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Litchfield enquirer., 1871-05-18

defenders of the ramparts Breaches have been made in the walls of Paris.
 Gen. Rossel, Communist commander bss resigned and has been driven out of PsriS
 Gredt BritGin.- Earl Russell has given notice of protest against the ratification of the treaty of Washington by Parliament.
 A resolution for the disestablishment of the Church of England has been voted down in the House of Commons.
 The House of Commons has passed a hill requiring and regulating the registration of voters.
 "The younger" Herschel is dead.
 GeTmony.-A treaty of peace between Germany and France has been signed at Frankfort. ~ "'
 The Parliament is discussipo the anner. ation of Alsace and Lorraine. = ----.~
 Algiers. The insurgent Arabs have been defeated and their leader killed. 0,~"~-
 BrUsM-The ravages of the yellow fever continue at Buenos Ayres, and all business is suspended.
 Persia. There isa terrible famine. thou. sands dying from starvation.
 Chind.- The Chinese are strengtheniup their coast defences in anticipation of a foreign war; U ,''i.Fss.t -
 Japan n-several powerful princes have combined in support of the Mikado. @ DOMESTIC
 A freshet is in progress in the Potomac, and much damage has been done.
 The hostility against schools and school. teachers is on the increase in North Caroli- ua.. A murderer has been hanged bysa mob in Nebraska. ,:l4.. The Commissioners appointed by Gov Hoffman pronounce Rulloff sane.
 The North Carolina Ku- Klux have again forcibly released some of their members from jail. .as
 Gen. Burnside is elected Grand Com mander of the Grand Army of the Republic.
 The Ninth Army Corps had reunion at Boston.
 The coal negotiations are still pending at Scranton. -sH-...,s
 The President has ordered the Ku-Klux law to be enforced in South Carolina, and l6 persons charged with outrages have been arrested in North Carolina. z..R
 There Is much excitement in Louisville owing to the admission of negroes intU tiIa city railroad cars.
 Several persons have been severely scald> ed by steamboat explosion at Baltimore. Two murderers were executed in New. Orleans, on Saturday. .
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ing as proyidentially happens fora supply.
 The Advents are about to erect church edifice in the west partlpf the town toIlneet their increasing wants.
 A Mr. LevlsS. Hows has sold out and re-. moved to Salisbury Sto engage in the ore business
 For variety we now and then have cal lco hops'inthe Town Hall; also town meet ings. and the best religious .preaching at P. M. every other Sunday-seats free for all Sentinel <a8
 y WATERToWN -We learh that MT. Fredus Ladd has purchased the business of R. M. Brownson & Go. Hotchkisyille, and will soon remove to that place.
 4The Naugathck Railroad Company are now engaged ID putting up branch tele- graph to Watertown. n.-Americdn
 THoMAsroN. "A few days ago several ia- dies of this town called upon our respectable rurnsellers, asked them in the name of de- cency (wasn't that rather out of place?) to quit selling liquor to their friends and neighbors. They all wish cordial sympa- thy, resolved to quit selling thelr poison if Me rest aoould. We'll, yes, jes so How ever, let us put upon the roll of honor the names of John Mullen, William Barbour, Patrick O'Connell, l.. $. Porter, who really have quit and will assuredly gain the es- teem of all goo citizens. We will gladly add others to the roll. as fast as we gar n that they too have quit. Gentlemen let us have your names as soon as possible and we will thank you heartily. if...t. es Mrs Emily Pardee lectured in Ply. mouth Tuesday evening on the .sWine cup" As a lecture it does not come upi to the common standard of temperance lee. lures, but as an appeal to husbands, wives, fathers, mothers, young men and sweet hearts, We have never heard it's equal. Calm and coolly she detailed facts and ar guments so convincing that surely no one could dare choose but one side on the great topic No fun, no mincing, no jests.. The subject is too solemn for -jests, She spoke one honf and thirty minutes to an appre- ciative audience. Engage her. < Wide Awake. ."-IndeT. s. 5-t t...,- .-...,,' '... 2
 It is rumored that H. W. Franklin super- intendent, C. R. Morris master mechan ic, and Charles Lane roadmaster, of the Hous- atopic railroad, will occupy similar posi- tions on the ConE ecticut Western road
 John Brace, an Irishman, was recently struck in the side by sledge which glanced from drill head as he was quarry ying stone on Asel Kellogg's land in North Canaan and so severely injured that he died the same day. ...sE. i.sss z11 .L f..
 EXCURSION OF THE 2d CONN. H. V. A We clip the following cali from last weeks Winsted Herald:- .E- .t i
 FALL IN!- The Committee of the Pa Conn. Heavy Artillery appointed by the last Reunion to arrange for an Excursion to the Battle Fields next August, will hold an adjourned meeting at Ik. Stevens Hotel in Bridgeport, Friday of next week, May 19. commencing at about Il o'clock, A. M. Inc Committee hope that B3~ all mem, bers %asa of the glorious old regiment who can attend this smeeting will do 50, us the arrangements for the excursions will proba- ply be decided upon at this meeting.
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CoRNs.-.In vain you scrape, cut and dig at them, at every change in the atmosphere they send their piercing darts forth like flashes of lightning in sharp, piercing and unrelenting pain. They tor ment person to greater degree than other af fictions. Dr. J. Briggs, the we'll known Chiro- podist has produced safe and reliable Remedies groaned with internal bleeding, external and itch ing piles in every country on the globe. There are instances on record where death has resulted from piles. Briggs Pile Remedies are reliable if used according to directions never fail Sold by Vessels & Gates, druggists
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WOLCoTTvILLE,

We have rarely seen play better per- formed than that of '' Married Life," by some of our young towns-people. Of course we would not be understood to compare any amateurs with artists like Booth, Burton, Jefferson, and others; but we do say that the genius of the greatest actors often fails of producing its due ef- Iect tnIuugtl thu ~~ut ouppurt from proper subordinates, and in metropolitan theatres, with the best stage appliances and machinery, and with some first.class actors. we lave often seen the step made
 From thessublime to the ridiculous. :" Iafo
 The comedy is 8 standard one, and ia miliar to city theatres. where, its amusing variety of character and sparkling dialogue have made it deservedly popular. Of course in country village where such entertainments are comparatively rare. it was received as it should have been, with great favor, and the young people who personated the five couples whose mistakes. quarrels and reconciliations, make up the plot of the play, must have been satisfied, by the peals of laughter from the audience, that their efforts were appreciated. The leading part, that of Coddle, was under taken by MT. Steele, whom many of your readers will recollect as Charles Sanford, in the Spy of Newborn, and he brought out its good points in manner quite sur prising h an amateur. Mir. Palmer as Lynx, MT. Lathrop as Dismal, Mir. Wheel CT as Younghusband, supported him in an admirable manner, and Mr. Matthews as Dove, caused great merriment by his blunders and assumed stupidity. The young ladies, Misses Catlin, Langdon,. Smith, Sperry, and Hungerford, were not a whit behind the gentlemen in careful study and understanding of their parts, and played with spirit and aplomb hardly to be expected in novices. The play was followed by a tea-party and dance of " Old Folks, ," in quaint dresses and outrageous bonnets, which made us wonder if such outlandish things were really worn.
 The comedy is to be repeated on Wed- nesday, of next week, May ID, very amusing farce. the" Quiet Family, taking the place of the Tea. Party. The Tableaux deferred on account of the storm, will be shown on. the evening of the 18th. The song, the s"Old North Room," will be sung by MT. Bronson A picture gallery. with statuary, Old Woman in Her Shoe, Blue Beard, &c., are on the programme.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-05-18

HE SHEPAua VALLEY R. R.-It seems to ps that no railway enterprise in America has ever been carried forward with more energy and skill than the Shepaug Valley R. R. The entire issue of it's bonds, (S3t0, ,OO0. has been sold, all but single thousand dollars thereof being taken by stockholders, or at least by parties living along the line of the road. Edwin McNeili. Esq, has bought ($l25, ,OOO,) of tho bonds. We are told that the entire right of way cost but $20, 900; less than the Conn. West. eEn was, compelled to pay to get through the borough of Winsted alone Winsted Hwald
 The right of way has not cost even $2O,- o0O We are glad to see that the Conn. Western is beginning to lay their track. and hope the Legislature will soon allow the two enterprises to join hands.
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NEW MIT,FORD.

Last Thursday afternoon while ayoung lady was driving through Railroad street, her attention was momentafily attracted away from her horse, and before slie re- covered 1t her wagon struck girl who was crossing the road. knocking her down and dragging her-4a short distance .Sheawas considerable injured but not dangerously.
 Decotation Day is not tar distant and 1t is to be hoped that it will be appropri- ateiy observed here. but as yet nothing has been done to secure such observance.
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 The following letters reached us too late for publication last week: ' ~'i' T. Gaa g WASHINGTON. ,
 MT. F. W. Gum 8 school opens this week with over 40 boys as boarders, besides large number of day scholars. Last winter his. school embraced seventy in all. He has to build every season to accommodate the new applicants. 5 tsf reF@ Df -4 An aged friend Of ours, speaking of the Temperance discussion lately held in the Enquirer, remarked that he did not believe there was virtue enough in Protestant or Catholic Sacrament to mako poor achiskey typify the blood of Christ I'd .a. The Sentinel claims that it intended it's notice of our hotel as ''high compliment" Exactly. And it has left the essential part no drunkenness -out we supplied it, and instead of thanks we only get hard names. As others seem to know more about the company of "grooms, scullions and ost- lers'' than We do, we will dismiss the sub- ject, being reminded of9the temper dis. played by an old fellow in Roxbury, whom the boys used to plague about his wifes being part black. Well," said one, 1T guess she IS half human after all." "It lie, said he. <" there ain't drop of hu- man blood in her!'
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I
 sMUs1oAL INSTRUMENTS. In these days almost every house has its piano, cabinet organ or melodeon. The demand for pi- amos and reed organs is an ever-increasing one, and purchasers are not now obliged to resort to. large cities and attempt tbe copfuaing task of choosing between rival pskers, upon whose respective merits they are really incompetent to decide. We have reliable dealers in the county who have instruments of the best makers on hand and can readily order of the less noted manufacturers. Persons in the western part of this county will lind their interest in calling at the Music Rooms of H. s. Mygatt, in New Milford. See advt. on our fourth page. @'s - 1--...
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DIED.

At Harwinton, April 26, Otis Parsous, aged 80 years. father of Elizur B. Parsons Esq. of Winsted. s4E.E.r. t...t. r.
 In New Milford, May 3d, 1871, Edward Downs, aged 34.
 In New Milford, May 4th, Mrs. Mary Cal. ligan, aged 33.
 At Hudson, Summit Go. Ohio May 1st, John Ellsworth Esq, formerly of Torring- ford Conn. aged 77,
 In Thomaston, April 80, George A. Lewis, aged 38. 4ga s .-1 -.g .
 In Goshen, May IS. Burton Abbott. aged v. + .'- " -'-. .-. .'i .l. ... ~
 In New Preston, April 3O,. Joseph H. Bennett, aged 75.I sisE sl.4-s 5a- .-z -, a ..
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N% The judicious editor of a local pa. per will not often head his weekly bill of fare with . sermon. But where minister actually rises in his pulpit and exposes the frightful shortcomings of so important a portion of Tour criminal law as that which professss to deal with unchastity, in so fearless. thorough, and eloquent fashion as MT. Bacon has done, we feel irresistably moved to increase his audience to the ex. tent of our circulation. .at,s e.
 The unwritten statute of vengeance which is the law of the land outside New England, has not yet received the sanction of Connecticut juries. Such is the conta. zion of evil example. however, that we doabt whether murderer of the McFar. land species might not come very far short of bis deserts, even among us. Of one thing we may be sure: we shall never be able to adequately punish the murderer unless we first adequately punish the adul- terer. The chief strength of MT. Bacon s sermon lies in his powerful vindication of this Fundamental principle
 We are sorry to be compelled to admit, however. that he gives Connecticut far more credit than she deserves. If Con- necticut wife. indeed, wrongs her husband in such gross kind. she is liable to im- prisonment in the State Prison for term not less than two years; but the husband guilty of a similar offence (unless he wrong some other hnsband) is only punished with ahne not exceeding seven dollars, or i'm. Ttisonment in the common jail not exceed ing thirty days! Such being the state of our law, the Connections wife must needs beaspatient as theBrooklyn unfortunate he tells of. for all the redress our law cansgive her; and in justice to his Baltimore con. gregation. Mir. Bacon ought to own up to his mistake. and publicly acknowledge that if his native State punishes the erring wife more SevereIy .Juau uoes Cne DenIRuJeu State of Maryland, she lets off the erring husband just three dollars cheaper.
 Finally, we would like once again to en- quire why all our ministers who are so open@mouthed about the scandal of our di. vorce practice, are 50 silent regarding the atrocious injustice of our adultery lawe
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r The South Carolina Taxpayers Convention has laid the foundation for 8 greatly needed reform in that State. They disclaim any intention of resisting the Ma. tional authority, or repudiating the State debt, and denounce Ku Klux outrages. They demanded minority representation, a reduction of salaries and offices, and economy in the administration of State af- fairs. They found the State indebtedness much less than has been claimed by the opposition, 4
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- The Senate committee on Foreign
 Relations report fayorably on the Treaty of Washington las the new treaty is called). There seems to be much doubt whether Mfr. Summers friends win support it. The Democrats seem to be favorably inclined.
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granting the Norfolk Courk of Probate power to administer on the Estate of Tim othy Gaylord. A number of petitions have been introduced favor;ng general railroad law. A bill. similar. to the one proposeds last year, giving married women control of their own property, has been introduced into the House a
 Both Houses adjourned till Tuesday. when the election parade took. place, and Gov. Jewell was sworn in,
 Govs. Clafin of Mass Perham of Maine, and other distinguished guests were pres ent. The military display was unusually fine.
 The following Joint Standing Commit tees were announced in the Senate and House on Thurdsay last
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The Governors Message.

Gov. Jewell's Message is plain, busi. ness.hks- document, devoted. entirely to the practical necessities of legislation. He congratulates the State on a reduction of the State debt to the amount of $755, ,6o4, during the year, reports our public insti- unions in excellent condition-the Insane paiaceat Middietown needing, of course, another extension. He recommends
 among other things, reform of the law regarding the property of married women, of ourr Absurd usnry Statute, and of the diverea law biennial State elections, and some pfoyisionsf for the more careful count ing of votes Finely he wisely suggests that the fewer statutes Especially of pri- vats naturel the legislature pass. and the sooner they go home. the better it win be for their constituents.
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j STATE ITEMS.

l The track of the Housatonic is being re laid in Bridgeport. ~ ".-'+--. ] A dwelling house and two barns were burned in Collinsville. last week!
 The British "High Joints, called on Pres Woolsey, at New Haven. last week. A Norwich man had a hand cut off by a buzz-saw, last week. a.. .s...''.. A boy was drowned in the Conn. river. at Hartford, last week. IHga139- St. Thomas, New Haven, has choir oi male voices, only.
 Another drowned infant has been found in the Thames cat New London sa A Wallingford silver-plating concern employs 200 hands. The Meriden Cutlery Go. turn out 15, 900 dog. knives and forks per month.
 A brakeman lost an arm at Norwich. Thursday. tsr r' The Middlefeld Methodist church has been buying s4 800 organ. Fs,,.sxv
 The Waterbury Industrial School for giris, has been in successful operation for seven years. The average attendance is 46.
 The soldiers who served in the Gulf De- partment, during the war, are talking of an excursion to revisit the scenes of their labors.
 MiddletowD. Middlefeld, Portland, He. bron and Chatham have voted to exchange the second mortgage bonds of the Air Line road. held by them, for stock. I r' i-a z. = s99 &
 Or Wednesday, of last week, the Yale University B. B. c. played the New York Mutuals, and were beaten, 20 to 10. A Waterbury workman was sent up 15I feet in the air on piece of grindstone he was sharpening shears on, but came down without serious injury. azss;sea '11s
 Connecticut Railroad, Co.'s are using over 876 miles of track, with half as much more constructing. They have over $2O,- OOO, 900 capital, employ ever 5000 persons, and have carried. during the past .i8 years. oyer: 7s.0O0. 900 passengefs. of whom they A4iaSSu 4isS sfnuyo Ofnu'y ttOOi. Ag9 1o nosfasJts saf
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News of the wzesk.. ].
FOREIGN.

Hance The Versailles troops have cap. tured Fort Vanvres, the Seminary of Issy. and sunk a rebel gunboat. se gl&5o3 .aeef
 The Versailles troops are now under the walls of Paris, and exchange shots with the
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AD6r The Travellers Life and Accident Insurance Company, of Hartford, Conn.,, conducts all it's business in most equita. ble manner. and with careful regard to the interests of its policy holders. Insu- rance against accidents is comparatively new. but of importance and benefit to the public generally. 3
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Book Notices.

t PrrrRsos's contains Our Trip to Long ] Branch; Our Town Cousin; Jenny Tracy's First German; At Mrs Hathvays; Our Fat Friend; A Bit of Mystery; The Reign ! ing Belle; Engraving. Fashion-Plate, Pat terms, Music. Poetry, Short Articles, &c.
 Chas. J. Peterson, 306 Chestnut St., Phil.
 EVERY SATURDAY, for May 20. contains portrait of Lord De Gray and Ripon (High Joint), double-page sketch of "Paris under the Red Fag," and various other illustrations. the continuation of Reade's "Terrible Temptation," and of Edmund Yates !" Nobody Fortune"
 James R. Osgood & Co.,, '124 Fremont St., Boston. ssf k ..a..f.@. .s...e s' THE EDINBURGH REVIEW. for April, con- tains: Lord Broughton's Recollections of a Long Life; Applications of Photography; The Doctrines of the Chorizontes; Arnold on Puritanism and National Churches; Rossetti's Edition of Shelly; The German Empire; Memoirs of Madame. Du Plessis- Mornay; Trench's" Ierne;p Irish Federal. ism; Theodore Martins Horace; Studies of the Recent War. a.'.9 ' g'',s'A9 ~ ''..' 'e
 The Leonard Scott Publishing Co.,. 40 Fulton St.. New York. 82"o4oIt 6'1fa aas
 THE BRITISH QUARTERLY REE1Ew, for April, contains: Burton s History of Scot land; Early English Texts: Parties in the Episcopal church; Ingoldsby; The Down fall of Bonapartism; Religious, Tests and National Universities; The War of 1870 n; Bishop Berkley; The, Future of Europe; Contemporary Literature. '''' '''
 The Leanard Scott Pub. O., 40 Fulton St., New York. .,,I~... b.
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09r Attention is called to the advertise ment of D. Dalzell & Sons. carriage manu- lecturers. at South Egremont, Mass 1f
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BG The Handel and Hayden Society. of Boston, gave grand succession of con certs, last week. |, ,-. ..l,.. .4t ,,trr ... ..
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D6 The Senate examined the Tribune reporters to find out the source through which they obtained copy of the High Joint Treaty. The reporters testified that they did not receive it from any Senator or officer of the Senate, and refused to make further disclosures.
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GOSHEN.

Mrs. Samuel Palmer has purchased of 'Lucius D. Allyn the house and IA acres of land at the Centre, called. the Brigham place. 5 .iAfe F "ai eis t4 na1 . The Sabbath School at the, Congrega. tional church has beenlreorganized with a good company of teachers. MT. Edward Norton has again been chosen Superintend- ent. and he not only appoints Teachers Meetings, but the Teachers attend them
 = The great wind at Saturday drove the fire into the woods Northwest of the Centre, but the men and boys rallied and extinguished it.s 4A H. N
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D9 Did eighty one we'll known residents of the New Haven Fourth Ward commit perjury, last week, or did some Democrat steal an hundred ballots from a box which the Hartford Times says was as easy of &C., cess as the public road? s.ao.of eta l
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: CORNWALL.


 Last Saturday g fire was started from an engine on the Honsatonic Railroad, on Green Mountain, about a mile north of West Cornwall, and burned over almost the entire mountain On Saturday night the mountain was perfect crown of fire one mass of flame, lighting up the adjacent hills, giving free exhibition of fireworks not often seen.
 On Tuesday night. 14th inst, in some unaccountable manner. 1.-the old house designated as s"Bodles' Old House." took fire and burned to the egronnd. It was one of the oldest buildings in town. Fifty years ago it was occupied by Capt. Elias Hart, but recently it has been tenanted by very undesirable neighbors. and the people thereabout are not sorry tosee the ashes. . The Annual Meeting of the Litchfe.d North Consociation and Conference will be held at this place May 23d and 24tb, commencing at II o'clock, Tuesday morn. ing.