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Litchfield enquirer., 1875-09-30
Washington.

Rev. MT. Bonar. of New Milford, ex- changed with Mfr. Colton. last Sabbath, preaching an excellent sermon.
 +-Mr. William Mayhew and family. es- timable citizens who have resided with us nearly fifteen years, left to-day for the West. Their postofice address is Empire, Fond du Lac O., Wisconsin. Success attend them. May they be as good citi- Eens of the Badger State as they have been of the Gland of Steady Habits"
 The examination and exhibition of Mir. Hobart Morehouse's school, on Tues day last. was very creditahle both to teacher and scholars. especially the eve- ming exercises. - gui1aftl- aa..it..l
 On Wednesday last, Misses Lena Johnson and Amanda Colston assumed their baptismal VOWS. in confirmation at the hands of Bishop Williams. May their future lives witness to che sincerity of 'n0se an Vo~sA ~"sA .2 .u .4d id La-.es.zS
 The Bishop of this Diocese made his annual visitation to St. Johns parish on Wednesday, Sept. 22d. The clergy pres. ent. besides the Bishop. were the Rector, the Rev. William L. Peck, the Rev. Cor. prlius R. DnfRe. D. D., of New York, the Rev. Hiram Stone and tue Rev. c. M. Wilkins, of Litchfeld. Morning Prayer was said by ths. Rev. Msssrs. Stone and Wilkins. and the Rev. Dr.. Dune. The sermon was preached by the Bishop, from Acts l.. II, after which the class for Con. frmation was presented, two persons feceiving the sacred rite. At the close of the service the Bishop and clergy proceed. ed to Marbledale. where they were enter. tained at the Rectory of St. Andrews. At 3 p. m. Evening Prayer was said by, the Rev. Dr. Dufie, and the Rev. Messrs. Stone and Wilkins. The sermon was by the Bishop from Revelation II.-lO. At it's close four persons were presented for confirmation by the Rector. A large and attentive congregation filled the church. The floral decorations were exceedingly beautiful. and reflected great credit upon those having the matter in charge. A large cross of flowers surmounted the altar. the font was filled with them, and they were equally noticeable in other parts of the chancel. After the service. the Bishop held reception at the Rec. tory. at which many of the congregation were present. Altogether. this was a day long to be remembered in these parishes. On the morning of the services, the writer met gentleman who was present at the consecmtion of St Andrews,, .tafty-five years ago. Of that congregation how few ''remain unto this present. X.
 -"Blood will tell" That is the reason probably that the descendants of noted people are fond of congregating and con- pairing notes. In Massachusetts are many Aldens. descendants of the old Puritan John Alden. and some members of the family are scattered over almost all parts of the Union. One has probably become lcounected with the Elliot's. for that is
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Litchfield enquirer., 1875-09-30
Church HlIt.

HOW THE LAST DAY OF THE TERM WAS SPENT
 AT THE ''HoME AND SCHOOL.
Litchfield enquirer., 1875-09-30
NEW FALL GOODS
 A Store Full!

YUST received an immense stock Of Dress and osheR J DRY GOODS, comprising Black CsshmsEes, Izms ese Cloths and AIpaeas also ColOred Apacass C11Ms meFes and POplfns. fine stock. Cloths sn4 Ces1.r meres. Fia1rels of oil descriptions, Ltnen9s 1lne Shirts and Fronts, GentS and LAd5eS WKnpp@nS Drawers and Vests Of qualities and prices t0 su8' Stacks of Blesched and bubleaehed CotsO1ss Cmee1s Denins Tfcktng Hosiery and everything else tn tho Dry Goods line. tO De sold eheans Floor OI Closhep all widths, and Geese Feathers. GrOeeTeSan a9DoTts ment ~going, going"
 Teas and CoHee-a speciality
 1~ AmeEiszz gfbIe societys BsbIes at cost.
 3w2A S. V. BRON4ON.
Litchfield enquirer., 1875-09-30
Marr1a2eS.

At the M. B. parsonage, in this place. Sept. 18th, by tho Rev. O. A. Graves. Jairus D. Mott and Fanny M. Berry, both of Torringtop 70 ''E
 In Detroit. Sept. sth, at the residence of David G. Preston. by the Rev. George Porter, Moses A Barridge. Of Greenville, Mich, and Edith E. Hall, of Morris. Ct.
 In Buffalo. N. Y.. Sept 27. by the Rev. Charles Wood, Webster Belden and Mai. lie, daughter of Ambrose Clark, Esq both of Buffalo.
Litchfield enquirer., 1875-09-30
Deaths.

At Northfeld. Sept. n, Aaron Morse, aged S1.
 In Greenfield, Mass.. Sept. 21, Eliza beth Coe, wife of Dea. John O. Oviatt. formerly of Morris, Conn.,, aged 70 years. New Haven papers please copy.
 In Woodbury,. Sunday morning, Sept 26ths Dea. Eli Summer, aged 77 years. A good man has left us.
 At Goshen. Sept. 20. Mir. Russell Alex ander, aged 75. ai i'
Litchfield enquirer., 1875-09-30

"Nazt commence with January or July num- Der
 Subscribers who are in arrears must make up arrs4=g>s bssore taking advantage of the fOrego- E.< propositions and subscribers who are in navzses may deduct tine amount their subscrip- tons are in advance.
 Msney should be sent by post-ofice order, check or registered letter, if possible. hremit- taness are made by mail we cannot be responsibie for loss before the letter reaches us, but will take all risks of remittance to the clubbing peri od5caIs.
Litchfield enquirer., 1875-09-30
0bt fitfb6slS Gnauirer,
 LlTcHFlElD, CONN.
EM0uIRER cLUBBIRo RATES.

Oar Litchaeld County subscribers may not of- ea bs able to take advantage of the low rates e9s-ed Iargs clubs by most magazines and peri s.4s-,I. Far their convenience and as an extra Indaesnsnt to new county subscribers we VIII asa4 ths following periodicalsto county subscrlo- srs- ia connection with the ENQUIRER atthe
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-06-02

SOMETHING OF A SANDwICH.-I do
not like this place at all, and I hope
that we will soon leave. We have at
tended some very pleasant parties,
one given by the king, another by our
minister and a grand Suan, a native
feast, where we had very nice time.
There were six large tables about six
inches from the ground with mats
around the sides for the guests to sit
on. On the table was everything you
could think of. Of course we were
obliged to taste everything and had
to eat with our fingers, there being
neither knives, forks or spoons Oh the
table. Each one had a towel and a
bowl of water, and we all sat tailor.
fashion. A lady would dip her finger
into the poi and you would follow
Poi is native dish about the consis.
tency of dough, and the aristocratic
people use one finger, others two
and the low class three. 1t is very
nourishing, and I think I will like il
after awhile. can assure you that
dog tastes very nicely and l think
you would like it. From Honolulu
Letter. Ht,''''"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-06-02

q l.
PERIoUE .ToBAcco.-Not even su-
gar and cotton are more famous as
productions of Louisiana than this
Justly celebrated tobacco. 1t took
the highest premium over all other
manufactured tobacco at the great
Exposition of the worlds products
at Paris and Vienna and wherever
there are connoisseurs Of the weed it
is known and esteemed as its great
merits deserve.
As q branch of industry in this
State it's cultivation and manufactu-
rers deserves special mention in our
columns, and we propose to give the
details of it on an early day. Being
peculiarly d Louisiana product we
are proud of its fame, and predict
that the day will yet come when its
production will be so greatly increa-
sed that thousands viii! engage in it
whsrs4cus are nov.-[N. Q. Times.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-06-02

color, aOith the gloss and freshness Of
youth. Thin hair is thickened, fall
ing hair checked, and badness often,
though not always, cured by its
use. Nothing can restore the hair
where the follicles are destroyed; or
the glands atrophied and decayed;
but such as remain can be saved by
this application, and stimulated into
activity, so that a new growth of
hair is produced. Instead of fouling
the hair with a pasty sediment, it
will keep it clean and vigorous. Its
occasional use will present the hair
from turning gray or falling of;
and consequently prevent badness.
The restoration of vitality it gives
to the scalp arrests and prevents
the formation of dandruff, which is
often so uncleanly and offensive.
Free from those deleterious sub
stances which make some prepare
lions dangerous, and injurious to the
hair, the Vigor can only benefit, but
not harm it. If wanted merely for
a HAIR DRESSING, nothing else
can be found SO desirable. Contain
ing neither oil nor dye,,it does not
soil white cambria, and yet lasts
long on the hair, giving it q rich,
glossy lustre, and a grateful perfume.
Prepared by Dr.. J. c. Aver & Co.,
Practical and Analytical Chemists,
Al LOWELL, MASS.
GOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-06-02
Story Of a Lightning Rod Peddler,

He drove his team close up to the
fence, got down, and raped at the
door. The widow Gilkens opened it,
when he said:
"Mrs. Gilkens, am cognizant Of the
circumstances by which you are at pre-
sent surrounded, left as you are to
trudge down the journey of life through
a cold and heartless world-no longer
sustained and encouraged by the noble
one to whom you gave the treasures of
your hearts affection, and bowed down
by the manifold cares and responsible
ties incidental to the rearing of eight
small children on forty acres of subcar-
boniferous limestone land; yet, Mrs.
Gilkens, you are aware that the season
is now approaching when dark, dis
NAL, dangerous clouds at frequent in
tervals span the canopy of heaven; and
when zigzag streaks Of electricity dart
promiscuously hither and thither, rem
dering this habitation unsafe for your
self and these dear little ones-hence,
therefore, let me sell you copper wire,
silver-tippsd and highly magnetic light
ming rod"
The woman staggered back a few
PAGES and yelled: "Narcis! unfasten
old Cronch!" In another instant sa-
wage bulldog came darting round the
corner of the house with bristles up,
thirsting for gore. The dog had al
ready mangled a machine agent and a
patent soap man, and was held in great
esteem by the better class 0t citizens for
his courage and service; but when his
eye met the hand, penetrating gaze OF
Mr.. Parsons, his chops fell, and he
slinked off and hid in the currant
bushes. Then the man said "lLy dear
lady, you seem to be little excited
Now, if you will allow inc to explain
the probable inestimable-"
"Dern ye, l know something that will
start ye," said Mrs. Gilkens, as she.reached
under some ed.clothing, and brought
forth a horse-pistol, but, owing to the
shattered condition Of her nerves, her aim
was unsteady, and the charge of buckshot
missed, save where few scattered ones
struck his cheek and glanced off. A hard
metallic smile spread over his counte-
nance, as he leaned his shoulder against
the door frame, and again commenced :
any dear madame, such spasmodic mani
festations of your Discrimination to make
iudicious Investment Of a few paltry
dollars"
"Hi-cow shrieked the widow, and COL
lapsed into kind Of jerking swoon, and
before she had recovered a highly magnetic
lightning rod decorated her humble domi-
ellie, and Parsons had the blank note filed
out already for her signature Madison
1ndiana) Courier.3d 9a
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-06-02
Corruption on the Bench.

There are many abuses suffered in
Louisiana which must be borne with
patience until the character of the Fed
eral Government is changed. What we
have endured since our first installment
of Sheridan in 1868, is, with but little
mitigation, what we must endure until
a regeneration Of true republican gov
eminent at Washington shall render a
continuance Of the infiiction impossible.
Among our grievances, felt Intensely
by the bar, to whom the suffering and
the cause of it are daily apparent; is. a
judiciary which cannot be confided in
with that implicit trust which the bench
in former years was accustomed to
inspire.
Without at this time going into de-
tails or mentioning names, we complain
that those who occupy seats OF judy
ment in Louisiana are not in the major
ity of instances men who combine thor
ough legal learning with high charac-
ter. In tribunals high and low there
are judges in name and office whose
learning would not qualify them for
admission to the bar, and whose notori-
Gus immortality would exclude them
from the pale of decent society.
Seats upon the bench being included
in the category of partisan spoils, and
those spoils having been at the disposal
of unscrupulous adventures, the judi
ges who have assembled the tribunal in
this State during the compulsory domi-
nance of carpet-baggism and usurpation
have, for the most part, i'll all essential
respects, reflected the character of the
regime under which they were pro-
noted. A few have been chosen by
our own people at fair elections, and in
their courts fair-minded litigaEts and
honest barristers are permitted to re-
call the better days of the Common
wealth. By accident. some good judges
have been elected or appointed, under
evil auspices. But these are exceptions
to the rule.
To very many old and able men of the
bar the practice of the law has become
utterly repulsive from the cause stated.
Lawyers, as rule. succeed best and
are best appreciated when surrounded
by the wealthy and the prosperous, a
condition which can not soon be re-
stored to Louisiana; but we hope that
the time is not distant when the prac-
tice Of the law in this State shall be re-
lieved of the reproach and incubus Of
tainted and incompetent judiciary.-(N.
O. Bulletin.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-06-02

--THE stolen st. Anthony Of Murillo,
which was recovered in New York city
and returned to the Spanish authori-
ties, has been restored to its own special
chapel in the cathedral at Seville, where
its reinstallation was recently commem-
Grated by solemn professions aud rcli-
cious services.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-06-02

How" asks a st. Louis exchange
How can the world be fattenedf" By
st. Louis girl putting her foot down on i
and treading real hard.-[Washingtol
Capital.
And then to make it round again
apply one of the notorious Washing
ton "rings."
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-06-02
ESTABLISHED Antecedents..

-
If there is one thing of which An.
derson can boast, tits, "established
antecedents::" We refer to Ander.
son, late Of the Returning Board
The Republican says so, and that
likes any wavering doubts we may
have had. We didn't have any how.
ever. AS soon as we heard of es.
tablished antecedents in connection
with Anderson we saw that his strong
point had been brought out:
According to a late rumor, the rad
lcals are thinking of Anderson for
Governor. 1t appears to be more
than rumor, in fact. The hand or.
gan of the party broke out in tunes
ofpraise yesterday morning, and mu-
sic is the sort ofthing you can always
make note Of Why they hit on
Anderson we could not at first con-
celve. Anderson needs rubbing up.
But the mystery cleared when the Re-
publican reminded us that he was o
man OF established antecedents.-
That explained it all. The issue of
the next campaign is to made on an
tecedents, and as Anderson has more
and better established antecedents
than anybody else, he is to be the
candidate. 1t is good scheme
We burn with envy, we swell with
admiration when we think of it. We
feel prophetic pangs of subjugation
as we picture ourselves confronted
by the man Of established antece-
dents. Where Anderson got his an
tecedents and who established them
everybody knows. There isn't any
obscurity about either of those ques-
tions. The person who was Presi-
dent of the Returning Board of 1874
can't be challenged on antecedents,
and the report of the Congressional
Committee and the award Of the ar
bitrators are "establishers" of the
very first capacity.
We are pleased to hear all this of
Anderson. 1t gratifies US and re-
freshes our faith in human nature to
observe that Anderson's services are
cherished in affectionate remembran-
ces. The Republicans honest pride
at the prospect of a candidate, who
had lived somewhere before he Joined
the party is affecting. We pause to
contemplate that artless outburst
and to admire it. But the real point
Is not on Anderson's having a resi-
dence and a wardrobe. Gratifying
as it will be 10 the Republican to
nominate d mai, who travels with a
trunk and has something to put in it,
that is not the point: The point is
established antecedents. Anderson
will not come before his fellow-citi
zens in the character ola conundrum.
1t cannot be charged that they are
trying to run in a stranger on u.s.
Anderson is a man we all know. He
has lived among us. He has held
positions Of trust. And we have
had opportunities of observing his
method of doing business. Ander-
son presents himself with antece
dents of the first magnitude, antece-
dents established beyond the reach
of controversy.
If the party had left it all to us we
couldn't have hit on better man
than Anderson. If we had been
asked to build a platform, we could
not have raked up better material
than established antecedents.-[New
| Orleans Picayune,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-06-02
EstraV I!

TAKEN UP BY GEORGE QUITS AND
l. estrayed before the undersigned Jus.
tice Of the Peace, in and for Rapides Ward
ONE S0RREL PONY, about years old
branded on the shoulder with R and A in
a diamond. Appraised by H. Marler and
D. D. Arden to be vortI $4,000 in cash
The owner of the above described Pony is
hereby notified to come forward, prove
property, pay charges and take the said
Pony away or he will be dealt with accor.
ding to Law. Given under my hand off.
cially this 25th day of May A. D., 1875.
: j. H. DAWSON,
June 2-3t P. F's $500 Justice Of Peace
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-06-02

-"CoRoNER De Blanc fears that repor.
tiers will harm dead bodies, and he has
asked the police to keep them away
There is much richness in this, and it is a
novel more. Now, instead of reporters
running after inquests, they will get oui
Of the way.-[N. 0. Bulletin.
Perhaps the coroner thinks repor.
tiers are a class of "dead-beats."
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-06-02

A CHANCE TO IMPROVE Some PUB
Lie MEN.-General Frank P. Blair's
rescue from the jaws Of death, US it
were, by the simple process of the
TRANSMISSION of blood, suggests unlim
tied possibilities for the improve
ment of the human race. The doc
tors report that General Blair, after
each infusion, partook largely of the
nature of the person from whom the
supply of blood was drawn. For in
stance, when he received supply of
the life-auid from the arm of a
healthy young man, who, unknown
to the physicians, had been on a
spree the day before, the General
Immediately became very drunk.
This shows that great care must be
exercised in the selection of the
blood supply. But with this precau-
ton observed, what vast amount Of
good may be accomplished among
our public men! Take the case of
Reverend Henry Ward Beecher to
begin with. A pious monk should
be found in some secluded cloister,
whose reputation for continency is
unassailable, and Mr.. Beecher's veins
should be filled periodically with the
cold blood Of the anchorite. The
blood of a gentleman should be in
fused into the veins of Ulysses S.
Grant. For Zach Chandler, teeto-
taller, with an undoubted character
ior sobriety, should be found, and
found right away. For Matt Carpen-
ter, the same man who did duty for
seecher would serve, unless the stain
on him was too great. The blood
Of almost any body would make an
Improvement In John A. Logan. A
modest man should be selected for
@ufat Halstead, even though it be
necessary to sctape the c6untry with
ahne tooth comb to find him. And
20 on to the end of the chapter.
iae medical profession and the peo-
PIE at large viii learn that this trans.
.ss'oh Of blood is d big thing.
a .asfe's millions in it.-[Chicago
Times a''1- ,T.liI! ,r,Irr
81 eTf1t s1srg %: ff--aa ft=-
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-06-02

WHEN you see a lot of laundry
gus at work, how natural it is to
uas!aan, in the words Of England's
JsII.. !, laureate; wiring out, wild
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-06-02
Ayers
HairVigor
For restoring to Gray Hair its
natural Vitality and Color.

A dressing
which is at
once agreea-
bic, healthy,
and efectual
flor preserv-
ling the HAIR.
TT soon re-
stores faded
or gray hair
to its criminal
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DIED (:

In New Orleans on the ODD Of May, 1875
ELLEN, infant tlaughterof Louisa Altmeye,
and Peter McGrath. aged five months and
eleven days.
I'm Alexandria on the 3Oth of May, 1875
JAMES, infant sou of Laura Holt and j.
r. Andrews, Jr.
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POST AND PILLORY.
Delawaie's semi:Annua1 Celebration bf
all Ancient Custom,

how THE vIcTIMs BORE IT.
The serDi-annual exhibition of the
post and pillorys and the uses to
which they are put, was opened yes.
,erday in the Jail yard, at Newcastle,
in the presence Of several hundred
men, women akd children. John
Reardon, Blnbber Davis and John
Thomas, white, and Sandy Leonard,
-colored,, were the only candidates for
the stocks. Each was impilloried for
an hour, and suffered the indescriba.
Bile tortures attending the punish
'tnent; At lis p. m. the whipping
commenced with Charles Frisby, col
ored, as the first victim. The cato
nine.tails descended on his bare back
twenty times, making him jerk and
wriggle and, doubtless, wish he had
never stolen the $42 for which this
was part Of the penalty. John
Diggs, colored, convicted of larceny
Of razors, was next whipped merci-
fully with twenty lashcs. Dilner
Davis, mulatto, was then severely
dashed for larceny, and, although ev-
identity suffering from the punish
ment, he forced smile when releas
ed from the post and asked ELBOWS
that for high!' George Thompson,
white man whose head was gray
with age, tottered to the post and was
whipped lightly. Robert Allen, col
ored, was next whipped. Reddy
August white boy Of not more than
eighteen, but who had been whipped
before, was then fastened to the post.
"Get hold of that" he said as he
threw his coat at Sheriff Lambson,
and barred his back. "Now, let's
have EN-" He got ten and went
back to his cell, suffering from his
punishment. Charles Henderson,
white, consumptive and a thief was
whipped with twenty lashes and evil
IDENTIFY felt as keenly his disgrace as
he did the corporal punishment
Sandy Leonard, colored, for the Sec
ond time in his short life, received
twenty lashes. They we're we'll laid
on, and his back was almost blood
red when he returned to his CELL
Blubber Davis, a white youth, was
also whipped for the second time.
He suffered intensely, and will be af-
ficted with a sore back for several
weeks. John Thomas, young white
man, hailing from Millville, N. j.,
and who was convicted Of highway
robbery, was the next person to hug
the post. He received forty lashes,
and when released his back was as
red as a beet, and here and there
blood was oozing from the large welts
made by the lash. 81 would rather
serve a lifetime in the Penitentiary
at Trenton than undergo that punish
ment again." he said, as he pulled on
his coat and started for the prison.
John Reardon, white, was the last
man whipped. He had stolen an
overcoat, and thought his punishment
twenty well-laid on lashes was out
Of proportion to his offence Will
mington Correspondence Phi.adel-
phia Times.
A CHANGE TO IMPROVE Some PUB
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Married Z:

At St. James Church on the 9th ult.
by the Rev. A. N. Ogden, Mr.. William K
johnson and Nina eldest daughter of Hon
I. c. Manning, all Of this place.
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HOW THE vIcTIMs BORE IT.
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NEW THIS DAY.
TEMPERATURES

AS REPORTED BY FERGUSON scHNAcr
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ARTICLE III.

The President Of this Company shall
be the proper officer upon whom cita-
ton and all other legal notices may be
served.