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Litchfield enquirer., 1872-01-11

AO" IO OUlAD.-1u6 CH1C8QO uT0 prov ed the superiority of brick and mortar to stone or iron, and now Hiram Powers writes that no fires make headway in Flor ence, because the floors are covered with
 brick tiles. The flames find it impossible to work through the floors or to go up the stairways. Every thing is as tight as a brick, and the Florence Fire Brigade, which consists of ten men, three with pipes. four with buckets and three with brass aouirts. find very little occasion for their valuable services. It is probably the cheapest Fire Department in the world. In the house of Mir. Powers are no ioists. Aroom twen- ty-fve feet square has an arched ceiling of tiles, which was laid by four men in four days. The arch has stood with a large dancing party on it. MT. Powers says these floors are no colder than wood, as the thermometer shows, and, they are as easily carpeted He lrecommendss the importation of Italian brick nas0Is to l instruct the Yankees in this sort of work.
Litchfield enquirer., 1872-01-11

The following correspondence, saiah did rot reach as till Tuesday evening, Hie 2d inst, wss unavoidably postponed till this week: ess
Litchfield enquirer., 1872-01-11
FaIls Village.

Reports of a stabbing affray in the north part of this town are in circulation to this effect: ...,..... .s......... ..
 X few days since one negro by the name of Johnson had quarrel with anotherne- gro and was, apparently, intending to have revenge, and secure chance of escape by taking the advantage of darkness; but mistook the person and plunged knife into the head, near the temple of an inno- cent white man, by the name of Spellman, who wore clothes similar to those of the intended victim. The knife passed from the temple down the cheek under the nose, and high up the opposite cheek leaving the larger part of the face between the forehead and mouth 80 that it might be raised clear from the head. Reports are that the assassin is still at large.
 In the way of-amusements a 'tmolas- ses candy pull'' is recorded in the. memo ries of our lads and lassies who all testify to having very s,Oeet time.
 Philip Phillips gave his entertain ment of Sacred Song, New Years night, as was advertised. We will not attempt to eulogize the famous vocalist for we sup pose he can. be held no higher in the opin- ion of the public than he now stands un- til each and all listen for themselves to his delivery of sacred song. ALEXIS.
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son, and other officials, who went to attend
the funeral Of Gen. Meade, have also return
ed.
Jas. E. Dunbar Is appointed postmaster of
Bridgeport, Conn.
The President to-day recognized Willough-
by Stuart, as British Vice Consul at Boston.
Assistant Secretary Richardson has return.
ed to Washington, under the new information
al revenue law, the force Of the assessors and
collectors now numbering 2s0, which will
be reduced to 80 BY the first Of January.
Commissioner Douglass will soon commence
the work Of consolidating thu districts in or.
der to make reduction. In some States there
will be but one or two collectors assigned,
but in the lager States and densely populat-
ed cities, there will be sufficient force to do
the work without Inconvenience to the bust
ness interests.
Mr.. Brassy, a member of Parliament from
Hastings, England, was introduced to the
President to-day by Secretary Fish.
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News FrOm New York.

New York, 10. The relief committee ap-
pointed yesterday meet at noon in the Cham
Der of Commerce.
A telegram from the President of the San
Domingo board of trade is received, asking
for particulars of the Boston fire.
Hon. VIM. +. Dodge, President Of the
Chamber of Commerce, yesterday telegraphed
to the mayor of Boston: GAN New York is
in sympathy with you; what can we do for
you" The reply received to-day was IS fol
lows: "Thanks for your sympathy and kind
offer Of assistance. The fire is now fully un-
'er control. But few dwelling are burned.
A meeting of the relief committee will be held
this morning. As soon as the extent of our
calamity is ascertained, we will communicate
and inform you of our needs.
(signed) VIM. CASTOR, Mayor"
The committee then adjourned.
Wall street was more quiet to-day and was
marked by the entire absence OF excitement.
Specie engagements for tomorrow are one
million and half.
The supreme court to-day appointed j. s.
Lade as receiver Of the International Insur-
ance Co.
The cashier of tee Gold Exchange Bank is
defaulter to the extent of $4,000
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FOREIGN NEWS.

London, II. The morning paper, express
the deepest sympathy for the sufferers by the
condagration In Boston. They attribute the
disaster to bad management Of the fire de-
partment, police and municipal authorities of
that city. The Standard says that the Boston
hre is sea ndalous outrage on civilization
and is evidence OF most inefficient city gov
eminent. 1t compares the small London
brigade and the narrow and crooked streets
and alleys of London, where fires seldom go
beyond the buildings wherein they originate,
to the thousands of undisoiplned tiremen and
the huge granite structures and open places
in Boston. 1t says the best portion OF the
citywas destroyed tor want Of good manage
ment to prevent the progress Of the flames,
which were finally stopped by gunpowd r.
and this wretched business was entrusted to
volunteer citizens instead OF skilled opera
tors
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FINANCIAL& COMMERCIAL.
New York Money Market.
New YORK, Nov. IL.

The situ.,.ion in mercantile affairs is unchanged.
The rain interieres somewhat with shipments of
goods although many orders and buyers are here
from Boston for stocks of merchandise. The Bos.
ton boats tonight are crowded with goods and
extra steamers with freight will probably leave to.
msrrow. In Wall street the financial situation is
brighter, and the Boston fire is already being lost
sight of. There is much anxiety to the action OF
the Treasury, but il is stated and generally Deliey
Ell, thai the Secretary will buy an additional
amount OF bonds to morrow il offered 1t under par
in gold. Money is close. and an outflow OF gold
will commence tomorrow and weaken the bank re
serve unless the governments steps In.
Private kilograms f,om London report better
feeling there and though the bank rate remain. at
per cent per cent. is the current rate in the
open market. The supply Ii said TO be liberal.
Engagements of specie for export tomorrow is
SIi 600 600 with an additional million on Thursday,
some statements are that % 100000 will be sent in
the two days. private dispatch from one of the
leading Boston underwriters state that the salvage
will average from Is to IL per cent. Money act We
ami stringent TO day, call loans ranging from per
cent To a per day, with the closing business at the
Iega rate. sterling exchange dull and heavy,l0 4
and 10 :. for so da s.. % and ll0I. for sight The
de,ros sion was caused by the expectation of large
amount oi incurance bills. Gold has been rather
active the price WAS heavy and lower early in the
day but in the afternoon falling IN So in conse-
auence Of anticipated shipments, and closing firm
at ll3s bid 1855, asked the last sale al the latter
rate. Loans at and per ceot., and one thirty.
two and three-sixty fourths for carrying, Clear.
ances, sGs 600 900 Treasury disbursements SlS7
600. Governments firm. state bonds iull and
steady.
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Business Changes.

Bethel-C. q. D. n. Grover, dry goods
dissolved.
Bidd-ford-Porter Ford, grocer, sold ou1
to Libby Enchells.
Camden--A. D. & E. D. Mansfield, blaci
smiths, dissolved.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. & Lewis, general
store, dissolved.
Hallowell-Pase, Wilder & Co., ranufsa
turers Of oil carpets, dissolved; now Amos
Wilder.
Kingman SHAW & Kinsman, tanners, di.
solved; now Charles Shaw.
Machias-L. x. Corthell, hotel, sold out
Mechanics Falls-D. B. Holt, Son & Co
general store, dissolved; now D. B. Holt &
Co.
Newport-G. W. Bennett, general store
sold out.
Dow Judkins, general store, dissolved:
now o. H. Judkins.
Portland-Mrs. Il. n. Fields, fancy goods,
sold out.
Rockland-R. c. Hall, grocer, now r. G.
Hall & Co.
Skowhegan-Moody & Emery, publishers,
dissolved; now w. X. Moody.
South Paris-S. Richardson & Co., hard
ware, etc, dissolved; now s. Richardson.
Turner-Wm. Harlow, hotel, sold out.
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STATE NEWS.

Prof NJ. c. Fernald of the State College,
states that the rainfall recorded during the
first eight days of this month amounted to
four and one half inches-an extraordinarily
large amount tor the time.
W. c. Pitman, Esq, of Bangor, contrac-
tor for laying the track of the Somerset rail-
road, has between two and three miles of rail
laid, and will in the future lay the iron at the
rate of half annie daily. Work on the bridg-
es Is rapidly progressing at Norridgewock,
where they are being constructed for Martin
Stream and Mill Stream. The bridges across
Mill Stream will be put up this week.
At McAdam junction during the month OF
October. there was reported for export into
Maine, ,7j4 sheep, while the value of these,
with cattle and horses exported, was some
$1,000, IN gold. A year ago cattle were
bought IN this State and brought into the
Provinces by rail.
The question of a division of Aroostook
county is being agitated by the newspapers of
that section. As compromise it has been
suggested that Lyndon be made a half shire
town.
We are informed by Directors of the Lew
iston & Auburn railroad that the bids received
TO-. the construction Of that road will prob
are not low enough 1t is stated that there is
some misaprrehenson as to the amount of
work, and that the Directors are h,ving this
carefully re examined. Some change may be
made in the line, at n few points, to reduce
the cost of building. We are informed that
within ten days the Directors will be ready to
invite proposals again on a definite basis
Lew iston journal.
The students Of the Calais High School are
soon to publish a paper to he called the High
School Herald.
one Of our prominent physicians informs
| us that he has several patients taken during
the past two or three weeks with n complaint
similar to the epidemic now prevailing among
the horse. Gardner Reporter.
HE wires of the Western Union Telegraph
Company have been removed To their new
office in Davis Block, Gardiner. The ex-
press office has also been moved into the
same building, and the place nicely fitted mp.
On Monday last cattle dealer came TO our
city with several yoke of oxen to send to
Boston on the steamer Star of the East. Be-
fore he had driven them on board, n. o.
Mitchell. Esq, and Capt. Arthur Berry pur-
chased each yoke at prices ranging well up
to S250.-Gardiner Reporter.
A fatal accident which occurred in Wilton,
Saturday. Two brothers by the name of
Lawrence were gunLing, and as is the Gus
tom, they separated, naming a certain point
at which to meet A moment afterward one
OF them heard the report of the others gun,
and called to him, asking what he had shot.
Not receiving an answer, he followed in the
direction Of the sound, when in a few mo-
men;s he was Mortified on finding the dead
body of his brother. BY some means the
gun had been discharged and the whole charge
passed directly through his neck, tearing it in
a shocking manner. He was u years of
age.
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An Infant tbnndOned--A sad Case.

On Monday evening an unmarried woman.
nineteen years old, named Harriet f. Man
ual, daughter OF J. c. Manual, lahorer, of
| Hallowell, arrived in shat city on the J.. NJ.
train from Great Falls, y. H., With g female
infant. five months old in her arms. Irstead
of going from the depot directly to her fathers
house, she went up Mon street (from Sec
| oud street, as far az Mr.. \. ID. knights new
| residence, and there placed the babe. which
was dressed in Only its ordinary indoor cloth
ing, in culvert or ditch, and then proceeded
| to walk away from the spot Upon sugges-
tion from Conductor Dodge, on whose train
the mother with her child came from Bruns-
wick. the police had watched the young moth
ers movements, and following her at dis
lance, met her without her child, d she was
| rested by officer W. ii. Gilman, and the
cries of the littlc infant sounding family
through the darkness drew Marshal Fowles to
the cruel spot where it had been laid. lie
took it up tenderly, and though severely
chilled and much strangled with the water in
which 1t had been placed, il vas soon re-
stored The mother was taken into custody,
and accompanied by her mother passed the
night in the city marshars office, the babe he
| ing placed in the mothers charge once more.
The examination Of the mother took place
yesterday afternoon before Hon. ;. X Gil
man, judge Of the iIallowell municipal court
S. Lancaster, Esq, of this city appearing for
the respondent, and F. II. jackson, Esq, Of
Iiallowell, for the government. The tc.ti-
mony of the city marshall of Officer W. IL.
Gilman. and Of the mother herself, was given
! that Of the two officers being in substance
what we have stated above, and tlat Of the
mother, seeking to deny that she intended to
absolutely abandon her child-which is fee
bic, puny thing its little life ickering in its
tiny tenement that is not able to withstand
much more hardship in the cruel world into
which it was born. The examination was
continued until to-day, in order to obtain the
testimony of Conductor Dodge, by whom the
government expects to prove that the mother
attempted TO abandon her child al Brunswick
by leaving it in the ladies' room at the depot,
The mother is apparently Of feeble mind,
| imbecil as W ell as sinful, and is to be pitied,
as we'll as blamed and punished for her al
| legged inhuman crime.
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New York Produce Market.
NHw York, Nov. IL.

NEW YORK. NOV. IL.
COTTON .-sales 1858 bales. mid. uplands 70
FLOUR-sales $3.50; state 1919 60: round hoop
Ohio 8 s5E a,o; Western 75as es; Southern : coz
- 90.
WHEAT 5000 bu; No. spring ll4sl 90 new
do winter red and amber western 81 q lG3
CoRS-st 900; steamer esq Ge4: sai 6iaG5
OATS-sales7l 0Do western 4jes0;new 4.Ya 40
PORK-l5 7Jal6 90; prime. II W
LARD-sA 80 kettle 81
BUTTER -state, 2&a80 Western l0a1c
WHISkEY Western free, $685..
RICE-Caroiina. * 9Si:.
COFFEE-l5&lsk.
10l 80
.MOLAssEs-N. O. 2oa25; Musoo7ado o2aea
clarified 2oa30
SPrrS TURPENTTNk-C3
ROSIN-440
PhTRoLEUM-orude,l i}! ais ), das,,. 2;A.
TALLOW- So 40 sic
LINSEED OII4-SO
FRElGHrS TO LIVERPOOL Cotton }.d.d;
per sail t'2d Grain per str. saa; corn per str.
ga; Grain ad
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NEWS BY MAIL.

There are over two million dollars worth
Of churches building in New Io-k.
Fifty houses were burned by the patriot
forces in Cuba the other day in attacking an
inland town
Rev. II, W. B.ether discoursed Sunday
evening upon the Boston fire. He said that
it was folly for any one to assert that either
this fire o? that al Chicago was a Judgment
upon any class Hf the inhabitants of those
cities.
Charlestown, :. c., has been free from vel
low fever this season, not one death from that
disease having occurred.
The Old South Church has been utilized
by turning il into Il resting place for tired
| oops.
The effects OF the fire have extended TO the
hotels, as we'll as to almost every other
branch of business. The number of boarders
at the principal establishments OF the kind has
largely increased since Sunday, 50 that at the
present time there is but little room for stran-
gers.
The savings banks of Boston are all safe.
Their losses by the fire arc very small indeed
compared with their me ans.
The visiting fremen came to Boston for
work, says the Transcript. They had no
holiday attire, but engines, officers and men
never before looked so splendid as OH this
memorable occasion.
The first official aid rendered to Boston was
from Chicago. Her people gratefully remem-
bered the generosity of Boston at the ;imc of
their own great calamity.
The light Of the great contiagration ON Sat
urday ight was distinctly visible and attract.
ed the attention of people resident sixty miles
from Boston along the eastern coast, and al
so seventy miles in the interior country.
1t seems that in Virginia the straigh-out
democrats received five votes in Richmond,
five in Norfolk and twelve in Portsmouth.
The Richmond Enquirer fears that Mr..
O'Conor runs behind his ticket in Virginia.
The only national banks in Boston that did
not settle at the Clearing House, Monday,
were the Bank of North American, vault I'M
der the ruins Shawmut Bank, vault under
the ruins, and FreemanS Bank, vanlt broken
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"a Nerstel Spinnsrs and Wool Cembers

NrEssRs. JOHN CROFTs 4 CO. late G. +. Don +.
nj isthorpe & Co, of Leeds, Yorkshire, Eng
have for dis posai the following M ,chinery, viz
%onIr'. Combi < Ma hines with circles complete
price $55 each; Listers Combng Machines with
circles complete, price, $3.50 each; Carding Ma
chimes clothed for line woods, d inches Vide price
weols, As inches wide, price, SEQ each; fCardin..
Machines clothed for ilne woods, ~ inches wide
each several screw Gin Boxes, single talers, s6..
each; several Screw Gin Boxes, double baiief-
500 each.
The above machinery, made by Mcssrs. Taylor,
Wor,lswo rth K Co. ana Thornton Brother. may b
seen at work at the above address.
Leeds, Yorkshire England, Oct. L. ls:. eStx
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2
The money TO pay all these gins Is now upon &c.
post and SET apart rtha purpose in the Farmers
and Drivers Bank, "a will be seen by the following
certificate OF the Cashier:
FARMERS AND DRoyLR.' BANK,
LOUSY VILE, H., Sept. 20 1s.s
l III - 10 certify that there is now on deposit in
this bank half million of dollars 10 the credit
OF the Git Concert fund, 500 900 OF which is held
by this bank as Treasurer of the Public Library Oh.
Kentucky, to pay OF all gifts To be awarded At thu
drawing. Il. S. VEACII, Cashier.
PRICE Of TICKETS.
Whole tickets. $40; halves, So; quarters, ~ 30;
III whole tickets for SlO0; rs for S2.5 56 for $500
III for 0o0 80 for - 500; 51j for 5000 No dis
count ON less than 800 worth of tickets at time.
The drawing will positively and unequiyocalls
take place December Agents are peremptorilv
required to cl 'se sales and axe returns November
%, in order to give ample time for the final arrange
ments. Orders for tickets oraprlcations for crs,-
lars should be addi essed to
Gov. THOS. f. BRAMLETTE,
Agent Public Library OF Kentucky,
osl5-..etaw2m Louisville. ny.
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telegraph News in General.

Trenton, N. j., H. The Supreme Court
to-day granted a writ of mandamus to compel
the board of county canyassers to count all
the ballots cast at the late election. They
having thrown out some on the ground Of al
legged irregularities.
Lowell, Mass, 10. The coroners inquest
on the Procut murder was held to-day. The
evidence against Gilishanan, who is in Gus
tody, was considered conclusive of his guilt.
Portsmouth, n. H., l2. Rev. Carlos Mar
tyn was installed pastor of the North Con-
gregational church this evening. A sermon
was preached by Rev. DIR. Webb, of Boston.
Three hundred workman were discharged
from the Navy Yard, to-day.
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UNPARALLELED Success o ssIiissS I J IsHe e

igou5 and Family Newspaper publisher weekly
The cheapest and best Family Paper in .haia,. 4
choice Of Sir Fine Steel EnqrGrings or THE FIRST
BIBLE LEssON-oRe Of Prang's pretfiesf S2.eu
Chroh,oS given away, all framed, to new suhscrit.
ers. No money called for until paper begins 10
and picture il delivered. Every Agent is mai
IN & handsome pay. The time to work is during the
next three months. Send for sample copy and full
particulars, to PUBLISHERS kINERSlDE tCHo
PORTLAND, MAINE. oct50.eotiw
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FROM WASHINGTON

Washington, ID. C., l2. The following tele-
gram was to-day sent from the Treasury De-
partment:~
Washington, Nov u.
To Cent Il. +. Butler, and Thos. Russell, COLI
lector, Boston, Mass.
The President authorizes me TO say that
every possible means of relief and aid will be
afforded to the citizens of Boston by the
government, and should circumstances ap-
pear to demand action by Congress, such ac-
lion will be recommended by him.
Signed: GEo. ). BorrwhLL'
Sec'y of Treas'y.
the President returned from Philadelphia
this morning. He will net leave for the West
at present Gen, Sherman, Secretary Robe
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Horse DiSteuDer.

Two thousand, three hundred and eleven
horses cured beside several Knox and Fear
naught colts valued at from 100 to 5000 dol
lars with "Adamson's Cough Balsam Dose
-one tablespoonful placed upon the tongue
once in six hours The horses must be kept
warm in the stable and fed upon vegetables.
Price 30 and - cts. per bottle. Large size
cheapest. Sold by all druggists.
now. cod
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When the body and brain are well balanced,
the stomach is capable of restoring the waste
from which the system is constantly suffering
but when the brain is larger In proportion,
the stomach is incapable of supplying it; in
other words, the compendium is too large
for the income. Here lies the cause of so
much suffering from Disease of the Heart,
Liver, Stomach and Lungs, which is produced
by taxing the Nervous System too severely !;
and Fellows' Compound Syrup Of Hypophos-
imparts this vitality directly, ard consequent
ly the power to overcome disease
novl2-+fwlw
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We are coming Father Horace
Five hundred thousand strong:

rive hundred thousand strong:
We have thrown away our crtihf-
In heal II We move along.
More than one million people, men and an
mais that have been cured of rheumatism
Swellings, Stiff: joints, and Lameness, by Cen
taur l.iniment, are joining tie crowd and
shouting out its praises. 1t effects more re-
markable cures in one day than all otkor ar
tcles have in one year.
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through By falling walls, and contents DEF.
troyed. The Mount Vernon, Everett, Hide
& Leather, and Revere banks settled their &C.
counts as usual, having cleared their vaults Of
valuables before the FIRE reached their local.
ity. The Bank Of North America will prob
ably, not be able to reach its vault for two
DAYS.
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Supreme Judicial Court -DaMforth J. Pre-
siding.

TuEsDAY, Nov. l..
No. 30, Inh's OF Belgrade VS.. John Part
ridge and Rufus X. Stuart; Pillsbury and
Libbey for PITS, Stevens and J. Baker for
defts. In I6CS Albert Caswell was Trcasur-
or of the town OF Belgrade, and being de-
faulter to the amount Of $1,000, his oiicia!
bond on which the doits. were snreties, was
put in suit and their goods and estate attach
ed. While the suit was pending, it is alleged
that the defts. in this suit, by deceitful and
fraudulent representations, induced the select
men to discharge said suit and bond, and to
rely for their security upon mortgage OF
lis real estate which the defts. repre-
scented to be free from all circumference and
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ample for that purnose. I, vas afterwards

ample for that purpose. It was afterwards
ascertaiued that the estate so mortgaged had
been previously conveyed by Caswell, so that
the town lost their claim. To recover for
this loss the present suit is brought. Consid-
cradle i'll feeling has been engendered in the
town in consequence of these transactions.
A jury has been empanneled by lot and Tic
trial will occupy two days.