Litchfield enquirer., 1876-06-15
Mir. Blaine has had series of personal

Mir. Blaine has had series of personal tr1umphs in the House during the past week and certainly shows up the hostile animus of the Democratic majority very decisiyely. The developments of the week have aroused much sympathy with the ex-Speaker' and much admiration of his pluck. but the Mulligan letters show | that he was interested in railroad Securi- l ties that were in need of Congressional as- sistance to an extent that is not consider ed quite the thing ln these days of reform. The truth is that in old Credit Mobilier times Congressmen looked on their dab- l blings i'll railroad securities, and their legislat1ng so as to give value to their in- vestments, as nothing very disreputable.
 D. F. Hayes. the former proprietor of the Wonder Store is now engaged as man. aging clerk of a new dry goods store, call ed the Waterbury Dry Goods Store. at No. 68 Bank St. opposite the post office Waterbury. The stock of goods at this store is entirely new and all purchased at the lately reduced prices. All the clerks employed were formerly in the employ of MT. Hayes at the Wonder Store.
 The Springfield Republidan asserts that Col. Tom Scott is at the bottom of the opposition of the World to Tilden. All Scott cares about is his railroad inter- ests. He favors Blaine because he thinks Blaine will favor the railroads. and he seems t o consider that Tilden is 'unrelia- ble."
 The resolution proposed by the Hon. John Cotton Smith, abolishing the State Board of Education came up in commit tee, last week. Most of the members of the board were examined and opposed the resolution. They say that the entire ex- penses of the board proper have not been $50 for the past year and half
 The constitutional amendment reducing town representation to the dead level of our representative from each 'burgh" came within two of passing the House of Representatives on Tuesday, of last week. Such an arrangement would be little more elaborately and consistently unjust than the present one.
 East Litchfeld is getting to be hot place. With red hot Mayor red hot post-ofice and two red hot correspondents, matters are having very explosive look there. We hope this issue closes the news paper war, as we must eventually pay some attention to the Cincinnati Conven- tion
 The Legislature have finally settled the Norfolk contested election case by declar- ing it tie. The contest was close one, the vote to unseat Mir. Holt the Republi- can member being only carried by six majority.
 The ''small town" feeling which defeat ed the proposed Senatorial amendment in the House, seems not to prevail in the up- per branch. On Wednesday last that amendment passed the Senate, IA to 4.
 The House has given the banking com mittee leave to report at any time and the Democracy may be expected soon to add the repeal of the Resumption act to their other legislative follies.
 The Pennsylvania coal companies are at their old game the suspension of work in order to force higher prices from long suffarine Pnhlic
 On Sunday MT. Blaine had sun stroke which it was feared might result fatally, but at latest reports his health was inn proving rapidly.