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Litchfield enquirer., 1871-01-19

| "om0N 0oFE6A0E.- u0 cause OI WO mans Suffrage is evidently making req progress Tn Massachusetts. Not only did 6 large minority of the late Republican Con. vention vote to incorporate it in their par ty platform. but Governor Clafiin favors il in his message. He says:
 Woman's suffrage has recently been the subject of much public discussion. IT brought to your attention, no doubt you will give it that conside ration which it properly deserves. Certainly that IS no trifing matter which concerns the interests and duties of more than one half the people oi the commonwealth. The usages, the sentiments and the teachings of past ages are indeed in op- position to this principle, but this is an age of change and progress. The existence and action of our republican government are also in oppo- sition to the customs of the majority of nations, past and present. We are accustomed to exam inc each question independently, on it's intrinsic merits, and We are not bound by the traditions of the past: With regard, then, to the abstract right is di6icun to see aohy one se1 only should exercise the p7iuilege of U0ting, and there certaia are saany strong considerations sohy hose nost erct"ded should be pernssted to share sn public a fairs. Whatever conclusions, however, we may reach on this point, there can be question that great injustice is done to woman by many exist
 ing laws, and it is our duty to relieve the statute boOhs ef these relics of barbaric ages. I allude particnlariy to the laws anecting the rights of property. .f4
 It must be remembered that the laws of Massachusetts. as they now stand. are in.
 initely more liberal towards married wo- men than those of Connecticut.
 The ladies' who appeared before the House Judiciary Committee of Congress, last week, with memorial claiming the interference of Congress to viudicate the right of suffrage vested in women by the Constitution of the United States under the 14th Amendments). have the support of General Butler and Judge Loughridge These members of that Committee will pre- sent minority report to the House, it is said, in favor of the memorial. Senator Warner presided over the Convention on Thursday. and Senators Wilson and Car penter are said to favor the movement.
 Simultaneously with these proceedings. the petition of Mrs. Gen. Sherman, Mrs Admiral Dalghren, and thousand other ladies. a0ainst woman suffrage, is present. ed in the Senate While this movement very likely indicates the feeling in the higher social circles of Washington, the names carry no significance. What the wives of Gen. Sherman, Admiral Dalghren, &c. may think, derives no additional weight from the fact that their husbands are noted men. Taking about the highest instance of the kind possible, who would care to enquire what the views of Mrs Lin coin might be, regarding the suffrage? Or the other hand, many women who have high regulations of their own making like Mrs. Stowe. Mrs. Howe, and Miss Dickinson, openly favor reform. while we have noticed none of that class (Mis. Catherine Beecher, perhaps. excepted) who oppose it.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-01-19

De The Democratic Convention which met at Hartford, Tuesday, renominated the old State ticket
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-01-19

b@r We see that MT. Henry E.. Wing. formerly of the ENQUIRER, is to edit the South Norwalk Sentinel.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-01-19

whom would have given H. the chastizins he deserved on the spot. had it not been that he was saffsrins from indisposition al the time. Mr. Smith had an ausur iu his hand at the time but forebore to use it. Neither Mr. H. or any one else bel'eves that Mir. Smith intended to make any hostile demonstrations with the augur. That part of the story seems to be an atas,thOngh got ten up to screen the guilty party. Even the school boys exclaimed; How disgracefal, an old man nearly seventy dragged by hia hair!
 With regard to the sale of slips in the church and MI. Hitchcock's persecution. I would state, that Mr4 B. bid the. sum oi $21s for seat lin church where many ot tue slips sell for $4O). another gentleman raised the bid to three dollars. and H. did not bid again. The seat was struck of oi course to the highest bidder. This is the extent of ''the conspiracy" " and the person employed to write the article was we'll aware of the fact. If Mir. HIS '.friends" were equally liberal with himself, hs must have good many more. than we give him credit for. to have injured IS one hundred dol lars But his ''friends" not being very gen. erally of the charch going ortle'' we have not felt very serious loss. Instead of wish ing to keep Mr. H. away from church. we would cordially invite him to attend. not only half day BOW and then just before an election. but all day every Sabbath and if he cannot afford to pay the sum of three dollars for a seat. there are free seats pro vided, and as we believe that there is an opportunity for repentance (even for the chief of sinners) while life lasts, we hope the instructions of "bis s0orm personal t'iead' may have this blessed result.
 Mir. Hitchcock never strikes men of his o.on age This class of community he on ly attacks with vils and prgfans words. But occasionally his courage rises to the point of striking an old man, up among the seventies, for to my certain knowledge this is his second display of vdlo,' in that di- rection. TRUTH
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-01-19
WOLCorTYILLE. ',

Mr. Fred Q. Hills, the Registrar Ot the Town of Torrington. has completed his record of the births, deaths ap.l marriages which have occurred m the town during the last year. It stands:--7 births iu 1870 to 69 in 1869 and 768 in 186s-32 marriages in 1870 to % in 1889 and 30 in 1868 8-42 deaths in 1870 to 35 in 1869 and 53 in 1868. An enumeration of tic children between the ages of and 16 hrs been made in the Wolcottville school district anu the report shows that there are 400. .-A
 rheMethodist society have engaged Rsv. John Dieksnson. Miss Julia Coleman. William Anderson. and Prof. Hubbard to lecture to them. s...s i Rev. Mir. Miles of Winsted sermonized twice in the Congregational church Sun day. ;. T.
 The "Hops" which occur at the Allen House every other Wednesday night prove the most pleasant amusement of the sea- sou.
 David and Patrick Whelau have pur. chased th. piece q lAud East of the Trin. 1 ity Parish church. yard, owned by Frank W. Butler. for $l2Qe. and propose to erect 8 residence thereoii. .te 4':tt.& At meeting of the civil authorities, held in the Town Hall. Monday Jan. 2d. the following named persons were chosen Jurors for the year ensuing : Elizur Bar Der. Julius Wooding. J. F. Calhoun. Hi. ram Barber, Wade B. ! Wilson, Addison Palmer. David Eraus. Stanley Griswold. Henry W. Hayden. Darius D. Miner.
 There will be a course of lectures de. livered in the Methodist Church during the coming months. Rev. Mr. Dickinson (Anna's brother) and Prot. Hubbard are on | the course. Fa 1Tasf. .-.# Charles Hotohkiss ? and Samuel J. Stocking have been reelected deacons of the Congregational Church; Geo. Roberts. Treasurer and Eliaha J. Steele. Clerk.
 = The Excelsior Needle Go. take posses sion of their new building this week.
 = The Valley Park Association met on the 7th. and elected their board of direo- tors. At a subsequent meeting of the di- rectors. Henry J. Allen was elected Presi- dent and Charles F. Church. Secretary and Treasurer. .ss- ss.ss .---- The will of Alpheus Hodges was ad- mitted to Probate. on the 7th. Willard Barber acts as execntor under the last cod l icil. ...I :
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-01-19

- An excursion train is to run on the Aansatnek R.R. for the benefit of those at. tending Gen. Kilpatrick's lecture at Win. seed e the 27th inst
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-01-19
NORTH CORNWALL.

In my last communication to the EN- ouuRKR \ noticed che fact of our having just obtained . new organ for the church. This last week we have had concert of sacred music under the management of Mir. Uriah ". Hart of New Haven of whom the instrument was purchased. Mr. Harts abilitief in the musical ine are 30 much superior to anything Cornwall is sccustom- ed to that every one iwi.o heard the organ under his manipulations must have had all questions as to it's capacity fully satisfied. The concert came of on Friday evening. and so far as the music was concerned it was g success. Great praise is due both to manager and singers for the evenings entertainment. 7 It was listened to by an appreciatiye audience. but for want of proper notice. the house was not overcrowd- ed. The Improvement to the singers has been more than sufficient compensation for all the time devoted to fshsarsals and preparations. Messrs Beers and Baldwin, from the South parish, added to ths suc- cess of the affair by their assistance.
 --The great demsnd for water has been partially supplied during the.past week by the January thaw. A.
 Rev. Hiram Eddy of Milwaukee. Wis. consin, formerly pastor of the Second Congregational Church in Winsted, has been called to the Presbyterian church in Lawrence, Kansas, and will probably ac- cept. Mr. Eddy, it will be remembered, while engaged in chaplain duties, vas tar ken prisoner by tho rebels at Bull Run. and held prisoner for many months at Libby prison. .ss.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-01-19

n@- The Derby 1ranscript announces that in three weeks, the whole track of tho railroad from Derby to New Haven will -bs laid.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-01-19

THoMAsToN. lodge of Good Templars will be instituted in Thomaston this Fri dayl evening. -lndes.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-01-19

@ 4 subscriber sends us 8 letter he received from ''King & O." of N. T., pro. posing to sell him coantsyfsa money. and we understand that. the mails are flooded with such propositions. If the plan sue. ceeds, box ia sent 0. O. D.. which con. tains only waste paper, and the victim has generally sense enough to keep his owu counsel. Of all the swindles we know thi. is rather the least objectionable for it can only cheat scoundrels. Considerable efforl has been made in New York to stop tho proceedings of "King & Co.," and others These swindling letters have been denied the mails and the replies sent have beer seized and published bnt the victims ar. ignorant and don't read the papers. and tn. business reems to flourish still.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-01-19

PoRTCHEsTER AND DANBURY RAILROAD We see from the Danbury Ns1os. that . meeting of the stockholders of the Ridge. field railroad was held at that place on the 9th inst. The amendment of their char. ter, extending the road to Danbury. was accepted; also another, authorizing the in crease of their stock to $1, ,25O. .O0O, and the issue of bonds to complete the road. The chief engineer reported that ten miles of road were ready for the rails at cost of $11f, ,197. About half the summer force is engaged this winter.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-01-19

aw The Inder compliments the ENQUIRE, and says ibs editor is the namesake of Q former Pres. ident. Two former Presidents. we believe. Ir particular, Johnson. but in general, !" Jackn son -DanbayV NesDs. -s
 The Ne,Os is always lively. but sometimes inaccurate. The Litchfeld editor in the above described unfortunate predicament, manages the Sentinel not the ENQUIRER.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-01-19

0~ The editor of the Sentinel, taking the ill example of the ENou1RER as text, compliments us by going back three o, four years into the administration of his editorial predecessor. for his single specif
 ic accusation. Even then, he totally mis. understands or mis-states the facts; but il is an account we shall not open with him. We had some transactions with the gentle
 man who formerly edited the Sentfnel but we also had weekly, and, as we understand it. mutually satisfactory settlements.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-08-30
THE GAZETTE.
WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 30

COMMERCIAL WIT-The commercial column
Of 90 stately a journal as the New York Jour
nal OF Commerce is not the place where one
would naturally expect to ind satire report
Of the morals market: yet in yesterday 8 issue.
saudviched between an item on the law OF
nromissory notes and a survey Of the money
market, appears the following:
There has been good demand tor sharp,
mass and 9acuteness. We notice also some call
for roguery and raseality. Sel6shness is stea-
dy, Prudence-The stock small, but the de-
mand inconsiderable Peculation and embez-
Element looking up. Gross hattery active,
with rising tendency. Adroit lying at a
premium. Not much demand for truth. ex-
cent in small quantities holders firm. Can
dor unchanged UprightneSs has down,
ward tendency. Zeal for the right, dull and
uniet. Modesty has declined. light demand
for justice not much offered: Cunning more
actiye than usual. 4 good business done IN
pocket picking would be better but tor the
police. Something done in suicide. House
breaking rather active just now. Popularity
Many and lively bids ut first and second call.
TnVc IF Goodness and Of good men rather
Quiet Charity OF the first quality, little offer
ed lower grades are in good demand, especial;
" if they promise Quick returns. Sincerity
rather scarce and demand moderate Hypo-
crisy-Some stir we may say active, a little
doing in stabbing and rape. DrunSenness-
Much offered and a good deal taken: Reck-
lessness in demand. Foolishness III
the market, and considerable quantities taken
at high prices: Something doing in OVERHEAD
Ing. Promises, not intended to be kept. plen-
ty Honesty firm, but at low prices. CSury
rather fat Extorton fiat also: CovctouS-
ness, more fatal than cholera, increasing.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-08-30
Nv T.. ID. Harrison. AuctiOneer.

SALE oFVAhuABLEc CITY PROPERTY
on TUESDAY, the 18th of August next, ut II
o. clock H., on the premises, the following REA l.
No. !. HOUSE and LOT, No. lo5 south t s=.s5t
Fairfax street; lot &c by l25 feet, on which eEass
is comfortable two story Frame Dwelling, with
water and gas, and on which there Is Il ground
No. 2 HOUSE and LOT, No. 81 Wolfe tESsz zA
street, % feet inches by I01 feet. The .lEsa.
house is two-story frame:
No. 2. HOUSE and LOT No. a. Wolfe tt;sssss s
street 80 feet by GO feet House two story aEsEEl
frame, with water
No. q. HOUSE and LOT, corner Wolfe EEsssaS1
and Water streets, 80 by 80 feet. House sl DEL,
two story frame, with water and gas, occupied
rs a grocery. -
No. 5. HOUSE and LOT next east of G f75i
No. 4, . by 80 feet. House two story lsI4sl-
frame. n
No. G. Next cust of No 5, sam" dimrn- b5.d
sions and similar improvements. rp$IGa.
No. :. LOT No. 81 Wolfe street. ~ feet in.
bv 100 feet, with the improvements there ta:t
on-sold rs whole or divided to suit pur- el;t44
chasers: On thiS lot are THREE fkAM f.
TENEMENTS ull occupied.
No. s. \ ground rent Of SO per nnnum on u
lot on which there are FOUR BRICK Gs$s::
DWELLINGS, on Pitt street, between De-.
Queen and Cameron, west side.
Terms One fourth cash on the day 81 SAFE :
the residue in G, 8 and II months. Title to be
retained until the purchase money be fully, paid
Stamps and conveyancing ut cost OF PURCHASER
STEPHEN SWAIN,
GEO. W. SWAIN,
~ lots Agents f:r the heirs of Gee. Swain III!
:kg-The above sale is postponed until I .o-
DAY, the 18th day of September next. ut tn"
same time and place aug 14-lawtS5&dtS
DUBLIC SALE.-By virtue of deed of
/ trust executed by a. n. Thomas, on the lst
of October, 1857, and Of record in the Clerk
Office of Prince William county the e. un ,h 9,n
hoses Of said trust, will on MONDAY, the 4th
day septembsr ISL that a being G3 be %"y
House. in Brentsville, the TRACT OF LAND,
convey ed in said deed, containing. EIGHTY
FOUR ACRES, adjoining, the residue OF the
lands of \. n Thomas, and purchased by him
Of John johnson and others. This land has 81
on it small DWELLING HOUSE. Elli
Selling as trustee shall convey only such
title AS is vested in me SUCH which IS believed
TO be unqueStionahlc.
Prince William CO.. jy 23-cots
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-08-30
RyL. ID Harrison, AuctiOneer.

COMMISSIONERS SALE OF A HOUSE
" AND LOT ON PRINCE STREET, IN
ALEXANDRIA, VA.-By virtue Of decree
of the County Court of Alexandria Kan county, pro-
suit of James W. Atkinson vs.. Samuel H. De
vaughn the undersigned, Commissioners APP
pointed by the said decree, will offer for sale, by
auction, ut AleXandria city, in frcnt of the prem
seS, on SATURDAY, the 9th day OF Of, Septem-
Der, 1871: at - o'clock m, the ,rI LOT or G=s
GROUND, with the BRICK HOUSEther HI:i
on, situated on the south side of Prince between
Water and Union streets, numbered 10.
Terms: One hundred and twenty-five dollars
Of the purchase money cash. the residue IN
three equal payments ut s, II and Is months,
with interest from the day of sale, secured by
purchasers notes, well endorsed, and retention
of title to property sold until deferred payments
shall have been made. COnveyancng ut the cost
of purchaser ALBEIT STUART.
d. L. SM0OT. -..
aug 23-ts CONS. Of Sale.
DESIRABLE WOOD LAND IN FAIR
IL FAN COUNTY misunderstanding
to deed of trust made to me by VIM; II; FItz,
hugh for the benefit of Elizabeth Hutchinson and
Geo W. Adams, and of record i'll the County
Court of Fairfax county, liber y, No. 4, folio
$685. reference to which is hereby made, shall
on the DIST of:AUGUST, 1871. it being tic first
day of the August term OF the County Court be-
fore the Court House OF said county proceed to
SELL, to the highest bidder, the TRACT OF
LAND therein conveyed containing lO3!
ACRES, more or less. This land is all in
WOOD. and adjoinS the lands OF Robert w.
Newman, Alex Turley and others. ---
Terms: Enough i'll cash to- pay the expenses
of sale and trust, aud Mrs Elizabeth llutchin-
sons claim, about $3.50; and the residue in one
year. with interest; the deferred payments to be
secured by approved personal security, and the
title to be retained until all the purchase money
has been paid.
ALIEN n. SMITH, Trustee.
Middlcburg, Loudoun CO., jy l9-eot: o
&as-The above saIciS postponed till the FlRST
DAY OF SEPTEMBER next Court day.
Middleburg, Louduun co. aug 2'-eot<
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-08-30
.aVCTTON S.4LES.
nv Beck. Knox IL Kerby,

Real Estate Agents and AuctlonecrS.
COMMISSIONERS SALE OF REAL ES-
~ TATE.-By virtue of u decree of the Coun-
ty Court of Alexandria county, pronounced at
its June term, 1860, in the chancery suit of John
Howell vs.. William H. Shirley, the undersign-
ed Commissioner appointed by the said decree,
will offer for SALE by public auction: at lexan-
the 25th day of September, 1871, at II clock
m, the undivided one-twelfth interest of the said
William b. Shirley in the HOUSE and LOT ss
OF GROUND on the east side Of Washing Eli
ton street, between King and Prince, in the city
of Alexandria, numbered a..
Terms: Onr-third of the purchase money IN
cash the residue in two equal payments at six
and twelve months the deferred Payments to be
secured by the purchasers bonds with good
surety, and retention of the title to the proper
ty sold until the purchase money shall have been
paid. Stamps and deeds to be paid for by pur-
chaser ID. l.. SMUT,
auo 13ts Commissioner.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-08-30
ORANGE, ALEXANDRIA AND MAN
" ASSA5 RAILROAD.
~ Hg ~ sss
DOUBLE DAILY TRAINS.

On and after SATURDAY, July |, 1871, Nv"
daily passenger trains will run between WASH
INGTON and LYNCHB RG, effectng double
daily connections through between NEW YORK
and NEW ORLEANS. At GordonsSville CON
nection is made by mail train with the Chesa.
pcakc and Ohio Railroad daily, Sunday except
ed, to Richmond Staunton and the VIRGINIA
SPRINGS; at Lynchburg with Atlantic, Mis-
sissippi and Ohio Railroad for the West and
Southwest, and at Washington for the North
and Northwest.
Leave Washington daily at G.55 a. N; and $50
p. M, and Alexandria at a. m. and 600 p. m.
arrivingat Lynchburg at sos p. IN. and Il. III.
Leave Lynchburg at a. m. and ~ p. M ar-
rive ut Alexandria at 5.2 p. m. and G;25 a. m,
and at Washington at &. 10 p. m. and {: Is a. m
daily (excepting Sunday with main line train,
ut 655 a. IN. and Alexandria at 500 a. nj.
Leave Manassas Junction Mt $50 Il. m; pa:-
Strasburg at l2:45 p. m. and arrive at HARRISON
surg at $40 p. m, connecting with harmon y
Cos Stage Lines to Staunton, Rawley Springs
&c, &c.
Eastward, leave Harrisonhurg at 9:45 II. IN.
pass Strushurg Mt l245 p. IN, arrive ut Mnnassa=
Junction at 400 p m, connecting with main
line through to Washington and the North ana
West.
Good connections, by comfortable coaches, sre
made to Fairfax Court House from Fairfax sta
ton to Middleburg from Plains; and II Upper
vile from Piedmont.
Both the Eastward and Westward boun t~lns
make close connection ut Strasburg wi:n t.
Winchester and Strasburg Railroad to H;h''
ter, Harpers Ferry, CapOn Springs, &c.
Elegant sleeping cars are run daily betWee.'
New York and Lynchburg, without change
Also cars through between Baltimore ahd
Lynchburg, avoiding the inconvenience ct tr"h'
fer in Washington.
Through tickets and baggage checked I" Al
prominent points.
l,It
to lst October to all the principal Summer re
sorts Of Virginia.
j. NJ. BROADUS
ie Aft General Ticket E-gemt
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-08-30
RY Green & Wise
Prince VIM. CO., aug 4-rnts

Real Estate Agents and Auctloneer-
DESIRABLE F RH9R sAEE' OK KING 81.
By virtue Of decree of the Corporation Court
for the city of Alexandria, pronounced At it,
July term, 1871 in the suit OF Moran ". Brent
and others, the undersigned, as commissioner,
will Mt public auction, in front Of the Mansion
House, in the city Of Alexandria, oil SATu r
DAY the 10Th day Of September, ISL, offer for
sale valuable THREE-STORY BRICK ffis :ss@@1
HOUSE on the soutl. side Of King street, eEl zzS
between Fairfax and Royal, now iii the posse
sion of A Moran, being twenty feet IN King 81,
and running bacl; south ninety feet
Terms One-tcnth of the purchase money t.
be paid in cash. and the residue III three equal
instalmentS, payable at ,iN TIVE v" and eighteen
months with interest from the day ui sale; the
purchaser giving bonds. with approved personal
security; the title t" b. ret''inrd until the de-
ferred payments are made. and the purchaser IL
bear all costs and cAprnSes Of coIvrInIirng alri
stamps. fhORdE W VI. bhfN l.,
u,,r lots CulnInr If Sale.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-08-30
.EVCTTON' ALES.
TOR'S SALE.

The subscriber having finished his contract on
the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad, in Charles
county, Md, will sell, at public sale, without re-
serve. at Cox station, on said railroad, two
miles from Chapel Point and four miles from
Port Tobacco, on Thu RSDAY, September 14th,
1871, the following described PERSONAL
PROPERTY used in the construction Of said
railroad, to wit:
16 good work Horses.
8 - Mules.
81 Carts, good Us new.
81 sets Cart Harness. in good order.
Spring Wagon, with double harness
Is Wheelbarrows.
Large lot of Picks and Shoyels, Mattocks,
Axes, &c; one complete set of Blacksmith
Tools nearly new, consisting of Bellows, Anvil,
Hammers, Vice, Screw Plates, Stock and Dies,
Drills, &c.
Also large stock of STORE GOODS, pur-
chased within the last six months, comprising all
goods usually kept in first class country store
Terms: For all sums less than $50 cash on de-
livery and for all sums over that amount cred
it of four months, with interest from day of sale
will he allowed the purchaser upon giving g
note, with approved security. Sale to commence
at 10 clock a. IN. SAMUEL cox.
Charles county. Md, aug $3.50, S2,6,9l2