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Litchfield enquirer., 1873-09-04

The English iron manufacturers are complaining of dull times, and that the Americans are underselling them in Can dga, South America, and the West Indies, and the London Times in recent leader speaks of the losses from high coal strikes, &c., and believes that England will sure ly lose her control of the iron market un- less there is change for the better soon. On the other hand Pennsylvania manu- lecturers claim that the Englishmen are more scared than hurt, and that the home interests still need protection. If the re- ports from England are correct, however, coal and there continues atpresent prices, Pennsylvania will soon begin to call for free trade in iron instead of continued Protection--a request with which stlf- fering public will no doubt largely sym pathize. ' -..r IT,, F.l-s.- ...
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-09-04

e CANAAN seems triie oyer-hospitable. Two young fellows from Hartford stop ped at that place recently for drinks.
 Unfortunately the train went on while the ssardent" was being disposed of, and the young men waited. Bronson & Roraback report large yield and fine quality pf to- bacco. n sa r 's-1l & s-s..-,...s s.} igi,
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-09-04

kr~oSiya IS greatly excited over a de s.c1s Sa Us sreAszEy occasioned by thefts St N L. Eoa@&z. depaty treasurer. The A<E&z1Azr s m ial. and the amounts found wSz<Szg sxssea SS00O0 Frauds are dnsrsSxEx3 n all the accounts of all the 1zpark@E1ks oE the city government ex- znzSae1 Tawmanv over again.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-09-04

THoslAsToN Congregationalists had an interesting address on Sunday of last week from Rev. MT. Blake, who has been laboring among the freedmen, South. The Sunday school held it's monthly con- cert on Sunday; evening last. t.-The Dis trict school and the Clock shops resumed operations, last week. ..lf g.'ss5saesKt <sso
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-09-04

The wfastcd Hesal1 has an excellent ea@mzah1aaiea on the slip-shod, nasty, haEky uziEing done l.y our journalists, aasslizazs nninfsserzs &c. Men who are saensaafll in naking a litemry hit, go on wEs1ag thsmselves aat. without taking t1me fuE rewriting. correcting. and con- aaaa.zG thedr voauninous works. or for aaRpsgsag the naatal drain by reading anAa HsAasainn- Tho requfrement of tvo asE@aas . ueek ls1m esssy minister is re. . sP1az'hAs m ErsaA degree for the low @Sszase q pslplt performance. of which sAs nnse eritisal audiences of our day eumpaafa 10 frsqnenily. " -.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-09-04

The RSne. Grove Camp Meeting Cbe- t~esA Falls V7ll4ge sni Canaanl eOmmen- c~a AHz& week Slxteen new cottages have e~ea hGzA dnrSng the past year; and a ka=re bo@ralag @ad lodging house has h<e1 eEsesed hy the association. What wszA s~1A ks1zAain. tari,er shop, and oth- CT hrx~rsess Fine Grove cannot be a bad PAMr& even for a sznner to sclOun in for a wRek
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-09-04
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l The first printing done in town was
 few days since, by D. s. Bull, secretary
 of the Savings Bank, and of the Farmers
 Mutual Fire Insurance Go. q Not long ago
 he procured a small printing press, and
 has issued several neat hand bills. Some
 say this will result in local paper .''I | -"The Woodbury Farmers Mutual
 Fire Insurance Co.," is fully organized
 with strong board of directors which
 has selected Walter. s. Curtiss for presi-
 dent and D. s. Bnll for Secretary.oH F
 -G. B. Lewis, Esq, has repaired and
 enlarged his building, opposite the Epis-
 copal church, which is now occupied, on the first floor, by F. A. Walker & Co.,,
 druggists, the Savings Bank and Fire In
 surance company. On the second floor, lawyer Huntington, our popular Judge of Probate, and Herman Bottsford, the fa-
 vorite daguerreotype artist, both have neat
 suites of rooms. Better accommodations
 for the several kinds of business transact
 ed there cannot be found in any rural vil-
 lage. ,fo'f'"'i '' ''A | '''''''-'- -11 TJs~ l ~-The new organ in the First church con
 tinues to attract much attention and twell it may, for it is nothing less than a | first class Instrument for one of it's size
 The style of the case, black-walnut, is in
 harmony with the architecture of the
 house. The great organ contains, the
 open .diapason, dulciana, melodia, octave,
 twelfth and fifteenth, each ffty-eight
 pipes.e The swell organ has the viola, l Istopped diapason, flute, oboe and bassoon ] united. all having ifty-eight pipes except lthe viola which hasforty-sixs. The pedale lisa bourbon of twenty seyenpipes. Whole
 number of pipes 595, and the stops num-
 Der IS. All these, with the sundry me-
 chanlcal registers and pedal movements, ! givea very great variety } certainly sufi- tcient for all llpractical purposes in a small tcountry church. Cost, 5000 Builders, line Messrs. Hooks of Boston. Organist, I Mfr. W. A. Goraonj swho. for years presi- Ided at the North Church organ to the great edifcation of that aggregation; and | the old First church is congratulating her ] self that she has been able to secure the Iservices of such an expert performer l Since the introduction of this instrument the morning exercises have been: I, full organ, $ the congregation standing and Esinging ssPraise God from whom all bless ings aow;" 2, invocation; 8, hymn by con- gregation A. reading selection from ] Psalms; 5, chant or anthem by choir; 6. reading selection of scripture; 2, prayer; la hymn by choir; 9, sermon; 10, prayer; n. hymn and ,doxology byscongregations lthus giving a greater variety to their ex- ercises, and meeting an objection ire
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-09-04

The Ds@ox~ry of Wisconsin. wiser in tAkEr geneEzkSoa th&n the Democracy in uAE s23 states fsxthsr east, have com eSzr1 wsGA the Liberals against the Re FzhsSa&zA The pSgheaded Obstinacy of the Wo<2 and the 'rstralghts," in snub- ing tAxSr allses Of last fan, will lose De ua~sz@x tAs fair chance for Saccess it us<At sSa<rwsse have Fad. this fall.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-09-04

The E48 Mezs Chm Bake was not as @@sA sf a s@ccess. this year. as usual. Ar szzgx@szkS sa< dinner were poor, service szzzErsenAs Sa sASxt those in attendance were eAa=gra for a flrz4 class dinner which tAxy 1s3 Hek gek Even the hack hire was l@zE &s@hae advertised prices. When p~sFSe csze away frOl such an affair with sA&l@Rreszss2tk tks& tA<y have been slightly eU1w~1 tAEv &O Hn& asmally go again.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-09-04

A earrespuaaasnE of tAe WInsted Herald @<aSzn tAe sAzssmezk copied into our last sEu@ tAe Saasshazy News. holding the C~~@ wszAern R R Co. responsible for tA& a~n&A of Tkolzs FSnnsgan ct Chapin- SIH@. reeenElx The Hezald ayers that tAs 3eesassa uaz iniDxirafed at the time sf tAe aeesaenEs and thak the milk can aV~r whseA he was said to have stumbled was ssrssSm feet frOa the place where he sea fFu2 the plntfugm-
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-09-04

0heA Rz<5E ss @&kng another bold FzzA S~ sAe gsEsz@o-zhip of Massachu- sxsszs As has eaRtared Boston. secureing saEes q9zzAzEz sf Skz delegates by the aid s< tAe Dssans-~rr wAo helped him all sA@g cal3 aA tAe pEs2zxies. As matters zs~ sszl1 Bzzar has two thiras of the @easgzAa. aEui2Aea. but Western Massa- ~Amzssss w1 eo heaxllv against him, and tAs -TEAha<ne e1&lmans. has. we judge, q FSar eAa@re after all He has been sReakagts Azgs audiences in Worces- szE. s@1 SFxizgela. and goes for his op- P~uszAS la k1s usual r@ey style. at
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-09-04

Kitty Dear, don't forget to bring a bot. tie of Williams Extract Jamaica Ginger.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-09-04

Wall Street has been victimized by 8 successful forgery of railroad bonds Erie, N. r. Central, N Y. Gs New Haven, &c., an amount variously estimated at from half million to million dollars. Some of the agents of the rascals have been arrested, but the principals have not been caught as yet #l, @af ia.ii -.ff'
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-09-04

In aletter by Sir Samuel Baker, addressed
 to Sir Roderick Murchison, he reiterates
 his belief, based on the positive testimony of native merchants, that the Albert Nyanza lake is simple continuation of the Tan ganyike. These merchants said they had
 frequently sailed by boat from Karagive on the latter lake, to the head of the AL bert Nyanza. This is in direct conflict with the testimony of Livingstone, to say nothing of Stanley. The letter also throws some doubt on the old question of whether Stanley really found Livingstone. A native king, on whose statements Baker places great reliance, told him he had heard of three white men being at Ujiji, and of their return to Zanzibar, but had not heard oftheir meeting Livingstone. ' Palladium.
 We hear that among MT Stanley's other accomplishments is that of being able to initiate handwritings with wonderful skill. If such is the fact, he may have.been able to impose on Dr. Livingstone's relatives with bogus letters. There is nothing ill the geographical information he brought that adds strength to his story. ; Ese
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-09-04
LlTCHFIELD.

.sskaa sszSas& szy A
 On Friday, two suspicious looking chaps were about the village, calling at houses and apparently taking obseyatidns. They were searched by the sheriff but nothing ont of tue way was found ofl thezn., That eveningthe clerk sleeping at the post office was walked by the throwing down of some empty bottles that happened to be in the upstairs entrance. He jumped up, tumbled over g chair and got to zthezmin- dow just in time to see two fellows go down the stairs, six at step. and run down the street. Determination it eap- peared that they had removed the hasp and entered the door, when the. throwing down of the bottles gave the alarm. The fracas was heard by the. .jailor, but not by the bank watchman, next door No ar rests. as, Is,
 The Adgermacks had. the temerity to challenge the Associated Press, last week, and met with a Waterloo defeat, as the score we give below sufficiently indl- cates. The Enquirer office comes out triumphant, but a little crippled. Our senior apprentice sets type with his left hand and right foot till his right hand heals up. Our devil had collision, was knocked 30 it., and can't run errands with his usual yiyacity but we have got a new devil and hope for the best ssOne more such victory D as Pyrrhus remarked, on Q similar occasion, would ruin me-
 Innings si | 23.t4s5 6E7 8 } g. sl. Adgermack 03 2 32 4 6 o 1-21 Asso'd Press 1 ? 2 8 O10 11-444 , Umpire MT. Truman ;Catlir,L -<ytf 3)
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-09-04
A County Atlas.

An agent of F. W. Beers < O., of New York, is canvassihg for new atlas which, if completed, will be the most useful work for the business men and farmers of Litchfield county that has yet been pub lished. We have heretofore had town maps of most of the towns in the county and verylimperfect county map. What Messrs. Beers & Go. propose, is to get up a county atlas containing maps on a large scale of each town and village in the county, showing the location of each dwelling, store and public building Down. CTS designated by name), the public roads with their measured length in rods, rivers, streams, &c. Each village map will show the separate lots and names of proprie- tors. Of these local maps there will prob ably be from twenty to thirty in all. The atlas will also contain three general maps: 1st of the United States; 2d, of the States of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut, showing relation of towns and counties to each other, railroads, &c. !; Sd, an outline plan of Litchfeld county showing towns and villages. with roads and railroads. A table of distances will be added, giving, in miles and tenths, the nearest distance from any one to all the other important villages in the county.
 The whole will make a volume 13x 15I, substantially bound with cloth sides and leather back; and will be prepared and published as soon as sufficient number of subscriptions can be procured to war rant the enterprise. '" -
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-09-04

Kill Every Plant. Vine, Tree, Shrub. Vegetable. etc., by allowing bugs, flies, plant-lice, and other parasites to destroy them; or use Buchan's Carholic Plant Protector, and save them from the rava- oes of these insects. Never fails. Harm less to Vegetable life. Different varieties of these soaps for laundry, toilet, dental, shaving, medicinal, and disinfecting pur
The New York herald., 1873-04-19

CAMP ON LAVA BEDS, April 1910 p M.
The work Of retribution has commenced,
and the troops are now encircled around
Captain Jacks stronghold, within two hun
dred and fifty yards of his cave, awaiting day
break to resume the attack.
TIE POSITION GAINED AND THE LOSS OF LIFE
The position they attained to-day was the
result of much hard fighting, and will prob
ably cost the United States the lives of four or
1--WE soldiers and the manning of seven or
eight others.
Yesterday evening General Gillem decided
that any further delay in the punishment of
the Modocs was unnecessary, as
THE STORES ARRIVED
from Van Bremers and the command were
supplied with boots. People may think it
odd that shoe leather should form an impor-
tant item in the necessaries required for an
attack on Captain Jack and his treacherous
band Of assassins but take the liberty to
assure them from personal experience that
pair of shoes will not last more than one day s
tramping in the lava beds.
THE ORDER OF ATTACK.
Last night the orders were issued that the
Infantry and artillery would move from this
camp at daybreak and the cavalry at three
o'clock. The latter were instructed to adj
vance until they reached the Modoc pickets
And then take the strongest position they
could get and hold it until the remainder Of
the command arrived Colonel Masons CON-
mand. consisting Of Companies b, G and M
The New York herald., 1873-04-19
l-Colonel Gillem's Headquarters.
2-Colonel Green's Camp.
3-Major Bernard's Camp.
4-Colonel Mason's Camp.

of the Twenty-irst infantry; Troops B and G
of the First cavalry, and seventy-two Warm
Spring Indians, moved into position last night
on the east side of the lake.
LONG JIM TO THE FRONT.
During the afternoon cavalry detachment
arrived from Van Bremer's, bringing with
them Long Jim, squaw and two pappooses
Long Jim is Modoc Indian that was
wounded in the last fight and who since came
in and surrendered, - ,~ss y 4unis rendered
him useless in fighting capacity. After the
murder of General Candy and DR..
Thomas Long Jim was put under
arrest, and on being searched was
found to carry four pounds of powder
and some lead in his clothes. As the guard
were Withdrawn from Van Bremer's in order
to bring every available man to the field they
brought Jim along with him, and he was
thence carried to the camp guard house.
About twelve o'clock last night the camp was
alarmed by several shots, which proved to be
A PARTING SALUTE IN HONOR OF LONG JIM,
who quietly shook the dust off his feet and
returned to Captain Jack. He jumped sud-
denly out of the guard house, dashing be-
tween the officer Of the guard and sentry, and
got clean away, escaping about dozen shots
that were fred after his retreating figure.
THE CAVALRY ON THE MOVE.
At three o'clock this morning Colonel Perry
started with the cavalry battalion, consisting
of his own troop, F, and troop X, under
Lieutenant Charles G. Cresson. I tried then
to snatch an hours sleep, but at daylight the
sounds of musketry soon reused me out of
bed, and upon the signal station found that
Colonel Mason's command were already at
work and looking through the glass saw
THE HowITzERs BROUGHT INTO POSITION
and presently shell burst over Captain
Jacks cave, eliciting, as I have since been
told, howl of disapprobation from his band
of murderers. Our camp soon began to
present q lively appearance and shortly
after seven o'clock batteries A, E, X
and M, of the Fourth artillery, and
companies E and G, of the Twelfth infantry,
were paraded before Colonel John Green,
who commanded the western division. The
men carried their overcoats, one blanket,
canteen, haversack, with three days cooked
rations and one hundred rounds of ammuni-
ton. Colonel Green soon gave
THE ORDER TO MARCH,
and Colonel Marcus p Miller led the advance,
with X battery in skirmishing order. The re-
mainder of the troops followed in double file.
The march out was undisturbed, until shortly
after the command had been deployed in skir-
mishing order. Lieutenant Egan, of the
Twelfth infantry, with his company, had the
extreme left, with Colonel Wright, of the same
regiment, next and then Major Throckmor-
ton, Lieutenant Harris and Colonel Miller,
with their respective batteries, in the order
named.
IN ACTION WITH THE TROOPS.
was toting Springfield and doing duty for
the time being with Colonel Miller's battery,
then on the extreme right, and about nine
A. M. we charged up rise, but had no sooner
reached the crest than-"tip," "tip," Clip
bullets cut the sage brush oil around us, We
The New York herald., 1873-04-19
ANOTHER ACCOUNT OF THE BATTLE.

HEADQUARTERS MoDoc EXPEDITION,
CAMP SOUTH TULE LAKE April Is, 1873. {
The day opened warm and still, but was
ushered in by the roar of musketry and occa-
sional booming of howitzers from Colonel
Mason's camp at Hospital Rock, on the north
side of Captain Jacks position and directly
under that famous stronghold. General Gill
lem, who has been waiting for the arrival of
his stores and
THE WARM SPRING INDIANS,
issued orders yesterday for tents to be struck
and drawn in compact form to q place near
Hospital Rock; for the troops to be supplied
with three days rations and one hundred
rounds Of ammunition; for the cavalry to be
ready to move at two A. M. to-day, and for
Colonel Mason, on the opposite side of the lava
beds, to move at the same hour on the enemy
Colonel Perry and Lieutenant Cressan, with
the cavalry were to move point beyond the
main cave and conceal themselves until Joined
in the morning by infantry and artillery. 1t
was hoped that when the latter companies left
camp the Modocs would observe them and in
an attempt to cut them off fall into the hands
of the cavalry. These movements were faith
fully executed, probably hurried little on our
side by
THE ESCAPE OF LONG jim,
a Modoc who was under guard as prisoner
of war. At midnight he leaped past the
guard and escaped, though many shots were
fred at him. At daylight we heard an irregu-
lar fusillade on the opposite side of the lava
beds, and knew that Colonel Mason's force or
his skirmishers we're engaged. At six O clock
we heard the boom of the howitzers and saw
shells bursting over Captain Jacks camp. At
this time the rocks were swarming with In
dams and the firing was rapid
THE PLAN OF BATTLE
was to advance his command on the right,
the Warm Spring Indians on his left, circling
up along the ledge to unite with the right of
the troops from this side, leaving only the
lake for the Modocs to escape by. Lieutenant
Greery was in camp in charge of the arms and
ammunition. Captain Trimble, of the First
artillery with twenty men, are left in charge
of the camp on this side. Colonel Green at
seven o'clock A. NJ united with Colonel
Perry's command, in about an hour and half
after leaving camp, and soon
THE BALL OPENED.
Captain Miller, Company E, of the Twelfth
infantry, commanding o battalion, his COM
pany being commanded by Lieutenant Leary,
had the extreme right Next to him were
Captain Throckmorton's Battery M, Fourth
artillery, and Lieutenant Harris Battery X,
Fourth artillery Captain Egan's Company G
and Captain Wnght'a Company Z, both Of the
The New York herald., 1873-04-19
Our Loss Five Killed and
Ten Wounded.
The Modocs In Full Flight for a New
Base Of Operations.
SPLENDID CONDUCT OF THE TROOPS
THE BATTLE OF TUESDAY.
GENERAL GILLEM,s OFFICIAL REPORT.

The following official despatch has been
received =
HEADQUARTERS MoDoc EXPEDITION,
LAVA BEDS, April Is, 1873.
Major General ScHoFIELD, San Francisco$-
Have fought the Indians all day and driven
them to the immediate vicinity of their
strongholds. Our losses are one officer,
Lieutenant Egan, wounded, not seriously;
three enlisted men killed and nine wounded.
We hope to surround them tomorrow.
A. c. GILLEM, Colonel Commanding.
The New York herald., 1873-04-19

ward and q battery opened on the other side
of the fiat.
SHELLS THROWN AMONG THE ENEMY
After a few trial shots they obtained the
range, and soon began to burst their shells in
the vicinity of Captain Jacks stronghold.
While the cavalry were taking those bluffs the
infantry and artillery had not been idle, and
Colonel Miller, pushing forward on the ex-
treme right, captured very strong point and
dislodgctshs asiocs.
WHEN NIGHT SET IN
the troops had extended their line to a point
about three hundred yards from the strong
hold, and anticipate pretty severe fighting
tomorrow.
Assistant Surgeon Henry McElderry and Act
ing Assistant Surgeon Calimiss were both in
defatigable in their attentions to the wounded,
and did not hesitate to expose themselves to
fire when their presence was required.
CARE OF THE WOUNDED.
The wounded were carried in hand litters
to temporary hospital in the field, under the
charge of Assistant Surgeon McElderry, and
they were all conveyed the same evening to
the hospital in the camp, where Assistant Sur
geon Semig was officiating.
COLONEL MAsoN's OPERATIONS
The troops on the eastern division, under
Colonel Mason, acting in conjunction with the
Warm Spring Indians, took and held strong
position, and have reported no casualties.
Assistant Surgeon Calvin De Witt and Acting
Assistant Surgeon Jenner were on duty with
Colonel Mason.
THE POSITION AT NIGHT
The troops all remain tonight in the posi-
tons occupied by them at sundown, and as I
write the occasional boom of the mortars and
cracks from the rifles serve as reminder that
all are not asleep on the lava bed.
THE MoDoc LOSS
It is impossible to arrive at a correct esti-
mate Of killed and wounded among the Mo-
docs, but as far as can judge, they have
lost two or three during the fight The follow
ing is
LIST OF CASUALTIES
on our side during the days fight
Lieutenant Egan, G company, Twelfth in
fantry, gunshot flesh wound in left thigh
Sergeant H. GUIDE, G company, Twelfth in
fantry, gunshot fracture of right tibia; Sc
verely wounded.
Corporal Drew, G company, Twelfth in
fantry, gunshot wound through head; dead.
Corporal E. Killebeck, Battery -, Fourth
artillery, scalp wound; slight
Corporal Dennis Delany, X battery, Fourth
artillery, gunshot wound through right eye;
dead.
Bugler W. +. Searles, troop, First cav
airy, gunshot wound through head; mortally
wounded; may survive few hours.
Private Z. OConnor, Z battery, Fourth ar
tillery, gunshot flesh wound, left leg.
Private Owen Dooly, X battery, Fourth ar
tillery, gunshot flesh wound, right forearm.
Private T. McManus, E battery, Fourth ar
tillery, gunshot fracture Of left thigh; dan
gerous.
Private Martin Conner, G company, Twelfth
infantry, gunshot flesh wound right leg.
Private Thomas Bernard, X troop, First