Litchfield enquirer., 1874-10-15

dynasty. The. trouble is that after the voting comes the c0stRting. ,-4--, ..--
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 Prof. TyndaH disavows any such mate- rialism, after all, as implies atheism. He says he has times of depression as we'll as other people, but that in the presence of stronger and healthier thoughts the athe- istic idea ''dissolves and disappears, as offering no solution of the mystery in, which ws dwell and of which we form 8 part" v ...--.--.-,
 The result of town elections, this year, has on the whole been against the repub- licans. according to the Hartford: Post. ''Last year the towns stood, republican. SS; democratic. @; divided, g; independ- ent. I. So that it would appea ar that the republicans have lost 13, and the demo- crats gain guined 14" The constitutional amendment is carried by a vote of eight to one. The Couraut believe that the adoption of this slight measur re of reform will probably settle for some time to come the question of town representation in this State There will probably be no attempt to radically change the present system of representation in the lower house of the Legislature" b which the Palladium replies that 'On the contrary, the payment of this small installment of justice will only help to encourage the friends of constitutional reform through a constitutional convention. The absurd anomaly of our pretended. representative system cannot be maintained very much longer"
 The arrest of the Count of Ar1im by the direction of Bismark see ems a high handed proceeding, yet diplonatists seem to consider Count Arnim's breach ef. faith 90 fragrant as to warrant the sererest measures. He was the Prussian ambas- sador at Rome during the session of the Evangelical Council, and it is supposed that the letters about which the fracas' has arisen were written him by Bismark at time when he was trying to court the political influence of the Pope, and when he was on excellent terms with the pontiff. Count Arnim disapproves of the recent course ,persued by Germany regarding the Catholics, and threatens disclosures that may be very annoying. Although Bis mark has got hina, however, he has not got the letters. which are said to be in England, well out of ihe reach of the man of "blood and iron" ;a -, --:;.. :;... <. . |.
 The Yale Record tells of a graduate who applied for situation ih New York business house recently. Oh being dues- toned about salary, hs modestly put his figures at S1 200 year. 'swhy my young man. '' was the answer, CT can get two thonsand clerks. competent men at that, for five dollars @ week" ,.The graduate at this stage of the game pulled out his di. ploma and exclaimed, 'sYou may not be aware of it, sir,- but l am a graduate oi Yale. and here is my diploma.a a :i'If that ls the case. l do not want you at any price" :s :. :,,..:.- :,%-
 Pennsylvania is emphatieslly the land nonOpolies. The last specimen of this kind of thing is an increase of fifty cents per barrel on petroleum imposed on the transportation ofpetrcleum. The comb. ination is no strong that the producers have 90 way cf getting their oil to mark. ct except upon payment of. the extortion
 ate freight demanded. The consequenc, has been q consfderabie suspension O work and the throwing of hundreds o men out of employment. The producer threaten action before the courts o, charge of conspiracy but the remedy i much to slow to meet the grievance, ant we may look for rise and oil to aggrav ats the extortion already prActiced on, ,u, in the matter of coal. -,- ; i ->------A--- 4---1-1r---- : The HzRwnsxoS Fair. the 9th was { a. success. The Terryville Cofnet Band was in attendance. Dinner was furnished by . the ladies' of kha soo;,...