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Litchfield enquirer., 1874-12-03

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 EsswoRrH is making preparationa for three mammoth" four story barns with underground COW stables, to be put up. next season. which hardly indicates that the milk business is so very anproit- able after all.-The new, Centre sshool House is completed and occupied, is a model of taste and convenienesand has iron seats and desks. The abductsd Miss Cromsr, after staying few weeks opSha- ron Mountain is of again in time to es- cape tue detectives.-Mr. G. W. skif had two or three sheep killed bydoes not long since. "A colored couple: in pdrsuit of matrimony recently sought many off cials at all hours of the night. whether successfully or not does not appear from the News which reports the incident. ret
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-12-03

DIsTRICT of Iltchaeld. ss. Probate Court, u November 30, 1874.
 Estate of Rodman Kenyon, late of Litohfeld, in said District, deceasede
 The Court of Probate for the District of Litch- field 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 be debarred re- covery. All persons indebted to said Estate are requested to make immediate payment to
 35-3 CHARLES ADAMS, Adm'r,
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WashIneeon.

f -
 The last new enterprise of this neigh borhood is the "Heop-pole" business. MT. vanderhoff of New Jersey, has brought gang of men, some of whom arc yet in Woodsille, securing the poles from the Hard scrabble country, and some are in this part of the town. It is -a business of more magnitude than one would, sup pose, and will be the means of putting many dollar into the farmers pockets. Ten thousand make car load after they are split and shaved, and our bleak hills can furnish many -a car load. Another important business lately added to. our industries is the renovating of feather beds, by Mir. Joseph L. Merwin. We used to read of exchanging old lamps for new," but this is far better than that. MT. sMerwin will call in the morning, take the matted feathers, and after putting them through his steaming process, will return the bed at night thoroughly cleans ed and as light and airy as new bed. His place of business is at Charles Hickox's disused cheese factory,-that factory hay- ing ceased to do work since the Shepaug Railroad began to transport milk to New York.-If one has an old bed of geese or ducks feathers, for two dollars MT. Mer- win will restore it to it's original buoyancy. and these cold nights good soft feather bed. with "downy pillows," is a consum- nation devoutly to be desired.
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4 Deluded Britisher.

" / must tell you, writes a New York
correspondent, how an amiable lady
from the right little, tight little island
was deceived 10y her trusted but wicked
nephew, who had lived in this city some
time before his aunt came to pay him a
visit. She, the aunt, had heard much
of our watermelons, and was anxious to
see and taste one SO in the height of
the season off went nephew to Wash
ington Market, aud there procured the
largest melon that ever grew At dinner,
the whole affair having been previously
arranged, this huge specimen was put
on the table, when all at once another
nephew exclaimed to the host: We'll,
| should have thought YOU would have
got a good-si7ed melon to-day, when
YOU knew auntie has never seen one,
and that is such miserable little
thing + Poor auntie looked ut the fruit
with staring eyes, and il was found that
she had written in hernote book, Mel
uns grow gigantic in America :
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At Large.

THE Pennsylvania democratic central com
mittee has decided to hold the state convention
at Pttsburg, August Goth.
BAYAHD TAYLOR IN letter from Egypt.
gives an account Of the recent discovery Of a
race Of pigmics in Central Africa
ALL the Roman Catholic Archbshop5 Of the
United States are in conyocation at Cincinnati.
1t IA supposed to consider the adysability of
increasing the number Of Archbshops.
ABOUT 800 Knights Tcmplar have signified
their intention to take part in tho parade. a
indianapolis on the twonty-siNth anniversary
Of the introduction Of Templar Missionary into
Indiana
srEEEAdE passengers are now booked from
Liverpool to New York for Sl5.
THE following newspaper gentlemen we're
entertained recently in New York bv CyrIs w.
Field George Brown, editor Of the Toronto
Globe; Horace White, Of the Chicago Tribune
Henry NJ. Wattersou Of the Louisville Courier
Journal; Murat Halstcd of the Cincinnati
Commercial Samuel Bowles, of the Spring
field Republican Albert Ct. Brown, the new
editor Of the New York Evening Post. White
law Ieid and john Hay Of the Tribune; Gen
y. > Sanford. Morris X. Josup, f. D. Mnturn.
THE First National Bank. at Medina. OHIO.
suspended recently 1t is said the assets will
pay the liabilities.
TnE Chicago base ball club IA their games
thus far have been successful, aud promise a
victorious season
IHE House Committee on Patents have
agreed TO report fayorably on the request of Mfr
Niuans, Of Baltimore for leave to take out a
patent on his cigar ship. He made an applica-
ton for this some years ago, but il lap-ed
some time since. and required a special act of
Congress 70 enable him TO take ont patcnt
NAvrGHrIoN opened at Duluth Nav 1.
CHARLES ERNST the prison keeper attacked
by the murderer WALTZ, the day before his ex-
ecution, has since died from ms wounds.
SoME of the government officers complain
of the refusal OF Congress to increase their
salaries. The commissioner Of the general
land Office resigned a short time since because
he could not live on his salary and the com.
missioner of patents threatens 10 do likewise.
DIR. l. I HAYES, the Arctic explorer. who
has made three Journeys in search Of a pass
| age TO the north pole, will sail for England
| from New York about juno T. aud will sail
| from Dundee, Scotland for Iceland. to Join III
the millennium celebration about tho a0th OF
1 the same month
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Interviewed nc less than fifty pilots who have
been familiar with the mouth of the Mis- ssippi
River for many years, all of whom agree in
condemning the canal plan Of Improvement.
UNDER the auspices of the Cotton Exchange
of Memphis the city has been divided into dis
tricts, and committees appointed to canvass
for money for the sufferers from the overflow.
An tho Sumner memorial meeting in Rich
mond, Va, Prof J. NJ. Langston, of the How
ard University, delivered the Grafton.
A sTATE convention Of colored people of Ten
nessoc is now in session at Nashville
TuE Cotton Association Of st. Louis have
decided TO offer premiums aggregating 80.
600 for cotton to be exhibited at the annual
air of the st. Louis Agricultural and Mechan-
cal Association next October The states to
be invited to compete for prizes are Missouri
Arkansas, Tennessee, Indian Territory. and
that part Of Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi
lying north Of the 32d parallel Of latitude.
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Washington.

BIsHor IlARr's report Ca the alleged frauds
ia Indian contracts clears an the contractors Of
irregularities
TnE Report Of The Sanborn investigation
committee has ZEN submitted 90 the House
The committee IN the first place state that they
have examined 80 far a. they know. an parties
in any way connected with the execution of the
law under which the Smborn contracts were
made and that they annex 70 the report Il
statement Of the testimony
THE Senate finance committee Is sall cou-il-
! ering a compromise blll 4 scheme Tor retiring
greeuhaoks ia the ratio vt nifty cents ON each
dollar of national banh notes issued. "a mem
toned
CoNGlEss ~" proposes 10 take legislative
control Of the District Of Columbia 4 bin
has been introduced providing for the appoint.
ment of three commissioners. 10 be- confirmed
by the Senate. who shall receive salaries of s.. g.
ooo per anuum each and to be known az COM
missioner for adjustment Of Affairs Of the
District OF Columbia
fuE Senate docs not look iayofably on The
hiil IA all Of geological anu other surveys in
the several states, and will probably kill
tuE debate on the Sanbom contract bu--
moss ia looked Tor with great deal 81 ..i-
terest, ~ ii ~ said Conceal Butler has Ruall,
Concluded TO 10 into the matter extensively.
aud for this purpose be-, obtained tic e,i-
doncc, which lac rs carefully STUDYING. /, wa
thought, from iutimatiou from HIM. that lac
wac mcliued not To touch It, but he Ina.
changed his mind and vii make yisorou.
nsht Tor the defendant
lr r. said Washington ovlety IL hocomur
4'dl, dcmorah<ed. Noal, c,er,boi, who feels
offended al any act ~ his uc,ibor NOW takes
the law into his own hands Ia support of
ms assertion halt dozen recent rccucoun-
lcra are cit'd IN which Congressman. reporter.
and lobbyists we're actors
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Foreign.

MAHtnN SrusANo cutcrcd Edboa on Nav
Additional dispatches from IAlloa stalo that
Witc, Of tatlists Mc -utrndcnns. I'm IN,
hope ct au amues The mann body. how
ever, So vuwtns lu disorder iu the direction
ct the province pf Guluulcoa Tho main,
body ol tho Carlisle 30 Epoll. under Prince
Nphon-' Ron carlo, isnt purauao. Mar
~" Neriano = expected 80 Malrl soon The
hNi''alai. of ilbva vcr, without bread dam
ms ihe last wcebsnf tbe Siege. Tho rrpnbli-
can troops have been Victorious iu fe,,r,l skir.
mi'he' in Nulslu-a. Valencia and New Castillo
\ "Ht'r strike Of miner, ln Durham ,l,n-,
'olI'cu'H D. urnarg-s. Itl. estimated ~ ooo
me" are out u employment thereby.
lNrttlIorNot la. htcn received rr,p, r,,,
that the hing AMI hi- people unaninon-l, ,,,cr
The ''srlou Of tlto Islands To Grcat Grttn
'h'Ntsl mob ha. attacked Tho Pr.,,eb
quarter in Niaughw and sacked snl l,rp,l
so'oml buildings The roucc h,icl sc,orl n
the mob.
hll French troop ship Endco. from p,c-t
bound To NJ Pierre has puJ bach 10 rpri,nl
d~mastol ami tits reported with tmrN.b,,
men killed
TIM pope held a cousi,tory rcceutly for All.
rontmcut q bishops Among the appoint.
mcuts were several d Australian lIoec,ca. hrl
Bishop Cruuon TO tho d,o,csc II Hamilton
Canada
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Robins in the Morning.


"Hall Robin Bedbreast welcome vernal wonder!
Thou scarlet-throated usher Of the morn
So vurbles Aldrch, blindy struggling under
contract still to wind his rhythmic horn.
But when b. might search all the realms Of nature
How could he praise This dis-ipaed creature?
on what night I've had At eleven O'Clock
CTis sunrise now sought my grateful bed.
IN three hours, robins IN q countless flock
Began their caathuiupan serenade
Aud have kept up, from two O'Clock to six,
A CHATTER like a million luuatics!
nave not had a single wink OF sleep
Since these marauders walked among the branches
With oaths aud gihberish, as if bound to keep
The riot like so MANY wild Comanches.
The Jolly gabblcrs-law aud order scoruing,
~ ,s obvious they wouldn't go home TN morning.
Squeak squeak chirp, chirp! aud rhriel and scream
repeating,
Each voice resounding long enough to crack it,
And STILL assembled in protracted meeting,
Tie jewellers kept up the internal racket
ooh, Robin Redbreast Oh, thou vernal wonder!
wish twould split your gaudy throat asunder!
Poor Dryden, rich in euogistic words,
Lived ON the bounty of the BATTERED Kings
50 Adri,h poet laureate Of birds
Lauds any hedgcuug that b said 20 sing.
Thus, as the greenhorn falls prey to sharpies,
Are cite delighted with these foathcrcd harfi,
IA, how Hy head aches still the red lroats ripple
With shrlil reirains, inviting every missile;
They're drunk upon the atmospheric tippe
Aud sing IA chorus like vanished whistle
Munotonous mu.ic-but without a haw,
Az when q hlcr saws a saw-mll saw
DO you, dear lady, tell me TO my face,
That I'm brute and this a cruel creed2
depIecatc your wrath--in proper place
like these brides very much indeed
on toast, you know-ycs, thanh sou, Mrs. Kelly,
With green reas-and little ciwraut Jelly.
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F0ragiug Ants.
FROM he Popular science Monthly

From the Popular Science Monthly.
The account given of the foraging
ants tEcitons) is most interesting.
They live solely on insects and similar
prey ransack houses. and clear them
of every kind They appear to he with
uut fixed dbodes, and advance in
columns three ar four yards wide; with
Hank, advance and rear columns, mil
Lions in number Their presence is
announced by the noise of birds, as tro-
CONS, mt-thrushes, and others, which
follow them up for the insects which
take wing, terrified 10y their destroyers.
Grasshoppers. cockroachUs, and Others
are seized, bitten in pieces, and the
Fragments conveyed to the rear of the
columns. The temporary abodes uf
these ants seem to be a crevise or
dense mass Of brushwood, but in a few
days they are off to new grounds
Small parties ascend trees i'm search Of
wasp's nests, and, If found. information
rs conveyed tO the swaTms below. " ben
column ascends takes POSSESSION of
the nest, and devours or removes the
young, the wasps being powerlcss be-
fore the multitude. While ants which
hunt singly have eyes well developed.
the eyes of the Ecit0aa are small, inn
perfect, and in some species wanting,
and they evidently follow each other by
scent. This was shown in the following
manner \ party or column following
q loader will become distracted il his
track, which they will follow in its
mlnutcst windings is interfcrcd with.
MIR. Belt scraped away the clay which
the leader had gone over, and the fol
lowers were completely az .ault until
they had gone around the scrapcd por-
ton, when on striking the trail again.
their hesitation vanished, and they
followed II with the greatest confidence.
They aid each other in difficulty with a
sympathy and Intelligence that are
extraordinary, and overcome dangers of
very rare occurrence. On one being
partially buried with clay. the others
removed ~ small lump too heavy
for them Ia move. was instantly bitten
To pieces, a dozen or more being sum-
moncd to assist They AID each other in
ascending steep places, IN crossing
water. and IN every movement afford
evidence of wonderful social order
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abode, they place under her feet pieces
of pastry for the children; the latter
appear in the marriage-train, and
generally make terrible uproar.
During this hurly-burley the women
lead the bride into the tent of the bride
groom, and place her back to the en-
trance. The females in the vicinity
then hasten to congratulate her, but
the entrance is barred TO the men.
These remain in the street and pass
the time till the dinner in single com
bat and racing both on horseback and
on foot. In the evening they smoke,
drink tea, and listen to music.
There is vet an original marriage
custom, mentioned only by Vamberv.
This ceremony consists in the bride.
enveloped from head to foSt in veil
or silk handkerchief, racing on horse
back with her bridegroom; not unfre-
quently the yelled Amazon reaches the
goal sooner than the youth accustomed
TO galloping and untrammeled in his
motions. Sometimes the galloping
bride holds on her knees a slaughtered
lamb or kid; persued by the bridegroom
and other youths, she had TO escape
them during the whole race, and not
suffer one to approach her, preserved
thus her lamb or kib. This passtime is
called the "Green Wolf. "
The newly married girl remains at
home the first fortnight and occupies
herself with needle-work, in the society
of female relatives of the husband and
their acquaintance. During this
period men are admitted to pay their
respects. After this tho female rola
tives of the husband lead the bride
away to her parents, with whom she
lives year or eighteen months after
her wedding. Here she makes carpets.
sacks, linens, etc, for her future house
hold, while her husband is permitted
to visit her clandestinely from time to
time During all this time the par
ents are responsible for the conduct of
their daughter. After the lapse of the
appointed time, the female relatives of
her husband come to fetch her, aud
she goes to him ON an ornamented
camel, and leaves him no more. On
this occasion another, and exclusive
family, festival is eld.-From the
Russian
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Anutl- from Premise, Miss. state that the
lc'oe has broken Que and a half miles below
There also at Glencoe 90 mules below. while
another oroNasse Wa hourly expected al
Iudes. The watcris pouring through thee
vase Al Catfish Point which H. now 100 wards
wide. The private lc,ee at Walnut Bend.
Ark, has also broken, nuudatus the Falh..
Ferguson and other rich rlantati ms. the Wn
named having over eleven hundred acres of
cotton planted. Appeals como from below
Napoleon for more supplies for the suaorra
The relief committee are busily engaged IN
Milling orders.
TnE spring meeting At the Chickaaw race
course, Memphis, opened MAY 1. with three
races.
TnE annual general conference Of the VI
i. church Of the south Is ia session at Louin.
Vile
Az attempt was made at Little Rock. recon
~, 10 asnassiuate the Associated Press agent
A CORRESPONDENT, writing 10 the st. Louis
Times from Southwest lasr, Processes to have
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4 Raiskin Costume.

An ingenious individual Of Lisheard,
Cornwall. has been exhibiting himself
ina dress composed from top to toe Of
ratskins. which he has been collecting
for three years aud u half. The dress
WIS made entirely by himself 1t con
sists of hat, ncckcrchief, coat, waist
coat. trousers. tippet, CATERS and shoes.
The number of rats required to com
pletc the suit was six hundred and
twenty: and the individual, when thus
dressed, appears exactly like one Of
the Espuimaux described in the travels
of Parry and Ross. The tippet or boa
is composed of the pieces of the skin
Immediately around the tails OF the
rats. and is very curious part of the
dress, containing about six hundred
tails. and those of the shortest
Bprr Harris gets 5000 for his last
story
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CnlmmnX.
Russian

The rules of politeness are never at
variance with the principles of morali-
ty Whatever is really impolite is
really immoral. We have no right to
deal with or be Influenced by gossip
about the people we meet. We have
no right to offend people with our man
ners or conversation Their private af-
fairs are none of our business. If we
believe a man to be unfit company for
us, we must not invite him but if we
meet him where he has been invited by
others, we must treat him with civility.
If we know man or woman to be a
grave offender, we cannot use that
knowledge to injure him or her, unless
it is absolutely needful for the protec-
ton Of others. The greatest and best
men in the world have been assailed
with calumny. The purest and noblest
do not always escape it. We cannot
investigates a rulewe must disregard
all ISLANDERS. Where great offenses
become notorious, the offenders must
be communicated. In all othercases
we must give every one the benefit of a
doubt: apply charitable constructions,
hope for the best, and consider every
one innocent until he is proven guilty.
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The West.

ArAssENoeE train on the pi.tsburg and Fort
Wayne Road was burned at Summit Station
recently. The passengers narrowly escaped
KANSAS has elected United Statet Senator
TO succeed Mr. Caldwell The state has been
redistricted INTO three congressional districts
TnE shop men Of the Allegheny Valley Rail
road, in Pittsburgh Pa. TO the number Of 100
struck work recently TO obtain the fou months
back pay due them.
TnE Ohio grand cncampmeut of odd Eel
lows met at Cleveland MAY
TnE trial Of Professor David Swing. hefar,
the Chicago presbytefy, on charge Of hcresv
preferred by Professor Patton, begun May /
in the First Presbyterian church 81 Chicago
A proposal for q compromises was refused b,
the friends Of Prof Swing
TnE newly appointed railroad commissioner
of Wisconsin. have had . preliminary confer
ference with COY. Taylor II is said the com
mssioners an fully austaiu the goyornorr
proclamation. whic admitting the defects an,
impractieahle features Of the Potter rairua,
law a. It stands
RomE CRY WOODEN mills. owned by j. c
Heysendorn, Of indianapolis. Iud. burned
May 3. Loss 10000
\ COMMISSION uf Investigation into the Fo'
River improvement has been appointed b,
Gen. Humphrey General in Cluet of the I'm
glneer Corpa Of the United States The com
missiol consists of Generals II e.. Wright an,
l. b. Towcrr, and Col h. q Houston
MENoRIAL services were held at Dixon. IN
May ,, Il being the anniversary uf tho great
bridge disaster, whore ncatl, olive, were sac
nhcod. The Re, John Williamson delivered
the address
coNyocArloS OF Roman Catholic Bishop,
II being held ia Cincinnati Amoug the preatc,
prcscut are Archbishop McClosky. Of New York
Bailey, u Baltimore. Wood ~ Philadelphia
MeCluskey, of Louisville, o Conner. Of phla
delphla, and the Rev. james O'Eedly and tb,
Rev. \. }. Mcponough
iNrEIAIeLNcE from the Indian Territory Il
that ON the uieht Of April ~ a'pary of fonl
men, cnroute Tor TeNas, while in camp .,sb
mules from Mushogcc. got drunk. au,trclc,
about the ownership Of the horses ana v,..n,
u-cd jointly hy them, and one of the p,rt,
wac kllled outright, two morialy wounded ana,
the fourth badly hurt The partics are Al
from northwest Missouri. but their names an.
not kuaun
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THE NEWS.
Grimes and Accidents.

The failure of Lyman, of Lynn, Ma5sachu-
sets, formerly shoe manufacturer, but lately
engaged in real estate speculations, is AN
nounced Liabilities, 100000
AS old man named Lombard was beaten to
death with stones by three OF four rullians in
the western part Of Iloyoke, Mass, recently.
The difficulty originated in misundorstand-
ing about boat.
Two men named }. Williams and William
Neismith, were Killed by an explosion Of fire
damp in the coal mines at Iryine's, pennsylya
MIA recently.
r. $. l.. WATERS an old citizen and school
teacher of Henry county, Ohio, was killed at
Napoleon, in that state, by being caught be-
tween moving trains on the main track and
switch, near the depot. He was terribly mu.
tilated
A SHOCKING outrage was perpetrated BY two
negroes, on James Henry Woodley. colored,
aged 10, in howard county, Md, on April Is.
The boy charges that tha men SCARED and
branded his limbs with a red-hot iron, and at
terward poured spirth Of tupentino over his
naked body and set him on fire In this CON
dition he escaped, and succeeded in extmguish-
ing the flames. His recovery is doubtful.