Litchfield enquirer., 1872-01-11

EVERY SATURDAY, for Jan. 6, appears in much the old shape it used to have before its pictorial experiment of last year. As we have before remarked we like it better in its present form. Its contents, last week, were A Persian Passion Play, by Matthew Arnold; The Iron Cage; The Critical Spirit, by Charles Kingsley; The Two Trombones (see our first page); The Signor John; Under Ground Foreign Notes; The Christmas Rose.
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 It seems that having started Third Party, Connecticut must have 8 Fourth, also. Well, the more the merrier, and the Labor Reformers will, we guess, poll at least as many votes as the Temperance Reformers. They met at Bridgeport, on the 3d, and nominated the following tick ct:
 Gorernor-A. R. Harrison, of New Ha- ven.
 Lieut.. Govermor-W. R. Goodenough, of Hartford.
 Secretary of Sate-E. M. Graves, of Hartford.
 Treasmer-James Craig, of Middle town. ...
 Comptroller H. Laramee, of Bridge port.
 The Louisiana legislature undertook to commence it's session, last week, but ow- ing to the quarrels of the Yarmouth and Custom House factions, as they are call ed, quorum of the Senate has not yet been obtained. Gov. Yarmouth has been victorious in the House, notwithstanding the attempt of the other faction to employ the U. s. military force against him. At latest accounts the Custom House faction were absenting themselves in order to leave that body without quorum.
 It was asserted at one time by the Tri- bune and other anti Grant papers that the Custom House party had the Presidents support, but such does not seem to be the case. In this as in former Louisians disturbance, the Administration refuses to interfere. re-ars ,ss..
 A serious riot occurred in Rochester N. r., on Tuesday of last week. A negro named Howard committed an outrage or 1 little white girl. A mob assembled al the jail, determined to lynch him. The military were called out and were guard ing the jail when stones were thrown a them by the mob. A volley was fired il return; two men were killed, and sever wounded, two of them dangerously if no fatally. The firing is said to have beer
 without orders. Further riotswere threat ened but the negro finally pleaded guilty received his sentence, and has been re moved to the State Prison at Auburn. Il In lecture delivered at Boston, Sun day evening, Senator Wilson gave an en
 couraging view of the improvement il temperance in members of Congress sine, l he became connected with that body . About one quarter of the Senate are to- tai abstinence men and there is not sin gle ''hard drinker" in it, he states. For merly the case was very different. A sim
 
 liar improvement is noticeable in tht House and in the Departments.
 The subscribers to the State Temper ance Journal can hardly complain of wan of variety in its editorials. It has changed hands, lately for the sixth time during itl
 brief existence. M
 l s.45{nHl44g ---7----------, Il In another column will be found an ad yertisement of MT. Tnton's ssGolden Age. e While we oftener disagree than agree witt !, that gentleman's views, his originality ana boldness as a thinker, and his ability as n journalist are undeniable. Bethel will get about $25, ,0Oo for righ Il of way on the Hhepaug extension.