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Litchfield enquirer., 1876-08-10
New Preston.

The Gunnery ,cncampment at Point Beautiful is larger than ever, this year, with the unusual adjunct of splendid weather. We paid them short visit on Saturday evening last, and found their little village livelier and prettier even than when we last saw it, some two years ago. There are oyer twenty tents, in one of which we found Lawyer Bissell of Winsted, rusticating for week and look ing the picture of robust health. Among the numerous visitors we noticed MT. & Mrs. G. H. Hollister, now domesticated in his native town. As usual the camp fire was kept burning bright in the cen- ter; groups were about the cabinet organ. singing their camp song. or dancing; boys and ladies were strolling about tue grounds, and visitors were enjoying the picturesque scene. over twoshuntlred per sons being presently should judge. We thought we once detected the familiar voice of the mosquito, but were corrected by those who know the locality better.
 A very brilliant lake is the Waramaug, these August nights. Just below Carter's a new house of resort has been built re. gently by Mir. Wilson, of Bridgeport, and both these places were alive with people and buggies and boats and gener- al frolicking. A little above we met Cogswell's big stage. with half Litchfield crowding and covering 1t from drivers seat to trunk rack. hurrying down to catch the late passenger train up the Shepaug.
 Still farther up is ''Loomarwick, over- flowing with boarders, this season. Then came tbe Gunnery village, with it's tents and campfire, it's music and dancing and crowds-more like scene in opera than anything else in real life. AS we drove down., the lights from Hopkins and Beeman's houses shone across the lake, und half way we met the lively little Flirt steaming by, carrying the band, whose music came across the water mel lowed by distance till the blare of brass reached us as soft and sweet as the music of an echo.' .~f
Litchfield enquirer., 1876-08-10

As n church we cannot boast of having any one in the councils of the nation, yet we believe is has exerted an influence TOT good m tie state and nation. Increase Mossly. the first deacon of this charch, represented the ancient town in the state legislature thirty six times. and. with Capt. Wm. CogswelI. this town. the first session after it's incorporation. The Hon. Daniel N: Brinsmade represented 1t in forty four sessions. and Elijah Hazen twelve. These, with such men as Dr. John Calhoun, Ebenezer Clark. David .Judsou, Capt. Gideon Hollister. and others, gave charac- ter to this. the steadiest place in the land of steady habits - s.
 From Washington Station were sent 2410 cans of milk andi 50 cans of cream during the month of July, the largest amount sent, we think, from any station in the state
 The Shepaug Valley Milk Producers Association have purchased the entire property and business of the Washington Creamy of Kramer and Hoeldrich and it is now carried on under the management of their agent, Mr J. c. Sherwood. They are sending a first class article of cream to Bridgeport, Norwalk, South Norwalk, Stamford and Danbury daily. and making very fine article of creamery butter. They have just fitted mp spring that will hold 80 cans of milk. and have tanks in which they can cool 50 cans more with ice. :. E = E
 - The people of Washington are prom ised fine concert the latter part of this month. A quartet, consisting of Miss Maria Brainard. Soprano ;; Mrs. Anna Bulkley Hills. Contralto; Dr. A. T. Hills. Tenor; and 4. T. Schaufler, Bass will sing part songs, solos, duets, &c. with Caryl Florio, as accompanist. Of Miss Brainard's merits as singer it is not necessary to speak. We are assured by 0 competent musical judge Shat Mrs. Hills is one of the finest contraltos in New York city. Mir. Schauff1er is noted bas- so and Caryl Florio is a fine pianist as well as composer of marked merit. Taken altogether, it will be really first class entertainment, and ono that musi- clans in and around Washington will not be likely to miss. H.
Litchfield enquirer., 1876-08-10
woIcottVille.

Mrs. Henry McNeil's new house is about completed. It stands just south of the Allen House. on the opposite side of the road, and is an ornament to that part of the village. The houses put up by MT. Chas. Alvord just west of the center of the village are building up that side of the place a good deal.
 The road running north from here, known as the Winchester road, has been put in travelling order by the road repair CTS. The road in front of the Congrega- tional parsonage needs leveling. badly.
 The school house, in the Daytonville district. has been over-hauled. New door. new ceiling. and other improvements are reported. 5911a eG 1EJ-s
 Persons returning from Philadelphia during the past week, advise their friends to remain at home for the present or until the weather is a bit cooler. S4 a. -Ths streets are very dry and dusty. Tie intense heat of the past week has dried every vestige of the rain of which we were favored with on Sunday and Sun- day night of last week
 M.J.,W.
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Coahan.-Mo. 2AQ.

Miss Della Howe. whose death is noticed this week, was one of our oldest and most esteemed citizens, and died of old age. She was born near the South East corner of the Town, South of the Collins place. Her father Jaazaniah Howe was 8 Revo- lutionary Soldier. He lived about to her age. and her mother died here, aged 90. She went into the family of Dea. Augustus Thompson, in West street, about GA years ago, where she remained 20 years and, her health being poor, she was kindly for by the Thompson family. She nov lies by her mother and sister near the graves of Dea. Thompson and his wife, whose remains were lately removed from East Windsor. She was a subject of the great revival near the beginning of the present century. and was member of the Congregational Church B years. She at- tended the great Howe gathering at South Birmingham, Mass, few years ago, and was much interested in what she heard; but could not find single relative in the world. Her little property would have gone to the state of Conn. if she had not made provision for it. Mir. Hagen attend ed her funeral. and Prof. Wm. Thomp- son of Hartford also spoke to the large number assembled. At the grave MT. Thompson remarked that he was remind ed of the time- honored custom in Goshen his native town, of thanking the neigh bors for their assistance, and he felt con. strained to thank the Goshen people for their Kindness to Della during the last 30 years, since she left her fathers family. at the time the family left Goshen.
 H. N.
Litchfield enquirer., 1876-08-10

Society. and if the remainder Of the on- tertainments, promised for the summer, receive as liberal patronage as those thus far given, the Society will be enabled to close its second year free from debt. Prof. Nortlrop, of New Haven. the g,eas advocate of village improfements, viii lecture this (wednesdsy) evening. and we hope to see full house.
 The concert of the Mendelssohn Quiil- tet Club. of Boston, is finally arranged for Tuesday evening of next week. Every lover of good instrumental music any where near Litchfield should be in attepd- suce. This is the same club which gave the concert here two years since. Mr. Heindl, the futist.. is the best player in the country, and all the other perfolm mers are first-class. The former concert was the most popular as well as the finest musical entertainment that has ever been given in this place, and we think there must be a very full house on Tuesday evening.
 The Quintet consists of Messrs. Schultze and Allen. Violins; Ryan. Clarinet and Viola Hennig, cello; and Heindl, Flute. The program will be as follows:
 PART I. I. Overture to Raymond, A. Thomas.
 Arranged by w. Schultze. 2. Favorite de Vienne. Solo for Flute, Tershack. . Edward Heindl N 6. Quintette in A, op. 1O8. ~ Ns 8- ~-@ Mozart.
 with Clarniette Prncipale.
 AlIegro,-LarghettO.-T con Variozioni. {. Fantaisie on "Le Desir" Servals
 Rudolph Hennig, CcellO). ... PART II. -s t g.. Finale, lst Act, -Euryanthe, -J Weber.
 Arranged by T. Ryan. 6. La Margellina, Solo for Violin, SAenger.
 Chas. N. Allen.
 [. Quartette in D, No. 61. Haydn.
 AdaRio and Presto. Q. ...s ;, 8. Bridal March and Bridesmaids Chorus from Lohengrin, Wagucr. Arranged by T. Ryan.
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NoHce.

rrHE subscriber having. sold ont bis hnainues Co Mp
 j. A. L. Judd, hereby requests that an peFsons iu- debte to him wil call ct e old staRd and settle their accounts. He ethanks these who have given him their support and hopes that their patronage w1 be sals. ferred 10 his successor in the business.
 litehaelc, July 26, 1S50, anasi9
 l7-Swe so ha}t e4 u rs4s &,1 ,. c. B. LANE.
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 Births.

In Bethlehem, August 2, son to Geo. s. and Ella s. Bloss.
 At Litchfeld. Aug. Sth, daughtar to MT. and Mrs. G. M. Oolvocoresses.
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Deaths.

At Goshen. Aug. l, Miss Della Howe, aged 84.
 At Washington. July 26. Powell Hickox, aged 69 years. @
 In Winsted, July 2S, Abigail NJ, wife of Aaron S. Burbank, aged 63 years.
 In Wolcottyille, July 25. Joel Scoville, aged 68 years, ls A,,e.v s>ss4A NA {, In Northfeld, July S1. nt diphtheria. Nellie May, daughter of Charles Night ingale, aged 5l years and ! months.
Litchfield enquirer., 1876-08-10

.uuus somuaenes with January or July number.
 ssl,-rrsbers xhO gre in arrears E ust make up ar- rrara~sz before taking advantage of the foregoing yEuyuSitiO1s ard subscribers who are in advance unsy saa the amount their subscriptions are in sd
 q vAHre-
 Ns~ey .hOald be sent by POstOfhee order, cheek or Eseaered letter, possible. If rcznittanee are made Uy ~l VIC cannot be responsible for loss before the lestsr rehss as but v take all risks of remittance to inc ranR.hane pexiodicala.
Litchfield enquirer., 1876-08-10

E PLYMo UrH enjoyed a dramatic enter talnment given at the Town Hall on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, Aug. ust 9th and 9th. Proceeds for the benefit of the lecture room.-AnaericQn
Litchfield enquirer., 1876-08-10
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enouRER cIuaaINc RA1Es.

Oar LarA1es1 c09Eay subscribers may Lot often be aAe ts taks avansaee oT the low rates offered large eamaa hx ussa uaszziDss snd periolicals. For tsir eumxsms-@ee s1a extra inancsnenf to new cOun- sy AaA@zxAss v1a ssna the following periodicals ts ~yzwsx subscribers, in connection with the ES- aCxExzy1k the rEsoes &nnexsd:
Litchfield enquirer., 1876-08-10
Marr1a2es.s {

In New Haven. August 3d, at the resi- dence of the brides parents. by Rev. O. H. B. Tremaine, George II. Osborn of Litchaeld. and Ellie s. Hull of New Ha ven. - }ENyEs
 At the residence of Mir. Charles E. Ad. ans. West Winsted, July 27, by the Rev. l.. H. Hallock, Andrew Holman and Miss Lillie Adams, of Florence, Mass.
 In Winsted. Aug. 3, by the Rev. L.,eH. Hallock, William B. Phillips and Miss Mary 4. Norton. daughter of Joseph H. Norton. Esq all of this place. s@
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

AHEATC so subscribers daily. Best family pa- Hu6V Q per. Four $1O.O0 chromos free. l6-aw J. M. MUNYON & co Al Fremont St., Boston, Mass.
Litchfield enquirer., 1876-08-10
DOdd's NerVine.

The New England Family Medicine. Relieves pain al- most instantly, induces good sleep, helps the appetite strengthens the system, and Is altogether the best family medicine and tonic now in use. At all drug stores. ss,-.s. l6 Aw
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-03-04
ANDREW JACKSON wmsrruORNE.

Old Admiral Whitthorne has some
thing of the spirit OF Andrew Jackson
about him. When Secretary RobcsoI
showed u disposition to avoid answering
the questions put to him by the invest
eating committee, the admiral concluded
to call on Robson and take soundngs.
He found Robson angry and declaring
that ''he would not be pestercd by con
fedcrate congress Whtthornc begged
him to be calm. lie vowed his sympathy
for him in his distress. but went on to say
that heretofore the committee had treated
the secretary with courtesy. He und,i.
stood the amenities between cabinet oili-
GERS and congressman, and had scrupu-
lousy followed out the most rigid line of
courtesy, but land here the admiral's
eyes flashed threateningly) Il give you
warning, Mr.. Secretary. that we are in
earnest. and if You attempt amy farther
blocking Of the operations of the commit
Tee, shall call you before the house and |
have you judged. by the living God :"
This Jacksonian reply had an imme-
date effect on the secretary aud he prom
ised TO answer the questions Of the COM
mittce at an early day.
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A RANK ADMINISTRATIONS,

Minister Schenck will start from Lon.
don for the United States to-day. He
comes TO testify concerning the Emma
Mine swindle, and TO swear himself clear
Of the charge of being "a 'capper' and
roper-in' for a bogus mining spccula-
ton. and OF gambling at cards in order TO
cover the expenses incurred by fashiona-
bic profiigacy.' Secretary OF War Bel
KNAPP has been, during the past week. be.
fore the Committee on Expenditures Of
the War department to answer the
charges Of certain dshonorable transac-
tons in post-trader-ships, and the as
founding result OF the investigation has
just been made public. Attorney Gen
eral Picrrepont stands charged with Il
grave derellction of duty in the matter OF
The Babcock trial. President Grant
SENDS ms messages 10 Congress by the
hands OF Gen. Babcock, "A man whom
hihe-tehtiis Of the reading people
Of the country believe TO DC guilty of the
crime oi deliberately aud systematically
roobing The government. How does the
iiiahe-up OF the government household
strike The people Of the United States
such spectacle has never before been
Presented to the people of this country
Rotten does not begin to express the
cohuitlon OF President Grants admins.
tration circle at this lime. at smell. f.
heaVen' " 1t hnrts, or ought 20 hurt the
pr'ae oil every honest American citizc,
that he Is compelled to witness /, in mi.
Centennial year.
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- -ps -
TEN MILLIONS.
abe Illinois Railroad TaH case before
the United states Supreme Coart.

WASnINGroN, Feb. 2o.-Wirt Dexter.
Attorney General Edsall. Il. g.. lngcr-
soil, Obadiah Jackson, Judge Beckwith.
y. u. Browning, and Lyman Trumbull
are here arguing the celebrated Illinois
railway tax case. The question is upon
the motion of the state OF hi
nois To dissolve Judge Drum
mond's injunction, which was
made perpetual in the court below. The
Facts III tue case are, in brief. that the
state OF Illinois tried TO follow the Mas
saclIusctts law, where the franchise of
corporations Is taxed. In Massachu-
sets almost all the stock of corpora
tons has substantial value-most Of il
par value, and much of ii above par.
There the franchise for taxation is easily
asccrtaincd by deducting the tangi-
Bile property from the capital stock (.
IN other words, what Is paid TO stock.
holders. The franchise is thing Of value
for assessment and taxation. In Illinois
the capital stock OF railroad companies is
OF small value, and ii the road, can pay
the interest on their bonded debt they
do about all they can do. The Hi
nois state Board Of Equalization as.
sumed Il valuation tor the capital stock
of their roads. but found this less than
the tangible property, and therefore in-
cludsd.in the debt. This is held TO be
equivalent to double taxation. The
roads do not own their capital stock, and
the point Is made that ii they pay taxes
on their tangible property they should
not be required To do more. IL j. esti-
mated that not less than $4,000 900 are
involved III the question now pending.
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pOl.ITIl'NI,NOTfS

Springfield Rtp0biicWi: Its The first
time n national convention has gone
across the Mississippi. Westward. the
STAR" etc. We Yankees may as well ac-
cept the situation first rs last.
-Atchison Champion; eff New ork
desires to throw away her vote in cast
Ing a complimentary ballot for Roscoe.
nobody will object. But it seems like q
foolish waste of raw material. The giz-
zard of the country. so TO speak. is not
troubled with any oycrpowcring affection
for the senator from New York. lie is
too peacocky to suit the masses. lie has
brains. but he scars into the cmpyrcan
and stays there, high above ordinary
mortals. A man whose serenity of tenn
per is destroyed, and whose digestion is
seriously impaired because he gets little
mud on his boots. stands very little
chance in this age Of reaching the prcsi-
dency. And this is what troubles Conk-
ling. lie is too per.istcntly and promis.
cously iinicky."
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arise from the nature OF the conpensa.
tioh. and not from any indispOSltiou IL
compensate those who sacrificed ard sui.
icrcd. and have so just title TO the APP
preparation and reward of their country
therefore, resolved, etc.
The committee asccrtaincd that the
number of officers on whose account
these claims are preferred Is upward OF
two thousand. whose annual pay was be-
tween S500,000 and S600.00O By con-
sultng tables of mortality it is found that
the average expectation of life of these
officers. ut the end of the war. would not
he less tlon - years, so that the amount
that would accrue IN the bill would bc
between Sl0.VO0.0OO and S2O.O0O. 900. for
American citizens alone. aud more than
$4,000. 900 for foreign officers. or an aver
age OF $4,000 each. The committee re-
ported that all claims under the rcsolu-
ti0ns of the Centennial congress had been
fully settled. and that the United States
now owes the descendants OF these men
nothing.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-03-04

" RA. ItlIkNNas

Inc remarkable revelations concern
ny the Operations Of Secretary B,lknau
anu MS wife, a published in another col.
uinh' reveal picture of the social liio q,
washington almost sickcning in lis sic.
nlncahce. Mrs. Secretary Belknap las
ueeh one OF the foremost ladies of tho
"aPli'. Her dress, her house. her man
hers, her beauty, have been the theme -,
many glowing paragraph from the mems
u inc c''cie oil fashion aud society let,
ter-writers congrcgated IN Wash
ington City. She MS one of ,ho
social autOcrats. admired, cuvicJ and
hattercd. II Is less u,nn :.
week since 1t was told In one Of ,hcso
Washington letters how Mrs. Belkna,
had set the fashion Of having the li,tl,
people In the parlors on reception days
ny having her charming baby held by he
sue III the arms of a nurse, and how he
maternal pride was gratiiied by ia,
praises which its beauty elected" Ant
.,'is admired lady, this loving mother
TINS proud wife,was the evil genius of he,
NV spirit which lured him 10
Ms destruction, which is hers also Inc
crime has long been conccalel--,he fol, -
sudden, ignomipious and irreparab,e
Could there be sharper co,nmen,or,,
upon teereckless sxtrsvagance, the waste.
ful pFockHify wiach has characterized
the hah eng dress Of licn,als society IN
Washington during the last decade ? = :
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CENTENNIAL OFFICERS PAY.
One OF the Oidest Claims Before Con.
srcss-OSer h2.OOO.OOV Called for
A Report Against II.

Correspondence to the y. !. TriLuue1
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.--Ouc of the
oldest claims presented to the present
congress has been reported on adversely
by Senator Morrill, (Vt.) II il rcnrc-
scntcd by senate bill, referred TO the
committee on revolutionary claims
which provides that officer, OF the army
of the revolution, who become entitled
to halt pay for lille under the resolution
Of congress. passed on the 81 and Oil -,
October, $50, and under subsequent ros-
olution Of March %, 1888, coninutcd 10
full pay for five years in advance. shall
tc entitled to receive the balance of Tho
amount, which would have been duc ia
such officers under the original
resolutions. The history of this claim
rs il has been prepared by the committee
Is interesting. by the resolution of Octo,
Der 3, 1850 1t was provided that, from the
time Of the reform Of the army, officers
VINO became supcrnumcrary should he
entitled to half pay for seven years, in
specie, or other current money cquiya-
lent, and also to a grant OF lands at the
close oil the war. by the resolution OF
october u, 1850, 1t was further provided
lhat me Officers. who shall continue in
service until the end of the war. shall me
~ ''Hi pay nv, 10 begin
IRON the Time Of their reduction. From
these resolution and Others it Is clear
mat llc continental congress proposed to
allow revolutionary officers who should
serve 10 ne end OF the war half pay for
ne, IN addition TO the regular pay, and
tiils as q gratuily. On March %, 1883, a
resolution wa, passed beginning with
Tue ioilowihg preamble:
:. WHEREAS, The officers OF the several
llnes under the Immediate command of
ms sxcellency General Washington did.
ny ,heir tate memorial, transmitted by
', co'hihltlce, represent to Con,
5r v' ro .'Ir ine hIli pay granted by sun
uIy resointlon' was regarded In an unfn-
,oiapio iight by the citizens of some of
,nesc state Who would prefer com
peIsailoh Tor limited number of years
~, w. ~ SUN gross, to an establishment
~, me anu do on that account solicit
o o"h OF their nalf pay; i
q, nEhEAs, Congress Is DESTROYS as well
~ SIa'iiy.lie The reasonable expectations
~ wi .he army, a. removing all objections
Wh,cil may eXi,tin any part of the nitcd
states to the prnclplc OF the half.pay OK.
'ni,siiihcht Tor which the faith Of the
,nl,eI States has been pledged per
'andcd lint these objections eau dnlv
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killed myself. to which the president
rcplicd,.."l wish You liad.'
ruE ORIGIN ur ruE INVESTIGATION.
The following Is given as the origin q
the Belknap investigation While in
search for house for his family i'm DE.
ccmber, Hon. Il. u. Lewis. of Alabama.
was referred to g. .. Armes. n
real estate agent in this city. Dur
ing their search for a house. Mr..
Armes, in conversation. stated to Mr..
Lewis that he had formerly belonged to
the army. but was dismissed through the
enmity of Bclknap, that IL lie had the as
>istancc ola member OF congress. lie could
in sixty DAYS develop facts that would
force Bclknap 10 resign. Lewis rendered
his assistance. and they subsequently
had several interviews. Lewis being I'M
pressed, sought the ADVICE Of Randall, who
advised that the Tact. ne brought before
Clymer, chairman of the Committee on
Expenditures in the war department
Lewis and Armc, ,1w Clymci, and the
latter gave a list of witnesses. including
Marsh. Afterwards Clymor thought
Armes was acting in bad faith, as the sec
rotary said Armcs had proposed he was
restored to the army aud certain other
condition compiled with, he would drop
the matter. Lewis said that ii Armes
was seeking only TO levy blathmail, of
course they would nave nothing 10 do
with it. but advised a. Armcs had FUR
nshed the names OF witnesses, that they
be called and examined, which was done.
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SENATOR LOGAN does not hesitate to
say that the late treasury exhibit, in his
opinion, postponcs specie resumption
Indefinitely. Senator Oglcsbly denomi-
mates the whole matter as ''poppy-cock,"
aud says we arc not AS near resumption
now as We were year ago.
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The public records OF the District OF
Columbia show that from May, 1870, to
April, 1874, Orvllc T.. Babcock pur-
chased real estate to the value of ninety
thousand dollars. This poor young man
evidently had great deal of faith in his
own resources or somebody clsc's.