Litchfield enquirer., 1874-03-05

ance Association has been formed in Ohio.
 WASHINGTON, March 2d, 1874.
 MIR, EDITOR: Since I last wrote you, Washington has been the scene of more catastrophes than ever occurred here be- fore in the same space of time. A week ago last Thursday, MT. Parker of Bethle- hem, was driving down Church Hill. East of Curtiss Titus, with Mrs. Lake and three children in the wagon, when some part. of the harness broke, and the horse ran, throwing the persons out upon the frozen ground, injuring, more or less se- verely, all but the infant, who was in the mothers arms. All are likely to recover, though MT. Parker's situation is still critical. Dr. Brown was absent, and Dr.. Fowler was first carried to the relief of thesssufferers, though Dr. B. was soon aft CT with him, but had only examined two of the patients, when he was summoned to MT. A. G. Bakers, whose wife had fall en from a wagon, and been carried sense less into house. She struck on the back of her head, but how she happened to fall cannot tell, as she has no recollection of what occurred then, or for some time afterward. She recovered in few days, all but black eye, which made her look like a pugilist.
 Last Tuesday morning, MT. s. H. Mitchell found MT. Brooker, who had been living with him, dead on the floor of his room. As he lay in pool of blood, MT. Mitchell at first supposed he had committed suicide; but at the inquest it was found the poor fellow had ruptured blood vessel-probably by hard cough ing-which had strangled him. The body had not become cold, and the probability is, that the sad event occurred early in the morning.
 AS was expected, the dramatic associa- tinn performed at Farmers Hall, last Fri day evening. The play was "Uncle Toms Cabin, and it was aOeU played. Proba- bly, no novel has ever excited so great an influence on the public mind as that first great work of Mrs. Stowe. It began as 8 serial in the National Era; and appeared in book form about twenty two years ago, creating great sensation. The pro-slave- ry press mathematical it as presenting false views of the "pet institution, "and as tending to incite insurrectionary move ments in the country. The Abolition Party was then feeble and despised or ganization, and it was disgrace, almost, l to belong to it. The book was soon dramatized, and for one year the drama was acted six nights in the week, at the National Theatre in New York, before crowded houses. The audiences consist ed mainly of intelligent people, who could not but see that the scenes depicted, might, if they dld not actually occur under the existing system of slavery. The desper- ate flight of Eliza, with her little Harry to save him from being sold away from her, showed that slave mother had as tender feelings as free mother, and how inter- esting was the intelligent husband who so much resented the idea that his own
 were not his own, but the property of an
 other. No one could help sympathizine
 with him. The writer saw this play en.
 acted at the National Theatre in 1852, and
 again at the Hall last Friday night The
 acting at the Hall was quite as good as il
 was in New York. Of course the scenery here was not quite as appropriate as tha which had been painted expressly for tho play, but MT. Gunns scenery is we'll wortl looking at, and am sure if the play Ii repeated, as it probably will be in abou } three weeks, no one will regret taking |. considerable pains to be present.
 In the Sentinel, not long since, write from New Preston rather resents the non attendance of Washington people at thei l dramatic exhibitions and asks ''what ha Washington done for New Preston ? We answer It has given them an oppor t tunity to attend two courses of first clas lectures at small outlay of money ant trouble, and, next Friday, ifithey choose
 they can witness at the Hall, another dra matic performance. No one is compelled to attend, but all may have the privilege The plays are not so high toned as Uncl
 Toms Cabin, but one at least is amusing .. and no bad sentiments are taught il 1, , either. The only fanlt that any one cal reasonably find with Uncle Tom, is it length. but it is difficult to see how an, . part could be more condensed. Mis- . Ophelia, the Vermont cousin, who is 8 disgusted with shiftlessness and blacks :, is almost as necessary as Uncle Tom, wh
 was as earnest and pathetic as the orig
 nal himself could have been. And GumI
 ton Cute, though stranger to Mir /. Stowe, was adopted into the family b the dramatists to relieve the play of th , pathos that is inseparable from it. MI Gum has greatly improved the last seen
 by having Uncle Toms first owner appes
 to buy back Uncle Tom, and at the lai i. VIC are cheered by seeing and hearing th , united family singing .'The Old Folks
 Home." or something like it. A pleasal
 song, and we'll sung at least J. n At HARwNroN MT. E. Preston has e e changed his farm for property in Winstet E- There was surprise party of 150 pc, II m~4s A T~.1 IT. 1