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Litchfield enquirer., 1876-06-29
Wa aShington.

Rev O.. H. Bullard presented the cause of the American Tract Society in the Con- gregational church, Sunday, reviewing it's history for the past fifty years, and exhib- iting it's need of aid.
 -Twenty-three persons are proposed for admission to the church, next Sabbath.
 -SocIAL.-A select party of young peo- pie met at H. H. Warehouse, last Wednes- day evening. Some of the former pupils of the school were present.
 The eighteen hundred and seventy seventh anniversary of the nativity of St. John the Baptist. was celebrated on the 24th inst. by Rising Sun Lodge. F. & A. M., and their friends. at the residence of R. M. Fowler, the oldest Mason in town, and one of the oldest in the state. Tables, bountifully laden with food and decorated with flowers, were spread under the trees in his yard, over which waved the national flag. Hon. s. s. Logan called the assem- blaze to order, and the Divine blessing was invoked by Rev. Mir. Colton. After all had been fed to the full, the audience were again called to order and Brother G. H. Hollister was introduced as the speaker of the occasion who, in neat and truthful address, recounted the life and services for fifty years of him whom we met to honor. He made alluslon, also, to the Doctors elder brother, Dr. Warren R. Fowler, whom he succeeded in his pro- fession here; to other pillars of society who have passed away, and whose names we venerate. In conclusion he addressed | the Doctor as a venerated member of the fraternity, and invoked the choicest bless ings upon him in his declining years. Mr. F. W. Gum was then called upon for re- marks, who read sermon, it is said, from Mark Twain, about grave yards, shrouds, cofins, skeletons, etc. More than three hundred people were present who left be- hind them over $40 as token of their esteem.
 Hon. o. H. Platt, of Meriden, is ex. pected to deliver the address on the Fourth. Full arrangements have been completed. The New Preston Band will manifest their patriotism by their pres ence.
 The mercury has been up in the nine ties the past few days.
 The farmers are fighting the potato bugs. We would enquire through you. columns, the safest and surest way of ex. terminating them? Will the Farmers Club in Cornwall, who have tried some experiments, please answer? Wilt later planting escape their ravages? s.
Litchfield enquirer., 1876-06-29
THE HORSE NORFOLK ,

WILL stand at the farm stables of his owner. Mir
 " bafte, the present season. at ten dollars without insurance. Norfolk is by Billy Denton, he by Rysdyks Ham0letonian, dam of Norfolk by Latourette's Bell founder: WILLIAM MCCORMICK.
 Norfoiks June l, 1870. Il.lOW
Litchfield enquirer., 1876-06-29
With Enquirer.

Must commence with January or July number.
 Subscribers who are in arrears must make up ar- rearages before taking advantage of the foregoing propositions 1; and subscribers who are in advance may deduct the amount their subscriptions are in ad' vance.
 Money should be sent by post-ofce order, check or registered letter. if possible. remittances are made by mail cannot be responsible for loss before the letter reaches but will take all risks of remittance to the clubbing periodicals.
Litchfield enquirer., 1876-06-29
NIarr1ageS.

At Torringford, June l, by the Rev. G. R. Ferguson, Charles. Waterman and Sarah, daughter of C. H. Barber
 In New Haven, June 20, by the Rev. George B. Newcomb. Addison T. Hall and Julia M., daughter of Rufus Smith, formerly of Litchfield.
Litchfield enquirer., 1876-06-29
IlDe Giteb6el0 Gllquirer,
 LlTCHFIELD, CONN.
ENQUIRER CLUBBING RATES.

Our LitchfeIdCounty subscribers may not often be able to take advantage of the low rates offered large clubs by most magazines and periodicals. For their convenience and extra inducement to new coun- ty subscribers will send the following periodicals to county subscribers, in connection with the EN- QUIRER, at the prices annexed:-
Litchfield enquirer., 1876-06-29
Deaths.

In Goshen, June 23d, Mrs. l.. Adele Smith, wife of Mir. Walter D. Smith, aged % years.
 In Thomaston, June IS, John Gold. smith, aged 77.
Litchfield enquirer., 1876-06-29

EAsy CANAAN reports strawberries plen- ty. Miles E. Briggs. formerly of this place, and salesman in Camps store in Winsted, is now in business in St. Paul. Minn.-John Beebe has the finest piece of rye in the town of North Canaan. We are sorry to learn of the death of Mrs. Walter Mahoney, formerly of this place. e.-Her- <ILd.
Litchfield enquirer., 1876-06-29

Mrs. A. T. Stewards gifts to chari- ties since her husbands death amount to nearly $100.O0O. sa
Litchfield enquirer., 1876-06-29
Bankrupt Sale!

0N Monday, July Sd, 1878, at o'clock, afternoon, V will sell at public auction, certain Real Estate situated in the easery part of the town of Ltehei bounded northerly by land now formerly of Henry Palmer, caste Ay by land of Erastns Baldwin, souther ly by land of Erastns Baldwin and land now or for- mefly Of Victor Dewez containing forty acres be the Tracy & Eldltdge Bankrupts. Sale to take place on ths premises. The Assignee reserves to himself the right to reject any and all bids for said property.
 11-Sw EDWARD E. COLE, Assignee.
Litchfield enquirer., 1876-06-29

Representative A. N. Baldwin of New Milford is elected state prison director, and the choice is an excellent one. He is gentleman of good judgement, eau tious yet liberal and broad in his views.- GOaL1,GHt
, 1876-09-02
1eIegraphic News.
EUROPEAN NEWS.

CoNsTANTiNoPLE, Aug. 81. - The
Council of Ministers and great digni-
taries of the empire have proclaimed
Abdul Hassid Sultan, vice Murad, de-
posed.
LONDON, Aug. 31.-A dispatch from
Ragusa says Dervish Pasha has reached
Podgoritza with strong detachment
of Egyptians and Arabians. The Tur-
kish force at Podgoritza is now for
midable. 1t has fifty four guns. Bel
grade official intelligence is received
tonight that the Turks were defeated
at all points on the right bank of Mo-
ravia, and subsequently taken on the
flank and put to flight. Their bridges
over Moravia We're destroyed. The
Servians occupied Turkish entrench-
ments on The right bank of Moravia.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31.-The Turkish
Minister received the following from
the Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs
Constantinope, Aug. 81. - The cruel
disease of which Sultan Mourad Khan
has been suffering ever since the day of
his accession to the throne, and which
has been continually increasing, having
put him in manifest impossibllity to
take any more :he reins of empire, in
virtue of the decree rendered by His
Highness. Shiek nj Islam, and in con-
tormity with the laws regulating the
exercise of sovereignty in the empire.
His Majesty. Sultan Hassid, pr2snmp-
tive beir TO the imperial throne, has
been proclaimed to. day emperor of
Turkey.
LONDON. Aug. 81. - Application of
Vaughn & Co.. for liquidation in bank.
ruptcy WAS presented before the Regis
ter here to-day. Liabilities of the firm
are one million pounds sterling,
LISBON, Aug. 81. - The monetary
crisis has subsided: the bank of Port
ngal continues its transactions as usual.
All other banks and merchants have
ie,ared they will moi avail themselves
OF the dseres of the 18th inst, deferrirg
payments. A Montevideo telegram to
Lloyds dated Aug. 90 says the crew of
the British ship Scotstown. which left
GLASGOW June 18th. Cor San Francisco,
had landed at that port. The Sco!s,own
bid been lost.
, 1876-09-02
PERSONAL.
Newton Booth squeals for Hays.

Newton Booth squeals for Hays.
Redpath believes that Belknap is
innocent.
Rocky Point r. IT, uses two
hundred bushels of clans dav.
John B. Cough will lecture ex-
tensively in the States west of Chi
cago the coming season.
1t is so hot in Central Massachu-
sets that the boys are stoning baked
apples off the trees.
Andrew Johnsons son was de-
feated for the Legislature in the
Green county Tenn primary cleo
tion last week.
William T. Adams, the boys cher
ished "Oliver Optic" seriously in
jured his spine at Dorchester, a few
days ago, by falling from a window
sill.
Mrs. Sturgis, mother of Lieuten-
ant Sturgis, who was killed in the
Custer slaughter, has become insane
from grief. He was her only son.
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher will
lecture in Canada from September
21st to September 2Sth. He will
begin at Montreal.
, 1876-09-02
Latest News Items,

Pennsylvania bubbles over $500
petroleum wells.
The new Liverpool docks are COM
pleted, So that now the docks of that
port cover an area of 420 acres. and
are valued at 800. 900, 900.
The newly elected Trustee for
Williamson county. Tenn, has no
arms at all. He lost both arms at
the battle OF Fort Donelson. when
quite boy.
Upon the basis OF the vote cas-. at
the last election, the Denver Neus
puts the population of the new State
of Colorado at 10000.
Three brothers, sons of one of the
Siamese twins, jointly cultivate a
line farm in Jackson county, Mo-,
making a handsome profit on large
crops of tobacco.
There are at this time $50 con-
victs boarding at the Tennessee pen
itentiary. Of these, 620 are hired
out in various portions of the State,
and 430 ate hammering away within
the walls of the prison
The introduction of female clerks into
the goods offices Of the London and
Northwestern railway, at Birmingham,
has proved SO successful that the Dlrec-
tors have been inanced 10 try the ex-
pertinent in other large centres of traffic.
All Eaton county mich. woman has
just died from grief at being charged
with poisoning her husband, who died
some months ago. 4 post mortem ex-
aininatiuu entItely e3 Generated her, but
tLe disgrace weighed fatally upon her
mind
Atlanta, Ga, has nearly finished one
OF the largest cotton factories in the
world. to contain u 500 spindles, 800
looms, and employ 100 operatives.
While northern mills are at a standstiIl.
those at the south are working on full
time. and many new ones are sprlnciuy
up.
The "lies, sou of the late Genera;
Robert +. Lee is now one Of the mos,
srt'-ran'iai fnimerS Of Fairfax c.,nntv
WI. = Incai rnis.r d..ciibe, h,r, -.
hav ig Just i'a>i oar "tiice. s..,I,:c In.
TO kDo that masters hands LeIt the
r.bbuu-.
w hat we want, said democrat
the other day, lis radical and
startling change Then he went
and bought clean shirt.
Prince Louis Napoleon has re-
turned to Woolwich in company
with Major Talbot's battery of ar
tillery, with which he has served
during the recent manHuvres. The
Prince carries one arm in q sling in
consequence of having sustained an
injury while in camp.
, 1876-09-02
There is something economical

There is something economical
about a postal card. Should the
persons ON whom you lived last sum-
mer wish to return your call, you
can convey the news THAT smrll-
pox is raging fearfnlly and visit to
the city would be extremely dNnger-
ous," just rs well for one cent rs if
you paid ten cents word for dis
patch.
The following belongs to Green
Erin, and may he seen on a tomb
stone in town near Dublin:
Here lies the body Of John
Mound
Lost at sea and never found"
The following is rather equivo-
cal: ''Mariah Brown, wife Of limo
III R-;swc, :ssa1 eeoyears. SIS ..:;c
with her husband so wears. and
ter ife."
, 1876-09-02

DIscoURAGING.-A Detroit youth
of thirteen sold fifty pounds of old
iron and piece of lead pipe, few
days ago, and received enough to
carry out his long-cherished idea of
establishing weekly newspaper,
which should represent the interest
of every section of Michigan. He
was willing to commence low down
and work up, and he established an
Office in the cellar of his fathers
house, purchased two quarts Of
"pi," hired his sister as an appren-
tice, and work was begun on his
first number. The boy had An idea
that an Independent journal would
pay best, and his first edition, which
consisted Of seven copies of sheet
about as large as an envelope, was
devoted to items of a personal ma
ture. 1t was rather family sheet,
also: seven of the eight items IN it
being hits at his father and mother,
and the lone one was bit of advice
to his school teacher. While he was
ont hunting up advertising and So
Letting subscribers, his father laid
the type away to shoot cats with, his
mother kindled the fire with the
wooden press, and when the editor
and proprietor returned, he was Civ
en- woodshed interview, and then
welded t. the handle of lawn
mower. He was yesterday ''hollcr-
ing over the alley fence to one of
his friends that he couldn't be
crushed ont nor frightened off the
track by no bloodthirsty mob; but
the prospect for new paper is du-
bions. Detroit Free Press.
, 1876-09-02

A very sufficient reason for letting
alone any particular kind of food is
that you don't want it. Persons
who never ate meat, because of a
constitutional dislike to it, are good
advertisements for the ''vegetar-
ians, but not examples of absti-
nence.
There is said to be now living.
one-half mile south OF Holmesdorf.
Penn, an old farmer by the name
Of Abraham Blatt. who is about 60
years of age, is healthy, robust, and
as strong as horse, who has never
in his lifetime tasted the least bit of
meat of any kind. He says he new
er tasted beef, pork, mutton or..veal !;
eats no kind of poultry, no kind Of
fish, no kind Of game; in fact, moth
ing pertaining to meat. He has
sucn an aDhOrrence OF meat that
when they kill COW or hog on
his premises, he generally leaves
home, and lgoes about other bust
ness. He is a father Of q large fam
lily, all healthy children. Among
them is also one boy, who. like his
father. eats no meat Of any kind.
In reply to the questions put to the
father, how he could work SO hard
without eating any meat, he says he
believes he is much healthier than
if he ate meat. He uses veiv little
butter.
, 1876-09-02
TERRITORIAL.
from the SnohOmlsh Star

The party of Seattle people who
have been on an excursion to the
Snoqualmie Falls. returned here on
Wednesday, having been gone just
two weeks. They all expressed them
selves highly pleased with the trip;
lots of fun, some adventures, and
scenery-well, we leave them to de-
scribe it. An account of which will
appear at length in our next weeks
issue, it having reached us too late
for publication this week.
The entertainment given on the
24th, in honor of the new steamer
Nellie, was a grand affair. As usual,
all our citizens turned out, and the
hall of the Riverside Hotel was
crowded with the ladies and gentle
men OF the place and vicinity, all
bent on doing honor to the resident
owner of the steamer, whose liber-
ality and enterprise has resulted in
the building, expressly for the Sno-
homish trade, Of the handsomest lit
tie stern-wheeler that ever plowed
the waters of the rivers on the
Sound.
We are sorry to see the American
people giving themselves up to
slang. Even the little village of
Snohomish, already afflicted with
chronic Chenook, is not free from
its evil influences; as a result of this
slaughter of good English, we hear
the location of Mr.. BENEFITS mill on
Pill Chuck has already been chris.
tened Jim Town" by these manu-
facturers and promulgators of the
truly ridiculous.
From the Bellingham Bay MALL
Harry McCue, who a few weeks
ago commenced logging at Squalli-
cum Creek, near this town, has now
raft of some 100000 feet of the
best logs ready for market. He is
doing we'll beyond all expectation.
The Assessment Roll of this coun-
ty, as approved and revised by the
Board of County Commissioners,
for 1876, foots up s5O3,569 The
real estate portion amounts to $780,
147; personal property. s2O7 ,422
The revenue to the County from thi.
assessment amounts to 81 ,O2S ,55:
School and Territorial, respective
ly, s., 24.27: and for Road purpo-
ses, S1,0O7.1S.
, 1876-09-02

IMPORTANT CHANGE AT THE L. B.
c. c. STORE Mr.. S. Baxter, who
for the past five years has served in
the capacity of manager OF the mer-
chantile department of the Belling-
ham Bay Coal Cos establishment at
this place, rendered his resignation
of that position some months ago,
which resignation lay in abeyance
until the arrival of President Corn
wall last week when it was finally
accepted. and Mr.. ID. Rogers, late
of Kansas, installed in his place.
Mr.. Baxter will remain in charge
until the 1st of September. Mr.. B.
is too we'll known throughout Puget
Sound as an efficient and reliable
business man for any word of ours
to add to his luster in this regard,
so we can only unite in the regret
of his many friends in this County
at the prospect of parting with him.
1t is hardly necessary to note the
fact that he retires with the friend
ship and confidence of the Compa-
ny-B. B. Mail
, 1876-09-02

FORTY TO ONE.--One story from
the Indian country Is to the effect
that when Custer encountered the
Indians in his last fight they out
numbered him forty to one. The
tendency of the Indian mind to ex-
aggeration may underlie this story.
But it is certain that the attack on
the camp Of Sitting Bull was against
greater odds than were ever before
seen in military encounters. The
more the Custer charge is studied
the greater will be the admiration o.
mankind for the valor, self-denial
and self-sacrifice of that famous cap
tain and his band.
, 1876-09-02

Among the superstitions OF the
Seneca ln,.ians, was one emarkaLle
for its singular beauty. When a
maiden died, they imprisoned a
young bird until it first began to
try its powers of song. and then,
loading it with messages and caress-
es, they loosened its bonds over her
grave, in the belief that it would
not fold its wings nor close its eyes,
until it had flown to the spirit land,
and delivered its precious burden OF
affection to the loved and lost.
Many q man worth q million is
utterly worthless,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-09-19

There are very few Indians here
mostly all connected with this agency
having gone into camp on Shadror
creek, twenty miles distant and about
half way between here aud Spotted
Tail agency.
Gruard says he is convinced two
thirds of the hostiles are Indians
belonging to the Red Cloud, Spotted
Tail and Missouri river agencies, and
that n large amount OF supplies have
been received from the same sources,
and that there are thousands OF In
dams now in the northern country
who do not belong there. Gruard has
has been with Sitting Bull two or three
years, knows the northern country
thoroughly, and all the Indians be-
longing there. The counts made here
and at Spotted Tail, 10y the military
recently, show two hundred aud fifty
abscntees, with very old aud very
young Indians predominating among
those remaing here.
CHEYENNE, Wy, September lS.-A
courier from General Crooks camp ut
Whitewood creek, with dates to Sep.
tember 10, arrived ut Sage creek to-
night. lie brings the following news:
Since the fighting of the 9th inst, the
command has worked its way to the
Bell Fourche, subsisting on fresh
horse and dried meat captured from
the Sioux. The supplies from the
Deadwood mines were met there on
the 18th, and this morning the com
mand moved up hero, where there il
everything in abundance. The march
OF September 18th, between Owl and
Bell FOurche, numbering thirty odd
miles, was through mud and rain and
WAS one Of the most extraordinary the
troops ever experienced in any coun-
try. The weather has since been good.
New life has been infused into the
command whose future movements
now depend on General Sheridan, who
has ordered General Crook to visit him
at Fort Laramie at once General
Crook goes hence Tomorrow followed
by his command as far as Custer City.
On the 18th INST, Colonel Uphall, of
the Fifth Cavalry, made detour on
an Indian trail down Owl river crossed
to Bell Fourche, aud up to the main
command yesterday. He found the
Indian trail too old TO follow further,
but yesterday morning he lost Private
Miller of Company A, the Indians
surprising him while out hunting,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-09-19
work ora Christian Gentleman.

A reporter of THE HERALD having
occasion to make a call at the Jail on
Sunday, 1t was II pleasing incident of
his visit to meet with an esteemed fell
low citizen in the person OF Mr.. l.. e.
Reed, of the .lrm Of Messrs. Reed Il
Lathrop, who, with true evangelical
spirit was reading passages from the
scripture, and demonstrating them
with engaging simplicity and feeling
to the unfortunate inmates. Our sin
cere friend also added the beauty OF
hymn and prayer to the lonely charac-
ter of the visit, In which many Joined
with much heartiness.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-09-19

Another Gas Company has been or
ganizcd In town, with the following
roster:
President, w. Il. 0benchaln; Secre-
tary, w. Il. Parker Treasurer, l.. II.
Gruber; Direotors, Il. q. Peyton, II. Il.
Guedry and John Lockwood.
The new company il formed on the
mutual plan, and the price Of their gas
is to be fixed at three dollars for one
thousand cubic feet. 1t is estimated
that the works of the new company
will cost about twenty-five thousand
dollars,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-09-19

Mr.. II. II. Foat, Elm street, deslres
to call the attention OF tho public to
his stock of newly arrived furniture
and the prices thereof, before purchase
ing elsewhere. He offers splendid
line of goods, nothing shoddy In the
whole lot, and ut prices as captivating
as the elegant designs OF his stock.
Mr.. Foat Is a liberal dealer, and we
commend him, his stock, and his
prices to the public.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-09-19
Genuine Enterprise.

For genuine newspaper enterprise
commend us the Dallas DAILY HER
AID. The issue Of the 10Th contained
the speech OF Hon. II. b. Hubbard, de-
livered In Philadelphia, on the 18th.
1t was transmitted to THE HERALD by
telegraph and made seven columns of
solid matter. This, In addition to the
usual amount of associated press dis
patches made huge paper. THE
HERALD now contains thirty.twO
columns. Long live THE HERALD.--
DeniSOn CreSset.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-09-19
[ VOL. W.-NO. 1911
Coal uine Expiosion--Three Deaths
smallpox Raging,

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, September Is.
"A Victoria dispatch reports an ex-
plosion In the Fitzwilllam coal mine.
Two whites aud one ChInaman were
fatally wounded. The dispatch says
smallpox Is raging among the indians
In the vlncinity, although denied by
the health officers. Many deaths have
already occurred, and the disease con-
tlnues to prevail, averaging about
seven new cases daily.