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Litchfield enquirer., 1876-09-21
FOR SALE.

THE subscriber offers his place in Meadow Street, 4 consisting of two-sory 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 s250O. good proportion of wniehca remain upon mortgage if desired Posses sion given 1st of April WILLIS T. BEACH
 Litchheld, January 25th, 1876. zSH
Litchfield enquirer., 1876-09-21

6tARD size. e2.5O per dozen or si 50 Der half O dozen. Cabinet or Imperial, S3. .OO her one half dozen-Sx10 &1.50. duplicates 56 cents Ferro or Tin types all styles and prices.
 Small pictures enlarged and finished to uleasa etereoscopic views of Lit shfeld scenery, includ. ing some well chosen poiLts of Bantam and War maang Lakes. The lat by Landon.
 IA If. !. l.. JUDD,
Litchfield enquirer., 1876-09-21
VOL. II. NO. 25.
Gbe GitebhsIo Gnquirer, G. A. HICK0K, Editor < Proprietor
 LITCHFIELD, CONN.
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Litchfield enquirer., 1876-09-21
DRESS MAKING A SPECIALITY.

rH Please call and look at elegant pattern hats just from New York. 2-H
, 1876-04-06

FOUND DEAD IN HIS Boar
Thomas Robinson, boatman,
running between this port and
WILDLY Island, brought the
news Wednesday afternoon that
the body of an unknown man
had been found in Admiralty
Bay on the morning OF the 9th
inst, lying in a skiff. The re-
mains were clad in red-colored
canFass overalls, gray flannel
drawers, red inside flannel and
checked plaid outside shirts, and
heavy gum boots, and in the
skiff was an oil-skin overcoat.
He had evidently died from ex-
posure or sudden illness. "A pa
per, was found in one of his pock-
cts stating in substance that a
man by the name of s. Anderson
had entered his house and put
some cloth on the walls, to which
he had objected and torn it down.
-Ardi.s.
, 1876-04-06
FROkf DAtLY-0F FRIDAY.

STEAMER DAKoTA.-Steamship
Dakota arrived here this after
noon at o'clock. Her passeng-
er list we received by telegraph
so will not reproduce it. She
arrived at Esquimalt on the goth,
at 7p.M. Left on 31st at 2:30
A. NJ. Left Port Townsend
9:3O A. NJ. She has 141.7 tons
of freight, consigned to the fol-
lowing persons: Crawford L.
Harrington, Wusthoffl 4 Wald,
w. Meydenbauer, Chilberg Bros,
L Reinig, Hovey l. Barker, Hall
h Paulson, Scwabacher Bros Il
Co., VIM Munks, S Davis, Pun
phrey Il Young, Pinkham Il
SAKE, Boyd, Poncin Il Young, A.
P Stow, Wa Chong, T P Free
man, S G Ward, W G Jameson,
A Hyman, B. Murphy, Tung Yu
Chong, Pioht l. Mehlhom, Bean
L. White, A W Malson.
, 1876-04-06

FALL OF A WHARF.-About 100
feet of the Puget Mill Company's
wharf at Port Gamble, including
the warehouse, broke down yes
.terday, and $1,000 worth. of
goods, stored in the warehouse,
were ruined by the immersion in
the "salt chuck" The accident
was caused by the heeling over
Of a vessel which was lying
alongside the wharf Two men
who were on the wharf at the
time, escaped by jumping on the
rail of the vessel.
, 1876-04-06
News Items.

The Express says the reports Of rob
berries in Pierce county are purely SEN
sational. Nothing of tie k,hd has
occurred.
The latest indication OF entssprise is
from Port Townsend, where a hen has
been trying for several weeks t. hatch q
brood of chickens from nest of turnips,
If she succeeds by May she will be sent
to the centennial.
A man named Jack Reynolds was ar
rested almost in the act OF burglariziug
a store at Boise city last week.
, 1876-04-06
NOTICE.
To all Whom It May Concern:

XNHEREAS THE COMMISSIONER OF THE
w General Land Office, in letter dated July
1874. ordered that the lands tn Township %,
North Range East. in the district Of lands for
sale at Olympia, ". T.. should be withheld
from disposal as agricultural lands until the
mineral character thereof shall have been
fully established" And. whereas, W. P. Smith
of King county. W. T., who made home stead
entry for land in said Township and Range viz:
N y of W L, W L of S W 4, of Sec 8, and
lots and of Sec II, now makes application to
make his final entry of said land. and has filed
in this office his affidavit declaring that there
is not within the limits of said land. to his
knowledge, any coal or other valuable mineral
deposit, and that said land is essentially non.
mineral land
Now, therefore, in accordance with instruc.
tons from the Commissioner of the General
Land Office, it is ordered that testimony touch
ing the character of said described land shall
be taken before the Clerk of the District Court
at his Office in the city of Seattle, w. T.. on the
22d day of April. A d. 1876, beginning ut
O'Clock P. NJ, at which place nd time all per-
sons having interest in the matter of the char.
acter of the above describ. d land are required
to appear and there and then to present such
evidence as may serve to fully establish the
character of said tract of land.
Given under our hand. at the United States
District Land Office at Olympia, W. T., this 14th
day of March, A. d. 1876.
J. BROWN, Register.
4w ROBERT G. STUART, Receiver.
, 1876-04-06

SHIPPING IN PoRT.-The fol
lowing vessels are now in this
port: Bark Atalanta, Gatta mas
ter, loading with Talbot coal;
bark J. B. Bell, Revelle, to load
with Seattle coal; bark Aureola,
Malcolm. loading with Seattle
coal; bark Lizzie Williams, Ross,
to load with Seattle coal; bark
Osmyn, Sanders, to load Seattle
coal; and barkentine Eureka,
Wallace, Renton coal and lum-
ber.
, 1876-04-06
NOTICE.

In the matter Of the Estate of William Brown.
deceased.
~ Office is hereby given that letters testa-
~ mentary On the last will and testament of
said deceased, and letters of Administration
upon his Estate have been issued out of the Pro-
bate Court of King county, Washin ton Terri.
tory, to the Undersigned. as Executor and Ad.
ministrator of the above named estate.
All persons having CLAIMS against the said
estate are requ ired to present ths same to me
at the Law Office of Mcknight & Leary in Seat
tie, in said county, within one yexr from che
date hereof. or they will be forever barred, and
all persons in debt to said estate are required to
pay such Indebtedness forwith
JOHN LEARY,
Executor and Administrator Of the estate
of William Brown, deceased
Seattle. King County, Washington Territory.
March, 9th, 1876. 4w
, 1876-04-06
notice.!
TO-ALL WHOM II MAY CONCERN:

UJWEREAs THE COMMISSIONER OF THE
w General Land Office, in letter dated Ju-
1y S,h. 1874, ordered that the lands in Township
"a North, Range East, in the district of lands
fer sale at Olympia. W. T should be withheld
:" from disposal as agricultural lands until the
nenmIneral character thereof shal, have been
Boman, as Attorny-in fact for Lysander Felton,
Samuel Bideler, of King County, W. T and
David Matten, of Richardson Co, Ncb. now ap.
plies to enter the W. Il of N W 4, NE L OF N
E h, S Il of N 4, N f \ of E 4 aud W
i of + 4 OF Sec 81 T "a n, r 6 E, for and on
behalf of said Lysander Pelton samuel Bideler
and David Matten, and has filed in this office
his affidavit declaring that there is not within
the limits of said land, 20 his knowledge, any
coal or other valuable mineral deposits, and
that said land is essentially nonmincral land.
Now. therefore, in accordance with instruc-
tons from the Commissioner of the Genera
Land Cffice, it is ordered that testimony touchl
ing the character of said described land shall
be taken before the Clerk OF the United states
District Court, at his Office, in Seattle, King
County. W T., on the 15th day of April, A
D. 1876, beginning at l O'Clock NJ, at which
place and time all persons having interest in
the matter of the character of the above de-
scribed land are required to appear and there
and then to p eeent such evidence as may serve
to fully establish the character of said tract of
land.
Given under our hand, at the United States
District Land Office, at Olympia, W. T., this
1st day of March, A. D. 1876.
j. T. BROWN, Register.
CIV ROBERT G, STUART, Receiver.
, 1876-04-06

A biting sarcasm was the reply Of =
Chs6ahan = man who pushed him id
be tnrd in tie streets OF Ssn Francisco.
He picked himself out Of the mud very
carefully. and said'in a mild, teproving
manner: 'You Christian; me heathen." :"
A couple were married at Vancouver
last week by the recorder, who was too
sick to get out of bed. They joined
bands at his bedside while be pronounc-
ed them one. The ceremony took place
at 2 O'Clock at night. a.
The Independent. of Vancouver, has
a'sensational story about a woman hav-
ing swallowed a snake, year ago. and
ON the 18th inst. having got rid Of it by
starving herself and drinking brandy
till the reptile ran out of her throat.
, 1876-04-06

nA- Quite a number Of ladies
and gentlemen enjoyed the hos
pitality of Mrs. Bell at the sociable
last evening. Music and games
made the evening pass very
quickly, and at IL o'clock all ad-
journed, after having testified
their appreciation of the even
ing's entertainment.
, 1876-04-06

@ The Jubilee singers, un-
der Mr.. Corbyn's management
intended to come by the Dakota,
Part Of their baggage was alrea.
dy shipped; but it is supposed
they decided to try Portland
first or will come on the next
steamer. They are all colored,
and are remarkably fine vocal
.Sfc
, 1876-04-06
NOTICE.
TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

NHEREAS THE COMMISSIONER CT THE
w General Land Office, IN letter dated July
s, 1874, ordered that the lands in Township 90
North. Range East, in the district of lands for
sale at Olympia, W. t.. should be withheld
"from disp sal S agricultural lands until the
non mineral character thereof shall have been
fully established" And, whereas, Charles
Wells, of King County, W. T., Attorney intact
of Pleasant Kennedy made homestead entry
for land in said Township and Range viz: for
NJ of n. W. L of Section IS. and now makes
application to make final entry of said land,
and has filed in this Office his affidavit declaring
that there is not within the limits of said land,
to his knowledge, any coal or other valuable
mineral deposit. and that said land is essential
ly nou- mineral land.
Now, therefore, in accordance with instruc.
tions from the Commissioner of the General
Lan1 Office, it is ordered that testimony touch
ing she character of said described land snail
be Taken hefsre the Clerk of the District Court,
at his Office in Seattle. King County, W. T.. on
the 18th day of April, A. D. 1876. beginning at
10 o'clock A. NJ, at which place and time all
persons having interest in the matter OF the
character of the above described land are re-
qured to appear and there and then to present
such evidence as mag serve to fully establish
the character of said tract OF land
Given under our hand, at the United States
District Land Office at Olympia, W. T., this
Sd day of March, A. D.. 1876.
j. T. BROWN, Register. =.
CIV ROBkkT G. STUART, Receiver.
, 1876-04-06
Marine Intelligence.

PORT TOWNSEND, March 90
Arrived, ships Pride of the Port
and Shireley, San Francisco.
VICTORIA, March 80. - Bark
Arkwright passed down from
Nanaimo to-day; bark Helen
w. Almy arrived from Honolu-
In
, 1876-04-06

The DAkorA.-A dispatch re-
ceived this noon from Otis Free
man announces that the Dakota
has been SO detained by head
winds and heavy freight for Vic
toria that she will not arrive
here until Tomorrow friday
morning.
, 1876-04-06

SPECIAL TERM.-Judge Lewis
will hold Special Term OF
Court, at his Office in this city,
on Monday next, at 10 o'clock,
for hearing and determining
motions.
, 1876-04-06
nA The barkentine Eurek,

@- The barkentine Eureka,
having finished discharging Psi
tons of hay at Freeport, was
towed over to this place, where
she will load with Renton coal.
She will also take deck-load
of lumber from the Freeport
mill.
, 1876-04-06
NOTICE.
To all Whom it may Concern:

NHEREAS THE COMMISSIONER OF THE
w General Land Office. in letter dated July
Sth, 1874, ordered that the lands IN Township
2i North, Range East. in the district of lands
for sale at Olympia, W. T.. should be withheld
'from disposal as agricultural lands until the
non mineral character thereof shall have been
fully established And, whereas, james Beg
ley, of King county. W T., who made home
stead entry for land in said Township and
Range viz: S 1-2 of n Z IL, n " Ii of n E Ia
and Ia ofN VIA of Sec 2, now makes ap-
plication to make his final entry of said land,
and has filed in this Office his affidavit declaring
that there is not within the limits OF said land
to his knowledge any coal O. other valuable
mineral deposit. and that said land is essential
ly non-mineral land.
Now. therefore. in accordance with instrac-
tions from the Commissioner of the General
Land Office, it is ordered that testimony touch
ing the character of said described land shall
be taken before the Clerk of the District Co irt,
at his Office in the City OF Seattle, W. T.. the
22d day OF April. A. D. 1876 beginning at 2
O'Clock 3. NJ, at which place and time all per-
sons has ing inteIe ST in the matter of the char
acter Of the above described land are required
to appear and there and then to present such
evidence as may serve to fully establish the
character of said tract of land.
Given under our hand, at the United States
District La d Office at Olympia, W. T., this
14th day of March, A. d. 1876.
J.T. BROWN Register,
4w ROBERT G, STUART, Receiver.
, 1876-04-06

nR- DR.. Rice.is. going to Sno-
homish county to inaugurate a
scheme for removing the drifts
from the Skagit and other ndfth-
ern rivers Howing into the Sound.
, 1876-04-06
HArTCD nrr Tbo

HAULED OUT.-The ship Com
modore, loaded with $1,000 tons
Of Seattle coal, has hauled out
from the coal wharf and her
berth has been taken by the
the bark Aureola:
, 1876-04-06

REAL ESTATE. W. McCallis-
ter to H. B. Bagley, the undivid-
ed : of 40 acres in sec. 80, Town
ship %, N. of R. 6 E.; and the
undivided ! Of the undivided !
of the N. ] of sec. %, TIP. %, N.
of r. 6 E., $4,000.
, 1876-04-06

AUCTION SALE. The auction
sale Of the personal property Of
the late VIM. Brown took place
this afternoon in front of the
auction rooms of Mundt Il Davis.
, 1876-04-06

SNow.-There was a light fall
of snow during the night in the
upper part of town. The sun,
this morning, soon melted it,,
however.
, 1876-04-06

nR- Tom Merry, the redoubt-
able Seattle race-horse, was shod
this morning in Brennan's black
smith shop.
, 1876-04-06
2uget Sound dispatch.
FROM DAILY OF THURSDAY.

b9 The "Major" Reeves, who
is reported SO have been robbed
of nearly a thousand dollars,
recently, in Pierce county, acted
very queerfy. : Before his re-
ported loss he is said to have
visited the reservation and told
the Indians that he was "a broth
er Of George Washington" and
That he had been sent to order
the Indians to leave the Reser-
vatlon. He had been roaming
around the country for several
days in an apparently aimless
manner. and the impression is
strong in. the minds of many
that he is an imposter or else
mentally affected, and else men
tally affected, and that in any
event his story lacks corrobora-
ton.
, 1876-04-06
Pr.t Esrirr S.Irs e

REAt EsrArE SAIEs.-G. n.
McConaha to John Huntington,
lots l, ?, 8, 4, 5, block SO, Riley's
ad., $3.50. =. ,.
A. c. Fairchild and wife to
Chas. II. Spinning, lots Z and s
in bl Is ad. of the heirs of Sarah
A. Bell, 5000.
, 1876-04-06

ASSAULT AND BArrERY.-Jus-
tice Scott last evening fined John
Dougherty So and costs for as
sault and battery
, 1876-04-06

h. THANKs-Mr. Henry Wafer,
rurser Of the steamship Dakota,
has our thanks for courtesles
rendered.
, 1876-04-06

rm- The, bark J. W.. Seaver
sailed, last. evening, loaded with
Renton coal,
, 1876-04-06

n@- The bark Osmyn arrived
in the harbor last night. She
loads with Seattle coal.
, 1876-04-06


THE DRYGooDs WAR; The
opening of three or four new
dry goods and clothing stores in
this city and the prospect of the
opening Of as many more during
tho incoming month has caused
a most astonishing coming down
in prices of drygoods, notably
at the store of Schwabaeher
Bros. l. Co. Besides the i'm
mense reductions in standard
prints, the price Of almost e7ery
article in their drygoods and
clothing department has been
reduced more that 25 per cent.
, 1876-04-06
NOTICE..
TO ALL WHOM IT may CONCERN:

WHEREAS THE COMMISSIONER OF THE
w General Land Office. in letter dated Ju-
ly 8th, 1877 J. ordered that the lands in Township
% North, Range East, in the district of lands
for sale at Olympia. W. T., should Ike withheld
from disposal as agriciiltaral lands until the
nonmineral character thereof shall have been
fully established" And, whereas, Charles Wells,
of King County, W. T. attorney-in-fact Of James
H. Rowden. made homestead entry for land in
said Township and Range, viz: for s. y of w.
4 of Section 26 anu now tnakes application to
make fnal entry OF said land and has filed in this
Office his affidavit debating that there is not
within the limits of said land, to his knowledge
any coal or other VALUABLE mineral deposit and
that said land is essentially nonmineral land.
Now, therefore, in accordance with lnstruc-
tions from the Cotaftissoner of the General
Land Office, it is ordered that testimony touch
ing the character of said land shall be taken
before the Clerk of the United States District
Court, at his office. in Seattle, King county, W.
T., on the twenty fifth day Of April Al 1876, be-
ginning at 10 O'Clock A. "a. at which place and
time sll persons having interest in the matter
OF the character of the above described land
are required to appear and there-and then to
present such evidence as may serve to fully
establish the character of said trsct of land.
Given under our hand, at the United States
District Land Office at Olympia, W. t., this
Sd day of March. A. D. 1876.
Ut. BROWN. Register.
6w ROBERT. g. STUART, Receiver
, 1876-04-06

.@ The McGihenys are per
forming in Olympia.
, 1876-04-06

PORT BLAKELY, March 90
Arrived, schooner D. 8. Williams,
San Francisco.
FREEpORT. March 29.-Arrived,
barkentine Eureka, San Francis
co.
SEABEcK, March 24.-Arrived,
bark Dublin, San Francisco. =
SAN Francisco, March 29.-Ar-
rived, brig Levi Stevens, Seattle.
New-York tribune., 1876-08-19
VALUATION OF BUFFALO REAL ESTATE.

To the Editor OF The TFtOHRe.
SIR: In your editorial of Aug. II on the
finances of NewYork City you copy from The Financial
Chronicle table showing the valuation, amount OF debt
per head and rate per 600 for many of the prnc
pal cles of country. The value OF tnat table Is
much impaired by its giving the rate at which prop
ery Is assessed whether at onethlrd, one-haf or fu
value should Judge from the figures named tha quite
all OF them were put down at fun valuation In TINS
table Buffalo has unfayorable showing, while the
facts are just the Property here has uh May
1876 been assessed at about one-ihrd It's value, rs
your figures VIII show. The present valuation debt Sc,
is taken from the Controllers report for 1876 as follows
As.es,ed Rate Debt Former
valuation. Debt 10 value. per head. rate
ss sGsss5Sd sS t7Se is5
Az property In Cleveland is and has been assessed at
fu value take that city to Illustrate the error OF the
OF putting Buffalo among the most heavily bnrdcned
cities IN the Union With grand system of parks
our magnificent City Hall lust completed each COSTING
million and haf OF dollars, combined with our schools
fire departments and water works there Is good SHOW
lug the money expended You do great service IN
using the influence Of your journal In calling attention 70
the rapidly increasing debt which all large eites v
png up. and unless State Law Is passed similar 10 as
in force Illinois, limiting the amount OF lnuepteu
to per cent Of the value, our principal tVwps w
become bankrupt, w. W. 'f"A'0''
BaUal0 n. J., Aug IL, lS7&
New-York tribune., 1876-08-19
"wHAT Is TRUE MONEY -


SIR: The fallacics in relation to finance
which fud acceptance among the people seem TO grow
out Of the vague aud ideas ener'aihed Oh
what value really consists Human lDor ~ .ie uit E
mate measure of value, because no cohn",p r ~ I'm
inn, nainianed nj an cxchangeabe price greater tan
the cost o the labor necessary 10 reproduce or replace
it ,ney has two important functions 10 exercise
trs q, S,oosnre values; second, 10 eject exchanges
Gnli and silver currency forms part o. inc real p
~ the country because IL has value i'll itse" nuelenu
ont ~ ia yalic as money Paper curteuey on uie s"
trary is not capital having no @ ~, s u no
M IL can possibly pdd 20 the eapa arehny sN-
iuo exchanged abroad for real capital tbat is, Tor
,af Commodities II is received only as an evidence OF
S. 80 hc ,scboircd BY at some future period
here he no advantage "a business from an increase
- nrrsncy be yond what Is necessary Tor moving ne
Vi Waiting 10 be exchanged. IL being oniy inc
orrcr which dstr wealth. t can no more add 10
,han an eytr. number Of freight can add u tho
amaInt of wheat in the gransrics We must e eonoJno
from all this that true money Is tnat ,nc.d %rd 10 he
NC asired by it aud being real capital when " ~ sa
i."SnJ Tor other commodities, the tansacHoh iea.es
no suhsequen liability. o." vs.
HasHs,.s9e., W u, Aug. 2, 1875
New-York tribune., 1876-08-19
THE BRAZILIAN COFFEE CROP SHORT.
po ,,rl,r, J,y ~, Correspondence Of The Baltimore Amer.



Prices of coffee during the half year have
beeu gtcady-thcrc has been great VARIATION lllS
ynars crop (which b. gins come inJuly ~ VIII not be
SO large az was anticipated Tne heat ana dTouh Oi laS,
Deoemb r and January prevented the development OF
many buds but considerable portion Of last years crop
remains the country and the receipts IRON ist OF JS
ls75 10 JOth Of June this year, are hDOni 2looooo
blss The crop Of ls7475 very large one oi when
perhaps 100000 bags laid over high prices enabled
nnInnters TO hold. For the next six months. with III
crcnsed receipts Notwithstanding this crop declared
short" We may reasonably look Tor lower prices Inc
conslIupon has cvdeuy fallen on In the United S'he'
and the demand there has st the largest Hect on prices
-nf I,,,.a rralcn al IranL Mhlcn that nlrAet.