Litchfield enquirer., 1874-11-12

 tions are in advance.
 Money should be sent by post-offce 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 vii take all risks of remittance to the clubbing peri odicals.
 Burlington offers high bid for being made capital of Vermont. It will build State House at it's own expense.
 The New York Times considers MT Tilden, the governor-elect of New York the best man his party can nominate fo the presidency in 1876.
 The establishment of public soul houses and the practice of feeding ant lodging tramps has been found to increase mendicancy and idleness. The best char ity is that which gives the needy occupa ton.
 An exchange speaks of a Rev. Mr. Swivel, preaching temporarily in it's vicin ity. The peculiar merit of the swivel is that, unlike heavier artillery, it can be trained in any direction at a moments no tice. Sometimes there is considerable ap propiateness in a name.
 Sundays elections in France brought two Republicans and one Bonapartist in to the Assembly. Where are the Legiti' mists, the Orleanists and the supporters of the ''Septennat" before the people? II is becoming pretty evident that the per. manent government of France must be the Empire or the Republic. and also that with fair play, the latter will win.
 Mir Pethuel Millspaugh, of Kent, has invented a Kerosene Tester for determin- ing when Illuminating oils are, or are not safe, and has written pamphlet regard ing the prevention of accidents by explo- ions, which seems worthy of the atten- ton of housekeepers. See advt.
 The thirty young Chinese who arrived in Hartford, last week, have been distri- buted throughout the various towns of Connecticut and Massachusetts,. Ten or more will remain in Hartford. There are now ninety of these students in New Eng land.
 Rev. Thomas R. Pynchon, D. D., has been elected president of Trinity College. He is graduate of that institution, fine scholar, and O thorough disciplinarian. He may not be popular president, but we imagine that good deal of studying will be done at Trinity under his admin istration.
 The Danbury < Norwalk R. R. Co.,, had their annual meeting last week. R. r. Flower. of New York, was chosen presi dent; J. W. Hyatt, of Norwalk. secreta. " and treasurer, and Harvey Williams oi Danbury, superintendent. A quarterly dividend of II per cent was declared.
 Johnny Bracken was recently married to Miss Baker in Colebrook, says tho Winsted Press. by a protestant minister though they were both Catholics. Think ing better of so heretical q proceeding they applied to Father Leo to patch uI the affair with sound Catholic ceremony The ceremony they got; but instead oi marriage it turned out to be excommuni cation!
 The new Massachusetts legislature i. strongly Republican, but it is also strong ly anti-prohibition. In fact MT. Talbot the Republican nominee, owes his defea to his veto of the bill repeating the Pro hibitory law. The legislature just elect ed will undoubtedly repeal it probabl, enacting in its stead license law lik, ours. Mir. Gaston, the governor. is na tive of Killingly.
 Ben. Buffers successor seems to be , sort of civil rights Democrat. In answe to the question whether he favored tn, negro he said, "Yes. am in favor of thu white man and the colored man. I be lieve they are both entitled to equal right under the constitution, believe in equal ity of rights and an equality of duties. would not go for law that would dis criminate in favor of white man or @ blacl man. want the same law for all"
 The New Haven Palladium speaks o MT. Banks with not undeserved severity Combining the morals of Jeremy Diddle with the manners of Turveydrop, this olt scamp has hold upon the affections O of his constituents that is inexplicable Men who denounced Butler as a salary grabber' took to the stump in be half of Banks, who spoke and voted fo the grab, and put the proceeds in hi pockets. Ben. Butler does not stand up on a very high moral elevation, but he i as superior to banks in private and publi morality as he is in ability"
 An outrageous assault was recently com mitted on MT. Bradley of New Haven by a discharged engineer of the Shor Line road named Smith. Itappears tha Smith was discharged on complaint 0 Bradley for running his engine improper ly and that the attack on the latter was il revenge for this interference ss he consid cred it. This is an offence that eapno well be punished too severely. When en gineers not only peril the lives of passen gers bat beat them murderously if the complain, it is time they should be com pelled to mend their ways. The cour took much this view of the case and sen fenced Smith to six months Imprisonment the extent of the law.