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Litchfield enquirer., 1876-02-03
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| A gathering having the leading features of sociable, donation. and surprise party met at the parsonage, Tuesday evening. Its leading purpose was to present the pastor with purse of about ninety dol lars. A very pleasant time was the result as it always is when company visit the parsonage.
 MT. J. T. Andrews monument is com pleted and erected. Its design is the most tasteful and elaborate of any in the ceme- tey. It is surmounted by an urn cut of native granite. the whole doing great credit to the cutters. We understand that another will soon te erected, the workmen having been employed. The W. U. Reading Circle met at Miss Nellie R. Miners, Friday evening The reading is progressing finely. They have killed Front De Beuf, burned his castle, brought Richard to England, and will be right in among the marriages, next session.
 Singing school Wednesday night at the chapel. From the attendance we in- fer that they are making excellent prog resr
 Some individuals are laboring under tho delusion that J. G. B. stands for James Gordon Bennett, but it don't, it's only coincidence peculiar to the letters J. G for-we have John Godfrey Saxe. John Greenleaf Whittier. Josiah Gilbert Holland. James Gates Percival, John G. Brainard, John Gibson Lockhatt, James Gomery Bail, and also J. G. Peppo, be- sides numerous others. ta.
Litchfield enquirer., 1876-02-03


 Some WoLcoTTvILLE young people 'snr- prised" Miss Mary Fusenach, last week. Isaac W. Brooks, and John M. Wadhams of Goshen, have started for tour through the South. 70. R. Fyler has been appoint ed assignee of the bankrupt estate of Will lard Weed.-C. F. Church has been ap- pointed assignee cf the bankrupt estate of Hayes, of the Waterbury Wonder Store. There were 73 births, IS marriages and 56 deaths in Torrington. last year.-The young ladies leap year ball was great snccess.-Mr. 0. F. Weston has returned, nearly recovered, from New York.-Squire Scoville has 150 cords of wood on the west mountain ready for sledding-when 1t comes. Much interest continues in the religious meetings. - The cornet band hops began on Friday evening.
 MORRIS Centre School, and various out siders. have been having spelling match es. In the first or school match proper, Joel Skilton came off champion. In the maetee afterwards nobody won, the time being too short. The name of the winner of the arnica is not given e:.
Litchfield enquirer., 1876-02-03

oA Iue P-opFlety OI calllng puDllC meet ing of all interested in developing these advantages, for the purpose of comparing notes. Not only the proprietors of the water privileges and the adjoining lands are interested in this enterprise, but the Railroads leading to tide-water are also
 bound to aid by their influence any move ment which shall promise, even indirectly,
 to augment the sources of their traffic. The one idea that all should keep in mind
 is. that whatever impression anyone well l acquainted with the natural characteristics
 of the Shepaug Valley may entertain of
 their value. the public at large know abso-
 iutely nothing about them, and years may
 snsue before anyone shall realize any ben
 eft from them unless they take some such
 measures as the one above suggested to
 awaken public interest and create an ade- quate conception of the subject The
 farmers themselves, even those residing
 remote from the Shepaug and it's tributa-
 ries, are directly interested in this matter; for the starting up of manufactures, and
 the consequent influx of population, must
 necessarily enhance the value of all the neighboring lands, and create new and
 profitable markets for their productions. What say the people-shall the present ! lethargy continue, or will some one either
 second this suggestion or devise some
 more promising mode of accomplishing l the same desired end? X,
 MIR. EDITOR Your columns, last week.
 did serious injustice to five, at least, of | the respectable citizens of Judea.
 Your correspondent, ''S i" classed Jnlia
 A. Garfield. F. W. Gum. Julia R. Mitch. ell, Salome Warehouse and John W. Ttus
Litchfield enquirer., 1876-02-03
SPECIAL NOTICES.

Plke's Toothache Drops cure in 1 min. lte. 43-4w
Litchfield enquirer., 1876-02-03

The CsatenniAI bill had a very tight N4aesEs in the house It received very important assistance at the last moment fr0a Mir Lamar. of Mississippi, to whom Gea- Garfield paid the deserved compli- Hezt of giving him his own ten minutes Of time for the continuation of his speech.
 Ca the final vote S6 Republicans, 55 De@Oerats and five Independents voted Ayss IS Republicans. lO6 Democrats, and Ave Independents, No. gel 4s
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-10-20
Platform OF the Democratic Party In
North Carolina, adopted by the De-
m0cratic State Convention at Ra-
leigh, on 18th June, 1876.

WHEREAS, The republican party OF
tue United st ties, for the last sixteen
years, has had the complet control OF
the government III all its de artnents,
and by its disregard Of CONSTITUTED
LIMITATIONS; by its unequal aud p ,essive
taxation; by its eXtravagan and wa=teful
expenditu es by its uHwiSe and misclIie-
vous financial policy; by its official corrup-
ton pervadiDg al branches Of adaiinistra-
tion-has brought disg a e upon ou. gov
eminent and unparalleled distress upon
our people; therefore ..
Resolued, l. That II tbs centennial year
of ur existence. We invite all patriots &c
ignore all dead issues, to disregard he pr
judiccs engendered ty past event, and to
unite with us l.. the effort to restore a con
stitutional, honest, economical and pure
administration Of the government, and thus
promote the general welfare and happiness
Of the country.
ResOired, =. That we earnestly and cor
daily recommend the adoption, by the
people, of the amendments 20 the COnsti-
tuition proposed by the Convention of 1915,
and thus largely reduce the expenditures of
our State and county governments and
simplify their administration, 50 that We
may be enabled to establish a thorough
| and enlarged system Of public schools for
| the benefit Of all the citizens of the State.
ReSOlUed 3. That notwithstanding our
| repeated diSappOintments and impUgerish-
| ed condition, we still cherish the North
/ Carolina project so long labOred for by
Morehead, Saunders, Fisher, VIM. II
Thomas aud others, of uniting the harbors
of Beaufort and Wilmington with the great
west; and for the completion of the IVES
| tern North Carolina Railroad TO Point Rock
and Ducktown, and of cur other uutinisli-
railroads, we pledge the continued use
of the convict labor of the State, md 81
such other tudicious legislative aid as vii
secure the completion CT these great State
works at the earliest practicable period.
ResotUed 4. That the people of Nortl
| Carolina now have it in their power by al
earnest, disseminated and united effort, tc
relieve ou people from the evils Of repub
| lican misrl.le, extravaganza and corruption
and restore the prosperity Of our State.
Resotued 3. That we denounce officia
corruption wherever found, and we holt
honesty to he the first and highest quaIifL
cation for Office.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-10-20

for, he shall file with the @lerk of the House
of Representatives all the evidence by him
taken, all information by him obtained, and
all reports to him made.
SEC. 1923. Whenever any arrest is made
under any provision of this title, the person
so arrested shall forthwith be brought be-
fore commissioner, judge or court of The
United States tor examination of the
offences alleged against him; and such COM
missioner, judge or court shall proceed or
respect thereto as authorized by law in case
Of crimes against the United States
SEC. No person shall be appointed su-
perVisor of election or a deputy marshal,
under the preceding provisions, who is not
at the time of his appointment, qualified,
v ter Of the city. town, county, parish,
election district, orvoting precinct in which
his duties are TO be performed.
SEC. 2O29. The supervisors of election
appointed for any county or parish IN any
congressional district, at the instance often
citizens, as pJovi ed in section two thoIs-
and aud eleven, shall have no authority to
make arrests. or to perform other duties
than 10 be III the immediate presence OF
the officers holding the election, and to
witness all their proceedings, including the
counting Of the votes and the making of q
return thereof.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-10-20
Executive Committee OF the ksozEaO d.
crAdiC Party.


The organization of the Executive Coma
mittee was perfected On Friday by the APP
pointment of committeeman for the Fifth
Seventh and Eighth Congressional Dis
trlcts. The fill list is appended here
with:
State Central Executive Committee
w Il Cox, chairman; r FL Battle, Jr, c II
Busbea, SeatOn Gales, Samuel A Ashe, Geo
II Snow, w n Fl Smith
From First isjrict-W y prlden Of
Chowau, James i Shepherd OF Beaufort,
E G Yellowley Of Pitt, Moses Gillian of
Berthe.
From Second District J Galloway Of
Wayne, r b PEBBLES Of Northampton, J S
Long of Craven, w j G1een of Warren.
From Third District-.joseph 4 Worth
of Cumberland, G Tate Murphy of Samp-
son, y Stallings of Duplin, d 5 Cowan
of Brunswick.
From Fourth Dist5ict-Henry a Lon
don, Jr, OF Chatham, J S Amis Of Gran =
vile, j w Wick of Johnston, Thomas
Webb of Orange.
From Fifth DISTRIBUTION D S Reid OF
Rockingham, Jas T Morehead Of Gull
ford, Jas A Graham of Alauance, G T
Lowe of Davidson.
From Sixth Dislrict-H c Jones Of
Mecklenburg, E r Lilies of Anson, VIM
Stowe of Castor, Jas T LeGrand of Rich
mOnd.
From Seventh District-W II H Cowles
of Wilkes, q Marier OF Yadkin, @ NJ
Mathes of Forsythe, Kerr Craige of Rowan.
From Eighth District-G II Whiteside
of Rutherford, r III Furmau OF Buncombe,
j Wilson of Burke, w s Ferguson Of
Haywood.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-10-20
wuaTrBE AMENDMENTS WILL
No FOR E0UOaTION IN NORTH



Under the constitution, as it now
stands, the moneys coming IN from
fines, penalties and forfeitures are all
required to be paid into the State
Treasury and securely invested as a
permanent fund, the interest on which
is TO be divided among the several
counties in proportion to the number
of school children living therein. 1t
matters not how much a county may
have contributed to the principal OF
this fund, it can only receive its pro
portional part of the interest. For
example, from Zines, penalties and
forfcitares" the county Of Edgecombe,
IN five years, paid into the State
Treasury the sum OF 81. 1876 II, while
the county of Craven during the SAGE
period paid in from same sources the
sum OF one dollar; yet when the IN
teyest on that amount came to be pt.d
ont for the support of schools, the
county Of Craven, having about the
same number Of school children living
in it that Edgecombe had received
about the some amount. In ether
words Edgecomb8 paid in very near
twenty-five hundred times as much
money as Craven did. but for eli that
she took out Of tha fund 10 more than
Craven did. The county Of Brun"-
wick paid into this school fund three
times as much as did She county of
New Hanover. and yet New HaaoVar
drew out near four times more for lis
share of the interest tnan Brunswick
did.
A system that permits such gross
INEQUALITIES SIS these is manifestly
wrong and ought to be- broken up, aud
this the amendments will do. If they
sAalI be ratified, ati the fines and pen
allies annually collected.will remain
il the several counties, and the whole
amount. not the interest merely, bu5
both principal and interest,", will be
expended in the support and mainten~
anca Of the public schools in that
county. And when this shall be done
We may expect comfy commissioners
and school trustees to be more vigi-
Iaut in seeing to it that clerks and
magistrates make prompt and honest
returns.
This change alone, it is estimated,
will save The people of North Carolina
each year at least $25, 000-and will he
the means Of furnishing instruction to
about 20, 000 more of the children OF
the State than are now being taught ID
tie public scbooIs-and whites and
blacks Will be equally benefited. The
annual saving IN money alone by this
amendment, viii weli-nigh psy for the
cost Of the Constitutional Convention,
to say nothing Of the immense advan-
tage IT Will be IT, the State, that there
shall be taught and educated so many
l!dren, VITO otherwise would grow
up in ignoranca and only too surely
III vice.
All good citiz ns-irrespccsive Ct
race, color or previous condition
Who wish their children to have the
privileges of an education, and who
have the prosperity of the State al
heart, will consult both their interests
and the good of the State by voting
for the amendments.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-10-20
How to Vote "a the November Eiec
ssABS.


Six tickets are to be voted ct the
coming elections, and of course the
same number of ballot boxes Will be
usedtt every polling place.
Here are the tickets, arranged accord
ing to law:
l. Electrical IIcGCts-Ten Electors
for President and Vice President of
the United States.
2. State Ticket Lieuten-
ant Governor, Secretary of the State,
Auditor, Treasurer, Superi ntendent OF
Public Instructions and Attorney Gen.
eral.
3. Congressional Ticket Members
of the House of Representatives of the
45th Congress of the United States.
4. Legislative 7ichct.-Senator Cor
Senators) in the General Assembly and
member Tor members) of thu House of
Representatives. of the General Assem-
bly,.
5. county Tickets. County Treasur-
cry Register of Deeds, County Survey
Or five County Commissioners, Coroner
and Sheriff
6. Constitutional amendment Ticket.
g RATIFICATION.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-10-20

violin, guitar, accordeon. tambourine,
and flute sounded louder and louder.
The grove was the scene of joy and
hilarity at noon. when the horn was
sounded and the announcement for
dinner was made. The repast was
plain but substantial. All there was
to eat was piled upon the tables.
Enough had been prepared to feed
500 people. Two young oxen had
been roasted, and vegetables had been
provided in the same lavish manner.
The cellar was filled with wine, native
and foreign, and the groom chuckled
inwardly AS he Whispered to friend
that he intended to send them all home
with bug in their ear.
While they were at dinner, oppor-
tunity was given to look at some of
the presents. The groom had received
fine Mexican saddle, a pair of heavy
pistols, bride made of plated hair,
beautiful silver mounted rifle, a
plated hai~ lasso, silver flask. long
dagger, pair of high top boots of
alligator leather, set Of rife accoutre
ments, silver tobacco box, silver
plated spurs, and many other articles
that are used by drovers and hunters.
Not single article OF jewelry was
given to him. The only thing that
approached household goods was D
magnificent panther skin to be used
as robe. The bride received mag
nificent little mustang of fine proper
tions, cream coiored maine aud tail,
and high bred; then she had a beauti-
fui saddle and bride; cage of bean
tlfni tropical birds; fne st. Bernard
dog; pair of twln calves, as white
and as beautiful as the driven snow; a
pet fawn; globe Of beautiful gold
fish, that were brought all the way
from New Orleans by an agent OF that
city; together with a variety of brace
lets, rings, ear drops, and two beauti~
full coral necklaces; studded with dia-
monds; a large gold cross; and a dia-
mond studded watch and chain. After
dinner there was a wild time. Such
examples of reckless riding had rarely
If ever been seen in this section OF
Texas. The guests were not intox-
icated but had i'm bibsd sufficient to
make them reckless enough to under
take any thing. TIE racing vas exciting,
yet fraught with danger. The mai
dens applauded and shouted at the tops
Of their voices, as the herders dash
ed by On their fiery mustangs
Then there was more music and
dancing, and thus the sport was
continued until 4 O'clock, when
they departed. after wishing the couple
long life, happiness and prosperity.
When the parents Of the bride we're
ready to depart, the groom mounted
his horse, and the young wife vaulted
into her own saddle by the aid of the
strong arm of her husband, and the
party rapidly galloped away to their
home where the young couple were to
spend week, and then return, to
commence life in earnest.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-10-20

posing human society I; but III the
public school, where children OF all
classes and conditions are brought to-
gether, this doctrine of human equal
ity can be taught, aud it is the chief
means of securing the perpetuity OF
republican institutions. And inas-
much rs We have in this country four
million colored people, l assume that
it is a publi. duty that they and the
white people of the country with
whom they are to be associated in po-
jitical and public affairs, shall be as
simulated and made one In the fund2-
mental idea OF human equality. There
fore whore it would be possible to
stabIish di tinct schools. am against
it as mattes of public policy.-Seno-
tor B0utUeU.
By the treachery of Republican
members of Congress, elected i'll large
part by colored voters, tho negro is
continued an outlaw. Fortunately
the negro has the ballot. He owes it
to himself to use that ballot in punish
ing the treachery of the men whose
treason to professed princi pies leaves
him a victim to negro hate. Every
ballot that shah be cast by coiored
men for the so-called Republicans
who on Saturday night last voted
against the Civil Rights bill will be
regarded as SO many Endorsements of
their treason. Our people are not the
towards to kiss the hand that smltes
them. They must not be led into the
support of pretended friends Dy soph-
istry nor by intimidation. DEFEAT
EVERY PRETENDED REPUBLICAN WHO
VOTED AGAINTr THE CIVIL RIGHTS BILL.
Fred, Douglas. negro President of
| Freedmen s S0Us1ags Bank.
| We want the Civil Rights bill passed
and enforced, and in the name of our
dead soldiers we demand It's passage.
| We demand that our wives aud
| they please, when and where they
| privilege. We demand that our chill
dren shall be admitted to the common
| schools of the country, and I want it
shown to inflated white men that the
coIored mans blood is not inferior to
| the white mans blood. We
| demand in the name Of our dead col
| ored soldiers that there be given to us
complete aud constant equality every
where. Then we will exercise our judg
ment where We will go, when we will go.
and how far we shall go, ii we are able
to bear the expense. When we pay
for berth in Pullman sleeping car
we DO not want TO be showed into a
Jim Grow car. When we pay for i
room at the Arlington Hotel we want
! to go there. Lei our institutions be
broad and deep; let Us be masters Of
liberty on this continent.--JOhn "
Langston, negro, President Of Hon.
| ard fJ3irP3.SifN
There is no more signal error than
the e; pposition that the defeat of this
bill tends to settle anything.
The bill now goes over, perhaps, to
another session, but it will constantly
reappear until the engagement of the
country is fulfilled ~Harper's Weekly
| 1876.
"You fends OF hell, you hell hounds,
you Internal fends of hell''-iSettle tt
the people Of JonesborO.
ga bloody shirt campaign with
money and Indiana is safe.-hiLl10t
ricES letter.
"Resolued, That any negro who
would vote Democratic ticket should
be hunted up and killed. "-Resolutios
Of Radical meeting Of Sept. Dist.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-10-20
Good News from, New York.

A gentleman who has just reached
this city from New York, says that
since the Democratic victory in Iudi-
ana, the election of Tilden is regarded
in New York as absolute " certail.-
Any amount of money will be bet on
it, and the Democrats feel already the
flush of victory. They consider that
the Republican defeat in Ohio was as
signal as that in Indiana, and regard
the outlook as all in our favor. This
news will be received in North Caro-
lima with feelings of great gratifics
tlop. Of course we are going to elect
Vance anyhow, but it gives US new
zeal in the fight to feel certain that
Tilden is to be elected at the same
time.- RaIeigh NeWs.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-10-20

We understand, says the Raleigh
Meas, that there is now going on a
systematic importation Of Halifax and
Edgeoombe negroes in Nash county
TO vote the Radicals into office. If
these fellows are spotted by the DEM
ocrats, the fraud may be prevented.
Pres srve al thu evidence of this at
tempt to defeat the will ofthe people.
If the trick should succeed, and a
Republican is returned to the House,
it will be of service in the probable
contest over the seat.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-10-20

Constitution, as it will read rs propos-
ed to be amended, one hundred thou
sand copies, of which one hundred
copies shall be distributed to each
delegate of this Convention, and she
remainder amoag the counties Of the
State in proportion 10 population. And
the necessary sum be and Is hereby
appropriated to pay the expense Of
said publication sad distribution
SEC. B. This ordinance shall be IN
forca from and after the day of It's
ratification.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-10-20

We beg leave to call especial attention
to the ordinance providing for the sub
mission of the amendments to the peo-
pie at the approaching election. II
will be sect that the proper ticket for
those who are in favor of the amend
ments is RATIFICATION and not
Adopti0n, as some of our exchanges
have it. ratification is the word.
Let everybody vote RATIFICA-
TTON"
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-10-20
Vance for civil Eiberty-Ehe BFa
beaS Corpus Order
Ayttasat Generals Office,

Adj"t0sat Generals Office,
RALEIGH. Goth May. 1868.
General Order, No. 9.
Militia officers are ordered not to
arrest any man as conscript or de-
serter who may have been discharged
under WRIT OF hd6e0S corpus tried
before any Judge of the Supreme or
Superior Courts of this State.
They are further ordered to resist
any such arrest upon the part of any
person not authorized by the legal or
der or process Of Court or Judge
having jurisdiction of such cases.
By order of Governor Vance
DAN'L G. FowLE,
Adjutant General.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-10-20
|Ju4N9E OF SCHEDULE.

tFF'CE aF SUP'T TRA rs PU-.TATIoN,
>EAB"ARD AND ROANOKE hAIIi-Ao COMFY,
PORTSMOUTH, Y a, MAJ oh, 1876. !
On Hnt al: or oIday, the &th lat ant, !! aims
VIII leave Portsmouth daliy exec ft Sund1ys al
follows:
81 a! = IN at: .......-.--. go a II
No Freight Train Et.......... 1890 n
No 2 FyeiE ht Train at.... =. 800 pn
ARRIVE AT PGR ss can.
q : lc'Sht iTaln 8t..-..-......---. IL w FL
Nan train south viii sion o. 1T sntlolE
Franklin, Newsom's, Boy kin't MaIgarett
vile anc Seaboard.
NJ Il trsin going north will stu. only ct See
board, iSnykiIi's. Franklin and .Sr!k.
Fueight teams have a passenscE faT artachet
an VIII stop at stations cor lass. .gcTe
Mail tran connects st Weldon @j'i the nsh
trtt's of the Wilmington ana weldon, ana
Raleigh ard Carton Railroads.
A,G on sionday Wedn asday, alo Friday
f.t Franklin, with steamer Oh } ltr,ton. E!V-
mouth s.rlf landini On Blackwa al, ind lao"a'
kiVPr
F'elgbt received daily Except :.nnusys} FROM
a III to 2 II.
i 80, CHI.
Superintendent Of Transportation.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-10-20

"You talk about your Pilgrim Faith
ers, exclaims female lecturer, "but
where would you have been TO-DAY If
it had not been for your Pilgrim Faith
ers p 1t is indeed, a sad thought.
We shall never know how much we
have lost by the existence of those
rambling old women.