Litchfield enquirer., 1875-04-29

| 83E4 @Ass back pay in the affirmative, and iustifies that action of the distinguished ex-repre- sentative of the Second Congressional District: He spoke against the measure and vot- ed against 1t Co the last, but t.whenz 1t be- came law by the representative popular will (and so it did) the money was his: and he had right to take it, and keep it, and we are glad he did, and we rather guess we would have done the same.
 There have been worse things in the world than this vote of back pay; but if Mir. Kellogg has allowed two elections to go by, leaving prevalent impression that he had declined to receive this back pay. and if, finally. after his defeat. he has pocketed the money he has always had the credit of refusing, he has not done a very creditable thing. ara s The Index mis-quotes our last weeks editorial on Arkansas. as follows; ''It is such republican rascality at the South and such republican rascalitv at Washington that has lost our party so many States ur.words were; .1such Republican bta,s- dering at Washington" There is con- siderable difference between srascality and ''blundering." and we shall be obliged to the Index if it will make the correc- ton.
 There are seven clergyman, one doctor and no lawyers in the town of Barkham- sted.- Winsted Herald.
 And where. pray, does Judge Goodwin reside? Does the Herald imagine 6 Lighthouse can be run on pure Gospel LYONS. Ia., April 14th, 1875- We are having the spelling fever" bad. Several churches have had it, and finally the Young Mems Association of Clinton challenged the Lyons '. M. A., and at it they waat-twenty-fiva pickad men and women on a side q didn't spelD. We first went to Clinton(a city two miles down the river, connected by horse cars, offering easy transit either way to lectures and en- tertainments). and got ''scooped, two to one; the Ks and Us were what moved us down. It raised our ''dander," and spelling books and dictionaries suffered for the next forty-eight hours. One of our girls, Miss of sixteen, said before the next "spell" came on, she had master cd every word in Webster's Unabridged commencing with x and l., together with all the other hard words she could find, in all about nine hundred. Such perse- verance deserved success, and won it. The prize was handsome ten dollar copy of ''The Bird, "by Michelet. Itwas interest ing and exciting to see her hold her ground against ministers, doctors, lawyers, and editors, till the contest narrowed down to two, Rev. and the Miss. both of Lyons, and as they waded through such words as Brachygraphy, Metempsy- chosis, Adscititious, &c.,, the audience greeted with applause. Finally the little i, in cuisine stuck in the Reverends throat, although, as he explained. and all believed, he knew how to spell it, the Miss was declared the victor, amid tu- muituous applause Almost every town of any size has had its spells. An admit tance fee is charged, and the affair yields q revenue as we'll as instruction and enter tainment. f....-.s.
 Entertainments have been pouring in upon us this spring, ''thick as grasshop- pers." Among the most interesting and meritorious, is the lecture of the great faider, Gen. Fitzpatrick, on .'Sherman's March to the Sea. 'and Caroline Ritchings Barnard's troop of sixteen singers, that gave a most excellent concert, As music is said to be the one universal language that pervades all nature. connecting us by thousand mystic ties and every sym pathetic object that surrounds us, to sit and listen to the sweet concert of sounds as brought out by highly trained com pany of singers like this furnishes an evenings entertainment that few can af- ford to miss. Gen. Fitzpatrick adds great dramatic power to. highly instructing and entertaining subject, and | take the liberty of recommending either of the above to any of your readers who may be so fortunate as to come within their reach ..s...s.e -s.r.,,-...7st Ef..
 The change from winter to spring has been sudden and agreeable. All nature seems bursting with new life, harbinger as we trust. of good things to come, not only in the vegetable world, but things and times in general, with a more hopefu! outlook for the future. If Uncle Daniel could only be persuaded to let up little on gold we should be all right for the coming spring. i,'' 25 .i.'' ''' lam little disgusted with your elec- ton this spring. We do things mp better out here in Iowa, at least to my notion. Still I suppose good deal depends on the color of the glass we are looking through, hut am not ready to change yet. .5-.'. .+- '-.-
 see by the papers that your spirit ualistic" correspondent has been getting married. A friend suggests that with . few little added responsibilities in the nature of spirits of this lower sphere. he will have less occasion to consult spirits of the upper. s.-, .v= B. 1 WAsHINaToN DEPOT, Apr. 26. 1875.
 The only event that this part of Wash ington is just now congratulating itself upon, is that matches arsno longer to be made here, but are being mad-,, already. There have been some vexations, hind rances, and many obstacles to be over come, but Patience and Perseverance are all-powerful and have conquered. A slight accident at the Factory on Friday taneht the inexperienced that Phosphosous isnet