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 A BRIDE AND BRIDEGROOM IN l77O.-The following description of couple on their wedding day, in 1770, is amusing and inter. esting: '"To begin with the lady. Her locks were strained upwards over an i'm. mense cushion that sat like an incubus on her head and plastered over with pomatum, and then sprinkled with shower of white powder. The height of this tower was some. what over foot. One single white rose. bud lay on it's top, like an eagle on 6 hay stack. Over her neck and bosom was fold ed lace handkerchief, fastened in front with bosom-pin rather larger than Q cop- per cent, containing her grandiather's miniature set in virgin gold. Her airy form was braced up in satin dress, the sleeves were tight as the natural skin of her arm. with waist formed by bodice. worn put side, whence the skirt flowed of, and was distended at the top by an ample hoop. Shoes of white kid, with peaked toes, and heels of two or three inches elevation, en- closed her feet and glittered with spangles as her little pedal members peeped curious ly out. Now for ths swain.g His hair was sleeked back and plentifully. beAoured, while his queue projected like handle to skillet. His coat was skyblue silk lined with yellow; his long vest of satin, embtoid- cred with gold lace; his hreeohes' Of the same material, and tied at the knees with pink ribbons. White silk stockings and pumps, with laces and ties of the same hue, completed the habiliments of his neither limbs. IIace rnfdes clustered around the wrist, and a portentous frill work ins cores. pondence, and bearing the miniature of his beloved, finished his truly genteel appear ance. H9+istt sH z%3AS'4
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 BEEcHER ON CoNFEss1Na S1Ns. .-If . nan lies think he ought to confess if, bntit is not expedient to tell all our sins openly. Nothing is more disagreeable to me than to hear of mans ailments. If C psfson has sore, I don't want to hear about t, don't care to bs regaled with the state of Q man stomach or liver. have ills enough of my own. Yet some people will get to- gether and croon and crOon, and talk about others sicknesses, and ab0dt corpses. and how many they have laid odk and have c regular graveyard banquet It is the same with spiritual ailments. There are times when men should make confession of spec. fife sins.a If man has been carrying on the liquor business and is epnEeEtsd. zit is quite proper that he should confess that he has been doing the devils work. H he has beea engagedi in any wickedhess sthae has been open to the whole cOnlmunityg ghi2fe- pentance should be open. 1t is not neeeesa. ry to give an inventory of all ones fauits, but if we say anything it is better to Do specific than generic.-LectGre Room 7dls.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-05-04
For The Enquirer. aa TEMPERANCE.

MR. EDITOR: Since you agree with me in thinking it inexpedient that the Tenn perance question, in the form in which have contributed to present it, should longer occupy your columns. will close my part in it with few sentences.
 am at loss to understand MT. Colton's reference to my taco communication (': be sides the previous articles'') upon which he bases his claim for another hearing He chose to interpose sundry objections to points which I had made in discussion with another person. I replied to his ob. jections. That is all. By some singula, double vision he has magnified it into two communications
 I entirely repudiate his uncourteous in timation of "conscious weakness" in my position. Nor is it because I am in awe oi so formidable an opponent that am in "haste" to retreat from the contest. It may seem like David and Goliath, but l am we'll content with my side and my wea- pons. l notice, also. that recent articles in leading religious journals take the same ground. and it is maintained by men of larger learning than suspect can now be found growing in Litchfeld Co.--almost in . credible as that may appear-men quite ca pablo of comparing authorities in exegesis or philology. Indeed, it is evident that this ground is taken by the most prominent and able advocates of the Temperance cause here and in Great Britain. feel, therefore, most comfortably sustained in my position.
 It is needless to follow MT. Colton's ar gument. It is repetition of his previous with slight enlargement He only proves, what have already conceded, that the word we have examined often means drunken in the Old and New Testa. nents, while he does not controvert the passages which I Iproduced where it could lot possibly have that meaning.
 If any one can believe that our Lord Gall sorts of assemblies,' he drunken and disorderly as we'll as the quiet and sober," and helped on their 'ices by contributing more of the means hereto, have only to say that I cannot n tlie absence of any such intimation in he Scriptures. He was the Friend and Savior of the lowest and vilest. when they ought Him. nr He cnnld seek them fnr that purpose, but neither He nor His ministers ,ould be their companion aohile engaged in heir iniquities. The supposition is hor- ible. tH
 With thanks. MT. Editor. for your indul- ,ence thus far, and with hope that the at ention directed to these questions will be productive of only good results, I gladly 'etire from your columns. I
 H. B. ELLIOT.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-05-04

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 The heaviest floods that have been wit messed for 20 years visited the towns on the Isthmus of Panama, on the 1st of January. To all appearanoees the dry weather began about the end of December, but sudden change took place on the 9th of January, with heavy rains, thunder and lightning. The line of railroad was flooded, and no train could go through for four days. The village of Matchin was entirely under wa ter. The tops of the houses and the branches of the trees only could be seen. The inhabitants took to the rising hills for safety. The mails which arrived at Pana- ma in the Ocean Queen were brought over by hand-cars and by boats. On the 18th traffic was resumed, and fine weather pre- vailed. For four days there was no tele- graphic communication, as the wires were submerged. .guf,ls
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-05-04

Book and Job Printing. \ Il kinds of Book and Job Printing neatly and promptly done.
 Business Cards, Wedding Cards, Bill Heads, Labels, Ball Tickets, Handbills, Pamphlets &c., &c., done in the best style, and as cheap as at any office in the State. 7- Orders by mai otherwise respectfully solicited. Il Jobs returned o O. D.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-05-04

PLYMOUTH. paper of yesterday speaks of the formation of new county with Waterbury as the county seat. This town has held its meeting and in mild way voted to go in with Waterbury. No great enthusiasm to be joined with the city. Some of us think that this town has not been we'll treated by Wa terbury in furnishing good facilities for travel between the two towns. Her vel come to us has been small.
 Our memories of Waterbury in it's corpo- rate capacity are not pleasant. We do not enjoy the thought of uniting ourselves with our old enemy. She has played us too many tricks in the past. We wanted a new road to the thriving town and built our end of it.; Waterbury built it's end when con- pelled to by law. The railroad came along and stole it away, or covered it with some- thing more than mortgage. Waterbury rejoiced in spirit at our loss.
 Through the many years of strife in the courts and legislatures Waterbury gave us no help, but did give the best of aid to the railroad company we were trying to make restore the road they had stolen.
 At the very last, when we had faint hope of getting our rights, the first select man and the eminent counsel tnow M. O. knocked out from under us our last foot hold. and We signally failed. The last act was the wickedest of all, and some of us feel revengful. We may find a chance to show our choice of vengeance in this coun- ty matter. A remonstranc is talked about. We do not feel very badly about going to Litchfeld to attend court.
 The holding of town meeting and vo- ting to join the new county does not tell the whole story. The thousands of dollars we have spent at law. and the many rocks we have moved to make Q cart path by Han- cock brook, stand before us continually, and greatly obscure our mental vision, so that we turn our backs upon the project, and say to Waterbury-Do not look for any help from us.-Cor. Haryord Post.
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s'A young lady, r in rural personal, !" informs ga certain young man. that the next time he desires. to gaze upon her for; ty five mortal minutes, without winking his eyes, she will consider herself highly favor cd if he will close his mouth, and not sit here like young robin awaiting the pa- rent bird.
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Litchfield enquirer., 1871-05-04

CAPTAIN HALL's ARCTIC EXPEDITION. Captain Hall, whose expedition to the North Pole was fostered by the last Con- gress, is now engaged in fitting out his ship called the Periwinkle at Washington. He expects to sail during next month. There are at present about 150 workmen engaged on the vessel. which is on the waSs. and they are doing the work in the most substantial manner. The vessel is about 400 tons. 138 feet in length, 28 in breadth. and 13 in depth of hold, and will be rigged as top sail schooner. There are two 1thicknesses of S.inch white-oak planking on her, so arranged as to secure the greatest amount of strength. The frame is solid about four feet below the load line. The bows will be sheathed with iron . distance of forty feet as further protec- tion against the ice, and she has hoisting propeller for use in working through float. ing ice, it was originally intended to line her with cork. hnt this plan has been aban- doned. Her engines are building in the strongest possible manner for the rough service she is intended to undergo.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-05-04

A fond father recently wrote: .It gener- ally takes twenty years of training to erad- icate that word nice from woman's vocab. ulary. The falls of Niagara, the psalms of David, and the progress of the human race were all nice, to my eldest till she got mar. ried."
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PRINDLE'S PATENT a7eo ie2*8aaAs 1Eaueable Iron aae4 Lifting or Wagon Jack.

The attention of Farmers and others usina CsITlages, Wagons and Carts isrespectfully called to this Jack. It is simple in construction. easiv adjusted is light (S4 nl strong, end being made scNoty gf sron is rery durable, will sustain any reasonable weight and cdnaot get out of repair. About 6O0 cf them have already been sold in three towns.A Price S2.50 each. ss,g - 8IsE .1I
 Town, County and State rights for sale.
 Address |. B. PRINDLE, Bantam Falls, Conn.
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undertthe lee bow. e1r8 sai4d
 Stand by to let % anchor I shonted

underthe lee bow. z1ra aalad
 Stand by to let go anchor, I shouted, while bring her up in the windp -bsl ~ "I elapped the helm hard down, while the pirates ran to obey my last direction. o, Heaven! how my blood seemed to suffo- cate me! They were all forward. It must be now or never. A hundred times that day had glanced at the yawl and the tackles that held it; and now, quickly with 6 steady hand, I sprang to the dayit falls. First the larboard, then the starboard I seized. but was careful to lower away with both simultaneously, that the boat might not be swamped. Then, clapping my hands on the tafferel. dropped into her, unlocked the tackles, and with my hands against the brig, pushed with force that sent the yawl shooting from under the counter. At this moment heard the an- chor go overheard. had just time to grasp an oar, and commence skulling with all my might. when the pirates ran aft
 Bacalardo's tones rang fierce and loud
 His horrid Spanish oaths might at another time have curdled my blood; but now had him upon the hip at
 ''Ahoy the fort! shouted; 'ahoy there the fort! For we'll knew the dark bank so close at hand. - ..a
 AAC fOlC0 Cu8b auSWeE0O was C40 MOSt blessed sound ever heard. It was from one of Uncle Sam's Sentinel's, and I was gliding under the walls at Old Point Con- fort! Escape for the pirate was impos- sible, for the strong easterly wind must preclude all hope of getting to sea, while the fort could have disabled the brig in an instant. A boat. with armed soldiers now boarded her. Three of the pirates were taken in custody. but Barcalardo was found dead in the cabin. Dismay, disappoint. ment, and the certainty of his doom, had impelled him to draw his Spanish knife across his throat. The others, when brought to trial, had the effrontery to profess them selves innocent Bacalardo had duped them-Bacalardo had done all; they bad injured no one-no hey ro6ado no hey msa. tado'; but the United States Court thought differently, and they were hung at Nor. folk. /" <" t. -r -''. .s.
 Captain Raymond ended his story, and crept to my berth, musing of the pirates and their horrid deed, and resolving that I would never more complain of loneliness, while there were honest men about me. And even wondered if Barcalardo him self was not poor, unhappy man. pitable for his very villiany. ..-'..> ..
The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1871-02-22

I At last Grignon gave loud shout.
The Indians fell fat on the ground
They lay there for some time as i
dead. Then Grignon waved his arms
and they rose to their feet. All look
ed bewildered and frightened. With
terrified glances they regarded first
Grionon and then one anotheI.
The Indian is superstitious, like all
savages in fact, like all human be:
ings. These men saw in Grignon 6
terrible demon, who could exert over
them any power which he choose.
He advanced toward them.
They recoiied.
He walked up nearer.
They turned and ran toward theil
horses. mn
Grignon shouted after them.
Away they went. They urged their
horses at the top of their speed.
Grignon followed them but short
distance.
Then he turned back and came into
our inclosure
.Gather up those bottles" said he
Tack up the cattle and let us be
marching.
In stantly our men rose and obeyed.
Grignon took heavy glass of whis-
ky, and then lay down in one of the
wagons, utterly exhausted.
We travelled all that day, and all
the next night, unmolested. Grignon
slept long and soundly. After resting
for 4 time, we pushed on our teams,
so rs to get as for beyond the hostile
Indians as possible
we saw nothing more Of them.
ttThey won't dare to pursue us,
said CIR. gnon, confidently. "They'll
go back and tell such story as will
be the wonder of the savages for
many long year to come"
Grignon was right. Not only did
they not pursue US, but, for all the re-
mainder of the year, and for all the
next, no travellers on that route were
molested.
81 don't see," said I, chow you
managed to do those tricks on the
open ground, without any table"
Grignon smiled.
"Only clumsy performers use ta-
bles," said he. II could have done
far more wonderful things, but they
would have been thrown away on
those savages. I'll reserve my good
tricks for San Francisco"
And so he did for, of all the wiz
ards, magicians, and conjurers that ev-
er visited the Golden State, none have
won such fame, or excited such Won
der, as my friend Grignon.
The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1871-02-22
CHURCH DIRECTORY.

Religious services are regularly held in
the following churches in this place every
Sabbath morning and evening.
Methodist Episcopal Church, corner oil
! 4th and Church streets. Rev. L. K. Dis
sett, Pastor. Prayer meeting every Thurs
day evening.
Presbyterian Church, corner of 3d. and
Church streets. Rev. John Robinson, Pas
tor. Prayer meeting every "Wednesday
evening.
Lutheran Church, between Church and
Orange streets. Rev. J. w. Swick Pastor.
Prayer meeting every Wednesday evening.
Second Christian Church, South Ashland
Chapel. Rev. S. E. Pearre Pastor. Pray
er meeting every Wednesday evening.
United Brethren Church, South Ashland
Chapel. Service every other Sabbath, at 3
o'clock, p. m. Revs. McIntire and Newill,
Pastors. ~
German Reform Church, Sanduslzy st.
Services regularly every 2nd and 4th Sum
day of each month. Rev. Daniel Zimmer-
man, Pastor. German Sunday School eve
ry Sunday morning. s=i
REV. o E. LAKE, Reformed Pastor.
residence at Mr.. rancis Graham's. 4.
Catholic Church. Cottage street. Rev.
Father J. Kuhn, Pastor. Services every
Sd Sunday in each month, at half past nine
o'clock, A. NJ. '--- ft .
CHURCH OF OHRiSI, on orange SiIctt
E. w. Hammon, Pastor-Prcaches every
two weeks on Sunday, at half past ten
O'Clock A NJ. and half past six P. NJ. So
cial meating each Sunday, when thes is no
preaching. Communion every Sunday at
close of morning service. Prayer meeting
Wednesday evening. Bible class Friday
evening.
German Lutheran Church, West end of
Main Street. Minister, Charles Schmidt.
Services. every Sabbath at 10 A. NJ.
The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1871-02-22
Rates Of Advertising Advanced:

Of Mississippi, as to the public lands.
. Walker replied contemptuously, and
Morris, much excited, attempted to
get the floor when Walker sat down..
| caught the eye of the President in
advance of him, simply for the purpose
of giving him time to deliberate, said
a few words in reply. to Mr.. Grundy.
and would deliver over the gentleman
from Mississippi to the friendly care
of my colleague, who evidently wished
to cultivate his acquaintance. Nor,
ris got the floor. asked him to yield
it to me for an instant, and I moved
an adjournment which gave him ample
time TO prepare his batteries against
Walker, and he acquitted himself ad
Imirably. My whole object was to see
that he had fair play, a thing to which
he was so little used. that it seemed
as though he cou ID never cease being
grateful. We were afterward on the
very best Of terms. l left him in the
Senate, and lost sight of him after
ward.
l knew Allen Trimblc very well as
Governor, Of Ohio, and somewhat,
though not intimately, in private life:
He was prompt and sagacious in the
discharge of his official duties and iii
his private intercourse, a pleasant, un-,
assuming gentleman. He passed
through lie without censure, and With
out an excess Of praise. -.
Jessup N. Couch was one of our
early judges. He was kind and coura
teous to younger members of the BAR
but did not rank high in the profession.
In intellect and force of character, he
was much below the aYerage Of the
bench. -.
The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1871-02-22
TWO iMEN HANGED :


FREDERIcK. Md, Feb. 10.-John
Mistin, colored, was hanged to-day
in the Jail yard in this city, for COM
mittiDg AN infamy on Mrs Margaret
Butcher, white woman, on the 9th
of April last. The prisoner was en-
gagged in religious devotions for sever,
al hours during the forenoon and
professed to be reconcled to his fate4
His farewell address was read from
the scaffold by Rev. j. q. Hummer,
who ninistered TO the condemned man,
in his last hours. he said in the
address that the Court had dealt just
ly by him. He returned thanks to
all who had been concerned in his
trial and imprisonment, and met his
fate with apparent composure. In a
few words addressed to crowd of
three thousand. persons assembled to
witness the execution, he warned them
to avoid his fate. ---. .
Cua1BERLAND, MD., Feb. 10
John Howard was executed here to-
day for the murder of Henry Miller.
The drop fell at 12:30P M His,
neck was broken, and lie died with
but a slight struggle. The execution
took place about a mile from the city,
whittier be was escorted By military,
and followed by several thousand per-.
sons. On the scafiold he made ram
bling speech, accusing one Of She wit
nesscs against him OF purjury. He
then babe adieu to his spi: itual advi-
sor, the sheriff and others, and said
he was a christian and ready to die.
1t is stated that Howard was intoxi-
Gated when he made the speech, liq-.
uor having been administered to en-
able Lin to keep up.
The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1871-02-22
Early Ohio Statesmen.
BY THOMAS EWING, sR.

l remember Return Jonathan Meigs
at All carly day, but did not then know
him personally. He was gentleman
of distinction in Marietta, and well
esteemed by men in the country.
saw him for the first time on his return
from Mississippi Territory, where he
had been sent as judge He conversed
with my father-of the Territory, and
its condition, of which l, boy listen
er, remember nothing special. He
was then man of commanding per
son, and / thought, fine intellect
Many years after, [ dined with him
in Marietta, about the time of Mr..
Adams election to the Presidency
he was depressed in spirits-lhought
the Government had fallen into feeble
hands spoke much of Mr. Monroe
as the uHimas Romanorom, and of his
own wish to retire with him to the
sh,. les Of private life. 1t seemed to
me that his mental vigor wars much
impaired. and that he 'lagged super
fluous on the stage Mis-. Meigs
was bright intelligent lady, and con-
versed very handsomely of all things
at Washington of which a stranger
wished to be informed, and was quite
a favorite in the circle i'll which she
moved.
Ethan Allen Brown was Judge of
the Supreme Court, and atterward
Governor of Ohio. He was somno-
lent on the bench and did not rank
high as Judge. He conversed s:ell,
had literary taste, and was fond of
| discussing the merits and construction
! of the English classics. / remember
! his reciting some lines Of coarse
eritique of Walter Scott, by Horace
in London; the following are some of
; the lines: r .s..- ...-.
ale that would rival Walter Scott,
Like Sancho from the blanket shot,
Must soar in devious sprawl"
He served rs Governor of Ohio two
terms, and was afterwards Commis-
sioner of the General Land Office,
where he acquitted himself most cred
itably, but was at last invited to resign
because he set his face against the
questionable speculatio-.s of some pat
riots high in influence. Wien he was
about to leave the office, [ addressed
t., him letter in which 1 called his
attention to the indignant exclamation
of Dr. Gains, when he finds Simple in
his closet, Dare shall no honest man
come into my closet =" Gov. Brown
retired silently, and 1 lost sight of
him.
1 knew little of Gov. Worthington
personally, while in public life He
was one Of the leaders of the Repnhli-
can party in the Convention which
formed the constitution of Ohio, and
was much censured for giving her
feeble executive. After his retirement
from office, and after 1 had began to
be known, he sought my acquaintance
and explained to me very fully the
causes which influenced his political
course. He told me that @ en, Arthur
St. Clair, who was Governor of the
n orthwest Territory, treated the mem
bers of his council with great con-
tempt. Having tie veto power, he
allowed them little share in legislation,
and was an autocrat. He instanced
a case, which, he said, indicated the
general spirit of his bearing toward
them.
The early ordinance gave the Gov
ernor tax of seventyfive cents on
each marriage license. The Council
thought the people should be relieved
from this very Objectionable burden,