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Litchfield enquirer., 1875-01-07
THE SUN.
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Notice.

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Litchfield enquirer., 1875-01-07

A CoLEpRooK colt recently backed down the blacksmith's cellar stairs and was got out with considerable difficulty.
Litchfield enquirer., 1875-01-07

Q New York World gives Q list of y-two Connecticut reformers were mt at the Manhattan club reception. le who have scanned it over with a lass have failed to discover the name single so-called liberal republican.
 Graves of Litchfeld, John Cotton D of sharon, F. B. Loomis of New on, and other eminent democratic rs. were there, but not liberal. does the party go back on it's friends. ouid he said, however. that Mir. H. l,s oI Winchester was present, and 0ly the invitation extended to him lesigned as . compliment to men oi ades of ics.-Cburant.
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H. R. corr, Cashier.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-03-25
Condensed rslegrams.

-lh snow Slide yesterday twelve
miles north Of Brigham City, Utah, two
men were killed.
Passenger rates from Bdaalo to
Chicago have been reduced from $l4
to So.
The oyster schooner, Littlejohp, cap.
sized and sank In The Chesapeake bay on
Monday, Three men were drowned,
AT Kingston, Ont, the court house
was destroyed by FIRE yesterday. Ali the
valuable fiapefs were saved. Los, $780,
900; insured for one.thifd.
"A FIRE at Montana, Henry county
NO., al 2 o'clock Wednesday morning,
destroyed twelve business house., leaving
but two standing In the town. The peos
pie have not enough to eat. Loss from
$4,000 Ia $4,000. Insurance unknown.
Work on the bridge at Port tetvig,
N, j., "a 40 far advanced that II the
weather continues favorable the Erie
Company intend running trains over II
on Sunday next, and through travel will
be resumed Immediately.
The citizens Of Savannah, Ga, have
contributed $4,000 to the sufferers from
the tornado which has desolated several
counties Of the State from ChattahoOchee
TO the Savannah river.
-AtNew Albany Ind, the wife oiPro
fessot Borden, State Geologist Of Indi.
ana, attempted suicide by an overdose .!
opium. Proper remedies were applied
and the lady is believed to be out Of dan
ger.
The invitation committee appointed
by the anli.Monopoly Convention have
bet the littt Tuesday Ia September next
a. the time and Cincinnati d the plaee for
holding the proposed National Con-
ference Of representative wofkibgmen
and iatmefs.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-03-25
Kellogg Calls nll Extra Session.

New ORLEANs, March Ex-Governor
Kellogg tonight Issued q call for on extra
session Of the Legislature to meet in Now
Orleans, Wednesday, April l4tll to carry
out the adjustment. The subjects arc
limited by The call 10 six;
Flrst : The adjustment Of political
difficulties,
SecOnd-Royenucs Of the State and the
mode OF collecting and disbursement.
Third-An amendment Of the funding
bill so rs to change tho constitution Of
tile funding board and prevent the fund
Ing Of illegal obligations.
Fourth-Thc financial condition and
governments OF tho city Of New Orleans.
Fihh--Rclief Of the commerce Of New
Orleans from excessive port charges and
fees.
sixth-lIy request Of a delegation Of
merchants to incorporate q bUard Of
trade.
General A. s. Badger has been appoint
cd fiscal agentof tho board Of police com.
miSsiOners.
Il The San Antonia Herald has informa.
ton that tho Indians :, llo captured the
slagc near Laredo last Friday attacked
CaGhino ponclio, near Conuisel, OH tile
Texas side, but were driven off by ranch.
ers and were oyortaken by Captain Beno-
vid'a volunteer cavalry. The Indians
were almost entirely cut to pieces.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-03-25
Sends a Resolution 10 the Presl-
dent. ~

Providence, R. L., March 24.-In The
General Assembly to-day report was
made from the special committee on the
recent conflict between the United States
Marshal and State constables, over Tie
wholesale stock Of liquors attached BY
the Marshal and afterwards siezed by The
State constable, because salos were made
from the stock In violation Of the State
law. The committee censure tho chief Of
police, Of Providence, for refusing to
obey the State constables, but aiding il.
sted the United States Marshall, and
recommend the following resolution.
ResolUed, That the Governor be he.
questOd 10 cause 10 be prepared and
transmitted to the President of the Uni
ted States o statement Of the facts relating
70 the interference Of the U. s. Marshal
for the District Of Rhode Island with ille
State Constables In the discharge Of their
duty In the city Of Providence, February
%, 1875.
DR.. ], g. Budding has been elected Sur
geon General Of the State.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-03-25

torious renegade having at one time, when
with party Of Indians, barely escaped
capture by the iniuriated whites, BY a
rapid descent down its precipitous front.
They advanced leisurely along the ridge,
in the direction Of the Fort, and when ar.
rived at the head Of a deep ravine which
made up from the CFeek-John being q
short distance in advance Of his brother,
and Just turning round the top Of o fallen
tree-a supposed growl from q hunting
dog which accompanied them, arrested
their attention. No timo however was
allowed for scouting;-a discharge Of
rifles from an invisible foe saluted them,
John suddenly looking round, saw his
brother fall from his horse, and immedi.
Rtely stalwaFt savage rushed from his
cover and commenced scalping him.
Amid a shower Of bullets, he wheeled his
horse, and discharged his gun ut the In.
dian whom no had the exquisite gFatillca.
tion Of seeing prOstrated by the ball, Sat
isfed that his brother was dead, he speed
lily made his way down the raVine, cross
cd the creek and returned to the Fort.
The next morninga party Of men Wis
tied the fatal scene, and found the mutil.
ated remains Of Maj, Samuel McCullOch,
which were Inferred in Fort Van Meter,
There were present many, very many,
who knew and appreciated the sterling
worth Of the man and the soldier, and
who long cherished the memory OF his
virtues.
The above facts were communicated to
the writer by tho wife and son Of John
McCullOGh, upon whom waA conferred
the military title othis brother,
In the UaiOR OF March 18th we find the
following "reminiscences in regard to the
carly settlement Of the Doddridge family
in this part Of the country:
"John, son Of Joseph and Mary bod.
bridge, was born in Maryland, In March
l745; died In Washington Co., Pa, In,
April, 1904. Mary, daughter Of Richard
Wells, Esq, Of Md, his iirst wife, was born
Sapt. 10, l7ls; deceased, April 20, l77U.
They were married Dec. 22, l776. John
Doddrldgc, in 1878, removed from Bed.
ford county, Pa, to Washington county,
near Mlddletown, In that county. While
living In their natiye State, Mr., D. and
hia vile belonged to the Church Of Eng.
land; but, aGor coming West, they at-
tached themselves to the Wesleyan
Methodist Society, for whose accommoda.
tion he built on his own farm a
meeting house, which still bears the name
Of "Doddridge Chapel" This chapel is
said, by the carly preachers Of that So.
Ciely, 10 have been the first one erected
west Of the Allegheny Mountains"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-03-25
West YIFgInIa ThIrly Years Ago.

Thirty years ago, West Virginia was al
most totally and emphatically pro-slavO-
ry. A large majority Of the people
additionally voted the Democratic
ticket, and the Wing minority was al
most unit with them against human
freedom. The few abolitiOnists-thoy
would not have numbered thrSe.scOre in
the whole trans.Alleghany sectiOn-were,
to all intOnts and purposes, hidden in caves,
At Parkersburgh and other points North
ern papers were taken from the mails aud
publicly burned, At the time Of the John
Brown raid q number OF our citizens, ma
Iiyes OF other States, were threatened with
summary expulsion for expressing ad-
miration for the old mans daring or
simply belief In his moral honesty, The
few Independent spirits who favored Fro
mont's election were derided aS lunatics,
and the few friends Of Lincoln In 1860 Dc.
nOunced rs traitors and abOliIiOnisls,
When the grand crash came the attitude
Of our people was vacillating and un-
satisfactory in tho extreme, AT first a
majority Of them were unquestiOnably
sound and elected profcAsed Union men to
the Richmond convention, but after this
memorable body had passed the ordin-
ancC Of secession, and al armed conflict
seemed more and more inevitable, the
prevailing policy settled down into an at
titude OF prudent inactiOn most iavOra-
bic to longevity, while some were secretly
praying for the North and others for the
South.
Almost during the whole Of the war the
mercury Of West Virginia loyalty auC'
tuated in striking sympathy with the
iates OF the contending armies, and even
the Iong-desired division Of the State
worked very slowly and was only carried
by comparatively small vote, the oppor.
tunities for place and power thereby al
iorded being carefully weighed against
tho chances Of getting hurt should our
outraged mother ever again extend her
avenging hands In this direction. After
the close Of tho war and tho return OF our
prodigal sons who had escaped the "Yan.
kee bullets" West Virginia maintained
her loyal reputation for five or six years
by dint Of stringent registration and other
proscriptive laws; but once these barriers
were removed by the Liberal movement
four years ago, The political sentiment Of
tho State "slid back" into its old time
hOnOred groove. The first act Of the re-
stored Democracy was to strip tho now
State Constitution Of its most liberal and
progressive features, and II the irco school
system has so far escaped tho wheel OF re-
action, II Is only because 1t has become
onleared to the masses WIN, within the
last eventful decade, have made no IN.
considerable progress IN tho art ot think
Ing for themselves. Since then party
measures, party policy, and perpGtuatiOn
In Office have GngrcSSed tic attention oil
several succeeding Legislatures, with II
total disregard Of the material progress
and development Of the State, notctiously
rich in natural resources and sadly In
need Of getting out Of the woods.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-03-25
ByTeIegraph
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT.
TO THE DAILY LNTELLIGENoER
U. S, sENATE..EXTRA SESSION
The Senate Adjourns Sine Die.
WAsHIyoToS, March "a,

NNhfa@A-t@NE"N
On motion Of Mr.. Howe the Senate
went into executive session Immediately
Ofter the journal Of yesterdays proceed
iugs was read,
At 8 o'clock, while the Senate was still
in executive session, MIR, Howe submitted
the following;
RCSOlpCd That committee consisting Of
two Senator's DO appointed by thechair to
wait upon the President Of tie United
States and inform him that unless he may
have some further communications to
make thesenate is ready to adjourn with
out day,
Agreed to, and Howe and Bayard APP
pointed as the committee.
Mr.. Cooper submitted tho following;
Resolved, That the thanks Of the Senate
are due and are hereby rendered to Hon.
Thomas W, Ferry, Presidentpro tempOrs Of
the Senate, for the courtesy and Impair
tiality with which he has presided over
their deliberations.
Agreed to unanimously,
Mr.. Ransom offered the following;
Resolved, That the thanks Of the Senate
are due 10 the Hon, Henry Wilson for
the courtesy andimparliality with which
he has presided over their deliberations,
Unanimously agreed to.
At $3.50 the committee appointed to
wait upon the President returned, and
Mr. Howe reported that the President re-
piled he had no further communication
u make 10 the Senate,
Mr.. Boutwell, called up the resolution
submitted by him on Monday providing
for the final adjournment Of the Senate,
and moved to amend by inserting 5:45
r. NJ, March oath. Agreed to, and the
resolution, as amended, was adopted.
The hour Of 6;46 having arrived the
President pro tenn. (Mr. Ferry, Of Mlchp)
said:
Senators, In declaring tho order Of the
Senate permit mo TO thank you for tho
kind terms in which you have formally
rendered ME your approval, grateful for
your uniform support and courtesy, and
hoping that you may reach your several
homes In safety and all be permitted to
return again In December next with re-
inyigoralcd health and strength, now
declare the special session Of the Senate
Of the forty.iourLh Congress adjourned
RiDA HiP
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-03-25
The Ice GOrgc SIM There.

WILKEsBARRE, Pa, March s4-There
10 no change either in this or tile Ransom
gorge. The ice has accumulated 1t the
northern end Of the latter until Il Il
nearly twenty miles in length, Az
Tunkhannock the river Is open almost
from shore to shore, while at Pittston Il
Is frozen 80 solid that hundreds Of people
crossed upon II to-day, AT the former
place the current Ia swift, while At
PitbtOn the water Is still, because Of its
being damned up by the Wilkesbarre
gorge, The Tunkhannock bridge mar
rowly escaped destruction, one Of tho
piers In the body was shattered, The ice
breakers arc all torn away, and when
Big Island ice comes down Il Is feared
that the structure must 60. The Wilkes
barre company have men at work to-day
strengthening the piers and the pbpi-
ments Of their bridge by irons and other
means, The Delaware and Hudson
company which owns the railroad bridge
three miles below here, the Wilkes
barre Bridge Company and the City
Council have under consideration q plan
Of blasting the foot Of the gorge
Persons residing back Of the mount.
aims reported to-day over three feet Of
snow on the ground. Bowmand and
several other large creeks that drain
the districts In which the suow h
so deep and empty into the Susquehanna
north Of here, The lateness ofthe sea-
son will cause sudden rise; when II does
come, and the volume Of water Ia poured
into the rlyer.by these streams, there will
be rapid II not an unprecedented rise.
This city, though in the very heart Of the
anthracite region, IL threatened with
coal famine. The retail dealers can get
coal only from the Espy cOlliery, and Il
Ia not able to Gil scarcely half the orders,
Suffering has already commenced, and
should the cold weather and suspension
hold out much longer there Will be q
great dehl mOra.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-03-25
Ghe9nteIIigerrter.
The chesapeake & Ohio Road
70 be Sold,

We SEQ il stated that this newly con-
structcd line OF road, extending from
Richmond to Huntington, distance Of
1877 miles, is to be sold under fore
closure by certain holders Of Virginia
Central first mortgage bonds. The road
was originally known US the Virginia
Central before 1t extended beyond ALLIE
gheny county, Virginia, but since its
completion to the Ohio river has been
known as the Chesapeake & Ohio. II is
one Of the best built roads in the coun-
try, and is capable Of beingmade a great
highway Of commerce, Unfortunately,
however, i has no Western connections
(by rnil) at Huntington, and is forced to
depend on boats to and from Cincinnati.
High hopes were entertained Of its des-
tiny a few years ago. Tho Richmond
people looked upon its completion a.
the ono thing ncedtul to make them
the rival Of Baltimore and tho other
great Atlantic cities, We remember
hearing ono Of their prominent citizens
say in 1871 that the very dust from the
wheels Of tho Chesapeake & Ohio would
be wealth and prosperity to Richmond.
Perhaps no public Improvement ever en-
listed more interest in that city than the
completion Of this road. Up to this time
these high hopes have not been realized,
Tho road, excellent as Il Is, has not the
sort Of termini to give 1t business. II
must reach Cincinnati and the great cen
ters Of the Southwest and Northwest be-
fore 1t can compete with the Baltimore Il
Ohio. The latter road Is It's direct and
most formidable competitor, and for o
long time to come must inevitably keep
down It's importance Us m East and West
trunk line.
While tho sale Of the road will entail
aheavy loss upon lis bondholdcrsD yet
the usefulness Of the line to the people Of
Virginia and West Virginia will not bO
impaired thereby, Those who buy 1t
will run II, and II will continueto 10 dcvOl-
Opc and enrich the region through which
II passes. The time is coming when II
will have great trade In ore, iron and
coal. The present stock Of the rOad,
which Is about Sl6,OOO,OOO, will ofconrsC
be wiped out by the sale. And 80, in all
probability, will all the debonturcs that
are subordinate to The first mortgages,
which about equal the stock in
amount 1t Is not even certain
that the sale will satisfy the first
mortgages, as We notice they are only
quoted at 40 cents on the dollar. Beside
these first mortgages there are other var
ious grades Of claims amounting to some
eight OF nine millions Of dollars, Those
who buy the road for the present selling
price Of tho first mortgages will have n
cheap property, but before they can make
II work out lis destiny they must spend d
great deal Of money in bridging the Ohio
and extending It's western connections
Who knows but the Baltimore & Ohio
will buyit up and use It ms local feeder
to their branch line from TTarpcr's Ferry
IN EtnnnionY
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-03-25
PANHANDLE IEEMINlsCENCES.
rho McUulIOch and DOdlridgc
Families Us EARLY settlers In
tIliy Vicinity.

Tho McUulIOch and DOddrldge
Families rs Early settlers IN
this vicinity.
We are indebted to some one for copies
Of the Circleville, Ohio, Onion Of March
18th and goth, containing "reminiscences
Of two Of the old families Of this section
Of countryside McCullochs and Dod-
bridges. The former was written by the
late Miss Narcissa Doddridge, Of Wells
burg, and was found In her scrap book by
her brother, who contributed 1t to the
Union, the paper from which we copy II,
as follows:
Among the first settlers Of Northwest
ern Virginia, was d family bearing the
name Of MCCulloch. II consisted Of four
brothers, Abraham, George, Samuel and
John and sister--the wife Of Colonel
Ebenezcr Zane, who with lis brothers
Jonathan and Sllas, eniigratcd at the same
time, 1859, and from the same neighbOr-
hood, On the south branch Of the Potomac.
The Zanes located attic mouth Of Wheel.
Ing Creek-the McCulloclis OIL the waters
Of Short Creek, nine miles north Of the
former
Samuel and John McCullocll possessed
In an eminent degree lirmness aud decis-
ion OF character. In cases OF emergency
they were quick to decide and prompt 10
execute. These, combined with indOm.
liable courage, soon rendered them con.
Bpicuous In the days Of the infant settle
iilents bordering the Ohio, against the say.
ase hofdes Of Indians who made frequent
ihroadS for purposes Of murdet and
rApine. =
The history Of the two brothers Ia In
some degree necessarily blended. Being
ardently attached, during the short career
OF Samuel they were ihaeparable oonipNn.
ions, and their interests and pursuits the
same.
TO many Of The Indians they wero per.
sonally known, and objects Of fear and
hatred On many occasions they sought
10 capture when they might have killed
tlieni--in order to have an opportunity
Of satiating their savage vengeance by
ihaicting upon them a lingering and cruel
death.
In various contests with their wary and
bloodthirsty enemies they gratefully &C.
knowledged The interpretation Of an all I'm.
seen Power In tleif almost miraculous
preservation.
Mai. Samuel McCnlloch commanded a,
VaN Matkals EaEl IahAtntNalnn tka Ttntki
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Weather Report.
WAR DEPARTMENT, !
OPPICR OF TnE CItlER St0SAL OPFlCER,
WASllINOrOS, u. c., March 2.-G3g =. N,
pbnnL ntttTtRa

PHuuAulLlIlI8'
For New England light snow followed
by clearing weather aud rising tempera.
tiire, southeast and northwest winds, sta
tionary or rising temperature, southwest
and northwest winds, stationary OF rising
barometer during Thursday.
For the Middle States and Lower Lake
region partly cloudy weather during
Thursday, with southwest or northwest
winds, rising barometer and rising tcm.
perNtute.
For the Upper Lake region and thence
southward to Tennessee clear or fair
weather, Southerly to westerly winds,
rising temperature and rising followed
BY falling barometer.
For the Northwest partly cloudy and
warmer weather, south to west winds and
falling barometer.
The Ohio and Central Mississippi will
fall slowly.
Cautiohary signals still continue on tho
Atlantic and all the stations north Of
New York.