfield. | Several cases of drowning from fall ing through the ice were reported, last week. 5a g- The loss by the burning of the Daubury shirt factory wasfabout $55, 900; insured for SAG, 900. -'.. 4->..' 1s..5'". z.
 A s'no armed soldier soliciting aims in Bridgeport has P roved to be a two armed humbug. ..aE
 An old lady died recently at Arotagan village, aged 83, who never hal d decayed tooth. r-- -a--.~.a-~ F: A highway robbery was committed in Willimantic, last week. The robbers were arrested, the next day,in Hartford.
 Harrison Newall of Bridgeport, was fined Ss7 and costs on Monday for beating hi' wife. Cheap enough. se- .,a.4
 The strike on the Air Line R. R. is ended The company found no difficulty i'll filling the places of the strikers.
 The Danbury Jefsrsoaian and Times have been combined into one paper, to be called the Ns,os, and to be neutral in poll tics. T...s4q y .uss ..t s.......l | A,Hquor shop in Hebron was bored into lately, in thirteen different places, and about two barrels of spirits run of. This seems to augur very badly for the rum cause Courant.
 A colored clergyman of Bridgeport was taken to Worcester, Mass, on the 26th ult. on charge of being the father of au illegit- innate child. He returne and occupied his pulpit as usual, the next day.
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a@ The Young Mems Christian As,

a@ The Young Mems Christian Asso- citation of Msriden propose erecting a building, in the basement of which is to be bowling alley; on the first floor, cof. fee and temperance refreshment saloon on the second floor. reading-room, gym nasium, library, &c.,; on the upper floor, a hall, stage for private theatricals, Sc. We'll done for the Christian Young Men of Mer- idenl One of the surest ways of destroy ing the bar.room and saloon business, is to offer the rising generation far more at- tractive. legitimate entertainment. r
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they had only succeeded in getting in 8 blast, which was so heavy that 1t not only blew open the safe but destroyed.al the windows and nearly destroyed the build ing. The terrific report seems to have frightened away the thieves, as they left without much booty. although the money was all exposed. Less than 5000 was ob- tained. The performance was witnessed from house opposite, but guard was set by the burglars to keep it's inmates quiet.
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sT A Distressing cough causes the friends of the sufferer almost as much pain as the sufferer himself, and should receive immediate attention. Dr. Wistar's Bal sam of Wild Cherry speedily cures coughs, colds, influenza, sore throat Sc. It will always relieve consumption, and in many we'll attested cases it has effected perfect cure.
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IN ORDER TO BE REalsTsRED, a person must have been duly admitted an elector of this State in the town which he intends to vote:- -7a8s. Or he must have heretofore been duly ad- mitted voter ip such town on certifi- cate from another town;-
 Or, he must have resided in this State one year, and in such town six months next proceeding the election at which he pro. poses to vote. and also be admitted an elector of this State in such town.
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WARREN.
Mar. 8, 1870.

Snow has at last appeared and as fine sleighing as is often seen. The farmers are improving it by hauling up their wood, and logs to the mills |
 A valuable horse belonging to James l.. Brown, met with an accident, ,on Sunday night last, which was of serious character. Stepping his fore foot into hole, he struck it with the caulk of the hind foot between the fetlock and hoof. severing one of the small arteries.
 H. s. Sackett, one of our enterprising farmers, has just arrived from Albany with a nice lot of young cattle, Kentucky Short Horns, which look remarkably nice.
 The Republican electors of this town met at the store of Swift < Hine and nomi- mated the following gentlemen asdelagates to the various conventions. with power oi substitution.
 Senatorial B. E. Carter. H. W. Carter, c. Curtiss, A, B. Camp.
 Probate. 70. Swift, Frederick A. Cur. tiss.
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trol the collectors-was not permitted to remove any official and condemned criminals and plum derers lying in prison, still held oface.-HarVord Times.
 Does the Times imagine it can make any intelligent American believe that Andrew Johnson ever wished the removal of that genus of blood-suckers of which Perry Fuller is is fair specimen, and to which he owed the defeat of Impeachment? If any " condemned criminals or plunderers did in fact lie in prison while Johnson had power,it must have been an oversight. He pardoned out all that came to his notice.
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DA- We hesitated somewhat about print- ing the following letter; nevertheless, we are inclined to think it's writer entitled to a hearing. As every one knows, who has tried it for the first time, it is very en- barrassing thing, " smiling on a lady, feeling all the while as if 40,000 eyes were fixed on you. and 10000 tongues wagging about you; and then, if the lady didn't smile back, as if you were down, and 40,. 900 people had trampled on you. It may be, too, that gossip is the especial forte of New Preston; we think we have had some thing of the kind whispered before; but ye doubt whether the Upper City" can beat all the villagesin the County or State, competition is so very lively in that line.
 NEW PRESTON.
 Isupposs it is generally known through
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b0- We call the attention of our readers to letter We publish to-day. from Messrs, Hatch < Foote, New York, to a citizen of our State, giving facts relative to the Air Line Road, which we know will be read with interest, and particularly by those who contemplate changing or making in- yestments.
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-03-10

s0r A party of "roughs' passed through this State from New York, on Wednesday night, on their way tova prize fight on Mystic island. They robbed passengers on the train, refused to pay for fares in some cases, and for refreshments in any case, stole property at New London ho- tels, and demeaned themselves after the manner of the ruling political element of the city from whence they came. It was Q great mistake not to arrest the disor- derly crowd. That they could have whip ped all New London. if the police had at- tempted arrests and had been properly supported by the citizens. we cannot read- fly believe. The career of the New York Fire Zouaves, and the Draft Riot. show what poor fighting material the rough' really is
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16r The report of the Congressional committee to investigate the September gold panic only confirms previous reports. Gould, Fisk & O., desired to "bulp' the market and hoped through Corbin to pre- vent the interference of the government. Their plan failed just where any one who knows the real character of the president would have expected it to fail. He sus- pected their game, snubbed Corbin, and proposed to prick their bubble by a sale of $5, ,000, ,0O0. whereas Secretary Boutwell, on- ly wished to sell $3,OO0,OOO. s iH.
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COUNTY ITEMS.

THoMAsToN. Over 160 people went from this place to hear Wendell Phillips lecture at Waterbury. The excursionists experi- enced the usual annoying delay of the re- turn train. t"--- -' @
 - The choirs of Thomaston and the Hill are drilling for concert.
 - Mr. Gates Is preparing to leave for Southington; Mir. Hopkins of Northie!d, succeeds him.
 - An Irishman and his wife have been fined for drunkenness before Justice Wood ward. Herald.
 HoUsAToNIc RAILROAD ANNUAL REPORT. The Housatonic railroad did more busi- ness and made more money in 1868, than in any other year of it's organization. It has paid two dividends of S4 per share, and after carrying about $50, ,O00 to the profit and loss account. which has hereto fore been reported as assets, shows profit on the years business of S1O0,979, which, added to the surplus on hand, December 31, 1868, makes total surplus of Sl53, 257. The business of the road has increased from $428, ,414in 1864, to S703, ,807 in 1889, nearly doubling in five years. The compa- ny possess eight freight engines of an ave. rage of 22 tons each, five passenger eR zines of 20 tons each, 9l passenger and baggage cars, and 207 freight cars.-Hsrk- shve Courier.
 WoLCoTrvMLR HI. s. Barbour, Esq, for many years an honored resident of the place, is about to remove to Hartford, and go into business with his brotheL H. H. Barbour, Esq. His elegant residence on Main street. nearly opposite the Allen HuuSe is offered for sale-a valuable prop. Eerty .Agg. .s1s# ..-gs ss5 @4a 1.-
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MARRIED.

In Austin, Texas, Jan. 31st, Lieut.. Cy- rus s. Roberts, of Sharon. Conn.,, to Miss Nancy Duval, daughter of Judge Duval, of Austin, Texas. -,
 In Cornwall, Feb. 16, by Rev. E. B. Sanford, Robert J. Allen, of Goshen, and Miss Jane. daughter of Philander Vaill, of
 In Winsted, Feb. 8, by Rev. Mr Simon son, Wm. Couch, of Winsted, to Ella NJ. Barber, of Winchester. " ~5 ",
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e9-On Thursday night, about Il o'clock, three New York burglars effected an en- trance into the New Canaan bank and seized the watchman. whom they gagged and tied down to the floor. They then went to work vigorously to drill through the safe. At o'clock in the morning,
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s@The loss of the U. s. steamer Onei- da, near Japan, Jan. 31sts twas most re. markable affair The British steamer which collided with and sunk her. kept on it's way, unmindfpl of repeated signals, leaving the Oneida to. it's fate. About ninety.fi officers and men perished. the officers remaining.till the last. It would seem as if the captain of the Bombay, who bears the ill.omened name of Eyre, richly deserves hanging. -....-..
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aa- New York State is good to-day for Demo cratic majority of 5000; and is not likely to be less so next fall. The tide of Radical corruption and extravaganza, and the usurpations of Con- gress, are arousing the eople.-Ha'yord Times
 With the examples of Tweed & Sweeney, Mo Gum & Barnard, Tammany Hall and the Democratic majority at Albany, so very convenient, why refer to Radical corrup- tion and extravegance? ..
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-03-10
17TH DISTRICT SENATORIA7,, CON.
 VENTT0N

The l7th Senatorial Convention win ha holden at the hotel of George K. Peck. at Falls Village. ou Tuesday. March l5, at 12 o'clocJ., A. M., 1s7O for the purpose of nominating 9. Candidate for ors of said District. Bach town is entitled to send Delegates equal to twice the humber of their re . presentatives in the LegislatUe,
 @ LYMAN DuZIN1No, s.n..o...,
 t J. K. sEE1ARD, Senatorla Norfolk, March l, 1870. " SrtNg
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CONNECTICUT WESTERN RA11RoAD.-The location of the Connecticut Western Bail road is at last completed In Norfolk the railroad commissioners have decided on a line which runs east of the Green. The elms. park, and soldiers monument will remain undisturbed.
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4 person scho has been once an elector cf this State, but has resided out of tte Sate, can. mos again De admiHsd an elector, registered, or vots, unta he has resided in Me State ONE FEAR, and in hte town ohere he mag ofe, hisnselfto be registered SIX MONTHS
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STEARNS ELECTED BY FIFTEEN HUNDRED MAJORITY OVER
 ALL OTHER CANDIDATES.

EVERY MAN in the State of Connecticut who intends to vote at the Spring elec- ton, IN TowN WHERE HH HAS NEVER vo- TED, must leave his application to do so. placed in the hands of the Registrars of that Town, on or before MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 14TH, OR HE WILL LOSE HIS voTE
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DG Attention is called to the adver. tisement of ''Sea Moss Farine" by J. W.
 Wheeler. 7as8 tta41a @@
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TO CORRESPONDENTS

Desirous of giving every encouragement to persons favoring us with local news. we make the following propositions to regular and occasional correspondents:
 l. On publication of any communication we will forward si9 eetra copies of the EN Qu1RER containing the same to the address of the person sending it to us, or to any persons residing within the county such person may designate. Correspondents must advise us, at the time of sending communications, of the number of copies desired, and to whom they are to be sent.
 2. Local items from reliable sources in any part of the county will be received with pleasure, but we are particularly de- sirous of increasing our list of regular cor respondents. To each of these, or to such person as he or she may designate, we will send copy of our paper regularly in ad- dition to the extra copies mentioned above.
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b@- President Grant has accepted the invitation of MT. H. O. Bowen of the Iads- pendent to attend B grand Fourth of July at q Woodstock, next sum-
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spective of sex, has been passed by the Minnesota Legislature.
 The Public Debt statement exhibits further decrease of over 6,OOO, 900.
 Secretary Boutwell, holds purchased bonds to the amount of $100, ,660, GOO.
 The Tennessee Legislature has made no provision for paying the interest on the State debt.
 The Missouri Senate has prohibited the appropriation of money Sectarian Schools. and the Honse refused to allow the Bible to be read in the public schools.
 Six women have been burned to death at g fire in Neponset, Mass
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Assure the people of New Hampshire. that the successful collection and the economical expendi- nest and pledge of what it shall be in the year to come. Tell the people of New Hampshire that during my administration there shall be no as- eending scale of public expenditures; but when ever and wherever the closest scrutiny shall dis close the possibility of cutting of dollar, it shall be done.-GENKRAL GRANT.
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No person can be made an elector unless
 he has r. sided in this State one vsar. and in trs town where he makes his application. sig months
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LRSE.-We feel deeply the inadequateness of customary words when we have to speak of this penitential season. It is always 2 muoh-needed the hurry and stress of their usual life Of buying and selling, eating and drinking; out of the toiE' them; to stand aside from % the race of petty smbi tions and ects.-Hartford churchmaan.
 The world of fashion does, indeed, "step out of the hurry and stress of their usual ife," during Lent, but does the world of business, of politics? We have never mo- ticed any abatement in the hurry and stress of buying and selling, and in the race of petty ambitions, between Ash Wednesday and Easter On the contrary, that being the season just preceding our State cleo tion, the race of petty ambitions becomes more than usually animated. -.
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a@- We learn from the last Winsted Herald that l" Hercules was vulnerable in the heel" which is strictly true; and that twenty men and a blacksmith shop were blown up at Winsted, last week, by an empty powder-keg, which is little Nun chausenish. ,. .-...
 By the way, the fable of the invulnera- bility of Achilles (his heel excepted) is the invention of an age long after Homer Not only does the lliad mention no such peculiarity of it's hero, but it express ly mentions his receiving wound :--
 "At once Asteropus discharged each lance,
 (For both his dexterous hands the lance could
 One struck, but pierced not the vulcanian shield
 One razed Achilles hand; Me spo,aing blood
 Spun torth." [Iliad, Book XXI, Popes Translat
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D0~At last reports. Gold had gone down to 10.
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very feSpecCIuIIy,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-05-07

A CAT UNDER THE MEAL.-Granny
Prosch is sickeuing in his laudations of
Judge McFaddeu, whom he characterizes
as I" the honest old farmer of Cowlitz, the
sage of Saunders Bottom" While such
encomiums, coming from some other
and less venal source, would doubtless be
gratifying to the Judge-aside from the
offensive proposition with which they are
coupled, soliciting the Judge to renounce
his party, the cherished principles of
lifetime, and join the Bread and Butter
Brigade-they in this instance simply
amount to but uind-the cringing of q
sychophant, the humiliation Of veritable
Heep. We know perfectly we'll the
outlines of the animal under the meal, and
if it would not be betrayal of confidence,
VIC would readily expose them to view.
The Judge can we'll afford to rest upon
the laurels already won, and he certainly
does not desire the empty praise of such a
creature as Prosch.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-05-07
LATERsfK6x TIE ATLANTIC STATES.
TELEGR APHIC.
REGULAR DISPATCH TO THE STANDARD.
PORTLAND, May 6.

PORTLAND, May 6.
The steamer Noses Taylor sailed this
morning.
The river continues to rise. The eel.
lars along Front Street are flooded.
WASHINGTON, April Morgan pre-.
sented petition to abolish the National
Banks and redeem the bonds deposited BY
them as security, and to issue fifty million
treasury notes and make them receivable
for custom dues and all other taxes collec-
ted by the Government.
Bills have been passed to aid the con-
struction Of the Oregon Branch Of the
Pacific Railroad authorizing and Southern
Minnesota Railroad company to connect
their line with the North Pacific Railroad.
st. Louis elects Democratic Treasurer.
NEW HAVEN, April 4.-Gov. English
was inaugra.cd to-day. In his message
he recommends convention for the revis-
ion of the State Constitution, to facilitate
the operation Of the 18th Amendment.
WASHINGTON, At.:i A sub.com-
mittce Of House committee on Pacific rail-
roads has adopted resolutions favoring the
construction Of railroad on sd parallel
and Of giving the franchise to the South.
ern Trans. Continental Co.
SOUTH Pass, Wyoming Territory, April
1.-The Indians are driving off stock in
this country. The mountains arc rcpor-
ted full Of them.
CONDOR, April 4.-Princcss Helena,
wife Of Prince Christian, gave birth to
daughter.
SAN Francisco. April 5.-Almost
riot occurred between two Workingmen's
Associations 4 free fight took place in the
American Hall music. Pet names and
missiles of various kinds filled the air.
Gov. Height has appointed Judge Lake,
Judge of the new municipal Court. The
Episcopal Diocesan Convention adjourned
today.
Arrived.-Bark Northeast Port Madison.
sailed Amcthysf, for Bellngham Bay, .en.
xey Pitts, for Scabeck bark Onmard, for
utsalady; Adelade Cooper for Port Town
send.
Gold l47s. Greenbacks 50.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-05-07
PUxcHlNEtIo.-This il the name Of .

PUScHlrEtIo.-This is the name Of q
new comic paper, published weekly in
New York City, the first number of which
has reached US. 1t is similar to Pinch
in its ingredients" but far superior to it
in wit. The best illustration in it is en-.
titled "a giant among the Pigmies, or
March 4, 1865; and q Pigmy among
giants, or March 4, 1870" The first
part Of the picture represents Grant tower.
ing far above the toadys who with Bonded
kness and uncovered heads are worship
ing "The Government" The remainder
shows Grant after reaching his true level,
with cigar and jockey whip, and the pop.
ulace towering many degrees above him.
A boy in the foreground, with toy balloon
is twice his stature, and appears to possess
far more intelligence than Ulysses. It is
the best hit we have yet seen, and its
truthfulness is not the least recommends.
ton in its favor. IfPanchinello continues
to give as spirited illustrations as arc con-
taiucd in its FIRST number, it will not be.
long until it will have achieved national
fame.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-05-07

- Among the regulators upon the
Town Hall subscription list arc the names
Of several high and shining lights in the
Republican party. Ono Of these held q
fat Office not long ago, and was an enthusi.
astic participant in the New England fes.
tival, which mulcted the city, the baker,
and divers other persons out Of their earn.
inss. Such practical regulators as these
are the men who charge the Democracy
with population. Such is the difference
among Radicals between practice and pre-.
ccpt