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Litchfield enquirer., 1871-06-08
GOSHEN.

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 Decoratio ion Day was obsersed here, At. 'an early hour adelegationof of Torripgton soldiers from the Fhst and Second Conn. Hedsy Artillery. and the 18th Conn. with the Cornet Band. arrived. and long pro- cession proceeded to the West Side Gene tery to decorate the graves of Wm. Robin son and Cyrus Bartholomew, of the Second Artillery, and of Sidney Wadhams. The exercises began with: music from the band. Prayer was offered by Rev. Mir. Brown. Henry Norton made some remarks, in which rhe, described the attack on Fort Wagner. where Wadhams fell. during that fearful thunder storm. on the night of July 18th, 1863. The Marshal of the Day, F. A. LUCAS. then led the soldiers, thirty in humber, to the graves. on each of which all the soldiers placed bouquets of flowers, in addition to a wreath placed on each monument by a young lady, Before we left we had singing from 9 quartette of WoleottYille soldiers. f9 sa454 sJt ,s.a <... E. The procession reformedsand went to the Cemetery at the Centre. The Marshal and assistants entered, followed by the band, next came twenty young ladies, with wreaths of evergreens and flowers, then forty,four soldiers, who were followed by. the5great assembly of people. They halted at the grave of Daniel Lyman, the first soldier buried here. Prayer was offered by the clergyman from North Goshen, and the company passed in regular order to each of the fourteen graves, marked by small flag; the Marshal announced the. name,a company ,7and regiment;7 one of the young ladies placed a wreath on the grave, followed by all the soldiers, who strewed 1t with beautiful flowers. The names of the fallen heroes are; Rice. MeCabe, NJ. Cook, F. Cook. Stewart, Herald. Wadhams. Hux
 ley, Beach, Halloch, Lyman, Allyn. Pen- dleton, and Wooster. When they came to the last, McCahe,s,a few soldiers from Vol cottville sang beautiful and appropriate piece, /" Hark, to the shrill trumpet call
 ing!" which, it was stated, used to be sung by them and Mr. McCabe while in the army They also sang, HSleep sweetly in your humble grave" Mrs. McCabe and her daughters were standing near, and it was an affecting scene. At the close, mound of flowers was made in central place, to the memory of those whose re. mains were brought home. MT. Moses Lyman made some remarks, and spoke of eleven soldiers whom he met just before they left. only two of whom returned. fr
 Nearly all then went down to the Town
 Room for refreshments, which the ladies had provided in abundance, on short mo- tice. for the band and soldiers, and their
 wives and children; but there was enough for al! present Our friends from Torring- ton are deserving of the thanks of this community. There was large attendance from North Goshen; and our people. re-
 gardless of political parties, met to honor
 those who Had fallen in the service of tho'r country. ; s" - .4i4h t@l5t n. N' .-'
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-06-08
News of the week.
FOREIGN.

ssL s DS < FOREIGN. A@A
 France.-Arrests and execution of Com munists still continue; 2,O00 have been sent to the galleys, and 10000 remain in prison. The city is quiet. 3a svasa aa n Gre0t BgiEois. There seems no doubt of the ratification of the Treaty of Washing ton,
 CEina.-A terrible earthquake is reported devastating over 2O, 900 square miles of country and destroying over 2,OOO lives. 2
 @ - DOMESTIC. = s5t
 Ex-C x-Congressman Bowen has been con- victed of bigamy. ...
 Mrs. Laura D. Fair has been sentenced to be hanged on July 28.
 An important discovery of coal has been made near St. Louis. a =s72
 A laborer's riot is in progress on the North Pacific Railroad. : The colored laborers' strike in Washing ton has been compromised.
 Two men have been killed by a mining accident in Pennsylvania.
 A desperate encounter with burglars has taken place at Greenport, U. !.
 The Free Religious Association held their anniversary in Boston, Friday. { The California quartz miners are on strike. -s ansss "a s..aff s g ssss ei The crops in .Arkansas have been badly damaged by rain and frost, but the crop prospects in California are improving. si
 Methodist camp meetings, on an i'm. mense scale, will begin at Salt Lake City on June 8.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-06-08
NEW MILFORD.

Rev. Mr. Bonar preached g sermon on Temperance. Sunday evening. It was 2 moderate but forcible argument from the text. Avoid all appearance of evil" MT. 8. held that all, or rearly all. the wines of the Scripture were intoxicating, but pure, therein differing entirely from the drugged liquors of our day. VT Y
 < -0n Monday, of last week. lightning struck cherry tree in Mr. Eli Clark's yard, and split out the heart. which was found ly- ing by the tree. The outer wood sprang to- gether again and is still alive. Clinton Stone. who was near the tree, was knocked down, and temporarily paralyzed.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-06-08

sG The commission on State Insane Hospitalrecommend Inc building of two new wings at an estimated expense of about $lso, ,mo. Isn' the committee a lit tleinsane to propose fnrther insane addi- tions to our already insane palace at Mid dletown? Or, having finished the palace. are we now to begin the hospital?
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-06-08

roughs on inquiry. were found to be Win. ohell and Kall0gg. solong ss the authori- ties and prominent citizens of town re. gard with indifference such ontrages upon passing strangers. SO long will they deserve the reproaches so recently cast upon them. and so long will the training of future Per kins and Halls be easy and certain.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-06-08

Marshal Quienl at decoration ceremonies in Dapbury wore sash which was present ed by General Grant to the late General Rawlins. On it is inscribed, ''Worn by me from and including the battle of Bel mont, toand during the siege of Vicksburg. Presented to Gen. .. A. Rawlins. upon the capture of Vicksburg. U. s, Grant. Re And who is Marshal Quien that he should wear that sash?
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-06-08
NORRIS.

MIR. EDITOR: On Decoration Day, May 3oth. about o'clock, P. M., the friends of those who had fallen in defense of our country's welfare in our late struggle, as- sembled at our East Cemetery. carrying rarlands of flowers to decorate the graves of those dear, departed ones. There rest the bodies of Capts. Blakeman and Pier pont, and Hill; of Stockmana z q aoa .on .ho;. country. Some who are dear to us have their graves among strangers. Who can but exclaim in the language of Mrs. He- mans, Bring Flowers. Bring Flowers, and strew them thickly on these honored graves. "t +.r. ...,..s s.,4..-. ..-.,..-.,
 The meeting was called to order by Rev. D. D. T. Mclaughlin, and F. Whittlesey appointed Chairman. The chairman made some appropriate remarks in relation to the object that had drawn us together. After the singing of a patriotic song by R. Huntingdon. MT. Camp, MT. Whit tlesey, and Miss Treat, prayer was offered by the Rev. D. D. T. Mclaughlin. Re- marks were made by Deacon Goodwin and Ensign, R. Pierpont, Esq, and Mir. Camp. Our pastor, after some interesting re- marks, presented the following lines, writ ten for the occasion: ..s '..s. He lies in no dishonored grave, af si Who died his Country's life to save; @i2i a
 Pouring his blood on Freedoms shrine,
 To make the priceless treasure thine. ED 4
 No vain ambition, thirst for power, 15u Nor glory false, his guiding; E9sa
 He drew his sword dire wrong to meet, tg
 Maintain the right, defend the weak. "a E..
 Weep, weep the dead, who brayely fell,
 Mid cannons roar and shriek of shell ;,4
 Mid flashing blades and iron hail, EEh
 The victor's shout, the victims vail '"
 Weep, weep the dead, who closed their skies,
 In prison walls, meath burning skies;
 g With fevered brow. copsumption's boast ,7 la Gaunt Famine's quarry -mightier host. ,
 Our loved ones gone-+we mourn the brave;
 With flowers we deck the warriors grave.
 Love covers the stone with skiltful art--js Cuts deep the tablet of the heart N We mourn the death T. We hailithe fruit fl
 Upspnnging from this bleeding root
 U. Away the tearsl Our Country lives!
 II Our Fathers God salvation gives. .a8 Norris. May sOth, 1871. a8a4as as E.4
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-06-08
NORTHFIELD.

The first game played by the Red Cap B. B. 0. of this place was with the Enter prise B. B. C. of Watertown, at that place
 Our boys were badly beaten, the score standing 46 to against them. Believing they could do better, they challenged the Watertown club to play the return match. which came off last Saturday, at Northfeld. The score shows great improvement in the Northfeld club, which at present IS strong
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-06-08

.w n4- We call attention to MT. Harry ssdgwick's advertisement of the Buckeye Mower. &c., for which he is agent. As Mr, Sedgwick has sold machinery for three ysazss farmers can depend on him to sup. ply good article at fair prices.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-06-08

NEW CoURT HoUsR- AT NEW HAVEN. The Representatives of New Haven county met at New Haven. .last week.and voted a two mill tax to build new court house. The es- timated cost is $16O, 900.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-06-08

SHEPAUa VALLEY EXTENSIONS. Our read- CTS will notice, from our legislative reports, that the bill so amending the charter of the Shepaug Valley Railroad Go. as to author ize extensions from HawIeyyille to Dan bury, and from Litchfeld to connect with the Conn. Western, has passed the legisla' ture. The importance, especially of the Southern extension, is sufficiently obvious. The opening of the road having been as. sured, by the taking of its bonds, the next step of importance is the securing favorable connections. The failure of the Boston & Erie to complete their western line makes the extension of the Shepaug road to Dan bury anecessity; otherwise it would simply be branch of the Housatonic. Continued to Danbury it has the choice of connec- tions either with the Housatonic,i the Dan bury & Norwalk, or the Ridgefeld & Port chester lines for New York. Careful sur veys of lines from Hawleyville to Danbury are to be made forthwith. .ta@
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-06-08

s@- Gen. Pratt squelched aresolution providing for the disposition of 25O palm leaf fans to members of the House of Rep- resentatives, last week. The general is just little too economical once in a while
 Those palm leaf fans would have kept awake at least one-third of that body, whose ser vices will now be. practically lost to the commonwealth. Moreover, what could be more appropriate than such an appropria- tion as sort of reward of merit9 We rather think a more blameless, innocent, incorruptible body of Christians never car ried palm leayess than this very. House. The wickedness is,all confined to the Sen- ate, this year Aap ae sA1 nsH sasi 5
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-06-08

ONE CAPITA1.-The result of the vote in the Senate, last week, defeating the one capital amendment by one vote. was very disagreeable surprise to. Hartford, and 8 disappointment to 3 large majority of the citizens of the State. We now have two miserable old State Houses, hideous with out and incommodious within. It has been generally hoped that this year the question of one capital would be submitted to the people, and a. single, suitable State House erected in 8 single capital, to be se- lected by the popular vote. @
 As usual. in such cases. there were re- markable instances, on both sides, of Sen. ators going against the known wishes of their constituents. Hartford cannot even yet reconcile itself to the unaccountable Nay" of the Senator from the upper part of Holland county. There is loud talk of bribery in several cases. A large lobby has been very busy ever since the session be- gan, and. in fact, long before, and it is not to be supposed that the means employ ed have been unusually innocent. - z
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-06-08

PARIS QUIET. If the atheists of the Con- n,une follow the traditions of the Reign of Terror, Catholic Versaillists have copied with equal fidelity the methods of St. Bar tholomew. If the figures of the dreadful account of the last month are ever correct ly stated, it will be found that at least ten Communists have been massacred in cold blood, for every Catholic martyr, < hos tage" or other. that has suffered death at the hands of the Paris mob. It seemed, at first. as if nothing could Affieh tswithout religion;" but these have been fairly beat en at their own game by the Frenchmen ''with religion" who signalized their taking of Paris by the massacre of 5000 country men and countrywomen, and who slaugh- ter their prisoners in squads with the milli- trailleuse, instead of singly with the guil- lotine. N'''i
 The papers which have seen nothing wrong in Versailles and nothing right in Paris are discovering, at last, that it is not pleasant thing to fall into the hands of angry Frenchmen, of whatever faith or want of faith. A s4 'A@
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-06-08
WOODBURY.

The third annual decoration of soldiers graves, under the direction Of a flew ladies, assisted by small number of gentlemen-occurred on Thursday, the 1st instant. The procession was organized at o'clock, P. M.. and We noticed in it some forty young misses between the ages of ten and fourteen, uniformly dressed, wearing tri-col- ored sashes, carrying large bouquets, and having floral wreaths on their shoulders. These girls were arranged in sections of four each, and each section escorted by a lad of about the same age, bearing small flag, ldi sut sla8t9- ] The old cemetery on Main. street, was first visited, and the only soldiers grave there was North Cemetery, halted at the flag in the centre of it, where Rev. John Purvis gave few touching remarks. and. also offered most fitting prayer. At the close of this prayer, the following lines by a Woodbury lady, who knows something of the sadness produced by the Rebellion. were read:
 Lift on high the roll of honor! s@ Read each loyal heros name Who has fallen meath our banner; i-4
 Though, perhaps, unknown to fame. t. Often as the spring returning 45t.g f. Brings this month of buds and how'rs, 4tr We their loWly graves adormng, .l Bring this floral gift of ours s0 '.@+ Poor and worthless are our offerings;
 Vast the sacrifice they gave: ~ Painful marches toll and suffering, - +a@ Ending in soldiers grave. .-t' ..-f r5 Here our grateful hearts can never Unto THEM, our thanks express, se
 To their loved ones, (with us ever> 5 Let us prove our thankfulness. ~
 Left by them, to want, privation, ssf And life of ceaseless care :
 We must, grateful nation,
 Lift the heavy load they bear.
 We their widows tolls should tighten; .-..s We their orphans tears should dry; .s We their mourners' lives should brighten
 Lest their wrongs to Heaven should cry. Then, while grateful love is burning
 In our hearts, with of rings meet, We may at each springs returning
 Join, their graves to decorate.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-06-08
MINORITY RzphnsrsrArror.-wea are glad

MINORITY REPREsENTATIoN--We are glad to see that MT: seymouA of this place, has introduced bill into ths House providing for election ofselectnsen, Assesso ora. Board sof Relief CenstablesAnd dther townsofi- cers upon one general ticket. and provid- ing that no voter shall vote for more than majority of the respective officers, and that the persons having the highest nuufs Der of votes shall be elected. q> g
 The object of this bill is, of course. to allow party in the minority, representa- ton on town boards. The working of the present system, which permits bare ma jority to exclude minority from any rep resentation, is thoroughly impolitic. as well as unjust. As the matter now stands. none but Democrats can assess taxes. pros ecute for offences. control the public schools, or have any voice in the manage ment of town affairs. in half the towns in this State, and none but Republicans in the other half. There are few liberal ex- captions to this rule. and, we fear, but. very few. The result of this is much oppres- sion of the minority by ,the majority; and many just and unjust, reasonable and un- reasonable suspicious and hatreds of that majority by the minority. { In cases where any partisan feeling is awakened, there is an absolute denial of justice. Take the case of illegal voting, for instance. All laws on that subject are practical dead- letter for the simple reason that the voters are illegally registered by the party in the majority in the first place; then prosecu- tions can only be brought by, or triable before, men of the same dominant party, so that no prosecution is, in effect, .practi- cable. -1 %'fsi ''s"- e' e'.o
 In no respect does the present system work worse that in the appointment of Boards of School Visitors. Here. some towns are wise enough to avoid partisan ship. while others elect boards which are partisan, and even sectarian, throughout. Every fair-minded man must see the ad- vantage of the reform proposed. and we cannot understand. how any fair-minded legislator can refuse it his vote. s
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-02-11
BRENTWOOD.
A NewsY Letter from our own Core
spOndeEt.

A few country items to regular visi-
tor like the "Old friend" UNION AND
AMERICAN, never goes unnoticed and
proves interesting to many. And as this
is the source from which we gather all
our foreign, and especially our local
news, l will condense the gossip" to
brief mention.
This neighborhood. made up of the
wealth, the pride, or l might say the first
families of Tennessee, has lost one of its
most useful and upright citizens. l refer
to the death, which was mentioned few
day ago, of Stephen Tucker, Esq. To
express his character, and to use an ex-
pressive epithet, "He was clever man,
a true Christian and devoted husband. "
Among the long list of graduates, from
that famed institution, the Medical Col
lege of Nashville, noticed the name of
Solomon Oden, of this place He is one
Of the most promising and ambitious
Young men of this country, and will
prove himself worthy addition to that
profession.
The meat-house of our townsmsn,
John Moore, Esq was broken into last
night, and nearly all of his supplies for
the year taken. This is the second time
they have made q 6I edk on him. No
clue has yet been found out to the rob-
berry.
DR.. w. G. Blackman, l am sorry to
state, is suffering very much from an
operation performed upon him. He is
closely confined to his bed, and his ser
vices 10 his many applicants and patients
of this vicinity will be greatly missed.
Everybody complaining of "tightness
of money" and low prices. No use 10
ask man for pay, for you can't get it.
The new steam and water mill of W.
A Davis & Co. is now under full head
way, and ere long will be prepared to
turn out -four that will defy any mill in the
State to beat it. 1t is under the control
of that old and experienced manager, W.
| Spence, formerly of the Franklin mills.
The people are repairing fences, grub
ging and blowing preparing for an early
crop of corn and marketing. Great many
are going into the gardening business
that have never tired it before. And l
venture to say the Nashville market will
be better supplied with vegetables this
season than ever.
The wheat crop is almost failure.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-02-11
UNION AND AMERICAN
NM CHOICE.

Which Of the two do You love the besti
Was the question that Genes TO me,
As roeee for the night in snowy white,
NY oarltngs knelt by me.
Which, IL the Fathers hand
Were to beckon one away,
And the summons be. "Thy best beloved
Which Of them would you sayf
And drew my little ones closer,
As I sat In the twilight dim,
And wondered, il he were TO ask me-
What should answer Him.
Maud is gentle and loving,
With willing hands and feet
With curious thoughts and questions wise,
With womanly ways and sweet
And roguish, hazel-eyed Minnie, .a
The willful baby yet
Though over the head of golden brown
Three summers suns have set
One so serious and thoughtful,
With wisdom beyond her years,
The other like April sunshine,
Ready with smiles 6Dd tears.
Now, as they kneel beside me
In the suddenly quiet room,
While the shadows deepen and darken
Into the evening gloom.
And childish voices petition,
As they fold their hands in prayer,
The heavenly hand TO lead them,
The heavenly love to care.
Then aS they throw around me
Their arms, and clasp me tight,
The sweet lips murmur, I'VE love youI
Good night, mamma, good night"
I cannot choose between them,
Father, oh, spare the test,
Which Of ny dArlings IL dearer,
Which one Hove the best.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-02-11

once stopped the disease by feeding his
hogs the wheat that was left after he had
finished sowing his crop, which had been
well soaked in bluestone.
A good substitute for the carbolic acid
is: -
Dilute Sulphuric acid, s ounces,
Strong decoction of Blackberry Root,
l pint,
Dose, from one to two teaspoonfuls
twice a day in pint or 30 of water or in
slop.
There are various other remedies recon-
mended in the disease, that it may be
necessary to mention, of which l cannot
speak from experience.
A strong decoction of the potygooun1
pItEact0tuna, or common smaltWeeo, Is
highly spoken of by some.
Afemedy from which good results may
be expected, is the Sulphite (not sulphate)
of Soda, in ten. grain doses, once or twice
day.
The prepared Sulphuret of Anthony
has been given extensively, and with
beneficial results.
/ have recently learned that some of
nv neighbors were giving combination
of gunpowder, sulphur and arsenic, but
with what results l have not heard. But
in a disease where there is as great ten
dency to congestion and Inflammation of
the bowels, l should pronounce arsenic
hazardous remedy.
Whatever course of treatment we may
adopt we should never forget that the
most important points are comfortable
quarters, cleanliness, moderate exercise,
good feed and pure water.
JOHN T. IRON.
HAZEL DELL FARM, HENRY COUNTY,
Tenn,
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Very little sown compared tolsst year and
what is can hardly be seen on the top of
the ground. Corn is plentiful, but the
people are not disposed to sell much at
present.
Two new stores have lately been started
at this place by W. b. Cotton and ]. K.
Simpson-both doing lively biz. The
life Insurance agents have been in our
midst trying to get policies on all the
healthy looking ones they can toll in. Its
a good thing, and all should invest for
the benefit of the "old lady and the chill
dren."
A good portion of the Fifteenth amend
ment" have left here and gone to Missis
sippi, to pick cotton at 81 per hundred.
Our venerable Magistrate, ]. II. M.
Hall, is busy assessing the taxable pro D.
erty of this district. 1t seems to sur prise
the colored population that they and the
dogs have now to pay tax. G.