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Litchfield enquirer., 1871-03-16
Congressional.

The exciting topic of the past week has been the removal of Senator Sumner from the Craftsmanship of the Committee on Foreign Relations. This was resolved in Senatorial caucus Thursday night by the close vote of 26 toS21, and carried into effect the next day in the Senate. MT. Cameron takes Mr. Snmner's place. The Committee appointed to investigate Ku Klhx outrages presented a report, ,last week, showing how that organization are con. ducting affairs in North Carolina. A mes. sage from the President regarding these outrages is expected this week. .s2 @.
 In the House the Standing Committees are not to be appointed unless vote to that effect passes, which is doubtful
 MT. Sumner has introduced a supple. mentary Civil Rights bill into the Senate.
 Bills, have been already introduced in the Senate for a repeal of the Income tax and for Universal Amnesty .U1T TX
 The new House evidently favors repeal of the Salt and Coal duties, but the bills for that purpose have become so loaded with amendments as to make their present consideration almost impossible. A2 i A bill has been introduced into the House for repeal of the Franking privi
 lege. sr.s,f s1 .1o | .ts.ig 43.a4ol 6ti 1saale.r ' | The House has fixed on yesterday Wed nesday) for final adjournment. sa !, t.,', .1 !, On Monday, the House passed resold. tions abolishing the duty. on Salt, 148 to 46 on Coal, 13O to 57 1; on Tea, Coffee,
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STATE ITEMS

l Hartford registers 40 colored vote,s
 The Meriden Recorder "is itself again. |" l There has been a revivsl in Essex r Wesleyan University has 153 students.
 A Southington hen laid m egg which weighs A ounces
 A man killed himself with laudanum at West Haven. last week
 Bridgeport losses by fire during 1870 were 5O,OOO; insurance 10000.
 There was liquor seizure at Stafford Springs, last week.
 Areviyal in the Suffield Institute has re. suited in 35 conversions.
 Mrs. Richardson reads at Waterbury on the 2lst inst. JiJ!ltJIr |A
 The murderer Wilson, fails to get q new trial.
 Deposits in the Hartford Dime Savings Bank have reached $7o.0OO. ,
 There were 1O1 deaths in New Haven, last month. s't@ Efft-'t.-E
 A fine copy from one of the |" old mas fers @s, has been presented to the Yale Art
 The civil docKets of the New Haven Su. perior courts contains 670 cas, s.
 A smuggler was seized at New Haven. last week. with $2000 worth of goods on board. | MT, A. H. ByingtoD, of the Norwalk Ga. zeae was one of the candidates for Seritant at Arms of the U. s. Senate.
 There is a MiddIetown pauper who is the last survivor of family of 30 children, of one mother.
 The Mayor of Waterbury offers a reward of $lOO for the conviction of ineendiaries.
 New Haven votes this week on the ques. tion of loaning the Air Line R. R. half a million on second mortgage.
 Business is resumed on the ConnOcti cut river. 143 vessels are employed on it, with tonnage of l7.OO0. -.,
 A little child was accidentally drowned in ditch atEast Hartford last week.
 A real 'Ebrew Jew,' a resident of Jeru. salem for over quarter of Q century. lee. tured at Hartford last week on the Holy City.
 One John Mettlern son of a female quack of the clairvoyant species has been caught stealing in Bridgeport.
 Hon. Julius Hotchkiss, late member of Congress from the 2d District, hes been elected President of the Air Line R. R. oice David Lyman, deceased.
 Three married couples living in Wood. stock, have been divorced and were remar- ried within six months past. A committee of the New Haven bar has been appointed to investigate the charges against MT. Fowler for obtaining fraudu- lent divorces.. .a-l ~
 D. M. Blackman, under sentence at the Bridgeport jail. attempted suicide, proba. ply successfully, last week. He first took Kerosene oil. and that failing to kill him, wounded himself with knife.
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Aa There is commnnitx of co.onera.

R9 There is community of co-opera
 tive miners at Mt. Carmel. Pa., which has kept on with their work in spite of the dis suasions of the "Workingmen's Benevo. lent Association" Whereupon they were attacked by about fifty men. on the 4th inst, one of them shot, and a house blown up with gunpowder, luckily killing no one. Now. the Benevolents' are out with the usual proclamation denying compficity and offering reward for the punishment of the murderers! MT. Charles Reade has made us familiar with their whole course of procedure in his recent novel s.Put Your. self in His Place" The due progress of the Benevolent method-from terrorism to and from persecution to mur- der-is set forth in so masterly manner by MT. Reade, that one can learn more about the state of society in the coal re- gions from his novel than from the daily
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NORFOLK.

Work has not commenced on the rail. road yet. The property of Collins & Go. will be sold at auction on the 18th; con. sisting of some 15 horses, railroad tools, etc. --e,= fqas ga4-ak 5i} 1910 i4'
 MT. G. W. Lincoln, the gentlemanly proprietor of the Norfolk House. leaves il April 18th, ,and is succeeded by B. J. More. house, who has formerly kept the Lime Rock Hotel, (Salisbury). s'
 Mrs. Emily Pardee gave a lecture here last Friday eve. Subject, ''Slaves of the Wine Cup" An eloquent and earnest ap. peal to the rum seller and drinker to stop in their career of ruin. Politics rages considerably at. present. The Republicans will win by handsome majority and do better than they did last year. narD s5i 4o 5. i
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WASHINGTON.

'THE VICTIMS" will be given in Farmers Hall, on Friday eve. March 24th. This play has been pronounced by good judges to be the best ever given in these parts It is not to be supposed that any married people in this region ever treat each other as the actors do. It is only SO in the play. Though Hamlet says,
 .H ''The play the plays the thing
 In which I'll catch the conscience of the king"
 - The sale of books at the last monthly meeting of the Library Association, amoun- ted to $11, ,22; the bids ranging from two, to twenty. seven cents. Bret Harte's s Poems' being sold at the latter price, while his :. Luck of Roaring Camp" went for twenty-five. The library numbers about nine hundred volumes. F. p@a 5at
 The contractors on the s. v. R. R. are cutting down the benches at the Steep Rock Cat, preparatory to tunneling the remaining distance. It is thought that with every facility at hand, it can be done by the first of July. Choppers and hew- CTS, teams and teamsters are busily at work on ties, and piles of them are gathering along the road bed. f:i -i@.: '- F1 W.
 "Belshazzar, "a Cantata. was performed in Farmers Hall, on Friday evening last. The Hall was filled to it's utmost capacity. The choruses were rendered with power and spirit, a promptness, precision and fullness worthy of high praise. It would perhaps be invidious to single out few of the solo singers. but the Queen and the Jewish Maiden were worthy of special mention. The whole performance passed off in such a manner as to reflect great credit upon the leader and instructor, the Hon. Earl Buckingham. The proceeds commence fund for the purchase of Pi- ano for the Hall. It is hoped the Dramat- ic entertainment of the 24th, will add something to this fund. f
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DIED.

Tn this Village, March 12, of dysentery, Heury Ward, aged 66 years. .-,,.,.....,
 In New Haven, March IA, Walter Coe. aged 73 Funeral at the Congregational church in this Village, on Thursday at two | o'clock F. M. M5o4an -1 e In Norfolk, March 2, Miss Eunice Pet ! tibone, aged S1 years At Stamford, Feb. 2lst, Rev. Frederick Gridley, aged 75, years; for many years pas tor of the Congregational church in Ells- worth. l.., g4t;.1f. ..t.e
 At Goshen, March g, Mrs. Eliza H. Rice, aged 67. -ts 4. u
 In Canaan, March 1, Mrs. Mary Wright, wife of A.. A. Wright, aged 66. T il 0 ]
 At Cornwall Bridge, Feb. 9. David Hollister, aged GA. f5i1aial1t
 In Wolcottville, Feb. "A, Frances Eliza. wife of the late Benjamin F. Smith, aged 56. oS .e35ffJJUoW
 In Winsted, March 5, Mary J. Holabird, ageds27.
 At Washington. Pa, Feb. 23, Deborah, wife of J: B. Roberts, formerly of New Hartford. aged 59 years. .saa
 At OharlestOwn, Ohio. Feb. 13, RalzamoD Loomis, aged 83, formerly g resident of Torringford, Conn. -..,...
 In Kent, March 2d, child of Ferd Ster- ry, aged years. g. sF.s- "
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a@ The tariff imposed for the sole benefit of the monied few, ct the expense of labor, was shown up in all its unjust and wicked character and proportions. Its effect is to build up monopo- lies and make the masses pay enormously for their support.
 The foregoing is clipped from speech of the New Jersey patriot and Democratic orator, A. Jackson Rogers in the Hartford Isass. Why don't they send A. J. R. to the 4th Congressional District which is real missionary groundP A speech like the foregoing, at Lime Rock. for instance, devoted mainly to Iron, but with refer. ence or two to Salt, might even convert our late Representative from the error oi his ways?
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WANTED, A DEMOCRATIC PRoTEcr1oN1srI In the Washington correspondence of the N. Y. Times (revenue reform). of the 9th inst. we find the following curious refer ence to tbe Hon. W. H. Barnum:-
 There is much speculation about the constitution of the Ways and Means Com mittee. It is conceded that on account of the increased representation of the Dem- ocracy in the House, they will be entitled to three members. If these three should all be free-traders. they would hold the balance of power on any equal division of the six Republican members on the aues- tioEs of revenue reform and protection. It is therefore rumored that the Speaker is now looking around for a Democratic Pro tectionist to put on the Committee, so as to divide the Democratic sentiment. and give the Republicans the credit of whatev. CT IS done, no matter is more difficult than it seems to be- Of the old Democratic members there are no reliable protection. ists left. Axteli, of California, and Bar. nuna, of Connecticut, have not yet been re- elected, and Cleveland, of New-Jersey. is left out altogether. The Pennsylvania Democratic protectionists are only s'half- baked" They go for high duty on iron only, and everything else free. .,
 In this. connection we reprint such por- tion of the Democratic platform (endorsed by the convention which renominated MT. Barnum) as bears upon the policy of Pro- lection: ..... f...
 Resolved, That the present federal admin lstration IS unworthy of the confidence of the ple:-Because it has failed to es- tablish and sustain proper financial pol icy, and thereby restore the currency of the constitution Because it has failed to re. form the abuses of the tariff, pe,miHing stM the principle of protection and faror1isns t0 Ovear'i0e Me idea 0f revenue -
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MARRIED.

tf 4f sa' sHf
 In Amesbury. Mass. Feb. Is, Dr. Geo. W. Bell, of Farmingdale, L. T., to Miss Marie Woodbury, of the former place.
 In Wolcottville, Feb. 2S by Rev. B. Eastwood, Win. F. Bishop to Mary E. Bond.
 In Wolcottvile, Feb, 5, by Rev. Mir. Bacon, Edward B. Andrus and Miss Lucy o. Pond. f"ss5s'fia' -"
 In Dover, N. r., March ?, by Homer Waller. Esq, Moses Mercy, of Dover, to Mary Leonard of Kent. li .'''t,'. In Amenia, N. Y., March 5, by Rev. s. Fitch, Andrew Palmer, IT,, of Goshen. to Miss c. A. ,Tracyyof Norris 4dTB
 In Bakefville, Jan. 1. Mir. Augustus Benham, of Bakeryille and Miss 6aman- tha Hotchkiss, of Bethany. ......
 At Cornwall Bridge, March 2, by Rev. F. o. Judd, Henry P. Milford and Miss Julia Waldlon, of Kent.
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LITCHFIELD.

The Reading and Concert spoken of in our last, will be given at the Court Room on Wednesday evening, March 22d, and will consist of the following Readings by Charles H. Henry, Esq, of New York, and the following musical selections:
 1. Overture to Tampa.
 String Quartet and Piano A hands). 2. Dombey and Son; being the chapters selected by Dickens for his readings.
 8. A Study by Loeschorn. s Violin. Viola e, Yiolonceno and Piano.
 5, Piano Solo. &
 Miss E. D. Gibbud. lr G 6. ASelection from James Russell Lowell s Poems T. The Mendelssohnia Waltzes. Two Violins and Piano.
 8. Passages from the Sparrowgrass Papers.
 g. Overture to the Poet and Peasant.
 Quartet and Piano A hands). .4 t.E
 The string quartette is composed as fol. lows: W. Deming, 1st violin H. B.. Gates, 2nd violin or viola {; G. A. Hickox, violincello J. Deming, Double Bass.- The piano used will be one manufactured by Schoninger & Go. New Haven. and those who imagine that the Chickering's & Stein ways fare the only first class makers in the country will do we'll to notice the power and quality of its tone. l.. fa As there will be no reserved seats, early at tendance will be particularly desirable both to secure good seats and to prevent inter- ruptions. The performances will commence at half past seven punctuaAy. | House, the divorce lawyer, having got bail in $4, 900 in New Haven, was brought to this place by Sheriff Hotchkiss on Fri day. He came before Justice Adams, waived an examination, and gave bond in $1, ,OO0 with Sheriff Hotchkiss as security for his appearance before the next Superi. or Court. A misrepresentation was made to the Justice to the effect that Houses New Haven bonds had been reduced tc $1, 900 in each case, which turns out not to have been the fact. The matter is of little practical importance, however, since an unguarded repeal of the perjury statute by our last legislature leaves no hope ofHouse's |conviction here. Mrs. House and T. E.. Doolittle, Esq, of New Haven have been here at different times since. Houses ar l rest. ) sl-
 News of Dr. Bell, at last. See mar. riage notices. ess ef
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HARWINTON.

Mir. and Mrs. James Mather of this place. celebrated their wooden wedding at their residence on the evening of the 8th inst. Although the weather was little unpleasant, between forty and fifty of their friends were present, who partook with zest of the good things upon the well filled tables. The presents consisted of a sewing chair, butter frkin, tub, clothes w1inger, hanging basket. pails. brooms and other useful articles, also miniature cradle which highly excited the mirth of the company. MT. Mather has taken Ahi- jah Catlin's farm for 8 term of years, and will no doubt, provea much better tenant than some of his predecessors. M, |
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FREE SALT AND FREE CoA1.-We are glad to see the last premium on Goal strikes abolished and the foundations of the Salt monopoly shaken in the new House of Re- presentatives. The former action will not avail greatly, since anthracite already en- ters free, but in the absence of Mccarthy and Barnum the Salt interest has few friends. The repeal of the Tea and Coffee duties comes on motion of an extreme pro tectionist (Randall, Pennsylvania Demo crat) and is evidently intended to give the Seuate an excuse. for rejecting the Sal and Coal resolutions.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-03-16

CoRNs, BUNIoNs, INGRowINa NAILS, &c.-The enormously increasing sales of Briggs Alleyiator and Curative. for the prevention and cure of the their wonderful superiority over all other like pre- parations. For years they have been steadily growing in favor, until now the great majority who are troubled with bad feet will use no other rere- dies. The Curative, for sore, tender and festered corns and bunions, bad nails, &c.,, is soothing and healing, permanently curing the w0ratcases when used according to directions. The AlleYiator, for the cure of common corns and for the prevention and cure of all corns, bunons, &c. is, par excel- lence the only article ever yet discovered that will
 produce like result. Sold by druggists. Dr, J, Briggs < Co.,, Newark, N, l., Proprietors.
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A% The "third" House do not usually open their sessions with the observances of the regularly constituted branches oi our legislatures. but Q chaplain like the following might do them some good:
 Rev. Mr. Bslden ofaciated as chaplain in the New York House of Representatives, one day last week. and prayed very ap propriately. that the men who are in the habit of lettering about the halls of the le. gislasure with bribery in their hands. might be induced to see the error oi their ways, and that their wicked designs if they had any, might be thWarted.'"
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Book Notices.

THE EDINBURGH REVIEW for January con. tains: France; Lives of Rossini and Berliox Business of the House of Commons; Kayes History of the Sepoy War; Facts and Fla. bles'at the Admiralty; Langels Problems Problems of Nature and Life; The Foreign Relations of China; The Military Forces the Grown; Morris Earthly Paradise; The Treaties of 1858 and 1867. ....---..z.-
 The Leonard Scott Publishing Co.,, 14C Fulton St., N. r.. repnblishers of Black. wood and the British Reviews. See ad. vertisement for terms.
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D~ The Sentiners bogus report of g meeting of Republican town commit. teemen completely sold the Hartford 7smes and New Haven Register. Those sredulous sheets copy the speeches invented in the Sentinel office and comment on them in the grave way they might deserve if gen uine. Have those papers forgotten the bo gus State Committee Circular invented ir thsSentinel office in 1869 We do not notice any reference to these pretended speeches in the Fumer. Possibly the editors oi that journal learned something of our neiehbor's "ways that are dark" while he was editing the ,Standord.
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 DRAMATIC ENTERTAINMENT The closing Entertainment of the Washington Dra- mstic and Literary Association will be giv- sn at Farmers Hall on Friday evening March 24th. It will consist of the follow ing parts:
 ? n. "Box and Cox, Married and Settled. '' by members of MT. Gunn's school.
 2. Music by the Arion Club. g. ''The Victims"
 4 The proceeds of the entertainment will be applied towards the purchase of piano for Farmers Hall.
 It was our good fortune to be present at . performance of the ''victims," an ac oount of which will be found in previous number of the ENQUIRER. The Arion Club consists, we believe, entirely of male voices, and their singing will make very pleas. ant interlude between the dramatic pieces This final performance of the Dramatic and Literary Association is upon urgent request of those who have enjoyed previous entertainments and will undoubtedly bs one of the most attractive that have beer presented. If the weather and travelling are at all favorable there will be full house upon this, as there has been up previous occasions.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-03-16
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
17th SENATORIAL DISTRICT

HUH SENAIOh1AL
 T he Republican Convention for the Sev enteenth Senatorial District, was held al Dudley's Hotel in Falls Village, on Wed nesday, March 8th.
 At II o'clock. Mir. J. Q. Adams, of Corn. wall, called the Convention to order, and O. B. Maltbie of Canaan, was appoint ed temporary Chairman, and R. A. Crissey, of Norfolk, Secretary. ar.i:.
 On motion G. A. Wheaton, of Cornwall, s. 0. Beckley of North Canaan and B. L. Gaylord of Norfolk, were appointed z Committee on Credentials.
 O. M, Brinton of Canaan, H. J. Holt oi Norfolk, and M. Robbins of Salisbury were appointed a Committee on permanent or. ganization. Adjourned for Dinner.
 Convention called to order at half past one o'clock. P M. ea ..t .
 The Committee on Credentials reported as follows ''''
 Co,mavall-G. A. Wheaton, R. Frink, G. vollmiller, F. Garner, ......
 Canaon B. Maltbie. o. M. Brinton
 North Canaan-S. 0. Beckley, s. w. Barnes.
 NovoM-H. J. Holt, B. L. Gaylord, R l. Crissey. ..... -.... .... ...
 Goshen-A. P. Vail. H. s. Scovill, c. J. Porter. -,na -,E '- 564
 SaNsbmy-W. B. Reedel, J. W. Parks w. Reid, w. Conklin. . The Committee on Permanent Organiza tion reported, and the following were ap pointed Officers of the Convention. President-C. B. Maltbie of Canaan.
 Secreta,1es-R. J. Crissey of Norfolk, & 0. Beckley of North Canaan. n.. = On motion, J. Q. Adams, J. W. Parks George A. Wheaton were appointed { Committee on Resolutions.
 Upon call for the names of those thu Convention desi red to- present as candi dates for nomination, it was found that on ly one man was thought of, as the prope Senatorial candidate for the Seventeenth District, and therefore James A. Beirce O sharon was by exclamation unanimousl. nominated. # r. ..sat.-s
 The Committee on Resolutions reported the following:
 Resolued-That we heartily endorse tn platform adopted by the Republican State Convention at New Haven, January 25tl 1871. .fsa / as a-is
 Resolced-That we cordially approve o the nomination of Hon. George Cofing g our candidate for member of Congress, a one that reflects honor upon the district and we pledge him our hearty support.
 Resotved-That in again presenting tn name of James A. Bierce to tne voters 0 the l7th Senatorial District for their sup port for Senator from said District. VI feel confident that we but reflect the wish es of every true Republican and we hereb pledge to him our earnest support" a
 The following gentlemen were appointed Senatorial Committee for the year en U ing O. B. Maltbie, of Canaan, o. J. Pol ter of Goshen, B. M. Rowland of Sharon On motion the Convention adjourne sine de. t @ e
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]. NORTH CORNWALL

The concert on Thursday evening by the :" Haymakers" of Salisbury, was we'll attended considering the travelling.
 Judging from the enthusiastic applause that was often elicited and the frequent encores, we should say the music was we'll appreciated. After the concert the singers were invited to the Lecture Room to lunch Much good feeling prevailed and no little mirth was oecasioned by the impromptu speeches made by Messrs. Gold, Adam, Hart and in reply; Messrs. Knight, Bur- rall, Norton and others. ai io1 A.
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Da A letter from Cornwall informs us that the disturber of the singing school in that place has been found out, and that he is boy of larger growth and of more years than is usually the case with those en- gagged in such business.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-03-16
KENT

Weunderstand that R. 4. Bdttoa and l. Fuller have-secured the services of Howard B. Putnam. Charless G. Buck and other noted aFtists for a Grand Musical en tertainment forthe beneftof the Young Men s Christian Association of Kent. It will take place during the month of April. and with such uames as those mentioned, It IS useless to guarantee a pleasant enter: tainment to all, who attend.
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It is said that young lawyer of Danbu- " has commenced an action of islander against young lady temporarily visiting there, laying his damages at 10000 The lady was arrested, but was promptly bailed in $1O,0 ,000 by young naval officer.
 A Windham county man, after adverti- sing for a rs.s woman of "a motherly disposi- tion, and one qualified to make home what it should be-" and waiting three months, has secured bride from g neighboring state. g5a.is oa 3uaraI..n 2 sf# 3tliov
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B5 We are in receipt of photographic copies ''reduced to carrier pigeon size'' of the London Times and Harpels Weekly. The latter, especially, is we'll worth the % cents for which it can be procured of l.. Fl. Rogers & Co.,, P. o. Box 5197, New York
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GOSHEN.

i, MT. Green, in North Goshen, has sold his place to the Methodist Society for a
 Parsonage. -' r ? Mrs. Rice, who died last week at the res idence of Mrs. Porter. was formerly, from Goshen, and daughter of Simeon Hum
 phrey. Her place of residence, until quite recently, has been BrecksYille, Ohio. j79lI1 : Fl, N. :
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CORNWALL CAUCUS.

2 The Republican Electors of the town of Corn wall are requested to meet at the Town Hall, or Wednesday the 18th day of March. to nominate !, candidates for Representatives, Justices of the [ Peace to fill vacancies. and Judge for the Dis trict of Cornwall
 Per order of the { Cornwall, March 14th, 1871.