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Births.
At Ellsworth, March 3Oth, a daughter to dr. and Mrs. Leman Mercy.
NAaTr1ageS.

At New Milford, April 3rd, by Rev. E.. L. Bray, Duncan K. Colepaugh and Ella A. Soule, both of New Milford.
 At West Cornwall. April 9th, at the res- idence of the brides father, in the even- ing, by the Rev. Charles Fitch, MT. Root, of South Canaan to Miss Elizabeth Sco- will, of this place.
 At Bantam Falls. March 29th, by Rev. Hiram Stone, Wm. P. Crossman, to Miss Lola M. Prindle.
 At Canaan, March 15. by Rev. CIV. Ravens, Joseph M. Phillips to Eliza H. Rice.
 At the residence O. the brides parents, March 30th, by ReW W. o. Smith, Mir. Cyrus E. Hanchett of Lafayette, Wiscon- sin, to Miss Sarah E. Brigner of Falls Village, Conn.
 At Plymouth. April 3d, by Rev. MT. HiIlard, William w. Bull and Mrs. Fen ton.
 At Watertown. April 1st, Robert Coates of Northfisld and Mrs. Betsy ONeill. At Morris, April 9th, by Rev. Edwin Leonard, MT. William L.. Stone of Nor ris. to Miss Lizzie Kelley of Waterbury.
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E1lSWogxn.

The h@&xy rains of Monday and Tues day wasAed the roads badly.
 -TA~ Fs2ains Of Mrs. Betsey Wood yard. relscs OE James Woodward, were bro@Ehs from Norfolk to this place for in- t@r@~1R oa Wednesday. The coffin was E@Ea In the eharch until the following day wA<@ the fcDeral services took place. Mrs wooawArd v&s ninety seven years of awe. az1 w~s . resident Of this place until the dsath sf her husband, when she left here to resale with her daughter, Mrs. M Iahn@ua
 -Th@ s~Acol at the Center commenced oz Ts<s31y DOT.
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East lEtchneId

yRG~se. and moves to Harwinton- MT. Or EEaA2S Carr has rented a portion of the Ao&se. uhIle C P. Wedge occupies anoth- CT part
 -The fzneExl of Mrs Lavinia Barber, w1ssse death was announced last week, WAS asaez3ed by quite large circle of frazao4s and relatives. last Friday. Mrs. E4rSer enjoyed the confidence and esteem uF all who knew her.
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With Enquirer.

s9ast commence with January or Julg num- Der
 : t5->Eibe-s who are in arrears must make up ar.Irss> before taking advantage of the forego- tag propositions: and subscribers who are in AirAzc. nav deitct the amount their 'sabscrip- t5azs are m advance.
 Nsaey saoald be sent by post-ofice order, cheek or registered letter, if possible. Ifremit- ta1es= are made by mail we cannot be responsible sar loss before the letter reaches us, but will ak. AII isks of remittance to the clubbing peri a.aiczIs-
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warren.

EiertSO1 passed quietly. The Republi- emnz esecsed Austin R. Humphrey for rSsESsezsstlve. by a small majority. over - TA~@@s Mezghez. Democrat.
 Ihe tsxu have accepted the layout by cha sEs=e4@<a of road near Deacon Hop- kla8 so euuneca the old with the new one E~sr shs lake. and Minor Strong has con- traced ss bzili the same.
 -oaE roAas are h badly washed-out ennlais5aa
 We were visited by the heaviest snow. aknrm ef the season. Tuesday, the 4th InS&
 -Ths yoang people pleasantly sur. prsse1 kEE Albert knappis family. last 1hmEn11y evening
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New Preston.

Rev. M-. Bassett preached in the village church, last Sabbath. On account of the feeble condition of his health no evening service was held. though some came from the outskirts of the Parish to attend.
 The afternoon was occupied by re- ports from the committee who attended the convention at the Hippodrome. Rev. Mr. Upson who attended the convention made his report a week earlier; but .Messrs. Bunkins and Burnett spent one Sabbath in New York, and made their re. port, last Sabbath. A very fine letter from the Home missionary who received the ''barrel" just shipped by the Ladies Sew ing Society was read. The new Hymn books (The Songs for the Sanctuary) give good satisfaction
 The cornet band of the village still persevere and are doing we'll They are worthy of more pecuniary aid than they get from outsiders.
 The heavy rains have lett roads in bad condition
 The elder of our doctors Lyman has been sick for few days.
 x.
 At WATERFOWL there was less turbu- fence and drunkenness, election day, than usual.-The long protracted suit of Williams rs. King has been decided against the defendant. The result con- pels Mrs. K. to pay some $ls,OOO debt, costs and lawyers fees. says the American Joseph Munson turned a somerset from. the top of tall load of hay, recently, striking the, ground 9 or 30 feet from where he left the load. He struck on his feet and escaped with slightly sprained ankle.
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1be Gitebhel0 Gnquircr, LlTCnFlElD, CONN.
si3JIaEa cLUBsiHo RATES.

our Litchfeld ,ounty subscribers may not tof- os able to take advantage of the low rates ofs:sl I.rss clubs by most magazines andperi- . IieAI.. For their convenience and as an extra ad1,snent to new county subscribers we will
 sltta.f ,lIo wing periodicals to county subscrib- CTS, in connection with the ENQUIRER atthe
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Permanent and Authentic History

In prepa ing the present edition for the press has accordingly been the aim of the editors to bring down cries in scienee of every fresh production in tera ture and of the newest inventions in the practical sTts we'll to give succinct and original record z .I,z.
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Geographical Knowledge

Have been made by the indefatigable explorers of Africa.
 The great political revolutions of the last decade. with the natural result of the lapse of time, have brought into public a multitude of men, whose names in every one's mouth, and of whose lives every is curious to know the particulars. battles been fought and important sieges maintained of which the details yet preserved only newspapers in the transient publications day but which ought to take their place in
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APPLETON'S AMERICAN CYCLOP EDIA. NEW REVISED EDITION. ENTIRELY REWRITTEN BY THE ABLEsT WRI.
 TIERS ON EVERY SUBJECT. Printed from Ne,c Type, and Hlstratsd srh seceral
 Thousand Engractags and Aaps.

The work originally published under the title of THE NEW AMERICAN CYCLIOPEDIA was completed in 1863 since which time, the wide circulation which has attained in all parts of the United States and the signal developments which have taken place in every branch of science literature, and art, have induced the editors and publishers to submit to exact and thorough revlson and to issue edition entitled
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THE AMERICAN YCLOPEDlA

Within the last ten years the progress of discovery in every department of knowledge has made new work of reference an imperative want.
 The movement of political affairs has kept pace with the discoveries of science and their fruitful appca tion the industrial and useful arts ana the conven fence and refinement f social life. Great wars and consequentEevolutions have occurred, involving tional changes of peculiar moment. The civil war of our own country, which was at it's height when the last volume of the old work appeared, has happily been ended. and new course of commercial and in- dstrial activity has been commenced. Large acces- sions to our
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Political and Historical Events.

The work has been begun after long and careful preliminary labor, and with the most ample resources for carrying it on to successful termination.
 None of the original stereotype plates have been used but every page hes been
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FOR. SAlXE! :!

A DWELLING HOUSE and BARN, with about tive acres of land. Also eight Buifiing lots ad- lonne the same. Pleasantly located in this village Soll 0fy and fronting on two streets. Inquire of Y
 J. L. JUDD or E. c. cHAMPLIN.
 i-"snne'd, January 18th. 1S7G 4ltf
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Printed on New Type,

Forming in fact Cyclop@dia, with the same plan and compass its predecessor but with far greater pecuniary expenditure, and with such Improvements
 in it's composition have been suggested by longer experience and enlarged knowledge.
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ment, this coming season; and, unless the Litchield cattle show is guaranteed and advertised to be forthcoming, they will certainly go to the centennial show in- stead. S.S.
 -Olr Sabbath school Library has been running on the improved system, four months. The books were called in a week ago, and 25 volumes were missing. Those who have them in their families are re- quested to return them next Sabbath, sharp.
 -REMovA4s.-Clark Rungerford has moved into the house occupied by the late Abne- W. Mitchell; Almon Lane, into the Samuel Baldwin house. and Nelson Brown into the Harvey place. In com pany with William Durley he vill repair highways in this part of the town the en- suing season.
 Our Schools are opening with the fol- lowing corps of teachers, viz: Candace Bradley. in the Center; Lucy Whitehead in the Calhoun; Ellen s. Clark, in Davies Hollow; Edna Wyant, in East district; Sarah E. Calhoun, South district; and Della Clark. on Church Hill; with the Northeast district to be supplied.
 We are not often disposed to chroni- cle the state of the weather, supposing that the accounts from adjacent towns ir the same latitnde and longitude (%itt the exception of Goshen) will answer fol this; but the truth requires us to say it is unusually cold.
 The religious interest still continues Not less than five religious meetings, in cluding the Lenten service, were held las Wednesday evening. and were we'll sus tained. Mir. Augustus Smith, of Washington D. c, who has been spending electior week with us. returned Monday. In meeting, last week. he spoke of work oi grace in progress in that city, the mos powerful of any in twenty-five years Some 1900 hopeful subjects are reported Whether it has reached Congress and tn, several departments of our government we are not informed; but we think tn, Rev, MT. Champions prayer for forme Vice President might not be inappropri ate for them. We beseeeh Thee, giv, unto them double portion of Thy Hol, Spirit. for Thou knowest, o Lord, tha they need it." s.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-03-16

IT is insisted that Grants acceptance of
Belknsp's resignation makes the President
the greater of the two criminals-"pals," :"
to use the slang of thieves. Grant knew
there was guilt, but parted with Belknap
with "great regret" The acceptance of
Belknsp's resignation is pronounced by the
Herald the equivalent of presidential par
don, and thus Belknap can neither be i'm
peached nor punished. Moreover, Belknap
is only, one Of many kpayes who, going out
of Office, ON, compuision, for crimes COM
mitted, have ever received continued as
surances" of Grants distinguished con-
sideration." What the world may think of
the U. s. Grant signifies very little; but
every American citizen is profoundly inter
ested in what is said and thought of the
President of the United States. Belknap
disgraces his name and memory and the po-
sition he holds; but Q. 8. Grant dishonors
the Office of President, in which each Amer
ican citizen once confessed an honest pride.
Grant uses his power to screen a robber,
coming between the offended law and peo-
pie and their victim. As Schenck has
caused Americs aud Americans to lose caste
in England, even so has Grant fastened
odlum upon the fame and character OF
Americans everywhere the world over.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-03-16
BEN HILL AND L. Q. c. LAMAR.

Confessedly Texas stands aloof from the
other States. Texas newspapers, devoted
to the discussion of local facts and local in
terests, evince little more interest in events
occurring in Washington, Boston or New
York than in facts affecting the fortunes Of
European capitals. Annexation, when
achieved, was practical rather than moral
fact. The war between the States was not
calculated to inculcate affection for any two
or more coexistent unions, and the people
were more than content when they sup
posed the old original American Union was
reproduced. In this feeling Texans shared
and it was only the incurslon of the carpet
bagger, mounted on the back of Sambo,
that begat anew the ''introversion of the
eyes" of Texas. We have our own peculiar
local politics and newspapers and party
leaders of Texas confess only questionable
interest in events that absorb the thoughts
and aspirations of politicians and people
beyond the Mississippi. In Eastern COM
munities each ambitious leader would
use the State and its offices as
stepping stones to Federal honors.
Here the State and its future define the nor
izon of young ambition. and while we rec
ognize this fact we can well understand
why Ben Hill thrusts a mighty wedge far
down and dercely between the ill-joined
wings of militant Democracy. Lamar robs
Hllrs heavy brow of long-worn laurels; La
mar leads the South in the coming presi-
Dental campaign and must lead it In the
Senate of the United States, and Ben Hill
would break the power, the consolidated
white intelligence of the South, that up
lifts and honors the name of Lamar. La
mar anticipated the blow, and months ago
sang peans of praise that made Union men
Of the North believe they knew not how to
bless and adore the Union. Lamar counted
the costs, and bent before Sambo, and thus
Hill was again anticipated. He has been
outgeneraled, but if he persist in the course
adopted in his collision with Atkins he
mas yet organize and lead party in the
South; whether as respectable in numbers
and Intelligence as he would have it is quite
another vg.S.ioD.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-03-16

TIE British government Is eminently
practical as well as thoroughly honorable
1t always sends educated gentlemen to rep
resent the Queens government abroad, and
every Englishmau confesses, wherever he
wanders, an honest pride in the character,
intelligence and lofty bearing OF English
ambassadors and consular representatives
The great respect entertained for the Eng
Ilsh people UbiqrIe gentiHaS is mainly due to
this fact. Grants government reverses the
policy of Victoris's, and we have seen in
stalled about foreign courts, as representa-
tives of American sovereignty, stupendous
asses and cunning, vulgar rascals with
whom gentlemen had neither sympathies
nor tastes IN common. We have heard
Southerners who traversed Europe say that
when they drew near to one of Grants mod
el consuls or ministers or charges, they were
amazed if these plsceholders were cognizant
of common rules of civilized social life and
decency. But these pecuiiarities of Grants
fsvorites have finally developed themselves
into a perfect man, and Great Britain,
deeming the government of the United
States the endoIser OF the character of its
plenipstentiaries, proposes to demand of
Grants treasury restitution Of sums stolen
from British subjects. through Minister
Schenck's approval of the Emma Mine swim
die. The money should be paid by Uncle
Sam to John Bull, and the skunk so Gagged
that we may see. hear and smell it no more
forever ,..
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-03-16
THE PRkSIDkNTIAL ELECTION
HOW 10 he DETERMINED.

Whenever Investigations are begun into
the conduct of the supply departments of
the army in Texas, absolute proof of villain
GUS practices everywhere, we are told, will
be made. Heretofore the people of Texas
could make no facts known. They had no
means Of access to the ear of authority, and
robberies were prosecuted without fear of
detection or punishment. But Demo
cratic majority in Congress gives confidence
to those cognizant of abuses, and the cata-
logue Of enormities done, through the past
twelve years, by those representing Federal
authority in Texas, will stagger credulity
But what is coming of these developments
Men sought offices in the South simply for
the purpose of robbing the country. They
made ne pretensions, in many instances, to
decency and stood wholly aloof from the
class they plundsred. They attended con-
vocasions Of loyal leagues, perfected the
consolidation Of the negro vote, assured the
proper distribution of offices among the
carpet baggers and then parceled out among
themselves the public revenues. Taxation,
as everywhere in negro-governed towns and
districts, became intolerable, property val
ueless, homes were abandoned, fields. .un-
cultivated. and even Morton, traversiHg the
South, was compelled to deplore the pitiable
condition to which Southern municipalities
were reduced by desperate robbers CON-
pac.ed BY Bullocks and Speneers and Ameses
and Kelloggs and their petty subordinstes
drawn from the slums of Northern cities,
An6 invested with office by Grant or by saw.
ages everywhere in these States. They
were strangers sent amongus by a despot etc
eat out our substance" and they robbed til
patience was base oowArdice, and If the yoke
had not been removed BY quasi election,
and thus BY peaceful agency in Mississippi,
the people should have rsvolted and sIaugh
tered or expelled the knAves Who have rep
resented Grant and his party and power il
that impoverished commonwealth. Inouir
les into facts Of this character, begun /.
Washington, viii be extended into all III,
Southern States, and an army Of thieye
will Be speedily organized. They win 90
operate. not only for the purpose Of psotec,
ing one another in the courts, bat to main
tain themselves and their patrons in ofRcs
Grant viii marshal about him not only II
sixty-6re thousand ofieeholders Of to-day
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-03-16

but the whole host of rogues VIII have re-
tired to estates stolen from tie people
through the past fifteen years. From fifty
to one hundred millions per sAnum have
been stolen since 1s6o-1. The holders of
all this seven hundred millions of iIl-gotten
wealth will give Grant their consolidated
support. II necessary to assure his reten-
ton of power or its concession to his desig-
mated successor, these hired sdherents of
the President will seize the capital, that
Grant, at any cost, may still shower riches
upon thieves. 1t is absurd to suppose, if
Federal placeholders at the North are of
the same class with Kellogg, Ames, Spen-
Ger, Bullock, Moses aud those they repre-
sent, that these sixty-6ve thousand men
will surrender offices deemed by habit
and long-continued possession their per-
sonal right and property. Men who will
steal will fight for gold, and each
of the army of appointees of Fed
eral power can control an average of ten
retainers. Here we have an organized
force OF six hundred Thousand men ready to
one hundred millions per annum, wrested
from toiling industry, may be properly and
continuously distributed among the ''loyal
and the true" Twenty-three hundred
national banks and one thousand mil
lions of wealth represented by Eastern
bondhOlders will furnish Grant q proper
corruption fund. The army, polluted from
the crown of its head to the soles of it's feet
ty the disease that invests Belknap with
rotLenness and the worm-eaten barnacled
navy are for sale, and Grant is another Di-
dius, buying the imperial purple at the
hands of PIetorian cohorts. From the
cabinet and throne even down to the mean
est bootblack that serves the meanest scullion
of government the foul leprosy extends,
and through fifteen years it has been eating
into the body and soul of the Radical force
of placeholders. There is and can be no
remedy, and if Northern representatives of
the party were of the same class with those
governing and plundering in the South, the
next presidential election, unless Grant
easily and certainly WIN, will be determined
by the bayonet aud not by the ballot.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-03-16
D.TU. 1aRzTZA.


The Calvert Team, published in the Sec
ton of conptEyv conptEy where the above-named
gentleman fEasi mainly r,ared, thinks he is
just the man TO preside over the next House
Of Representatives. The STATESMAN agrees
that Mr.. Barziza il all the Tezan claims for
him, and would regard the State as honored
in this gcustemauss selection to SO high a
position. 1t says:
The Legislature to convene next month,
in its selection OF a presiding officer, will no
doubt look to the fitness Of It's leading mem
bers in the, election Of speaker. The
qualities most 70 be sought in one to fill
this position are frmness, ImpartiaIity and
as thorough knowledge as possible of par
liamentary rules and usages. 1t is an honor
that may be sought for a great many popu-
lar members BY their friends, whose preju-
diced constituents may believe them pecu-
Iiarly qualified. But We of Robertson coun-
ty, in view Of his obvious qualifications,
suggest the name of D. u. Bzrziza, of Har-
ris county, as in many respects the man OF
all Others entitled 70 the compliment. His
recognized ability. manly courage and cour-
teous bearing give him great strength, and
we hope TO see him preside over the next
House Of Representatives.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-03-16
The Fu,u,e Of ChrIstlan,sy.

1t is admitted on all hands that Christian
ity has by no means perfectly fulfilled its
mission on earth; that il differs now, both
in spirit ard in form, from the Christianity
OF primitis se times; and that it is undergo
ing change which will render it still more
different hereafter. As the hunan intellect
can Judge of things 10 come only by refer
ring 10 those which have already happened,
religion only By looking back upon It's past.
In general, il may be said thar the pro
gress OF chnstiAuity has been from child
like simplicity toward complex intellectu-
universal natural Law. governing the gIowth
Of all scientific, political, moral and religi-
Gus ideas. Il began with nothing more
than the acceptance Of Christ - divine
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-03-16

CONGRESS is now trying to find out who
were in the Jay Cooke Boss Shepherd real
estate pool in, Washington. This ring
bought land and made improvements at the
same time, perfeeting streets and then sell
ing lots. WhenvJays Cooke exploded, the
pool was forced to q settlement with Cookies
creditors, and now the inquiry is, who were
the unknown partners of Cooke and the
Boss9 A Congressional committee is trying
to find out. Just before the investigation
of this real estate pool by the Forty-third
Congress, q piece of property, valued at
$25, 900, was decided to the President by
the pool, but the deed was not recorded un-
til the investigation was closed, period OF
four months elapsing before it was recorded.
This seems to indicate that the President
desired TO conceal this Transaction, or at
least feared inquiry by the committee of the
last house. The date of the deed and date
of its recording will be brought before the
committee, and some of its members advo-
cate a resolution of inquiry directly to the
President. Inasmuch as it involves his per.
sonal affairs entirely, this course will
scarcely be followed, and the President will
most likely be left to follow his own will
regarding it.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-03-16

In two instances of recent years, the
United States have submitted questions Of
difference with foreign NATIONS to the arbi-
trament of third power, or TO that of an
organized international judicstory. In one
instance, Japan, and in another, Eng
land, thus adjusted differences with the
United States. IL happens that in both
cases larger sums were awarded than we
should have gained, and nov that this fact
is ascer.ained, it il 70 be hoped that the
suggestions of cOGnon honesty viii be Ap-
proved, and the twelve millions, in excess
of the sum due, received from England, and
the million and half from Japan will be
at once refunded. Il is bad enough to have
our own people Femorseiessly robbed By
those representing the dignity and honor Of
the Federal government, and We cannot af-
ford to hesitate when simp:s justice and q
sense Of night impsl us toressore sums taken
wrongfnlly from other goysrnments.