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Litchfield enquirer., 1870-03-24
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 . Mir. Truman Ives, for number of years the oldest inhabitant of this town, died on Sunday afternoon, the 20th inst. He was son of Elhathan Ives, native of Bristol, but who, from boyhood,, or early manhood. spent his years in Plymouth; excepting a longer or shorter period, when he was a soldier in the the Revolutionary army. \
 The name of Truman's grandfather was also If I mistake notJ Ena.han. who was soldier in the French and Indian war. Tradition says, he lost his life at Green. bush, his death having been caused by loss of blood, from tue accidental 1oosening of the bandage on his arm in tue night, after having been bled by a surgeon. Truman was born in June, 1777, half, mile east of Plymouth Centre, in aR old house subse. quently removed to make way for better one built by his father, on knoll near the brook; now known as. the "old Captain Smith house." His mother was Olive, daughter of John, and granddaughter oi Deacon Moses Blakeslee, one of the early settlers of this town. Mir. Ives had al ways. until lately, been. . healthy, active man. Even through the last having sea- son, he worked as steadily as any of the younger men. He was by atra le a farmer; but by the way of dessert to that profes, sion, heywas for many years somewhat no ted as a.pigeon-catcher ard hee-hunter. Now. after living to a good old age-about one year longer than his father iived-he has been gathered to his fathers" We trust, in peace. @ ..x s.s .essa-G 5. The Congregational choirs of the Centre and Thomaston. have for some time past been practicing, with view to giving . Concert; tue proceeds to go towards the erection of the proposed Soldiers Monu, ment. Said Concert is proposed tol be held in. the Centre Church, on Tuesday evening, the 22d. aaf
 The members. of the Terryvilie High School are to hold an Exhibition in the Congregational eQhprehs on "Wednesday evening, the 23d inst. The exercises will
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sopsist of speaking, acting. vocal and in. atrunental music, Ac..
 on sunday. the 2Oth. as Mr. Hobart E. parnes vas crossing the railroad track in Inomaston. with horse and sleigh, the iaster was overturned. or broken for both) and MT. B. conside rably, but not fatally. injured.
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B@-A triangular duel has been going on in the Palladium of late between two Congregationalistsr and an Episcopalian. It arose from the statement of one of the former that the Episcopal churchmember. ship increases rapidly in our cities. while the Congregational churches barely hold their own. There is more truth than DO. liteness in what they say of each other.
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Republican ssnatoriai Convention.
FIFTEENTH DISTRICT


 The convention organized by the ap pointmento of Alonzo Whiting, of Torring ton, temporary chairmans Committees were appointed on Credentials, and Per. 1manent Organization. E. s. Woodford, ol Winchester, was chosen President; 8. H Henderson. of New Hartford, Vice Presi. dent and Henry Jackson of Torrington, Clerk. tf Iss ii TIg4+IaIEfA An informal ballot resulted as follows :>-
 Henry 8. Barbour, 18
 Edward M. Chapin. 8
 Scattering, -A x 4 @ Henry s. Barbour. of Torrington. was then nominated by exclamation. rs. The nominee was introduced to the con. vention, and made 2 brief speech of accep, ,tance. .Ss ~...4.....f...... ..4.v@sv. <. | District Committee for ensuing year. W. e. Coe, of Winchester; s. N. sPsttibone, of New Hartford; and Rufus Cleveland. oi Barkhamsted. rss.f s.1gt
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a9rThe Massachusetts Honse of Repre- sentatives have passed license law ir place of the present prohibitory statute, The Pennsylvania House has adopted what seems to us the wise course of eleay. ing the matter of license to be decided by each town for itself.
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LAKEVTLLE.

The members of the Congregational Sunday School at Salisbury, formed a Temperance society. last Sabbath. and most of the teachers and pupils present. joined.
 Work on the Railroad has not been resumed. Much tims is being lost. Only the steam shovel is in motion, and that, as yet, accomplishes but little.
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DJThere has been much trouble be- tween the outgoing and incoming city authorities of Richmond, Va, resulting in the loss of life and in the interference of Gen. Canby.
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n9~" Erie" makes the same lively figure as ever in the courts. The suit against Vanderbilt is trying; the agent of the Eng fish stockholders is looking to the New York legislature for justice (and a forlorn look it is); Fisk is himself again.
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< CORNWALL. The Sentinel states that the arrestsof Mir. Warren Dibble on suspicion of having been concerned in the late bur glary, was on erroneous information, since it appears that the accused staid in Far mington, that night.
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eaF The Treasurer of Duchess County. \. Y. has been called on to pay the inter- est on the bonds of that County, issued
 before 1862, iDgold
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,: CORNWALL BRIDGE The Ssatinel. an- nounces the thrashing ofs5a Democrat of the legal persuasion, in that place. on the 12th inst. The persons committing the assault were fined g each. Can the -suf ferer be tue gentleman who retired from the Fairfield Go. Bar on the urgent of his legal brethren, some years since? sa1 s
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nA.Saturday's Tribune speaks out in the impolite way peculiar to that paper, and remarks that Connecticut Sis infested by 8 journal which can compress more deliber- ate, wilful. wicked, villainous lies into a square inch than any other that is or ever was printed. It adds that, stConnecticut people will know it by the above descrip- tion." Now, for week or two past there has been such sharp competition among Democratic journals 1of this state iu that line. that we really think the Tribune ought to be more definite, o, Republicans who read only one De
 mocratic paper, the Sentinel for in
 stance, will be sure to do that paper injus. tice. LGa .shs9fcsk- F. st@f- &~'
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WAR DrrAsrMrsr. -Ths total expendi. ture estimated sas necessary hy, the secre. tary of War, was thirsy-eisllt niillions, He, however. submitte "a separste estimates by the chief of engineers, tok the amount of t'ceise milions mofe, for Yorti6cations,
 &c.. which he did not recommend, but which. nevertheless. appear in the forego-
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Economy.

The Democracy are laboring with won. derful persistence to make it appear that General Grants Administration is not in reality as economical as that of Johnson In support of their claim. they lay hold oi Mr. Dawes speech complaining of the es- inmates for the coming year, and insist on comparing estimates with dppropriations- not appropriations with appropropriations, or estimates with estimates, as they ought in fairness to do. The following is the ta. ble on which they rely. It was considera' ply mnisapprehended for time. but has since been satisfactorily explained. as we shall erdeavor to show
 Estimates for Appropriated Excess oi
 .G tas5f lS70-71. a for 1869-70. estimates Leg. Dept s. ,964 23 046 80 s1 627 9l7 4i Ex. props. 60, ,44000 49,500.00 9400t Dap. State 1,s05,7l4.00 1,274, ,I94.00 8252oOl treas Dp 165 4l6 70l GO 156, 1885, 088 3l SIS 0C 1nSr Dep. S9, ,993 e2951 26444 66t 95 l67 5s War Dep. 50,575, 80 44,953 ,698S8 562l 992 41 Navy Dep. 2S,4I, ,761.37 956 $500 12 4S5 095 S1 AgSaDep. Al aa 44oos 1io s9 % Jud1Dep. s75,ssO.o0 sls.1oo.0o e2,sso. .ot
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TO CORRESPONDENTS.

Desirous ofgiving every encouragement to persons favoring us with local news. we make the following propositions to regula, and occasional correspondeS:s:
 l. On publication of any communication wewill forward sis ert,a copies of the EN QUEER 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 cand to whom they are to be sent.
 9. 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. respondentss 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 ,tothe extra copies mentioned above -~>o>~--~>~~ ~~-~c~~--oc.-o~~~~~~~~~~
 Assure the people of New Hampshire that the successful collection and the economical expendl ture of money during the present year IS an ear nest andIa pledge of what 1t shall be in the veal to come. Tell the people of New Hampshire that during my administration there shall be no as cending scale of public expenditures; but when' ever and wherever the closest scrutiny shall dis close the possibility of cutting of dollar, il shall be edone.-GENERAL GRANT. . .a
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Lecture.

The Rev. Wm, H. H. Murray, of Bos. ton, will deliver a lecture at Farmers Hall Washington, on Monday evening next (Mar. 2sth). s.'t" if19 's' .+.'' s.-..i1:. : Since leaving Washington. where hs W IS preaching in 1865, MT. Murray has bs- come celebrity After brilliant career at Meriden, in this state. he was called to an orthodox church in Boston. and he now ranks as one of fthe most popular preach
 CTS in that city. A course of Sunday even- ing lectures he has been delivering this winter have attracted particular attention. His Adirondack sketches have had an enormous sale, and have excitedta good deal of controversy. That they are the work of Q true sportsman and of most lively writer, is sufficiently evidenced by the crowd the book attracted to that re- zion, last summer. beTisTa 4o9s aH 9se
 All who know MT: Murray will expect a rich treat on Monday night. Those who are only acquainted with iaisa reputation
 will undoubtedly attend, if practicable, and will, we imagine, be well paid for their trouble. 2 F~ s-e 36 ,@1zss16 A.a 25'
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s@- The Farmer denies that the Sou

n@- The Farmer denies that the South Carolina scheme of Notification was squelched by Andrew Jackson, ,holding.'tha' in the end, the federal government was com, pelled to abandon the position which it had assumed" Such is not the view Col. Ben. ton took of this famous issue between Call houn and Jackson. He considered the compromise offered by Clay, and finally accepted by the Nulliders. as almost g complete back-down on their part, Still
 the compromise was, as both, Jackson and Webster considered it, 2 great mistake
 Had they had their way the heresy of Sc
 cession would have been squelched before 1865, and the Farmer would have had nc use for tue thirteen articles it is now pub fishing in support of that doctrine.
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{ R9r We see from the. Register. that Mir. James Gallagher has resumed, specie pay ments. If he will only be consistent. and
 pay Mr. English all he owes him., on that basis. that. gentleman majority in New Haven will not be alarming sly large.sa.ai 8.
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Dr. Wistar's Balsam of Wild Cherry is "a combination and g form indeed" for healing and curing diseases of the throat,
 lungs and chsst.g It cures cough by loosening and Cleansing the lungs, and al- laying irritation; thus removing the cause.
 instead of drying up the congh. and leay- ing the disease behind. srer sy..s s,,sto. ..a sl AN ADMINISTRATION. Unfortunately for the people, the McOarthys, and Kalleys and Buffers are in majority, and the duty on salt, and iron, and coal and copper is made to shit them. .-Regts. Why leave out the Iron Barnumf
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 nGA- Having given the Shady Side of New Preston society, fortnight since, 1t is but fair to print the Sunny Side, in the following letter:
 For the Enquirer. Mn. ED1roR:-I have spent school term, teaching in New Preston, and desire to say a few words through the columns of your excellent journal, about the good peo- pie there, and the good times have had. First. will speak of my pupils, and the young people of the place. cannot snf- aciently praise their intelligence, industry, and good behavior. Nor shall ever for forget their uniform kindness to me per- sonally. Pleasant memories of the associ- ations formed ia the school-room, singing school and social circle, will follow me through life. The pastor of Congregation al Church, whose ministry attended, in- structs and eaiies by high order of preaching. The choir of the same church
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WOoDBURY.

The Democrats held their Senatorial and Probate conventions here on the 18th inst. nominee for Senator, O. B. King, of Watertown, for Judge of Probate, James Huntington, of Woodbury. The Rspubli. cans held theirs on the 18th; nominee for senator, N. T. Baldwin, of Plymouth, for Judge of Probate. William Oothren, oi Woodbury,
 George NJ. Allen and George F. Nor. ris have formed co partnership under the name of Allen < Morris, bought the stock. and hired the store of John Dawson in Hotohkissville for term of years. We like to have new merchants occasionally. as it tends to reduce prices, and that ac. commodities customers.
 :. w. P. Abernethy < O., having sold their apparatus for manufacturing, are about to relinquish the shear business.
 The house formerly occupied by Rev. 4. N. Lewis, has been rented by Mfr. Wm. Botsford who will keep boarders, probably some from the city, during the warm sea- son. The place is fine one for that business, and we trust Mir. B., will be suc- cessful, , l
 We have four evangelical churches in town, and feel grateful for what we con sider our abundant religious privileges, yet it appears that some thought we needed further enlightenment, sincs we have re- cently been treated to series of six ad- dresses in the town hall setting forth the doctrines &c., of Second Adventism. One Brown, from Maine, was the principa speaker He did not charge anything fol his labor. and some of his hearers seem to think that all it was worth.
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k Dsr The Democracy who control the New York Assembly, this year, had pe- culiarly lively time, on Friday last. One Fields. pet bill of whose had just been put on its passage. lost his temper and accused another Democratic member of corruption. Fields succeeded in bullying through his bill, and also in having a com.
 mittee of investigation appointed. Fields
 himself is q noisy city member, and is be- lieVed to be one of the most, corrupt of a corrupt body. .asiv -at.. ,cAG Hats1aosaE
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ngestimate.

ling estimate.
 NAVY DEPARTMENr.-At the beginning of the present fiscal year there were unexpended balances in this department, amounting to ovet sixteen millions, so that the real amount proposed to be expended next year, is less by three and half mill ions than the expenditure of 1S69-7U.
 .Posr OFFICE DRpARTMnET.t-Tn the 4esti- mates Of this department, two mistakes were made--one. a clerical error of seven millions, and another. from footing in the receipts of the department. amounting to four millions. with its expenditures. ma king in all, sss0sn ns'Hions.s to be deducted from the above estimate. ea5 scss4 47is
 zas7 x9sT-----7s # fe Swo4@a, ea.frs To the above should be added many cor rections and explanations of minor impor- tance. in favor of the proposed expsndi- ture for the coming year. Aside from the necessary expenditures for permanent. i'm provements. such as post office buildings and Notifications, tue actual expenses of ! <. the coming year would be. even on the esti- mates presented, about eleven millions less than those of the year 1s6e-7O. On com parison of estimates. the difference in ia vor of Grants administrations. as compared with Johnson's, really about thirty one millions in favor Of the former ''' ,--. s We have no doubt. the proposed expen- ditures will be cut down considerably, and MT. Dawes deserves the thanks of the country for the determined effort he is making in that direction; but any attempt to make political capital out of compari- son of the economy of Johnson ; admins tration, w:th that of Grant. will prove a signal failure. ~. .,- .@-
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". J, CLARK, Secretary

sSI appears from the correspondence of the N. Y. Times, that certain Americans, resident in Paris, have presented the as- sassin, Prince Bonaparte,2 witha carbine, as token of their approval of the neat way iii whicllhe extinguishes troublesome republicans Is there not some naturali. zationa treaty with France, under which these blunderbusses can renounce the cit izenahip as well as the principles of .thei, native country2 The Emperor is in the greatest need of loyal subjects, and here are these fellows whose chief occupation and delight 1t issto. toady to the Imperial family, ready to become such! 1@i -.+
 There has long existed an excellent ar. zrangement between this country and Flu
 rope, by virtue of which, ws take their su
 perhuous laborers, and they, our superdu sous snobs. All we ask is, that the latter
 naturalize abroad, as the former naturalize here, and clear us of further responsibility for their servility.e @z- ~ ~ 0s !,
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1870-11-23

probably one Of the men ] had seen at the
land-Office, a place, at that time, m uch
frequented.
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'.li~h,ful pancake season dauns
longer felttsolicitous save that my mem
rory should one day be vindicated.

4 : sSss toStiSeSsS Se'S NafNs s'
rory should one day be vindicated.
"Shs fol whom l had gone to prepare
a home had already found one in heaven.
The tidings of my calamity had broken
her heart She alone ofall the world be-
lieyed me innocent; and she had died
with prayer upon her lips, that the truth
mightcyet be brought to light.
IAN this 1 had heard, and it had
soothed as with sweet incense my troubled
spirit. Death, however unwelcome the
shape, vas now portal beyeud which l
could see one angel waiting 10 receive me.
heard the sound of approaching foot
steps, and nerved myself to meet the ex-
pected summons. The door of my cell
opened. and the sheriff AID bis attendants
entered. lie held in his hand paper.
/ It was doubtless my daath-xarrant. He
began to read it. Ny thOugb'swerc bus
led elsewise. The words "full and free
pardon were the first to strike my pre-
occupied senses. They affected the by
ISLANDERS more than myself. Yet soft was:
I ,eas pardOned for an'csTeucc ihad nera
committed.
"The real culprit, none other, it is
needless to say, than he who had sought
and abused my hospitality had been nor-
tally wounded in recent affray in dis
taut city, but had lived long enough to
make disclosure, which had been laid
before the Governor barely in time to save
me from shameful death, and condemn
me to cherries and burden.ome life.
This is my experience. Myjudgment.
as yours, in the case before us, leads to
but one conclusion, that of the prisoners
guilt; but not less confident and appar-
emily uuerring was the judgment that
falsely pronounced my own"
We 10 longer importuncd our fellow
Juror, but patiently awaited our discharge
on the ground Of inability to agree, which
came at last
The prisoner was tried and convicted at
a subsequent term, and a, the last moment
confessed bis crime on the scaffold.
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READ THIS TO YOUR
SWEETIIEARTs

The character Of community depends
much on the young women. II the lattes
are cultivated, intelligent, accomplished,
the young men will feel tic requirement
that sley themselves should lie upright,
aud gentlemauly and refined; but ifihc,r
renials friends are frivolous and silly, til,
young mcs will DO found to be disSipattd
aud worthless. But remember always,
that sister is the best guardian Of
brothers integrity. She is the surest in
culoatOr Of fai'h in female purity. As
daughter, she is the Irue light of home.
Tue pride Otthe laILOr oftclcr is ccn,ercd
in his sons. tut affection IS expended on
his daughter. sho e..-.. therefore he tac
......,.,.,t "A
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T<vasM>Mg \ Q~alSsv
HOW HE DID IT.

There lived in certain ncighborhool, a
registering sowdy bully called Jim Ban-
der. Jim was soEe in fight, kind Of
pusilistic Napoleon. Many and bloody
are the sfairs he had bad in his time, and
he had invariably come off FIRST best, jim
not only considered hinsclf inyulncrable,
but all the fighting characters in 4. ,snr-
rounding country conceded it was no 9e.e
fighting jim, as he was considered to be
patent thrashing machine that could not
be improved on In Jim's neighborhood
had settled quite a number of Quakcrs.
From some cause or other jim hated the
shad: bellies, as he called tLem. with his
entire hcart-he often declared. that to
whip one OF these iuOtfcnsive people would
be tho crovning glory of his life. For
years Jim waited for prctext. AT last
the longing desire Of his soul was to be
gratiGed. Que of. .Jim's chums overheard
a young Quaker speak in discouraging
terms Of him. The reports soon came to
Jim, cars not little maguifcd. jim
made desperate threats what he would do
with Nathan. the weak follower Of Penn,
on sight-bcsides various bruises and con-
tusious be meant to inaict on Nathan's
body. in his language, he meant to gouse
out both Of his eyes aud chaw of both Of
his ears. Nathan heard of Jin's thhrcats,
and, very naturally kept out of jim, way,
hoping that time would modify Jim's
anger. 1t seems, however. that this re-
suit did not take place:
One day friend Nathan was out riding,
and in passing through long lane when
about midway, he cspied Jim entering the
other end. Nathan might have turned
and fed, but his flesh rebclled at this pro-
cceding. Il will pursue my way peace
ably" said the Quaker, 'abd ! hope the
better sense Of thl, man Of wrath will not
permit him to molest nc. or allow him
to do violence to my person." Nathan's
calculations as to the lalnb.likc qualitic:
of his adversary were doomed 40 be disap.
pointed. 49,.
20 10" thought bully, as ho rccog.
nised Su,haa, 81 have him at last. Now
III ilmake mincc of shad-bolly. will sail
him and pickle him too
"Wilt thou please dismount from thy
Lorsc?' said jim, seizing his bride rein,
and mimicking his style; "my SOU
ycarneth above all things to give ysu th'
worst mauling ever a man received"
Friend James," replied Nathan
thou must not molest me, but let mo &c
on my way iu peace. Thy better judg'
ment will surely tell thee that thou vii
no: possibly be benefited by PERSONAL,
, iujuring me-"
Get down in moment" thunlerc,
jim; get down, you cintiug, lying
misunderstanding hypocri,o III drag 20,
down if you dOu't dismourt."
Friend James, l demonstrate sgains
, Il! proceedings ana against thy Ian
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AfEs. NARY rARNEY
NEW MILLINERY EMPORIUM
Main Street Wes;nn

MIS-. yarncy would respectfully inform the
ladies Of Weston aud vicinity that she has jus,
received and has now oifliand afull aad coli-
plsre assortment Of notions, ribbons. millinery
and straw goods, bonnet trimming and velvet
ribbons, boaLet silks, satins, and vclrets
blondes, nets, grapes, uchcs, flowers, feathers
ornaments, straw bonnets and ladies' hats
trimmed ali untrimmed-shakrr hoods, suii-
downs &c, which she is offering at Baltimore
prices.
bonnet AND DRESS MAKING
will receive prompt attention aud he done in
lie best style. 'nl6ly
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'nR. T. B. EDMlsToS,
~ -rnvsruclAs AND svnGroy-
on ,e on Nain Street, Weston, ". va.