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Litchfield enquirer., 1870-09-01
Book Notices, &c.

THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY contains: The English Note Books. by Nathaniel Flaw. thorne; The Old Church. Yard at Freder- icksburg; Joseph and his Friends, by Bay ard Taylor; Charles Albert Fechter, by Kate Field; Threnody; Little Ben; Music as Means of Culture; Mountain Sonnets; A Virginian in New England Thirty Five Years Ago, IT; A Days Pleasure, III; Half Way, IT; A Handful of Translations, by Longfellow; A Reniniscence of Benton A Day with the Shovel-M Makers; Reviews and Literary Notices.
 Fields, Osgood & Co.,; $4 year.
 Coop HEALTH contains: Preventable Diseases; Household Education for Wo- men: How to Eat; Sir G. Y. Simpson and Chloroform; Infant Mortality in France; On Poisons; How to Ventilate Sick Room; Muscular Motion; Sugar; The Sci entific American vs Carl Booth; How to Bring up Babies; Water; Instinct and Reason; Charles Dickens; Short Articles.
 Alexander Moore, Boston; $2 year.
 ARTHUR's HOME MAGAZINE contains:- Fashions. Music, Poetry, Sc. A Daughter of Ishmael's; Agnes; Farther from the Misses Fitz Noodle; Women's Work and Women's Wages; Jacqueline; Prize Tenn perance Tale; Short Articles. Editorial De- partments. Receipts, &c.
 T. s. Arthur & Sons, Philadelphia; $2 a year.
 THE CHLDREN's HOME contains its usual list of stories for children, illus trations, poetry, and fine wood cut "Flying Squirrels.
 T. s. Arthur, Philadelphia; $1.25 a year.
 THE LADY's FRIEND contains: The Twin sleepers Engraving); Fashion Plate; Music; Solid Silver; The Rival Suitors; By the Silver Sea; The Cascannon's Aunt; Metelill; Novelties for September; Editors Department; Poetry, Short Articles, Sc.
 Deacon & Peterson, 319 Walnut Street, Philadelphia; @ year.
 THE LITTLE CORPORAL contains: The Cricket's Golden Wedding; Captain Nod- dy; Oriental Games and Pastimes; Fight ing the Enemy; Real Fairies; Natchie's Donation Party; Tommy's Menagerie; Short Articles, Poetry, &c.
 Sewell & Miller, Chicago; $1 year.
 HARPER's contains: The Mediterranean of the Pacific; A Sunset; Memory; South Coast Saunterings in England; The Dai- sies; Among the Peaches; Frederick the Great, X; Up and Down; A Day among the Quakers; The Menage;Se.qno-yah; The Old Love Again; In Wall Street; Was it H or K.? With Flower; Ann Farness; Female Suffrage; A Dream of Dead Face; Anteros; A Modern Bill of Fare; Footprints of Charles Dickens; Editors Easy Chair. Literary, Scientific and His torical Records, and Drawer.
 For Sale at J. W. Wheeler's News Of- flee, West Street.
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-09-01
Or the Enq uirer.
EOE IuV Euq uIEeF. PLYMOUTH SKETCHES. No. 40.

On the 23d inst, MT Henry Hoadly had his right hand seriously injured, while at- tempting to pass metal between the rollers at the brass mill. The wounded limb is believed to be doing we'll.
 Augustus O. Shelton has lately been grading the yard in front of his residence. thereby somewhat improving the former good looks of the premises.
 During the last few weeks picture talk CT has been stopping in town, his location and art rooms being in tent on the pub lie green. On Thursday morning the 25th he copied the residence of Mir. Joel Blakes- lee, at the "bead of the street," together with family group, consisting of the old CT parents, their children, grand. children, &c.
 On Thursday afternoon Bishop Williams held service in St. Peters Church, on which occasion he preached on 2d Timo. thy, 2d chapter, 9th verse, and administer. ed the rite of confirmation to seven per. sons, five males and two females The rector of the parish and three other cler- gymen were present. In the evening the Bishop delivered sermon in Trinity ] church, Thomaston, and if I mistake not confirmed number.
 On the same evening (25th) Col. Eras- tus Blakeslee delivered in the 1st Congre- gational Church his lecture entitled "The Cavalry Service.
 PLYMoTHEAN. Auo 3O 1870
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-09-01
s@- There is prospect of lively politi

D@ There is prospect of lively politi- cal fight in Massachusetts. Wendell Phil lips accepts the nomination for Governor from the Prohibitionists and is seeking the support of the Labor Reform party. These are two horses it is not easy to ride at once, but it may make strong diversion in favor of the Democratic candidate. In any other State such split would be dan- gerous. but in Massachusetts the 10000 Republican majority is not easily over come.
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-09-01

% A Meriden Peat Company seem to have solved the great problem of manu- featuring peat into good, cheap, and con- venient fuel. They claim to be able to make it for about $1.35 a ton, and that it is worth more than the best hard wood for fuel. The process used is that of younp Swiss named Napoleon Aubin. at one time an editor in Montreal. It is dried in the open air, style of manufacture that would naturally succeed in this dryest of all summers. Whether it would do in av. craze seasons is the question.
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-09-01
BASE BALL.
Home ana Home Game Between the
 Duttons and Empires.
THE BUTTONS WIN BY SCORE OF 32 TO 22,

THE DUTToNs WIN BY A SCORE OF 32 TO 9. The home and home game between the Dnttons of this place and the Empires of Thomaston took place at the new ground in Wolcottville on Monday. A large crowd (some estimate it at near a thousand) was present, Plymouth, Litch- field and Winsted being largely represent ed. The Litchfelders and Plymoutheans had unbounded confidence on their re. spective hines which good many testified by ''putting pecuniary value on their opinions" as we hear.
 The game opened very heavily against Thomaston. The Duttons made eight runs on the first innings to their oppo- nents' one, and at the end of the fourth in- ming the score stood 25 to 7 in their favor. From this point the Empires struggled nobly but unnecessarily to redeem the game. The kept the score of the Duttons in the five remaining innings down to 7, but against the swift pitching and sharp in- fielding of the Duttons could only score 15 runs themselves. Williams pitching was somewhat irregular but very swift, while Dingwell pitched very regular but slow ball, which latter peculiarity accounts in part for the heavier batting of the Duttons. The catching of Richards was magnificent. We never saw a more perfect picture of a base-ballist than he presents behind the bat. Graceful, perfectly cool, with reach and suppleness that stops all but the wild est balls, he throws to the bases with won- derful judgment, swiftness and accuracy. With such basemen as Deming, Catlin and Elliot, stealing bases" proved most un profitable game. and the score shows six Empires put out at 2d and Sd bases to two Duttons. Elliot played his position finely, and made very handsome fly catch. Deming did admirably as usual. Catlin lead the Litchfield nine at the bat, making a clean score, while Baldwin, Richards and Vessels each made fine scores. On the side of the Empires the out-feld distin- guished themselves, particularly. Bassford making running catch which some of the most experienced of the Duttons declare the finest they ever saw. Delay also made 8 fine catch at 1st base. Dingwell, D. Bradstreet and Bassford batted extremely we'll.
 The game was an interesting one and the large crowd present were we'll repaid for their attendance A few Wolcottville blackguards shouted at one of the Duttons who they mistakenly supposed responsible for the Alldis controversy, but everything else was conducted with entire propriety. The new ball ground is as good as can be found in the county.
 We never saw the people of Litchfeld take so much interest in ball game be- fore. From noon till 5 p. m. the village was desert, and when the club came in with what linen they could spare displayed for banners the enthusiasm was all that their excellent play deserved. Wa ap- pend the score:
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-09-01
nea The decline of American ship.b,

s@ The decline of American ship.buil- ding is much and justly regretted. It is very doubtful whether that business will soon be restored. When cheap timber was the great desderMum we could compete with the world Now that cheap iron is the best material for the purpose. it is not so easy to see how the end in view can be accomplished till we can produce better and cheaper iron than any other country.
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-09-01

bSr Mir. Greeley is out in a card depre- eating his nomination for Governor. He thinks there are at least five thousand Re- publicans who will vote against him. Very likely but there are at least as many Dem- ocrats who would like to vary their usual programme. by voting for an honest man. Greeley will poll as many votes as any nominee the Convention can select.
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-09-01
s9 "Old Fritz" as the Prnssians ,so;

9Se ''Old Fritz" as the Prussians used to call Frederick the Great, wrote as fol- lows something over 12O years since:
 "Some countries take six months, some twelve, to get in motion for war, but in three weeks Prussia can be across the from tiers and upon the throats of it's enemy. Some countries have a longer sword than Prussia. But none can unshield it so soon."
 The Prussian sword has grown longer since old Fritz's time, but it is as ready as ever.
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-09-01

n6r The great fire at Ottawa, Canada. has been one of the most destructive ever known of the kind. It swept over large region of woodland, burning not only scattered farm-houses, but villages, leaving 2,OO0 people houseless, and destroying two millions worth of property. Ten lives are known to have been lost, and many are missing, who, it is feared, were burnt.
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-09-01

MANY SUFFER rather than take nauseous medicines. All who suffer from coughs, colds. irritation of the bronchial tubes or tendency to consumption, Will find in Dr.. Wistar's Balsans 9f Wild Cherry a remedy as agreeable to the palate as effectual in re- moving disease. The balsam is a pleasant remedy; it is safe remedy; it is powerful remedy: it is a remedy that cures.
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-09-01

Hor WEATHER.-The Yale College re- cords, reaching back to 1778, show that this is the hottest summer during that pe- riod. From July 10 to August 15, 1870, the mean daily temperature was. at New Haven, S5 degrees. Our highest tempera- ture, this year, was 98 degrees, which has only been exceeded four times during the period above indicated. The thermometer rose to 100 degrees one day, each year, in 17S4, 1900, and 1S45. In 1798, it reached 101o.
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-09-01

aG% Norwalk is progressing at very rapid rate. The census shows 8 popula. tion of over 12,OOO-a gain of 61 per cent. on lS6O-and it voted, last week, to intro. duce water (what have they been drinking heretofore?) 334 to 65.
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-09-01

1S We are pleased to notice the renom. ination of Judge Shellabager for Congress. He was most useful member of the Con gross of GA and '68, and declined a renom- ination from i'll health in 1868. His health is now sufficiently restored to permit his assuming his old duties.
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-09-01

s9 The Litchfeld Baptist association will hold it's twenty-ffth anniversary with the College Street Church, East Cornwall, on Wednesday and Thursday, September 7th and 9th. Annual sermon by the Rev. Geo. D. Felton.
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-09-01

DAL The Reunion of the old First C.v H. A, took place at Railroad Grove. New Haven, on Friday. They were command. cd by Col. Abbott, U. 8. Engineer Corps. The historian of the regiment reported that they lost while in the service 49 killed outright and 16s mortally wounded.
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-09-01


 TERRIBLE THUNDERSTORM. thunder storm of Thursday night was very severe to the southwest of us. At Kingston, on the Hudson river, Bailey & Go. s circus tent with 15OO people in it was struck. Luckily the bolt passed on after ripping twelve feet of canvass, forty yards to willow tree. A horse tied to the tree was killed and man in the wagon was struck senseless and in- jured considerably. Passing thence it went through group of negroes killing five. In the main tent twenty y.6ve persons were knocked down and hundreds paralyz- ed, but none were killed. One man had part of his coat torn away, another lost the rim of his hat, and dozens were almost unconscious. They sat like statues, and there was gaze of vacancy in their eyes that was frightful to look upon. Friends shook them and urged them to go, but they moved not-apparently dumb. Eve ry one of the competitors of 1He Ulster Ga sette were present, and every one was so seriously affected that the conductors oi that paper had to borrow help from othe, offices. One of the employees sustained a very severe shock. He carries his arm in sling. A little child, named Agnes Des. selrole, seven years of age, was hurled to the ground from top seat inside the main canvas, and had her left arm broken.
 At various points along the river, dwell. lings and barns were destroyed by light ming. Near Po'keepsie two barns were burned; near Fishkill another; at Fishkill Landing dwelling was struck twice. At Yonkers. East Haverstraw and Milton barns were struck and burned. A Metho. dist church was struck and badly damaged ct Mianus in this state. and a factory was destroyed in Port Chester.
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-09-01
sa- Some of the papers publish the fol.

bS@ 0OM5 oI tHo P0PO10 k'tA0A1'11 '11o A01 lowing:
 "The African troops in the French service are said to comprise 7,5O0 Eouaves, 1, ,6Oo Turcos, 5000 Chasseurs a. Afrique and some Spahls, ln all about 20, 900.
 Zouaves are about as much Africans as Billy Wilson's thie Ives were Frenchmen. Turcos are real Africans. and are said to add drunkenness td the Mahommedan vi- ces
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-09-01

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 @Wsprint the following communication with pleasure, as we think it fairly represents the feel ings of MT. Richards old practitioners in this place towards him:
 LITcHFTEID, Aug. 3Oth, 1870. nev. George hlcnards has been dismissed from his pastoral relation with the North Church in Bridgeport, by Council called by himself and his church for that purpose. Mir. R. has:been.laboring for two or three years under an insidious distur- which has manifested itself in various ways one of which has been his impaired vision and the com plete destruction of one eye and another in par aal insanity, leading him to do what he never could mind; and his numerous friends in TitchaeldM where he labored with great acceptance for five years before going to Bridgeport, and where he was h hed In the highest esteem not only by his par !sn, put Dy the entire cOmmunity-have been great ly pained by the trials through which he has been passing, and the scandal which has been trumpeted through the press in connection with his name. Without any knowledge of the occurrences which, stoned his dsmission it is but just to him for us to say that no clergyman ever left Litchfeld with a more unsulied reputation, or with a frmer hold upon the love and confidence of those to whom he with that of Dr. James Richards, (whose intemner. ance while residing here here as teacher for sey- eral years brought disgrace upon himself as it had previously caused his deposition from the minstry) IS Dlundermg wrong which should be corrected in those journals that have unwitingly done injustice to one who is entitled rather to their forbearance and sympathy.
 The Council which was called to dismiss Mir. Richards did so with their prayerful sympathy, and with no implication upon his character He is now soJournlng with early friends in Boston, and his relatives are not without hope that he may be so far restored from his impaired mental and physical condition, as to dissipate their most serious fears for his life and reason and large majority of his parishionerH in Bridgeport have exnressad the hone that he may again break to them the bread of u10.
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-09-01

New Haven had turbulent meeting. last week, regarding the proposition to al- low the AirIineC Company to issue additional bonds. The result was an adjournment to the 9th, when the question is to be set tied by ballot. h5"sA
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-09-01

DS~ The Tenth Regiment held their Re- union at Railroad Grove, New Haven, on Thursday. It is reported that they ate more than they talked, this year.
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-09-01

PREVENTION OF DISEASE. We republish on our first page an admirable article on epidemics, which appeared in the last num- Der of Good Healh. Any one reading the medieval history of Europe, is struck with the frequency and terrible devastations of the ''plague." Later, small l-pox destroyed it's thousands and disfgured its millions, annually, till it's ravages were checked by the discovery of innoculation and vaccina- tion. In the present century cholera has decimate cd the civilized world. The cure of these diseases is difficult, and, under un- favorable conditions, impossible; but their prevention is by no means as difficult as their cure. The true mode of avoiding ep- idemics is by discovering and removing pre-disposing causes. Cleanliness, fresh air, good and moderate diet, regular and good habits, will generally prove sure de- fence, even in the worst seasons.
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-09-01

Rev. MT. Bray formerly of Wolcottville) preached sermon on the '' social evil," in New Haven, Sunday before last, which ex- cited much interest .9@
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-09-01
WOLCOTTvILLE.

A heavy torrent of rain fell here last Thursday evening, but it was of short du- ration vegetation was ruined-the dust was laid but the streams were not raised perceptibly. The thirsty earth drank in all the water and now wants more. Like the throats of our old topers. Wolcottville is not yet watering place.
 Assistant Marshal Camp has compile ted the taking of the census, for his Dis. trict. His report is as follows:
 1860. 187O Torrington, 2,278 2,S2O Winchester, 3513 416O COlebroOk, 1875 1141
 The oldest man in Torrington is Nor man Fowler, 94 years of age. The oldest woman, Mrs. Caldwell, 91 years of ago.
 pr. Leonard Bacon delivered an ex- cellent discourse in the Congregational church, last Sunday, on the character and life of Jacob In the evening a united prayer meeting of the Congregationalists and Methodists was held in the church of the latter.
 Our School committee have engaged Mir D. M. Means of Andover, Mass, to teach our High School. MT. M is 8 gradu. ate of Yale College, class of '6S, teacher of.two years experience, and is recommen. ded to us as a man. of ability and high culture. Our schools open next Monday with full corps of instructors.
 MT. H. R. Morrill, was in town last Sunday. The study of law does not ap- pear to enfeeble the light of his genial countenance.
 It is rumored that Dr. A. B. Barber has purchased the piece of land south oi the property held by the Methodist Soci' ety.
 A large number of people attended the game of Base Ball between the Dut- tons and Empires, yesterday, after the completion of which raid was made on "mine host'' of the Allen House who opened his hospitable doors and proved that he could cater to all the wants to which the appetite is heir. A.
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-09-01

16e Western women, Yankees as we'll as foreigners, are engaged in the harvest-feld. There are 10000 of these laborers, as the Chicago Post estimates, who earn their $2 or $3 a day. Yet they cannot earn the franchise
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-09-01

B@ The Yale Scientific Expedition, which has spent three weeks in exploring the country between the North and South branches of the Platte, report the discove- " of the remains of the rhinoceros and other extinct animals.
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-09-01

a0r Mrs. Baumgatten. the New Haven woman who was shot by her husband. last week, is recovering.
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-09-01

D9~ The Army and Nauy Journal declares that the Chsssepot is much superior to the needle gun i; but the Prussians are used to the latter, while the French have not had theirs long enough to be perfect in it's use
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-09-01

D&F The murderer Wilson has written Gov. English requesting a personal inter- view. With Warden Willard's fate before his eyes the Governor wisely declines. The newspaper men. however, risk their lives interviewing this precious scoundrel. If he would only murder Sun reporter he might have chance for his life, yet.
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-09-01

Hathaway. the defaulting Post-ofice clerk at Hartford, has forfeited his bonds.
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-09-01

D9r In the absence of its chief editor the local of the Hartford Post perpetrates the following
 ''The new fashion among ladies of holding the hands is ikened to the forepaws of dog when standing on his hind legs. It is called the kan gar0o style.'"
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-09-01

n@- Prof. Barker of Yale College has been elected vice-president of the National Scientific Association. The Hartford Post styles him ''the coming Berzelius of North America
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-08-29
BETHANY COLLEGE.

TIME THIRTIETH SESSION OF THIS
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and furnish facilities for thorough educa-
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AMPLE ACCOMMODATIONS are provided Tor
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COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.. Regular Lit
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Detailed information ~ 10 these Courses
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APPARATUS AND MUSEUM.-The lnStltu-
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TERNs.-Tuition, SO per session. Board:
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