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Litchfield enquirer., 1874-04-16

removal of obstruetions at He'll Gate; also resolutions of the N '. legislature agalnst infation.-Mr. Bayard submitted an amendment of Mir. Carpenters Louisiana bill declaring the McEnery ticket elected. The Territorial railroad bill was so amended as to give Congress the full con- trol of corporations formed under it and passed. After considerable discussion consideration of the Louisiana bill was postponed
 Hoase.-On Tuesday of last week the House was engaged on unimportaut bu- siness and in debating the currency bill. -Messrs. Eldridge and Hoar had fur ther dispute abont the appointment of Judges Strong and Bradley The former claimed that they were known to be hos tie to the Legal Tender decision, and Mir. Hoar reiterated his denial.
 On Wednesday a bill passed allowing the building of bridge across the Arkan- sas river at Pine Bluff.-There was a d1s- cussion abought the eight hour law which Mir. Killlnger thought was enforced, and MT. Cox thought was not-A bill was re- ported from the Civil Service Reform committee providing against extra fees and the use by officials of public proper ty for their private uses.-The currency bill was then debated till adjournment.
 On Thursday bill was reported repeal ing all moieties to informers &c., which was recommitted.- bill reported the day before by the Civil Service Reform committee then came up. Mir. Butler said Gen. Washington always called on the Quartermaster's Department for the carriage and horses he wanted for private use. Mir. Merriam said government of- ficer had that morning remonstrated with him against the bill. saying it would:take away the carriage he used and needed. The bill was finally referred to the Ways and Means mittee.-The currency bill was then taken up
 On Friday the Currency bill was under consideration till adjournment.
 On Saturday the report of the Elections committee declaring Mir. Young, the sit ting member, entitled to his seat, was adop- ted without objection
 On Tuesday resolutions of the illinois legislature were presented asking Con- gress to regulate lures and freights on the Pacific railroads.-The chairman of the Postofice office committee reported a bill securing newspapers exchange and coun- ty circulation free of postage; passed, l48 to 4.-There was quite an excited discus sion between two California members about mall contracts.--A vote on a bill for postponlng work on government build lngs not yet begun, showed the disincli- nation of the House to that form of re- trenchment
 Goods will not sell themselves, it re- quires liberal supply of printers ink to do that
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ures and dramatic exercises is much to be desired That system of education is beS coming more and more popular.
 Disraelli says, youth should attend lectures on art and science and conyerse together afterward on what they have heard' and that ssthe theatre reformed and remodelled should be an important element of education. ssExhibitions'-as draHatic entertainments given by schools are generally called have been in vogue since my eaaliest remembrance, and. I here dim recollection of attending one ln ''Oid Yaller;;" on Milton Green nearly fifty years ago. Some pistol shooting impressed inc thing on my memory very. strongly. .sOld YalIer" afterward vacated the Green and became common looking ''meeting house, with ga spire and white paint, but 1t was the meeting house where l first recited my catechism and the hymn ''See Israel's gentle shepherd stand" As there is g time for ali things there should DS HA%Co ASA CfCAy slllC cuuGCnGS are not proper places for exhibitions, though very many are used for that pur- pose because no other adequate house is to be procured. A few people would not attend our admirable course of lectures, because they were opposed to having the church used for that purpose, and Farm er's Hall was not large enough to accom- modate all the hearers. A commodious Hall for all such purposes is contemplat- ed and as the right men have taken hold of the enterprise success is almost assured:
 There are whirpe-ings that new Ma sonic Hali is to be built, also, and Mr. Woodruffs frame loomsiup above the ash es of his old factory. Baker and Brins- made's new barn is nearly completed, and c. Shea's cellar for dwelling house near depot is being dug. A great call for residences to rent, and signs of growth are NioSCiAioie
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imitation in the House.

On the 27th of March, the report of the House Banking Committee was taken up in preference to the Legislative Appro- priation bill by vote of 93 to 61. This blll, as originally reported, repealed the section of the existing banking law re- quiring banks to keep legal tender re- serve; it abolished the existing restriction on the amount of bank circulation; it lim- tied the greenback circulation to $4OO.- GOO, ,000; it required banks to keep their deposit reserve in there own vaults: and it made some provision for redemption by requiring the Treasury department to re- serve gold for redemption fund, issuing every month, in the meantime, two mil-
 lions in notes payable in gold at the end of two years, and cancelling an equal amount of greenbacks with that of gold notes issued.
 This bill was debated for about two weeks at great length and, on Thursday last, Mir. Maynard chairman of the com mittee moved the previous question. Quite number of infationists, however, under the lead of Mr. Butler. who de- sired to substitute the bill that had just passed the Senate, opposed the motion and 1t was lost. Then Butler moved the postponement of the Maynard bill till Tuesday of this week, announcing his in-
 
 tention of bringing up the Senate bill for immediate action if his motion prevailed. The motion to postpone carried, 135 to 121. At this point an adjournment was carried, IF to 100.
 On Friday there was a sharp prelimina- ry skirmish between Butler and others regarding the probability of veto which Butler thought there was no reason to expect. A motion for reconsideration of tbe vote of the previous day postponing the Maynard bill finally prevailed after two close votes; one of which was decid- ed against Butler by the casting vote of the Speaker. An amendment providing for the retirement of legal tenders as fast as the bank circulation was increased was voted down, 160 to 79. An amend ment looking to resumption was also voted down. The resumption section of the original bill was then struck out, 149 to 95. As thus amended the bill became a naked measure of unlimited bank cur rency expansion. A motion for the con- version of legal tenders into bond draw ing 3.65 per cent. interest was only de- feated by majority of four.
 On Saturday the struggle opened with an attempt of MT. Maynard to have the previous question ordered on his bill. This motion was lost, 112 to 12O. MT. Beck of Ky, offered an amendment for the retirement of bank notes and the SUD- l plying their place with greenbacks. Mir. Packer of Pa., moved substitute au- thorizing free banking Both the Beck and Packer amendments were lost by large majorities.
 No doubt this question will soon come to 8 decision III the House; and calcula- tions of Controller Knox which indicate that the Senate bill will not practically in- fate the currency as much as was expect ed, will very likely strengthen the May nard bill with the controlling majority.
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South Carolina.

We print on onr first page several im- portant documents and letter, regarding the lamentable condition of South Caroli- na. The memorial of the taxpayers we believe to be in the main true, ,and the de- nial of the Republican state committee is an evasion if not mis-statement. The abominab1e swindles that have been prac- ticed are obvious to any intelligent ex- aminer. The public printing of Connect icut averages about $10,000 per annum, while South Carolina spends more than thirty times that amount. Our yearly legislative expenses have not averaged as high as $10O, ,0O0-o only fourth of the year ly legislative expenses of South Carolina. We pay about $60, 900 for official salaries; they, over $23O.OOO. Their ''Sundries and Contingent Expenses" are treble our average contingent expenses. Besides all, are the half million of ''Defciences" which luckily finds no parallel in the items of Connecticut State expense. As set off against this astounding exhibit of extravaganza Connecticut averages about $15O, ,OOO for judicial expenses which does not appear in any separate item of South Carolina accounts. Their expenses for public schools, too, are no doubt much higher than ours.
 The endeavor to avoid responsibility for the enormous increase of the public debt since reconstruction is extremely weak. State officials sold six millions of State bonds and then the legislature pro- poses to repudiate them. Into whose pockets went the proceeds of those bonds? Moreover the assertion that part of the admitted ten millions of indebt- edness was contracted before reconstruc- ton is hardly probable. In the Year Book of 1869 we find the State debt esti- mated at 5,4O7, 1906 on the 1st of Octo- Der 1868, several months after the new government went into power.
 No doubt there is much truth in Mir. Taylor's letter. The black race are doing fully as we'll as we have had any right to | charge of South Carolina taxpayers that they are tyrannized over by the most cor rupt and incompetent legislature that probably ever assembled in any civilized country. Whatever may have been the conduct of South Carolina whites during the war they are now entitled to the pro-
 tection of Congress against the govern
 ment of ignorance, poverty and corrup- ton Congress established over them. If a constitutional amendment is needed to enable Congress to relieve such fragrant wrong let us have such an amendment. Congressional interference is as much needed by blacks as whites for the pres- misgovernment is too grossly unjust to last long; and if it goes down by renewed
 Ku Klux terrorism or some other form of
 counter-tyranny, the present misconduct
 of the black race will no doubt be expiat-
 ed by years upon years of subjection.
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COUNTY ITEMS.

At WATERFOWL, on Easter Sunday, Dr. Lewis retired from his fourteen years charge of the Episcopal church of that town. Offerings of the Sunday School, amounted to SS0and offerings ''in memori- am" amounted to $6O. A purse of S3O7 was presented to the retiring rector. Rev. w. l.. Peck, for many years assist ant of Dr. Lewis, was presented with purse of $240. beautiful prayer book and hymnal. Rev. Storrs O. Seymour of Pewtucket, R. l., has been invited to the rectorship but declined the call.-The farmers have appointed a committee to get information regarding the business of manufacturing cheese-Augustus Smith rents the Warner House another year. The half of the farm owned by John F. Woodruff, Insolvent Debtor, was sold by the Assignees at auction, to Ambrose H. Wells of Waterbury, and by him Gas we understand conveyed to Thomas Judson of Watertown, Preston Atwood of Wood bury and Stephen Hayes of Bethlehem.
 Wo1coTTv1LR ladies are taking hold of the Temperance question with much zeal. A little grandson of Mir. c. B. Smith was bitten in the arm by Vibbert & Dem lng's watch dog while going to their store, recently.-Lewis D. Ballard, a machinist at Hendey Bros, cut off two fingers of his right. hand on a planer, last week.-The receipts from the school ex- hibition were s96.-A couple who were divorced, last fall, re-married, week be- fore last.-A minister mistook an old Thanksgiving proclamation for the re- cent Fast Day proclamation, and read it about half through before it's unsuitable
 ness attracted his attention.-Fred. De voc has bought building lot 70 by 15O feet on Litchfeld street, of Elisha 4. Turner. and will build thereon this sum- mer.-E. J. Hopkins and D. L. Fvler are each building house on the Messenger lot, north, of the Valley Park grounds.
 LAKEvMLE people recently surprised Miss Bouton, daughter of the Methodist
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WASHINGTON, April 9th. 1874.

People unaccustomed to our quiet ord- erly ways, had they chanced to be here to-day, would not have supposed that it was election day; but the fact remains for all that. By. and bye-when the Misses Smith of Glastonbury have demonstrated the injustice of ''taxation without repre- sentation,' it will be expedient to change election-day from Monday to later week day; for woman's right to wash, and the Yankee woman's right to wash on Mon day, has long been conceded, and clash between election day and washing day would be deplorable.
 would suggest aeonsolatory thought Co the defeated party to-day by recording an anecdote related of uncle Ben. M. His party was one year in the minority. When he was told by one of the victorious ones that he was beaten. "Well" he replied, eff you have good governor shall
 Tuesday, April 7M.-There is much rejoicing in this vicinity at Gov. Inger- soils reelection. Eight years ago, he and family boarded in this neighborhood, and his personal popularity IS great, whatever his principles are. and his friends rejoice at his success.
 Monday, April 13th th,--Sometimea ago you noticed that new conference room was in contemplation by the Congregational Society of Judea. Beside there was talk of new Hall, and talk of repairing the old academy, so that it would continue to serve as conference room, library room, and perhaps as milliuer shop. Now a new project is to erect building on the site of the academy, to serve as Hall for lectures and the like, and to contain rooms for conference meetings and library, sep arate from the Hall. We hear that some thing like three thousand dollars has been subscribed for that purpose, beside four or five huRdred dollars that the dramatic association expect MT. Gum to contribute to that object. A suitably ventilated and commodious Hall for lect-
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NEWS OF THE WEEK.
FOREIGN,

FOREIGN.
 GTeDt B9'itain-Great preparations have been made for the reception of Dr. Liyingstone's remains in England.
 Henri Rochefort left Melbourne on Sat urday.
 France.-The French Transatlantic Company's steamship Europe has been lost at sea but the crew and passengers were saved.
 Further repression of newspapers is proposed by the government.
 Ge1many.-A compromise has been made by which the new Army bill is like ly to be adopted.
 Austria.-In the Upper House of the 'Reichsrath the Ecclesiastical bills were adopted. The Bishops withdrew in a body.
 Spain.-Marshal Serrano has renewed his gre upon the Carlists before Bilbao. Br0zil.-The Bishop of Pernambuco has been pardoned by the, government.
 Canada.-The steamer Tigress burst her boiler, last week, killing 9 persons.
 DOMESTIC
 Emil Lowenstein was hung at Albany, Friday.
 A son of the late Dr. Robert Brecken- ridge of Ky, was shot dead in Lebanon, Ky, last week, by a fellow with whom he was drinking at public bar.
 Seven Chicago fisherman were drowned on Wednesday last.
 Gov. Dix sent in message to the New York legislature, last week, strongly con- demning the Congressional policy of in- hation
 The temperance crusade has been stop ped in Pittsburgh by order of the police. The Rev. MT. Kendrick has been found guilty of intoxication and ''promiscuous dancing The recent Ohio town elections are adverse to prohibition
 Three highwaymen stopped mail coach in Texas, and robbed the passengers of s, ,6OO
 Mills, lumber, and other property, worth $500, 900, have been burned at Will Transport, Penn.
 The efforts of the United States Con- missioners to settle the trouble with Red Cloud and Spotted Tail have proved fruitless.
 When trade is dull, is the time to adver- tise largely.
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CONGRESSIONAL.

The Sanborn investigation is drawing to a close.
 Federal officials from Utah were before the House Judiciary committee, Friday, to try and effect transfer of the right of selecting jurors from territorial to federal officers.
 The military committee have agreed to report bill detailing an officer to com mand an exploring expedition beyond the river Jordan.
 Senate.-On Tuesday of last week Mir. Morill from the finance committee re- ported against a bill to establish free banks, and for speedy resumption of specie payments.-Private bills were then considered for the remainder of session.
 On Wednesday large number of bills were introduced; among others, one by Mir. Buckingham for the relief of negroes in the Indian Territory.-A bill was re- ported authorizing the building of rail roads in territories-Mr. Carpenter gave notice that he should bring up his bill for a new election in Louisiana, on Monday.
 On Thursday after the transaction of unimportant business the General Terri torial Railroad bill came up. An amend ment was adopted giving railroads, built under the provisions of this bill 10 acres of land for stations uses for every 10 miles of railroad built.
 On Friday discussion about public documents grew out of resolution au- thorizing the printing of 500 copies of the Naval Register. Mir. Sergeant said it was useless printing documents on which Senators would not prepay postage. Messrs Salisbury and Carpenter favored the passage of the resolution. MT Nor ton thought the persons to whom docu- ments were sent would be willing to pay postage. Messrs Conkling and Morin opposed the whole seed and document business. The Territorial railroad bill was then discussed and an amendment adopted providing that no such railroad should run through an Indian reservation without permission of. the Secretary of the Interior. Other amendments were adopt ed and the senate adjourned till Monday.
 On Tuesday memorial of New York merchants and others was presented TOT
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A sign-board can't tell everything. takes an advertisement to f1o that

A young fellow bad finger cut of. re- gently, by friend in turning over Car seat on Conn. Western train.
 A queer attempt was made to d- fraud an insurance company by Dr. UIng in New York, last week. He got a policy of insurance on his own and Louisa Germs hves;and then induced her to pretend sick ness, and afterwards she was laid out as dead. By bribing the undertaken, cof- fin loaded with brick was buried and claim made for insurance. Suspicion was attracted to the transaction and the whole fraud exposed.
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-04-16
MarTiageS.

At the residence of the brides parents in Winsted, April 8, by the Rev. Mir. Hal lock, NwellS. Woodward, of Torringford, and Kate, daughter of T. P Skinner, of Winsted.
 At Wolcottville, April 2, by Rev. H. o. Judd, Andrew G. Kitchen and Mrs. Eliza Hart, all of Wolcottville.
 At Goshen, April, 9. in the Congrega- tional Church, by Rev. Mir. Hagen, Mir. Joseph F. Wooster and Miss Sarah l.. Allyn, all of Goshen.
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CoShen--No t36.

Austin Allyn, Jr., has sold h1s School Hill Farm to his son, Nelson W. Allyn price, $4000. Samuel Eggleston has bought of the Executor of Newton Woes ter, the home lot and the Mohawk Noun tain Land; price, $550.
 The family of John W. Brooks (Wol- cottville Banker) have returned to Co., shen.
 Miss Marian NJ. Humphrey, whose death We notice this week, was a teacher of one of our schools. She was always healthy, but took cold just before her school was to close, and the best medical skill could do nothing to arrest her dis ease. She died beloved by all.
 The Democrats carried the town as usual. Six Democrats and two Republi- can Justices were elected. H. N.
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New Milford.

The District court commenced its April term, Tuesday, the 7th, with the trial of jury cases. The first was that of Noble Bennett vs Gorardius Knapp. In this case the plaintiff brought suit to recover pay for ,5O0 lbs. of tobacco which he claimed the defendant had received from him. The defendant claimed that he had received only 9O7 lbs. of tobacco and pro- posed to pay for only that amount. The case was first tried at Litchfeld where the jury disagreed. The plaintiff proved that he had set out in 1870 about 1000 tobacco plants on little over an acre and quarter of land, that the year before, and since, 1,500 lbs. of tobacco had been raised on the piece, that the crop of TO was of average growth, that it was sold to Knapp, who rendered pay for only 907 lbs. as the weight. The defendant and others testified that the crop of TO was light and 'shayed down. (this was new term intro duced by attorney Knapp, especially if allowed to remain on the poles until March. The jury thought Mr. Knapp mistaken in the weight and their verdict was for the plaintiff to recover $143.96, and costs that amount being the balance due Bennett for 1,5OO lbs. of tobacco; Sey- mour, Turrill and McMahon for plff. An drews and Knapp for delft.
 The trial of the case Henry ". Booth vs. Housat0nic R. F. O. came on, Friday morning. This was an action brought by Booth to recover s200 of the Railroad Go. for the killing of valuable colt or the. morning of October 18th, 1870. That fhe colt was killed by being run over by an engine of this company was admitted. The point was whether or not the Rail- road company were obliged to maintain the fence through which the colt got on the track Much law was read on this point, and Judge Hitchcock charged that the Railroad Go. were not obliged to maintain the fence. The verdict of the jury was for the deft to recover costs; Turrill and Seymour for plff., Peet and Dean for deft The court was adjourned, Saturday, to the latter part of May.
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Subscribers who are in arrears must make up arrearges before taking advantage of the forego- ing propositions and subscribers who in advance may deduct the amount their subscrip- tions are in advance.
 Money should be sent by post-ofice order, cheek or registered letter, if possible. If remit tsnees 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 peril olic2l Receipt will be returned in the next pNper.
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Br0fsa 6 Muscle IS new agricultural paper recently started at Ames, Iowa. by our old schoolmate Charles G. Hayes. The politics of the paper are .shigh gran ger and it's financial theories those of Wendell Phillips, but it's editorials. though fsightfully unsound, ,are lively and well written. Success to the enterprise 1!
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-04-16

It is no Wonder that invalids lose faith in all specifies, when so many worthless medicines are advertised for the cure of various diseases: but which when tried, are ''found wanting" We have yet to learn, however, of the first failure of Dr. Wistar's Balsam of Wild Cherry, to cure coughs, colds, and pulmonary disease.