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Litchfield enquirer., 1873-05-29
LiTCHE.lELD.

l The County Agricultural Society held a special meeting on Wednesday. The at tendance was small and the chief matter under discussion was the proposed change of grounds to g new location on Harris Plain A committee was appointed to ascertain all the facts about the matter and report to subsequent meeting of the Society. .....
 - The clustering of the new church IS is finished. All the windows except the great front one are in; and the painting of the outside is we'll under way. The windows are very neat and the outside appearance of the church very fine. The old church begins to look little forlorn, looming up in the back ground. No doubt it's feelings are very much those of faded Mormon first wife when the No ? makes her appearance on the premises, fr1lls, p.nnioIS, bIaids, trains, and all the other devices of modern fashion.
 Company H had it's May parade on Tuesday. Its appearance and drilling were very good. In the afternoon they fired at target. They first fired three rounds at 300 yards, putting four balls into three foot target. They then shot three rounds with rest about 200 yards, putting twenty five balls in the target The cartridges were charged much to heavily for accurate shooting. On the return Sergt. G. T. Sanford sprained his ankle badly getting over wall.
 V Two Italian boys have been playing the harp and violin about our streets and reaping harvest of coppers. The little fiddler plays in a wonderfully rnscientific, quite effective way, and the combination is.a great improvement on the customary hand-organ. ..5 ..
 The Eliza Phelps place, on the road to the Naugatuck station, was sold at auc- tion on Monday to Mir. F. R. Starr, for $79O., -r.+ s..... ..r..-a..l .... sri.
 Attention is called to adv. of Braman & Deming. - .- -,- ,st. I.5 ..... ....=-.. .s- The Shepaug R. R. Co..is to be or ganized, next week, as will be seen from advertisement, .-a =
 F. D. McNeil & Co. are this week re- ceiving New Summer Goods which >they can now sell at much lower prices than those purchased earlier in the season advertisement next week. a7 .-.-.' A-
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-05-29

NE Harrison. of New Haven. has in- trO11ced bill calling a constitutional convection, Or rather permitting the peo- pie tO call q constitutional convention by vose Oa the Ist of September. This bill undertakes to restrict the action of that convention in the matter of representa- five reform by providing that in no case sA@n any town be entirely deprived of TepgeSentakion. While we doubt the val idIty of any sach restriction, the fact that the convention will be elected precisely as . Ho1ss of Representatives is elected, is a sa@eseat guaranty that the District system wsa not be introduced. Since the State is essaeatiy not yet ready to adopt minority represeatafiun. perhaps this is the best Pozaible arrangement We should like.
 ko@ever. Co zee an amendment adopted al- loving minorifies tO cunnlate their votes uR0a one delegate in towns sending two.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-05-29
THEIRS RESIGNED AT LAST.

The crisis. in French politics has finally resulted in the resignation of Thiers and the appointment of McMahon in his place. An interpolation" which was in effect vote of censure on the gov ernment was offered by the ''Right," or combined Oleanists, Legitimists, and Ma pOleOnists. On a preliminary vote the government had a majority of seven; but when M- Thiers finally came out in a bold speech on Saturday, proposing the definite acceptance of the Republic, he was defeated by the small majority of fourteen on Q vote of 710 In the evening he sent in his resignation which was ac- cepted Marshall McMahon was then appointed President in his place, who proposes with Gods aid and the dero. ton of fkc army, to continue the work oI iberating the territory and restoring o. der.
 The meaning of all this is that Presi, dent Thiers, recognizing the evident wish of the people of France. proposes the definitire establishment of the Republic. The mOnarchical majority of the Assem- bly. however. appeal to force that is what 1cMahon's appointment signifies. But one insuperable obstacle remains in their way. United they have less than twenty majority in an Assembly of over seven hundred, and they are only united in opposition to the republic. They can agree on no other form of government. Orieanists. Legitimists, Napoleonists, di- vide the moment the establishment of an empire or monarchy is proposed. In spite of their temporary reverse, there fore, French Republicans can easily win I they can wzit- Even Gambetta sees that
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-05-29
Coshen--No. 05..

Last week, I saw one snow drift Tn Nor folk, and two in Goshen, but the drift be- tween Winchester Centre and Winsted far exceeds all others, being about 26 rods long. [ will give you another extract from the letters of Mir. Edward Norton .-...5 ..-.. -. H. N.
 ''On the way to London we were rap idly &hirled through abeautiful, level country, perfectly cultivated, with not g foot of waste land, or single stone or rock, except for roads and buildings, on ride, of 200 miles. The houses in tine country, although small, compared with our farm-houses, are of brick and stone, many of them two low stories. While flashing along along at sucha frightful rate, it seemed -,a great relief to iknow that every highway crosses overhead, and that John. Bulls police and officials are watching, and. 'as every cardoor is locked, no careless child can step out and be kill ed. am especially pleased that the off | cials' take great pains to answer all ques- tions At Brussels, in the Hotel de la Poste, I have a beautiful room, and have been taken for an English gentleman; and an Irishman, of whom I enquired the way, thought I was 8 Frenchman. but Vas delighted to show any favor to an American He broke out Good luck to America! God bless 4merical we want her to take us, I told him we had now taken good share of Ireland. I sat down to dinner at ,, and we rose at 6:15, having had seven courses: first, Soup, of macaroni; second, hash of some strange kind, made up into rolls like sapsages; third, something seeming partly like meat but tasting like asparagus; fourth, roast beef and potatoes; fifth, some little bird stewed with it, little walkers quite prominent, with pruneso cooked in some way for sauce; sixth, some slices of meat. know not what, cooked in vinegar and gravy: seventh, the .b crawling Holsters, then I yielded; eighth, pieces cut like fruit cake, but seeming more like mince ! pie. I visited the Cathedral in Antwerp which far exceeds in beauty and gorgeous splendor, the inside of St. PauFs. In the country the land is level, with canals around you, houses small, one story of brick, women at work, crawling around, wedding the crops, looking like so many open umbrellas, in their way of keeping their dresses from contact with the ground on which they are working. I heard the organ in the Cathedral of Cologne, 50 it. high and 8 wide. After supper walk ed out along the banks of the Rhine and in the crowds noticed that about one- tenth were "Willian's" soldiers. Before starting on the R. R., the officials, who all understand English, call out the names of all the places through which the train is to run, and they have large maps of Belgi- um, and Germany in sight. E
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-05-29

OLD AND NEW, for June, contains: Old and New; My Time and What I've Done with It; A Good Appetite, by E. E. Hale; The West Virginia Campaign of 1861; The Iconoelast of Sensibility; Sum- mer Times in Berkshire; A Winter Sun rise on the Hudson; Scrope, or, The Lost Library, by Frederic B. Perkins; Misun- derstood; The Examiner; Record of Prog ress; Musical Review; Contents and Index to Volume VII. 8 -s 5f
 Roberts Brothers, Boston. $4 a year.
 BLAcKwooD's EDINBURsH MAGAZINE, for May, contains: A True Reformer; The Doctor Abroad; The Members for Muir shire; The Pariaiaus; Two Acts of Self Devotion; To Lima O., Some One Pays; Home-spun Songs; Kenelm Chil- lingly. .a. <..a e.s afs. -.... = Leonard Scott Pub. Co.,, New York. $4 a year.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-05-29
sPiymcut, sketches.-No., l38.

In No. 137 the date of Mrs. Humiston' $ birth should read Aug. 24th, 1781."
 The sixth, and youngest of those who, ill 1872 were residing among us, at the age between 90 and 100 years. is Mrs. Elijah Warner. She is Ciarissa, dauGh- ter of Capt. Noah Guernsey of Litchfeld, Northfeld Society, and was born March 18th, 1782. She was married i'll her 22d year. Her husband was farmer; but he did considerable public business, and served at least one term ill the State Sen- ate. Mrs. Warner was left a widow younger than any of those previously mentioned, that event occurring when she was about 68. She is the mother of 8 number of children. now living. Her mother, whose maiden name was Hannah Hollister lived to the age 100 years. .
 PLYMoUTHEAN
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-05-29
ENQUIRER CLUBBING RATES.

Our Litehfeld County subscribers may not off, ten be able to take advantage of the low rates Csersd large clubs by most magazines and peri Odicals. For their convenience and as an extra iEdueemsnt to new county subscribers we will send the following periodicals to county subscrib- sEs. in connection with tho ENQUIRER at the
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-05-29

when the woman of the higher ranks in lie glves up frivoiity for serious occupa- Hon' and wider education and wider ex- perlence make herthe associate and help meetof man instead of mere "ornament of society? then. and hardly till then, can the best men and the best women have those interests in common with all grades of society that will enable them to join in counteracting evil amusements with good, evil indulgence with rational rooronkIn,,
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-05-29

Subscribers who are in arrears must make up arearges before taking advantage of the forego- ins propositions; and subscribers who are in advance may deduct tine amount their subscrip tions gre in advance.
 Money should he sent by post-oifice order. check or registered letter. if possible. If remit t2nses are made by mail we cannot be responsible for loss before the letter reaches us, but will take all risks of remittance to the clubbing peri odical. Receipt will be returned in the next paper.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-05-29

There are able and influential men in the legis- lAture this year, whom the temperance people of Connecticut look to for some movement for the enactment of better law for restraining liquor selling than tire " local option" abortion now in fOEce.-T Temperance JOurddl
 Temperance extremists who did all they could to elect Democratic House, this year, and who look for a better law than the present 'lOcal option abortion" should send in their bill to the Hon. W. w. Ea- ton, Speaker, for there is no Temperance committee, this year.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-05-29

The appointment of the following post masters are announced for this county :: Geo. r. Sperry, Marbledale; H. Mason, Nepaug. The office at Washington Depot is discontinued. When was it established? :?
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-05-29

Minor iudgcships, county commission erships and other appointments of lesser importance, ,are to be apportioned between the parties by a conference committee. Each party then nOminates for the desig- mated positions.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-05-29

Prof. Agassiz is one of the most prom inent opponents of the development the Ory. Yet he holds that the negro is phys ically as different from the white man as he is from the chimpanzee. "Each" he says 'tis a distinct and separate creation. " Is not this theory just as much in conflict with Genesis as Mir. Darwin's?
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-05-29

\ bill providing for minority represen- tation on town boards was continued to tais lfGslatNre RS the ts last one and print; mass
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-05-29

The Yale University nine are in no dan ger of losing their old reputation for bad luck. Last week the Princetons beat them 10 to 9: and the Haryards, 16 to 15.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-05-29

The Senate passed the constitutional amendment fixing the capital at Hartford by an unexpectedly large majority, last week The House takes up the matter, Wednesday. New Haven has voted $1O,- DO to fight the amendment and it may be killed in the House, though We hardly think it possible. ...
 There are two changes proposed in the limits of the judicial district in this coun- ty over which special court was erected, last year. Washington, which voted al- most unanimously against the bill, last October, naturally wishes to be taken out of the distict. A bill was presented, this week, putting Roxbury into the dis trict
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-05-29
A Word of Explanation [

l 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 .sr,s~et,es t.t
 This fine Ready made Stock is equal in every respect to Devlins celebrated Cloth ing, and better 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, COG. OO) of which have com 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 no66y styles, eitherin Ameri- can goods, or. the finest imported, and will guarantee to fit and shit 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- ~~o
 Fine Scotch CheYiot suits, $6. 50, s7.5O,.
 val IT and S8.75. 4gs Essza9a Fine Cass. suits, 7.75, 12.5O, to $27.50. Fine white Vests, new styles, $1 to s6.
 Boys, Youths, and children's suits in good variety. -~r.ssr7s, ss 5s Terms, CdsA On DeliVeTy.
 Respectfully,
 <..l. J. B. HOPKINS.
 Thomaston, Conn. May 20, 1872. "A
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-05-29

Reuben Seward, of EAST CANAAN, shot and killed large hen hawk few days since, says the Herald, which measured 5 feet 9 inches "from tip to tip," killing him on the fly at the distance of 248 feet
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-05-29

The State Treasurer of Minnesota has been impeaehed and removed for corruT.
 tion. h.as sa xtab ya
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-05-29
COUNTY ITEMS.

Attention is called to new adv. of R. B. Bradley & Go. s .... ian. ....s.F
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-05-29

Mr. s. c. Nortirop of Beehive" Bridgeport is selling Croquet sets, Balls and Bats, at extremely low prices He claims that the lowest price sets are made of the best materials, and are equal to an ordinary five dollar set. All in want of goods in his line should visit the ''Bee- hive See advertisement
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-05-29
"Wine of the Woods for the Blood.

The Difference.-Williams' Extract Ja- maica Ginger is tonic; Kipg William, leu tonic. --- --- -
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-05-29

Now is the winter of our discontent, made glorious summer by Henry's Car bolic Salve. Beware of commercials. Gen. uine, bears fac -simile autograph and stamp of proprietor, John F. Henry, 8 & 9 Col lege Place, N. Y. Sold by all dealers in medicine
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-05-29

Residents of the Naugatuck valley fur nishing their houses with carpets, mat ting, oil cloths, &c., should not fail to call at the store of Benedict, Merriman & Co. This old and well regulated estab- lishment still keep their old place among the merchants in the wide-awake city of Waterbury. Read their interesting ad- vertisemeht and regulate your conduct ac- eordingly. S ~ 4:3m.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-05-29

For Loss of Appetite, Dyspepsia, Indi- gestion, Depression of Spirits and Gener- al Debility, in their various forms, Ferro- Phosphorated Elixir of Calisaya made by Caswen, Hazard Gs Co.,, New York, and sold by all druggists, is the tonic As a stimulant tonic for patients recovering from fever or other sickness, it has no equal. If taken during the season it pre- vents fever and ague and other intermit- tent levers. - 4W
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-08-07
Ku KIuX Matters.

WASHINGTON, July 3l-Attorney
General Williams, replying to the
committee in behalf of the Ku-Klux
prisoners, says: "You are informed
that the prosecutions now pending in
the Courts for violations of the en-
forcement act will be suspended or
discontinued, and instructions to that
effect have already been given to
several district attorneys, but there
may be aggravated cases where the
Government will insist upon convlc-
tion and punishment"
The following correspondence pass
ed in reference to the prosecution: i.
WASHINGTON, July 30, 1878.
Hon. George II. Williams, Attorney
General:
S1R-After our conference with
you we proceeded to Long Branch
and were promptly accorded an inter-
view with Gen. Grant, which was in
all respects cordial and satisfactory.
The President expressed views OF
clemency similar to those previously
expressed by you, and said he would
address you note defining the
present policy of the Government in
relation to prosecutions under the en-
forcement act. We beg to renew the
suggestions already made that the
purposes of he Government IN the
premises be made public SO that all
concerned, particularly the refugees,
may have authentic information from
proper official source, by which they
may be able to govern themselves.
Such official announcement will, IN
our opinion. produce a great sense OF
relief. We are, with great respect,
your obedient servants,
[Signedl w: D: PORTER,
J. B. KERsHAw,
w. r. M. SINS.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-08-07

wanted and still want to conquer us
in the very sanctuary Of conscience
and to force us to- surrender the worry
last Idea and sentiment and tradition
which makes us distinct people.
This is the last surrender and the
lowest degradation. Some of us have
reached it. Eight years ago Gen.
Grant. To-day, Gen. Beauregard, IN
so far as be can, surrenders Southern
manhood to Northern Policy.
The Resolutions passed at the Uni
fcation Meeting mean and can mean
nothing else. The Radical sNorther
Idea rules in those resolutions. And
Gen. Beauregard stands sponsor tor
that Idea. The South repudiates it.
Politicians may advocate it. But
the tricks of politicians will rebound
from. the shield Of Principle that
covers the Heart of the Southern
People.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-08-07
Why the English 'Femca arc SO
Healthy.
From Applcton's Journal.

From 4 single feat, performed by {!
young lady Of the arstocracy, an En-
glish paper concludes that physical
legeneracy cannot be imputed to the
present generation OF our trans-atlan-
tic cousins. Lady Blanche Somer
set, ihe daughter OF the sporting
Duke OF Beaufort, a young glrl not
vet eighteen, who was soJourn-
ing with her lather in London on
Darby day, suddenly expressed an
anxious longing to witness the great
national race. EPSON was, however,
twenty miles distant; the race WAS to
be run at 3 o'clock, and Lady Blanche
expressed her wish at 1890. There
were no trains, and the duke had no
carriage at hand SO, at l2:43, the
young lady, escorted by her papa,
started Tor E psom Downs on hoTse-
back, ana reached the srene o! the
race in an IoHr anl forty minutes,
well in time TO wi;ne=s the winneF
bound pa; the goai. Certainly no
prettier i..at ot h9rs~nanshlp coul"
be performed, ami The event spe@k>
well lor' lie yi-spr and plncll OF Eng
lands daughters. Il Sporting ladies,
daring 10 rashness in The chase, ,nG
perfect laislr4sses OF iriskv sjeed> on
Rotten Row, are an indication that
the standard OF physical soin'ln ess Is
kept up, it IS II jnst conclusion for
as tie paper referred to says, "our
women ride harder across conniiy
than their Grandmothers.' IL is II
strife remark that English wo.aea are
the lualiext and heailhiest i'll the
yorld; the only divergence of oPin-
ion begins when the causes Of thls
are songht. Some, meteorolnglcally
inclined, attribute it to the moist yet
not miasmatic climate, which acts a;;
Il presarvative OF tie forces impaired
by nature to the human constitn-
ton: others. who may be supposed
10 have genealogical turn. amd who
pronounce Mr.. Gal;on. " philosopher,
refer tito "r%lce, "hlood, health.
and strength. inherited through long
generations from hardy Norman and
Saxon; yet others say that it follows
from the fashion and custom oi per-
c;.tant out-of tloor .rver.isr and the
permanent taste for tae vigorous
sports of the field, the river and the
hunting park. Perhaps it is com
bination Of these causes which pro-
duces the robust, rosy-checlled En-
glishwoman, who is so wholesome to
the eye Of every foreigner who sets
foot on English ground; perhaps,
too, the plain, hearty, wholesome
cooking which obtains there has some
thing to do with'it.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-08-07
Grants Ideas About a Third
Term,

A correspondent from Long Branch
in the Tribune has the following
There was recently here leading
member of Congress who, during the
last session, was very prominent in
the Credit-Mobilier investigations
and who is also member Of the ju-
dietary committee of the House. AL
though he did not come especially to
see the President, but to arrange
s0me official matters with member
Of the Cabinet who was then there,
he yet called on General Grant and
had long conversation: In sub
sequent conversation I had with him
the subject of the possibility of Cen
eral Grants candidacy for third
term came up. He declared in the
most emphatic manner that he was
unreservedly opposed to such q can
didacy, but that he had every faith
in General Grant. He said, howev-
er, that there was not the remotest
possibility Of his again being can
d:date for the Presidency; that. he
knew General Grants ideas with re-
gard to that, and although che Presi-
dent had not told him in direct terms
it not being his habit 10 converse
about such things-he was wholly
satisfied that General Grant would
on no account allow his name to be
used in that connection il he could
help it.
Besides, said the Congressman,
=" before another presidential cleo
ton comes around you will find that
Grant will be Disqualified
How so p l asked.
During the next session of Cor
gress," continued he, another amend
ment will be made to the constitu-
ton; atleast, I believe SO, and eve
rythingcilow points to it. 1t has al
ready been a subject Of discussion
among prominent gentlemen in Con-
gress, and l really think it will go
through. At any rate it shall have
my hearty support, and if nobody
else will introduce it / will. The
amendment was one which MIR. Gree
ley favored with great earnestness,
and one which, sooner or later must
become part of the constitution
"You refer to the proposition to
change the tenure Of office of the
President ~
"Yes, and l tell you again that l
believe it will pass at the next ses-
sion by the necessary two-thirds ma
jority. 1t will have many strong
supporters in hoth Houses, and |
believe it will be an administration
measure.
Would General Grant favor such
a proposition p
{" Yes, / am sure he would, al
though ne could not well take an ac-
tive part in the matter. | know he
has thought Of the question seriously,
and have reason ior believing that
he favors the amendment increasing
the Presidential term to six years,
and declaring that a President shall
be ineligible to reelection. " Gene.
,al Grant" he continued, regarded
his last election as a great popnl'r
vindication, and he was very proud
Of it. His object is now TO perform
his duties with all the conscientious
sincerity he possesses, to do whatever
shall seem best for the country, and
to serve his term as quietly and use
fully as possible"