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Litchfield enquirer., 1873-03-13
REcIsTER, REc,sTER. REclsTEp,

All persons who desire to vote at the coming election, must see that their names are on the register list. Those desir;no to vote in any town in which they have never been made electors mnst present their application to the registrars on. or before, the 18th day of March.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-03-13
Enou1RER clus8Iac BATES

Our IHzAze1 Cownsv subscribers may not off, ten hs sAAs ssstake saxazsags of the low rates S@srsa Anzxs sAzAs hE 10~s magazines and peri s.a2sAAA- Far shezr cuzSezssare and as an extra '7s@es@&1E so He~ eszaey subscribers we will saa1a sAs fa1s~t.g Pe<sodeals sO county subscrib- sss4 l eazz~eSisa wzth the ESQCRER at the rraraa nnnn1.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-03-13

In cur l1z& weeks report of the Milk Is<tlzy ~e were in error as to the num- Der Of e0wx Owned by Mr. E Pratt. It sAozH hare rs2d q COWS instead of 47 i; shso the amount seoeived by him for milk the third year vzs over g cts. instead of 1T
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-03-13
Plymouth -Sketches.-No. l3o.

Two ancient books have been lately re. bound by St. Peters parish. One is the regular Book of Common Prayer" bear ing date 1742. The other is the 'sCom- mon Prayer and Holy Bible, "173S. These books were sent out in Colonial days, by tho ffsneiety for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts, for the use oi parishes founded in the new world. The volumes are of large size and legible print, and are very interesting relics ot the past.
 On Wednesday evening, the 26th inst grand musical festival was held in the Congregational church, Thomaston, by the choir and Sunday school, under the leadership of Raymond s. Frary.
 A few days since, Miss Emily Hougl had the fragments of one of her shoulders broken by fall.
 February 18th, 1873.
 NUMBER 131. .a One of our selectmen, Aaron P. Fenn is conducting singing school in St. Peters parish. He is an Gold stager" il the singing school business, having in the last twenty five years taught at various times in this town, besides teaching ir Northfeld, Harwinton, Bristol, Plainville, and perhaps in other places. He has also been long time chorister in tue 1st Con. gregational church. Mir. Fenn is one who, when he sings, believes in opening his mouth wide enough so that the big. gest notes may hop right ont without touching! I am not aware that any close calculation has been made, but it is con- sidered probable that if all the lines, spaces, elefs, sharps, flats, brackets, bra. ces, bars, pauses, turns, shakes, rests. semibreves, minims, crotchets, auavers, semiquavers, demisemiquavers, &c., &c., which his eyes have passed over in sing ing, were run into solid iron, they would form materials enough for rails and spikes to lay railroad track from Plymouth Hill to Wolcott Landing, where the ''Brick steamboat comes in! However, it is Q matter of conjecture, end will never I sup pose he positively known. a
 PLYMOUTHEAN,
 March 4th, 1873.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-03-13
REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET,

SsaSzsz1-zESET F. HAVEN. os Nsr LooaOu. EZ<--S~<-cZA$ L. GRTxwOLD. OE Chester. szE sE s<zxz-SoEx L HAIx. of wuEnanaic. Ts=@<@2-DGyTD F. NICHOLS, of Dunbury. czxxrna<<zaIuzx T. ROCKWELL. Of v1u..es
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-03-13

Attention is called to the new advertise neEt of MesErs. Sammis and Fairchild. saRrSAznt tAIlOrs. and dealers in ready made clothing. at Bridgeport. The larg- sss assortment of clothing, good but cheap. in Western Connecticut, is to be found in the establishment of Messrs. SAnmis & Fairchild.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-03-13

Ese Ho@s@tOaic railroad company held sss &zHEa meeting at Bridgeport, last -es& T2asGr report shows large outlay sUr PezZzne1t improvements. Their r-usx SncsAe has been S5Sl, ,S56, for the DsuGAs ea6zng ~StA September last, $4S S-& SE wAscA was from mIIk. The old SWEr& o< a1reS4SES was chosen, filling the ~@uz@-E ecoasso@sa by the death of MT. NSaAe Rsr sAe sAscss01 Of the Hon. A. B. Nrz<E. zE Nsw NSfurd-
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-03-13

He Second Connecticut and one or two other regiments failed to reached Wash lngtoa in time for the inauguration, last week Nevertheless in the report of that days proceedings in the New York dailies they figure in the procession where they Saght tO have been. Newspaper enter pvsse Is good thing, but iA is sometimes a trSas too fast
 The last House of Representatives which impeached one United States Dis tvsct Jaage for drunkenness and would lave lmpeacAed another for bribery, had tAsre beea time, should also have prose su&Sa Judge Duren, of New Orleans, for uzEp~&SOa- The best safeguard against future laaScial intexferemces with elections wSzA be the removal of this fagrantly SE5z<s Sa2gc.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-03-13
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
FOREIGN.


 Great Britain.-The frauds en the Bank of England amount to $a.OOO, ,OC0
 France.-The Assembly has voted that it has power to form constitution.
 Payment of the German indemnity is assured and France will soon be evacu- ated by German troops.
 Thiers has recognized the belligerent rights of the spanish Carlists.
 SpGtNA-The Assembly has voted it's own dissolution and the election of a Cortes to form Constitution, Reports of Carlist successes have been much exaggerated. +5 t.5 .' The first ship load of articles for exhi- bitiop in Vienna, left New York last week. The partisans of McEnery attempted to capture the District Court rooms in New Orleans, Thursday. The soldiers guard ing them fired on their assailants, killing one man and wounding several more. The Massachusetts Legislature has refus- ed to expunge their anti-Sumner resolu- tions.
 Governor Dix has suspended the exeeu- tion of Foster, the murderer, until the 21st of this month.
 The jury failed to agree to conviction of the murderer Scannell. Mrs. James Fisk has brought a suit against the Credit Mobilier company.
 The business portion of Blossburg, Pa was destroyed by fire, Friday, the estimat- ed loss being 5000
 Mrs. Lanxton and her adopted daugh- ter were murdered in their beds in St. Louis, Friday
 The Piegan Indians are again on the war-path.
 The U. s. Senate is in extra session and. will probably not adjourn before the end of the week, Mir. Spencer was admitted to Q seat from Alabama on strict party vote. The cases of |. Caldwell, Patterson and the Louisiana Senators, will proba- bly be discussed. By the changes that have been made in Senate committees MT. Buckingham becomes chairman of the committee on Indian affairs.
 The rumor that there was blunder in 1, the resolution giving Congressman back . pay unfortunately turns out to be false.
 The railroad fight still continues in the , New Jersey legislature with the chances in favor of the monopolists..
 James Brooks, M. o., has addressed to his constituents personal denunciatiOn of the Oongressmen who censured him.
 President Grant has written a letter protesting his belief in Colfax's innocence.
 The carpet-weavers of Philadelphia, threaten ''generaLstri ,.l f-1 Two girls were killed by a man named Warner, at the Isle of Shoals, off N. H..
 The Republicans have conceded two of each committee to Oppoai- ton.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-03-13

TM< H9&Ax-llxnEx's DAUGRTERs.-This will be the szbi@e. e Esx A. c. Huhhard's sermon at the bzrkzs1 CAnreA nnxt Sabbath evening. The PuANhs ars cordially fnxitsd- DGabwy Kers.
 The D@ahzry veterinary surgeon may be an objectionable person; but why pitch into kis fanTivf
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-03-13


 A case somewhat similar to the ''stop off" charge on the Housatonic railroad came before the Supeeme Court of Illi- nois recently. We infer from the report that the railroads of that state have what are called "close" charters, not liable to legislative repeal or amendment. There is constitutional provision, however, al- lowing the legislature to prevent unjust discriminations in railroad tariffs, and g law was passed restricting railroads from charging any but uniform rates per mile for transportation over their lines or any portion of them. One of the railroads charged more on freight to way stations than over it's entire line, claiming that the reduction ef it's tariff oa through freight in order to compete wish osi,es railroads did not make higher charge on way business an unjust discrimination. l" The Supreme Court held that the statute was too sweeping in its character and that 9 raiillFqad s4isslb't 4isl' have have good and sufficient reason for making the discrimi- nation which that statute forbids. Proba- bly our legislature would have power to forbid the mode of changing practiced by the Housatonic company but we are not sure 1t would be just to do so. That rail- road claims the right, in competing with other roads for through freight, to carry it cheaper than they can possibly afford to do their regular local business. To be sure they right to victimize persons living on their line by over-charges, but they may wish to do through business at Q little over cost and at rate that would be raipoas if applied to tariffs or their regular local business. The ''stop off business has 8 bad, unjust look, but we are not sure that the practice is in re- ality as unjust as it seems to be.
 THoMAsTon listened to saThe Man who Laughs ? Monday night last. He is . clergyman frem Springfield. Mass. MT. W. H. Andrews graduated from the Bell evue Hospital Medical College last month. B. ". Pease is studying in that college.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-03-13

Akszt a ton and half of mail matter Is Oa Us WAY up the HO1satOnic railroad ts Mir BzEnzzis constituents: mostly his xE>eerA~s. we presume
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-03-13

BOTH PICTURES. supper and sleepless night. Williams Jamaics Gin. ger and happy dreams.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-03-13

NIzs AzEho1y voted again at the Ro. Sh%ss<r city election last week No ar. rest
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-03-13

\ BaAgpses hzzAxa1 named Howe a1smesr psu@sea has wife. for which he ~zs sn=1 $2A The cSzrS. however, kind eE awz@es ss snsws11 exsszESoa if the crim- sEAE wuzAx eS@gzS ss Hartford. which, RM<szr same wi6zzznxzzag cf reason, he szzzrfSznsHv &s1 The Hartford papers znxzzhzezzy xzgg1zA =ezE2g Howe as g wawzzak and ~x@zpe@1z@g execution" on eznlkesza he rsSlzn tS BrsagspOrt Jus Gna sx Gz-suz<zv @1l1zs<4sred in the City gf WzrkEE&
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-03-13

AmH< @seszag OE cstszcns favoring a czEnz<SEzzsm2 c0zveuzs0n Ss called at SEssz8z4s<1 W Weanesazy Of next week. RS@aespsz4 SnzG%S the opening wedge of uxsszm sy SAzizH1zsg sOzr delegates to Con- suazzaHmzA SzmuHx1asuzx There was some SEgsuzGs1 zz sA.e DeunoczxEse convention <E Azss wesk. RgE tAe sSmr Bridgeport del ~snzas< wxe &zzzv aamsEsea
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-03-13

Money may be made end is made an instrument of extortion and oppression, which the govern ment is bound by the first principles ef the law to prevent as far as it can especially when it un dertakes to say tkat shall accept it as legal ten- der for debts due me, while at the same time it refuses to make my merchandise a legal tender for the debts owe. Tbis distinction alone be- tween goods and money upsets the whole argu- ment of those who maintain that 8 man has as good right to get what he can for the use of his money as for the use of his horse. If money could be in every particular placed on the same footing as merchandise then admit that there would be some logic in the arguments of the op- posers of usury laws.- Cores. Meriden Recorder.
 The fallacy of the foregoing shows the straits to which those who favor usury laws arg reduced when they attempt to argue the aasstion on principle. Let us look at the foregoing Hdietinction" mo- ment. If that distinction is correctly made. it would be perfectly proper to loan money at high rates, provided the lender agrees to take national bank notes, which are not legal tender, in payment. Such notes are ''on the same footing as merchandise, so far as any legal tender quality is concerned. The same agree ment however requiring payment in gold or greenbacks would be psurious? Now any such distinction is manifestly absurd. The simple truth is that the legal tender quality of money does not affect contracts where the borrower receives and returns the same kind of money. Legislation giving or taking from paper it's legal tender quality may affect contracts made be- fore such legislation. When greenbacks were made legal tender, borrowers were obliged to receive paper in payment or loans made in gold. Should greenbacks be deprived of their legal tender quality, loans made in paper might have to be re- deemed in gold. Except, howeyez,i ,in ease of such changes, loans are not affected by the legal tender quality of the money re- ceiyed by the borrower and sstHrned by him to the lender.
 The Derby Transcript continues to talk very plainly to the Ingersoll- Republican journals of New Haven: s..
 To find fault, we say is not pleasant, yet how New Haven Republicans expect to esc4pe scourging, is beyond our guess
 Yet their suicidal policy is so monstrous, we also wonder at it They will defeat Ha- vens and the State will remember it, and their reason for it, and give Hartford the Capitol. They yin defeat our Congress- man-Kellogg-if the go on, aud this in spite of all their half trade with the Dem- ocrats. The Democrats will outwit them, (they deserve it.) and English will come | in winner. f.tsssa s.<4 s54 a 83f
 The friends of Mir. Colfax at his home in South Bend, have made 6 great dem- onstration in bis fayqs end he made a speech in his own defence. The effect of this affair is little injured by the mo- tice that the townsmen of Cakes Ames at North Easton. Mass. give him grand public dinner on Thursday, a,.,srs I
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-03-13

R<pqrts Of ths Congressional commit tees 0f the reeemk sessioas
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-03-13

CoNvENTIoNs.-The Republican Con- gressional Convention for this District, is held at Bridgeport to-day Wednesday,. Republican Senatorial Conventions are held on Wednesday, of this week, for this District on Tuesday, of week after next, for the Sixteenth District. The Democra- cy hold their convention for the Sixteenth District, on Thursday of this week, for the Seventeeth, on Wednesday, and for the Fifteenth, on Thursday, of next week.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-03-13
A LITTLE STORY.

The virtuous conduct of Congress in repeating the franking privilege, ,reimburs- ing themselves by an increase of salary amounting to at least five times their loss by that repeal, auu tl,on p,.r4;ah;ne, +hn newspapers by cutting off their free ex- changes and county circulation, reminds us of''a little story" told by Sidney Smith. While he was Canon of St. Paul's there came great cry for a reduction of the enormous salaries paid the higher English clergy. The bishops met the matter with a proposition confning the reform prin- cipally to the lower clergy, especially to cathedral canons, whereas the chief injus- tice really lay in the enormous amounts they themselves received. ..4
 Sometime during the middle ages, said the Canon, the clergy of the Low Provin- ces were to have a great banquet; the bishops having their feast prepared in the upper hall and the other clergy in the lower hall of the great building where such festivals were held. Just as they were about sitting down to their repast the populace, who happened to be starv. ing as was frequently the case in those times, thronged around the building cry ing for "bread [" After some hesitation seeing that otherwise they might be torr in pieces, the bishops ordered that al their dinner should be given to the peo pie. No sooner was this done, however than the cunning prelates ordered all the eatahles provided for the clergy in the lower hall to be sent up them. So they really lost nothing by their generosity while the lower clergy went home hungry and well hlssed by the mob, besides, fol not having contributed anything to theil relief.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-03-13

Cazw@zzaa kez1a<x has presented the polio. Esr1xv wiz& sixteen v01z@eS.-Paaadium.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-03-13

The ne@nezmt& of she First Congress ziNaz1 Ds<txsrs. n convention assembled. sfa1 sss easily light on the prominent in- dsrs1z=T- wiEliag b he beaten by Gen. Hzws< ia Ap<il- The following gentle Haea MAs~ed their sense by declining in saeneassnas ". ". Eaton. Elisha John saa. C A- rSad and C R. Chapman. of haxsfars1s C. M- Landers of New Bsitain; E A Hyae of Stafford; M. E. Merrill, St HaziAasa: and H. s Hayden. of Wind- sazs Finally Simon B. Kendall, of Suf: sseld. uAo seems Co have no friend pres eme tn wifhdrnw his name. was elected aaa the convention hEeashed a.sigh of re- 1sf and deparssa
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-03-13

The HSPars ef tAe ca@l1ftee of the New EaEk Sszse Axxsrzkzrzl Society appointed sur szzszzg hE a@alyxSs the quRality of tAe vzEsza@ szmRAzz OE Peruvian Guano sAss@~a tAAk tAe hest and pGrest article a.aa wzs tAmk Froezred from Vanderbilt Rrzk. AwrS<nlkmrz1 wareAouse and Seed SAar=. 3 Fslkza Sk. New York. That zzaRxzss SAs~ea tA14 their guano was w~gEh S3@5 P<rtoa. gold. more than the 1<x*hszs s1zPsrs ard $E4sa gOld, ,per ton Ezssxe tAzn the poorest
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-03-13
GoShen..Mo. 88.

March 4th, 1873
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-03-13
.THE INAUGURATION.

An immense crowd assembled to the inauguration on Tuesday of last week. The procession was the largest and finest seen in Washington since the war and much enthusiasm was manifested insspite of the extreme cold weather and sharp wind
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-04-25

Yesterday afternoon, horse attached to
furniture wagon belonging to Rich &
Todd, was being driven down the levee to
some steamers which were being loaded.
when he took fright at the sliding of the
wagon and started TO run. There was
crowd of darkies about the landing, and as
the excited animal dashed down toward the
river lively scene ensued, as the colored
population rapidly sought positions of safe
~. The driver, cOlored man named Bill,
and MIR. Miller were seated in the wagon,
which was loaded with furniture, and both
were thrown violently out, the negro's head
being cut severely. Mr.. Miller received no
injury further than having a leg of his
trowsers badly torn. The horse dashed
down the descent towards the river, when,
just before reaching the waters edge, the
wagon turned over, breaking the shafts,
and causing the horse to stop until he could
be secured. The contents of the car were
almost total wreck, and, strange to say,
the only thing not broken was looking
glass.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-04-25
DeKaIb COuufv-

The right spirit was manifested by the
County Court of DeKalb county at its re-
cent session in support of schools. The
court assessed tax of mills on the dol
lar on all real properly for schools; besides
90 cents poll tax; merchants 81 per thou
sand capital and s. per thousand ad valo-
rem; artists S. annually; circus $50 per
day; claim agents $3.50 per annum; hacks
s. per annum; other exhibitions other than
circus or menagerie $50 per day; carriages
run for pay 81 80 per annum; hotels, inns,
taverns on each taxable room Is cents per
annum; pedlars of patent rights 81 80 per
annum; pedlars of patent medicines
on foot, 81 90 per annum; peddlers with
one-horse vehicle, $500 per snnum; all
other peddlers on foot, $1,000; all other
peddlers with one-horse vehicle, $1,000;
two horses S25; retail liquor dealers, S25;
sewing machines, selling by sample or
otherwise, $40; shaving notes, $40; two
per cent. additional on amount of capital;
theatres and variety shows, S25 per quar-
ter; suits befole justices of the peace, I'M
der small law, each S1.00. That is giving
the whole hog. Ii anybody or anything
escaped tax, the Court failed to see it.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-04-25
THE COUETs.

PROBATE COURT.--A. F. Whitman, pub.
lie administrator, was granted letters Of
adm inistration upon estate of Charles Fl.
Gum, deceased.
CHANCERY CoURT.-A petition was filed
by the trustees of the Central University OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church, South,
asking that the name of the same be
changed to Vanderbilt University.
w. B. Brien and John Csyce fled pc
tition for charter to the Tennessee Com
bination Spring Power Gas Company for
the purpose of supplying the public with
Illuminating gas.
SUPREME CoURT.-Cook VS.. Grear, de-
cree affirmed.
Vance VS.. Ryan, reversed and modified.
Bosely vs.. Phillips, reversed and re-
manded.
Claiborne VS.. Brennan, decree modified.
French VS.. LamOnte, decree confirmed.
The following cases will be called to-day:
Moore vs.. Parks; Villman VS.. Cauvin;
Ward s.Collier; Albertson VS.. Buttorff
U. S. CIRCUIT AND DISTRICT COURTS
Met at 10 O'Clock, His Honor Conally F.
Trigg on the bench. The following cases
were disposed Of: ...-
w. A. Garetson ct ais, VS.. Bracket Estes
ct ais, dismissed.
j. W. Mcdaniel VS. john Jared, case ar
gued.
U. S. vs. copper still ETC.; 4S pounds
tobacco; 3 packages apple brandy; 2 barrels
whisky; barrel whisky; boxes tobacco;
2 stills, etc--all condemned.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-04-25
POLICE PICKINGS.

For having disturbing the peace of the
quiet, law-abiding people of Nashville, Miss
Martha Mason was sent down to disturb
the rocks five dollars worth.
James Myers is an intimate friend of
Miss Mason's, and when that estimable and
lovely woman goes upon spree, Mr.. Ny
ers usually gets drunk too, from sympathy,
and upon these occasions be is generally
very dsmonstrative in regard for her. For
instance, while they were having a good,
sociable drunk together night before last, he
came near biting one of her arms of, be-
sides hitting her good, hearty blow on the
side of her head, and indulging in other
similar expressions of affection. For these
playful eccentricities he was fined five dol
lars.
Billy Pain was before the Court, charged
with having INDUCED in the use of stimu-
lants to excess the day before, which caused
him to make a nuisance of himself about
the Maxwell House the day previous. A
fine of five dollars settled the matter, so far
as the police authorities were concerned.