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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-09-20

A responsible business man OF this city in
forms us that the four engines in the New
.omt House were built for $4,000 each by
Newburgh firm, who could not get their pay
until they agreed to make out bill for
$4,000, which was promptly paid, and $4,000
of which was handed back" The name of
pur informant is at the service of the Citizens
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There have been many attempts in past
Years TO establish in this and other cities United
Service Club but they have hitherto been unsuccess-
full. from a very obvious reason. Our regular Army
and Navy have been SO small that it was impossible
to associate sufficient number of tho officers at
any one place to sustain the expensive machinery OF
% Club The result that there was no con-
venient rendezvous anywhere for tho members OF
tic service, and no opportunity for our officers to
return the ciyilitics they so constantly received
from the Service Clubs Of other coun tries. But
since the close of tho great war which made such
considerable portion of our citizens soldiers for
tho time being this deficiency in numbers OF
those who had served of course ceased
to exist. 1t became easy to find among tho men of
means and of leisure enough to form and sustain
well-equipped club Of those who had held rank
either in the regular or volunteer armies and navies
The periodical gatherings of the several army organ
izatons contributed to keep alive and strengthen
the feeling of comradeship, which naturally gains
intensity the actors in those great events are sep
arated from them by time. These considerations
led to the formation last Spring of an Army and
Navy Club, which Immediately embraced large
and distinguished membership. They effected an
organization, adopted q prudent and economical
administration, leased the spacious and elegant
house at No. lG Fifl-ave which became ut once the
most pleasant and convenient resort OF actual and
resigned officers. 1t begins this week series of
Saturday night receptions, which promise to be
among the most enjoyable social gatherings Of the
Winter. The President Of the Club is Admiral
Godon, the Vice President Gen. Horatio G. Wright,
and the roster of members numbers over two hundred
of the most brilliant names Of both of the ser
wee. We copy tho following details from The Army
and Nary Journal
1.-THE officers Of the regular volunteer army and navy
eligible for membership to the Cub but the srictest
= exercised by the committee OF having
tie admission Of members In charge, to preserve high
social end moral tone by rigid scrutiny Of the character
and recOrd OF every applicant for membe rship Nom
resident members, those residing dong duty 50
miles away from New-YOrk for q year, only
qured to pay the initiation fee Of $50; while resident
members or those residing doing duty within GO miles
OF this city, required to pay in ad tion to the nltia
tOn yearly dues Of 500 We learn that the receipts Of
the Club thus far ample for all present expenses and
the prospect for large increase "f membership during
the coming Winter very encouraging. The officers and
Committees OF the Club have been well selected and
there is reason why, with proper management, 1t
should not become Of the most prosperous and per
mancnt clubs Of New-YOrk."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-09-20

will certainly say that Tho criticism of Gen.
Barnard aud COL Sumner upon the British
evolutions is just; no army that marches from
Aldcrshott to Sandhurst and cooks its rations
brought by rail and in pots and kettles so
transported and returned, can DO said to be
in rcal working order and tit for actual service.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-09-20
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Ct,.>Lh ~ Il rei a,o them completely. Prco &
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-09-20

or to the miehtier exikencies Of Senator. as
the most trifling idler Of them all. 1t is not
surprising that even men of originally good
intentions fall victims to the temptation to
"make hay while the sun Shines" and get
dishonest penny out Of the Government
which, rs they think, is utterly indifferent to
them and to their services. This evil, at least.
can be cured by reform of the Civil Service
that shall save the unfortunate oilice-hOldcrs
from constant fear of the sword OF DamOcles
suspended above them. Still, it cannot be
claimed that this change in the present sys-
tenn will make such crimes as that Of Pay
master Hodge impossible. This man was not
tormcntcd by any fear Of removal, except such
natural apprehension as came on him after
he began his evil career. His was sin of
Welding to great temptation offered IN
unlimited opportunities for embezzling the
public funds. Moro vigilance and clOseness in
the system of checks and balances arc needed
TO meet this and similar cases. But who shall
tell how many men, living in constant dread
of the morrow, have been drawn from the
ways of honor by tho baneful system Of the
Government which 80 severely Furnishes the
oflcnderq Happily, there are not few men
in public service who have courage as well as
honesty.
We hope, then, that we have not seen the
last of the labors Of the Civil Service Com
mission, and that when it or its successor
meets again, it will be able to devise not only
adequate guards against the introduction OF
incompetent or dishonest men into the depart
mcnts of the Government, but with this VIII
avafpm which shall be
check without oppression and suspicion.
Furthermore, we do not so much need long
terms of Office as security. We do not pretend
that men who hold public trusts are less liable
to temptation to dishonesty when their tenure
is drawn out; they certainly are less liable
when their term is fixed beyond any mere
whm or caprice. Ii we have lost by defalca-
tons, the least we can make of them is GER
tainly some sufficient means of preventing
similar predations in tho future.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-09-20

Mr.. C;cc'"y's Letters from Texas and the
Lower Nj mi. with his Address 10 the Farmers or
Ixas AMI las speech on his return to New YORK, arc
NV rta,i, ia a handsome pamphlet edition. Price. 70
,c,ts; o. Eve copies for 81, postage paid Orders ad
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tli>t come, first served"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-09-20

Faint European echoes from the unfortunate
Corean expedition still come TO us. The latest
j. from The London Morning advertiser, which
bames the Americans for the headlong pre-
ci?itation with which they rushed into the
war, which can have no other effect
than to make the lives and prop
trty of foreigners in that country still
more insecure than now. This is not novel
but the assertion that England will not join
Il, in the war against COrea, because she was
not consulted beforehand, is superfuous. AS
we are not likely to carry on active hostilities
.nglinst the barbaric COreans, we do not want
;Lybody's cooperation. The glory of the
.,r,seut achievement is exclusively our own.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-09-20
nan Insie Mitchell

An independent young woman, Josie Mitchell,
noor herself lint having number Of rich relatives In
Missouri determined to make her own nyelinoSa raner
than be supported by Others She ora & heen there
two wears before she received her reward III no io VI
a legacy OF S7Ooe00 left her by al uueie'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-09-20

Won Moltke is reported as having said that
Tie had never read any account of the late
civil war in America, because he did not like
no have his mind confused with what was
REALLY but the report of the doings of mob.
Yet, American officers, viewing the eVolut'ons
mt Aldershott the Autumn maneuvers'' as the
English papers call them, with Gettysburg ana
Hive Forks fresh in their minds, have had the
Dardihood to say that there were no provision
trains In these formidable movements. IL was
playing war, said these veterans of our MOB"
with the sinews of war left ont. People
who have vivid reeollectiOns Of Gen. Nc
ClelJan's reousitions for shoes and umbrellas
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THE WrrXIY TRIBUNE will be ready this
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Litchfield enquirer., 1871-08-03

A NEW AND EXCELLENT SECURITY. The First Mortgage Bonds of the Vermont di
 vision of the Portland and Ogdensburg
 Railroad trunk line are advertised in an ! other part of this paper. The road has
 been nearly graded, ready for the ties, by
 stock subscriptions; the amount raised by
 the sale of Bonds is to be devoted to laying
 the ties and iron, and to equipment; these
 Bonds constitute the only lien on the roads.
 The local business will be sufficient to pay running expenses and interest on the small bonded debt. The road will form part of
 one of the shortest and best lines from the
 Lakes to the seaboard, and it will be com
 pleted next year. The excellence of Port
 land harbOr, the fact that Ogdensburg is
 the true point for the contact of lake and rail transportation, the enormous amount of business offering, and the shOrtness and directness of this line, point to it us one of the most promising enterprises now on foot in New England. Already the eastern division of the road has crossed the New Hampshire line, and is entering the White Mountains. The multiplication of lines to the West only serves to stimulate business, and in any case line which offers so many advantages as this will be certain to take it's share of the freight. It would be diff. cult to find more promising investment than these Bonds. And when we add that the Messrs Fairbanks, the great scale manufacturers, are heavy investors them- selves as we'll as the financial agents, and that the Trustees of the bond are gentle men of eminent standing ia the communi- ty, we indicate in O few words the great superiority of the security over many oth- CTS. and hence warmly recommend it.-E.r.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-08-03
STATE ITEMS.

Prattsville builds $15, 900 school house. The lower green of New Haven is used as croquet lawn. .1aq A s,a
 There is only one Unitarian church in the State. $
 Government contractors are improving the channel of the Housatonic. sl4a ats8
 A man was convicted of incest in Hart ford, last week. I1.Y .-zs,r
 Plainville is to have a $10,OOO school house. s c4l@l
 There is about two thirds the usual hay crop in Westport al 4s1
 The Rev. Olympia Brown lectured on Temperance at New Britain, last week.
 The Meriden and Cheshire R. R. project seems to have collapsed. A |
 The Air Line Railroad is to be complet- ed forthwith. .. <
 Preston has imported four experienced silk weavers from England. 9fl s@
 One result of consolidation is to bring all the railroad shops to New Haven.
 New Britain compels the close of ali it's liquor shops at lOH P. M. 2a
 Seven post-ofices in the State commenc. ed the money order business. Monday.
 The Grand Division of the Sons of Tem- perance met at Danbury, Thursday.
 The Moodus Good Templars demand the establishment of a Temperance party. z A Hartford dentist committed suicide. last week.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-08-03
IITCHFIELD.

r
 The Supreme Courto Errors holds its annual August term for this county, next week. Eight cases are to be tried.
 5. Work on the new Depotis progressing famously. Nearly all the professional loinering talent of the village is now at work inside and numerous .unprofessionals watch their proceedings with Argus eyes. MT. Prescott, his son and Q laborer, had a risky tumble, last week. They were sstop. ping out" the north chimney when the scatfolding broke and all came down to the ground in heap. MT. Prescott struck on 2 pile of lumber east of the building and was nearly covered by the boards and tim Der of the scaffolding. No one was seri- riously hurt.
 The, Circulating Library holds its monthly meeting tomorrow (Thursday) evening. During the month the following new books have been received: Pink and White Tyranny, by Mrs. Stowe; Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris; Dr. Willoueh. by and his Wine; Roba di Roma, by W. WStory; Sense and Sensibility. and Persua- sion, by Miss Austin.
 - The liquor saloon of Morris M. Conk- lin, in Milton, was entered Saturday night, the windows smashed out, bottles broken. tobacco, cigars, &c.,, taken, and the saloon pretty efectually gutted. John Donahue was arrested, tried before Justice Meafoy, and acquitted.
 William Mooney, Patrick Riley, Will liam Kelley and another Irishman attacked MT. Gould P. Parish. contractor on the Shepaug R. R., near Blacks in Washing. ton. on Tuesday, and beat him severely. Officer Wheeler went down Tuesday night, arrested Mooney, Riley and Kelley. and brought them before Justice Guy c. Ford. They pleaded guilty, were sentenced to $7 fine and 20 days imprisonment each, and lodged in jail early Wednesday morning.
 = MT. John Farnum, late principal of the Bristol high school is studying Jaw in the office of Messrs. Graves & Morrill,.
 - Messrs. Adams & Wright have nearly completed their removal into the fine new store in Beach's Block. A line of shelves piled with crockery fell Monday night, de- stroying $175 worth of property.
 The County Agricultural Society have selected their president, MT. Nathan Hart of Cornwall, to represent them on the State Board of Agriculture . MT. J. l.. Judd, our photographer, has repainted his block in South Street, and the business portion of that street now as neat an appearance as any part of the village.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-08-03

A proposition to give the Military His tory of Connecticut to each soldiers wid- ow was rejected by the House, 75 to 51. The work was sharply criticised, and it is certainly very open to criticism.
 The military bill passed the Senate with out further amendment
 The Consolidation bill passed the Senate IA to 4. Senator Hall made powerful ar. gument in favor of a reduction of fares but the amendment for that purpose was rejected 12 to 8.
 MT. M. D. F. Smith of Goshen has been appointed State Prison director for the nr expired term of the late MT. Woodford of Winsted.
 The bill giving the appointment of State Prison directors to the governor was re- jected.
 There was debate in the Senate, Tues day, over the bill allowing ministers ad mission to reformatory institutions for the sake of teaching the inmates. It seems that Catholic clergymen have not been al lowed the freedom of access they desired for teaching in the Reform School. The bill finally passed the Senate 9 to 2. We believe it had previously passed the House.
 The bill increasing the salaries of Sn- perior and Supreme Court judges to $4, GOO AASNVAAA6 House was finally passed.
 The bill striking out the omnibus clause of the divorce law and requiring continu- ance of divorce cases for a year in court passed the Senate but was rejected in the House.
 The bill requiring the consolidated rail- road company to charge no more for travel per mile in Connecticut than they do in New York was passed in the Senate but was rejected in the House.
 The bill giving certain creditors liens on railroad property passed both Houses with an amendment making those liens subject to previous mortgages. bill providing for the sale of Railroads which would have thrown the Boston and Erie into the hands of New York spectators was luckily squelched before it became law.
 Resolutions appropriating $25, ,5O0 moro to the Middletown Asylum passed the Sem lrare but were rejected in the House. The appointment of an Attorney General voted by the Senate, was rejected by the House. The usury law having passed in the Sen- l ate came up again in the House and was again voted down by one majority, the vote standing 104 yeas to 105 nays A constitutional amendment providing for an increase of the number of Senators was rejected in the House.
 The proposed constitution al amendments restoring the life tenure of office to judges and giving women the suffrage were re- jected.
 A bill was passed regulating fishways through the Derby dam. The bills for State Constabulary and for License law were indefinitely post poned.
 A bill was passed granting a bounty of $2 for every fox killed.
 The salary of the Bank Commissioner and his assistant was fixed at LOGO each
 The bill was passed apprOpriating 50 cts ] to each scholar in the public schools David Gallup of Plainfield and James A. Hovey of Norwich were appointed to ex- anime the reports of assets sent in by i'm surance companies. The General Assembly adjourned sine die, on Friday.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-08-03
NEW MILFORD.

Rev E Whittlesey preached last Sun day atSe Johns Episcopal Church. Du- ring his visit MT. Whittlesey was the guest of Mr. A. B Mygatt @@ @@
 10. D. Copley of this place was severe ly injured while travelling on the Boston and Albany Railroad, short time ago. A stone was thrown through an open window on the opposite side of the car which struck him just above the temple, injuring him considerably but not dangerously.
 Two parties of gentlemen from this place are camping at Waramaug Lake and notwithstanding the bad weather give glowing accounts of the pleasure of out door life. INo.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-08-03
WOLCOTTyH,T,E.


 The following gentlemen were chosen at the School District meeting, committeeman for the ensuing year Rev. MT. Eastwood, Charles Hotchkiss and Herman Clark. The committee have engaged a MT. Lane, re- gently of Plymouth, to teach our High School, who has also been engaged to teach the Night School for four months during the coming year. .- l-.9 =. .. Y. '4 g F -S. T. Dutton, from Yale college, is in- structing class in singing. t I
 The Methodist society of this place had pleasant picnic on the Valley Park grounds, last Thursday. aj h
 = Rev. Ed. w. Bacon has had an exten- sion of vacation for four weeks more. Du- ring that time he will preach for his broth- CT, Rev. l.. W. Bacon, in Baltimore, and the Rev. Leonard W. will fill his pulpit here. Last Sunday Rev. Wm. Atkinson conducted the services. za gag sat The family of H. s. Barbour. Esq, are stopping at Jos. F. Calhoun's s for a short time. Mir. Calhoun is absent on a western trip for the Union Hardware Com pany. @.T: .. | "A grocery and provision store will be opened under the firm name of Burns Bros. at the old stand of the late Merritt Treat, the latter part of this week. ~7.
 The friends of Patrick Donelly will be pleased to see that he has been released from .'durance vile.' A.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-08-03
The Legislature.

The business session of this year com. smenced in point of fact nearly fortnight later than usual, owing to the delay oc. casioned by the New Haven election frauds. The work accomplished has been import ant. The conflict between Hartford and New Haven for the Capitol has resulted in a substantial victory for the former. In the matter of the People vs. The Consolidat- ed Hartford and New York Railroad, the latter has managed to get all the legisla- ton it wanted, and to prevent all the leg islation it did not want. Six per cent. is still the nominal rate of interest in Con- snecticut, whereupon we would remark, in passing, that during the past half dozen years we have once or twice had to borrow money, have always been able to offer un- impeachable security, and have always given seven per cent. Belonging as we do,
 therefore, to the rather numerous army of
 debtors. we have very little respect for the law which, by a majority of 1o5 Represent atiyes over lO4, still exists. When we turn from the comparatively little the leg islature did, to the vast deal it did not do, we are both very angry and very grateful. They voted down many excellent measures they evidently didn't understand; but then they voted down host of bad measures. partly, no doubt, because they couldn't understand them. They appropriated rath- CT too freely-perhaps the virtue of econo- my, which seemed to centre in Gen. Pratt, didn't appear in its most amiable ight. They. continued" bills at rate we never saw equalled; but while we sympathize with their want of confidence in the present legislature, we are at loss to account for their simple and unquestioning faith in the neas General Assembly.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-08-03
ROXBURY.

!. k .t- -
 MT. Sheldon Castle, aged e6, died on the N ult. and Isaac N. Flowers, on the 18th ut. Their funerals were both attended by the Rev. Austin Isham that of MT. Gas tie on Saturday. .and that of MT. Flowers on the Sabbath. 5
 Rev. Mir. Charles Bradley, of West Stockbridge, is pow spending his vacation here at his fathers. He preached to large congregation in the church over which David E. Jones is Pastor, on Sabbath af- ternoon, from the text ssAll this availeth me nothing" st
 = The Rev. J. H. Vorce. of South Meri- den, is also spending his vacation at his wife's fathers in this place. He preached to the same people on the 16th and 23d nit 9