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Litchfield enquirer., 1874-02-05
Washington Lectures.

MR, EDIToR:-As the course of lectures in Washington are through, perhaps it will not be out of place to speak 8 word of encouragement to the gentlemen of the association. The lectures have been high interesting and instructive-every one 8 small dividend on our Shepaug stock, ,and those of Whspple, Holland and Boudinot we consider large dividends. The per- son that could listen to those lectures without being we'll entertained must be dull scholar indeed. I have heard a great many lectures, political speeches, and lawyers pleas, but none have surpassed in eloqaence some of these lectures. I thought Carl Schurz the most eloquent, but he is not equal to Col. Boudinot, and no other white man ever heard could equal the red man. all the more eloquent to me, as I have always taken sides with the Indian ever since the white man com menced to push him of the log. I sin cerely hope that government will substi- tute justice for injustice, education and civilization for whiskey, to the half starved remnant of redmen. Such treatment is especially required by the civilized tribes.
 Hope the Lecture Association will con- tinue the course another year, and will try to be as4 punctual in attendance as heretofore, excepting only the very rainy evenings for tardiness, as friend Gum has it in the Enquirer. thank him for the compliment, also, for his postal card informing me that Col. Boudinat would lecture on the 14th instead of the 24th ult. which received week after the lec
 ture. And, by the way. there must be something very enchanting about the dramas that come of at the Gunnery, for at the lecture of Dr. Holland, a four-horse sleigh load from Bethlehem was invited there to witness the performance of g. drama in which believe there was some, thing in the shape or form of dance. Some in the sai1 four horse load said they liked the drama much bet ter than they did the lecture of sDr. Holland. I think this shows how much more some people appreciate 6sel lectures than they do hsnd lectures. In justice to the two ministers and their wives that were in that load. Iwonld say it was not they. 100 Iar1asat tassa ta l.. F. SooTT. 42
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-02-05


 MR. EDITOR: South Cornwall or prop. erly Cos1awoli, as it is the centre of the town, geographically. although conven- iently located for the public business in town is seldom heard from by the press, except for some scandal upon prominent men of the place: such as minister, dea- cons or those intent on good order.
 This is accounted for from the fact that we have little of the artificial to excite us We have no grog shop for the sale of in toxicating drink in the place, to retail gossip with it's stronger beverages. We are situated midway between Cornwall Bridge, and West Cornwall, where they keep the good stuff in abundance, unais- turbed by our Democratic fathers and other officers of the town who allow of almost indiscriminate sales withoutregar to results. unless to further democratic rule. It is very different with our little valley-C Cornwall Plain. We have been free from the nuisance of grog shops for at least forty years, although wehave not raised the most prominent flag in behalf of total abstinence; but we are decidedly opposed to indiscriminate sales; and pub- lie opinion forbids them. It's influence is such that if we have any who wish to get drunk-and they are scarce-they either go to West Cornwall or Cornwall Bridge, where they keep liquor, and remain there until they become in 2 measure sober. Public opinion controls drinking in this place mora than anything else, and the result of this state of things is to estab fish good order in society and raise us above the degradation that drinking in- .duces.s4 vaa os 5asJiiss 3on si sa H si sxo 5 We have now established an associa- ton for mutual improvement which, be- ing accessible to all classes, both high and low, male and female, and based on democratic principles, is doing much good. It's organization is simple. having q President. Vice President, Secretary, Treasures and a Committee. The duty of the committee is to lay out the business of each succeeding meetipg.s g.sslThe enter tainment may consistaof fessays lectures. declaniations, or ssocials' as the committee designate, These meetings prove . success and draw large numbers together. and they draw out talent that would otherwise lie dormant. They also. 
 encourags reading and thought on vsEi- ous topics. We have school, also, of
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-02-05
Woedbury.

faI W. ". Games of Waterbury, addressed sa large sudience at the town hall on the subject of Temperance on the evening of January 28th- He seems to think that Prohibition is the thing. o T sfa s "A part of the tobacco here has been sold. recently. at prices varying as we learn, from 5 to 18 cents per ib. .-rather poor pay some think. We incline to the opinion that if farmers would put forth the same effort to raise other crops they do to raise tobacco, they would be well recommended. tessay the least, and certain- Iy would contribute much more to5 the benefit Of consumers. i@ Ae E z
 --The religi0us intsrest among the afathodists continues unabatsd. s1aes 5 Ta3 n14 HIsc kss-.-~@-~ss%essss@s-s! U -@lA4H 4sg ds The Win1sxmera mill in Ellington is about to shut down.
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-02-05

SsE-
 GmhsexiSerm wA0 are in arrears must make up AErsMxwes hassrs taking advantage of the forego- Ezg PEuPssissSzs: and subscribers who are in s4vamze nay as3Ie4 tine amount their snbscrp- ussza are sa a3x1nce-
 Mm<x sAsaaa hs sent by pOst-Ofice order, sAo<R ox rsE4serea letter, if possible. If remit sM@sss are ma3a by aAl ws cannot be responsible ssr Hsua hsEsrs the letter reaches us, but will smhm al xssAx of rsmiffA1cs to the clubbing peri sksal EsceEpS w5n be returned in the next Hmmm<.
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-02-05
RECEIPTS.

RsE.s1s ssading us money will find re- sszrk a<kEow3edged by change in the ad- dress of thssr next paper. For instance: yoAa Skzss sending g for 1874 will find tho ysmr changed in the address of his a&z4 P9Pez. thus:
 J. Sales ian =
 H sAa address remains 'sT4" unchanged, nsssea should bs given us at once.
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-02-05
AOId11 OO Per COW, 2,556 quarts.

Per COW, 2,556 quarts.
 Second Dairy of q COWS, distributed through the year; about the same: Total g, 40 quarts, per COW. 2,545 ats.
 Third Dairy of IS COWS; 1T, 1U0 quarts, average per COW 2,617 ats. s.l.--a F .-,-s
 Fourth Dairy of 12 COWS; average of the same COWS for three years, 3, 416 qts.
 Other dairies show about the same re- suits; some more and some less; or about 2,500 quarts per COW besides the supply for family use This last statement was accompanied with 50 correct 8 statement of the manner Of feeding and care of the COWS, I am tempted to let it go into print withholding names as none of them were furnished for publication. s. ....-.
 might also give the net proceeds, but, that IS not what you ask for, only will. remark that the lowest is SS5 per COW with milk at cents per quart for six months, and 2l cents for six months. L---a' H, Aug. 11th, 1873. N. HART, Esq, Dear ir:-I herewith hand you a statement of my milk sales as have them entered on my books Some years have had trouble with my COWS to get them to come in during the fall and early winter and my COWS have become very much dcn,bralized in that respect. On the whole am we'll satisfied with the result. I. -.t Inever feed but qts. of corn and oats, ground half and half. per day, relying on early cut hay for milk and little grain to keep the hide on. For several years my hay has all been in the barn by the 10th of July I fed wheat bran one win ter on cut hay. My opinion is that when hay is cut early and COW will eat up clean q reasonable amount, it does not pay the extra labor to make hash of it. So here is my feed, plenty of good early cut hay and 2qts. of corn and oats per day, and know my COWS come out in the spring in good order. presume some feed higher and get more milk
 In excessive cold and stormy weather lao xrn tl,n a4nhln, water bo- ing ln one corner of the stable. have raised Mangels and Turnips and some Carrots, they all help to make milk, but It is heap of work to cut them up and as lam constitutionally lazy have aban- doned every thing but good hay and corn and oats. Hope you had pleasant ride up the Shepaug this evening,
 Yours truly,
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-02-05
EmQulRgR cLUBBIMc RATES.

0wr Liaehaeld County subscribers may not of-
 ca bs ahse ts take advantage of the low rates s9rsa large clubs by most magazines and peri s&eAA. For their convenience and as an extra ta4asaasat to new county subscribers we will ssaA tAs following periodicals to county subscrib- sFs. lA connection with the ENQUIRER at the
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-02-05
Tsacnars' Institute.

Tha State Teachers' Institute will be Aa1 ak LAkssille. beginning at ' o'clock sa Thzr.a1y evening. February 18th, and sAnssng Saturday afternoon, under the szp4Exszs0a Sf the Secretary of the Board oG EaweMaSua. aided by PrOfesSors J. c Bs4ws1l, D. D., Hartford, SanbOrn Ten ney, of Williams College. Mark Bailey of ralm CoElagA L \. Carlton, Miss c. E. Bad. ef the State Normal School, and skhsR
 TsneAExx and School Visitors will be en- ssx4zszs1 wikhOat change Free return eieAna win he issned over the Housatonic xMi1road-
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-02-05

q
 high order which inspires our young gen. tlenen and ladies with enthusiasm for <culture and progress. P. s.
 & KRoxbuFs.
 Bev, DE Cones held his analal re- ception on "Wednesday evening of last week notwithstanding the clouds, mud, and rain, fhe evening hours found his house we'll filled The pastor and his flock highly prized the social and festival elements which the gathering collected and at eleven o'clock all retired, leaving him a purse of $61. 50 in cash and donations of i wood &c- which made up $100 Pickett lost one Of his trip lets, the little hoys who died on Saturday. The two little girls are doing we'll and are pow two. a months p elde sg a6 a 8 West Cornwall.
 .The young peoples meeting at Mir. Brewster's last week was well intended and yegyinteresting; verses of Scripture, EZ v
 eohtahing some epromise, were recited, and some instances of promises fulfilled given. Doubtless every one could have related many instances ill their experience but We are slow to reveal ourselves on these sub iects
 At the Reading Circle at Mir. James Cochrane's-a variety of selections we're read, interspersed with music, and follow ed by general participation in French blnd-foid. .-SI Fl ftE
 MT. R. R. Pratt has added shed to his new barn back of the depot, and mahy horse and driver will feel thankful. If they don't express their gratitude, the horses certainly look it these cold days.
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-02-05
NEWS oF THE WEEK.
FOREIGN.


 c,eot Britdin-The Conservatives have made some gains in the elections to the new Parliament. The Ashantees are praying for peace.
 Dr. Liyingstone's death is confirmed.
 Sixteen persons have been killed by Scotch railroad collision. .7. DOMESTIC. @ t.
 ], Ex-Goy. Harney has been elected U: 5. Senator from Kansas.
 Col. Mcclure has been nominated for mayor of Philadelphia by the Democrats and Liberals.
 A colored U. S. Senator has been nom- mated by Mississippi Republicans.
 The bar-rooms of Worcester, Mass, are to be visited by praying band headed by Dr. bio Lewis a aaA81a The barn of Albert BIaekman of Flaw Ieyvine was burned Friday night, with the contents and live stock within it. The fire was caused by anincendiary. An Episcopal church is to be sreOtod1n Clinton.
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-02-05

Tha New York courts have decided that Sha km1kmRSca oa railroad ticket "good tsr tAis a4y osly. " is binding on the pur- sA@naE This Is contrary to the current qk 3nesxsuns iu ether States.
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-02-05

TwO yO@ng gentlemen at Waterbury have pexfee1ed themselves in the Daven- poxe heutheEs' sIcabinet manifestation" sa1 aRs giving public exhibitions in which th~w exnuse thag imposition.
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-02-05

TAa aEksoa of the Boston School Com lzkAss a voezng out the women who were s1seAua so thaE bOard. by the close vote of S8ts 1 wh ksrdlybe permanent check so tAn pnEalnx wll
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-02-05

Tha Damoexaric State Convention of rassazv rsaozinated their old State tick
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-02-05
Falls Villa ge.

The Annual meeting of the Union Agri- cultural Society was held inl,he Citizens Hall, at this place, December 1Sth. 1878. The following officers were appointed:
 For President, E. W. Spur; Core spending Secretary, M. A. Dean; Record ing Secretary, c. E. Baldwin.
 The Fair and Exhibition will be held at the usual time, commencing on the sec ond Tuesday. the 6th of September, 1874, and continuing three days as usual
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-02-05

NE \ & Geld. of West Cornwall, on sagass4 reports to us the following saa%a st s2Akis daEiag the past week:
 E@y<E B&Aawin sold pair Oflarge OK sa AsR 6sef s& s1T& T. s. Gold an extra gsoa pair weighing nearly forty hundred, AR SM -
 Lmk ua have more reports of sales ol aNsSk &E
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-02-05

TAa R4R1hlseAn press of the State is unmzsms1a ln favor of nominating MT. N R Hnxxss1a for governor. MT. John T. wasae in spoken of for Lieut. Gov; and FzsAaAav ME Nichols of DanbuTy. will be numnmsnmAe1 for Treasurer. and MT. Rock uSa eg wSnzsea for Controller.
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-02-05

AnoxAer railruad train has been robbed in Missouri
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-02-05

Michael Hickey of East Haven, who has just been sent to jail for twenty days. IS apparently a wicked man. On one of the recent cold nights he thrust his wife out-of-doors. where she remained about three hours and was nearly frozen to death. She complained of her undatitcl husband,s and the officers on going to ar rest him found him locked in bedroom with woman, whence he would not emerge. 1t last he did come out with an ax, but was secured beiere he had killed any one.-Courant 4 Twenty days Imprisonment for adultery and an attempt to commit murder, seems very limited allowance of justice for such brute ta Apropos of Abby Smiths COWS and a good many newspapers, we are tempted to qnote
 There was an old man who said How Shall fee from this horrible cowf will sit on the stile
 And continue to smile,
 Which may soften the heart of the cow"
 -HQrtford Posf
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-02-05

quietly hear again .sReadyl shooselN and the whack, whack, whack, goes on. Af- ter about twenty minutes fighting. in which no very serious cuts are given. the pair adjourn to the anke-room where the Doctor soon mends the unlueky nose. Tn the third duel the Alleman is an Eng ishman, who has quite reputation for duelling. He is very quick and wiry but uses up his strength too soon. The other is more prudent, and after several rounds begins to carve his opponents face. The fencing is more rapid than before, and sparks frequently jump from the weap- ons."
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-02-05
RapuoRcan State conventIon.

Thm sRnke cezxs1sioa of the Union Republican nnEfw eg Cennsesirzt vi l be held at Allyn Hall. HmxEEasA ca wodnesdAy. February IIth 1874 at A8 @reasek A M. The several towns in the State zxRr@Taazesa Co send delegates Cequal to twice 9AmwmmAaw @R rawrsmam4Maipes to which each is en9fEin4 m the Ge1eEal Assembly, to nominate skxkma fzr State o&eers, to chOOse a State Cen sxal Ce@mi<tees and to do any other business p<ePar as said ca1yeutiOn-
 JOSEPH SELDEN. h9k pas<- kaWaxd B. Bennett. Hartford 4a T. Warren Johnson, Enfield. 94 1-1. Mnl3hae, GTanby. eA &Z18 J. Been, New Haven. s&A 149mm4 Day Seymour. GE& AIN@&n BaxTis0n. New Haven. 1xh AAfe4 C0lL New London. an 1smspA eaaden. Norwich. aA WnEam H. Hsvwzrd Colchester 1aEA LR C 0k1dfngs, Bridgepofts- 1lfA s- Uaxid B Booth, Danbury.1s g - f4zA Bo11anfa Wright, Greenwich. y..t tsHA e Eawara I. Rkftmore, Putnam. .---- lsGA e Rzfas Cleveland, Winsted. 1ash c A- Warren, Watertown. f7tA '@ Edward W. 6purr, Falls Village. I8h a C C. B. vInAl, Middletown faEA e William c. HOngh, Essex. &Eh .. C B. Po1sroy, Stafford Springs. xfat .' Jesaph F. BArrows, Mansfield Centre
 State Central Committee.
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-02-05

ao The Gasage. .insneance caae is on trial at
 New Haven. Tie defence is that the de.
 ceased kiiied hinself. sfswsg asis5iIasi
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-02-05
CORNWALL, February 2d. 1874.

*No one else would think it to see how SD ug and tidy he keeps everything around his prem ises .r --.. .- .~ -..t+--vr .s..t
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-02-05

WeeaN aRtNnksca of our readers to the @yimpsrsnzk report of the House rail ss.1 es@zzttee printed on our first page. naaas sRAansaively with the constitu. ssa@al pewsr of Congress to regulate rail. rcd Enas exteading through two or more sAakuA nalso strongly enforces the ne- esazsEy of some statute regulation of the sA@zwss Of these companies. It is expected tAaA tAa Senate committee will take sim 1nR vsaw sa shak of the House committee.
 na seas sna Danehtsrs of Massachu. sakAs haa sAaEr annnal good time at the Be4zazeey House. winsted, last wednes. 1Ay. Dr. E1aridge of Norfolk, native s1 Oape Cod. gave interesting reminis. eanen connected with that remote place and psrsod Messrs. Noah A. Norton o 1hnmnnkoa, C B. Andrews of Litchfield T A BSI1s Of winsted. and others follow d awiEA appropriate remarks, and the oc ea1Sna was enIivsned with good music and s2asara by good fare to the various Son. al nanahtsEs. who 'skept it up" til sAs1a wsdnzghk @
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-02-05

It would be a subject of much interest and great value to those who contemplate shipping, or new beginners land for that matter to old shippers who have not been as successful as was desired), if some one would furnish you for publication the best way of preparing milk for transpor- tation. Yours truly.
 -s :. s.as...s' N. HART.
 !. We know no one who has had more ex- perience in the preparation of milk than Mir. Hart himself. He will confer favor on our readers by giving them the .bens- fit of that experience.-ED. ENo - =.
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Litchfield enquirer., 1874-02-05

A mssk destructive fire occurred in asuAA NoruaAk. on Sunday morning. Feb. lzk n aezaroyed ME S E. Hopkins 6ssgy saahaA and tas ss0la well' Hotel, O1 z. '. s1saamaa. proprietor So zaRT dza ths nAnss spread that the unmhusn aE khs h1ssa unrs consumed, The sn 1ssv Ansing tfms to make thei, esrnpa aAasum heeass. sll ths carriages, aa. Esng u tzs livery stable were aans uunsznsA Los. s75. .OOO
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-02-05
CORNWALL, Janurary 31st, 1874.

\ -CORNwALL, Janurary 3Ist, 1874. Ata meeting of the Republican Elec- tors the following persons were appointed Delegates to the various Conventions
 .State Contention --Burritf B. North, Caauneey E. Baldwin, James H. Reed, Egbert NJ. Rogers.
 Senatorial Conuention.-John Murray, James O. Ford, Darius P Johnson, Hor- ace c. Hart
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-02-05

high order which inspires our young gen. tlemen and ladies with enthusiasm for kcnltufe and progress P. s.
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-02-05

] An BpiscOpal church is to De sreOtodln
 Clinton.
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-02-05

Commons as it existed in Johnson's s tune, seemed to be the result of chance and custom, applies admirably to our present Connecticut House of Representatives. So too his statement that ''many popu- lous and opulent towns neither enjoy nor desire particular representatives" is exact ly what we constantly see in anti-reform papers about the feeling of Bridgeport, for instance, regarding their want of suit ables representation in the legislature. Half century afterwards, the terrible popular settlements that preceded the passage of the Reform blll which gave those great English cities representation in parliament showed how dangerous such injustice is, and how suddenly a people who have suffered wrong for centuries with little apparent resentment will all al once blaze out into violence and revolution
 The proposition that people or towns
 deprived of their just right of representa-
 ton, are not liable to injury because the, s'cannot suffer but with the rest of tn, empire, is fallacy that New Haven hal had recent occasion to appreciate. Tn, simple truth is that great principle, lik' | that which underlies'our American systen of government. and which demands fo
 every citizen his or her just voice in thu 1 government they are taxed to support, fl one that can never be violated with impu
 nity. Our fathers recognized this grea truth when they provided that the negroes they disfranchised should at least be ex smpt from taxation. All the women o1 I Connecticut ask is equal privileges with it 1 negroes before the law. Jos sIdt e24
 iao The 6azaee sinsnsance cnae is on trial ai
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-07-11
NEWS ITEMS.

Five hundred Mormon immigrants
arrived in New York on the 9Th instant.
The president and family left Wash
ington on Friday evening last for his
cottage at Long Branch.
Secretary of War Bristow is in Ken
lucky this week, attending the funeral
of an uncle of Mrs. Brist0w.
Seven columns of the Shreveport
Southwestern Telegram is taken up
with publishing the names of default
ing tax payers in that city.
One fire cracker at Pontiac, Illinois,
on the 4th instant, caused two hum
dred thousand dollar fire, sweeping
away the court house and all the coun-
ty records.
Official returns show that the major
ity in favor of constitutional conven-
ton in Arkansas reached seventy thous-
and. Only two counties, Jefferson and
Lafayette, gave majority against it.
Joseph Mefford, a constable of Scott
county, Kentucky, was shot and killed
by a noted desperate, named Austin
Fleetwood, on the LIST instant Mefford
was trying to arrest Fleetwood for riot
Gus conduct at a picnic.
1t is stated by the Richmond Enqui-
rer that General Beauregard has re-
ceived the appointment of chief en-
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-07-11

To exhaust still further the vitality of an al
ready feeble invalid with sharp evacuants
and other NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. medicines. No
case of dyspepsia. liver complaint, constipa-
ton, nervous weakness or periodic fever was
ever cured in that way. What the debilitat-
ed sufferer needs is a remedy in which the
properties of an invigorant, a stimulant, a
mild aperient, a sedative, and a blood de-
purient are combined, and Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters is the only preparation be-
fore the world in which these essential sani-
tary elements are united in the proportions
necessary to overcome disease without pros
trailing the patient. This agreeable and po-
tent vegetable elixir is in the truest sense of
the word n restorative, for it restores the
strength of the body, reestablishes function
al regularity, enriches the degenerated blood,
and clears the clouded brain.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-07-11

~ gambling dpsromdo, rndIfnruof ~
hufIcss onlcof lbls doss dniIrod oti NJ
their way.
The WncO Advance has lho follow.
,ngi The decisions NJ petty iufies Hike
the dccrccs ~ l'Ny,doroo nro lnswuiu-
hlc. Yesterday evening In the Justice
court u party sued Tor the possession
Of "a horse aud the Jury returned this
verdict:
We, the jury, ind for the defendant,
but do not believe the Morse belongs to
either Of them.
There was II regular battle between
the Taylor aud sutton parties of De
witt county, ut Cucro, on sunday, the
seventh. The Taylor party number
some thirty persons, and the sutton
party about sixty. The battle ground
had six dead horses on Monday morn
ing. The dead men Cifnny) had been
removed. The fight opened about
dark, and lasted several hours. The
fight was to be- renewed next night.
This Is lovely picture Of society, and
il is thought that many valuable citi-
zens will he driven from the county by
II. Can't our friend, Governor Coke,
do something in the matter stock
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