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, 1873-11-30

Tho Smith Investigation Cnse-.Tho
Charges Made, nnu who tho lnvoyt1-
gators Arc.
= speeidz Dispatca to The Chicago Tribune.
ST. PAUL, Nov 2o-Dy recent appointment
Of tho Secretary Of tho Interior, tho Hon. Mol
SOD j. 'Turney, OF Ohio. the Hon. ". R. Jen-
ningo, Of Pennsylvania, and Jamos Smith, Jr., Of
this city, were commissioned to Investigate and
report upon the charges Which hayo been made,
through the pross. OF tho country, against the
Hon. md Rev, Z. p. Smith, Commissioner Of
Iudlap Affairs, with regard to certaia contract
for sale Of p1no timber to 4. Il. Wilder, Of st.
Paul, and othor mattors affecting the integrity
Of A1r. Smith whilst acting as Agent for the
.Chippewas of-, Munssotn:~>; While tho: appoint
mont of the Commission. ia notable
conceBsion to tho independent presf
through which tho alleged miBdoings o1
smith have been made known--shc
same charges having boen formally filed long
ago. and formnlly ignored at tho Department o1
The Interior--there arc indications, in the mem
bership OF the Commission that 1t was formot
rather to prevont than to make real investiga.
tion. Tho resident mombor, Mr. Smith, IL 4
personal friend Of Secretary Dolano, and the
scarcely ond OF the many charges against Com.
missioner Smith which does moi directly or in
directly reach Secretary Delauo. The other
members have already boon connected with in
vestigations and arbitratlons in tho interest Of
the Secretary, aud one Of them VAS \ member OF
tho Commission which last year succeeded III
making an amloable division Of . steal OF oyel
half million dollars between the Montana In
dim Ring and the Washington Indian Ring.
10 summarize the charges against the Com
missioner, they are, that IN pine and other con-
tracts he has fraudulently sacrificed tho property
Of the Indians TINT he has wasted and mis-
appropriated large SUMS OF money held in trust
for the Indlsns and that he has grossly neg.
lected his duties aud abused his powers, so that
the Wise and humane plans for civillzing thu
Obippewas Of the mississippi have beon retardet
| rather than advanced by his action rs thel
Agent, and his influence as Commissioner.
, 1873-11-30


Regular monthly meeting vii! hg bold on Monday, peo.
~ tiaohanios E1ohuug0. A. 7:0 y. IN. fal meeting
de'lssa' C.J, BURROUGHS, aaasatary.
, 1873-11-30

uortnt1hau Chapter. No. g. Il. A. M.-Bpeolal oonvo
- tlun houdsy evening" at ~ o'clock. Work thu
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, 1873-11-30
COAL.
G. heap Coal.
VIZ, REMD&C0.
DEALERS I'M
COAL and COX: &,

Proprietors of LAUREL HILL Mine,
Allegheny Co., Pa. tbeing same vein
az the Midway and WALNUT
H1EL), and COAL CREEK Mine,
Fountain Co., Ind, offor the follow
ing unusually low prices for Coal in
retail quantities
Indiana Nut, in yard, $3.50
Indiana Lump, in yard $50
Midway Nut; in yard: 500
Midway Lump, in yard" 600
For. delivery, 500 per ton added for
all ordinary distances.
Our: MIDWAY Coal comes from
mines Immediately adjoining the
WALNUT HILL, tho Coal being
from the same vein and Of precisely
the sano quality, though offered at
price 80 per cent lower than that
at which the WALNUT HILL is
now sold.
Our Indiana Coal Il NOW boas uasd exclusively BY tho
milwaukee i ST, Paul II. r. Uo., on thel1 Chicago
Milwaukee, Division, and pronounced bJ them Al sups
or to any co that huY havo u1od thoE onknes
Owning mines, and cur own carr, and doing
tho largest soft coal trade Ia tho city having sold during
tho past three yoars twoo mitch Soft Coal Of Our
competitors enabled to give tbs public the benefit
Of tho ahovs unusually low prices.
Having 4g private In sorvce, aud oonuootloua
With .hpporz fur whom solo oonsiguocs who also
largo uumbos OF CATS, running exclusively in tholr
trade, At all tmos prepared to fill tho largest
1acsa fact which hs4 been long recognized by tbs most
extensive manufacturing establishments Of tho city.
Manufacturers and ohozs will find for thoir interal
to osamno tho prcos ol the above named Coal coming
from our own nos and a1lo those OF tho following wo
known brands Of Co Of which tho sole eonslgneos
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-06-12

Butler. Hon. Origen $. Seymour receiv- ed 2O2 ont of 203 votes cast for the posi- ton. The vote for Chief Judge to follow Judgs Seymour resulted in the election of Hon. John D. Park 159 to 8, Judge Eos ter receiving 36 votes.-Timotlly Daboll was then chosen New London county eommissioner. The resolution incorpo- rating the New Milford Water Go. was, after some discussion, tabled for printing.
 On Thursday bills for change of the law regarding taking depositions, prevent ing the assignment by mechanics of fu- ture wages, and allowing hotel keepers to 4ehattel~ mortgages of their furni- ture, were reiected.-The defective will matter was recommitted.-Judg Minors resignation was announced. The little egg bill was rejected. bill setting off Washington from the Litchfield coun-
 to judicial district WAS reported faVorably. The report of the committee adverse to the release of Willard Clark from Slate Prison, was discussed at considerable length and accepted Their report favor ing the release of Alfred Brown from State Prison where he has been confined four years for attempt at rape was accept ed The extention of time for building of the Derby $ Woodbury railroad was granted in concurrence.-Afterc considera- ble discussion the calendar rule was sus- pended.-The resolution incorporating the New Milford Water Go. with cap;- tai of $10, 900, passed.-A motion by Mr.
 Hunt of New Milford for adjournment till Monday was amended so as to make the day Tuesday.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-06-12
New Preston.


 Waramaug Lake and the surrounding hills are unequalled just now even in our beautiful mountain county. All the su- perlatives that so readily fall from lady's tongue would not begin to describe the per lection of the loveliness of our lake in ear ly June. Seen just at sunset or by moon- light, with some one occupying the other seat of the buggy who can appreciate 1t too, its marvellous beauty would make a sentimentalist of Yale professor. asa s57
 MT. Carter has been repairing and en- larging his house, and repainting his boats for summer work. .v a15saja1 aIf Base ball is all the rage at present. Three hines have sprung into existence within a short time. One, is known as. the "Upson Seminary BIB. O." another the 'sCheeree," and the third takes the name "Waramaug." The record of the U. s. B. B. c. stands highest. | They play with a Washington nine on the 14thl
 D. Burnham is dispensing to the youth of the place large quantities of that delicious bererage known as s:sodawatef. T -Boardefs are beginning to make their appeaPanra Y
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-06-12
Woodbury..f

We did not generally observe Decora- tion Day. A meeting was called to make preparation and only one person responds ed, so it did not amount to much When the time for decorating arrived, few as sembled and distributed flowers. Our in- terest in that direction seems at rather a low ebb this year. .s at
 An Englishman named Jenner, an employee of Messrs. Daniel Curtiss & Son, in attempting to blast a log few days ago, lost one finger and had his arm broken twice in two between the wrist and elbow, making very bad wound. It is hoped the arm and other fingers can be set but it is uncertain as yet :. ..... .s
 The dwelling house of Mr. Sheldon Summers was struck by lightning about two o'clock a. m. of the 9th inst. For tunate1y the principal damage was tear ing off the siding at one corner and dis placing few studs. ESo.5.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-06-12
COUNTY ITEMS.
smelling

WooDBuRY is really building mp, says the Transcript. Beautiful residences are being completed for Mir. Geo. B. Lewis and for the Lambert family. Messrs. John Nichols and E. Curtiss are also building. Several new tobacco barns testify to; the general interest our farmers take in the cultivation of the filthy weed.
 WATERFRONT roads are being repaired. Eleven persons were confirmed at the Episcopal chuch, last week.-A photo graph car adorns the ssgreen" A cores pendent of the American, mis1ed no doubtby the general current of remark regarding it, gravely reports that it be- longs to Mir Dom. 4.-@ '7 ''-'. .-.
 CORNWALL. BRIDGE is excited over the discovery of ore in the mountain on the west side of the river, says the News. About tons have been raised.-James Savage fired four shots at his step-son, week before last, and was knocked down by bis grateful connection in part pay ment.
 WEST CORNWALL has sent for some -"plug hats" says the News.-Mrs E. D. and Charles Hubbard of Indiana are to spend the summer here. l-. ...-.. ". E CANAAN diversified its usual Sunday exercises recently with free fight among railroad and furnace hands, and the News calls loudly for an enforcement of the law against unlicensed liquor selling. The tea party given the Rev. J. H. Lane, last --nnL waa n snnial and finnroial e--oo~~-
 The THoMAsroN foot bridge is at last completed Backus' church has nei- ther chorister or organist, says the Amer ican, and is to have but one sermon Sun day during the summer.-The Methodists have sermons, morning and evening, leav- ing the sweltering afternoons to the Sun- day Scholars. store of. E. Talmadge, on Plymouth Hill, was entered Saturday night, and the money drawer containing $400 taken. The same night horse and carriage belonging to Mr. Oliver Smith was stolen by the same parties it is sup posed. No, trace of the thieves has yet been found
 R1vEBroN Episcopalians have been pre- sented with a Bible, Prayer Book, and Altar Service, by Christ's Church, Water town. For the first time in many years Union Parish has a minlster.-Decora- tion day was duly obsarved. -
 l. EAST CANAAN had several law suits, last week, says the Herald.-A fish peddler named Rossman was run over by a rail road train and killed while returning from Hudson, on the 2Sth ult.-A Mir. Thorp, former resident of the place, was killed on New Jersey railroad aa .@ Za- f NORFOLK lost an estimable citizen i'll Mrs Abel Camp who died suddenly on Tues day of last week. MT. Ives, the manager of the new manufacturing enterprise, ar- rived at the old Gun Shop on Tuesday, says the Herald. ' -7a- r@ ~.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-06-12
June 3d, 1873.
M Ma.YbiedaIe.
PLYMcUTHEAN.

The magnificent landscapes about Mar bledale are scarified by the busy husband men and. beautifully adorned with great heaps of manure. Tobacco! Oh, tobacco! thou root of evil, thy root is very strong ly rooted in the thoughts, brains and lands of this community. Our orchards are embellis'ned with very bountiful crops of canker worms, and from appearances there will be a greater supply of worms than fruit this season.
 -G. T. Sperry is appointed postmas- ter ill place of s. S. Miles and the office will be moved to E. o. Sperry's store.
 A Marbledale youth with only one ocular was asked how he lost his eye. 'Oh, I had the imitation in it.'' We have known cases of imitation, but never as pernicious as this. .: .
 Some of our farmers excitedly entreat legislature of farmers, .-- ''To set price upon the guilty heads Of these marauders, who in lieu of pay Levy black-mail upon the garden beds 2 And cornfelds, and behold without dismay
 The awful scarecrow, with his futtering shreds. " ...- FoRAMINIFER.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-06-12
CoShen--No. 07.

An accident occurred, last Monday, re- sulting in the death of Fran ces Powers. eight years of age Her clothes took fire when she was alone ill the house. She ran towards the nearest house screaming. Mrs. Herald met her, and tried to extin- guish the flames with pail of milk, but she was burned so terribly that she died in few hours. I will give you another extract from the Vienna letters of NIT. Ed ward Norton. .-.s..r..3. H: N.
 ''May IT. At the palace, I met Rev. Dr. Seelye, Rev. Mir. Beardsley, and Rev. MT. Loomis of Coventry, Conn. and we decided to spend the day together, in general stroll through if possible. This, though rapid, we failed to do between 10 a. m. aad , p. m. Strange enough, at 8 o'clock, Tn the Turkish department we were stopped By a Turkish guard from going in; but my friends found in the guard an old acquaintance from Jerusalem who though he did not at first remember them, expressed great joy on finally rec ognizing Mr.. Beardsley. ''Yes, yes, yes, Mother of. Pearl P and by a little coaxing he was induced to disobey orders and admit as. and no more I was told that we were transported into Turkish Bazaar as perfect as any in Constantino- pie. We then returned to the Glass De. pertinent, which is the Fairy Land of the whole. La another department saw sin gle ssets. of diamonds which cost 7OO,- 900 Horins. Another day, I went to the Palace, and began at England, coming fer the fFstitime upon the Royal Entrance, at the Sud Portal Entering, I found myself in part heavily carpeted, I exhibiting the fabrics of Philip Haas & Some. The hangings of brocade and 1 cloth of silver and gold exceed my power of description. But noticing a stir in this region, found at the entrance the car- 1 riages and iveried officials and servants of three different Royal Families: the Grown Prince of Belgium, who. came out l with his wife and entered his carriage; the Prince of Wales and his brother Arthur; and the Grown Prince of Prussia. Ispent most of one day with the Gobelin Tapestry, and one afternoon in the Gallery of Paint ings, where might spend six months. I have found catalogue ofthe British Diris- ion, the only one in English. A catalogue of all in the Exposition, I think, would fill the book I saw designed for it, 2 feet ! long. IS inches wide and foot thick I have found my Pine Apple Cheeses. Mir.
 Beardsley, Mir. Loomis, and went to the churches of St. Augustine, the Capuchin and the Cathedral. By paying each . fee
 of 20 kreutzers, we were admitted as
 Americans (Germans not permitted to en- ter) into the Chapel of St. Lovette, where
 we saw the sarcophagus containing Leo
 pold 1st., also 45 arms, containing the
 heaTts of Maria Theresa and her relatives
 Her urn is of gold. In the Capuchin
 church, as favor to. us as English and
 Americans, we were admitted to the vaults lwhere are the bronze cofins of Maria
 Louisa, Napoleon's second wife, and their
 son, and the coffin containing the remains l of Maximilian. brought from Mexico, and l twenty-five or thirty more of the Royal
 family of Austria. "
 T. k se
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-06-12
FOREIGN.

Great Britain.-The Alexandra Palace
 in London has been burnt. The Bank of England increases it's cir
 culation O,OO0,OOO. Frdnce.-Prince Napoleon is in Paris. and has called on McMahon. Spai,a.-The Constituent Cortes assem- bled, Sunday, elected Orense presi-
 dent and has recalled Figueras and his
 cabinet to power. There has been Republican revolt at Barcelona.
 More Carlist outrages are reported. GerDaany-The Emperor is reported i'll.
 Prince Adalbert is dead. The Old Catholics have elected q Bish- op at Cologne. Delegates are to be sent to the Evan ! gelical Alliance in New York in October. | Austria.-The American department of the Vienna Exposition was opened, Thurs
 day.
 Cholera has disappeared. | W0Ly-Ratazzi, the Italian statesman, is dead. Asia.- Several British vessels were
 fired into by the Dutch off Sumatra.
 Thirty thousand Asiatics have been
 massacred by the Chinese at Tali-F2 l J0pan. toleration has not been decreed, but Christians are no long,
 CT persecuted. South An1erica.-The priests held in ! custody in Mexico have been expelled as ''pernicious foreigners. |. General ROsecrans's Mexican railway project has ''fallen through" for the pres ent. !
 The Mexican rebel General Lozada has been captured and shot. The Panama reyolutI on is at an end. DOMESTIC. l There have been several cases of cholera in Nashville but the epidemic is now sub siding there. l The Gilmore Chicago Jubilee concerts have been success.
 Macdonnell, the alleged Bank of Eng land forger, has been returned to Eng land. Colonel McKenzie's raid over the bor- der after the cattle stealing Kickapoos re- suited i'll the death of 2S, and the cap ture of 42 women and children. Destructive fires have occurred in Gin
 cinnati, Hyde Park, Mass; Toledo, Ohio;
 Newburg N. Y. 1 Peters Pence were collected in the
 New York Roman Catholic churches last l Sunday
 1 The castaways of the Arctic steamer Po-
 laris have arrived at the Washington
 Navy-yard, and an investigation is begun. The Arkansas courts refuse to interfere with Gov: Baxter
 A murderer was hung in Washington,
 last week.
 Stokes has been granted new trial by
 the Court of Appeals. 1 Secretary Richardson calls4 for the re-
 demption of $20, 100000 of bonds. Four Modoc captives have been massa-
 cred by white men, supposed to be Ore
 gon volunteers. The latest returns confirm the reported election of Craig, the farmers candidate, 1 over Lawrence in Illinois.
 The Modocs are to be tried by militia l " commission. Rather more than the usual number of
 murders are reported, including one mur-
 der of a father by his son in New York | A Massachusetts bank cashier has been
 sentenced to years imprisonment for l embezzlement of funds.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-06-12
plymouth sketches-No. t4o.


 4 number of important events have
 transpired within the last few weeks.
 An accident on the Hartford, Proyi-
 dence & Fishkill railroad, within the Him.
 its of this town, resulting in the death of
 one or more persons, has of course been
 duly chronicled.
 In the early part of last month town
 meeting was held to consider the subject
 of dividing this town After considera- ble excitement and some amusement. a vote was passed by small majority, to authorize the selectmen to employ counsel to oppose any efforts which the people of Thomaston might make for division. The weather was unpleasant; the Town Hall was crowded; so much so thst when the voting-whieh was by ballot-commenced, the pressure was very great. Fat men were compressed to the ordinary size, while lean ones were made more than ever like "JuDe shad." Since the meeting some of the principal roads have been measured with reference to this subject.
 A few weeks since, the members. of St. Peters parish extended call to the Rev. Mr. Dorman-formerly Congregational minlster-to become their rector He ac- cepted, has already commenced his clerical duties, and has moved his family to this place. .>.....
 In Terryville, Decoration day was very handsomely observed A procession of men, women, and children, headed by the, Terryville Cornet Band, marched first to- the north Or new burial ground; thence to the old ground, little south of the village; thence further south, to the Ro- man Catholic ground; each soldiers grave being decorated with flowers, while the "stsfs and stripes were floating over it, for the time being. At the north ground, the Rev. MT. Mead delivered some re- niarks, and Samuel w Morse furnished an original poem. The bsnd bestowed a variety of excellent music. Major Wm. B. ELS acted in the capacity of of com mander. or marshal, on the occasion At the Centre the soldiers monument was adorned with. g. wreath, S2c. s.a -a3 t-z=
 About a week ago.. Thomas Hart-for- mer1y for number of years keeper of a hotel in Thomaston-received sevefe- Henry Tenn. The injuries inflicted were so great that death ensned on the morn ing of the the 2d inst. This calamity is the direct result of inliscreet and ungen- tie, manly language by NIT. Hart, and of yet more reprehensible conduct by Mir. Fenn. -al
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-06-12
Bantam.

Nickel mining ia progressing iayorably.
 Fth the prospect of getting out large mount ofcre this season Eighteen men
 fe now employeds and sometwo hun: ded tons have been taken out already
 r Cullen is fixing up the old paper niill
 br crushing the ore Nickel has gone up b s4 a pound in England, so that there Ieems an excellent prospect for sales of 5he metal, and as the qualities of ore now mined yield from two to four per cent. there seems little doubt that the enter prise will prove a success. The ore is shipped in bags holding about 20Ofbs each, and will probably be sent to Liverpool for
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-06-12
STATE ITEMS.


 A man named Muldoon drank himself to death at Hartford. last week.
 4 fine new steamer has been put on the New York $ New Haven line of boats.
 Many of the flowers were stolen from the graves of Hartford soldiers after their decoration.
 The Courant considers the Ward statue of Putnam designed for the Hartford city park as fine work of art The new building created by Mir. Shef- field for the Yale Scientific School, known as North Sheffield Hall, was formally opened on Wednesday.
 Mayor Robinson of Hartford has writ ten letter to the committee on the new capitol foundations declining the invita- tion to be present at their sessions, on the ground that the city was willing to leave the matter entirely to the State authori- ties. He states, however, that he cons1d- CTS the plans adopted undesirable: ''in their choice of exterior material; in their style of architecture; in their interior ar- engagements; and in their safety against fire"
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-06-12
A Word of Explanation r

am prepared to offer the entire Stock of one of the largest Wholesale Clothing Establishments in New York, at the low. est wholesale prices. I will furnish one suit or one hundred suits, all at the same rate.
 This fine Ready made Stock is equal ill every respect to Devlins celebrated n1nth-- i''e' '1ffu UerUer than can be got up by any country Tailor, at about one-half the ex-- pense. This stock of fine Ready made, goods amounts to over Two million dol lars ($2, ,OOO, ,OOO OO of which have con- plete line of samples, and will take meas ures and order single suits or single coats. vests or pants, and guarantee a fit I have all the nobby styles, either in Ameri- can goods, or the finest imported, and will guarantee to fit and suit the most fas- tidious, both in style and price. To any one who doubts the above statement I will say, call and be convinced that I do all that agree to.
 Fine Scotch Cheviot suits, $6.5O $7.5O,
 and $8. 75. Fine Cass. suits, 7.75, 125O, to $27.5O. Fine white Vests new styles S1 to 26 Boys, Youths, and children's suits in good variety.
 Terms, CaSh on DeliVery.
 Respectfully,
 ). B. HOPKINS. Thomaston, Conn. May 20, 1872. "A
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-06-12
SCIENTIFIC
 SCHOOL.

THE Appointing Board will fill the vacancies
 in State Scholarships in the Sheffield Scien- tiic School at their annual meeting, June 2S, 1873. All applications should be filed with the Secretary previous to that time. Blank forms for anplicatfon will be sent, when requested, by GEO. J. BRUSH,
 Secretary of tee Appointing BoGrd.
 New Haven, May 21, 1S7S'a sst
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-06-12
ENQUIRER CLUBBING RATES.

Our Litchfeld County subscribers may not of- ten ke able to take advantage of the low rates offered large clubs by most magazines and peri odicais. For their convenience and as an extra indacement to new county subscribers VIC will send the following periodicals to county subscrib
 CTS. in Connection with the ESouRER at the
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-06-12
With Enquirer.

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