Litchfield enquirer., 1876-10-26
November Montf1Iies. &c

THE ATLANTIC contains the following: The Ascent of Takhoma; Miller Michel; The American; Giordano Bruno; To lone; The Battles about Atlanta;In two Worlds; Pottery at the Centennial; The Fourth Waits; Rencontre; The Fair of Moses, the Armenian Patriarch; Old Woman's Gossip; Naples; Early Provencal Poetry, Editorial Articles &c.
 H. O. Houghton & Go. Boston, g., ,00 year. See Enq. clubbing rates.
 SoRBNER's MONTHLY contains: The Charter Oak City; The Beginnings of Life; Poems; That Lass o o'Lowrie's; Phil ip Nolan's Friends; A Scottish Loaf Fac tory; Days. and Voices; Pictures from Rome; England; Under the Rose; College Expenses; Rodney Maverick; Mere Giraud's Little Daughter; In'and about the Fair; Bric-a-Brac, &c.
 Scribner & Go. New York; $4, ,0O year. See Enq. clubbing rates.
 ST. NICHOLAS contains: The Kingdom of the Greedy; A Reminiscence of Abra- ham Lincoln; Granny's Story; A Little Boston Girl of 1776: The Bees that went to the Sky; Leap-year; All about Lead Pencils; The Owl that Stared; A Queen and not a Queen; Benity; Good Times; Story of 'Tolerbal2 Bad Boy; Jack-in- the-Pulpit, and numerous other articles for the little folks. .
 Scribner & Go. New York, 8, 100 year See Enq. clubbing rates. ~- :, Saturdays New York Times has an ex- ceIlent article on the necessity of civil service reform. Of the present system of Congressional patronage it speaks thus frankly:
 The people have very little to say about the public service. The Congressmen claim the patronage, as representatives of the people, 1t Is true, but they use it, when obtained, for their own personal ends. So far from giving expression to the will of the people, 1t is constantly psed by designing politicians to defeat the free choice of the people. The offices, espec- ially the local offices, are bestowed upon the adherents of the Congressman with the full understanding that they are to work for his re- election or advancement. If he is shrewd enough to select for his appointees--for he virtually does appoint men who have the control of the ma- chine, and are skillful in the manipulation of caucuses and conventions, it is in his power to renominate himself against the wishes of majority of his party. It is notorious that evefy successful party chieftain has an army of followers in his train. who work for his ends, and are paid for their devotion to his cause by places in the public service.
 It is this enormous abuse that Mr. Hayes promises to redress if elected. Mir. Tilden's plan of reform simply takes away the patronage from Republicans and gives it to Democratic congressman.
 Tilden is managing the canvass in New York in the same reformatory manner that he did in 1868, when 3O,OOO fraudu- lent votes were cast in New York city, and thereby expects to be the next president. The Tribune of Tuesday says:
 Continued investigation shows that pre- parations have been made for illegal reg istration and naturalization on a large scale. Colonies of tramps and disreput- able persons have been found hailing from improvised lodging-houses, or frqm dancing halls, saloons, canal-boats, or pri- vate residences. Men have registered un- der the names of convicts, minors have sworn falsely as to their age. and the names of Centennial visitors, stopping Posh~Ps only O day ot Q hotof of lUw class, have been used by interruptions repeaters.
 Republicans, you who are about to vis- it the Centennial, make your arrange ments so as not to be absent on the 7th of November With a full republican votO Connecticut will not endorse sham reform. The state democratic committee have issued circular to their voters on this matter, and republicans should not be careless about it. The Exposition is to kept open until the l7th of Novem- Der.
 The breaking out of war in Europe would be undoubtedly to the advantage of our farmers and manufacturers. Still a prosperity regained by our own in- dustry and economy is the only prosperi- ty that can last.