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Litchfield enquirer., 1875-04-01
CLIPPINGS

These college titles are becoming too numerous. 1H sssY They would put a D. D. on
 1t is said that when female child is born m Indiana, the unhappy father be- gins to save money to buy piano.
 Johnny, what are you doing, my son ?" 'Oh nothing, oEly trying to hit Frank on the fingers with the hatchet.' -..a.
 They have discovered Michael Angelo's private correspondence; and, it's a good thing for poor Mike that he was never in Brooklyn.
 Why are the fond glances a mother casts upon her baby like Turkish cavalry |? Because they are mammy-looks (Mam- slukes).
 Your son died rather suddenly, yes terday, of throat disease" is what an Ida ho sheriff wrote to O fond mother in Indi- ana the other day.
 A Pennsylvanian boasts that he makes a soap that would "wash a politicians character white as snow." There must be good deal of '1ye" about that soap.
 A woman in Dawson, Ga., accidentally ~@s 41SA SoA6 40 O44 eAAO OouCI Ouys uGT uuS" band gets home every evening two hours earlier than usual. v -F.. ''See," said sorrowing wife, Chow peacoful the-dog and cat are." 'sYes," said the petulant husband, 'tjust tie them together, and then see how the fur will hy." < ...- r.'-
 At 0 spelling match in Indianapolis. the hrst man to miss O word was the former Superintendent of Education of the city and present editor of school journal.
 Miss Nilsson has been ordered by her physician to a warmer climate; but Mir. Nilsson says that if there is a warmer climate than the one he has lived in for some months back he isn't aware of it.
 A rather thick headed witness in the police court was asked the question whether So and So stood on the defensive. '.No, sir." he ianocently replied s'he stood on bench"
 Colorado item: ''Lately a mountain lion made on a r0nehman' 's house in Left Hand Canon. He tore the family dog to prices, He pulled the fiddle-strings out of the family cat. He finally succumbed, how ever, to the family rife. !"
 Dan Davis, mixologist at the Palace saloon in Virginia City, tells of man who called for drlnk at the bar and poured out nearly tumblerful of whiskey. Dan remarked to him, by way of caution, thus ly: 'Say, stranger, don't you know that ain't cider?" ''Of course I do, replied the thirsty individual; eff I hadn't known that it wasn't cider shouldn't have poured out so much" e-,~ 5.. r-r--.s ...
 A young gentleman lately attended a circus for the first time, and on the Sun- day following was taken by his grand mother to church. He gazed around in some wonderment for a, few moments. When the oEganist began to play he turn cd to his grandmother and said, in a :vhis. per: ''Grandma, will there circus. 50 | can see the lion2" Why, no, Eddie. this IS church" "Well, replied the little man. tits circus music anyway"
Litchfield enquirer., 1875-04-01
AUCTION SALE l!
Tuesday, March 3Oth,

JXTILL be sold at Public Auction, at the resi w dence of the late Riley M. RexfoFd, de- ceased, on Cream Hill on
Litchfield enquirer., 1875-04-01
GENUINE TEA

2d. Because our command of capital enables us TO IMPORT LARGELY FOR CASH, and thus to sell cheap. We buy all our Teas at the Ports of China and Japan, and thus save many intermediate profits and charges.
 Sd. Because we have inaugurated new sys tenn of business, originated New Idea.
 We save the profits of the middlenen and give address, the finest qualities of Tea at Wholesale Prices.
 4th. Because as the
 Great Need of the Times is pure tea at low price; and as We are deter mined to supply this need it is to your interest to help us by sending on your orders at once. 6" See our Price list.
 Oolong CBlack) 40, 50. 60, best 70 cts. pr pound Mixed (green and blackl 40, 50, 50, 70. best soc Japan (uncoloreO 60, 70, 80. best $1.O0 ? ib. Imperial (green) 60, 70, 80, S1.O0, $1.25 '' Young Tyson (greenl 50, 70. bests1.CO '' Gunpowder (green) $1 .0O, best S1.25 '' English Breakfast (black) 60, 20, 80, best S1. .00 ESNP. s. We have special quality of very fine Oolong and Young Tyson at $1.25 per pound. Any of these qualities delivered free by mail, and safe delivery guaranteed on receipt of price.
 PLEASE NoTE-We deal in nothing that is un- sound, injured, damaged, or adulterated in any respect, even the lowest qualities in the above list, are perfect in their degree, clean, pure, and and uninjured in every particular.
 ES~ We want active and reliable agents every where, to whom special Inducements are offer ed. The business is honorable and respectable. Young and old, rich and poor, male and female. can get up clubs and act agents. Send for a circular and begin at once.
 Address,
 New York & Oriental Tea COmp'y,
 3S yESEY STREET. NY. 4S-3m
Litchfield enquirer., 1875-04-01
Iron in the Blood
MAKES THE WEAK STRONG.

The PeruVi09e Syrup, q Protect ed Solution Of tbe PI'OtOriLe Of Iron. is SO combined GS to hdCc tue character Of 01e GLi11e1st, GS eCtsiLy diOested G11d 0sSt1lStLGtetg 4Uitb the blood GS the simplest food. It increases tIte quantity Of Natures OeCn T3tGEi%ing Agent, From i1I the blood, aud cures 's0 MOoGs01Id iELS, " simply bVTO11i1aO alp, ,111UiOOT0tt11O aud V3t0Lizi9IO tlse System. T7te e1s- 9'icleG and OitTLi%ed blood per- 9'ae0tes eve1.V part Of tlte body, Tep0t1't1sO damages aud SCGste, searching out morbid Secre- tiO7aS, and LeGUi9IO nOtIti1Sg for diSeNSe to feed atpOU.
 Itis iS the secret Of tIte 1UOR-. Cte1TaIt success Of tIsiS remedy iR csG9'isaO Dyspepsia, Liver Com- plaint, .DrOpsy, Chronic Diar- rhoea, Boils, Nervous Affections, Chills and Fevers, Humors, Loss of Constitutional Vigor, Diseases of the Kidneys and Bladder, Female Complaints, G7ed GW diseases Os'iginGting i1G C bad StGte 0f tte blood, or ac- cO11e20O1sied by debility or c LOsO StGte 0f the SVStene. Bei1sg freq from Alcohol, i1s a1Sv form, its eTae1'gjSiUg effects are Ss0t TOI- LOGCeG by cOTTesp pOssCIiss0 Te0c- ton, bat are 1Oe1'ns09Iesst, fssfse- sing strength, CiOOr, and sIet0 Hfe into 1y parts Of the system, n1ed building Gep GJS Iron Con- StitaCtiOm.
 Thousands hnVe been cIb0nOeH bU tlse eGse of tIsiS remedy, from aOeGE, SicKtV, sWf'erin0 cTen- tsCTeS, to StTO1sg, he0Lt1by, and happy 21se9G 011d GCOnseSs end i9GV0IidS cannot reasonably hes- St0te tO gtVe St c t7'iGI.
 See tbGt each bottle has PERU. WAN SYRUP bIOsO1S iss tIse OEGss.
 Pamphlets Free.
 SETH W. F0WLE & SONS, PrOprietOrs,
 No. l Milton Place, Boston.
 sOLD BY DRU0oIsTs GENERALLY.
Litchfield enquirer., 1875-04-01
FOR SALEl

EROM 90 to 50 acres of land, good two-atorv U house and out buildings, choice fruit tree. well filled with fruit. Situated one mile scush of Court House.
 Enquire of,
 s1 5m+ B:H. HoTCHKIss.
Litchfield enquirer., 1875-04-01
Blaekwoods Edinburgh Magazine.
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 PREMIUMS.
 New subscribers (applying early) for the year 1875 may have, without charge, the numbers for the last quarter of 1874 of such periodicaIs as they may subscribe for.
 Or instead, new subscribers to any two, three, or four of the above periodicals may have one of the -Four Reviews for 1874; subscribers to aIl five may have two of the -Four Reviews' or one set of Hackwoods Magazine for 1874
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New-York tribune., 1875-01-30

THE SALVAGE CONGRESS IN BRUSSELS.

The Royal Salvage Society of Belgium has
taken the frst steps toward Congress and Interna
tional Exposition to be held at Brussels during the
present year. 1t will be exhibition OF all lfesaving
machinery and apparatus and appliances for safety,
ventilation and hygiene This enterprise the Society
hope will recommend itself to phanthropc men in all
countries The Congress the support Of the King
OF Belgium and the Count OF Flanders will It's
President.
In circular issued by the managers Of the Congress
they make the following statement:
Though most OF these associations unpretending
some are very powerful Ike tho Royal Humane Society
cries and mode OF working OF these societies may not be
confined to special localities but be known TO all human
ity whom they should belong, some intercOmmunca
zion necessary 1t is to be desired thar the noble efforts
made by learned engineers distinguished manuIac-
turers, ard men OF genius, for preserving lte
and improving the condition OF the working
man, should be known and appreciated at
their real value, aud receive tho publicity ana
acknowled cement they are worthy Of Tne machinery
and apparatus be exhibited be divided into the
following classes: Salvage in case OF 1re salvage III
case shpwreck and drowniug salvage In case OF &C
cdents from lOcomotIon on roads aud railways salvage
in OF hygiene and sanitary measures hygiene
and ventilation in mines, factories, ana WORKSHOPS;
household and private hygiene; medicine, surgery
pharmacy their relations TO the above classes nstl
tutiOns associations societies having In hand the ln-
provement IN the condition OF the wOrkingman.
The Exhibition will open In June, 1876 and articles TO
be exhibited should be delivered in Brusscs before the
9Oth OF April. Tho distribution OF rewards will take
place in September. All the exhibitors and members OF
the Congress will receive commemorative bronze
medal All persons wishing to be members OF the Con-
gress or to participate in the Exhibition should write TO
the Commission OF Organization before the st OF March
1875 Persons wishing exhibit articles should address
NJ A. Mercer secretairo General dc Ia STE. Rle. des
sauyeteurs, 6 rue Ducale, Brussels.
New-York tribune., 1875-01-30
POLICE PENALTIES AND REWARDS.

The Police Commissioners held their regular
meeting yesterday afternoon, President Matsel IN the
chair Capt Siebert OF the Seeenteenth Precinct was
charged with neglect Of duty in not obeying the order
OF the superintendent OF Police He was ordered to
attend the Louisiana mass meeting in Cooper Instt-
tute, and TO furnish sufficient number Of men
TO preserve order. 1t was charged that
ho did not attend the meeting, and did not furnish
enough men TO preserve order. Tho Board adjudged
him guilty and he fined 10 days' pay. Tho Board
found that the order issued by superintendent Walng
had not been as explicit and full as 1t should have been
and therefore ordered shat upon similar occasions In
future the Superintendent shall give full aud ex-
plicit directions in writing to the Captain and Off
GERS In the precinct which the order Is 10
be issued. Houorble mention made
OF Patrolman Adam COwell or the Ffth
Precinct Police for his courage and cool Judgment dis
played In the capture OF several burglars several days
ActlngSergeant SImmOnds, who has been detailed at
tho Police Central Office for the past two years drill
sergeant, promoted to full sergeant recommend
alton OF the Committee Rules aud Discipline. The
resdents OF Kngsbridge presented petition, asking
that ActngCaptain Williams DO made full captain OF
the Thirty nth Precinct. The petGion was placed on
he The remainder OF the session was devoted TO ordn
routine business OF transfers petty trials and minor
points OF discipline.
New-York tribune., 1875-01-30
THE DIFFICULTIES OF AN IMPORTANT ENTER
PRISE

The troubles Of the NewYOrk and Oswego
Midland Railroad far from being over, and 1t Is
feared that the road will have to cease operations
The Collector Of Taxes seized two trains yesterday at
Delhi Delaware County, turned the passengers out into
the snow and took possession OF the private freight that
was in transportation by the road. The passengers had
to walk some distance in order TO reach their destna-
tlon.
At the Office Of the Company In this city the course
adopted by the Collector Taxes much deprecated
Yesterday IL was stated that II the Collector expected
TO realize money from Now-YOrk by any such plan OF
action the expectations would fail OF result for II there
s no money the treasury and the Collector thus cuts
off all source OF revenue, it would not be possible 10
raise a dollar The receivers had been doing all they
could to keep the line operation even by advancing
money to pay the employee and TO stop the road IN
this ma nner was the proper way to obtain the pat
ronago OF the travelling public to secure payment 10
the Collector.
New-York tribune., 1875-01-30
CHANGES IN THE BUTTER AND CHEESE TRADE.

A meeting of the members OF the Butter
and Cheese Exchange held yesterday for tho pur-
pose OF receiving the report the Committee on credit
The report long and recommended that seven days
be xed "a the limit OF credit unless special agreement
be made to the contrary The report ordered TO be
recommitted and the Committee instructed to amend
Il and make the basis Of their amendment cash that is
to make bills due goods sold. but TO allow az
seven on eggs on tho domestic trade Tle COMMITTEE
will report next Friday.
On Monday this Exchauge will DO thrown open 70
subscribers as general aide exchange, and tele
graphc apparatus and quotation indicators VIII be
placed In operation. The members OF the Exchange
Include merchants OF nearly all the interests repre-
sented on the west side.
New-York tribune., 1875-01-30
RAILROAD AND STOCK NOTES.

The Toledo, Wabash and Western directors
are about to submit report to the stock and bond
holders which Will probably be ready on Monday.
The Delaware and Hudson Canal Company
received proposals yesterday for OF their seven
per cent currency bonds due 1884, The loan was
awarded to Morton, Bliss & Co. and J., Hoffman &
Co at ICl IL and There were TWO other bids
one for tue whole loan at O0 and the other at TO- aud
interest.
Tho eager attention given to advices from
San Francisco indicative OF the crisis in mining stocks
there still occupies the Street. The following the
ltast from the San Francisco stock market
New-York tribune., 1875-01-30
THE JUBILEE SINGERS.

This troupe of colored singers, which has
become we'll known both at home and abroad IA an
pounced TO give a concert In this city next Monday
evening. They not strangers the New-York pub
lie Since they here two years ago they have been
across the sea- and had marvellous success in Great
Britain singing before the Queen and before the Prime
Minister Mr. Gladstone, who invited them TO breakfast
We glad 10 hear that this great success has not
taken at all from that modesty and simplicity which
OF their chief charms. IL is said they
proved by experience and that their voices arc
aud swsetar than avsr.
New-York tribune., 1875-01-30
THE NEGOTIATION OF THE FIVE PER CENT
FUNDED LOAN

The operations of the Syndicate, which were
noticed In yesterdays TRIBUNE engrossed the attention
Of spectators in Wal-st. yesterday dispatch from
Washington stated that the contract for the negotiation
OF the Five Per Cent Funded Loan made with Messrs.
Belmont & Co, Rothschild & Sons, and seigman
Brothers in July last renewed at the Treasury TO-
day The house OF j. $. Morgan ~ Co OF LONDON mas
ton now made for SIS 100000, with six months option
no bal
New-York tribune., 1875-01-30
BUSINESS AND STOCK THEMES
HARMONIOUS RAILWAY RELATIONS AS

UARMONIOrJS RAILWAY RELATIONS AS
SERTED BY INTERESTED OFFICIALS.
STATEMENTS ON BREACH OF THE SARATOGA CON-
TRACT AND OF REDUCTIONS IN FREIGHT RATES
DENIED
The rates for eastward bound freights from
Chicago are reported In that city TO be steadily coming
down and IL Ia said that shippers can almost get ther
own terms for special freight especially gran 10 the
seaboard IL was also reported Chicago that the
Ney-York Central had broken away from the Saratoga
compact and had Joined with the Baltimore ana ONO
Railroad Company active competition with the Penh-
svlyapia Railroad 1t further stated that the man
ayers OF the were coming TO the East ior
the purpose OF receiving instructions TO gude them III
this position OF affairs. reporter OF IhE ihbo'h
called Yesterday the city Offices OF the truhk HoS
and 1vesterp roads and received from all the agents
general denial TO their knowledge OF the repotou
reductions in the rates Of eastbOund freight All oi'
for freight were at the full rates and one freight
agent said that large shipper In NewYork tired 10 get
heavy lot of gram through at s cents but his oe was
refused The rates for westbound reghts were sao "
be firmly maintained, and no Information hau peen to-
ceived At any OF the fast freight offices az to recent Vo
latiOns OF the Saratoga compact. AT tne 9nce Ii c
Railroad Commissioners for the Associated Irunk nos
IL was asserted yesterday that the compact Was see
maintained by all the trunk lines for tho west-O0
Name NJ the freight agents of the Western lines
had been seen the city, nor was 1t believed tnat aE
had come. although number weLe tbe A. Nicholas
Hoiel Several OF the roads wero represented az tne
recent meeting in Rochester but no other business
there transacted bevOnd the monthly settemenI o ac
counts aud the agents generally returned home "i'nou
visiting New-YOrk. ,-.,.odo =,
The officials OF the NewYork Central stated yesterday
afternoon that the three trunk lines were Worhs
with one accord for the maintenance OF the present
rates and that disagreement had occurrsu DC r 4
any OF those who had agreed to establish the u
troubes with the Canadian lines. running Det%een
Rnro and Detroit was purely local. and did not affect
The through lines. Tho official Information Irom tno
western roads did not conform with tne dsphtche1s 70
t0t he
East had been lower than those from the seaDoaru INTO
the INTERIOR no such reduction had taken place AZ was
quoted ia the Chicago Dispatch Nothing was known at
tne Grand Central depot Offices about any Disagreement
the New Central and PenDsylyanid roads
New-York tribune., 1875-01-30
STOLEN PROPERTY RECOVERED

BosToN, Jan. 20.-A party of boys yesterday
found under umborp Pile In West Boston sO279 worth
OF drafts bonds. &c, recently stolen from the Post
ONCE l0ok-bOx OF tho Maverick National Bank.
New-York tribune., 1875-01-30

anv contract against the imposition Of such new exac-
tons as their Ingenuity may In the future doVse.
Speeches In favor OF the adoption OF the resoiuon'
were made by President Edison, Mr. webster, MT rres
tom and Mr. Herrick, and the resolutions were suop'eu
For the present this settles the question In the ara
tive as to the adoption Of the grain trade rules proposed
last July They before the Committee on Irauo'
and by them will be laid before the Board OF Managers
who will take nnal action Those opposed to the adop
ton Of the resolutions contemplate making formal
protest against their final adoption.
DECISION ON STOCK EXCHANGE COMMISSIONS
The Governing Committee of the Stock Ex-
change yesterday reported the resu: OF their deD
oratons on tue previous evening the following amend
mendments to the Commission laws enacted on tho
18th inst
First section to resd the rates of commission shall he follows u
Of per on the p bonds other securities
when the regular and s o
par Of all securities when the transaction spec1
atve one transactions made for whose
business deal securities called AZ the heEiork
Exchange the on shall be not % tsn 10 o. one per
cent 90 The par value d all securities bouLh OF so me- ne o.'
incorporated Institutions shall be not than oi one per
the value thereof provided hoHeve, s th e1ss
This section and that the Of commissions members o n ri
incorporated institutions shan be 10 Of one per cent u ne
Second sou TO read: On ell secutes other than Governments
hongt or soil for members Exchange the re OF commission
sb. be not less than 32 Of per cent eIP. .nH opS S @
hours Of the day Of the transaeon IN whcn case
shall she rate Of 81 per OD shares OF tue par IN M
$4,000 par value OF bonds shall be equal 20 IVo 'n
some waC among the members having read the above
amendments posted the following Dnfesdae "a ~
whales" Sc as; "smelts and RudSeOnst SL4 0oj ho"
schedule /" founders" s2o
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-10-15

ing charge Of these places might ammo
Gently have possession Of that child--he
could be given into their hands In thou.
sand ways--and they be profoundly ig-
norant that the whole world Is looking
for him. Every newspaper proper In the
laud has published the story of the abb
duction and the description OF the child,
vet these religious orders would not hear
a word Of 1t. whyr For the simple
reason that secular paper never enters
their walls. Only religious papers sre
ever found thcre.'' In view Of the con.
vict's theory that Charlie Ross may BE-
In one Of these Catholic Institutions those
interested In him are about to commence
n thorough search among them for tn
lost boy, which would appear like an nc
acknowledgement on their part that wester
welt was not positively cognizant Q
the whereabouts OF the boy
Aud all Of the sentenced msn's action
70 to prove that he Is lnnocnt--else h
IL an actor OF subtle power and acu'
! reasoning faculties. And what has he
( gain by remaining seven years in solitar
, confinement By giving up the boy !
|, can 60 free, and receive sufficient none
!. to keep him for years from want and u
1 hardships OF life. Somebody had to
punished for somebody crime, ~
Westerycit il the victim.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-10-15
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Second Days Nessi0n Of the Grand
A.Odge Of Illinois.

PEORIA, ILL.,, October l3.-The Grand
Lodge OF Odd-FellOws of the State Is still
in session here, this being the second day.
Nearly all the business transacted this
morning WAS OF purely technical nature.
\ great portion of the time was spent in
passing on decisions of the Grand Mas
ter, all of which were approved without
debate, with the exception of No. %. re-
garding the trial Of members of the order
tor seduction, which was discussed Tor
some time, but finally concurred In. At
the election for officers tor the ensuing
year, Hon. John II. Oberly, Cairo, was
chosen Grand Master; and Past Grand
Blake, Deputy Grand Master. This
afternoon was occupied by street demon.
stration which was an imposing affair.
All the city societies participated, and the
procession, headed by the city police and
escorted by the veteran Light Guards
with 1000 Odd.FellOws In full regalia,
snada 4 very attractive spectacle. Hon.
JOHN IL. Oberly, Grand Master, delivered
an address on Odd-FellOws to q crowded
house. The convention will continue
through Tomorrow.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-10-15
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