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Litchfield enquirer., 1875-07-08
Northfeid.

William c. Peck is home from Williams College for his summer vacation. A little more than ''Fresh" and less than ''Soph. :"
 The strawberry festival Thursday evening was fairly attended. Net profits. s25.
 The small house which stood fronting on the park, once the tin-shop of Norris Way, is in process of removal to a new on the Thomaston road.
 The Red Caps made a good record, last Saturday, in their game with the Nut meg club in Woleottville, the score stand ing: Nutmegs. g; Red Caps, 5. On their way home our boys took hand at the an cient game of wicket, which was being played at East Litchfeld
Litchfield enquirer., 1875-07-08

HOPE FOR THE DEsPoNDENT.-f you have been coughing all winter and begin to despair of recovery. or if you have talk en a recent cold, go at once to the Drug store of Buell. < Wheeler's, get bottle of DR MORRIS SYRUP OF TAR. WILD CHERRY AND HoREHoUND. Take it and be we'll
 No other medicine acts so promptly and effectually in Coughs, Colds, and all dis eases of the throat, lungs and Chest, lead- ing to consumption. Hundreds who once thought they had that dread disease have been restored to health by the use of this almost magic remedy. It is also the best known specific for Group, and never fails in Whooping Cough. Trial size 10 cents. 431y
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LEGISLATIVE.

Senate. Tuesday of last week, bills etc. passed, continuing Judge Carpenter on Board of Education allowing parties to recover interest on claims before courts of limited jurisdiction where the amount exceeds the amount of which the court ordinarily has jurisdiction allowing the addition of new parties to suit allowing vote by ballot in town meetings on con- solidation of of school districts provi- ding for formation of cemetery companies.
 On Wednesday the bill laying Savings
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To holders of Northern Pa-
 ciic Railroad Bonds"

BY order of Court, this road and all the property o belonging to said Company is to be sold on the lst of August next. Until that time, the bonds of said Company are receivable in exchange for their lands at their par value with accrued interest have recently been engaged in behalf Of my own interests and for others in making very careful and definite examination of the lands of said Company, and have negotiated exchange to the amount of nearly One Hundred Thousand Dollars. am so well satisfied of the great agricultural land and of their prospective increase of value, that confidently recommend such conversion as a means by which holders of bonds may escape any loss. have made list of large amount of said laIids which are pnta- en, which have examined personally, and offer my ervices in behalf of those holding said bonds and de- 1rous Of making the exchange. Where number of persons holding large amount of bonds wish to com. bine their interests (which course reeommenc) re- quest wil desired visit their locality and give all information needed. Satisfactory references given.
 E. ". CHAFFEE. Cornwall Bridge, July 2, 1875.
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The power of the mind becomes depres- sad, and the body enervated by the pres. ence of kidney. bladder and gIandular affections. diabetes, gravel, -dropsy, ,Bright's disease, IncontineRce and retention of urine, female Irregularities, excesses, er- TOTS or youth or mature age, ,intemperance, prostraflon of the nerve structure and uterine complaints. Singular as it may appear Htt,afs Remedy combats with and conquers these maladies and restores the system to perfect health.
Litchfield enquirer., 1875-07-08

EcoNoMlcL NEW FooD. cents will buy a package of Sea Moss Farine, made from pure Irish Moss, which will make 90 kinds of dishes, such as cakes, pies, pud
 dings. SC. .or Is quarts of custards jellies, creams, Charlotte Russe. blanc mango, Sc. Sold by all Druggists and Grocers. ly
Litchfield enquirer., 1875-07-08

PYLE DIETIC SALERATUs.-Universa acknowledged the best in use. Each pound bears the name of JAMES PYLE. None genuine without Ply
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Cramps and pain in the stomach are promptly relieved by using Rsnne's Pain Killing Magic Oil.
Litchfield enquirer., 1875-07-08

On Friday last the uncertainty of base ball was demonstrated at New Haven by the beating of the Bostons, the best pro- fessional nine in the country, by the New Ravens, probably the poorest.
Litchfield enquirer., 1875-07-08

Yale college held its commencement. last week. Among the notabilities pres- ent was Gov. Chamberlain of South Caro- lima.
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NEWS OF THE WEEK.
FOREIGN.

GreGt BritGis.-The American rifemen were beaten in the contest for the AL Ireland shield. Members of the corps. however, have won several prizes.
 FrGasce.-The Republicans of the As sembly are urging an immediate dissolu- hon.
 $6O. .OOO, 900 worth of property have been destroyed by floods in Southern France.
 MeEico.-Cortina has been arrested.
Litchfield enquirer., 1875-07-08

We noticed, last year, the taking out of the Mine Hill quarry, at Roxbury, stone 40 feet long, six feet wide, and one thick. Last week there was quarried at the same place a stone 87 feet long, six wide, and IS inches thick. That is not an easy block to beat!
 In speaking on tine proposition to tax the assets of savings banks in the hands of receiver in the Senate, last Thursday, Mir. Manton referred as follows to the con- duct of recent bank commissioner:
 Upon examination two or three years ago by the commissioner, thousands of dollars of rotten securities were discover ed. Did that commissioner report to the next general assembly or thereafter? No. But what did he do? He procured a loan of the bank of 21.500 in another name, and his notes have been given to the receivers for said loan, and are in the list of the as- sets. Further, $75, ,OOO was borrowed of that bank. and by whom? By a relative and friend of the bank commissioner, When faced MT. Townsend and asked if the band commissioner procured that loan, he refused to answer, but afterwards ad- mitted that he had done so. Now it looks like collusion between the president of that bank and the commissioner to swim dle these depositors.
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Seven persons were killed and num- Der wounded on Long Island railroad, Monday.
 The Beecher jury has been dismissed without agreement. They stood g for Beecher to 3 for Hilton.
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NoticeS
OFFICE SHEPAUG RAILROAD Co.

OFFICE SHEPAUG RAILROAD Co.
 LITCHFIELD, July 9th, 1875. NOTICE is hereby given that meeting of the Di- IN reetors of the Shepaug Railroad Company, an nstanent of Ten Dollars each share of the Capi- tai Stock of the Company is called for payable to the Treasurer, or before the 14th, August next.
 By order of the Board Of Directors, IA D. NEVILLE, Sec. pro tenn
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At tCHApNynLE, lately, the. house of Dewitt Wilbur was struck by lightning and 9 portion of the roof was torn of.
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CARD size, g 50 per dozen or s1 50 per half O dozen. Cabinet or Imperial, $500 per one half dozen-8x1O S1.5O. duplicates 50 cents. Fsrro or Tin types all styles and prices.
 Small pictures enlarged and finished to please. Stereoscopic views ofLitchfied scenery, mclud. ing some we'll chosen points of Bantam and War amaug Lakes. The latter by Landon.
 II If. IL. JUDD,
Litchfield enquirer., 1875-07-08

Thomaston Is a new town at last. The resolution dividing Plymouth passed the Senate on Thursday last, two to one. "Tired out, was the reason advanced by Senators Steele of this Dist; and Bloss of the Sixteenth for voting in favor of the resolution. We give the Courant report of their remarks:
 Mfr. Steele said he had previously voted against seperating Plymouth. The doc- Urine of making more representatives has nothing to do with this case. They have had a long quarrel in that section, and to promote peace is the strongest argument in favor of the division.
 Mir. Bloss said he was formerly opposed to this project because of the increase of representation, but now he finds the town will soon be entitled to two representa- tives by increase of inhabitants. His district felt that it was time to settle the pending quarrel, aud he should vote in favor of setting off the tovn.
 The impudence of the tramp is fairly exemplified in the following incident re- ported in the last Wolcottville Register:
 On Monday afternoon, as a gentleman who lives in Harwinton Centre was coming from the north part of the town and about a mile and half below the centre, he saw three suspicious characters dozing under n tree in lot. In the evening the same men were seen in the village and demand ed something to eat; the people, not liking their looks. refused the food, when the men swOre they would have something to eat in some way. That night they tried the store and dwelling house. but were unsuccessful in getting in. Nothing more was seen of them until the next morning about 9 o'clock, while Mir. T. E. HOldridge was in the fields at work and the rest of the family were ln the garden, they entered his house (the Brooker house on the old Litchfield road), and after eating all they could get hold of, stole three razOrs and 9 cents in money and departed in peace to pay their respects to Litchfield.
Litchfield enquirer., 1875-07-08

The Goodwin investigation into the matter of watered railroad stock began on Tuesday of last week before the legisla. tive railroad committee. The first com pany examined was that of the Canal rail. road. Here an unreported $9O,0O0 of ''water, or stock dividend, was discussed. On Wednesday. Mir. Wm. Bishop appear ed on behalf of the Naugatuck railroad. The nominal stock of this company is S1,SS2, 800 Of this amount it was in sub- stance admitted by MT. Bishop that $59O- 395, or over 90 per cent was "water." It was further shown that in 1868 the cost of the road was marked up" S336, ,3O5 from previous reports. On Thursday, the affairs of the New York & New Haven and of the Hartford & New Haven companies were investigated. Mir. Bishop admitted that about S2, 700. 900 of their S15, 800, 900 stock was 'water." In short, the nominal capital stock of the Naugatuck and of the old Hartford < New Haven railroad was in- creased about half by "water," and the dividends paid by those companies have usually been from 15 to IS per cent an- nually on the actual cash paid in by stock holders. s'The water" in the New York X New Haven railroad company's stock was chiefly the sl. I'll .S6s contributed by the Schuyler fraud.
 We arc glad these facts are finally brought ont and the reason of SO much hesitation and prevarication on the part of these roads is plain enough. They are afraid that if the people of the state un. derstand how large the dividends they receive on the stock paid in really are, khew rrill hauirn fn auikake fnr a redncfinn
Litchfield enquirer., 1875-07-08

Judge Heman H. Barbour died at Hart ford, last week, at the age of 45. He was a prominent lawyer of that place and an ardent advocate of temperance and other reforms.
Litchfield enquirer., 1875-07-08

Atthe meeting of Superior Court judges in Hartford, last week. Mr. Wm. l.. Ram som was re-appointed clerk and Geo. M. Woodruff assistant clerk of the Superior Court for this county, and the following allotment of judges was made Martin. third Tuesday in September; Hitchcock, hrst Tuesday in November; Beardsley, fourth Tuesday in January; Sanford, second Tuesday in April.
Litchfield enquirer., 1875-07-08

Yale has captured the college ball championship. On the 26th ut. the first game was played at Boston with Harvard, resulting in a victory for Yale, g to4. In this game, Avery. the pitcher of the Tales. was disabled, and Maxwell sprained an ankle; nevertheless, at the return game, played at New Haven, Monday. the Tales again defeated the Harvards, II to4
Litchfield enquirer., 1875-07-08

The legislative committee on constitu- tional amendments have agreed to recom- mend an amendment giving the appoint ment of judges to the governor. That would be real reform. The worst ap- pointing body in the world is legisla- tnre. When the people decide there must in almost all cases be some reference to fitness in the nominees. Where a gov ernor appoints. there is heavy responsi- bility thrown on a single individual. Where legislature appoints, it is a mere matter of arrangement between cliques and Hobbies.
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0oshen.-Mo.i80


 Mir. John W. Brooks has not yet return ed from Portland. Me, where he is ad- justing the losses by fire.
 Say to S your Washington cores pendent. that we willingly acknowledge our indebtedness to Washington for 'sthe banner girl in spelling" at our last spell ing school. Miss Celia A. Pratt beat them all that evening, but that is not all. she has been teaching the same school for two years, and if s. has any more such teach CTS we would like to have him send them along. She and Miss Eliza Herald were among the eleven who went safely through the contest at Wolcottville, and we are in the habit of calling Miss Herald the ban ner girl of Goshen, but think Miss Pratt would remain up longer than any left in Washington. H. N.
Litchfield enquirer., 1875-07-08

.. The legislative committee on agricul- ture have voted against an appropriation for an agricultural experiment station and in favor of giving 5000 to state fair. The state fair may be we'll enough. but we imagine the experiment. station is much the more important of the two.
Litchfield enquirer., 1875-07-08

The judiciary committee of our legisla- ture recommend the appropriation of $2,- 900 to contest our claim to jurisdiction in certain fisheries in Long Island sound, with New York.
Litchfield enquirer., 1875-07-08

tons personal character than to the refu. tation of the charge he makes against MT. Beecher. Indeed, Mir. Beecher's warmest friends must admit that there is an awful weight of evidence against him. Three unimpeached witnesses testify to his di- rect confessions, and the explosion of the blackmail theory leaves no motive for their making false charge of such a na- ture. Then we have the ''letter of con- triton" obviously incompatible with the theory of innocence, yet authenticated by Mir. Beecher's signature. taken down from his words. if not actually dictated by him In addition come numerous letters all in the same strain full of remorse and con. triton for some great sin threatening resignation of his pastoral charge; threat. ening suicide; feebly accounted for on the theory of his having offered bad advice. For three and half years MT. Beeche, acquiesced in all the devices of Moul
 tons theory of his guilt, and opposed all
 the plans of those who acted on the theory of his innocence. In addition to all this
 there is the fact that Mrs. Triton, while under no physical constraint, has repeat edly confessed her guilt. Yet in the fac. of such evidence as this, such is the nigh of genius, of life of grand and successful
 effort. and naturally noble and generou. nature that honest man and woroo,, st;l
 honestly believe Mir. Beecher innocent
 but. with such weight of evidence against him, it seems to us not only the height ot injustice but the height of folly for Mr. Beecher's friends to attempt the persecu
 tion of those who believe him guilty.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-05-28
A Remarkable order.

Probably the most remarkable order
that was ever given to railroad official
was sent last week to the station agent
at Tarrytown on the Hudson River Rail.
road. The telegraph message was: "0pen
the switch and throw 49, into the river. "
The agent was amazed. lie knew that
80" was an extra freight train bound
south. To throw il into the river seemed
20 him a crime. Yet there was no mis-.
take about the order. The message was
plain and unmistakable. So the switch
was turned, and everything was
prepared TO give $50" a cold bath
whatever might be the consequences to
the occupants Of the train, or the damage
10 the property Of the company. But
for some reason "e9' did not come When
il was several hours behind time, the peo.
pie became anxious. A search was insti.
tuted, and the missing train was found 3
miles north, in n disabled condition. The
explanation Of the mysterious order soon
came out. u appears thst when "89'
was passing Sing Sing, Eve convicts board.
ed the engine. drove of the engineer and
fireman, and opened the throttle valve TO
its fullest extent. 1hoy we're not quick
enough, however, TO prevent the engineer
from slyly turning OH the pumps
As consequence, the boiler I'LL
cd with water, the cylinder.
heads were blown out, and the train
stopped. This was q fortunate end to
the esoapade, for, il tho train had con
tlnued on its way, the railroad authori'
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ties would have been compelled to throw
it into the river in order to save pas.
senger train which occupied the track
south Of Tarrytown. The action Of tho
station agent who obcyed his ORDERS SO
implicitly, and Of the Superintendent who
sent tho order, is not 30 be classed as at
all heroic, nor do we see in it any occs.
sion for newspaper enthusiasm and gush !;
but it does show high state of discipline
among the employees Of the Hudson River
Company, and some efficiency of service,
both of which are delightful to observe in
this age Of criminal carelessness.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-05-28

Of decision. He should aim at causing
that his guests should hereafter become
friends, if they are not so at present, so
that they might, in future days, trace
back the beginning Of their friendship to
their having met together at his house.
lie must have the art to lead converse
ton without absorbing it himself, so that
he may develop the best qualities Of his
guests. His expense in entertainment
should not be devoted TO what is lux.
urious, but TO what is comfortable and
enrolling. The first Of all things is that
he should be an affectionate, indeed low.
ing host, so that every one Of his guests
shoul9 feel that he is really welcome. He
should press them to stay; but should
be careful that this pressing does not in
terfere with their convenience, so that
they stay merely to oblige him, and not
TO please themselves. In considering who
should be his guests. he should always
have thought as to those TO whom he
would render most service by having
them his guests; his poorer brethren, his
more sickly brethren. Those whom he
feels would gain most advantage by being
his guests should have the first place in
his invitations; and, for this considerable
ness, he will be amply rewarded by the
benefits he will have conferred Social
Pressure" by Sir Arthur Helps.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-05-28

WM. A. VAN sLxiIE q co., Com.
w mission Merchants, wholesale dealer
IN Grain and sll kinds Of Country Produce
No. az Sibley-st, 81. Paul. Referencos-Firs
NATL Bank, p Y. MeQuilian K CO., Camp s.
Smith. Cheritrse q Farwells. 81. banl
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-05-28

DR. R. Y. Pierre, OF the Worlds Dispensary,
Buffalo, n. Y, whose family medicines h We
won golden opinions and achieved Worldwide
reputation, after patient study and much OK.
perlmenting, succeese ed in periecting a Con.
pound Extract Of art.Weed, or Water Pep
per, that is destlRsl to become as celebrated Is
other medicines. Il owes its efficacy not en-.
tirely TO The Smart Weed, which, however, is
o sovereign remedial agent, but largely to
happy combination Of that herb with Jamaica
Ginger and other vegetable agents. The com.
hination is such Gs % make it very pleasant
remedy TO take Taken internally, i cures
Diarrhoea, Dysentery Tor BlOody.fluxl, Sum-
mer Complaint, Cholera Morbus, Collie, Cramps
aud Pain in the stomache, breaks up Colds,
bile and Infammaiory attacks Il is sold
all druggists and dealers in medicine
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yvOuIdn't be Converted.
from a New York PAPER. /


Revival meetings are held nightly in
the Church of the Holy Trinity, the pas.
tor, the Rev. Stephen II. Tying, Jr., be-
ing aided by the Rev. J. W. Bonham, an
Episcopal evangelist from England. The
attendance is large, and the religious ex-
element in the congregation intense. In
enc Of these meetings few nights ago,
Mr.. Bonham preached an uncommonly
vigorous sermon, and then Mr.. Tying adj
ded an impassioned exhortation, appeal
ing to his unconverted hearers TO embrace
Christianity without delay.
"Let all rise who are willing 10 dedi.
cate themselves to God now and forever,
he said.
Nearly the whole congregation rose, the
exception being party Of young men
who sat in rear pew. Mr.. Tying AZ.
pealed TO them explicitly as he walked
up and down the aisle, using such argu.
ments as would be most likely TO effect
young sinners, but they were repellant.
1--WE will pray for these young men"
he said, after finding that personal ap.
peal did not move them.
The congregation knelt while he prayed
fervently. Still the young men sat with.
out showing any indications Of penitence,
and would not rise at the final appeal.
This party OF young men we're students
in the General Episcopal Theological
Seminary.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-05-28

Messrs. Deane, Murdoch & Co., Gen.
tlemen: The Edward Harvester gave me
excellent satisfaction. We cut over one
hundred acres of wheat and oats. We
cut 36 acres i'll three days, two men do
ing the binding, and two horses doing the
work easily The fields were looked
over by many men WHO visited them, anu
all said they were the cleancst fields they
had ever seen. The binders have an easy
position, and the binders box collects all
Of the shelled and loose grain. The day
Of binding grain on the ground will soon
be over. The machine cuts spleadidly.
The stubble looked as If cut by mower.
Trulv voure n q WAY
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-05-28

"A man In Baltimore called on a
grave.digger one day to have his wife Is
grave sodded. lie was an extremely
penuriOus man, and higgled long time
over the price Of the sodding. Suddenly
he became mute, while his eyes were
fixed upon a neighboring tombstone. His
daughter and the gave.digger stood
back in respect for the feelings of the old
gentleman, in whose mind they supposed
the sight Of that tablei had called 10 the
memory Of dear departed friend, for
grief was depicted IN his eountenance,
and he was yisibly agitated. At length
the deep emotion which swelled his
bosom found vent in this pathetic ou..
burst: my God when did that man
die 10 owes me two hundred dollars,
andI'll never see cent Of itW
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-05-28
Saved Grain Enough i'm the Binders
BOX for Seed.

Warsaw, July 10, 1874.
st. Paul Harvester Works. This is TO
certify that | have used an Elward
Harvester two seasons, and have cut 800
acres, and only used two horses at any
time.
consider the draft as light as any
Harvester know OF, and it is superior 10
any Harvester for cutting and elevatng
grain. My boy 10 years old drove il.
My boys say they would rather bind on
the Edward than the Marsh, as they have
worked on both. Last season we gather.
cd in the binders box over one bushel Of
shelled oats to the acre that we famed in
the wind, and we collected large guam
tjty of short heads and bound them in
the bundles-enough to seed the ground.
The binders box is great saving at
tachment to the Edward over any other
Harvester, in my opinion. | would rec
ommend farmers to buy the Edward in
preference to any other Harvester.
FR. PAGENKoPF.
Fields Looked over by Many Men who
Camo 10 Visit Them--AlI SAID They
were the CieaneSt They Had Ever
Seen.