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n~THE ATTENTION OF THE PUBLIC Is
u8 invited 10 my large STOCK OF SCHOOL
BOOKS, STATIONERY and SCHOOL REoUI-
SITES, which I am prepared 10 sell at the very
1910 prices, wholesale and retail, ct No. l02e
seventh street, above Hev York avenue.
..l-im RICHARD ROBERTS.
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The Maryland republican central committee,
VIII meet in Baltimore on Wednesday next, the
9th instant, TO organize for the campaign.
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The Illinois republican convention to nomi-
nate candidate for Congress from the State at
large meets at Springfield to-day.
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Estimates basedupOn the census of 1870 fix the
number of colored voters in the United States
at SO, no.
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For fifteen years daily, at Stamford, Connect
icut, man has sat on a fence and watched every
railroad train as II passed. Exchange. He Is
probably trying TO make up his mind if it would
to that fences. p. Nelcs Letter.
This old chaps twin brother lives in Washing
ton. He is am "injunctionist." He sits ON the
fence and croaks about ''extravagance, - "taxa-
ton, 'ruin to the propa'ty holders" &C., as he
sees the wheels of District improvement start in
motion under the new government. Every
stroke of the pickaxe the shovel, the trowel. and
all the other busy implements of industry put in
rse under the new order of things here brings
out ia fresh groan from this old codger. as II II
was blow aimed at his own vitals. Catch him
Jumping upon the Car OF Progress! Not he. He
means to stick to that fence.
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SHon. James Brooks, of the New York Ex-
press, has been drinking juleps made with Bos-
ton ice in Japan.
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limited STATES PATENT OFFICE,

tn. petition q MGshB b RS SSfi a,du
New York, and 3. II. q. MATHEWS, Of Phila-
delphia, Pennsylysnia, praying for the extension OF
1865, and rsissued the 18th day Of July, l, Tor
Improvement in Hydrants:
II Is ordered that the testimony I'm the case be
closed the 10Th day Of December that the time
for hling arguments and the Examiners report be
limited 20 the 6th day Of January next, and that
next.
Any person may oppo.e this extension.
auSQ-wg ND. LEGGETT, Commissioner.
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TO SPEND A DOLLAR
WITH SATISFACTION TO YOURSELF AND
EVERYBODY ELSE GoTo
SILVERB ERG'S.
He offers to-day:
.. One pair handsome LACE SLEEVES with Collar
One One R pair fine LACE GEr stEEyEs g.
OF, One sett Of LINEN CUFFS and COLLAR trimmed
r Two pairs Of LINEN CUFFS and four LINEN
prs sdss super sSnT G Sc
idis sH5s fine LINEN
fSS :HRsS t3Ps tHfEsi&isS!.ircHED MOURNING
Four pair Cents t British iii half HOSE for 81.
Three pair heavy extra heavy ditto for 81.
cH H9Tr Gents ss all linen hemmed HANDKER-
Three Ts Gents sggsr fine all linen ditto for 81.
Two very pretty, APRoks for 81. 'O' '''
One splendid Work Or TRAVELLING BASKET
Six Six fine Ivory NAPKIN RINGS f.. sl
One COED BR 1e Mie rgsSsT g0ns for g.
One BOTTLE LUBlN's EXTRACT for 81.
Besides large number OF other Articles, equally
Also fH b E ~ Se ahPgYs
in all shades which will be sold in all colors single,
double or split, 2 cents in black white, single,
double or split, Is cents per OUNCE.
b. sILvERBERa,
sls SEVENTH STREET.
sels-tr Near Pennsylvania avenue.
CT. AND SEE
THE LARGEST,
THE BEST AND CHEAPEST
STOCK OF
SLATE AANTELS,
Hot szesptins Boston: New York. PhilsdslpAi. and
MARBLE MANTELS AND IRON
AANTELS, GAS FIXTURES,
TO SUIT THE RICH AND PooR-ONLY COME
AND EXAMIEE.
LATROEI STOVES, CRATES, RANGHS, PAR.
LOB HEATERS;
and great variety Of other goods; In part
EoE;EXPLosIEE LAMPS, PATENT AReAsD
| SOMETHING NEW.
HANILTOM Z PEARSON,
No. 4, Y. n o. A. BUILDING,
aua-tr 9TH AND d SfnIHn.
f. g. JUsTH PAYS FAIR PRICES for Ladies,,
6I "a Sspts and ChildEsns SECOND. HANB
SHOES, &c., ct 6I9 d street, between 9Th and 10
se' Mote By mail promptly attended 10. sulQ0
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LOAN OFFICES.

r0HENS LOAN OFFICE, 1908 SEVENTH
" STREET, corner Of New York avenue <(aN
and Seventh street.-Money loaned on the w
most liberal terms gold and silver watches O g
diamonds, plate guns, reyolvers. and fine clothing
Goods kept any length Of time desired. se21-tr
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Committee on Examination of
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q their rooms, at Police Headquarters, on WED,
NEsDAf, the 9Th inst, at II O'Clock noon.
sells ID r A. LAZENRY. SAc'Y-
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CAROs WASHINGTON LOAN OFFICE
AND sALEsRooM.
The most private Loan ONCE in this city. Money
loaned on Gold, Silver, Diamonds, Jeveiry N0N
and Goods Of all descriptions, at the lowest IA
rates in the town.. The above goods boughto u
for CASH. Open from q. m. TO D. m.
Pytrdts entrance from the hall and st. aple
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NOTICE.

I'VE RESPECTFULLY beg leave 20 inform our friends
and the public generally that we have opened our
nv I.OtN OFFICE, GA @ street, under the Met
vo,..iisan hotel In connection with our old estao
iished place, 2o9 -Four and half street, and are
now ready 70 loan money ~ any sums and to5 any
ments are offered for large sums, and on United
Are and burglar proof safes, and all business
strictly confidential 5. G0LDsTEIN 4 CO.,
rooms, 6Is Pennsylvania avenue, under Metro
politan hotel. sel5-ly
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RRICKsi BRIoKsn BRloKsm
500, goo BRICKS Of An kinds on hand andsfoe
sNirHsoH q DUNN,
0Dl-1 1893 -Four end % Hsh strsst. .. W,
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nFST. MATTHEW'S CHURCH-The solemn
Wy celebration Of ST. Matthew : Feast il posi-
PONED until SUNDAY NEXT Its
Patriot, Republ
n@NGTICE.-Persons desiring the service. Of
QS the Cn,--7ney sweep Of the First, Second and
5hlrd Wards win nhd Dis boxes as follows:-l4th and
trail Guard house; 18th r. I'd sts- 18th and Pa ay;
ANTHONY RANKS, Sweep,
se3e1. 1911 Ia. street N. W.
U SATIENTI0H," PRESIDENTS MOUNTED
~, Sss AkD The members Of CNHPANY
fhEsiDENTS MOUNTED GUARD are
Hi ~ npssd that the Troop win not assemble for
ulpn on y hursdsy, the Zlst instant
~ Ozoer OF Captain Commanding
FREDERICK THOMSON.
10 Orderly Sergeant.
SOCIETY, ID. CHE special
attention OF members Of the society 10 called 70
The fact that at the regular weekly meeting THIS
EyENING, In the Colonization Building, the death
Of Dr. THOMAS y. MAuRY win be announced, and
spprOpriste action taken en- n he Spciepp ,...
Wv. JOHNSTON, n. D., secy. Il
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WASHINGTON CITY:


The practically of the efforts for the reform
OF fallen women, commenced by the woman's
Club in this city, has been doubted by many
well meaning people. They think moral suasion
viii 90 but little towards remedying an evil
which, in their opinion, requires the stringent
execution Of strong reprcssive laws in its treat
ment. 1t is natural that these differences of
opinion should exist, but our reformers have
this to encourage them in their efforts: that,
while the law has punished thousands Of NJ agda-
lenes. and never yet reclaimed one, numberIess
cases are recorded, since that in the New Tesla
ment, where christian love and sympathy have
brought the fallen ones to a realizing sense of
their degradation, andrescued them from shame
less lives, and q miserable death. Let the
woman's Club be encouraged by the success of
like benefeent work in London, known as the
=" Midnight Mission" the history of which is
briefly this: In the autumn of 1861 a benevolent
gentleman, who described himself as 80 A Well
Wisher, :" forwarded to the London Female Pre-
ventiye and RefOTmative Institution q check for
f10O, in order that the experimentmight be tried
of keeping a small asylum open all night for the
immediate reception of any friendless young
woman of good character, or penitent, from the
ranks Of the fallen. The institution accepted the
task, and a small house which was at one time n
den of infamy was secured. twas soon furnished
in the painest possible manner, and rules adopted
to guard against imposture on the one hand, but
at the same time to render IL available for the
classes above. A widow was engaged as matron
Special means were employed to make the exist
ence Of the refuge known, and the result was
that during the first year about 100 were admit
ted, the second year over 500 and during 1870 $50
were sheltered. The matron computes that at
least one-half of these sought and found refuge
fr,fF he
to their friends. So much good has been accom-
plished by that first gift of f1Oo. Let the
Woman's Club take heart They have already
more than that to commence with
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~ ASSESSMENTS AND TAXES,

Notice IL hereby given that blank forms, In 90
cordance with the amendment to the Assessment
Act" now In the hands Of the Assessors OF the
several legislative districts. Persons who have
made returns Of bonds, promssory notes and other
securities bearing interest," correct the
TO show the Income from such securities, which
il alone taxable.
All those who have neglected TO make return of
personal property, a. required By law, are warned
70 do Immediately; otherwise II will become the
duty Of the Assessors TO make assessments
" according to the best Information they can OBJ
tain" from which assessments there can be no APP
peal. Section Of the act Of Aug 9Th provides that
In all Of refusal 10 make return required by
law. the said person, corporation, association,
felt and pay fine Of not less than Ave dollars nor
more than one hundred dollars, to be recovered In
the name Of the District Of Columbia In the Police
Court Of said District. !" nj A HALL
se5-n supf OF Assessments and Taxes.
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The Citizens Non-Improvement Ant-Loan
Association has been reduced by various Attic
tons to the number of six, as seen by their meet
ing last night This raises the grave question
whether these six individuals form q competent
legal quorum of the citizens and property
holders of the District Of Columbia, supposed n
have population Of about l40, 900. To be sure
there is precedent in the case of the three
tailors of TOoley street, who headed their adj
dress to the world eve, the people Of Eng
and;' yet the doubt will rise whether
Messrs. A. Watson, Marcellus West. F.
d. Gaines, j. G. Stephenson, Benjamin Sever
son, and Jerry Robinson ke legal quorum OF
District citizens and property holders, qualified
t6speak for them, and issue addresses in their
name. We should like to have the opinion on
this point Of lawyer Durant (of Louisiana) and
the rest Of the legal gentlemen who are so solicit
tOus lest the new District government should 90
astray for want of good legal advice.
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IL x U Q I N
3 MOy A L.
On or about the middle Of September next, we win
remove TO our new store, No. 1905 street, (north
side between 18th and 18th and in order 70
reduce our large and complete stock before moving,
will sell all kinds Of DRY GOODS at less than their
market value. We would call especial attention to
our Black CASHMERES, ALPACAS, SILKS and
other DRESS GOODS. New York Mills a. Bleached
Cotton, &c; splendid Bleached and Unbleached "a
Cotton. l2c. Prints from 70 IKE; elegant Paris
bids, 81; Androscoggin "a Sheeting, S1c.; Para
OILS, 81 up. Call and examine.
BRODHEAD Il CO.,
auB6w 122e street. corner 18th street.
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BY J. THOMAS, A. M, MD.

Complete IN One Vol. Imperial Sro Toned pnps
Sheep, Sl5i hdJ Turkey, SI7; haf Ca1, sis.
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nR, MOTT q TRENCu POWDERS, CERTlIB
caused By indiscretion, GoDorhee, Gleet, Sor0f.
ua, Skin Disease Syphilis, In ell its force. spssty
cured.
) Balsas Copacfa asd Mscswy Dsscardsd,
Sold In Washington by WIN. b. ENTWIeLu.
Druggist, corner Pennsylvanis and l1th street.
Price os Der boz. sent bJ mail. jys-ly
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DRY GOODS.

GoOD IMPORTED BLACK SILKS, CHEAP.
Excellent quality Lyons BLACK GRO GRAIN
SILKS, OF our otcH dired importation, AT IN ~
slI5, e. and Is per yard, warranted pEys silk
OF heavy quality, and of fine finish
W We are very confident that our Customers and
others viii find these Silks much cheaper than anv
IN thls market, and quite good eneugh for suits
~ We have also, OF our own Importation tbe
inner grades Of LYONS SILKS, "BonnrtisT and
"Bellon 8" makes, at from So 70 81 so her YARD
Also, a fine assortment of Paris Fall and Winter
DkESs GOODS, from % cents TO 81 25 per ward
~ One price only, maTkea in plain fgures
ooo JOSEPH J. MAY,
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-12-07
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

The Presidents message was sent in as usual on the assembling of Congress on Monday last. Among it's recommenda- tions the most important are the follow ing the necessary State and national leg islation under the Alabama Treaty suita- ble penal legislation against such American citizens as hold slaves abroad; reduction of tariff duties, and increase of the free list: the abolition of all internal revenue taxes, except on liquor, tobacco and stamps; national telegraphing system in connection with the post office depart ment; the passage of some act legitimati- zing Mormon children; general amnesty, ''great criminals" excepted. The attack on Corea and the dismissal of Catacazy are justified. The abolition of slavery in Brazil is commended and the failure to carry into practical effect the emancipa- tion proclaimed in the Spanish West h. dies regretted.
 The message is an able, judicious, busi- ness document and almost satisfies the N. Y. Tribune which it is not easy for Pres. Grant to do in these days
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-12-07
Kent

On Friday last, fire broke out in the tenant house of Deys Bolt, occupied by MT. Schriver, but was put out by. the hands from the gravel train of the Hous- atomic Railroad before 1t had done mnch damage. The fire was caused by the wood igniting around the stove-pipe where 1t went through partition into another room This IS the first ffre that has oc- cured ill our place in twelve years, and this was s.great cry and little wool
 The Mite Society held it's last meets ing at the house of John Spooner, Esq. The attendance was small, owing to the poor condition of the roads. The chief attraction of the evening was the dancing, which was conducted in g. room well suit ed for that purpose where the dimensions did not exceed five feet by twelve The music was splendid considering the in struments, which were combs covered with paper. The orchestra, two in number sat upon the stairs and from their lofty perch discoursed music that might almost rival Camilla Urso or Ole Bull in excellence, while below them the dancers went through all the movements of the lancers, quad rille, Virginia reel, &c., to thevast amuse ment of the lockers on. The musicians stand ready to go out of town to fill all orders that may be sent them, in their line.
 The Housatonic R. R. Company have been for the last few srepairing things generally, overhauling the depot, raising the track two feet for about one-half of a mile, and have torn down and removed the old wood house which has for so long time defaced our village
 On Thanksgiving day, Dr. Miller, an eye witness of the great confagrafion at Chicago, gave an account of his experi- ence at the fire, in the Congregational church. Among other things he told that MT. Everett St. John, gentleman from this place, rushed into the flames and at the risk of his life saved books for the Railroad Company, Tn whose employ he IS, the value of which is to be estimated by thousands of dollars. At the close of his remarks he exhibited relics from the fire, melted marble, &c., which showed every body how intense the heat must have been.
 MT. Royal Willard, veteran sub- scriber of the Enquirer Che has taken this papef without interruption for thirty seoeaa years), now on trip of pleasure through the Eastern States, has been here spending few days visiting the home of his youth for the first time in fifteen years. He finds the places and locality but little altered, but most of his friends, of those days, have gone to their final resting place. R. c.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-12-07
STATE ITEMS.


 Colinsyale has gymnastic school. The State prisoners had a Thanksgiving dinner.
 Hartford is having new fire alarm boxes put up.
 A Danielsonville dog has killed 64wood- chucks the past year.
 Edward Stars house, in Newtown, was partially burned last week.
 The telegraph operators for both lines in New Britan are ladies. Ellen Doolan died i'll North Bridgeport of toothache, . day or two since. N Some splended business buildings are being put up in Asylum street in Hart ford
 South Norwalk bank stock has decreased from 118 to 1O2. Woodward was a direc- tor.
 MT. M w. Sherman has recovered $50 from Hartford for injuries received by falling into a hole. Doyle, at Saugatnck, of gold watch on Sunday, the 26th.
 Large quantities of pig iron from Sails bury are shipped daily from Bridgeport by water.
 Burglars broke into the house of F. Tones, in Greenwich, last week, but were frightened away.
 A liberal man has given $100 to each of the five churches in Westport for the ben eft of the poor.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-12-07

The building known in this place as the Granite Block has been recently pur- ehsed by Achille r. Migeon of Church, Hemingway X Go, for $l5, ,60O c. H. & Go. bought it of George D, Wadhams' estate in 1865 for $7, 100. ts4
 Mrs. Mary Phelps died in this place, Nov. 29th. s Afet 'f,.t5
 -Chas. W. scoville is erecting build ing for mercantile purposes south of the store now occupied by him. i.es1f~
 Thanksgiving day passed off very quietly. The Episcopal church was the only one opened on that day for divine service. .s o5 .s,5te -taSaa s3=& t4
 The report is current that Seymour D. Weeks has purchased the parsonage of the Methodist church and intends to re- pair, refit, and occupy it himself. #
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-12-07
CONGRESSIONAL.

Senate.-Mr. Sumner presented a bill providing for the resumption of specie payment by substituting compound inter est notes for greenbacks.
 Mir. Blair offered resolution calling on the President for Ku-K Klux information.
 House.-Speaker Blaine announced the committees. The chairmen of the most i'm portant committees are as follows: Ways and Meoas, Dawes; Appropriations, Gar field; Ra,aki,ag aud Currency, Hooper /; Commerce, Shellabarger; Judiciary, Bing- ham Foreign Afairs, Banks. sr.,I
 Strong of this state is second on the committee on claims, and second on pub- lie expenditures; Kellogg fourth on public lands, and first on navy department ex- penditures;ss ;ssStarkweather, first on District of Columbia, and second on naval affairs :; Barnum, seventh on territories and fourth on expenditures of the treasury depart menu ..- . s.F
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-12-07
The Apple Question.

MR. EDITOR :Our friend MT. Battell asks why we, with few others. have an abundance of apples this year, when there is such general scarcity throughout the State. The extensive orchards planted by the late Levi Hodges, of Torrington, bore abundantly as well as the trees upon the neighboring farm of Mir. Alonzo Whiting and some others in the vicinity have heard that local hail-storm in 1870 de- stroyed the fruit in that locality, and hence the abundance in 1871.
 The crop of apples on Cream Hill and vicinity was nearly or quite an average in 1869, year of general scarcity; very abundant in 1870, and tolerably good in 1871. Some of the varieties bore only in 1. 1870, among which I mention Northern Spy, Spitzenberg, Excel. and Talman Sweet. This year there were good many Greetings, Baldwins and Peck's Pleasants, with a fair supply of most other varieties, except those above named, while Porter's, Hurlburt's and Coggswell's Pearmains bore abundantly Ieonsider myself for tunate in having planted number of trees of these two last named varieties, for they bore most abundantly in 1869 and 1871 The last variety in fact seem to kill them selves by oyerbearing, not of late years common cause of death. Setting aside these two varieties which my neighbors have not, my crop was very little better than that of Mir. R. l. Scoville and of some others in the vicinity, who have young trees. Mir. Geo. Cages, of Sharon, had fine crop of Baidwins.
 Now the only explanation I can give is that, in the first place, we had thrifty trees, and secondly, that the weather was more favorable for our orchards on the hills than in some more sheltered locali- ties. The only lesson would draw from the experience of these years in fruit cul- ture, is to plant trees of'choice varieties in varied exposure, give them good care and patiently wait the result.
 Formerly our orchards were mostly plowed or moved. Of late years I have found pasturage better than moving. Swine and sheep are the best, but when the trees get large, pasturing with horses or cattle is better than moving. The an- imals eat all the fallen fruit and thus de- stroy numberless insects the roots of pasture grass do not run deep enough to draw away nutriment from the trees; there IS no sudden change as when 8 heavy crop of grass is cut for hay; and, lastly, the droppings of the animals help maintain the fertility of the soil.
 T. s. GOLD.
 West Cornwall, Dec. 2, 1871.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-12-07
Farnners' Reunion.

FaA E
 The Farmers Reunion, noticed in the Enquirer, last week, is designed as a social Festival, to which all are invited with their wives and daughters At least once year the farmers should meet.to exchange greetings, to become better acquainted with each other, renewing old friendships and forming new ones. When the old society at Litchfeld holds a Thanksgiving all the children should accept the invitation and gather with her to celebrate the Harvest Home
 The meeting is to be held at the Man slon House in this place, on Tuesday, the Eth Inst. Discussion at 12, M., on the question, sIn what manner can our agri- cuItprai societies be rendered more use ful2 Dinner at 3. F. M. The committee of Arrangements issuing the call are Mesats, T. T.. Hart and T. s. Gold of Cornwall; s. ". Ensign, of Morris. $. D. Northway, of Norfolk; Abijah Catlin, of Harwinton; and r. r. Scott, of Bethlehem.
 A Thompsonyille druggist has bit offthe ear of ThompsonYille doctor.