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Litchfield enquirer., 1870-08-04

Graves. The performances were all good, but MT. Graves ''Infelice' was remarkably fine. After the concert Mr. Gum invited all to his grove, where he lit q mammoth bonfire which illuminated the trees and rocks, and the figures fitting about from place to place, in the wierd light almost made one think of fairy land.
 Friday afternoon the Alumni Nine play. ed g match with the Orientals, and vindi- cated thesvalue of experience by beating them with score of 27 to 24.
 The earth rolled over once more and brought us Saturday night, when all re- paired again to Farmers Hall to witness the pantomime of Blue Beard, repeated from last winter, and the comedy, :sThe Loan of a Lover," in which pieces the palm was fairly borne off by MT. Gum as Blue Beard, Miss Kenyon as Fatima and Frankie Boudinot, the page, and by Chick Raymond. whose Peter Spyk was too good to forget
 Thus ended jolly. rollicking week of such fun as can be found nowhere but in Washington. There will probably be no reunion next year; but, as soon as the boys are ready to come again, we shall be glad to welcome them.
 The following subscriptions have been made in this town to the stock of the She-
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Ba@ The following came too late fo publication, last week: 1.

BG- The following came too late for publication, last week: g.. aa WARREN. @
 Hot and dry weather still continues. The thermometer indicated 85 degrees of heat in the shade, for eight days past.
 -a- Farmers are nearly through having, having about two-thirds crop. Corn is looking finely, with the prospect of an abundant harvest. H7' t.@
 - Quite number of accidents have happened here within the past week, some of serious character. F. A. Curtiss, hay ing his harness hitched to his tedder. had stopped for the purpose of putting on g load of hay, when his horses started and left the meadow at full speed, with the tedder attached. In passing through the bar-way, they broke loose from the tedde1 and ran about three quarters of mile, when they were secured without injury. The tedder was considerably broken.
 - On Saturday last, as MT. Harley Per- kins was moving with his machine, the tongue slipped out of the neck-yoke ring, as he was on down grade, and let the machine upon his horses, cutting one SC badly that Mir. Perkins had to kill it. The value of the horse was about s200. Two days before, he lost valuable COW, ma king quite.a succession of misfortunes.
 = Still another, MT. Charles w. Ever. it, lost one of his team of horses from lung fever. saea sa5 h9Ga@$.e~ s..... .ls z5' - The Rev. John Taylor preached in
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Ar The difficulty between Gov. Holden and the judiciary or North Carolina seems to have taken the form of a downright re- fusal Of the executive to recognize the writ of habeas corpus. The entire disregard of law in certain communities in that state seem to justify the governor in exercising his full authority, but we must confess that we cannot see where he gets the right to put counties under martial law.
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nG On reference to our files we find the sentence attributed to us by the Danbury
 Ne,os in the letter ofa correspondent. It must be remembered that the Ne'cs first alluded to it as editorial, which turns out incorrect. The pun, g dreadful one, was the work of a compositor who is not famil- far with the Heavenly Gates. but does know our postmaster. ,..g salote. 6.. ris9 :
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B@- The Rev. John s. c. Abbott has been featuring at Fair Haven, on St. Na- poleon and his pious nephew. It is not little remarkable that the chief American enlogists of the departed destroyer of millions should be two clergymen Abbott and Headley) and that the most devoted adherents of the present usurper should be those "good" Americans who have been translated to Paris.
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na- It seems that the leader of the North Adams Chinese delegation is Methodist, and that tho whole party attend church regularly on Sunday. We read an &C., count of this mans driving off some as- sailants with pistol, as they were coming East, and it occurred to us at the time that the action was much more Christian-like than we had expected of these peace-loy- ing heathen.
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NEW MILFORD.

While John Riley, baggage master at the Railroad Depot in this place, was bath ing in the Housatonic river, last Sunday morning, he was taken with cramp and sunk three times, but was rescued by AL bert Anson and George Oviatt. INo.
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BeAThe reelection of Gov. Scott in South Carolina seems certain, as also the return of Parson Whittemore. We hope Congress will adhere to its virtuous action of the last session regarding him.
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News of the Week.
FOREIGN. THE WAR.

The Emperor has assumed command of the French army, and issued an address to his troops. -.. The French Minister in London as. cribes the authorship of the Secret Treaty to Bismarck, while the British Minister at Berlin telegraphs that the document is there in Count Benedetti's (the French Ministers) hand writing. The outposts of the hostile armies are skirmishing, but no general en- gagement has taken place.
 It is said General Sheridan will not be allowed to go with the French army.
 The British Government is quietly pre- pairing for any emergency and work is go- ing on ill the dock yards and arsenals night and day. 4 4,s.. ..Ifsy ...
 Prussia has iu her army every able bod jed man between 20 and 30 years of age.
 MT. Gladstone favors peace and nego- tiation.
 MT. Disraeli urges England to get ready for the worst.
 Denmark is disturbed, and her neutrali- ty is uncertain. a, gsts..
 LATEST.
 The French drove the Prussians out of Saarbuck, on Tuesday. The Emperor and the Prince Imperial were present The force engaged was probably small.
 The French have begun their evacua- ton of Rome, and it is said, the Italians will then occupy the city.
 Great Britain. The victory of the Cam bria causes great rejoicing in England.
 Irish dem onstrationg in favor of France are forbidden by the British Government.
 An explosion has taken place in. Q Welch coal mine, causing great loss of life.
 Naly.-Father Hyacinthe has written q strong protest against the Iniallibility dog ma. His letter produces much excite ment. s.sol.b tsoef aa.s ... .er.
 Napoleon has made all satisfactory with the Pope, and the French troops will leave Rome at once. xs ls ta
 Spain. The Carlist movement in Spain has been abandoned. v 198 gg4C g.5asy The unpleasantness between France and Senor Olozaga is satisfactorily explained.
 Gen. De Rodas wants another large draft of soldiersto put down the Cuban rebell- ion. .v
 China.-China has offered satisfaction to France for the Pekin massacre. sl DsH
 The Pekin massacre was directed solely against the French. a ssaU saeeg awI
 Japan.-A terrible, massacre has taken place in Japan.
 : Hawi.A AHayti proposes to abolish her almost worthless paper money. 2As15 sa'. r Cdsada-An amnesty has been granted the rebels in Winnepeg. 'A'
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DG@ The ocean race was won by the English yacht Cambria by only one hour and ten minutes. The Dauntless, the American vessels, lost two men overheard and was delayed more than two and half hours trying to pick them up. But for this accident she would have beaten the Cambria.
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8ttbfeb Gnquirer, Litchfleld. Thursday, Aug. 4, 1870
shepaug Valley Railroad.

The vote of Litchfeld, on Monday last. to make further subscription of one per cent. on itsGrand List, to the stock of the Shepaug Valley Railroad, resulted as fol- lows:-
 Yes, 230-No, 27-Majority, 203.
 This makes the entire appropriation of 1tchfeld $114. 4.0OO. which. together with the individual subscriptions in the town ($1O1, ,5OO) gives the large amount of $215,- 600.
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B@T The N. N.Y.Ledger has an article of Fan ny Ferns regarding extortionate landlords, which the inquiring Litchfeld mind applies to Mir. H. Benton, with whom MT. and Mrs. Parton staid 9 short time, lately. We understand that MT. & Mrs. F. took board with MT. B. for the summer, but that he was directed by his physician to go to the seaside instead whereupon MT. Benton, having purchased horse for their use and being otherwise. inconvenienced, made them pay him $75 damages for breach of contract. aill bs ii }@as -I a. t,5s. $
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5 pea. We are glad to see that the Aspe- tac and New Milford line of the shepaug Valley railroad is to be thoroughly survey. ed. People on that route seem to be walk ing up to the fact that any action with a view to a final location on that line must
 be immediate to be of any avail. .7.7
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D9~ Some scoundrels have been swind- ling leather dealers about the country and having their purchases shipped to Hartford.
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-08-04

Be wise to-day. 'Tis madness to neg lect a cough or cold, however slight. Con- sumption may follow, and though Dr. Wis tars Balsam of Wild Cherry has frequently cured this much dreaded disease, it almost invariably cures the primary diseases of the throat, lungs, and chest, where other remedies fail
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a@ Regrets continue to be expressed by the English press at the recall of Min ister Motley. His successor, MT. Freling- huysen, late U. s. Senator from New Jer- sey, is an able man, whose appointment would be we'll received, did it involve the recall of MT. Motley.
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l. B9s~It seems that Real, the New York politician is to be hung, after all. His case
 is so fragrant that the strong effort made
 in his favor with Gov. Hoffman has been unsuccessful
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-08-04

The 18th annual fair of the Woodbury Union Agricultural Society has been chan ged from October fifth and sixth to We'd nesday and Thursday, September four teenth and fifteenth, thus placing 1t Tn ad. vance of all the other towns in that sec- tion.
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-08-04

B@% A Hartford woman, only thirty-fve years of age, has twelve living children.
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B6F St. Louis house holders have sent for three hundred Chinese servants.
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n@- The reunion of the First Conn. H.. V. A. is to take place at New Haven on the C6th inst
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BALL MATCH.

A Challenge had been sent to the Wood bury Nine and they had agreed to come with what players they could, though they did not profess to be in first rate condition. At twelve o'clock tue game commenced, and lasted four long hours It was bet ter game than appears from the score. The batting on both sides was very heavy. The Washington boys had an advantage from knowing the ground, but they also maintained their old reputation in the field. We append the
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-08-04

B9rThe Tenth Conn. holds its reunion at New Haven on the 25th inst. .
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PROGRAMME.

.ft. C. S. COu2nS.
 Deming's poem was far above mediocrity and was so we'll appreciated that it was immediately moved and decided that, with the authors permission,a committee should be appointed to attend to its publication for private distribution. ...-..-.....
 On Wednesday the nine and its packers went to Woodbury where they had agreed to meet their antagonists of last summer, the Waterbury nine. It savored little of poetic justice that Clarence Deming should again be on the nine, for it was in the match with Waterbury that he was wound ed, last summer. Waterbury however failed to put in an appearance, and according to the new regulations forfeited the game with a score of 9 to 0. The Woodbury boys, however, came to the rescue, and got up scrub nine which gave the Washing tons as close rub as could have been ex- pected from Waterbury. The score stand ing:- Washington 27, Woodbury IA.
 .~ THE PROMENADE CONCERT was advertised for Thursday evening. An energetic corps of efficient ladies and gentle men had made the hall beautiful. Banners and flags and flowers and pictures decorated the walls. Blish's renowned Bridgeport band was on hand, and well sustains it's reputation. The beauty and grace of the ladies and the gallantry of the gentlemen surpassed the brightest scene of Washing tons former festivities. We cannot refrain from mentioning some of the costumes.
 Brooklyn sustained her reputation for ,loveliness and taste by appearing in white over purple and white silk. Short dresses were the order of the evening but this same city of churches displayed long white train embraced by an elegant blue sash. New York looked charming in a white muslin trimmed with lace interwoyen with pink. Broadway was resplendent in gorgeous cherry color. Flushing wore a rich pearl gray silk, and in her hair grace fnl spray of clematis, falling down her back. Cold Springs daughters appeared in com
 
 elementary pink and green over elaborate white. New Milford looked superb in black and gold, and in blue under a white pelisse. Springfield in simple white. with Roman Scarf and flowing hair, and Wash ington in white lace over blue silk train, were much admired. But must stop, for & vision of pink shoes, Etruscan cables, fancy bretelles, panniers, pompadour, bias, slash and gore dazzles my bewildered eyes. Washingtonians recuperate easily, and were on hand the next evening to attend the saee T s ORGAN CONCERT P spks in the Church. The programme consisted of organ solos by Messrs. Raymond, Gib- son and Smith and Miss Brinsmade, and male quartettes and solos by Messrs. Burke, Smith, Howard, Raymond and
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-08-04
WASHINGTON.

The Alumni are here again and the Second Reunion is in full blast The New Milford stage has been busy for week and graduates of both persuasions have ap- peared in numbers about the same as last year. A reception at the on Saturday of last week opened the season of festivities; and from the Secretary's notes we steal the following report of Mondays <.. ALUMNI MEETING 1} a.
 President Robert Parsons graced the chair, and after the balloting annouced the election of Geo. Richards Jr. as Pres ident for the next year Other officers were elected as follows
 Vice Presidents. M. Southbrook, Miss F. M. Dayton. c. $. Engles, F. w.. Howard and H. 0. Freeiand.
 Secretay.-H. w. B. Howard
 Treasurer. s. Logan.
 The following Committees were appoint ed:
 On Base Ban-Parsons, Richards and A. Chapman. '
 On Promenade Concert fo,' Thu,slay eve- ning.-Engles, Parsons, Smith and H.. Howard.
 On Iheotricals. Howard. Smith, Miss Kenyon and Miss Gum.
 Letters were read from the following gentleman who could not be present. Claude Burroughs, J. w. B. York, Chas. Nettleton, 0. N. Foster and B, H, Day.
 After short but interesting financial conversation the meeting was adjourned, sine die.
 On Monday evening the hospitable doors of the Gunnery was again thrown open, and the young folks danced but separated early to rest in preparation for the next days .s- .... .-...
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THE BOSTON AND ERIE RAILROAD. The following gentlemen have been appointed d receivers of the Boston and Erie R. R. Co.,. by the Mass. Supreme Court: James W. Converse, Otis Norcross and Thomas w. Pierce of Boston; George T. Oiphant of New York; and George M. Bartholomew of Hartford. The Boston 1raue4er makes these comments: fss... .-.,
 The appointment eff receivers of the Boston, Hartford and Erie Railway is believed to be the best method of settling the difficulties to which the corporation is now subjected. The gentlemen named as receivers are all friends of the road and desirous to see it completed te the Hudson River. They will take possession of and run the line for the benefit of all parties in interest. The Nor wich lease it is thought, will now be speedily pro- vided fol, ,and some arrangement made in the way of eapitalizing the bonds, floating debt and stock so that abundant means can be obtained for fin ishing the road."r ntr E... .....t. ...-
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Ba- The Sentinel talks plainly to ifs

SeS The Senhnet talks plainly to it's party: sa
 Time and again the sturdy old Demo. cratic party has helped it's enemies out of positions that were we'll nigh hopeless It secured the election of Lincoln the first time. It contributed more than any thing else except the army, to his reelection. It made Grants election certain, and insured its own defeat beyond peradventure.
 Too true; but what evidence is there that the leaders of that party are a whit less blind than they have been for years back? The Sentinel follows up its advice with the following absurd misrepresenta- tions: a-tE ha< @ lfa
 The promises of economy in the public expenditures have no where been fulfilled. the corruption of the radical leaders is un- disguised and undisputed. The Chinese question has forced the noisiest advocates of the absolute equality of all races to take the back track and virtually to confess their demagoguism to all the world.
 Every monthly statement disproves the charge that Republican promises of econ- omy have not been fulfilled. The expen- ses of every department have been reduc- ed; larger amount of taxes have been ta- ken off, and yet the reduction of the debt continues. ...fC+.'....
 ''The corruption of the radical leaders is undisguised and undisputedr To sup. port such charges as this, MT. Whittemore of Sou tn Carolina, and the few like him, will be paraded as ''radical leaders!"
 s'The Chinese question has forced the noisiest advocates of the absolute equality of all races in this country to take the back track!" In other words Ben Butler takes ground against allowing Chinese emigra- tion, and on that slight foundation the Democratic press base all manner of charg- es of inconsistency against the Republican party! # ft..t .g-ae.s.. .-i. ..1 ......a
 Our late Congress failed to do much that we wished done. In the matter of the tar tiff particularly, their ultra protective views have been an injury, as we conceive, not on- ly to the revenue, but to the business of the country. ButM Messrs. Sherman, Buckingham Schenck, Garfield, Dawes and others who controlled the important financial meas ures of the last session are men of unques- tioned ability and integrity. Prodigality, corruption, and want of faith in political equality, are not accusations to which the present Congress is fairly open.
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SCORE:
RUNS MADE IN EACH INNING.

, RUNS MADE EACH INNING.
 w.sn,uetou 2 3 4 ,s s. Woodbury, ? 2 GAO
 Flys Caught-Washington; Chapman l. Richards l. Lathrop l, Brihsmade Demng 1, Lynes 3.-Total 8. Woodbury; w. Bacon 3, Powers 3, Lewis 3, Way 2, Jef fries l, F. Bacon Total 13 .'.s
 Left on Bases-Washington; Deming 3, Lathrop 1, Parsons Chapman Brinsmade l, Lynes Total. S. Woodbury; W. Bacon, 2 Powers 2, Lewis l, Curtss l. Riley l. .E
 Home Washington, Parsons 1, Gum l. Rich ards 2-Total 4. Woodbury 0-Total 0.
 Tuesday had been appointed for literary exercises. and at 71a o'clock in the evening Farmers Hall was comfortably filled with an audience who showed their good taste by giving interested attention and ire quent applause to the following
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-08-04

- The following subscriptions have been
 made in this town to the stock of the She-
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in the Church. The programme consisted of organ solos by Messrs. Raymond, Gib- son and Smith and Miss Brinsmade, and male @quartettes and solos by Messrs.
 Burke, Smith, Howard, Raymond and
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-12-04
STREET QUOTATIONS.
Half-pasr Five o.C,ocrs y. M.
REAL ESTATE MATTERS.
ale of St. AIMS Roman oa,houc Church.

Sale oil st. AIMS Roman Catholic Church.
The particular item OF interest in the real estate
market yesterday was the sale OF ST. ADn's Roman
Catholicl church property, on Eighth street. near
Fourth avenue, by f. G. Locke, real estate broker,
to MIR. A. I. Stewart. The price paid Is understood
to be about $4,000. The properly embraces the
church and rectory on Eighth street. and house
ana lot on Fourth avenue, which connects with the
property or Eighth street. The congregation will
remove to their new church on Twelfth street, be-
tween Third and Fourth avenues, about the first OF
January.
This church was originally erected in Murray
street by the Presbyterians in 1872 for Or. Mason
one Of their most distinguished ministers In 1912
the lot upon which 1t stood In Murray street was
sold, and the building taken down ana rebuilt
stone for stone, where 1t now stands. The
congregation afterwards became embarrassed
and sold ont when 1t became temple
OF Roman Catholic worship. The present
pastor, the Rev. Father Preston, 10 himself con-
vert and one OF the most eloquent divines In the
Roman Catholic pulpit In tins neighborh0Od. 1t Is
said that ut time when Presby terrain house OF
worship the pulpit OF this church was occupied by
clergyman whose most eloquent and scholarly
and all the forms Of submission to the Papal
authority Could he now rise from his grave and
see the daily sacrifice OF the mass offered where
formerly there sense OF religious feeling ex
cept ct regular intervals, he might hesitate In his
prediction Of Papal ruin. The rope Is prisoner.
St. AIMS church was formerly Presbyterian. II Is
now Catholic. The inference Is plain.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-12-04
FIRE IN ANN STReEI-LOss SIS, 900.

About haupast four O'Clock yesterday morning
fire broke out the fourth noor rear OF No. AZ Ann
street, owned by Ludwig Dohsenwent, and obcn.
plea by S. q. Jackson, manufacturer OF jewelry
boxes Mr.. Jacksen's loss is $1,000; insured Tor
$1,000 In the st. Nicholas Insurance Company.
The second and third doors were Occu-
pied by Malonari, h King picture frame
manufacturers, who sustain loss Of 81, 600,
upon which they have $1,000 insurance
in the Imperial Insurance Company. The irst floor
packing box manufacturers, who sustain a loss of
$4,000. They are insured for $4,000; 5000 each In
the Buffalo Fire and Marine, Merchants Western, of
Buffalo, and the North American, OF Hartford The
building is damaged $4,000; insured In the Globe In
suranoe Company for $4,000. The entire stock VI
the occupants was destroyed
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-12-04
FINANCIAL and COMMERCIAL.

WALL STREET,
SATURDAY. Dec. So 7. M.
On Change to-day wheat was quiet and firm. The
cotton market was heavy and lower.
TnR COTTON MOVEMENT.
The statistics OF the cotton movement for the past
week show an increase in receipts and decrease In
exports. The total receipts were i40,674 bales,
against IFS, 600 bales last week. The total receipts
since September l. $780, were 1868 500 bales against
COL y44 bales for the same period OF last year, show
ing an increase OF 1871 os3 bales The exports for the
week were TO- 2a2 bales ana the total since Septen
Der were 52 8O3 bales against 49, 262 bales for the
corresponding period last year
GOLD srR0kG-i1l Il13a.
The Cold Room was IN the dark to-day as to the
coarse Of prices at London one solitary quotation
being all that was vouehsafed by the managers Of
the french cable The price Of bonds In this report
was without any encouragement to the "bears,"
and hence the market slowly drited TO a higher
onotation-v7., from III TO 111x-from which It
cedes again to lllJt. The course OF the market IL
f.l.lA.