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Litchfield enquirer., 1876-03-02
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n1srRIoT ofLIrcHFIELDss. Probate Court, Feb.

nIsTRIGT ofLITCHFIRLDs S. PrObats Court, Feb. O 25, 1876. s.raa s- .ir..- ..aiV s
 Estate of Derrick v. Sanford late of Lichhsld, in said District, deceased. A -'.- '.'fii .tt' 7'
 The Court of Probate for the District of LaEehhela hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof for the creditors of ssid estate to exhibit their claims for settlement Those who neglect to present their accounts properly attested within said time wil be debarred recovery All persons indebted to said Estate are requested tO make immediate payment 10 AS-Sw 3t SARAH M. SANFORD, Admtnistrakor.i
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EOR ALE.

THE subscriber offers his place in Meadow Street.
 consisting of two story house in good repair and two acres of good meadow land. The house is sur rounded with plenty of fruit and shade tres and pleasantly located. Price $3500 good proportion of which can remain upon mortgage if desired. Possess Aion given 1st Of April. WILLIS J. BEACH.
 Lischheld, January 25th, 1876. 43tf
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 Address,
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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 view multitude of new men, whose names are in every ones mouth, and of whose lives every one is curious to know the particulars. Great battles have been fought and important seges maintained, of which the details are as yet preserved only in the newspapers in the transient publications of the day but which ought to take their place in
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nISTRICT of SHARON ss. Probate Court, February U 9th, 1876. .s .- .,- ....
 Estate of Jchn M. Gregory late of sharon. in said District deceased. 0JE -- Ha. f.'.
 The Court of Probate for the District Df sharon hath limited and lowed six months from the date of thia order for the Creditors of said Estate represented h solvent in which to exhibit their claims against said estats and has appointed Joel s. .Chanee and Daniel Hall, Esqs. Commissioners to receive and examine said claims. Certified by ..f H --
 -s.f sf ORAs. F. SEDGwI0K, Clork.
 The subscribers give notice that they shall meet at the house of Eben W. Chafee, in said sharon, the 22d day of April and the 29d day of July, 1616 at o'clock in the forenoOn each of said days for the purpose of attending to the business of said apPoint ment. .. 4
 g.r.. DANIEL HALL, S'--'''S-SA'H
 All persons indebted to said Estate requested to make immediate payment to .s ...s ..r.s. Ay Al. 45-4w BEEN ". CHAFFEE. Administrator.
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nIsTRICT of CORNWALL ss. Probate Court. U February 12, 1876. "Vf .-.. -- sJ
 Estate of Egbert M. Rogers late of Cornwall, in said District deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the District of Cornwall hath limited and allowed six months from tho date hereof for the creditors or said Estate to exhibit the claims for settlement Those who neglect to present bs debsrred . recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate requested to make immediate payment to A63w DWIGHT ROGERS, Administrator
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For Sale !

IMPERIAL PEKIN DUCKS EGGS, S % per dozen. My Ducks are direct from the first impor: auon or Jatne$ Palmer, my Drake ia from his last,
 .asiszH a.sHERMAN FAREWELL, z 4o-4w Washington, Conn.
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Forming in fact Cyclopadia, with the same plan and compnss it's predecessor but with far greater pecuniary expenditure, and with such improvements
 in its composition as have been suggested by longer experience and enlarged knoWledge.
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nIsTR1cT of LTTcnFIELD ss.. ProbAss Court, O March Ist 1876. 3ti i" t!i1" s.'N7 ''f''t"' V
 Estate of Lusias eriswOd, late of Litehasld in s.d
 The Court of Probate for sSe District of kitckeed hath limited and allowed six mo6tAS from the dats hereof the creditors of said Estate to exhibit ahee claims for settleln snt Those Nho neglect tl peeemk their accounts properly attested within said time wH he debsrred recovery. An persons indebted to said Estate are requested to make immediate payment to 4s-s1' ARTHUR GRIswOLD. AdmininiratOr.1
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 The movement of political affairs has kept pace with the discoveries of scence and their fruitful appica- ton to the industrial and useful arts the cove- fence and refinement If social life. Great wars apd consequent revolutions have occurred, involving tonal changes of peculiar moment The civil war of our own country, which was at its height when the last volume of the old work appeared, has happily been ended and new course of commercial and inc dustria activity has been commenced. Large access sions to our f1a..+ i'.i'+
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The following letter was received too late for insertion last week: sr
 1AEast LItcnfIeld

l bAEa8f kttct76eld -| The East Chestnut Hill school closed I last Saturday, the boys celebrating the day by display of miniature fireworks in the school house. Turkey quills were loaded with dry and damp poxdara and fired of. furnishing a good deal of sport tor the boys and trouble for the teacher.
 A party, conposed Of some of the most enterpsising young men of our com munity, repaired to Goshen, bent on the captnrs of the playfaHperch. They suc- ceeded iu bringing home a fair supply, but they were caught, it is rumored, with "silver bait" Cigars were promptly fur nished to the discoverer of this neat de- ception, and the circumstance is now a thing gtoi5 5tte ppestd
 The R. R. Go. have put up another run near the depot The ice has been all taken out of the west eve, and the ice gathered now, is foated down from the east cove, a distance of about quarter of mile. Mr. sEggleston agreed with E. Carter to row boat up and down the channel. nights, to keep it clear, for five dollars per night. but the plan proved impracticable, and was abandoned after a few nights trial
 One of the ice hands carrying an ice saw on his shoulder. fell down, cutting his neck badly with the saw teeth. He was taken to Wolcottville on an engine, whern medical Attendance was procured.
 The district school, near the depot, closed last week.
 IL is getting to be quite common thing for the ice hands to try the temper ature of the water. One led of tho first thing on one of the coldest mornings of last week. Mir. Eggleston obtained hold of the fellows top-knot and drew him, pipe and all, on to terra .tfrma. The pipe had gone out, but the presence of mind of the bather saved the penny's worth of burnt clay for future use.
 Mir. Carter froze one of his feet the other day on the ice. He is around now with this particular member wrapped in a smell bed-quilt. slo84 ..E IIu
 Thirty car loads of ice were taken down the road Saturday, the result of one days labor. i.D k'.t *- M. J. W.
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PROBATE ADVERTISEMENTS.

A Court of Probate holden at WATERFOWL, A within and for the District of WatertoWn, on the 21st day of February, A. D. 1876.
 Present, Leman ". Cutler, Esq Judge. .. ...
 This Court doth direct the trustee of Charles T. Woodruff, of Watertown. in said District, assigning debtor represented to be nsOVent give notice to all persons interested in said estate to appear W they cause before the Court of Probate to be holden at the Probate Oface in said District the fourth day of March, at nine o'clock in the forenoon, to bo heard relative to the appointment of Commissioners said estate, by posting said order of notice public sign post in said town of ,atertown and by advertising the same in newspaper published in LitchnelG in Litchfeld County.
 Certified from Record, 47-2w LEHMAN W. CUTLER, Judge.
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Permanent and Authentic History.

In prepal ing present edition for the presst has accordingly been the aim of the editors to bring down the information of the latest possible dates, and to cries n scienee of every fresh production in ltera- ture, and of the newest inventions in the practical of fha of
Litchfield enquirer., 1876-03-02

The work originally publisher under the title of THE NEW AMERICAN OYCLOPEDIA was completed. 1885, since which time the wide circulation which it attained in all parts of the United States the signal developments which have taken place in every branch of science literature and art, have induced the editols and publishers to submit it to exact and thorough revision, and to issue new edition entitled
Litchfield enquirer., 1876-03-02
nIsTRIoTol NRw MILFoRD fs. PsObas,s COuss.

Estate of John walden, of Now Milford, in said District, an ina0svent d. btor, 'ii ~ ' qua 4N ''
 The Court Of Probate for the District Of New Mlf- ford hath limited and allowed three months from the date hereof for the Creditors osaid insOlvent in which to exhibit their claims thereto and has appointed Sheldon NOrthrop and 8bobdOn Blackman both of said New Milford Commissioners to receive examine and decide upon said claims and has ordered that said Commissioners meet Ht the Pr- bate Ofice, in said New Milford, on the sth dey Of April and the 26th day of May, A. D. 1S7e Ht o'clock the afternOOn of esch of ead daya for ths purposa of attending the business of said Appontment. SA Certified from Record. hy - f 4S-4wI ,Tsao JAMES H. MCMAH0N, yadeO.
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A Ta Court of Probate holden at W1terto . ithin A and for the District Of on shg 39th day of February. A. D. 1S76 3 4t3 -a.ff37S "a5 10 i'o Present, Leman ". Cutler, Esq., Ju6aRA. .ss lRgl This Court doth direct that the H u$tss on the Es- tate of Thomas Candle, assinng debtor Of wttef- town in said Distrcs rcpfcs atea tabe insO Ssu tb give notice to all psgsons interested ,ih said estate, to appear. tr they see caiwe.) hefore the Court Of EsAbaaa td be h6krH attte Pi0sat 0tre In foEen0nn to De heard relative to the appnsnsmeDt e Commissioners on said eEtAte by posting said order of notice puec aignslsest ih sasd town of wataR town, and by adsaHi>ing the same in A AqWapaRR pnblished h Lischheld in Iitchheld county.
 Certified from Record,
 4s2w LEHMAN W. CUTLER, Iudes.
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ITTcHTtEID.

-The SOash Plain school closed last week
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-04-06

SUPPOSED TO BE AN INCENDIARy.-On
the night of the third instant the house NO.
l3l South Rampant street was hreo' ana
there were evidences that it was the WORK
of an incendiary. The property Is owned
py Christian Hacker, or Hagedore, formerly
pilot on the jackson street terryooat' OF
that Of his stepchildren. Last November
Re married Mrs. Weeks, to whom tne PREM
ises belonged, and he induced her 10 lneus se
the place in the Germania office for $2Ooo
in his name. She died shortly atterward'
and he became tutor for the four Children
At the time of her death the building was
occupied by several persons, and Hagedore
did all he could to cause them to move,
but he was unsuccessful. On the
night mentioned two persons saw TWO
mea stealthily enter the yard, and enc
or more witnesses are confident that Hoge-
dore was one of the individuals. Shortly
after the men disappeared fire was discov'
cred. The locality Of the fire was found to
be in the hallway, where desk was s.ano'
ing, and after the flames were extinguished
smell of coal oil was plainly perceptible,
and bottle which had contained coal OIL
was found there. These circumstances
were learned by Officer w. j. y Conhoi'
who arrested Hogsdore in GretDa, thou "a
not without r 5 stance. Accused s NJ" IL
Prison, charged with arson. He says ne Can
prove that he was in Grotna when the nfo
broke ont,
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-04-06
By Auguste Faisans, Administrator.
SUCCESSION OF VICTOR FAISANS


Second District Court for the Parish Of Orleans
No. 38,43I.
10y AUGUSTA FAIsANs, ADMINIsTRA-
ID TOR-To be sold On SATURDAY, April ~, ls!6
At twelve o'clock NJ at public anctson a. a Ro tns
street. between Canal and Cnston house STREETS
by order of the Hen. a. 1; Tissot, judge Of the
dated March 20, 1876, tho following described
IA CERTAIN LOT OR PORTION OF GROUND.
with the buildings ard Improvements thereon, sit
uated in the Fir,t District of this city, in the
square bounded by Tchoupitou!as. Common. Maya
B on a plan deposited in the Office of +. g. Colts
ch alb, notary public, as plan No. 3d. which lot or
portion of ground measures Is feet 2 inches front
on the line toward Magazine street; % feet 5
in ches in depth in the rear; thence 10 feet toward
Maya inc street; thence feet toward Common
street, thence feet inches toward Magazine
street, and thence in depth Get up to Common
q A CERTAIN PIECE Or PORTION. :: ?
GROUND, situated in the First District OF this
city, in the square bounded by Jua, Sc. Joseph
Fulton aud New Levee streets, measuring, &C.
cording to q dis gram made BY Hugh Glaat, sur
veyor, annexed for efertnce to an act OF 3 mag.
feet 81 inches front On New Levee street lis feet
1O7s inches front on Fulton street, rs feet =
inches IN depth ON the line toward Julia strest,
toward ST. Joseph street. and being COMPOSED Of
the whole OF tho lots designated by the Nos. l6 to
plan, together with the iron warehouse and all
other improv ements thereon and appurtenances
thereof and all the rights, ways aud servitudes
thereto belonging.
Terms For the property firstly described one
half cash, balance in one year for nOtes divided
to suit the convenience of parties In interest,
per cent interest flom date 70 payment the build
ings to be kept insured for amount Of the n0tas,
and policy tcansterred, the purchaser to pay a.
the OBJ i9at.cn to insure aud the ATTORNEYS fees tn
he secur.a bg like notes. and the pnrcilas~r to
first of Jaunsry, 1875. For tho lropei t. secondly
described cast.
Act Of sale eefors C. T. Soniat, uotsrv public, No.
Mh30 ops l3 20 29*
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-04-06

SMALL F1REs.-About half-past i've
o'clock Tuesday evening fire was dlscov
cred in the house No 2i8 Rocheblave street.
owned by Mrs. Mccarthy and occupied by
Mrs. Hoffman, which was extinguishad WIN
slight damage. Cause Of the tire, defec-
tive chimney.
About quarter to FIVE o'clock Wednes-
da7 morning a fire was discovered in the
rear of the unoccupied two-story frame
house Dryades street, between st. Andrew
and Josephine streets, owned by Mrs
Walker, which was extinguished by the
Babcock engine with a slight damage OF
SIS. The building was insured in the Hope
and New Orleans Insurance Companies
The fire is supposed to have been the work
of an incendiary.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-04-06
TAX COLLECTORS sALE-NO. 3774.

STATE OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF ORLEANS
Fourth District, City of New Orleans.
STATE OF LOUISIANA VS.. A CERTAIN PORTION
OF GROUND, in square No. 5; assessed in the
name OF JOHN +. REGENCY, l. Tharp, curator
ad hoe.
STATE TAX COLLECTORS OPYTCB,
No. 245 Josephine street, ,
New Orleans March %, 1876.
DY VIRTUE OF THE POWER IN NE VESTED
ID by the act of the Legislature of this State, No.
~ of 1873. approved March a. 1873, will proceed
to sell at public auction, at my office No 24s Joseph
city on THURSDAY, April 6, 1876. at twelve
O'clock NJ. the Following described property. to
A CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUND in square
No. s, known as lot A, bounded by Levee, SOrapa-
ru, Water and First streets, measuring Al feet
front on Levee street, by l03 feet deep. Together
with all the Improvements AID appurtenancea
thereunto belonging.
Said property having been seized BY me to satisfy
debt due the State of Louisiana for taxes upon
said property for stne year 1878, amounting to
twenty dollars and thirty cents, together with
all costs, penalties and charges.
At said sale the property will not be adudcated
unless the bid ia for sufficient amount to satisfy
the aforesaid claim, and also the unpaid axe
.,pnD said property for the years 1872, 1874 and
1873. together with the penalties thereon and an
costs and charges which may have accrued
reims-Cash on the spot.
State -av Collector, Fourth District. CITY Of New
Oresn,. mh23 Is apl 6
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-04-06

MAYoRALrY OF New ORLEANssl
City Hall, April S, 1876
mo. 3454 administration Serles.l
An ordinance providing for the payment OF
certain interest.
Be it ordained, That the following
amounts of interest were due July l, 1879,
to the parties named, on bonds surrendered
for funding, and on which there were no
coupons, said amounts to be paid when col
iected out of the interest funds appertaln-
ing to the respective series, in conformity
with ordinances Nos. $3.50 and 1882, Admin
istration series:
Clason e. Co...................' $5y
j. SChW0ltZ0f. '..''''''''''
Union National Bank...... ....... 10
P. q. Fazende. .................'''' 81
No., $3.50
Total.
Adopted by the Council OF the city OF New
Orleans, April 4. 1876. nS ,..ou
A true copy:
J. H. HARDY, Secretary.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-04-06

was thought he had sobered mp. "A woman
in the house went to market at an early
hour, and az she passed his room saw him
BY the bed post, but did not suppose any:
thing was the matter. On returning and
having prepared his breakfast che went to
call him, and then discovered that he was
hanging to the post, life extinct. He had
arranged stout cord, which was 30 long
that after he had placed the moose around
his neck he was compelled to raise his feet
from the floor to strsngle himself. He leaves
five children, all married.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-04-06

BRIEF MENrIoN.-Reqr elme, the lottery
ticket sharper, whose tricks were exposed
in the REPUBLICAN yesterday, is not Mr.. NJ.
Requelme, the cigar manufacturer, whose
place of business is No. II Decatur street,
opposite the postotice.
The credit, in great part, for placing IN
alarm bell in the old Jefferson Market is
due to the Administrator of Waterworks
and Public Buildings. The little god
mother is Miss Belle Hernandez, daughter
of Mr.. Joseph Hernandez.
The Mobile fire department will celebrate
its anniversary next Monday, the tenth,
because its regular Gay falls on Sunday
this year. Delegations from several city
companies will go over next Sunday morn
ing, but no company, as company, has
arranged to make visit. Railroad fare
for excu rsionists will be reduced.
The beautiful prizes which will be given
away at the picnic Of Perseverance No. Is
are on exhibition in Lill;enthal's Canal
street jswelry store.
Judge Staes last week collected fines
amounting to ss5; Judge Long. $l2 so;
Judge Adams, S.; Judge Mccormack, s.;
Judge Falls, $40.
The City Council met in committee of the
whole yesterday. doors closed, to discuss
the gas question. A representative of the
Gas Company was present, but he did not
tell why the city was lef. IN total darkness.
Tuesday night.
Tuesday night, when almost every )dy's
gaslights suddenly hicberel out. the police
were directed to notify bank offers and
Others interested in pl aces whoro valuables
are kept, to place them on their guard
against burglars.
Cart plate No. l72, property Of James
Fox, has been stoler, and the thief ia
warned not to uss it.
Yesterday morning Philip Quail, foreman
of gang of screwmen on board the ship
Majestic. head of Nuns street, narrowly es.
capped sudden death by a bale Of cotton
falling on him.
J.J. Dane.s will be tried N the Jefferson
parish court next Tuesday, for murder.
There ia an entire absence of banruettes
on Magazine street, between Napoleon and
Peters avenues, which proves very. dis
agreeable to residents IN that section, who
are compelled to be on. at night. An e1for!
will be made to induce property owners tc
| make necessary improvements.
Thomas Harnett was arrested yesterday
at the corner of Robertson and Common
streets, charged with malicious mischief
and locked up in the central station.
Thomas Finnegan was yesterday arrested
| by Special Officer Roxborough, at the cor
per of Canal and Claiborne stree ts, charged
with being a dangerous and suspicious
| character.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-04-06

MARRIED, NOT MArED.-George GreeQ ia
so excessively fond of his wife that late
Tuesday night he did his best to murder
her a. q house corner of Calliope and Lib
erty streets. George is willing to live easy
and allow others to toll, and he has not
labored for many months. On the night
mentioned the fellow followed his wife
home from one of the theatres, where she
had been employed by an actress, and de-
handed money, but he received none. After
that ne seized stick of wood and pounded
her with it till his arms we've tired, when
ne kicked her. Her cries attracted persons
in the neighborhood, which frightened the
scamp of, but he was subsequently arrested.
This is the third or fourth time that Green
has nearly killed his wife.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-04-06
General Beauregard and the North Lou
isiana Railroad.

General Beauregard and the NORM Lo"'
isiana Railroad.
The Shreveport papers publish the follow
ing letter from General Beauregard to the
Shreveport railroad committee:
NEW ORLEANS, March q, 1870.
To Messrs. John c. Moncure, a. q. Leonard, ~:
Gregg A. Boarman. and other incofpora.o.t'
OF tue North Louisiana Railroad Sne9epoi''
Louisiana: -,
GEsrLEMEN-Believing that the North
I.onisiana railroad is necessary to the oe-
-alonmant of the prosperity Of Louisiana
s TO ss ersas an other projected
yo ssgy S ssosa ySa ssss
~ *ho ycanacitv best suited to the enter
r M seo take i for granted that Governor
Kellogg HsiH, will will mot withhold: his approval
from the House bill now awaiting his sigma
tufs' fen'" d. T. BEAUREGARD,
No. c99 Rampant street.