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Litchfield enquirer., 1871-02-23

from jail in South Carolina by the Ku. Alnx, and all either shot or hanged.
 Another outrage has occurred in North Carolina. an engineer and two firemen be. ing shot on railroad train.
 A new Japanese Embassy to this country has arrived in San Francisco with an Inn. perial Prince Ut its head.
 A violent hurricane destroyed SlOO. OOO worth of property at Helena, Ark, on Fiji.
 The coal dealers are resolved to break up the Miners Unions at any cost. A Cincinnati builder has been robbed of SIS, 900 by highwaymen. A Deputy United States Marshal has been assassinated in Missouri
 Gov. Clayton of Arkansas is to be i'm peached. There is a double. headed exec. utive and judicial authority, and every pros. pect of general row.
 A resolution favoring. woman suffrage was voted down in the Indiana Senate, last week, 27 to 20.
 Gen. Magruder died at Houston Texas. on Monday.
 Senator Sumner has been ill.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-02-23
News Of the Week.
FOREIGN.

a 4.a4 FOREIGN. s-
 The French Assembly has established a provisional republic with Thiers as chief executive and M. Grevy. President. of As- sembIy M. Thiers has selected the follow ing Ministry (mostly republican)'.t "g
 JULES DUFAURE, Minister of Justice. g
 JULES FAvRE, Minister of Foreign Affairs. <
 ERNEST PICARD. Minister of the Interior.
 JULES SIMON. Minister ofPublic Instruction.
 FELIX LAMBREcHT, Minister of Commerce.
 Gen. LE FLO, Minister of War. aA@t
 Admiral PoTTHUAN, Minister of the Marine.
 A Tribune report on Tuesday asserts that republican form of government will be finally adopted.
 Thiers has made speech favoring peace and formal negotiations will soon com- mence. sI
 Balfort has surrendered and the truce takes effect throughout all France. Garabaldi has returned to Italy.
 The naturalization of Nice is mooted by the Germans. Gfeat Bsitain.- The bill abelishing Uni versity Tests has passed the House. The Eastern Conference has agreed to open the Black Sea to foreign war vessels. Sir Stafford Northcote takes the place of Sir. John Rose on the Alabama Commis. sion. e4a..s kt8s assG ,@ ;, Uruguay The rebellion has been quel, led. s733 s2+s .13's v ..-1 9 :. aEea
 l1s sssa U DOMESTIC. -. The Tennessee has arrived safely at San Domingo.
 Ten negro prisoners have been taken
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STATE ITEMS.

A New Haven negro is accused of big. amy.
 A new Democratic paper is about start. ing in Stamford. r's....f-
 More patent right swindling is coming to light in Woodstock.
 John Owens plays in Bridgeport. this week.
 The Middletown skating rink tum ed in, Thursday. Judge l., F. 8. Foster has returned from Europe. ,.....
 Two prisoners attempted an escape, last Wednesday, but were soon taken.
 The old Windsor school hous in which Roger Sherman taught, many years, was burned, last week.
 An important cock fight, Hartford e. New Haven, came of at West Haven, last week.
 Saltonstall Lake is lower than ever be- fore known-15 feet below high water mark. .....
 Batterson's Recording Angel" has been removed to more congenial location, and Hartford breathes easier. " I eS "a
 A box containing the body of dead in- fant was recently grappled in New London harbor.
 Bridgeport harbor is frozen up and sev- etsl vessels are imprisoned by the ice.
 Mr. Samuel Shepard and family of Nor folk. having spent some time at Charles ton. have now gone to Augusta, Ga.
 The Waterbury Anaericaa wants to know why we hear 90 little about the new county with Waterbury as the county seat. ~
 The carriage factory of Charles Gay, in Newtown, was entered recently, and g val uable gold watch stolen by vagabond who had begged job week before. ,. s.s -ss A Rockville rumseller has beea convict ed. seI.s r5 'ssf .l Llys The moose which has been perambnla- 2 ting Windham and Holland counties for the last six months was recently seen in Union, t8GR ,SsiH SF 4 a4 &-d
 Professor Winchell. of Michigan Univer. sity. lectured on Geology at Lakeville, last week.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-02-23
WOLCOTTVILLE,

E Steele Post GA. R. will perform the war drama known as the ''Old Flag" or the Spy of Newberne, at Wadhams' Hall, on the 28th of February and the 1st of March next This production is oue of the finest called forth by the scenes and in- eidents of the late war, and with the dra- matic talent which the members of the G. A. R. possess, heightened by the effect of good scenery, we have every reason to assert that it's representation will be a means of great entertainment and interest to the people of Wolcottyille and vicinity. A good orchestra of IA pieces will be pres ent on the occasion. The object is lau- dable one-the increasing the monument fund of the Post.
 The Calico Ball, last Thursday even- ing, was largely attended The music was good, and Allen did not damage his repu. tation as first class caterer.
 - Mr. George M. Butcher delivered temperance address in the Congregational Church, last Sunday evening, to large audience. A good voice and animated de- livery, with the narration of numerous in- cidents of intemperance, held the atten- tion of those present-but as connected intellectual effort the address is not to be commended.
 - One of our venerable inhabitants has gone to the Hast bourne." Old "Fly Al. len, a. dog of most estimable character. known to the patrons of the "Allen House" for the last twelve years, worn out with age and infirmity, breathed his last on Satur- day morning. OCCASIONAL.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-02-23
WASHINGTON.

The Rev. Henry Upson, of New Preston, gave his lecture on Amusements, in Farm CTS Hall, on the 18th inst. It was an ex- cellent effort. and was highly relished by the audience. He took broad view of the question, and laid down the true prin- ciples that underlie it. They are natural requirement.. Every one must choose what is best for himself. If any have such weak moral back bone, that they cannot indulge in an innocent amusement, temperately, then let them at once and forever abandon it. The lecturer was suffering from indisposition. which pre- ventel him from putting the requisite force into his discourse to make it., in the highest degree, effective. His quaint an- ecdotes and humorous allusions to the As. sociation before which the lecture was giv- en, were admirable, and elicited frequent applause His lecture was advertised as 8 Dramatic Entertainment, and it was the latter in full. We cordially recommend this lecture to all who would like to hear the truth on the absorbing question of Amnsements. sA sa&
 A grand operatic concert of music will be given in Farmers Hall, on Friday eve, March Sd, Earl Buckingham, Direct. or. All who like good vocal music, or who do not, will be sure of ample reward for attending w.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-02-23
France.

The action of the French Constituent Assembly in it's choice of President and Executive leader indicates their preference for a rastorn4io. ef the Orleans bIanvn UT the Bourbons, and the election of the Comte de Paris to the throne of his grand father, Louis Phillipa The government makers of France seem to be divided into the following classes: The Legitimists, or party of the old aristocracy, who demand the restoration of the hereditary Bourbon line (of which the Orleans family is a younger branch) and the re-establishment of monarchy of the "divine right" spe- cies; the Imperialists, or army party; the Republicans, mostly supported by the de- mocracy of the cities, led by able and en- ergetic men, but partly of the "impracti- cable" sort; and the Orleanists, who advo- cate constitutional monarchy of the En- glish type, and are supported mainly by the bowyeoisie, or middle classes.
 The Legitimists and Imperialists are probably very weak in the Assembly, Tn fact, have little strength anywhere at pres ent. The real struggle will lie between the Orleanists and the Republicans, with the chances in favor of the former. The priesthood who are powerful in the country; and the capitalists, who have much strength which they know how to use, will unquestionably unite against any thing like Red Republicanism. The Ger mans might also deal more favorably with monarchy, and especially with mon archy which, drawing its chief support from the small property holders of the country, and the shop-keepers of the city, would lack that hold on the army and the masses" which might enable it to renew the war. The respectable mediocrity which would naturally characterize an Orleanist restoration. would unquestionably gain it readier recognition and support, also, from other European governments than either an Imperial or Republican govern ment could expect. Their only chance oi defeat would lie in popular repudiation of their style of government Mediocrity is odious to Frenchman. Least of all can he abide it in his government; espe cially with revenge, Alsace and Lorraine to fight for, as soon as the national ener: gies have recuperated.
 That any French government eau con clude lasting peace with Bismarck. We do not believe. The people of that coun- 1 try do not feel that they have been fairly beaten, Those who undertake 10 compare the results of 1870 with those of 1914 mis' take their premises. In the latter case quarter of century of continual war, de
 stroying, as it did, not less than four mill ions of her fighting men, had completely exhausted the resources of the country
 France had to wait at : that time for a new generation to grow up before she eoatt fight again. Now, the loss of life has not been great enough to seriously weaken the country, and the loss, of property will bf made up by the industry of q few years
 As soon as the French military organiza ton can be reformed, their finances re
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-02-23
NEW MILFORD.

Miss Isabel Booth, aged p years. daugh ter of H. W. Booth, Esq, died on Monday the 18th inst. |, of consumption, after long and very painful illness. She was young lady of engaging social and intellectual qualities. and her early death will be deep. ly regretted, not only by heffjamily, but by very large circle of sympathizing rela tives and friends. Her funeral took place on Thursday of last week, Rev J. B Bona, officiating, assisted by Rev. Messrs Green wood and Acly. H> -sT a s1aa1 .5s
 - The ice in the Housatonic river broke up on Sunday afternoon, and went out without doing any damage here. At Gay lords bridge it carried away the dam, ,and 8 bridge is lodged at the island. about half a mile above this village, that has been wash ed down from some place still further north There is still some ice in the river here, above the bridge, and at the island there is an ice dam, but it will probably float out during the day, (Monday), with
 E.sg out causing any injury. sf IT asdI''
 One Professor" Williams recently organized dancing schoo! here, and after collecting half his fees n advance, discon- tinued his visits at the close of the second lesson. The victimized scholars would probably be the wrong persons for "Pro- lessor" Williams to refer to in future.
 "A public Masonic Meeting was held at St. Peters Lodge F. and A. M., on Tues day afternoon of last week. An able ad- dress was delivered by Rev. Bro. O. T. Woodruff of Hudson, N. Y. At the close collection was provided by the ladies of the Eastern Star Degree" " who were pres ent in goodly number. Owing to the snow storm the installation exercises were omit ted as the installing officer who was expect. ed to be present was unable to attend sso ,., ...x .na os lse, sea, ::
 The Canal railroad has been laying 100
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-02-23

g9 We print the advertisement of the American Watch Co. in another column. In addition, to the large assortment of watches made by. this Company. they de- sire to call special attention to the Watch for railway engineers, conductors and ex- pressmen. Also their Boys Watch, which is now frst placed on the market, and to which they desire to call the attention of
 Young America, itss;ya' s51 bs7eao vs.sg
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-02-23

stored, and the necessary preparations completed, we may look for the final strug- gle of the Celt against the Teuton; not
 this time for victory but for indepen-
 dence. k
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-02-23
17rH DISTRICT SENATORIAL CON
 VENTION. st5s --.

The Unioa Republican Electors of the 17tf Senatorial District are requested to send Dele gates equal to twice their number of Representa- lives in the Legislature, to meet in Convention al Dudley's Hotel in Falls Village, on the 9th day o March 1871, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon. for the purpose of nominating Candidate for Senator for said District, and doing any other business proper to be done in said Convention.
 J. K. SHEPARD,
 LYMAN DUNNING,
 E. M ROWLAND, Senatorial Com.
 JOHN D. REED, t-'
 JOHN o. ADAMS, -.... ...t ..
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-02-23

A novel case went to judgment, ia the Hartford Superior Court, last week. SI, 4OO damages were awarded in a civil suit against A. M. Goodrich for bnrning his nelgn. boris barn. The sconndrel has absconded
 himself, but luckily his property remains
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-02-23

SENATORIAL CONVEN-
 TION. The delegates of the several towns comprising the 18th Senatorial District, to the Republican Senatorial Convention. will meet at the Clarke House, Winsted, on Wednesday, March 1. 1871, at Il o'clock, forenoon, for the purpose of nomina- ting Candidate for Senator frem said District. RUFUS n1 CLEVELAND, LEVI Dist. Com.
 s. N. PETTBoNE,
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-02-23

The Canal railroad has been laying 100
 tons of steel rails. 5asaouI btes 10" ] The New Haven and New York line of steamboats is doinga very heavy freight ing business. psis sssaa @a---
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Political.

The Congressional vote of this State stood as follows in 1869,-
 1st Dist. Strong, Rep. 736 majority. 2d !" Kellogg |" 42s :"
 3d Starkweather, 1899 ''
 4th |" Barnum, Dem. 1,l6O ''
 Last year, English's majority was 843.
 On Wednesday of last week, the Repub- lican Convention of the 3d Congressional District met at Norwich, and Mr. Stark weather was re-nominated on the first bal lot by a vote. of 69 to 36. 4..
 On Wednesday last, the Democrats of the 1st Congressional District, nominated Dr. A. R. Goodrich of Vernon.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-02-23

MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT Cantata of Belshazzar's Feast will be performed on Wednesday evening of next week, at Rox- bury, and on Friday evening at Farmers Hall. Washington, by chorus of fifty voices (from Roxbury and Washington &C., companied by piano and wind and string ed instruments. The cast of parts will be as follows:- e.. ..t .--. Nitocris (Queen) Mrs. 0. Sanford. Daniel-H. Burritt lat Roxbury) s. Smith
 (at Washington).
 Hananiah, B. Buckingham. Lord of Court, i O. Sanford. High Priest, O. Castle Lady of Court, Miss J. Prindle
 Jewish Maidens, Companions, Sol
 diers, &c.
 Mir. Buckingham's reputation as teach CT and leader is too well known to need any oommendation of ours. His we'll known efficiency in organizing and train- ing large choirs leads us to anticipate an excellent and powerful rendering of Mir. Roots Cantata.
 BaT Mir. Theodore Hilton, retiring from the Ladependen. and the Brooklyn Daily Union, is about publishing new weekly to be entitled, The Golden Age, 'Devoted to the Free Discussion of all Living Cues tions in Church, State, Society, Litera- ture. Art and Moral Reform" /" Mir. Til toms high ability as journalist leads us to expect much from the new journal enc Subscribers should direct to T. Hilton, P. o. Box 2,S4s, New York. a..
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-02-23

Resolred, That we heartily endorse the platform adopted by the Union Republican State Convention, holden at New Haven, on the 18th day of January, 1871, and we fully approve the resolutions there present. ed.
 Resolved. That the Union Republican
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-07
ON CARONDELET STREET,

In the cotton market there was slight
activity, which relieved the oppressive
dizziness, Of which there had been many
complaints. There is something going
on in the way of stocks, the operations
being confined to Pneumatic and Levee,
share or two Of other stocks among
which we may mention Waterworks) now
and then appearing. The big thing on
the street, however, is Levee, and this
monopolizes the lions share of the atten-
ton of those who, but for something OF
this kind, would sit on dry goods box
all day and kick their heels on its sides.
The gold rate here was 1929, and ruled
at in advance Of this rate at New York.
There was a complete stagnation in the
money market yesterday, if we except the
usual business which so often happens, it
might be called ordinary
The stock Of -four is augmented much
faster than it is diminished by exporta-
ton, and the market is dull
Levee stock was sold yesterday at
Sc Is, Sc 80, Sc 25 and Sc 123, the lat
ter figure being the closing figure Fully
POO shares were reported as sold, it be-
ing at the same time impossible to ascer-
tain whether some of this number were
not disposed Of three or four times over
Thus 100 shares selling four times would
foot up 400 in the reports. There are
many fine tooth combs at work to rake
I'D the stock or take it in, but it seems
hard to harvest Notwithstanding bad re-
ports. which have tendency to reduce
faith to fear.
A great deal of the ''bluf game" is.go-
ing or, of which the following interview
is q specimen:
whats Levee worth?"
ssSix and three-quarters.
'Tn give you six and a half. Five
hundred shares.
yours.
Both parties here go Off and scribble
over paper, or rush up and down the
street like mad, leaving the lookers-on
under the impression that 500 shares
have been sold at SIS so, where the whole
thing is a sham got up to influence the
market one way or the other in the old
fashioned see-saw manner. Probably two
or three such incidents occur every day,
done up in the usual brag and loud boasts
delivered with the thumbs in the armholes
of the vest, for which the high old game
of bluff is proverbial. The real sales
are filed quietly as the snowflake falls,
but these bluffs go on with such buster
that one is apt to reflect upon the truth of
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-07
REs1aNATroNs ARE NOW IN ORDER.

Since the President has pretty plainly
limited to his superservicable employees in
New Orleans that their services IN the
management of the Customhouse con-
vention are not acceptable to him, we
think they would do a wise thing to re-
sign. Mr.. Lowell being already at his
home in Maine might possibly be saved
the expense. of coming back here at all.
And Messrs. Casey and Packard need not
make their letter on this subject SO long
as they did their other card Of explana-
ton, with which they recently vexed the
reading public. If they conine them
selves to the subject they can put all that
they need to SAY in very few lines, and
we will take great pleasure in publishing
them. We make these suggestions in the
interests Of the future fortunes of the
gentlemanly civilians, as we think it the
easiest way they can be let down. There
is a marked difference whether @ man re-
signs from an important position or is
required to go out Of it by the harsh pro-
cess Of removal Besides, it will proba-
bly, be accepted as a graceful act by the
President, who may remember them IA
vorably in connection with some small
position better suited to their capabilities
during his next official term. Resigna-
tons are now in order. Who will be the
first to move
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-07

that saying about drums, which, like all
empty things, make the loudest noises
There seems to be craft of the stock
yet to come up.
Pneumatic stock sold yesterday at
Sc rs, Sc Is and Sc so, closing at Sc Is,
but we were unable to ascertain the num-
Der of shares sold. Five tanks of the
company arrived here yesterday, and will
undergo the usual test, and then per
haps) the usual ''bust, when of course
the stock will follow suit. The news that
these tanks were coming created the
recent rise, but the stock was not so high
on their arrival as before
The good request which is at present
the chief characteristic of the cotton mar
ket is directly attributable to the short
crop accounts with which the news from
the country parishes is burdened. The
statement which went flying over the
wires recently, winging the intelligence
that seventy-fye per cent of the present
crop would be lost, is now generally re-
garded as one of those Wall street canards,
Of which the fraternity keep a stock on
hand, Gagged like carrier pigeons, in readi-
ness to send them off as occasion re-
quires 1t is impossible to form an
estimate. Full reports of damages, as
usual, can always be had, but calculations
of how many bales to the acre there is a
probability Of growing in the districts
covered by these reports are hard to be
had. Fortunes are made by a correct
reading ofa line in the great book Of the
future, but such foresight is by no means
common. Factors have descended from
their high stools, and surrendering
fractions that usually make the
difference between themselves, and the
buyers sell at compromise terms, that is
at ''preYious quotations. We will soon
have cotton I'D pGuSeG;a, and hence the
price will fall as it comes in, as the pro-
Queer must sell, and it is generally well
known how much is lost when one is COM
PEELED to sell. The good signs about the
strength of the next crop are that buyers
show an unwillingness to pay higher
prices, which they would not exhibit if
there was belief in the short crop, and
it is il the current of opinion that one
may get information as to the real facts of
the case. Nor would the factors yield if
at bottom they believed the crop would |
be as much short as they SO readily pub
lish. In regard to the pretensions of fac
tors it may well be said that ''the spirit |
is willing, but the flesh is weak" The |
let up" yesterday ended in about 1900 |
bales being sold on the basis of old prices,
md the dead lock in cotton buying, which
had reigned for a few days, at once ended |
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-07
MR.. WALSH'S TESTIMONY

Mr. J. A. Walsh called upon us yester-
day, and called our attention to an i'm
portant difference between Lieutenant
Governor Dunns version of his card and
the language of the card itself He com
planned, and justly, we conceive Of the
harshness of the continents in yesterday
mornings REPUBLICAN, upon this subject.
That the language imputed to him by
Governor Dunn is not his, and changes in
a material sense the relative positions
which he says were occupied by himself
and Governor Warmoth. We give the
portion of Mr.. Walsh's card alluded to,
as published in the Times August IA:
The Governor was of the opinion that his
signature to the bill, considering the large
profits, was worth seventy-fiye thousand
dollars TO me- and a promise to paw him the
further sum of two and one-half per cent
OF the net profits.
And here is the way in which Dunn dis
torted it in his letter to Greeley
Governor Warmoth demanded as the
price Of his official signature to legisa-
tive act, known as the Nicolson pavement
bill, seventy-fve thousand dollars, and two
and half per cent of the profits accruing
from the contract Contemplated on said bill.
This demand for money was made by his
excellency on Mr.. John A. Walsh, repre-
senting the bill, and was declined.
Now, while we agree with Mr.. Walsh
that Dunn has not reported him fairly,
and that the language employed in the
statement published in the REpUBLIcAN
was unnecessarily harsh and severe, we
are constrained to reiterata the remarks
we made upon his card when it first
appeared-that this statement Of his.
unsupported by other evidence, is not
entitled to credit His implied charge
that because the Governor estimated the
signature to the bill to be worth seventy
five thousand dollars, he would sign it
for that sum- is not logically reasonable.
And as Governor Warmoth declares posi-
lively that he never, either directly or
indirectly, offered to sign the bill on any
terms, thus creating an issue of fact be-
tween him and Mr.. Walsh, We reiterate
that We fully believe the Governors state