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Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-05-09
DELINQUENT SALES.


Phoebe silver Mining Comp"In,y:o In
Location Of works, Ely Mining ,s,linonent
upon the following described stock on account nj
Of assessment No. G, levied on the ls'n nas os
January. 1874, the several amounts 8, opp3 fol.
the names OF the respective sharehoia@s' Is '0''
lows.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-05-09
DELINQUENT SALES.

And in accordance with law, and an ora.v :.
the Board Of Directors, made OF the SIN S.r ~
March, 1874, SO many shares of each parcel ~,
public auction, at the Office Of the comnsr.
Room No. 2, No. 400 California street e.,
Francisco California. on Monday, the o. IN
day of April. 1874, at the hour of o.c;'i,l
p. IN OF such day, to pay said delinquent -
sessments thereon. together with costs Of al.
I. l.. E1MBALi, seeret.rv
Ofice-Room ?, No. 4o9 California street ~,
Francisco, CaifoInia snII,a
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-05-09

CHAP. CCXIv. Act to amend an Act entitled
An Act to promote the Development Of the
Mining Resources United States.'
Be 1t enacted byt and House of Rep
resentatives of the United States of America in
Congress assembled, That the provisions of the
fifth section Of the Act entitled can Act to pro-
mote the development of the mining resources
Of the United Stated" passed May tenth, eigh-
teen hundred and seventy-two, which requires
expenditures OF labor and improvements on
claims located prior to the passage of said Act,
are hereby SO amended that the time for the first
annual expenditure on claims located prior to
the passage of said Act shall be extended to the
tenth of June eighteen ,ndred and seventy
four. Approved March /, 1873.
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-07-02
Goshen No i44.

Mir. Knight and family fros, N. Y. are occupying Birdseye Hall, East street.
 The Methodist and Congregational churches held Union en4perance meet at the centre last Sabbath evening.
 T have found the comet. By contin- ually watching the stars in that open space between the Great Bear, the Lynx, and the Cameleopard, with the naked eye, onesmall star of the fifth magnitude was observed to have changed it's place. It IS increasing ip size, and is now of the fourth magnitude. Its north declination is 65 degrees, with seven hours right as- tension. At nine or ten o'clock D. m. it is more than half as high from the horizon as the north star, but considerably farth- CT west. It is east of the nose of the Great Bear, and the two stars forming the longest side of the bowl of the Dipper point to it, and the two stars in the Little Bear. called The Guards, also point to it from above. The moon will soon be out of the way, when 1t can be seen better. I have just been over to see 1t through MT. Edward Norton's four and an half foot telescope. Instead of single bright point which the fixed stars show, it ap- pears to be large lump or mass of lumi- nous matter.
 Looking at Jupiter, we saw all four moons, three on the north side, and one on the south. H. N.
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-07-02
June 30, 1874.
WoodburV.
PLYMOUTHEAN.

We have one string and two brass bands which We think liberal supply of musi- cians. The Curtiss cornet band, assisted by the string band, gave a concert at the town hall on the evening of June 18th, which was we'll attended considering the weather. |:
 On the 23d, p. m., we had rain with thunder and lightning. A bolt struck the spire of the North Congregational church following the lightning rod to the ground where it passed off in several directions, The building was not injured.
 Our Masonic fraternity had festival at the town hall on the 24th, open to the public, which was we'll attended. The Curtiss cornet band furnished music: net proceeds about 800. After the festival the lovers of cat-gut and rosin combined had dance continuing it, it is said, until daylight.
 On the 25th, the Woodbury brass band gave us specimen of their music. This is later institution than the Curtiss cornet band, but promises to equal it in execution soon.
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-07-02

Woodruff and Abiiah CatIin were an- pointed to confer with committee of ar engagements for the unvei.ing of the Pier son statue.-A resolution offered by Mr Goodwin of investigation of the Register charge that his calender system was cost ing tine state s50 OF S40 q day, was indefi- nitely postponed.-T Hcuse voted to attend as body the ceremony of unveiI- ing the P.ersOn statue.
 On Thursday resolutions passed adding three to pauper committee. res olution for adjournment on the ', July was ameneed to the 11th-Committee on interpretations reported an amendment of charter of Wolcottville Water Co.-Res- oiution passed appointing Jared B. Fost- CT Judge of Litchfield county District court.-The Huntsville depot matter was discussed at length and recommitted for further hearing with instructions to re- port by Thursday of the week.-Resolu- tion passed appointing s. E. Marsh Sur veyor General resolution divorcing Susan Sherman from an insane husbsnd was explained and passed-The bill giv- ing appointment of railroad committee to the governor, with consent of the Senate. was discussed. Mir Case favored a popular election. bill was made the order of the day for Wednesday of this week.
 On Friday an extension of the New Ha ven city limits was reported against The fox bounty bill was opposed by Dr. Taylor and others and favored by Messrs. Jones, Bill and Griswold d-The judiciary committee reported against allowing in- rles to assess damages i'll case of default and demurrer The bill about taxation of parsonages was rejected 300 copies of the report of the new capitol commission CTS were ordered printe d.-Name of Fair field County Fire Ins.. Go. changed by striking out County Bills passed inn posing fine of not less than S7 for mali cious injury to public fences, monuments &c.; providing that work done on high ways should not be paid for unless ap- proved by selectmen and county commis- s1oners; extending time of tax liens: au thorlzing the governor to furnish pedes- tals for the Trumbull and Sherman statues at Washington; authorizing stockholders to wind mp q joint stock company: limit ing punishment for attempt to commit rape to lOyears imprisonment; relinquish- ing all interest of the state in the New Haven State House; permitting New Lon don to issue $10O, ,O0O of bonds.-The bill requiring deeds to express the actual con- sideration paid was again tabled.-The speaker appointed Messrs Catlin, of Har- winton, Wadsworth, of Harwinton, and Beckwith, of Waterford, the three addi- tional members of the committee on pau per leglslation.-Adjourned till Tuesday.
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-07-02
Savings Banks,

The legislative committee on banks
 nave agreed on bill regulating Savings
 banks. It provides that there shall be a
 Board of nine directors chosen annually;
 that persons not corporators may be cho-
 sen directors; that no agent shall accept
 any gift from parties to whom they grant
 loans; that not more than three directors
 snail be also directors of any bank of dis
 count; that no cashier of such bank
 shall be president, or treasurer, of a say
 ings bank; and that the treasurer shall
 give $lO, 900 official bond on which m
 director shall be received as surety. Saw ings banks may invest in national securi- ties or par state bonds; in certain town. city and bank stocks, in loans on real es- tate, &c. Only seven per cent. interest can De taken on such loans. Deposits snail only draw interest from the quarter day succeeding deposit; and savings banks are forbidden to deposit over s1O.OOO in any discount bank, except they are paid not less than four per cent. on such de- posits.
 This bill is the work, we believe, of the recent special bank commission, and en- bodies most of the changes they consider necessary in our present system. Our acquaintance with this question IS so slight that we venture any criticism of this plan with diffidence. Still some of the proposed changes strike us as plainly ill-advised. In the first place We do not see why the great saving in sal ary effected by the joining of the offices of treasurer of savings bank and cash fer of a national bank should be forbid den. Were the treasurer also loan1ng agent, We can see that his desire as cash fer to keep large deposit in the national bank might possibly conflict with his duty as loaning agent of the savings bank, but there can be no such clashing of interests in the other case Nor can we believe it in the interest of savings banks to for bid their deposit of more than SIC, 900 in any one national bank except upon pay ment of at least four per cent. interest on such deposits. Such law would, in this place, for instance, compel the treasurer of our savings society to deposit in banks at an inconvenient distance from or to attempt the safe keeping of his own funds in ways involving con- siderable risk where now there IS none.
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-07-02
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
FOREIGN,

Great Britdin.-The locked-out agricul- tural laborers in England will make a jour- ney through the agricultural districts of that country.
 Ffance.-The committee of Thirty of the French Assembly has rejected the constitutional bill of the Left Centre. they will propose a bill of their own.
 The Budget Committee has rejected the bill of Minister Magne for an increase of direct taxation, and he threatens to make the matter Cabinet question.
 Gambetta's speech vas very moderate in tone.
 The Count de Montalivet. a m;n;stop under Louis Philippe, recommends the acceptance of the Republic.
 The Franco-American Postal Treaty hos been ratified by the French Assemblv.
 The Ministry has caused the arrest of several members of BoEapartist commit tees.
 Germany.-A motion to censure tba Bavarian Government, proposed bv tbe Ultramontanes, was rejected in the Rava. rian Chamber of Representatives.
 The Bishops at Fulda will issue a nae toral to the Roman Catholics of German1
 Naly.-The Pope says that he has baesr' urged to leave Rome because his persan is not safe; but he will remain as lone as God permits. -
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-07-02
Taxation of Church Property.

Ghe question of the taxation of church property is becoming prominent in State and National legislation. There was a lively debate on the subject in the legis- lature, last week; and Congress, in pass ing the District of Columbia tax bill sub jected religious corporations in the Dis trict to their proportion of the tax. h. deed, there was no answering the state ment that the improvements to property, for which the tax was needed to pay, ben efitted the churches equally with private property, and, if our recollection is cor rect, it is estimated that one fifteenth of the entire real estate within the District belongs to religious societies.
 The Catholic is the denomination that will feel the taxation of their church prop erty most severely. By shrewd purchase or gift they have obtained possession of large amounts of valuable real estate in our large cities. This property is exempt from all that taxation for local improve ments which has borne so heavily on all other city property, and yet its value is largely increased by the very improve ments towards which they contribute nothing. The only way in which these exorbitant aggregations of church prop erty can be checked seems to be by as- sessing them at fair value, and taxing it like private property. The superstition that made the robber baron of the feudaI ages found monasteries and endow churches out of his plumber is still at work among us. and no doubt the Drew Theological Seminary is expected by its founder to outweigh many wicked deal ing of his in stocks, at the final day of judgment. Readers of Blackstone will re- member how consistently the parliament of old England fought this source of ec- clesiastical wealth by mortmain acts, and by other shrewd dev1ces. Nevertheless the Reformation found large proportion of the soil i'll possession of the monk, and the church of England still owns vastly more real estate than it is good for them or for the public, that they should hold. A few of the United States have copied some of the English mortmain acts into their statute books, but in most there IS no check whatever upon the greed of church that has accumulated such masses of property in every European country. Even Protestant churches are shown by the last census to be increasing the value of their property much more rapidly than in the number of their membership. Still, the popular form of church government that prevails under Professionalism is a great security against the dangerous spe- cies of covetousness that prevails in the Romish priesthood who themselves own the church property that in other denom- nations is owned by the people.
 The danger of too large accumulations of property in the hands of the church is not so apparent now as it may be hun dred years hence. A small percentage of yearly acquisition, never taxed, and never squandered, will show enormous results at the end of centuries which are but as years in the life of a church; and the check of taxation is one which public opinion is fast coming to believe necessa-
 " against this form of corporate aggran- l dlzement.
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-07-02

At the Centre, on Tuesday evening the 23d, childrens' festival was held in Lang don's Hall.
 On Friday evening, the 26th, the strawberry festival of the Methodist So- ciety, Thomaston, took place in the base ment of their church.
 On Sunday, the 2Sth, the Rev. s. M. Dorman closed his labors as rector of St. Peters parish. He was not personally present, but officiated by proxy; exchang- ing with the Rev. Mir. Ocford of Trinity church, Thomaston. On Monday, the 29 !, the Rev. gentleman with his family de- parted for the city of Brooklyn, where his future residence is to be.
 In one of our families there are now living representatives of five generations; their ages ranging from two months up to over ninety-two years.
 PLYMOUTHEAN. June 30 1S74
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-07-02
A FEW GOOD REASONS.

IA New Invention Thoroughly Tested and secured by Letters Patent.
 2-Makes perfect lock stitch, alike on both sides, on all kinds of goods.
 3-Runs Light, Smooth, Noiseless and Rapid best combination of qualities.
 4-Durable-Runs for years without KePalrs.
 5-Will do all varieties of Wook ana Fancy Stitching in a superior manner:
 6.-Is most easily managed by the operator. Length of stitch may be altered while running. and machine can be threaded without passing thread through holes.
 7.~Design Simple, Ingenious, Elegant, form ing the stitch without the use of Cog Wheel Gears, Rotary Cams or Lever Arms. Has the Automatic Drop Feed, which issues uniform length of stich at any speed. Has our new Thread Controller, which allows easy movement of needle bar and prevents injury to thread.
 8.-Construction most careful and finished. It is manufactured by the most skillfuT and expe- rienced mechanics. at the celebrated Remington Armory, Mon. N. Y. New York Office No. Mad ison Spare, Rrutz's Building). 132m
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-07-02

The fall of the parlor of Baptist church in Syracuse, last week, killing thirteen persons outright and wounding an hundred more, is another warning against defective work. The building was comparatively new one, and the floor which fell was suspended by iron rods from Q wooden ''truss" in the roof above. It had originally been supported by iron pillars below but these had been recently removed, and the imperfectly constructed ''truss" proved insufficient to support the five hundred people as- sembled at a strawberry festival. They were crushed by the fall of tim bers from the roof and smothered by the plastering of the ceiling. A group in the centre of the room were all killed or se- verely hurt The N. Y. Times despatch gives the following incidents:
 A fakAer who joined the rescuers drought 2 dead child from the wreck. and the hgbt revealed his own daughter. whom ke supposed safe at home. A young bride. who had just stepped in fo, retreSnlnents, went down with her hus- band at her side. She was instantly kill ed. and Ae was unharmed. A young wo. man, with visiting friends. was instantly killed, and they escaped. A group oi persons in the middle of the room were all carried down. and none escaped death or severe injury. Dr. Wainwright. in the most robust health, was smothered to death, and his invalid wife by his side survives. Ex-Alderman Barnes and his wife were eating at a table, and he is se- riocsly hnrt, while she was crushed to death. A lovely girl of thirteen sprang to her mothers arms and there died from in- 1uraes. and the mother escaped uniniured. Seseral little girls who were killed were ~aresasd for a Little Old Folks Con- CT which was about to begin. Nu- -AeEO1s hnseances of remarkable escapes
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-07-02
Use Ekeane'S Pain-I6iIiin~
 Magic Oil.
"K WorEs Like q Charm. ,

Every person will find it for their interest, as well as we'll for their comfort to Renne's Magic Oil for Sore Throat Catarrh Ear Ache, Neuralgia Cold in the Head, Stoppage or Structure in the Nasal Mem branes Pain in the Head Rheumatic Pains in any of the jonts Sprans, Freezes, Burns Colc and all sim liar complaints It Does not lose its virtues bv age or exposure. It is the best and sRest the surest and cheapest for pain in market Every family sbonid keep in the house to in of accident or snd den sickness. Call for it where you trade Your mer chant keeps it for sae will send for it at ynr quest. Be sure and buy Rennes Pain-KiIing Maoic Oil sit works like charm" o-0
 VIM. RENNE < SONS, PittsGeld Sass
 Sold by all Druggists ill LitchfieId County. Rnem G Wheeler, wholesale agents. Geo c. Goodwin k Co Boston, Agents. S0 f''
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-07-02

Another attempt was made, last week, to wreck trains on the New York and New Haven railroad. It is believed that these attempts have been made with view to robbery.
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-07-02
Town Debts.

In response to the call of the legisla- ture the Comptroller has prepared ta- ble showing the indebtedness of the vari- ous towns of the state. We copy the fig ures for Litchfeld county:
 Funded debt. Floating. Total debt. Litchheld. $1O6O0O $106, 900
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-07-02

Mir. William Barbour has been appoint ed postmaster at Reynolds Bridge just above Plymouth on the Naugatuck rail- road.
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-07-02

Washington and Norfolk seem to be most burdened in proportion to their tax able property and the latter town must feel the damage from recent floods most severely. Kent has the largest propor- tional indebtedness incurred outside of railroad subscriptions. The sum total of
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-07-02

Postmaster General Cresswell has re- signed and is succeeded by Hon. Eugene Hale, a representative from Maine. The appointment promises we'll
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-07-02
With En0uirer.

UBT.
 Subscribers who are in arrears must make up arrearges before taking advantage of the forego- ing propositions and subscribers who are in advance may deduct the amount their subscrip tions are in advance.
 Money should be sent by post-office order, check or registered letter, if possible. If remit tances 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
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-07-02

Commencement, the unveiling of the Pierson stataue, and the usual class exer- cises, made last week a busy one at Yale.
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-07-02

It is claimed that a bill passed just be- fore the close of Congress gives District of Columbia court power to bring editors before them from any part of the country for libel. If these reports are correct; and congressman undertake to enforce such a law, they will be very disagreeably disappointed with the results.
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-07-02

The old agricultural issue of a bounty on foxes was mp before the legislature, last week. The thing would be more sen- sible if Connecticut were a larger state. As it is we generally pay bounties on half chusetts in addition to the product of Connecticut.
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-07-02
SPECIAL NOTICES.
TnoSt3

nN the road to Bantam brown linen carriage O blanket with letter L. in the centre. The fin der will be suitably rewarded on leaving the
 same at the Lake View House. 131*
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-07-02

The RUKRrox Scytha Co give tbeirona- Srahors few weeks vacation during the hot season.
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-07-02

The action of the President in appoint ing ex-GOv. Shepherd at the head of the committee to govern the District of Colum- bla IS one of those unaccountable per- fOrmances that every now and then dis gust his friends and delight his enemies. Gov. Shepherd was the responsible head of the old District government whose ex- travagznce and corruption were proved by the recent investigation and rebuked by the passage of the bill abolishing that government. We are aware that the mfl- itary man is apt to pride himself on con- tempt of the press, and disregard of public OpinOn; and we cannot account for the Presidents frequent nomination of off, feials in whom he knows the public have no confidence, except upon the supposi- ton that the District and other corrupt Washington rings have acquired an un- due influence over him, and that his hab- its as an army officer lead him to brave public opinion with a recklessness that would be otherwise unaccountable.
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-07-02
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
WANTED.

ITO lease for a term of years house with sta
 l ble attached, in or near Litchfield short distance from the village preferred. Address, with particulars and terms, 13 BOX 43, LITCHFELD P. o.
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-07-02
ENQUIRER CLUBBING RATES.

Our Litchfield County subscribers may not of- ten be able to take advantage of the low rates offered large clubs by most magazines and peri OdicaIs. For their convenience and as an extra inducement to new county subscribers we will sendthefOllowingp periodicals to county subscrib- Drieaa named
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-07-02

Every Saturday for July contains: A. Rose in June (continuedD; His Two Wives by Mary Clemmer Ames, XIV; Far from the Madding Crowd, XVII; Color in An imals: Mir Ruskin's Recent Writings; Spirit Photographs; Masters of Etching; How Uri chose her Chief Magistrate; Foreign Notes; Editorial Department.
 Hurd and Houghton. New York; ;.or The Riverside Press, Cambridge; g. % a year. See Enq. clubbing rates.
 ST. NICHOLAS for July contains: Rebec- a, the Drummer; Baby Sylvester, by Bret Harte; What Might have been Ex- pected; The Microscope on Shipboard; Four Years Old; Fast Friends, by J. T. TrOwbridge; Nimpo's Troubles; Illustra- tiOn-"The American Army of Two" Short Articles. Poetry, &c.
 ScribOer & Co. New York; 8 year. The Children's Hour, recently published by T. s. Arthur, has also been merged in to the St Nicholas. See Enquirer Club bing Rates.
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-07-02

The judges held their annual meeting for assignments and appointments this week. MT. Ransom is reappointed clerk of the court for this county and James Huntington, States Attorney, and the fol- lowing assignment of judges is made for our Supreme Court:
 Sept. Term, Hitchcock.
 Nov. '' Sanford
 Jan. '' Granger.
 Apr. Loomis.
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-07-02

'...THE GENTLEMAN IN BLACK" whois the tutelar demon of dram-shops, assumes his sourest aspect when the rapid progress of Vinegar Bitters is reported ''down below" The peoples Vegetable Tonic is playing the mischief with his bitters fired with rum. All diseases which those demoniac nostrums aggravate, under pretense of re- ieving, such as indigestion. sick headache, constipation, rheumatism, gout, and in- termittent levers, are cured by it. 124
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-07-02
Plymouth sketcnes.-Mo. lze.

Fadeu nKe the rose buds Of fhe EmblematicaI of human life