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Litchfield enquirer., 1874-08-13

The editor of the Salisbury News has returned from his vacation trip in Europe. He ''did" Great Britain and after a three weeks tour returns wiser and happier man
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-08-13
-About 9 o'clock on "Wednesday m

About 2 clock on Wednesday morn inE the Knife Shop west reservoir burst, washing away three bridges and damag- ing the road between that place and the village very badly. There was stone dam built recently at the mouth of the re- servoir which stands apparently unhurt, but 6 holo twenty feet wide and twelve lecp is. washed out under 1t.
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-08-13

The Sovereigns of Industry held State council at Meriden, Friday. The Presi- dent of the council, E. M. Graves, of New Haven, reported the order in fourishing condition. He claims that by their system of purchasinga at wholesale the members of the order save $75. about. year, each. It commenced in this State in January last and now there are five councils and 900 members in New Haven alone.
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-08-13

nISTRIOT of Plymouth ss., Probate Court U August Sd, 1874
 Estate of Afford Winton of Plymouth in said District, on insolvent, assigning debtor. The trustee represents the Estate insolvent and pays the appointment of Commissioners thereon.
 Ordered-That Commissioners to receive and examine the claims of the creditors of said Es- tate Do appointed at the Probate Office in Ply mouth, on the 17th day of August. 1874, at 4 est will take notice, and appear, if they see cause, and be heard thereon |
 Attest
 It AUGUSTUS H, PENN, Judge.
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-08-13
PROBATE ADVERTISEMENTS,

nISTRICT of Washington, ss., Probate court U July 21st, 1874.
 Estate of Frederick Beardsley late of New Preston in said District deceased
 The Court of Probate for tho District of Washington hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof, for the creditors of said estate to exhibit their claims for settlement Those who neglect to present. their accounts properly attested, within said time, will bo de- barred recovery, All persons indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate pay ment to ,' ...s4.s.f t-.t
 17s MARTIN B. STRONG, Administrator.
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-08-13
SPECIAL NOTICES.
10 WHOM IT MAY CONCERN,
$40 MAIN STREET,

$40 MAIN STREET
 HARTFORD CONN, July 24th 1874.
 Having been very much annoyed of late by continued calls on us to exchange goods sold by other persons putporting to come from our house, we hereby desire to caution all persons purchasing snch goods, tha. VIC employ no ''drumrners or poddlcrs" whatever, and no ono has right to use our name or reputation to further their interests .l. Our goods have been sold for the last thirty eight years only at 34O Main Street, where we arc always ready to sell reliable goods at popu- lar prices. tt ;" ,.. '.- '.
 Yours respectfully -.ttt.r. T. STEELE & so N, 70. JcaOclc1s a,ad Importers. THOMAS STEELE, lt.t.
 THos. SEDawIcK STEELE. .fi
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-08-13

The Stock Breeders Association adver- tise State Fair at the Charter Oak Park, Hartford, beginning on the 22d and ending on the 25th day of next month. The Asso- citation offer premiums for stock, for veg etables and other farm products, as well as for improved machinery and for fast horses. The Association propose to make blooded stock the great feature of their exhibitions. This year some of the best cattle in New England and tho Middle and Western states will be entered to contest for the premiums, and a display of sheep, oxen and swine such as has never before been seen in this vicinity may be expect ed.
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-08-13

Dutcher's Bridge ill Wetaug,. few days since, are now i'll Litchfeld jail for the offense--Neaps.
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-08-13

A party of Innocents from northern Litchfield county are ''abread" on the schooner, Julia A. Tate, consisting of va rious deacons and other christians, an editor, bank cashier, and three doctors. In case of storm they intend to throw the deacon overheard; and if he turns up out of the right sort of fish, sceptics will shut up about Jonah; if not-it will be an ''ac- cident!" J. H. Vail of the Herald is the Mark Twain of the expedition.
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-08-13

The steamer Pat. Rogers was burnt in the Ohio River near Aurora, Ind. on Wednesday of last week; and forty-five lives were lost. The fire seems to have caught in some bales of cotton on deck. There were over 100 people on board Not one of six small children on board was saved. A man who claims to have been the last to leave the boat says the last object he saw was child, three years old, who was beyond his reach. It was alone, naked. dancing with pain, and shouting and crying as the flames burned :k
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-08-13

\ large volume would not contain the
 mass of testimony which has accumulated in favor of Dr. Wistar's Balsam of Wild
 Cherry as . safe efficient, and reliable
 remedy in curing coughs, colds and pull
 monary disease Many of the cures are truly wonderful .-.--
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-08-13

John Bright's advice to English temper ance people strikes us as peculiarly appro priate also to the latitude of Connecti- cut:
 In my opinion appeals should be made to all members of Christian churches in the hope of creating great public opini- on among the thoughtful and religious classes in favor of the temperance move ment, and of offering through them to the view of the nation grand example of ab- stinence from the use of articles which are so seldom useful and so often pernicions. At present a few persons clamor for legis- lation which the country is not prepared for and which it will not bear. The con- sequence of this is failure, there being much contention and no result. In a case of this kind, Parliament can do little, but that portion of our people which cares for religion can indeed do all.
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-08-13

RIvnRTos mechanics have had a yaca- tion. Stephens <. Co. and theScythe Go. have suspended for repairs-W. R. Har- tigan.. wood turner, talks of leaving the place Rum is sold at three or four places and stolen occasionally besldes.-Dr. lBa- con came down from Coiebrook and ada ministefed the communion, recently,
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-06-25
FOR SALE.

EfUN SALt, .sslp
small grist mill, near Cecilton, Cecil coun- ~.
~, Md, in pleasant nergnbornood, surrounded by
large farms and good farmers, who would supply Il
good miller with us much as he could do. TO a Young
man who is master OF hIs business would sell on
such terms that the payments be made without
materially affecting his capra For further particu-
lars apply to q. j. Scott Esq. Gaena, Kent Co,
Md, or TO the subscriber, No. 6lS Market street. or
903 Gi'pin Avenue, Wilmington, Del.
JOHN b. LEWIS.
rzse Also, for sale two small Frame Houses Nos
s"E S02 and S0l Tatnall street. Also a large ecoud
LII hand cook stove and fixtures Tor sale. ApIly
n above, ldec22-ttl d. Is, L..
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-06-25

Member of the Royal College OF Surgeons, London,
graduate FROM one Oi the most eminent Colleges In the
United states and the greater part uf whose life has
been spent in the hospitals of London, Paris Phila
delpha and elsewhere, has effected OF the most
astonishing cures that were ever known many trou-
bed with ringing in the head and ears when asleep,
great nervousness, being alarmed at sudden sounds,
bhlluliieSs with frequent blushing, attended some
times with dcrangcnent Of mind were cured imme-
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-06-25
RAILROAD ADvRRTIsEMENTs.
fsxs g-aRzfxu1 Philadelphia, Wilmington
90 and Baltimore Rail E9oad.

Trains will leave Whining ton as follows for:
Philadelphia and Intermediate Stations, o 80, 10
80, 10 30, a. M, 2 90, 4 As, Z 10, 10 "a, y. m.
Philadelphia and New York, 81, a. IN, 70 II, 8 a.
y, IN.
Baltimore and intermediate Sta tons, I2 90, 10 o.
= M, o 20 p. m.
tmore and Washington. 70 81, Os, 10 o. a. m,
~. 10 p, IN.
"ra'us for Delaware Divison, leave for:
New Castle, 12 81, 10 10 a. IN, l.25, 35, 80 p. IN.
Seaford and intermediate stations 1855, 10 10 In.,
80 p. M.
Delmar aud intermediate station 12 55, 10 10 a. IN
SUNDAY TRAINS.
Philadelphia and intermediate stations, as, 80
u alp. IN.
Philadelphia aud New York 81 a. III.
Baltimore and Washington, IL 81, 03 a. IN.
For further information passengers referred to
~ ume tables posted at the depot.
laari2-IY ii. +. KENNEY, Sup't.
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-06-25

Casts goden-green shadows for the benefit Of way
iarefs and for purposes which are ornamental AZ well
us useful: And Il. BRINGHURST & CO., what
OF them Why, their SODA WATER, Of course
ns ice can make it their rich syrups Carefully pre-
pared from the juices OF the yarons fruits repre,cn
ted IN combination with the hest white sugar. Their
heuiemal waters on draught comprising those fIOm
the High Rock, Geyser and ESce lsior Springs AT Sar-
atoga also, kissengen and Nichy Waters aIe highly
esteemed and In great demand The purity OF the
water, the luscousness of the rnlt and cream ~
ups and the value derived from the medicinal prn,
waters are few of the many things which hiyt,
made their store on MARKEf STREET. COkNEit
CITY. ~ " ''
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-06-25

For Rent
- EN EtAl. llouscs on Locust street, near Is Lns
- street, South Wilmington. E,5
House Tatnall street Sixth. ---s@
Stable, Windsor street, between Eighth and Ninth
rtrtA.
House and garden ON causcway, near Wilmington
" Western Railroad Depot. Apply To
WM. MEGA UII.EY x 90.
COG Market Street. Winning Del
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-06-25
, LMINGToN y WEST fSz N asgzzz1uE
EkN X. X. ~ n
TIME TABLE,

TIME TABLE.
UHkNaE or HOURS.
Commencing Monday, May 25tb, 1874, trains VIII
leave as follows
Leave Wilmington 30 "A. iu,, 80 aIid 30 D.
Leave Landcnberg Gas aud 10 II Il. in,, 80 and
k45 p III.
Arrive AT Wilmington 65 and II 25 a. m, 80 and
90 y. III.
Arrive at Ianjtnlerg o As a. m, ~ "A
n,
CONNECTIONS.
.Iails leaving Wilmington, ut 1.3o T.. NJ. CONNECTS
Ntn tram leaving Philadelphia at l2l5 A. M.
Tram leaving Wilmington at b.35 +. NJ. conhectH
rith train leaving Philadelphia at 400 T. M.
Train arriving at wilmington I.55 A. NJ. connects
aith tram for Philadelphia at 8. 10 A NJ.
Train arriving ut Wilmington at $50 T. NJ. con
meets with cam tor Philadelphia AT Ii5 p. NJ.
hinei-u DAVID CONELL, Supt.
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-06-25
Valuable Real Estate

| The subscriber oilers at Private Sale. all those
| three squares OF giound between Broome and Du
Pon streets, and Seventh and Eighth streets, the
city of Wilmington The centre square contains with
IN it, boundaries complete suburban residence; con-
ssting Of stone dwelling house, with all the modern
conveneLces; first class stone stable, with five (5)
stalls; large carriage house and she'd ice house
stone out house.
There is also on this square a hot and cold grapery
inf Ill bearing, plenty of shae aud nut The
dwelling house, contains vestibuie hall, two pArors
library, dining loom, buffers pantry, two kitchens
also, two large china closets, fire IioOf The second
story contains i've chambers, two bath and wa
ter closet. The third story contains four chambers
and four large closets, and irstcaes slate root
entire building, the cellars are light and dry city gas
and water all the house. The house is IN thor
ough repair, and the view troIn 1t believed to be
the finest In the State
The back square contains udlome cottage,
graperieS ard iruit trees.
The subscriber is prepared to so the square facing
on BroOmc street, in lots suitable or irst-class resi-
dences These lots face the city park, have many
tine slade tIees upon them, and uyeroOk the whole
city; and Is believed to oe the finest building sites ever
offered in tue city OF Wilmington.
era and offers for all OF ay tile place will be
well enter Itaned,
The rlacn can be seen at any time ntter one p. M.
on application tO the gardener at Egth and Clayton
streets.
Further orlnaton can be obtained { the office of
NJ. NJ. CHILD " CO.,
No. We Seventh street, Exchange Building,
A.i- Agents tor HENRY PEPPER
The enquirer southerner., 1874-08-07
Simplicity in Language.

Do not part with your common
sense when you write. You need
not make an idiot of yourself be>
cause you have pen in your hand
Be simple, be honest, be unaffected
in speaking and writing. Never
use long word when a short one
will do. Call things by their right
names;never smother your thoughts,
with a cloud of phrases; let a spade,
not a well known long instrument
of manual industry; let home be
home, not residence a place, not
locality. Write as much as you
would speak speak as much as
think. With your interiors, speak
no coarser than usual: with your
superiors, no finer. Be what you
say, and what you are.
The enquirer southerner., 1874-08-07
How to Preserve Flowers.

Take a deep plate, into which
pour quantity of water. Set a
vase of flowers upon the plate set a
bell glass with its rim in the water.
The air that surrounds the flowers
being confined beneath the bell
glass, is constantly moist with water
that rises into it in the form of
vapor. AS fast as the water be-
comes condensed it runs down the
side of the hell glass into the dish
and if means betaken to enclose the
water on the outside of the glass.
so as to prevent it evaporating in
the air of the sitting-room, the at
mosphere around the flowers is con,
tinually damp. The planIis desig-
mated the /" Hopean apparatus.
The experiment may be tried on q
small scale by inverting tumblel
over a rosebud in a saucer of water
The enquirer southerner., 1874-08-07
Senator Gordon's Conclusions {.

Senator Gordon, of Georgia, who
processes to be very intimate "
with Gen. Grant, and believes that
he is welcomed at the White House
with as much cordiality as any one,
has been talking to q reporter of
the Atlanta Herald about the pros.
poets of third term, and telling all
that he has learned of the plans and
aspirations of our Chief Executive.
How much Mr.. Gordon really
knows about the Presidents pur>
poses it is not for US to say. Gen.
Grant is not garrulous man, and
the Senator from Georgia, who has
been only a short time in Washing
ton, has, perhaps, fallen into the
common error of new statesmen in
overestimating the significance of
occasional civilities and private
conversations with which he has
been honored at Court. But what
ever the premises upon which he
reasons, he has reached a conclu-
sion at which a great many respec~
table people seem to have arrived.
He is convinced that Gen. Grant
wants to be reelected, not as the
candidate of the republican party,
but by strictly popular movement ;
he believes the republican party
cannot stagger along much Ions
ger under its load of infamies, y
such as "the Sanborn contracts,
the Credit Mobilier. the moiety
system, the District of Columbia
jobs, and above all the carpet-bae
scoundrelisms in the Southern
States > and he appears to think
that Grant will be wise to cut loose
from such rotten concern and rur
as the independent nominee. Ant
others besides Senator Gordon er.
beginning to talk as if this were /:
rational scheme.
The enquirer southerner., 1874-08-07
MISCELLANEOUS.
Or. J. Walkers California Vim

Dfs Js w dAkCI OdlAIO1 HAh VIZ
egar BitterS arc a purely Vegetable
preparation, made chiefly from the ma
tive herbs found on the lower ranges OF
tie Sierra Nevada mountains Of Califor-
MIA, the medicinal properties of whieG
are extracted therefrom Will is almost
of Alcohol. What is the cause of the
dl5lIralleled success of VINEGAR BIT
TERS?" Our answer is, that they remove
the cause Of disease, and the patient re-
covers his health. They are the great
blood purifier and life giving principle,
q perfect Renovator and Invigorator
of the system. Never before in the
history of the world has medicine been
compounded possessing the remarkable
qualities of VINEGAR BITTERs in healing the
sick of every disease man is heir to. They
are o gentle PurgatiVe as well as Tonic,
relieving Congestion or Inflammation of
the Liver and VisceraI Organs in Bilious
Diseases
The properties of DR.. WALKERS
VINEGA BITTBRs are Aperient, Diaphoretic,
Carminative, Nutritious, Laxative, Diuretic,
Sedatiye, Counter-Irritant Sudorifc, Altera-
tive, and Anti-B1iouS.
r.. H. MCDONALD & CO..
Druggists and Gen. Agts. San Francisco California
and cor. OF Washington and Charlton Sts. n. 7.
Sold by all Druggists and Dealers.
The enquirer southerner., 1874-08-07

Passenger train leaving Raleigh At 5.41
p. NJ, connects at Greensboro with the
Northern bound train; making the quickest
time to all Northern cities Price Of Tick
cts same as via other routes.
Trains to and from points East of Greens
boro connect at Greensboro with Nail
Trains to OF from points North or South.
Trains daily, both ways.
On Sundays Lynchburg Accommodation
leave Richmond at 942 A. NJ, arrive at
Burkevlle 1886 P. NJ, leave Burkeville 4.35
A. NJ, arrive at Richmond 758 A. M.
Pullman Palace Cars on all night trains
between Charlotte and Richmond, Cwithoui
change.)
For further information address
S. E. ALLEN,
Genl Ticket Agent,
Greensboro, N. c.
7. NJ. R. TALCOTT,
Engineer & Genl Superintendent.
The enquirer southerner., 1874-08-07
Historical Facts Concerning North
Carolina Worth Remembering.

AASGOA1Cd1 dCUS SOuCcIuluS NOEVl
Carolina Worth Remembering.
We put on record the following
facts that are worth knowing and
worth remembering:
The first English settlement in
| America was on Roanoke Island, in
July A. D. 1884.
The first Indian who ever receiv-
ed Christian baptism was Manteo a
chief. He was baptized August
18th, 1884.
The first white child ever born on
the American Continent was Vir~
ginia Dare, daughter of Anancas
and Eleanor Dare. She was born
on Roanoke Island, August 18th,
1884.
The first blood shed on the Amer,
lean Continent in resistance of
British tyranny was a: the battle Of
Alamance on May 10th, 1771, be-
tween the Regulators and Governor
Tryon, the Royal Governor.
The first Convention of the peo-
pie to declare an open resistance to
British authority was held in Char
lotte, Mecklenburg county, in May,
1775.
The first resolutions ever passed
| by a Provincial Congress instruc>
ting their delegates to the CGntinen-
tai Congress to issue Declaration
of Independence, occurred on April
10Th, 1776.
The first men who were hanged
by British authority for taking up
arms in defence of liberty, was at
Hillsboro', Orange county, in the
year 1771--probably in the month
of June.
The first resistance ever made to
| the Stamp Act was at Wilmington
in the year 1776.
The first tea that was ever thrown
overheard on the American Conti>
nent, was at Wilmington, not long
| after the resistance of the Stamp
| Act. It was done in open day by
a number of prominent gentleman.
We state this on the authority of a
native of Wilmington. We also
think that Hon. George Davis
| makes a similar statement in his
Chapel Hill address, delivered ten
or fifteen years ago.
In these particulars North Caro-
Ina was ahead of all other States.
Surely she was wide awake then and
not entitled to the sO6riquet of "Old
Rip Van Winkle."
We add some other invoreetine
facts. The battle of Moore's Greek
Bridge was fought on February 9th
1776. Colonel Caswell afterwards
Governor) command the North Car.
olinians, who numbered 1000 men
and Captain Mcleod the Tories,
who numbered about 1000.
The first pamphlet over published
in North Carolina of a rebellious
character was in 1866. 1t was
written by Maurice Moore, and was
printed by Andrew Stuart in Will
mington.
The last Royal Governor of North
Carolina was Joseph Martin. His
term lasted from August 18th, It'll,
until July 18th, 1775, when he took
refuge on board the Cruiser, Brit,
ish sloop of war.
The Provincial Governor was
Richard Caswell.
The population of North Carolina
in 1776 is estimated to have been
$50, ,000-one-ffth slaves.
Newberne had in 1776 about soc
inhabitanes. 1t was the largest
town in the State. Governor
Swain thought these estimates er.
roneous. He puts the population
at 100000, estimating the slaves al
10000. He thinks the free white
males between the ages of sixteer
and fifty, including Tories, Quaker:
and other non combatants at less
than $4,000. He says that nearly
one-third of the fighting men were
in the field in 1776. But enough
for this time.-Raleigh Sentinel.
The enquirer southerner., 1874-08-07

BARNUM's FATAL HIpPoDRoME.
Mrs. Charles Davis one Of the
lady riders in the races at Barnum's
Hippodrome, New York, who vas
injured in the hurdle race on Fri
day night, died on Monday. On
the night of the accident, She was
riding at full speed, and her horse,
"Spot," an English thoroughbred,
gathered himself too quickly to leap
one of the hurdles, and striking it
with his fore feet, turned a summer
sault. His rider came in contact
with the hurdle and fractured her
collar bone, also sustaining internal
injuries of serious nature. She
had been suffering previously from
a weakness of the lungs, and the
shock occasioned by the accident
procured constant and violen: hem
orrhages which caused her heath.
The death of Mrs. Davis makes
the fourth fatal accident at the
Hippodrome during the past month,
not to speak of the broken bones
and broken heads of other perfor~
mers. Barnum seems to look with
Indifference upon his human slaugh-
tering business, judging from the
fact that he makes no attempt to
abandon the dangerous sports of his
colossal establishment. Upwards
of twenty years ago, Franconi's
Paris Hiprodrome exhibited in New
York, with career something akin
to that Of Barnum's, until the auth
critics interposed to modify the.
character Of the performances. Let
the action be re-enacted.
The enquirer southerner., 1874-08-07
COUNTK.

Superior Court Clerk and Probate .f''dge
John Eoraeet.
Register of Deeds B. J. Keech.
!SheriG-Battle Bryan.
Coroner-Wm. T. Goodwin.
Treasurer-R0bt. III. Austin.
SHrpey0r-Jesse Harrell.
School E1aaaiRers.-H. H. Shaw, Wn. A
DuRgan and K. 8. Williams.
Keeper Poor Hostse-Wm. A. Duggan.
CoD1n,issionsrs-M. P Edwards, Chairman,
VIM. A. Duggan, N. B. Bellamy, and Mac
Nathewsou B. j. Keech, Clerk.