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Litchfield enquirer., 1872-08-08
New Milford.

Rev. Dr. Murdoch, of New Haven who, accompanied by Mrs, Murdoch, is making a short visit here, oiiieiatea at the Con- gregational Church. last Sunday morning, and was heartily welcomed by his friends and former parishoners Dr. Murdoch goes from here to New Preston, to pass a few weeKs with his family, at the residence of MT. A. c. Lennon.
 s-.7-:---A At town meeting held on the 27th ult., the Village Improvement Associa- tion were authorized to improve and beau tify the village streets and squares, and work will probably be commenced as soon the engineers plans are, completed and approved. Nearly -four thousand dollars has been raised already, and the greatest credit is due to the ladies' who have the matter in charge for their efficient manag- ment. The Danbury News speaks of the proposed improvements as follows:
 ''A town meeting held, on Saturday af- ternoon, voted to permit the Village Tm- provement' Society Stoo go ahead and im- prove Main street according to their de- signs. Main street is in the rough rer markedly handsome street, and with a lt- tie expense and effort can be made a beau tiful avenue. The, society design to trans. form the green in the centre into an eil- closed park, and will substitute sewer for the ditch that now meanders the length Of the street. Several New York parties with others here, promise to 'contr bute, t6 the finish of the park with statuary ant fountains. Everybody is generously wish ing the Society success.
 Two new Iocohotiy.es will soon b placed on the Housatonic railroad to ac
 commodate the constantly increasipg bu siness of the sroado One will be name the George H. Noble. and the other tn
 George A. Peet, in honor of MT. Noble c
 this place and Mr. Peet of Falls Village
 both of whom are directors of the road. MT. Noble, Who has been in feebl
 health for some time, has recently return
 ed from Saratoga, where he has been sta,
 ing for several weeks, and seems to b
 much benefited by his visit. Y ag~, INo.
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duration, and. till his~death. last gprine. he labored efectually in the cause of tenn perance. Even the night before he died he lectured. although previously warned by physicians that public speaking was dangerous. Said he, 1T cannot cease, I must die with the harness on, " and God took him at his word. From Maine to California his voice has been heard warn- ing and entreatlng to beware of intoxicat- ing drinks. Had death spared him a. ht- the longer he would have spoken here. May some other Apostle of Temperance be found to do the work he did not live to do, and may we be spared the curse of a drinking saloon in our lovely valley.
Litchfield enquirer., 1872-08-08
Compensation for Slaves.

The idea of compensating late slave holders for the loss of their slaves seems so absurd to the Northerner that it is diff icult to make our people believe the un- doubted fact that Southerners are really expecting such a result from the election of MT. Greeley. We give below an edi- torial article entire, precisely as it appears in the Galveston News, of July 17th, ex- cept in the italicising of single sentence: CONFIRMATION TO THE SOUTH FOR THE LOSS .... ... , OF SLAVES. aL a-Ae.e= l.
 Though MT. Greeley has been long and consistently the advocate of emancipation, yet he always admitted the constitution al right of the South to her slave proper ty, the protection of which constituted the most essential preliminary condition to the original formation of the Union. Every body knows the Union never could have been formed but for this solemn guarantee of slave property in the great
 compact of Union. Hence, Afr. Greeley has 0laDays aduocGted compensation tor this property. He looked upon slavery as an evil, and an unsurmonntable obsta- cle to the prosperity of the country, and he advocated the removal of that evil upon the same principle that private prop erty is forcibly taken when required, in order to facilitate great public improve ments, but for which due compensation is made to the owners. Among the terms which Horace Greeley proposed as a ba- sis for terms of peace was the following:
 s.Fourth-The Union to pay four hun dred million dollars in five per cent. Uni ted States stock to the late slave States, loyal and secession alike; to be apportion- ed pro rata, according to their slave pop ulation respectively, by the census of 1860, in compensation for the losses of their loyal citizens by the, abolition of slavery -es,avr E,sb.s8 br a/ s
 ''This proposition" says the Cincinnati Times, "was made in July, 1864, after the great victory of Gettysburg, after the fall of Vicksburg, when the rebellion was tot tering to it's fall, and when the triumph of the North was as positively assured as anything in the future could be, and where as matter of fact, it came within nine months. If Horace Greeley could make such proposition as this we have quoted, then what would prevent him from agree ing to it now? Has the secret under standing Wendell Phillips says Greeley has with the Southern leaders anything to do with this ?" .le.ss.,sf s,{3 rs,s1Ff.@5 As
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ly. Vocal music always seems to exert

ly. Vocal music always seems to exert . soothing influence.
 "There is sweet music here that softer falIs
 Than petals from blown roses on the grass.
 Music that gentlier on the spirit lies
 Than tir'd eyelids upon tir'd eyes" That is what Tennyson wrote, and he knows, for he is a musical poet. But don't write this in praise of our Glee Club, oh no but music is soothing, or one wo- man would never have answered another, who inquired what to do with her cross husband, ''Sing to him, sing to him." A short intermission was given for conver- sation and discussion of edihles. Con- versation never lags in the presence of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Upson. It is always healthfuIIy spnghEly After much pleas ant conversing we sang several pieces and dispersed to our homes, feeling that we had been well entertained and had enjoy cd ourselves very much indeed. Thanks to our kind host and hostess. UNo. E EE Il a
Litchfield enquirer., 1872-08-08
August lst. 1872.
Goshen.

The people in our part of the county,
 on account of the clouds, lost great sight, last Saturday evening. If you had been with the crowd of passengers on the Shepaug R. R. in the town of Washing ton that evening, you would have had a most splendid exhibition of Northern Lights. have not been on that road be- fore, and like the arrangements much. They appear to have very good conduc- tors, but notice that it was not we'll to trife even with gentlemanly conductor
 When we started from Hawleyville man occupied 8 seat near the rear of the car, and when the conductor asked him for his ticket, the second time he passed through the car, the man said that he had given it to him, but as the conductors had no ticket for Morris he knew it was not SO. He at last told the passenger that if he did not pay the fare he would take him to Litchfeld, and left him. The -passen- gers were interested to know the truth and the man said he had not lied. MT. Seymour asked him what his name was, and he gave it; where he be belonged, and he said in Morris; but when he euquired exactly where he lived. the man wished to know why he was so particular; the re- ply was that perhaps he could help him. At this time the train stopped at Romford and while the conductor was engaged the man slipped out at the back door and was soon lost to our view. He probably en- ioyed the walk up the track to Morris, 2 miles, thinking of Litehfeld jail. gi gr
 I have just measured the length of the Shepaug road and had fine opportunity to see it's beautiful scenery. Iwish some artist would show us view of that valley above the Falls, where the road is cut through the rocks. I saw pot holes nthe rocks in the river. It isnot probable that the Indians made them, but much more likely that the water rushing down the rapids for thousands of years, whirled hard stones round and round until these deep holes were formed. One of them is as large as a potash kettle. We noticed one about feet in diameter, smooth, with perpendicular sides, which is said to be 10 feet deep. F. M
Litchfield enquirer., 1872-08-08
New Preston.

Our agricnlturists are topping" their early tobacco. sf
 Dog days have commenced with us quite cool and refreshing. It almost seems the time for blanketing late cucum- bers and other garden produce.
 Warren. begins to export huckleber- ries. We noticed load e,a route for New Milford yesterday. They raise good, very good huckleberries, but no corn, Lat least, that is what person told us. ss
 ,- The Waramaug I,yceum Association has resumed it's weekly meetings at Union Hall Twenty-seyen passengers left the cars at Bee Brook, for New Preston, last Saturday.
 , -- Frank Brown sells corn and feed at his mill as cheap as it can be bought in New Milioyd. Good! Jnxs
Litchfield enquirer., 1872-08-08
NEWS or THE WEEK.
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... ..... r.-a -.,.. - FOREIGN. ma ss.-.r.
 Great BritaiR.-The American fleet at Portsmouth was inspected by the Prince and Princess of Wales and dinner was given the officers.
 The authenticity of the Livingstone letters seems beyond question.
 Germany. .- Three cases of Asiatic chol- era have occurred at Berlin.
 ,AericO. general election for Presi- dent of the Republic has been ordered. A general amnesty has been proclaimed.
 DOMESTIC.
 Senator Summer has written letter ad- vising colored men to vote for Greeley. Speaker Blaine replied in vigorous letter and Senator Sumner rejoins.
 Greeley State Conventions have been held in Iowa and Vermont. ...
 At Mondays election the Republicans carried Louisville and Lexington, Ky, by large nlaiorities, s5a sH@
Litchfield enquirer., 1872-08-08

towns would gain on an average $42 each; the two next iu size would pay out more than they received; while New Britain, En- field, Southington and Windsor Locks would gain, together, about $500.
 In New Haven county, the three small est towns would receive an average of $14 each, while Woodbridge, the next in size, would pay out $44. Waterbury and Der by would receive, together, nearly $1, 300, or sixty per cent of the surplus distribut- ed i'll the county. a. -
 The four smallest towns in New Lon- don county would together gain $56, though one of them, Lisbon, would be a loser. Sprague would gain $596.
 The four smallest in Fairfield county would gain on an average $27, each. The city of Bridgeport, $532. tfs
 In Windham county, the four smallest towns would do better, averaging $56 gain; one of them, however, Scotland, being los- er-while Putnam and Killingly would receive, together, $1125. st.
 7 The four smallest in Middlesex would average S85, gain; while Cromwell would receive $330, and Middletown, $273. Es- sex and Saybrook would have a deficien- cy. - l, }T
 In Holland county, Andover, the small est town, would have a. deficiency; the four smallest taken together would gain $152. Stafford and Vernon would gain nearly $7OO. ~
 Or suppose we take a mere general views Thirty eight towns would raise, by four tenth mill tax, more than they would receive from the State appropria- ton of $1 per child enumerated, and one hundred and twenty-four would receive Jess. The excess so raised in the thirty eight and divided among the one hundred and twenty-four would be about SIS, ,006 ]; less than three and a-half per cent of the amount raised in the State by town tax for schools. Of this $19, 900 seventy-four towns would take about BIO, 800, leaving $S, ,500 to be dixided among the remain ing hundred, or an average of ,$S5, each. The average town tax for school purposes of this hundred towns was certainly not less than $1, FOG, or twenty times what they would get from the State These figures seem to me conclusive of thepoints stated in the outset: first, that the amount practically realized, would be too small to afford substantial relief to most of our towns !; second, that those whom the new system was designed to help, would not be the principal gathers under its provisions. @ :. There are other practical objections, but this article has extended to too great 8 length to allow me to urge them now. M
Litchfield enquirer., 1872-08-08

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Litchfield enquirer., 1872-08-08
RoxbuTy.

We were surprised day or two ago at the sudden appearance of our old and much esteemed friend, Mr. H. J. Bald win, from Ohio. Mir. Baldwin was na- tive of this place. Some four Jea1s ago he wooed and married Buckeye wife and moved to Ohio where hesoon engaged in the mercantile business. He was always the life of every company he was in, and we judge he is yet as lively as ever. We would advise more of our young men to go West if they could come back like him. .2a8AIlIIH3a
 Farmers are little discouraged about their crops this season. Tobacco is the ruling passion, now. Although it's looks rather feeble, they are doing their best to make something of il. Your. correspond ent has five acres which are not W orth the first hoeing, although we hope to realize something from it. We are all late about having; some have scarcely commenced. The frequent rains made slow progress; but hay is much better than was antici- pated while ago. gSS~ ~sSs L x
Litchfield enquirer., 1872-08-08
Wolcottville.


 The Rev. Dr. Perrin was installed Pas tor of the Congregational church in this place by the, Litchfeld County Consocia- tion, "Wednesday, July 31sta The Conso- citation convened in the morning and after short examination of the theological views of the Reverend gentleman declared him fully qualified to dispense the gospel. The services in the afternoon were as fol- lows opening. prayer and reading from the scriptures by Rev. Mir. Sanford, of Northheld ]; sermon by Rev. sDr. Marsh, of Philadelphia,s address to the Pastor by Rev. Dr, Eldridge, of Norfolk right hand of fellowship by Rev. MT. Baekus, of Plymouth; prayer by Rev. Mir. Knight, of Torringford address to the people by Rev. MT. Prince, of West Cornwall, with singing at intervals by the choir. The exercises were we'll conducted and attend ed.
 Henry I. Jackson has sold about eighty-fve acres of cleared land, recently owned by Coe Brass Manufacturing Co.,, to Edward Mix, for $1O0O. - Stephen l.. Butler, of this town, and Elisha A. Marsh, of New Hartford, sub mitted to the decision of Hon. Geo. c. Woodruff, as arbitrator, last Friday, 8 matter which has been in dispute between them for some months past. 1t was in respect to the amount due on certain promissnrx nata for $1 300. given by the said Marsh to the said Butler, dated Nov. 9th, 1868 and payable January 1st, 1872. Marsh claimed that he had paid $1S5. 40 on said note as interest. Butler denied the assertion and alluded to the fact that Marsh had no receipt or endorsement on the note to show as evidence of such pay ment. The arbitrator. decided after 8 careful hearing that the preponderance of evidence was in favor of the claim of Marsh. Seymour for Butler; Welch for Marsh.
 Louis J. Ruel is fitting up store for his own occupation in the rear of the building owned by Agard & Church. He has lease for ten years at $150 per an- mum. Upon his removal from his present quarters, immediate steps will be taken to fit them for the occupation of Brooks Bros. %ggA Rsa 9a%R A @
 - The fall Fair and Cattle Show of the Valley Park Company will be held Sept. 26th h and m s 26ths s ss
 4-The annual reunion of the 2nd Conn. Heavy Artillery, takes place here Wednes- day, Sept. 11th. Al ..l
Litchfield enquirer., 1872-08-08

The following article, from a oantlaro.n who has given much attention to a,lroa. tional matters, shows conclusiyelv 4bat we were mistaken in expecting help to snarse- y populated towns from the dollar-and- a- half clause of the new Education law: STATE APRRoPRlATIoKs FOR
 SCHOOLS.
 MIR. EDIToR:-Will you allow me to pre- sent view of the late increase of the State Appropriation for Common Scools. somewhat opposed to that taken by you recently? am warmly interested in the improvement of our Country Schools. and would not be disposed to criticize too closely any measure which promised them, from whatever source, a more liberal and assured support; but after good deal of consideration, and not little figuring, I am quite convinced that the new plan was too hastily adopted, and will fail to secure the anticipated advantages for our country towns.
 It is of course true that considerable sums will be raised in Hartford and New Haven, and some other towns, in excess of the appropriations received by them; but, in the first place, the whole amount so obtained will be too small to afordan any sub- stantial relief to the majority of the towns; and, in the second, the distribution of it will be found to be irregular and unsatis- factory; the bulk of it going, not, as you suggested, last week, to the small towns, where schools are many, attendance small, and the expenses per scholar consequent ly heavy, but to manufacturing, and oth- CT towns and cities with large foreign population, and many children enumerat- ed. It must be remembered that the amount of the State appropriation is not, like the income of the School Fund, so much clear gain to the town receiving it; it must all be raised, from year to year, by State tax; and all that any town can gain by the operation is the excess of the amount received on remuneration, over the sum raised by State tax in that town for the purpose. . @
 Now $125, 900 is the amount, in round numbers, of the proposed increase-i. e. one dollar per head, for every child enu- merated in the State. To raise this will require State tax of four tenths of a mill; so it is very easy to ind, from the grand list of any town and the number of child ren enumerated, what such town will pay towards the State appropriation, and what it will receive therefrom. I have done this for every town in the State, taking the latest available figures, those of the Report of the Board of Education, last year, as my authority, and propose to give you some of the results. -s,,.. ...
 In Litchfeld county, the four smallest towns would have received, (had the sys' tenn been in operation last year), only the following sums beyond what they have themselves raised, in their State tax oth
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Litchfield enquirer., 1872-08-08
me Lswssaaeurs.

The 6zn~ral Assz@hly finally adjourned ca Frsanv lnzk R hel1 the longest ses- ssun. ky lay Sr two. of any legislature sAm Ss.kR kas ever kHoxn- Still. it Is but hr sa a.awfa sAzf lt @cco@plished a good 4ual h RU<PeA8e1 tAe USary law, taxed uzmmszn smz<z@zce asses. and passed a S<xSnr<zA Eesmse Rzw-zn good measures. Rr-<sersel 0 $. Ferry, U. S Senator, to sA& 1szRps1zkzezs Of the Republicans wAs wzzssl lee Haxl<ys and to the dis xzuusSzkmzak. sASa. Of the Democrats who 1aa<sae1 tA<y were nO1lding Greeley uaa. azi fszn1 Mir Feuy made of no uurA eaxr am sAMk The legislature has, sasnA rx<ssNa the seAool lAw, and has settled sAs saA-zx sf nz@he1 at $500 each. in unund of the per d5e@ swindle which has hSa ss Snkz<minahls srzziOns, of one or two lzya m 1 wsek. and changes for full w~@A@f waEk
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Litchfield enquirer., 1872-08-08

We szN S@aeeaed to Capt ]. E. whittle- << su< cuFass Of tAs following Texas pa- Ps1s ne Galve<4Oa News. The Houston D2s C1S~A. and the Galveston Stand snA he samnr Is Democratsc and con s@ a sSE1SSe4zt axksele on <+Compensa- @m ss tAe SsHEA for the Loss of Slaves wA@sA w Esplh1lsA entire in another RHsA TAe C1ssa and Standard are Re F~Asr~@s tAse aAEs<r Seang edited by col ~us1 SA-Ae S<nzsur. mza of talent and s4.n~2ssA- TAe Cnsoa makes the follow @w sAHAzzsrmk wASrA indicates what would S@s@e e tAe rss1ass Of Republican de GM4 xAs ssMS
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Litchfield enquirer., 1872-08-08

W@ are lH7ehsed bO NE Andrew s. hk1EA sur Rse<Poxt 0nl papers. One of sA@~@ ea9A15zs . TO1<sng speech for Grant ky tAe Haa E. F. Parks, . prominent DSmsezzA 0f that section He considers SA@ Eam1nAasaa Cf of Greeley the abandon aazuA sf ssSzy De@Oczatic principle:
 Ny maezt1res were with the Demo sExkSe sASR and taken for a Democratic vsSag~s 6at wAea they declare her unsea- wuEkAv. and tzxa her over to the under wxsezEs Ear tke ln<araace. by every princi- R4R o3 mmxfGlle law and of common sense sAa s.S1s< Ss reAe@@e1 from all obligation. and Ae nay loo& over the ships in port, s1A take wAScAever he pleases."
 TA@rS AesHg RO principle involved, Mir. H3rAS Fzxkexs the Hson Grant to the Daaa GRess<S, He says of the former:
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Litchfield enquirer., 1872-08-08

The Winsted Herald comes down to eight columns with the rest of us. We can't help thinking what yachtsman oar nlend of the Herald would have made. The rapidity with which he can let out or take m sail beats anything we ever read of Ashbusy or Bennett. E
Litchfield enquirer., 1872-08-08

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Litchfield enquirer., 1872-08-08

The North Carolina election is very close. Appearances indicate the election of the Republican State ticket, of Dem ocratic Senate and House of Commons, and of five Democratic and three Republican Members nf (yoDoross sg s2e .{s