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Litchfield enquirer., 1871-03-02

Another Gable. bodied and industrious colored man" has tu!alled ne destiny of his race by com mitting theft of such magnitude that he deems it prudent to run away to escape the State prison. -Senti1el.
 Side by side with islanders like the above we notice Democratic claims to large DOT. tion of the colored vote of the State. This doubt whether the colored man has the in. telligence to know his friends and the manhood to stand by them, is the worst insult the Democracy have ever offered him. ''Politics r says your average Dem ocrat, "what does the nigger care about that Do you suppose he knows or cares which party gave him freedom, the ballot, and all the rest of your stuff and nonsense: Not he; all he cares for is something to eat, something to drink, a shanty to live in and little poultry to-steal These we furn- ish as often us you. 6cif-respeots @ nig gers self-respect Well, we'll If he was human perhaps you'd be right, but he isn't Poverty, crime, jail, State prison, death that's nigger progress, and the sooner he finishes, the better for him and us. tell you, all we have said of your precious col ored brother is the ts~kh, and he knows it. See if he don't own up, plead guilty, con fess judgment and all that, by voting oul ticket as much as he does yours, next April Depend on it, little rum and a little money will go further than all your highfalutin with the nigger [" If there is a colored man in Litchfield county so ignorant or so destitute of self respect as to count himself Democrat, let some one send him the Litchfield Sentine till April, and we will warrant his conver. sion.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-03-02
For the Enuuirer,
por tue GuquUer PLYMOUTH SKETCHES, NO. 62.

PLYMOUTH SKETCHES, NO. 62.
 On Friday, the 17th ult., a sociable was held at Joel Blakeslee's, for the benefit of library and reading room. Amount sraisea on the occasion was nearly $25. On Mon day evening, the 21st, another gathering for the same object took place at G. A. Kelsey's, where about thirty dollars more was contributed.
 MT. James Woodbury, ''from away down east in the state of Maine," and who is called a''temperance threshing machine. , has lectured within the last week in Ter ryville. at the Centre. and at Thomaston. The present high wind has already blown away large part of the chaff that accumu- lated from the various threshings M
 -On the first Friday evening in Lent, the Rev. MT. Thomas, rector of St. Peter's, commenced series of lectures on the an tiquity of prayer, especially of precom posed forms of prayer. 1.# q 5, PLYMoTHEAN. ; Feb. 18th, 1871.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-03-02
Rarnurn and Mccarthy.

About the worst feature of onr present
 tariff is the Salt duty. II gives the Syra- cuse manufacturers most valuable monop, oly. These manufacturers sent Mir. Den his Mccarthy, a man after their own heart, to the present House but the Republicans of the Syracuse District, preferring to have representative of their own, dropped Mo Carthy, last fall, and nominated gentle, man who is not the creature. of the lmonop. olists. Thereupon the Democracy and the Salt interest united on Mccarthy and un. dertook to re-elect him. They were hand. somely beaten, however, and the "pillar of salt" retires from public life on Saturday next.
 At the last session of Congress an at. tempt was made to lower the duty on salt. A resolution to that effect was introduced which Mr. Mccarthy moved to lay on the table. On this motion the vote of MT. Wm. d. Barnum is recorded in the affirmative. On the final vote Mir. B. resumes his nor. nal position among the 'tabsent or not vot- ing" Unluckily the salt duty escaped modification in the press of business at the close of the last session and at its present ''short" session Congress has not time to undertake the momentous question of tar if reform.
 We have no idea that this monopoly can escape the next Congress. It is indefensi- ble on any principle, and deserves the re. probation of the Protectionist as we'll as of the Free Trader. Yet the Democracy of Connecticut pass Free Trade resolutions at their State Convention, and reiterate them at Bridgeport,in the very Convention which nominates this ally of Dennis McCarthy
 Are the voters of this District nnprinci- pied enough themselves to sanction this monstrous combination of an ultra Pro- tectionist candidate with Free Trade platform ? Would it not be more consis. tent, as we'll as more humane, to dismiss the ghost of Barnum to comfort the ghost of McCarthy .,.-. +
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-03-02
Corruption,

Chagrined at the result of their efforts ct cor ruption, Cofing and others got up the great farce of . congressional commission to come to this district to investigate.-Sentinel.
 The Sentinel is bold enough in it's leading editorial, last week, to commence this Con- gressional campaign with charge of cor ruption against our nominee, and with an equally remarkable claim of innocence of corruption on the part of its own candi- date. If the Sentinel has any proof of its charge against MT. Cofdng, let it produce that proof. In response to it's challenge, we offer the following facts regarding MT. Wm. H. Barnum, which came out on the examination before the Congressional Com. mittee on Elections, in the fall of 1867:
 On that examination several witnesses testified directly to his having personally corrupted. or attempted to corrupt, voters. One of his own friends and employees, Eli Ensign, book-keeper of the Barnum, Rich ardson Co.,, testified that, Con the Satur- day night previous to the election the sum of $10 was paid to each of twenty-five or thirty men in the employ of the firm, as a present" The same book.keeper admitted having drawn $2,500 from the Iron Bank on election day, the disposal of which did not appear on the books of the firm, about which he equivocated in his testimony, producing memoranda which showed plain marks of alteration on their face, made, he was finally driven to confess, on the morn ing of his examination. Then, too, no less than four witnesses, one of them an in- mate of Mir. Barnum's frmily, and trusted political agent. mysteriously disappeared just before the arrival of the Committee at Falls Village. In the Sentinel itself, on the 9th of November, 1867, about three weeks after the examination, there appeared a communication from Canaan, of about a column in length, from which we extract the following damning confession of guilt |:
 "Of course it was proved that money was used and freely, by the party who nominated and elect ed MT. Barnum; but t 1cus prouen that it scas used to pregent corruption instead of 0iding t. Never was there so great a temptation for poor man in any previous election as in this and thousands 0j dollars scere giuen as presents to prevent hem seu ing their cotes to F. T. Barnwm's agents"
 '1 Here is the evidence Democratic testi-
 mony and Democratic confession-te the guilt of MT. Barnum. Will the Sentinel ia. vor us with less of assertion and more of proof in future articles on Corruption in the Fourth Congressional District of Con. necticut
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-03-02
The temperance mass meeting and con.

-The temperance mass meeting and con- cert by the Hutchinsons', took place on the 20th ult The Congregational church was used, and was we'll filled by an audience that seemed much pleased with the exer- Icises. The Hutchinsons sang their popu- lar songs. which were warmly applauded. and earnest addresses were made by Rev. Messrs. Pratt and Burleigh.
 The nomination of Hon. Geo. Cofine
 for Congress gives entire satisfaction here, and he will poll the full strength of the re-
 publican vote. INo.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-03-02

n@. House, the New York divorce iaw- yer, is still in limbo at New Haven, and we fear he will not make his appear. ance among us. in accordance with Justice Graves request. We notice that some oi our contemporaries seem to consider that the frauds he perpetrated were possible on' ly under our divorce system. They should remember that with perjury enough di vorce can be obtained anywhere. Were the facts sworn to by Houses agents true they would entitle his clients to decrees oi separation under the strictest divorce sys tenn known to American law.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-03-02

D@ More deaths occur each year iron kerosene than from steamboat and rail road accidents combined, and yet the .peo ple persist in burning it. The fact of nc accident. having occurred during the past is no guarantee for the future; the nos careful are liable to mishaps. Secure safe ty for yourselves and your families by burning Pratt,sy ''AstraP Oil. although burned in thousands of families no accident ever occurred from it's use. A lady writes -"Having had an accident from kerosene, by which one of my children was severely burned, I was persuaded to try your Astral Oil. and I am charmed with it. Mo hus band declares be will never use any other. Ask your dealer for Pratt's Astral Oil; be sure and get none other.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-03-02
STATE ITEMS

t@ ttf,EE4 y -tF-- -N .E N Fs
 A man was fatally stabbed in an affray at New Haven, last week.
 The Colchester library made $500 by fair, last week.
 An attempt was made to abduct girl of 1S in Bridgeport. lately.
 A Stamford woman died of hichina, last week.
 A Ridgedeld woman has been convicted of barn.burning. ,r t s &aatft
 Stamford has the most dangerous harbor on the Conn. coast. t.H-.
 Bridgeport claims the lowest death-rate of any city in the Union.
 DanieIsonville calls for 50 more houses to accomodate itsincreasing population.
 A silk factory starts in Middletown this spring. '&'A 4 H P ft'z
 Wendell Phillips is expected to lecture in Waterbury, next week. sr,rt.. .....
 Prof Buckham of Waterbury realizes $400 from his recent testimonial.
 A circulating library of 1,6OO volumes has been opened at Norwalk. tl-.Ns
 The oldest man in Wallingford, aged 92. died last week. -4a QaA3a --.i la .s .sa s4.a5a sss.uGE GEItfess HYt. Itf a4I-H
 A colored man was frozen to death at Wallingford, lately. <h. .e-t < ,i t..
 There are six private lines of telegraph in operation in New Haven.
 A man was robbed in a New Haven sa. loon, last week, while drunk. ng g,a
 There was an attempt at highway rob- bery in Milford, last week.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-03-02
San Domingo.

The Commission, with it's host of secre- ries, assistant secretaries, secretaries clerks and newspaper reporters, has arrived safe, and flood of newspaper light is thrown on the question. The climate is all right Inc deaths yet), the Samana harbor is mag. nifcent, the mineral, vegetable and other resources of the country are tremendous. On the other hand there are no ''improve ments" and e population of the laziest sort without education, money or clothes. 'Bar kis" ii ''willin" enough now, is confessed ly unable to govern herself and tired of anar chy, but what sort of recommendation is that for the future The person, or na tion, which cannot govern itself. is no usually easily governed by any other per son or nation.
 Real estate speculation has begun in an ticipation of annexation, and, were tha event consummated. we imagine all th' most eligible towa lots, &c., would turn ul in Yankee hands.
 No report is expected in time for actioz by the present Congress.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-03-02

~ Among the Presidential appoint ments recently confirmed by the Senate is that of Charles P. Goodyear, as Collector of Customs at Brunswick, Ga. MT. Good year is native of Washington, in this, county, a graduate of Mir. Gunn's school. an ex.soldier and officer of the colored troops, and an enterprising and good boy 1! By such the New England Idea is propaga- ted, and the foundations of the nation are nightly strengthened = Winsted Herald.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-03-02
HARWINTON,

The Congregational society have raised by subscription the sum of $l,SOO, thai being the amount required to pay the in debtedness of the society. bsi a
 There have been 35 cases of measles in one school district, the past winter; the largest number in any one family was 15.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-03-02
NORFOLK.

The Republicans are at work and will give good: account of themselves April
 Work on the Rail Road is nearly stop ped in this place on account of the failure of Messrs. Collins and Morehead. The Shepaug Road will be completed long be. fore the Connecticut Western is graded.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-03-02
CORNWALL.

i At last the agony is over and great ma. ny. people are made glad by the plentiful rains of the past few days. The rain oi the 18th ult., was just one year from the last heavy rain that visited this region, ,and it's coming after so long time means great deal to all classes; food and clothing to the iaborer. and money to pay bills: It sets the wheels of industry in motion and wears oil the rust of idleness. But we cant have all the good without some of the attendant evils, and just now it is mud, mud. every where.
 There was quite an interesting tenn perance meeting in South Corn wall on the afternoon and evening of the 22d, ut.
 The Farmers Club and reading circle continues to be well attended and are sus- tained with much interest.
 - Rev. Charles Wetherby, of Winsted. former pastor, lectures in North Cornwall on Wednesdag evening of this week.
 - The Haymakers, from Salisbury, will repeat their concert in North Cornwall. on the evening of the 9th of March. It is said to be as good as ''they get up.' @
 = Dr. Loring, of Boston, President of the New England Ag'l Society, will lecture before the Farmers Club early in April, which will probably close the entertain ments. literary. musical, social and practi- cal, of the season.
 John Sherwood. of the firm of Fuller, Sherwood & Co.,, of Kent, has bought the stock and tools in the store, and the tin bushes, of Jas. A. Cochran, and is carry. ing on the business, in West Cornwall, al the old stand.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-03-02

B@ A remarkable poisoning case occur red at South Windsor on the 18th ut. Two families received packages of mixed candy by mail, of which they ate, luckily in small quantities. Nearly dozen people were more or less affected by the poison, one oi them dangerously, but all have finally re- covered. The packages were mailed at Windsor Locks by e Mrs. Stiles who has been bound over on charge of attempted murder.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-03-02

B6r It is not often that we can endorse the action of our present Representative in Congress, especially in his indiscrimi- nate advocacy of land grants. But we think that he was right in voting land to the South Pacific railroad, last week, and that Mesars. Strong and Starkweather were wrong in opposing the bill. The people on that route deserve help as we'll as those on the line of the Union and Central Pa. cifo roads. Nevertheless. Mir. Barnum's affirmative vote is a curious commentary on the fifth resolution of the Democratic State Convention, endorsed by the Demo cratic Congl Convention of this District which commences as follows:
 Resolved-That the appropriation 6s the radical party of nearly two hundred mil lion acres of the public domain to railroad corporations and spectators deserves con densndtion r
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-03-02
WEST GOSHEN,

The friends of the Rev. Wm. H. Brown will make him donation visit on the eve ming of the 8th of March, at the parson- age in West Goshen. Should the weather prove stormy, the first fair evening.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-03-02

NAuGATucK RA1LRoAD.-The Naugatuch B. R. Co., makes the following exhibit oi their business for 1870:
 Receipts: Freight. $366. .297; passengers 4211, 611; mails. $. .650; express, $1S,50O milk, $1S.8s0; miscellaneous. $S,72S; To tal. $615.562
 Expenditures Repairs of road, building &c.,. $027, ,995; running expenses, $15l. 1908 taxes 35.957; interest. 9.135; dividends (not including that of Dec. 31, 1s7O). $ls4, 1e5; total &60s, ,161.
 The permanent improvements included in the repairs of road. buildings, cars, en zines etc, are estimated ct SIPS. .696. whicl Would leave the real profits of the year lin ciuding dividends) $326, ,264. A very pros porous company!
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-03-02
TWISTED.

The Rev. William Fl. Williams. formerly Rector of St. James, is now in charge O St. Luke's church, Dixon, Ill.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-03-02

17rH DISTRICT SENATORIAL CON- .Ia3 G134 VENTION.
 The Union Republican Electors of the 17th Senatorial District are requested to send Dele gates equal to twice their number of Representa- lives in the Legislature, to meet in Convention at Dudleys Hotel in Falls Village, on the 9th day of 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 DUNNINa, .A ft E. M. ROWLAND, Senatorial Com. s. JOHN D. REED, ..sf .- JOHN 0. ADAMS,
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-03-02

Coop HEALTH for March contains: The Water we Drink; War Surgery; On Poisons; Public Murder and Suicide; What to Eat; Condiments, Consumption. etc. This mag azine is full of suggestions and practical directions with regard to the preservation of health, of the very kind most needed by the public. 3.,s.-s
 Alexander Moore. Il Bromfeld St.. Bos. ton; $2ay year. sa. | .itssi af.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-03-02

@ The N. Y. Spectator has the follow ing paragraph regarding late resident of Winsted:
 The National Life Insurance Company of the United States has appointed as mana ger of its New York state agencies MT. H. A. Bills, gentleman who has had ten years experience in life insurance. MT. Bills is moreover a gentleman of active business habits and high character, and will working force of this progressive company.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-03-02

NORFOLK. political situation this spring is looking bright, we having good, fair working majority. which nothing can m which will not be allowed to exist as all true Democrats feel the importance of the coming election and will unite as one man upon good, true conservative men.-Cor. Sentinel. r... ..s-.. ..
 So the barrel of four given man for voting the Democratic ticket last spring,
 has been paid for at last ? TheDemocratic town committee refused to pay and stood suit, but we presume they have been made to see the error of their ways. Perhaps Mir. Barnum has concluded to father this troublesome "present?" s.-..
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-03-02

STILL TR1UMPHANT.-The.F F. c. Light Piano being pronounced the best on exhi- bition at the American Institute, the past fall, received, as usual. gold medal
 J. W. Ward, Agent for the above Co.,, has sold two pianos in town, the past week, and put several others in good tune.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-03-02

5 REPUBLICAN CONVENTION, 1eth DIS <@" TRICT,
 The Republican Convention for the nomination of candidate for Senator, for the 18th District, win be held at Wheaton's Hotel in Woodbury on a Thnysday, March 18th, 1871, at 10 o'clock A. M. asai . A. W. MTTCHELL) sar.tor;a, ,...s -.. Fl. G. SCOTT ror~;ttaa
 JOHN.TERRILL oo"m1''ee' f Woodbury, Feb 25th, 1871.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-03-02

'Tr IS PooR RULE" So. Our readers will recollect that the Democratic members of the Indiana Legislature resigned in a body to prevent the ratification of the Eff teenth Amendment. The Indiana Con stitution requires two-thirds attendance to for quorum of either House. The
 Democrats have small majorities in each branch, but not two thirds. They were about gerrymandering the State for Con gress when the Republicans concluded to retire. The former are therefore left the choice of two evils; to practically give up their claim that the Ratification was ille- gal, or to give up their gerrymandering scheme. It is poor rule that will not
 work both ways" -.5s. /
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-03-02

A man committed suicide at Westport last week. ffs aess2a '
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-03-02


 SUICIDE IN SHERMAN. --Rsyal Briggs, ol Sherman, committed suicide by hanging himself on Saturday morning. The house keeper found him hanging in the barn, and cut him down Immediately, but al though life was not quite extinct. it was too late for resuscitation. His friends have considered him insane for some time, and the coroner's jury rendered verdict stat. ing that he came to his death by hanging, while laboring under an attack of insanity. His funeral was attended on Monday. He was "A years of age. and was son of Goo. Briggs who committed suicide last year. He has made two attempts to put an end to his existence before this.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-03-02

T982 OH FOR GOVERNOR,
 ...aasasas4M MARSHALL JEWELL. ao55 FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR. / , .-5....a .-~ .so.1 s.,,.- MORRIS TYLER. -D- ia FOR SECRETARY OF STATE. ~ ..!,l. .l..9 I'ss HIRAM APPELMAN. 919b sas{sf saf FOR TREASURER, :, 2, F -'.-a .T DAVID P. NICHOLS. t1 o.a FOR COMPTROLLER.
 yar rf3, JAMES w. MANNING.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-03-02
Are They Human :?

Another Cable. bodied and industrious colored man" has tu!illed 1te destiny of his race by con- mitting theft of such magnitude that he deems Sentinel
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-12-28

of this high praise in their new term.
We are heartily glad, not only for
these reasons but persor.ally, that
they are to serve for two years more.
For Surveyor, Mr.. Kennedy was
re-elected on an Independent ticket;
ana We cannot doubt that he will
discharge the duties of the Office az
we'll and faithfully as before. We Of
course preferred the election of Mr..
Ruckman; but as this was otherwise
decreed, we cannot but wish the sue
cessful man a prosperous and satisfac-
tory term.
Mr.. Ridenour, our new County
superintendent Of Schools, is an old
Teacher and consequently has gained
his knowledge from experience.
We hope his services in. his new CO.
pacity may prove In every respect
all that the people could justly de-
sire. Rev. Mr.. Yetter, who retires,
has labored with earnestness to dis
charge the delicate and difficult du-
ties Of the Office faithfully; and he
certainly will lay down the onerous
burden of the Superintendency
with pleasure rather than regret.
Our new Coroner, Mr.. Marsh, we
really hope may have no occasion to
prove how good an officer he may be;
but If occasion should come, we can
not doubt that he will do his duty
well.
In the Board Of Supervisors, Hon.
s. Y. Gose retires, and is succeeded
by II. M. McCully, Esd, Of Pella.
Mr.. Gose has been faithful and
honest as well as able official, and
we are sorry to be deprived Of his
further services for the present. But
there will be other years-and there
will not be better men. Mr.. McCully
has not much general acquaintance
among the people of the County at
large, but he is very popular where
he is known. He is a man of busiI
ness talent and experience, and we
shall expect him to he a good men,
ber Of the Board.
And finally, to each Of the incOm-
ing officers, we extend our hearty
New Years congratulations and best
wishes-which may the people gen
orally repeat next year.