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n~ The murder of MT. Fenn in Mil ford, by burglar. has naturally enough Occasi0ned great excitement in that vicin. fly. It is evident that the death of the deceased must have been owing to his own rnshness. The burglar was trying to get away, and appears only to have used dead ly weapons when he could escape in no other way. An unarmed man chasing a burglar is pretty sure to catch Tartar, ii he caaches anything. The increasing fire. quency of burglaries. however, would seem to justify housholders in making some preparations for giving such visitors . warm reception.
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For the Enquirer PLYMOUTH SKETCHES-No. B.


 PLYMOUTH SKETCHES-No. B. The Litchfeld South Association of Congregational ministers met in the Centre parsonage on Tuesday, July 5th. About dozen members were present. The Rev. MT. Curtiss of Harwinton read an essay on l" Female Suffrage" and the Rev. Mir. Woodruff of New Preston read one on "Amusements. In the evening 8 sermon was preached by the Rev. MT. Banks of Bethlehem, from 1st Timothy, 4th oh. 18th verse. On Wednesday meeting took place in Thomaston, and was permanently organized into a Sunday School Conven- tion, with proper officers to work it's ma chinery. The various points of interest relating to Sabbath Schools were discussed and the meeting adjourned, after having had an interesting and profitable time.
 ta.s .4-- E.. PLYMoTHEAN. { July 18th. 1870. 4-- @
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POoR TRAY.-Among the entertainers of that precious lot of innocents, the Con- neCticut legislature, at Greenwich, was one Thomas Donahue, keeper of a liquor sa loon in New York. At this saloon, Thomas Seannel, a political rough and an Alder man, received mortal wound, last winter, whereof he fingered till last week, and then died. Just before his death he deposed that the fatal shot was fired by Donahue.
 Yesterday afternoon, [says the 1si5unel Domaine. spho had been since Sdturday eoiti ahs Amer5csrs Gab at Greenacich, Coan., by the advice of his counsel, John Graham, returned to the city and delivered himself to Capt Cameron of the Eighteenth Pre-. cinck He says that he fired no pistol du. Eing the row in his saloon, and can prove the truth of his statement but is appre. hsnsiye that the jury will be composed en. 6rely of those belonging to the Scannel faction.
 From the police report we see that al this same Donahue's saloon, about five years since, the late, ,lamented Scannel shot one Irving, another New York Alderman, ''who still carries the ball in his thigh. Now if curious legislators desire to study the habits of the so-called dangerous classes of New York, would it not be more repu table for them to go to Donahue's saloon singly. in quiet way, running the usua risks. instead of disgraciug the State by mesting him publicly at an entertainment given by himself and friends !? Further more. If the Scannel faction should happen tO compose the jury which tries Donahue, and that gentleman should happen to gel his deserts, we submit that it will be the manifest and solemn duty of the Connecti cut Legislature to go in body to theil friends hanging.
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- There will be public worship and preaching in the Congregational church next Sabbath evening commencing at one half past o'clock. Young people are es- pscially invited, as the sermon will be ad- drsAsed to Christian young men.
 The '.'Tar and Gamboge" base ball club receives 8 valuable addition in the editor of the Sentinel. That gentleman did some heavy batting and tall running on Monday evening. He would have made a home run on his first hit had he not over- looked the Sd base in stepping from the 2d, home. .- -.... ..
 West Street (Railroad Avenue ? evi- dently begins to forsee it's future impor- tanco. During the past few months Messrs. Adams, Trowbridge and Williams, Mrs. Bar ker, and others, have made Improvements on their respective premises.
 Westward tha course of empire takes it's way -J. w. Wheeler has been putting sub- stantial covering across the street in front of his store. The establishment of @ tent in one of our public parks seems to us as illegal as it is unusual and improper. Town officers have no right to let that ground for private occupation, temporary or permanent.
 - The following sales of Soda Water were made at Vessels < Gates Fountain.
 June 22d. 2l3 glasses June 23d, 2O9 glasses June 24th, 237 glasses; June 25th 258 glasses, July 4th, 271 glasses.
 This large sale shows the great superior ity of their Soda water, the Gas of which is made from pure ground marble. Every first class machine uses it in city or coun- ty, except those one horse machines which are too small, and which are obliged to charge large prices for poor Soda water, thereby injuring the reputation of this most delicious and healthful drink, and grievously deceiving the public.
 14.1w. VESSELS < GATES.
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News of the Week
FOREIGN. WAR IMMINENT BETWEEN FRANCE AND PRUSSIA.

AND PRUSSIA.
 It seems probable thot war will com mence forthwith between France and Prus- sia. Prince Leopold Hohenzollern has been selected by the Spanish Administra- tion for their throne, and the Cortes has ben summoned to meet on the 20th and decide the question. Napoleon declares that if Prussia even allows the Prince to accept the Spanish throne he will begin war at once. Prussia shows TO signs of receding, and French troops are already in motion.
 Gredt Britain. motion to make at- tendance at the public schools compulsory has been lost by large vote in the Com mons. .-
 Turkey. viceroy of Egypt has been we'll received by the Sultan.
 China.-A terrible massacre of Chris tians has occurred at Pekin.
 DOMESTIC. The President has returned to Washing
 The loss by the Gold Hill (Nevada) fire is over $5OO,O0O.
 The St. Louis municipal authorities have passed an ordinance regulating houses of i'll fame.
 An adroit thief has defrauded the Phil adelphia Sub Treasury of $15, ,00O in gold.
 The President has sent an official report of the alleged outrages on American citi- zens in Cuba. ""E A number of miners have been. massa- creed by the Ute Indians near Laramie City.
 | A white man was killed and two Chinese were wounded by the explosion of a pow der mill in California. Gov. Holden of North Carolina has de- clared Caswell County in state of insur- | rectiOn.
 The Sioux Indians are holding a general council. and Red Cloud is using his inAu- ence in favor of peace. Five hundred additional Chinamen are en route TO the East from San Francisco. A band of rufians ransacked lager beer saloon in New York on Saturday night, were elected, returned to the attack, and killed one of the inmates.
 A murderer has been lynchcd in Fulton County, III.
 Thomas Sheridan, the New York wife murderer, has been sentenced to be hang ed on August 19 sr.Ee
 A Cuban mass meeting was held in Brooklyn, last week. Florence Scaunel, the political rough and New York alderman who was shot during the last falls campaign,is is dead. An anti Chinese labor meeting was held at Boston Friday night. The attendance was not large. ....Ia.. ......
 Kentucky Democrats nominated Con- federato officer for Congress in the first Dist. --,...,.s,
 The Chicago (White Stocking Base Ball Club have not been very successful in New York.
 The coal strike seems not likely to run up prices. - avG.sl
 Three men were severely and several slightly wounded in riot in Louisa O., Va. ."-.ta.' sA..H |.E tr
 Coolie laborers are to be placed on the Canadian railroads.
 A cattle thief has been lynched in Colo rado. f#-# .saE"s E#.
 The White Stockings were beaten by tho Athletics, Monday-17 to 12.
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WCODBURY.

The festival and fair, on the Fourth, given by the ladies of St. Paul's Church, proved success, it having netied some thing more than $2OO. .s
 A full report of the BiCentennial of the First Congregational Church. now in press, will be issued in few days. It is published by a vote of the church, and is said to be work full of interest.
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p9~ The retirement of Commissioner. David A. Wells is a circumstance that all who believe in the necessity of through tariff reform greatly regret. The respou sibility for this action. apparently favora- ble to ultra Protection. seems to rest on Secretary Boutwell,. It is a mistake that seems likely to cost the Administration a good many Western Congressmen, next fall. ~ assa #
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Litehfleld, Thursday, July 14,lS7O
DYnastic Wars.


 The defeat of Austria at Sadowa hum. bled Napoleon ILL, as we'll as Francis Jo. seph. The splendor of that short cam paign eclipsed all the glories of the Cri- mean and Italian wars; and the large terri torial acquisitions which followed it, made the infnitesimal gains of the wars of the Second Empire seem still more insignif. cant. That the people of France desire a war with the people of Prussia. can hardly be believed; but it is not to the people of France but to his standing army that Na- poleon looks for real support That stand ing army, or more properly, its officers. hays no idea of yielding the military su- premacy of Europe to Prussia without a struggle. Whether that struggle shall take place in 70, Fl or 72, may well be doubt cd even now; but that it must come some time is inevitable. A soldier who does not often measure strength with other soldiers feels that he is an absurdity. Hence large standing armies desire an occasional war from the same natural impulse that makes the duelist uncomfortable without his oc. casional ''affair of honor." The English ar my. indeed. smaller in proportion than others, has so much real colonial and Indi- an duty to perform that it does not present the same fearful misappropriation of force manifest in the idle millions of the armies of the Continent; but the French armed million chafe under dozen years of inac- ton, as well as with jealousy of the su- perior renown of the Prussian arms. This is just as much a match to decide the championship" of Europe, as if the First Nine of France had challenged the First Nine of Prussia to settle the matter of base ball supremacy.
 Believing that both these standing ar mics are anxious to fight one of those du- els whose terrible scenes of destruction and death alone save them from ridicule, the next question is whether the people of France and Prussia, and whether other na- tions who may be unwillingly drawn into the controversy, will not bind over the swaggerers to keep the peace. Indications are that the emperor, having got his mill tary machine in perfect readiness, means to make one of those sharp, decisive campaigns of which European war consists now-a- days Whether he will find Prussia un- prepared will soon be seen. He probably means to extend France to the Rhine, and thereby secare the allegiance of the army to his dynasty. If he fails he is very like ly to see his own successor.
 The sudden onslaught of armies to which all Europe is momentarily liable, must prove to every thoughtful American how wise have been the sacrifices of the past decade. The mere expense of such stand ing army as we should have been obliged to maintain. had the Confederacy succeed ed,wonld have been far greater than the interest of our present debt. But, above all, our liberties would have been in con- tinual danger from an irresistible force, controlled by single will. and our peace disturbed by the terrible military duels that are the inevitable result of system of sanding armies. The peace we con- qusred cost us very dearly, but it was 8 real peace.
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WEST TWISTED.

Charles Hawley, aged 24, who had been living with Beardsley and Atwood, the last year, was drowned in Long Lake, Friday evening; and though taken from the water in from five to ten minutes, could not be resuscitated. He was young man of un. exceptionable character. He could not swim, and bathing with those that could, in frolic, he got beyond their reach.
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-07-14

n@LThe continuance of the Income tax, at 21a per cent, seems settled fact. Not. withstanding the difficulty of a fair assess. ment of this tax, its somewhat inquisitori al nature. and few objectionable provis ions, we are pleased with the result arrived at. The clamor for it's repeal comes main- ly from those who escape their fair share of the burdens thrown on the consumer under the indirect taxation of the tariff and internal revenue laws.
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-07-14

B9- We regret to see that the Minority Representation bill has been dropped for this session. We believe the removal of appointments to town boards from the reach of that petty partisanship which now % often disgraces them, and lessens thei, utility. Eould be one of the happiest re. forms of our reforming epoch. a
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CORNWALL.

Special attential is called to the adver- tisement for the trial of Moving Machines at the farm of the late Gen. Sedgwick, in Cornwall Hollow. "A fair field and no favor' is assured to contestants.
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-07-14

b@- The Torrington Agricultural Society will hold its Fifth Annual Cattle Show and Fair, on the 9th and 9th of October next.
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Passed Balls-Actives, g; Picked Nine 6. Ely yCatches-Actives, 8; Picked Nine, l2
 Left on Bases-Actives, Hubbard l, Hart l, Clark 1 Farren l, Edinger 3, King 2-Tota g. Picked Nine, H Sharp Brimble l. Hine B. Iathrop Luby l, J. sharI Total, 9.
 Home Runs-Actives Addis 1. Picked Nine, Brim ble, l. r~ l- Umpire-lIr. Holley. r.
 Scorer-C. c. Butler.
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There was $4OO burglary in Greenville, Thursday night, r-e-. ~----.-
 There was burglary in Rockville Friday morning.
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s6~ The third Annual Reunion of the 10th Connecticut Volunteers will be held at New Haven August 25th. 1870. Fur ther particulars hereafter. s~sze.-sz@eess
 BENJAMIN WRIGHT, Sec'y.
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-07-14

.na The Democratic victory in Oregon turns out to be nothing very enormous. The Congressman gets only 343 majority.
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-07-14

pGe The census is throwing much light on the New York repeating business. In sixteen election districts in that city, which cast 70, 900 votes at the late election, the census shows population of only 37,000l At the usual proportion, the number of legal voters could not have exceeded S, ,OOO.
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-07-14

Caution to the purchasers of Peru vian Syrup (a protected solution of the protox- ide of Iron). Beware of being deceived by any of the preparations of Peruvian Bark, or Bark and Iron, which may be of fered to you. Every bottle of genuine has Peruvian Syrup ;not Peruvian Bark blown in the glass. Examine the bottle before purchasing. ;ei 'e@ .a'- .d17<s-z-
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-07-14

WATERrowN. - Although there IS nc practising lawyer here, yet, from the law. suits that have occurred within the last two weeks. iany one unacqnainted would suppose that two or three might live here and do thriving business. The first was
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LITCHFIELD.

BENJAMIN WRIGHT, Sec'y.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-02-04

UNIFORMITY OF SCHOOL BooKs.-The
hearing before the Committee ON Education
IN the Senate Chamber at Augusta, Wednes-
day evening attracted much attention. The
remonstrants against the scheme for es-
tablshing State uniformity in textbooks
appeared for the first time before the Com
mittee. They urged that no sufficient reasons
exist to justify SO radical and sweeping a
change in our school system-that town uni
formity will remedy the chief evils complained
of-that the scheme, if carried out, would
foster monopoly-that sharp and open COM
petition will give lower prices and better
books-that teachers and friends of educa-
ton are very generally opposed to it-that
it will tend to make our educational system
the football of poltics-that the system has
not been successful in States where tried
that it is not approached by leading educa-
tors in this State or the United States.
The remonstrants were represented by A,
P. Stone of the High School, Mr.. Wentworth
of the North School, Mr.. Dresser of the
School Board, ]. Il. Symonds and S. T. Pull
len Esqrs., all of this city; Mr.. Boothby of
the School Board of Bath; Mr.. Cross of the
Brunswick High School; Mr.. Stone of the
School Board of Biddeford; Mr.. Coburn of
the School Board of Lewiston; Mr.. Hanson
of the Waterville Classical Institute; Mr..
Roberts, Superintendent of Schools in Ban
Or; J. J. Taylor, teacher of Damariscotta
large number of the members of the Legis-
lature were present and generally exhibited
sympathy with the remonstrants.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-02-04

CUBA-PUELLo's EXPEDITION AS DE-
sCRBED BY THE CUBANs.-Havana letters
of the Goth ult contain details of the disas-
trous defeat of the Spanish troops under
Pueblo. The Spaniards left Nuevitas Dec.
18th, numbering about 5000 men, splendidly
armed and equipped. On the LIST of January
they encountered an intrenchment across the
road which they attacked but were met by a
ire which created great Generalization, but a
negro gave information to Pueblo relative to
the position of the Cubans which enabled
him to save his men 10 great extent. The
Cubans retreated from this entrenchment to
another, which was attacked, but the assail-
ants were likewise met with terrible fire of
musketry and cannon, killing and wounding
between 800 and 400 Spaniards, including
Pueblo and other officers. Out of seventeen
officers in one regiment only three were I'M
hurt. The Spaniards say that they took the
place, but on the following day fell back to
Arroyo Hondo, where they remained fifteen
days resting, taking care of the wounded and
otnerWlse recruiting from the effects of the
tight. Thence the retrograde march COM
menced, necessarily the slowest, as the wound
ed had to be carried with the column, which
was fired upon at every step. The positions
for the night had to be selected and partially
entrenched with mnch time and labor, and
they did not reach Nuevitas until the oath of
January. The men were in very dispirited
and broken down condition. The Spanish
officers and soldiers speak in the highest
terms of the gallantry of the insurgents,
whose fighting qualities astonished many who
had been led to believe them set OF arrant
towards. Nothing is known of the loss by
the patriots. Gen. Jordan was in command
OF the Cubans. The steamer from Nuevitas
brought about two hundred wounded Span
iards to Havana.
1t is reported that the agent of the Cuban
Junta at Key West has received intelligence
from Havana that up to 10 o'clock Sunday
night about $50 persons had been killed and
wounded by the Spaniards in the tumult
growing out of the Castanos affair. At the
latest accounts the carnage had not ceased.
The Cubans seem TO have been murdered
without any respect to persons.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-02-04
A Body aud Mind Disease.

Such is Dyspepsia. The stomach and the brain
are too intimately allied for the t, suffer with
out the other, that DYSPEPSIA and dependency are
inseparable. 1t may be added too that irritation OF
the stomach Is almost invariably accompanied by
irritation OF the temper.
The invigoratlng and tranquilizing operation
Hosteter's Bttsrs is most powerfully developed in
cases of Indigestion The first effect OF this agree
able tonic is comforting and encouraging. mild
glow Peryades the system, the chronic uneasness i'm
the region OF the stomach Is lessened and the ner-
restlessness which eharaeterizes the disease is
abated. This Improvement is not transient. 1t is
not succeeded by the return OF the old symptoms
with superadded force, as is always the case when
unmedicated stimulants given Tor the comp amt
Each dose seems to impart a permanent accession
Of heaithful inyigoration. But this Is not all. The
aPerent and anti bilious properties OF the prepare
ton are scarcely secondary in importance to Its
tonic virtues. II there is overflow OF bile the
secretion is soon brought within proper limits, and
IL tAe bieary organ is inert and torpid II Is toned
and regulated. TIE effect upon the dischargsng
organs is equally salutary and in cases of constr
patton the eafhartic action Is just sufficient TO pro-
duee the desired result gradually anu without pain.
The BitteFs also promote healthy evaporation from
the surface which Is particularly desirable at this
season when sudden spells of raw, unpleasant
weather are apt to check the natural perspiration
and pro luce congestion OF the liver coughs and
colds The best safeguard against all disease Is bod
lily yigor and tins the great Vegetable Restorative
essentially promotes.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-02-04

ions d. LASe. better known As Friend
Lang of VassalboFo. who has been appoint
Cd BY The President enc a the Zen Indian
Commissioners under the law establishing
What b known - the souakcr Indian poliey,"
b cue q The mosi prominent members o. The
->ocieiy q Flienas" In Amerlca. He Logan
rs n fhs most humble Nay. hui afterwards
eecanae q vey sueoezsia. manufacturer IN
beFsiek. Subsequently, be removed 10 Vas
a&leoro whefs be engaged h agriculture and
misunderstanding. Tia thElylne village known
r. Setth NAzsaitoFo, where some o. the beat
woolsn g0oas IN he world are manufactured,
e knovn sgsszliy wen a~Langs Mills," the
baaldins up the place and the Improvement
q the water power being due IN large meas
ARE % the enterprise of~Friend Lang and
he son, Col ThomAs 5. Lang. nov one Of the
Senators from kenDebec county. Mr.. Lang
h = ahFewd, experienced business man, who
has Joined 10 bis other ayoeafions that Of a
preacher, aud those who on ~hfst" or ~iourth
day happea 10 enter the modest little Qua
her meeting house at cetehelis Corner may
nearly always be sure that they can hear
Friend Lang's testimony.