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WANTED TO SELL, upon unusually
w favorable terms. the commodous and very
pleasant RESIDENCE ut present occupied by the
subscriber, No. 1913 Ross street
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wv ANTED.-Iw wish to obtain HOUSE
w KEEPER. For particulars, apply at 1911
Main street. il ll-3t
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DOR RENT, ABOUT FIFTY ACRES
Il OF LAND on the Brook turnpike, one and n
half miles. from the city. Apply to
a CHAMBERLAYNE 4 JONES,
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makes good detective. Many of these
agents would fear this more than they would
a tire-arm-that would only kill the body !;
this would threaten the very souls. They
would be like that glutton who enjoyed all
the good things of hotel table, and would
not pay the landlord drew revolver on
him. His account of it was: II was very
much frightened until I saw it was only q
revolver; / was afraid that he had brought
out stomach pump" I should like to see
this apparatus applied tothe Freedmen's Blu
reau generally; there would be some gen.
uine cases of black vomit. s-
like to quote good authority as l SO
along, and nothing fits this subject SO well
as the opinion expressed by an old and in
telligent colored man of fredericksburg.
Budy Taylor is a character Il hope Mr..
Taylor will excuse me for quoting concern
ing him) and though as black as Othello,
he has, like him, strongly marked high fee-
lures and well-developed brain under his
hair. He always scorned the name of ne
gro, and has even called himself Cartha-
ginian. He never liked the northern peo-
pie, and always used to say, Me and ole
massa never did like dem sort of people,
no how" When the negro exodus took
place early in the war, Budy was too wise
TO 20. He was certain Of the Red sea and
The desert, very doubtful about the manure
supply, aistrusted that column of common
smoke as a. sufficiently divine cloud-fre
pillar Tor guidance, and could find no re-
aenblance to the inspiration Of Moses in
the obscure jests of Abraham Lincoln. He
,staid, and when Burnside's barbarians
came ,oTer, they made no distinction be-
tween the palace and the hut; they pill.
LACED alike the two-story house of the gen
ticman and the cabin of Bndy Taylor.
Everything WAS swept; the entire town
was completely Shernanized and Butler
ize, nothing was left to make porridge Of,
and not a single spoon to stir it with. The
place afterwards looked like Pandemonium,
from which the devils had just been driven
Il steod q torn thesaughly rillagsa and
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LOST AND FOUND.
FOR RENT.

DOR RENT, TWO ROOMS onG
~ Twenty-fourth street between Clay and R:a
Leigh. Inquire Of s-st -
Ia I3-lt - 4 MRS. MARY PARKER.
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DR. III. J. MILLER, for more than
/ twenty wears an officer In the old Bank Of
Virginia. wish IS to get a STU TIoN either in
Bank, Exchange and Brokers Office. Insurance
Company, or JUDGED, any position that will af-
ford me 4 reasonable support. Address through
post Office, Richmond, Va. ia lit
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-08-25

far with the names of the players in that club. Itis hoped that the Duttons will play with the Weantinangs, next week.
 On Tuesday, the Duttons went to Thom- aston and played a return game in which they were defeated. The game was not as well played as the score indicates: the small number of runs made must be attributed to the ground, which was so sandy that the batting of "grounders" by Deming, Rich ards, Elliot and Vessels, of the Out tons, was not so effective as in their former game at this place. In fact ground ball, no matter how hard it was struck, would not go outside the infeld. The Duttons mufff- ed and threw badly. They hope for better luck at their next game. which will proba bly, be played in Wolcottville some time during the early part of next week. The following is the
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-08-25
Aug. 23d, 1870.
WASHINGTON,

The prospect of the Shepaug Valley railroad being cut off at its source, and sent across into the Aspetuck and down the Housatonic, is not very pleasing to the Washingtonians. It is time people had their eyes open wide enough to see and write down their names for the amount of stock they will wish when it is too late, they had been wise enough to take. Old Judea has done enough already toward building up New Milford, without any re- turn. not to help sending another railroad into the nlonopolizing clutches of this Housatonic railroad corporation. If there is man who can give dollar more than he has given, or another who has not giv- en at all, now is the time to do it. We might as well send the Shepaug river over into New Milford depot, as to let the rail- road go there. Let us have the road down the entire length of the river where it be- longs, and where it will be of use to us. It can be done. If New Preston and New Milford want branch from Bee Brook, let them build. Let us have our own road. We can. ".
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CORNWALL.

MT. Richard Goodman of Lenox. Mass. will deliver the annual address before tbe Litchfeld County Agricultural Society. MT. Goodman is g practical farmer and stock raiser, and at the same time knows how to talk to farmers.
 The woods about a mile above West Cornwall took fire. on Monday, from the engine, filling the air with smoke and des. troying much young timber. The woods on the Sharon side of the river have also been burning for several days.
 Our people are trying to keep cool and enjoy themselves. some in one way and some in another. Monday a company of them, with their boarders and eatibles, went to the Twin Lakes and Salisbury Caves and had a good time. Last week another party went to Mohawk Mountain [, as near the top of the world as any one can get in these parts.
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Book Notices, Sc.


 HE GALAXY contains: Overland, VI X; Milk; Historic Doubts concerning Pat rick Henry; Patience; The Album of the Regiment; Ten Years in Rome; Lady Ju- |dith. Tale of Two Cont nents. by Justin Mccarthy; Unpardoned; Temperaments; Three Womer; Three Singers; Drift Wood; Literature; Art; Memoranda by Mark Twain; Nebula.
 Sheldon & Co.,, 500 Broadway; $4.00 a year.
 OUR YOUNG FoLKs contains: We Girls; A Home Stay Lulu's Pupil; Idle Nan; Burning Glasses and Burning Mirrors; How the Bear Hunted Me; The William Henry Letters; Another New Packet; A President at Home: Without Hands and Feet; Decoration Day; Shoes; Philip Elden; How to Draw, III; Our Young Con- tributors; The Evening Lamp; our Letter Box.
 Fields & Osgood; $a year.
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For the Enquirer. PLYMOUTH SKETCHES.-No. 39.


 On the 17th of the present month the widow of the late Capt. Benedict Bull com- pleted her 92d year; the oldest person in town with one exception.
 The Rev. B. B. Hilliard, pastor of the first Congregational Church, after an ab. sence of about three weeks, has returned to resume the various labors of his parish. The covered ditch which conveys brook across the street at the four corners, Ply mouth Center, is now being opened and enlarged, for the purpose of more readily carrying off the surplus water in times of heavy rain. The expense will be several hundred dollars.
 Early on Thursday morning, the 18th inst, MT. William R. Bishop broke ground for the proposed soldiers monument on the public green. The committee and a number of others assembled at the place at @ later hour, when Col. Augustus H. Fem threw out the first shovel-fall of earth, and the Rev. Porter Thomas, rectof of St. Pe- ter's, (who had been Chaplain in one of the New York regiments) made some ap- propriate remarks, and offered up much admired prayer. The proceedings were not lengthy, but are said to have been quite interesting and impressive.
 The clock shops, after being closed three weeks, were again opened for business on Monday morning, the 22d.
 PLYMoTHEAN.
 Aug. 23d. 1870.
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9ittsdtlo Gaquiret. Litchfleld, Thursday, Aug. 25. 1870
no coRREsPoNDnNrs.

Nearly year since, we made propositions for regular and occasional correspondence, which met with ready response, adding much to the value of our paper, and laying us under personal obligation to the gentlemen rendering us such assistance. We are thereby encouraged to renew our propositions, hoping that the good example already set will be generally followed, and that the local news of all parts of the County will be fully reported in our paper.
 Our propositions to regular and occasional cor respondents from any part of Litchfeld County, are as follows:
 1. On publication of any communication we will forward sic e.Etsa copies of the EN- oUrRER containing the same. to the address of the person sending 1t to us. or to any residents of 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 correspondents. To each of these, or to such person as he or she may designate, we will send copy of our paper regularly in addition to the extra copies mentioned above.
 REQUIREMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS
 Anonymous communications cannot expect publication.
 The names of correspondents will be kept strictly secret, if desired.
 Communications of personal nature will not be published, unless the propriety of such pub lication is manifest.
 Manuscript should be written only on one side of the paper. b.
 Regular correspondents can avoid all danger of having the contributions of others attributed to them by assuming some signature, a single let ter being sufficient.
 In case of two communications relating to the same event, the fullest will usually be published. Hence communications never come amiss, even from places where we have regular correspon- dents, since they often give valuable additional information.
 A simple statement of facts is all that is neces- sary. and hastily written communications will be corrected before publication.
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-08-25
GAYLORDSVILLE.

On Friday, the 18th inst, the barn and two cow-sheds of Peter Gaylord, Esq. of this place, containing about 15 tons hay, 60 bushels oats and some farm tools, the property of William Evans, were destroyed by lightning. The lightning struck the cow.shed about 36 feet from the barn, near to lightning rod, and very soon the barn on which there was also rod, was on fire, and all the buildings were destroyed. Two horses under the shed escaped without in- jury.
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-08-25

aa- A suit against woman for breach of prom SC is California innovation.-Er.
 Scarcely. We recollect such case in this county. It was currently reported that when the forlorn plaintiff made his appearance on the Mansion House piazza, the Judge holding the Court remarked to the Clerk of the Courts, "Come, let's take @ drink, and then go out and look at the cuss." Others viewed him much in the same light. and the case was withdrawn before trial
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-08-25
GOSHEN.
The drouth continues.

The drouth continues.
 The beautiful Northern Lights we're observed last Friday evening, and the next morning soon after sunrise. we saw five rainbows at one time, the principle one being the largest and most splendid rain- bow we ever saw in Me West.
 The great annual Sabbath School Con- vention is to be at East Canaan, on the last day of August and the first day of Sep tember. The Secretary has made arrange ments with the Housatonic R. R. for free return tickets to all who attend the conven- tion. having paid one fare on the R. R. Arrangements have also been made to con = vey the passengers from the North Canaan Depot to East Canaan, on the arrival of the Housatonic trains.
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-08-25
D4- The New Haven Police Board have finally removed their Chief of Police. That official retorts with the folloWing:-

ss Having commenced the work of what they call regeneration, the commissioners cannot stop to them, at least to some of them, that there are men in the present police force of this city, gull ty of crimes and misdemeanors that ought to consign them to Wethersfeld. The work must go on, or there will be exposures of offences, be- fore which the worst charges ever brought against me, dwindle into utter insignifcance."
 Whatever truth there may be in these charges, the fact of Bowen's making them certainly justiies his removal If they are not true, then Bowen is a scoundrel for making them; if they are true, he is 8 scoundrel for not removing the villains he can now only expose. Pure government, Democracy gives us!
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-08-25

gutton, l5 16 l 5-46 Empire, g. 2 5-l7 Elliot 2, Williams Total 6. Empire; G. Parker 1, A. Bradstreet 3, Dingwell 2, Gotsell Total 6.
 Flys Missed-Duttons 3, Empires Il.
 Passed Balls-Duttons g. Empires {.
 Struck Out-Duttons 0, Empire 4.
 Left on Bases-Dutton 5, Empire 4.
 Home Runs-Duttons 1-Williams,
 Umpire-W William C. Peck, Trinity B. B. O.
 Scores-Messrs. E. W. Addis and G. B. Canfeld.
 Time of Game-145.
 The Dutton club is now stronger than we have ever known it, and played ex- tremely well. Their batting was very heavy, and their fielding better than that of the Empires. Deming, Richards, Cat lin and Vessels did some especially fine batting, Deming making clean score. When we take into consideration the fact that the Empires have beaten every club they have yet played with. including the Dexters of Winsted, late Champions, it it is evident that championship of the county lies between the Duttons, the Empires, and the Weantinaugs of New Milford. There was some ex- oellent play on the part of the Empires, including double play at the close, which we should like to particular ize but for the fact that we are not famil-
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-08-25

FEW PEOPLE unacquainted with physio- logical chemistry are aware of the quanti- ty of iron in the blood, but all should knop the importance of keeping up the supply, for debility. disease and death are sure to follow when the quantity becomes too reduced. The Peruvian Syrup (a pro- toxide of iron) supplies this vital element, and has cured many chronic diseases.
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-08-25

"a. Nearly all the actors in France have gone to seek an engagement at the theater of war-EI.
 The greatest actor of them all is the gen tleman who has been playing Macbeth to to enthusiastic audiences, mostly Prussiaus, at Metz and Chalons; and who is soon ex- pected to take the same part at Paris.
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-08-25
For the Enquirer. TWISTED. Aug, 23d. 1870

TWISTED, Aug. 23d, 1870. Messrs. Kirk and Whiting are about to start Jewelry Store in the rooms lately occupied by Bushnell. Sport has been around with peaches, and has been doing lively business. The wanderers are beginning to return from their summer vacation trips. Bushnell has the finest store in town. The cemeteries in this place are in a neglected condition.
 Business is very brisk. The store formerly occupied by s. W. Coe & Son, is to be re-opened this fall.
 OoGNosCO.
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-08-25
Fields & Osgood; s a year.

MEDIoAL.-A great many of our readers would never have known except for this paragraph, that sinapism is nothing in the world but cataplasm with mustard in it. X. Y.Z.
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-08-25

D8 It is thought that if Napoleon gives up his present {" situation" he will go into the base ball business. A man who would be sure of making "home run" in the first inning, would be invaluable to the White Stockings of Chicago, and might even strengthen the Actives of this place.
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-08-25

D@r We are pleased to hear from the Valley Inder that the rules of the Bronson Library at Waterbury are quite liberal as regards non-residents of that city:
 "Any person visiting the city may temporarily use of the books within the library building;" and ssthesboard of agents may grant to non-residents, in special instances, the privilege of drawing books from the library under sueh conditions as they may deem propern
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-08-25
Wo1coTTv1L1E, Aug. 22d, 1870.

Water is the sine qua non of our conner cial prosperity. The drought affects us severely and has the effect to stagnate all kinds of business. Our shops cannot fill their orders, for tue motive power of their machinery is wanting. "Water, water, everywhere" is sentiment verified only in the memory of the oldest inhabitant. ''Pray for rain" was the injunction of the Rev. MT. Bacon inlhis sermon, last evening. How many good souls have offered up their pe- titions for the flood gates of heaven to be opened, the future alone will disclose.
 We had preaching in all our churches, yesterday. In the Congregational church Rev. MT. Bacon delivered two earnest, scholarly discour ces, to audiences of goodly number. The choir was illuminated by the presence, and the audience encouraged in their devotions by the vocalization, of MT. Elisha A. Baldwin, who returned to the bo- som of his Wolcottville friends early last week with recruited health.
 The village seems to be this year quite prolific in dogs. While "the shades of night are falling fast" they have their cau- cuses in front of the Allen House where their growing betokens their presence. At times an exhilirating fight is engaged in, which serves to dispel the gloom of night and awaken pleasant reflections in all au- ditors.
 Thursday morning, Mir. W. B. Ford, was the happy possessor of pocket book with $1O7, contents. When the sun reached it's meridien splendor, Mir. Ford had no pocket book, and no $1O7. He is of the impression that he left his property at the stors of MT. T. A. Elliott, but it might have been dropped in the street near by; $25 is offered for its recovery.
 Another citizen has gone to his long home. Henry Cleveland. for many years an inhab- itant of this place, met his death Thursday last. in the vicinity of Collinsville The report is that he fell from the wagon on which he was seated and was immediately ed by the feet of his horses. His body was followed to the grave. on Friday, by large body of people.
 The Grand Army of the Republic have rehearsal every Tuesday evening in pre- paratiop for their Grand Concert in Octo- Der. Sacred music forms the burden of their song.
 Justice Calhoun put on his ministerial robes of office last Saturday, P. M., for the purpose of dispensing justice to one John Kearney who stands charged with beating his wife in brutal manner when in deli cate condition. Welch appeared for the prosecution Graves for defence. The case was adjourned two weeks for trial to procure the presence of the wife. The matter of winter entertainments is now be being somewhat discussed. It has been proposed to have a dancing school, and a course of lectures interspersed with concerts, is talked of. A.
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-08-25

A laborer was injured, probably fatally,
 on the Valley railroad at Haddam, last week.
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-08-25
SCORE !:
II ~
RUNS MADE IN EACH INNING.

Rs;,ss, Rss;.,, s5sSs;$S;; ;t3s s51,
 Flys caught-Duttons; Addis 8, Vessels. 1, Will Hams, 3, Eliot 3, Bulkley 1, Hart 2-Total 13: En- pires; G. Parker 1, A. Bradstreet 1, B. Parker 1, bassford 3, Delay 1, E. Bradstreet 5, Gotsel g. Total 13.
 Left on Bases-Dutton 2, Empire g.
 Passed Balls-Duttons 6, Empires 2.
 Home Runs-Duttons 0, Empires 3.
 - On Wednesday, the Actives of = this place played game at the fair ground, with the Orientals or School Nine of Washington. in which the latter were vic torious on score of 39 to 40. The game commenced strongly in favor of the Ac- tives. They whitewashed thoir opponents twice, put two out on the the third inning. and would have put out the last striker but for an overthrow, before the Orientals had made run; then the latter, on the single strike remaining, made fourteen runs. Three times more did the Actives whitewash their opponents, so that the score presented the remarkable figures of five whitewashes for the Orientals, and an average of ten on each of the other innings. With every al- lowance for luck, the fielding of tue Ac- tives was the most uneven, and at times, about the loosest we ever saw We give a detailed report of the inniugs:> Actives, 5 0 3 3 5 5 7 1 O-29 Orientals, 0 0 IA 0 OH 10 0-40
 A return game was played at Washing ton on Saturday, resulting in another de- feat for the Actives, 38 to 58
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-08-25
LITCHFIELD.

On Monday evening the adjourned Tenn perance meeting was held at the Congre- gational Conference Room. A scheme of Association was proposed by the Rev. Mir. Elliott and after considerable debate accep- ted by the meeting and subscribed by twenty-four persons of those present. The Constitution is so short and explains itself so entirely that we give it in full CONSTITUTION OF THE LITcHFIELD TEMPERANCE As-
 ISOLATION.
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-08-25

RUNS MADE IN EACH INNING.
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hands, enabled them to enfilade the French lines and take in reverse some of their outworks.
 "The ground which had been held so obstinately and so gallantly during nine hours, the French were thus compelled to abandon. and were driven back upon Metz, and under cover of its outlaying forts, their last hold upon Verdun road was abandon ed, their communications destroyed to the east and to the west; and the French army of the Rhine, after losing three pitched | battles since Sunday. was shut up in the fortress, which they had chosen for the base of their operations for the invasion of ! Germany.
 "The eighth Prussian corps, numbering ! with other divisions over 5000 men, bore the brunt of the battle. The second and third corps were partly engaged.
 Four thousand French prisoners were captured. General Sheridan was on the field"
 The left wing of the great invading army seems to be pushing on towards Chalons and one report locates it's advance about 2s miles south of that place threatening to turn the last formidable position between the
 Prussians and Paris. French accounts de lclare that endorsements to the number o 200, ,000 have been sent on to Chalons, bu Ievsn if these reports are true this hastily Igathered force will hardly be able to stol the Prussian advance.
 Paris reports claim that Bazaine ha!
 finally effected retreat by making long
 detour to the north. It is difficult to see
 why such line of retreat would not be ir effect the abandonment of Chalons, if no lof Paris.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-04-08
1ailp Aennebrt Aourual.
LEACnED ASHES.

AT recent meeting of the New York
Farmers Club, the question was asked,
when and how to apply leached ashes to
crops for the best results? In reply, Mr..
Quimby said he had used over ten thousand
bushels for the last three years, and found
them good for all crops on sandy or
chestnut loan soil He would cover his
entire farm with them, if he could get
them If put in the hill, they started
corn early and with vigor. Had increased
his wheat crop over one hundred per cent.
by applying two or three hundred bushels
per acre They also benefited grass, ana
were one of the best fertilizers tor clover:
On some Of his land which had been hard
run before he got it. it was difficult to
make clover catch, but leached ashes made
g it grow splendidly. A new seeded field
was only partly ashed, last year, and
where the dressing was omitted the clover
was poor on the rest very luxuriant. He
ashed part of a rye field, and got "A great
increase of grain and good clover catch:
Thought heavy clay soil was not benefited
as much by ashes as lighter loans or
sand.
Mr.. Collins had put leached ashes an
inch deep on four acres of heavy clay
land, and got fine crop of corn. The
stiff clay became more friable. and
ploughed up mellow instead of in Jumps
in dry time.