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Litchfield enquirer., 1873-11-06
Democracy JubiIant.

There is much truth as well as wit in the remark of the St. Louis Democrat that, s'the Democratic party is in thscon- dition of the man who said it was so long since he had seen dollar that five cent piece looked as big as a cart-wheel , Their Ohio mountain is, after all, hardly bigger than a.mole-hill.. That election gave them less than thousand Demo cratic majority with at least fifteen thou andRepublicans voting for TsmpeTanee, or Liberal Republican candidates. It shows more Republican weakness than Demo. cratic strength. The large reduction oi Republican majorities in Iowa was occa. stoned by 2 total abandonment of all Democratic organization. It was a fight between straight Repnblicanisn, and anti. monopoly. It would lave been be- ia as.sveep. ing 2 victory for thesIatter AS those in California, had not the Republicans been shrewd enough to take anti-monopoly ground in their conventions.
 The sum of the matter is that the De- mocracy are trife less disgssted with politics, just now, than the Republicans. We should not be in the least surprised if they carried New York. and other No- vember States on light vote just as they would have carried Pennsylvania in Oc- tober had it not been for the enormous majority counted for Republication in Philadelphia-most of it fraudulent, we guess.
 But will this convince any careful ob- server that straight Democracy is likely to beat straight Republicanism in 1878? Nothing of the kind. The latter party. as against the former, has large maiori- ty of votes. The evil war record and recon structlon record of the Democratic party will deter any Republican from leaving his own party, and joining it, unless he becomes convinced that it can be relied on as real reform party. What is there to indicate any such change? Is there anything attractive about movement that will give Tammany another lease of power in New York? Did not larger proportion of Democrats sthan Republi- cans vote. for the Salary grab? As long as straight Democracy can stand on it's legs and win an occasional victory, straight Republicanism has little to fear.
 Had the Democracy gone over honestly and squarely to Liberal Republicanism, last fall, they would have come near to electing Mir Greeley, and would have laid the foundation of an organization that might have stood an excellent chance for victory in 1876. Their lapse into the old party rut, this season, throws away their opportunity for permanent suc- cess.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-11-06
Coshen--Mo II7.
PLYMOUTHEAN
Nov. 3d, 1873.

The annual meeting of the Litchfeld North Consociation was held here last week, and Rev. Henry R. Harris, who formerly preached at the North Goshen Methodist church, was ordained as Con- gregational Minister -
 e Introductory prayer by Rev. Mr. Good enough; Sermon by Rev. MT. Bassett; Ordaining prayer by Rev. Dr. Perrin; Charge to the Candidate by Rev. Dr. Eldridge; Right hand of Fellowship by Rev. MT. Hazen; Concluding Prayer by Rev. Mir. Prince; Benediction. by Mir. Harris sa
 Our people attended the examination and ordination, as we'll as the interesting meetings in the evening and next fore noon. a
 We had q lecture by Rev. J. Benson Hamilton, last Wednesday evening. at West Goshens subject. Smoke, or Show and sham," and also at the Centre the next evening; subject, < My wife and I. ''
 Mir. James F. Vail has common field turnip which weighs T ID Boz.
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STATE ITEMS.

Most of the Naugatuck factories are running on short time.
 Many of the Waterbury factories are running on short time.
 The New Haven railroad shops are dis charging hands, and reducing wages.
 The Yale gIee club is planning trip to the west the coming vacation.
 A paid fire department is being consid- erded in New London.
 The Winslow Williams mill, at Yantic, runs half time.
 Major Martin took over 100 blackfsh. off the Branford reef, on Thursday.
 In New Haven county s7O, 800 has been received this fall for licenses.
 The Yale scientific party is soon expect ed home Professor Marsh IS in Oregon.
 The steamer Isaac P. Smith, was in- sured for $16,00O. New Lendon has voted to rescind Q former vote paying the first selectman $1 ,OOO year. A. Smiths store in Cos Cob. was bur glarized of $500 worth of dry g?Qds We'd nesday night. The Dunham manufacturing company of Willimantic commenced running on half time, last Monday The Yale base ball tournament is ende and the senior class nine has the champi- ! onship.
 The peat works at Lake Saltonstall, near New Haven, were destroyed by fire Fri day night.
 William E. Hall, of East Wallingford, has raised over one thousand bushels of | apples this season. 1 Mir. A. F. Abbot. the Waterbury bank CT who suspended some weeks since, is in fair way to resume. Saturday morning the body of an un known woman, probably tramp, wal found in the Stamford canal. In Middletown the extensive manufac- tory of Messrs. W. & B. Douglass is now running only three days each week. A Haddam jury gave Mir. Peck S1 ,OOO damages from MT. Turner, because the latter publicly horse-whipped him.
 A Conn. Western freight train killed a man as 1t was going into Hartford on the 18th ut. 5'-
 George H. Cowell Esq, of Waterbury, last year clerk of the state senate, is dan gerously i'll with typhoid fever
 The total number of Yale students in all the departments is 970, last year 9O5, being gain of 65.
 The Swede who murdered his boarding house keeper, in Meriden, recently, tried to kill himself, last week.
 There were 168 prisoners confined in the New Haven county jail, mp to Satur. day forenoon.
 The trouble in the Wallingford schools is about to be settled by the establish. ment of parish school in the basement of the Catholic church. 5f.
 The four New Haven burglars caught recently with all their tools have been bound over in 5000 for conspiracy to rob. .t
 Renewed interest is excited in the mur- der of Karner, at New Haven, last July, from finding some woman's clothing near the place where his body was found.
 Burglars stole $400 worth of goods from Guilford store, last week, and went safe- ly through with them to New York, on 8 night train.
 A New Haven insurance agent has been tried for violating the law regarding for eigp insurance companies doing business in fiiis State. The constitutionality of our law is to be tested.
 The new Norwich courthouse is of the American municipal" style of architect ure, costs $350, 900, and is beautiful edi- flee. It was 'tconsecrated" on Tuesday of last week, U
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-11-06
--kiTeHFtELD.

The Superior Court commenced it's No. vember term, this week, with the trial of of court cases. The New Hartford oasl of E. H. Gapia et-uls. ys. Geeense0ods Scytte Co. is On trial It is an applica. tion for the appointment of a recsivax
 The Railroad Commissioners passed over the Shepaug Railroad, in a special train, on Friday last, for their semi.annu- al inspection; and expressed their gratifi- cation at it's fine condition.
 The Shepaug Railroad forwarded 2, 3,O35 cans of milk. to New York, in Octo- Der; an increase of BOT over September.
 -One of the workmen putting up the telegraph poles. Michael Qualey byname, went away indebted to John Gleason for board. Process was got out against him under the new statute, and he was brought up from Hawieyville on Thursday, and tried before Justice Meafoy. Mir. Andrews, who appeared for the delft took exception to the complaint which the justice decided insufficient. Dudley settled with Gleason afterwards. we understand; but it cost the town over $40 to pull Mir. Gleason's chesnuts out of fire.
 The Shepaug railroad runs an excur- sion train to Washington on Wednesday evening next, to enable the people of Litchfield, Bantam, &c., to attend the performance of the Creation at the Con- gregational church in that place. The train leaves our Station at 5:3O; fare, down and back, 55 cts There should be general turnout"
 One of our sextons recently pitched into our new undertaken whocame to him with an order for the town hearsss .and struck him in the face. After moment s reflection, however, he cooled down and gave him the key. If our. town officials are to go on in this hot-headed way we shall want two town hearses-one for the regular funeral, and one for any cas- ual side affair.
 Eight or ten singers from this village join the chorus at Washington, next week. They feel adequate to Haydn's Chaos but not quite so confident about his creation.
 Ground was broken for the founda- tion of the new hotel, last week.
 Captain E. O.. Peck, late deputy sheriff of Litchfield, is now general tray cling agent for the Phoenix Life Insu- rance company, and will have his head quarters during the winter at Worcester, Mass.-Hdrtf0rd Post
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-11-06

The RoxBURY Congregational church was opened last Sunday for the first time since it was remodeled. It was crowded to it's utmost capacity. people from other towns being present. The services were opened by the choir with a beautiful chant entitled. "How lovely. !" Rev. MT. Doolittle, of Bridgewater, read 8 part of Solomon's songs, after which Rev. Mir. Cotton made the dedication prayer. The sermon was preached by the pastor, Rev. Mir. Jones. He gave a very good sermon, describing the settle ment of the town by the early pioneers, and then gave full description of the church from it's first settlement to the present time.-Jo,anat.
 It was very we'll attended and very in- teresting. His descriptions of the coun- try through which he travelled were given in 8 style which convinced the people that he had both eyes open during the entire t1p. The description of the Nor mons led the people to have much bet | ter opinion of that sect than before.
 At KENT, last week, quite serious
 runaway occurred Mir. Rufus Fuller,
 accompanied by Miss Butcher of Milwau- kee, Wis, had started to visit the ore | UeO 1u7 tIl6 SfgttVhoe0f- mart or the town 1 When near the place Mir. Fuller angiItva, !,
 and had just hitched the horse when the
 animal became frightened, broke from the post and started to run. Mir. Fuller
 caught him by the bridle and endeavored
 to hold him, but the horse succeeded ID
 breaking the headstall and went on. John
 Judd made several active but unsuccess- ful attempts to stop the horse, who con. | tinued to run in the direction of home lWhen turning the corner by Seth Hop 1 sons the carriage was overturned and Miss Butcher thrown out. Though con. siderably bruised, no bones were broken, which was wonderful, considering the stony place where she was thrown. The 1 carriage was wreck, but the horse es
 capped 1,ninjured. funeral of Cook Pratt was attended on Sunday by large number of relatives and friends.
 | The NEPAUa Dramatic club will demol.
 stra.te about the middle of next month";
 Bus mess is pretty good. The Henderson Man ufacturing Company are running ten
 hours, day.-E. M. Curtiss is reported
 to be about building a steam saw mill.-
 There was good attendance at the meet
 ing of the Good Samaritans last Sunday
 Many are rejoicing because of No Licens' this ve ar.-Herdld.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-11-06

 standing; their history, size and value. Also the proportion of woodland in your town, either original forest Or recent growth.
 Also any attempts to plant the white pine. chestnut, oak, ash, birch or other yalna.. ble timber plantations, with details ol suggestions.
 To what extent have ornamental trees been set in your streets and public pla. ces?
 We solicit correspondence with the many intelligent fruit growers of our state, and shall be quite glad to receive and give, so far as possible, any sugges- tions and facts which may tend to enhance the fruit interest in our state. P. M. AUGUR, Middlefield,
 Pomologist of the Conn. Board of Ag- riculture.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-11-06
Deaths.

In this Village, Nov. 1st, at the resid- of his son-in-law, Henry R. Colt, Owen P. Olmsted, aged 79 years.
 At Bantam Falls, Oct. 9, Jay Hallock. son of A B. and Cynthia Hallock, aged 46 years
 aged 86 years. In this town, Oct. 30. of consumption, Frederick Bidwell, aged 55 years. At Goshen, Oct. 26, Mrs. Lucy Woes ter, widow of the late David Wooster, aged 86.
 In WoodbuTy, Oct S0th, Hattie, daugh- ter of the late Nathan Warner, aged 16.
 At New York, Oct. 27, Geo. W. Wright, aged 50 years.
 At New Milford, Oct. 30, Margaret, wife of Thomas Walder, aged 55 years.
 At New Milford, Oct. 26, Mrs. Tamour Eggleston, aged 30 years.
 At New Milford, Oct. 29, Lucy Watson, aged 86 years and months
 At Kent, Oct 24, Cook Pratt. aged 62
 At Pleasant Valley, Oct. 24, Alfred B.. son of Elias and Ellen J. Root, aged 1
 At Norfolk, Sept. F, Mrs. Hannah Maltbie. widow of Elon Maltbie, aged e7 years. | .. - 1a . r
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-11-06
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

FOREIGN.
 FrGrace.-The Count of Chambord re- fuser, all concessions and the monarchists COY lcede the impossibility of electing him. .hey propose the prolongation of Nc Mahon's term as president. Germany.-T The King of Saxonv IS dead.
 The Prussian elections have gone
 strongly Liberal. Spaia The government claims con l timed successes against the Carllsts. DOMESTIC. The Rhode Island firm of A. "
 Sprague has been compelled to suspend but will probably make some satisfactor, arrangement with creditors The firm of Fl. B. Clafin & Co.,, wer' l in some trouble, but now report surplus l of near seven million. Several railroad companies have de faulted in payment of their November coupons. There has been stoppage of work ln many of the iron worhs in the Lehlgh
 Valley. 1 Thousands of women are thrown out ot ! employment in New York.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-11-06
Marriages

At B, idgeport, Oct. 29, by Rev. Charles Ray Pa Inner, Samuel s. Hunter, formerly of GosI len, and Mary l.. Dickerman, of Bridge, port. Booth, MT. Horace H. Emmons and Miss Anna O amp.
 At the Congregational church in Sails bury, bJ the Rev. Dr. Reid, Wednesday afternoo n, Oct. %, Moore 0. Jewell and Marcia Jofing, all of Salisbury.
 At Lal seville, Oct. %, by Rev. MT. Bou- ton, Mai 1ison Silvernail and Miss Evelina ArmstrOl lg.
 At Eas Canaan. Oct, 15, at the resi- dence of Mir. A. J. Doyle, by Rev. J. H. Lane, M r. Edward N. Oles of Colebrook, and Miss Gussie Doyle of East Canaan.
 At On icago, Oct. B, Wm. O. Phelps, Esq, of Winsted, and Mrs. H. E. Butler, of Chica go.
 At w ,lcottville, Oct. 16, by Rev. H. Q. Judd, George W. Lewis and Jennie Bond. ! a
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-11-06
November Elections !!

NEw YoRK.-The Democratic State tick ct is elected; legislature, Republican. TAmmany carries New York city. NEw JERsET.-Repubhcan legislature elected.
 MASsAcHUSETTs.-G Gov. Washburne is reelected by reduced majority, proba- ply by about Ii. 900.
 VIRGINIA -Kemper (COnservative) is elected by about 1000 majority.
 KAxsAs goes Anti-MOnopoly.
 WISCONSIN, independent, is elected Governor.
 MESEsOTA goes Republican.
 ARKASsAs goes Republican.
 MARYLAND goes Democratic.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-11-06

Suhssx5bsxs who's are In arrears must make up arrezrgss before taking advantage of the forego- t1g propositions; and subscribers who are in adxanea mny deduct the amount their subscrip- tis1a are in sdvancs-
 M0asy should be sent by pOst-Ofics order, check or registered letter, if possible. If remit tHsess urs made by nAl ws cannot be responsible fer loss before the letter reaches us. but will taks al Eissz of remittance to the clubbing peri saseAl Rsesipe viii be returned in the next paper.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-11-06

shoemaker who occupied the upper part of the factory did not even save full suit of clothes Several ioiners lost their chests of tools. Mr. JohnlW. Titus lost considerable lumber with which he in tended covering the new wing of his house. A large amount of nearly com pleted work in the wagon shop was lost. The valuable machinery within the facto- " couldnot be removed, and nothing but the water wheel remains.
 Though others lose considerably, the heaviest loss falls on Mir. Henry Wood ruff, owner of the factory. He has worked his way up from nothing by energy, pluck and perseverance, and had just about paid for his property at the Station when nearly all of it is destroyed. We believe he intends rebuilding Ttimber &e will be contributed by his neighbors to help him start again. It will be impossible, how eyer, to replace the valuable machinery of the factory in many years, if ever. and the community not only deeply sympa- thizes with MT. Woodruff but suffer a very serious loss themselves by his terri ble disaster. We hear he had negotiated somewhat for a policy of insurance but the rates charged were so very high. he came to no agreement.
 On Thursday evening free lecture was delivered at Farmers Hall by MT. G. A Hickox on the subject of Political Reforms. It might make trouble if the Enquirer were to critieise the lecture; but we can safely say that the audience was fine one
 Plymouth sketches.-Mo. i4e. .4. ,. On Friday evening. Oct. 24th, the Rev. Mir. Range. Methodist preacher in West Meridsn, delivered temperance lecture in Thomaston t- On Thursday, the 3Oth, occurred the death of Hudson J.. Thayer, late land- lord of the Thomaston hotel. He had been resident of this town about ten or twelve years.
 Not long since little boy of not much more than two years, accompanied his father to the burial ground, where few weeks previously his mother had been laid in her silent resting place. Looking about him he asked, "Papa, who runs 
 this machine?" "Why, what do you mean?" was the paternal inquiry. "I mean all this around here; who runs this machine?" I know not what answer was returned, but it might with propriety have been, DEATH"
 E1 PLYMOUTHEAN. , Nov. 3d. 1873.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-11-06

It is doubtful whether any of the Long IllAnd rufaaans engaged in the Kelsey out rage will be convicted. They are all too deeply implicated to tell on each other and disinterested evidence is not easily come at.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-11-06

The government plan of restoring sil- yer to use as currency is not working very saOeessfally. Only claims under s5 are paid in com. Of course there is no chance eEseting anything in quite so small a way as thak.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-11-06

Break in Sewing Machine ces.-Our readers will be interested to learn that
 the Florence Company have responded to to the general call for lower prices fol
 sewing machines, and will henceforth sell their well-known and superior machines
 at reduction of from 30 to 40 per cent. from former prices
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-11-06
narrIson's PerIstaItic Loxenges.

Pleasant prompt, and effective. Two taken st night move the bowels once next morning. Un like all Pills. they never cause pvin nor require increase of dose to perfect cure.
 They cure Headache Dizziness, Oppression after eating, Sour Rising, and every evil arising from Costiveness and Indigestion. Warranted in all cases of Piles, either bleeding or blind. Trial box. 30 cents. Large box. SO cts, mailed free for this last price.
 DR. HARRISON'S ICELAND BALSAM. splendid cure for coughs, hoarseness, and all thToat and lung complaints. For sale by E s. Harrison & Co.,, Proprietors, No. Fremont Temple, Boston, and by all Druggists. 2Slm
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-11-06
emQUIRER cLuBBiRo RATES.

Oar LEfehhsld County subscribers may not of- ten be ahls to take advantage of the low rates offered large clubs by most magazines and peril oaEeals. For their convenience and as an extra ndaesnent to new county subscribers we vii ssna tns foElswlng periodicals to county subscrib- sra. ia connection with the ENQUIRER at the rs~<aam waxmad.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-11-06

Mrs. Jay Cooke shows the right spirit when she releases her dover right to her husbands creditors. Had she earned that right by personal services the case would ha different
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-11-06
Morrinneld.


 Our new park has been graded and fenced, and gives a neat appearance to the centre of our village. In shape..it is neither square. round, nor oval, but that stranger was mistaken who concluded that the shadow cast by the Graphic bal loon was taken as pattern. We have done the best we could within the lines drawn by our forefatliers. 1o,EsL sfs'. sa The Knife company's faetory, office. &c., have lately been re-painted. They are running full time and with full force of hands. = e'sl. @:. ', ''' Mn. Editor, noticed your complaint that your correspondents are backyard in resuming, their pens,. and wondered, why. you did not try the plan so common in these days and call a convention: Do you not think that the laggards brought together would be inspired to new zeal by the presence and experience of such veterans as piiymouthean," and '.H. Ns', l can make this suggestion disinterested- ly as I well know that place among the irregular occasionals would justly be as- signed to SEER.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-11-06
Births

At Thomaston, Oct. "A, twin daughters to Fred \. and Martha B. Garfield.
 In Thomaston, Oct. 25th, daughter to MT. & Mrs. Charles c. Potter.
 Tn South Norfolk, Oct. 29th, son to Edwin and Amy Roberts.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-11-06

Mir. John Kendrick, IT,, remarks in the last American that, ''No more political axes shall be ground upon the grind stone of our family troubles.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-11-06

BuoHANs CARBo1Io BALM OINTMENT is very remarkable Fsmily Slave. It cures astonish everybody. Contains no grease, aud washes off without soap It is trans parent, like currant jelly. For all the purposes of a Family Slave it is without an equal. 13 ly.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-11-06

During our interview, the American con- sul at Bankok presented the King an ele- gant assortment of his medicines from Dr. J. c. Aver, of Lowell, Mass, for the use of the Court He explained to his majes- ty their origin from the great chemist and their uses. The Cherry Pectoral for coughs-the Sarsaparilla for eruptive dis eases and the Ague cure for the levers that are so fatal in this hot country. The dangerous condition of favorite wife i'll the palace with one of the disorders these medicines cure, gave him special interest iu these products of. medical skill indeed, these medical marvels interested hlm more in our country than all the other at tentfons we had shown him.-Letters from a Lady in Siam.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-11-06

Mir. Beecher does not see anything im- probable in the Darwinian theory. In his recent speech before the alliance at the Madison Avenue church he said
 The greatest soul is that which has lifted out of cnrnalify. don't blame Darwin for, thinking that wo come from lower order of animals; for we even now have snakes in us, bears, tigers, something of almost every thing in us; and men have hard time in the menagerie of their own eoule.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-11-06

The Purest and Sweetest Cod-Liver
 Oil is Hazard & Caswells, made on the
 sea shore, from fresh, selected ivers, by Caswell, Hazard & Co.,, New York. It is absolutely pure and sweet. Patients who have once taken it to all others. Physi- clans have decided it superior to any of the other oils in market. 31:4t
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-11-06

The Stokes trial has resulted. in the farcical verdict of manslaughter in the fourth degree, and he is sentenced to four years in the penetentiary. His friends are charged with tampering with the jury. The trial was under the old law since su- petseded. which may account in part for the remarkable result.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-11-06

WHEEzING WHISPERS. Almost every body IS hoarse. There Is something in the air that provokes coughs and colds and reduces the voice to 8 husky whisper Fortunately Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar can be obtained of any druggist, and no hoarseness or cough, however obs tinate, can resist it's curative operation.
 Pike's Toothache Drops cure in 1 min ute.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-11-06

Naughty Boys eat green fruit to make their stomachs ache, then cry for Vii liams Jamaica Ginger.