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Litchfield enquirer., 1870-02-17
Feb. 15, 1870.
WINCHESTER CENTRE.
PLYMoTHEAN.

There have been several sales of real es- tate within a short time. Harry Ford has sold his farm to his sons, and Lucius Clarke has sold his farm. They both con- template removing to Plymouth. There are several other farms in this vicinity that are for sale.
 - A meeting of the Ladies Benevolent Society was held at tue house of Rev. Fred. Marsh, on Thursday afternoon and even. ing. On account of the impassable roads but few were present We were shown 8 manuscript sermon or sermons, now ia the possession of Rev. Fred. Marsh, that was written so fne us to be illegible to the naked eye. The size of the pages are about four and a half by three incLas. each page containing seventy-six lines These notes. we are told, were used in tue pulpit by Jonathan Marsh, about eighty five yearsa ago. but of what use they could have been we leave for the decision of some one else.
 -Mr. Joseph Marsh, the driver of the stage from here to Winsted, has been sick during most of the winter, for which req son the people of this vicinity propose to give him benefit in the shape of supper st his residence this (Thursday) evening. Tickets for the same $1. Mr. Marsh is a worthy man and deserves all favors his frionHo soo Al ko hasfoxu
 The sleighing that comes, now and then, has been forced to retreat before sun and mud. Perhaps ii the wind would al. low what snow we have to lie little more even, it would be for the interest of those who wish to take an airing. Even this retired place is not without it's genius, young man here has made a complete steam engine of such lilliputian dimensions that about spoonful of water will generate steam enough to run it. Rev. s. B. Forbes of Winsted preach ed here, last Sabbath, ,and Rev. Mir. Atwood of Otis the Sabbath previous.
 The Ladies Benevolent Society hold their next meeting at the house of Joseph Marsh. T. o. M.
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CORNWALL.

News is acarce, and some one has beer manufacturing the article, and several pa pers have moved G. Fl. Wheaton ''oul popular druggist into his new house, where he is enseonsed-house warming all through with. When the truth is that it is not yet ready for the masons. and the only house warming is from an old stove to make it comfortable for the workmen.
 MT. Miller has sold the Hotel in West Cornwall to Mir. Hemingway of Kent, the price not known. Possession given first of April.
 All quiet on the Housatonic in the temperance movement.
 -Lasses candy pulls are in vogue on Cream Hill, the young fry enjoy il hugely. and old folks grow young over the sweets.
 Frank Reed has made over $l00 worth of butter and cheese per COW. the past sea- son.
 The ice question is becoming serious, and where it is to coms from, to use in ice cars for the transportation of milk, next summer, is the question. The R. R. Co.,, propose to buy the ice houses on the line of the road and fill them, making a small charge for it's use.
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LAKEv1LE, Feb. 10, 187(

Work upon the Railroad progresses with rapidity which astonishes one who re- members the slow and tedious process of twenty years ago, and demonstrates that any section that needs 6 railroad can have it. provided any means can be devised to have it built for cash.'
 The Salisbury Choral Society, number ing about twenty-fiv singers, gave a very fine Concert at Academy Hall, last We'd nesday evening, for the benit of the Methodist Church.
 This Society is under the direction of Mir. D. F. Stillman, who is Organist at the Congregational Church at the Centre. The Music was of high order, and the performance reflects great credit upon the Director and the Society The following was the
 OVERTURE, (Piano Forte Duett) Dictter Baue,. PART FIRST.
 CHORUS" Gloria,' Aoxa,fs l2M Mass. CHORUS" Glory to God Messin6' guARrKTTE-" Father Eternal" Poole SOLO AND CHoRUs-" Der Forest and Meadow" ~ Nose in Egino. SoLo AND CHoRUs--' Now vanish before thy holy beams, - Creation. TRIO" Protect us through the coming night"
 CterSchnaan OHoRUs-" Hail to thee, Liberty" Semnanlide FANTAsIA-( Piano Forte DuetL,) Lstcie de Ldnlne,7noor.
 PART SECOND.
 CHORUS iCreation.) Hernani DuETT AND CHORUS" Hearkon unto me-" TRIO" Gently fall the dews of sve."
 H GuirGnerto. QUARTETrE AND CHORUS" Hark! again the thrilling horn, Cinderla CHORUS" When the morning sweetIy breaking ' L'NalianG, in Atge1i SoLo AND CHoRUs-"The Marv'lous Work"
 Creation SOLO AND QUARTRTTE-"G Guide me, Oh thou great Jehovah" E5neGson, Keller's American Hymn. It would be good thing, if every town in the County had we'll organized and well conducted Choral Society. H.
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-02-17
NEW MILFORD.

A quarrel took place in Sherman on Saturday, which resulted in the death of one of the participants. A colored boy named Suwarrow struck white boy by the name of Harris on the head with a sled stake, injuring him so Severely that he lived only eight hours. The circumstan- stances were substantially as follows:
 Suwarrow is person that the other boys have been in the habit of teasing and an- noying, consequently has very bad tenn temper. On Friday evening he went into one of the stores, and some one threw something at him, which struck him and set him in passion. Thinking Harris was the person who threw it, he struck him with broom handle. breaking it with the force of the blow. The next day, Harris gathered crowd of boys and attacked Suwarrow, who was saving wood, with snowballs. He warned them to desist. but they paid no attention to his threats. He then seized sled stake and told them some one would get hurt Harris then advanced toward him with stone in his hand, with the apparent intention of inju- ring him, when Suwarraw struck him with the stake. killing him as stated above, the blow fracturing his skull. The other boys then attacked Suwarrow, who, after beat ing of two or three. was finally oyerpower ed, and severely thrashed. Who Was most to blame in this sad affair, or what will be the result, it is impossible to say at pres eat. Suwarrow, who is about twenty-two years old, is now under arrest Harris was about seventeen.
 The Royal Arch Masons residing here have obtained dispensation for Chapter which will soon be in operation. They have nine or ten charter members and have appointed the following officers:
 Jarvis Policy. H. P.
 D. w. Knowles, K.
 A. H. McMahon, 8.
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WORTHWHILE. Feb. 12 1870.


 MR. EDrroR:--The meetings in this place still continue. Tue number of those who attend increases rather than other wise. Rev. Mr. Hepburn, pastor of the church before the present minister. .preachs ed an excellent sermon on Thursday even- iug. He was greatly rejoiced to find that so many of his former parishioners, with whom he had labored for eight years, to whom he had faithfully proclaimed the Gospel. and for whom he had many times agonized in prayer, had at last given their hearts to the Saviour he loved. We were glad to hear his voice once more, and pray that Heavens choicest blessings may rest upon him and his family. Col. Blinn, Mir. Ives, and others iron. New Milford, were present, and made some very im- pressive remarks. Many of the young converts gave in loving testimony in be- half of the precious Saviour they had found. There had not been a revival in this place for twenty years. and the only church here, Qhe BaptisD had become much enfeebled. But there have been g few praying souls. whose faith has not failed in the darkest hours. And now God has opened the windows of Heaven" and poured down great blessings upon this community. To Him be all the praise, now and forever. We hope these young converts will unite with this church, and will become earnest laborers in the vine- yard of their Master. Tonight, between thirty and forty gave in their testimony to new found love for Christ. It was a very interesting occasion; perhaps sixty spoke word for Jesus in less than an hour and a half. A meeting of like char acter will be held on next Saturday even ing. Also. special meetings on Sunday. Tuesday, and Thursday evenings. Rev. Mir. Potter, the pastor, is indefatigable in his labors, and having faith in God, his labors are crowned with success.
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STATE ITEMS.

Two cases of small pox in Mddletown.
 Bridgeport lately lost cat aged "A years f s.....
 There was burglary in Moosup, last week.
 Milford Episcopalians are buildinE. q parsonage. .slA -t4at.
 All the liqaor in East Hartford has been seized.
 There was great temperance meeting ct Norwich, Sunday night.
 The communion service has been stolen, from the Bridgeport Universalist church.
 A man was knocked down and robbed of $15O, in New Haven, on the 9th.
 The Waterbury city hall has realized $lO6O, rent, since its dedication months ago.
 20 New London hens laid slO eggs, last month. sH v =
 Two men have been killed in a quarry near Portland. -xf..ta4trt
 Cock-fghting is becoming a favorite Hartford amusement.
 A man was killed in Ansonia, last week, by falling into we'll 7'''' ...
 A pure white squirrel has been caught alive in Southbury. as f'.
 A drunkard was run over by the cars. and lost leg, at Stamford, lately.
 Two children have been badly scalded at Beacon Falls.
 Over $9O, 900 has been subscribed to the stock of the Saugatuck Valley R. R in Westport and vicinity.
 A Ridgefeld man fell of his hay now and broke his leg, last week. This is the third time he has met with . like acci dent. af 8efsa sp
 Work has been entirely suspended on the western division of the Boston < Erie R. R.
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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 sir estra copies of the EN QUIRER 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 communication, 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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man with child and $500 a year can settle down, either in small way or board ing, and have fair trout. fishing and shoot ing" The editor tells him to go to Colo. rado.
 The Wolcottville Woolen company has just bought SC, 900 brick of Tullus Hayden of Torringford, and are about building a large 'picking" department. Brick have been made at Hayden's yard for over 100 years. The first brick house in Torring ford was built by Haydens grandfather At that time the clay was worked as they make wine in France-by foot power.
 A Westield girl whe is spending the winter in Norfolk, skated five miles on a creek, and back, on Saturday the 22d ult. making ten miles trip without stopping to rest.
 The vital statistics of Plymouth for 1869 are: Births 113, deaths e3, and mar. riages 19.
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For the Enquirer.


 PLYMOUTH SKETCHES-No. 12. The remains of Mrs. Wright, (wife of the Congregational minister in Terryville), , who died of apoplexy on the 9th inst, were, on the 9th inst, conveyed to her na. tive State Massachusetts, for interment. On Saturday evening. the 18th, some 50 or 60 individuals, in cluding young and old, met at the house of Solomon B. Palm CT, Plymouth Center, to celebrate his 38th birth day. The gathering was very pleasant one. Two vio!ias, bass viol, a melodeon, and flute, with dancing up stairs and down, made quite lively time. Refreshments were passed around, and the company, acting in sensible manner, dispersed 8 short time before eleven clock thus having ample time to reach home without sncroaching on the Lords day. Mir. P. Is great-grand.son of the Rev. Sol omon Palmer, the first minister If mis. take not) of the Episcopal Church in Litchfeld.
 PLYMOTHEAN.
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WASHINGTON.

Prof. Cyrus Northrop, of Yale College gives lecture oa Home Life. in Far mers' Hall. on Thursday evening the 17tt inst
 -E. J. Hurlburt has taken A. G Baker, Esq. who lately took partner for life as partner in the mercantile business.
 -C. l.. Hickox and H. w. Woodruff have dissolved partnership, and F. N. Gal pin is going in again.
 Prof Bailey gave one of his readings, last Thursday eve, in Farmers Hall. to a large and delighted audience. His keen appreciation and rendering of the shu morous, is most admirable, and as a hear ty laugh is moral purifier, the professor ii 8 public benefactor His reading from Dombey and Son, in tue death of little Paul was rendering of the pathetic that is rarely equalled.
 The debate on the divorce question is adjourned to the first week in March.
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-02-17
News of the Week
FOREIGN,


 Francs.-The arrest of Rochefort caused serious disturbance and the erection of barricades in the streets of Paris, but tl c defenders were defeated and the insnrrec. ton suppressed without serious loss of life. 400 arrests were made. Rochefort claims the right of sending articles to his paper from prison without permission of the jailer.
 | Great Britdin.-It IS announced in Par liament that the United States have not offered to renew the Alabama negotia- tions. .s- e.,.
 Noyth Germany y-King William urges the union of North and South Germany. Rome.-The question of infallibility is still under discussion. .t .et .,as :. .l Cabd.-The Cubans under Gen. Jordan seem to have won 8 substan tial success over the Spaniards
 DOMESTIC. The Indians are threatening the frontier settlements of Kansas and troops have been sent there. rD-.I A tornado caused great damage in Vir- ginia City, Nevada, killing one man, and injuriDg several others.
 A lad laccideDtally shot his cousin at Springfield, Mass, and has become insane in consequence. The Missouri House has amended the School law by allowing women to vote on raising taxes for school purposes.
 The boiler of a steamer on tue Mississip- pi explt d ,f. 'ast weeF. and several ptrs ms were killed. Ig
 Counterfeit five cent pieces are in cirOG- lation.
 Smallpox is raging among the Indians in Montana A woman has been elected Justice of the Peace in Illinois.
 The business portion of Port GibsoD.. Miss. has been burned. Gen. Roberts, ,ex. Postmaster of Brooklyn, is charged with embedding from the Mon- ey Order fund. & z .y Gov. Geary has vetoed the Philadelphia Metropolitan Police bill. Revenue collections in Va. show an in- crease of 625 per cent. on last year. The committee appointed to examine in- to the affairs of the Methodist Book Con- cern present two reports. The majority absolve the management from blame, while the minority take just the opposite view of the matter.
 | Illinois courts decide that women must not practice law in that State. Westley Harper, one of the great pub l fishing firm, dled at Brooklyn, Monday. xt The final ceremonies in the Peabody fu- neral took place at Peabody Tuesday. The New York Legislature have reelected Judge Bosworth Police Commissioner. The Nebraska Legislature was to meet on the 17th inst. to ratify the XVth l Amendment Lt- f' l A negro murderer was hanged at New Kent Court House. Va., last week.
 Two earthquake shocks were felt in San Francisco on Sunday .HH Eg
 The right of suffrage has been conferred upon the women of Utah. lt '
 The Legislatures of Virginia and Texas have convened.
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Congressional.

The census bill has been tabled in the Senate; 46 to 9.
 The House has given Mir. Oovode of Pa his seat.
 Bills authorizing railroads from Wash. ington to New York, Pittsburgh and Gin cinnati, have been reported fayorably in tl e Senate.
 The bill to establish the Franking privi. lege has been again laid over in the Sen ate.
 The late nominations to the U. s. Su- preme Bench, are reported on favorably in the Senate ....
 Tho Mississippi bill has not yet been acted on in the Senate.
 It is said that South Carolina Con gressman has been proved to have offered 8 Cadetship for sale
 The Senate judiciary committee have re- ported bill raising the salaries of U. S. Supreme Courts $1O, ,0OO.s stA ty5h v
 If the franking privilege is abolished the Postmaster General will recommend the reduction of postage on letters to two cents and the free circulation of newspa. pers in the county where published. J { v
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GOSHEN.

Mr. N. R. Hart has sold his store and houses in West Goshen. to Frederick E. Hurlbut, Frederick A. Lucas and Wilbert W. Allyn.
 MT. Charles A Barnum. whose funeral was attended at Thomaston, Feb. 9th, died at New York on the Friday before, while returning from St. Paul, where he had been for his health. He formerly lived in Goshen, and was g member of the 7th Conn. Volunteers. He died of consump- ton, aged 27, and was the last but one of six sons; his remaining brother, E. P. Bar nun, is now sick in Goshen.
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D9 The positive declination of Gov. English being announced. the Democracy are casting about them for some Conserva- tive wealthy enough to assume that gen. tleman's political responsibilities. Mr. Nathaniel Wheeler of Bridgeport, aud Mir. Wm. H. Barnum. are prominent candid ates for the succession. The Sentinel grate fully strikes in for the latter:-
 There is one man who could carry the State be yond any peradyenture. and he is the Hon. Wm the nomination.
 1.-the last statement is correct, why tan. talize the Democracy with the former?
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-02-17

JENKINS AT CHURCH. We take the fol- lowing from late clipping that appeared in the Hartford CAurchman. The oc- casion is that of the consecration of Bishop Niles of Arkansas. The ecclesias- tical millinery, Borazoffski's music" and that wonderful "staff," filled the soul of Jenkins to overfowing. The performance was new. "now celebrated, as we are ad- vlsed, for the first time this side of Rich- mond," yet the smoothness of execu- tion" was perfect, owing to the "dexterous management of Bishop Young. What the "s staff" (dguring in the procession as '' the pastoral staff'') may be designed for, we do not accurately know. We guess that it is contrivance wherewith High Church Bishops manage Low Church presbyters. The following description comes in after the "Introit" and before the Communion Service italics ours):-
 All the Reverend and Right Reverend person. ages were in the full canonieas of their respective orders, several of them being distinguished by house, as Doctors of Divinity, scarlet, lined with black; that of Bishop Quintard, as Doctor of Laws of the University of Cambridge, England, scarlet and pink; those of the Rev. M. B. Lea and the Rev. and Hon. James Wentworth Lea, black lined with white. as Masters of Arts of Oxford and Cam bridge, respectively. The staff borne before the Consecrator, made for Dr. Pierce, was an elegant piece of workmanship of black walnut, handsome ly mounted with silver; should haue been glad to kno,o ate name of the maker. to whom great credit is due for his taste and skill Noble Regis ter.
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RJ~ Gen. Charles F. Sedgwiek, of Shar. on, completes fifty years connection with the bar of this county, next April. At g bar meeting held on the 9th inst, Messrs o. s. Seymour. J. H. Hubbard and Abiiah Catlin were appointed committee to in. vite him to deliver a lecture, sometime next (ApriD term, at the Court Room, on subjects connected with his long profess sional career. Gen. Sedgwick will proba bly accept the invitation, and we look for an extremely interesting account of matters and things connected with the practice oi the law in Litchfield county during the past half century.
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-02-17
The Convention.

On our first page will be found a report of the doings of our State Convention which met at Hartford, last week. There was no disposition to make any change in the old ticket. In the case of Lieut.. Gov, however, Mir. Wayland being absent from the country, another New Haven gentle. man, MT. Morris Tyler, was nominated in his place. The platform speaks for itself.
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-02-17

ec We have given considerable space, of late, to details of the growth of the milk business on the line of the Housatonic railroad. but in the matter of encouraging statistics we must knock under to the Bridgeport Standard. The West Cornwall correspondent of that paper ayers that du. ring the month of January, 1870. t.Oo Mous. and one Hundred aud siaty-sigh cans of milk were shipped from that one station!
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-02-17

Dyspepsia is Hydra Headed Monster from which nearly all ''the ills the hu- man flesh is heir to" originate. The Pe- ruvian Syrup, protected solution of the protoxide of iron. is long tried and well established remedy for this distressing complaint; it has cured thousands when other remedies have failed.
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-02-17
WooDBURY.

Rev. A. N. Lewis has closed his school and has made an assignment to Mr. Geo. B. Lewis in trust for his creditors. He has himself gone to Massachusetts.
 --Our Board of Relief have found about $40. 600, loaned out of the State, not taxed hitherto.
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-02-17

a@ The Rev. T. c. Hubbard of Danbury. an. nounced for his subject for last Sunday evenings lecture. :" Sitting on Eggs and Matching them
 We propose as the subject of the rev. erend gentleman's next lecture, Forever Cackling, yet Laying not. :"
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-02-17

MILITARY DEsPoTIsM. of the fer eest war-cries of the Democracy is against military despotism." Their hatred of military tribunals dates back to the mar tyrdoni of vallandigham, and was intensi- fled by the interference of the military to protect the Southern negro against the Southern Democrat, after the war. But when the military bull gores any but a Democratic OK. they seem to look on with great satisfaction. They rather approve of military government in Utah and in France. We clip two paragraphs, just as they appear together in the last Sentinel, illustrative of this subject:-
 But whether it is good policy to stran- gle polygamy just at this time is ques- tion which ought to be carefully consider ed The enforcement of the proposed law will cause much temporary misery, but this is not a sufficient reason for letting the evil alone. An appearance of perse- cution, however, will give Mormonism new die, or it should. be thoroughly crushed OOV. 1AAy AohA-W0y AACoouI0S VIII Uo WOESO than useless. In order to crush Mormon ism it will be necessary to establish mar tial law and put the territory under the command of a resolute military officer. This is @ rough thing to do. Arbitrary power is always hard on it's subjects, but if the job of suppressing polygamy be once undertaken, it is better to have it done thoroughly and forever.
 ARREST OF RocHEFoRT. pursuance of the decree of condemnation against Rochefort, he was arrested on Monday. It was done just as he was coming out of a political meeting. His friends at once raised Q disturbance, barricaded the streets, and made noisy demonstrations of fight, but the police and the military quickly sent the rioters to their homes or to the prisons, and all is quiet in Paris. Napole- on is not so easily upset as his enemies have predicted and hoped.
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PORTRAIT OF GEO. PEABODY We are in- debted to B. B. Russell 55 Cornhill, Bos- ton, for . beautiful steel engraving of the great philanthropist. Price % cts, agents wanted.