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Litchfield enquirer., 1877-01-11
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 Christmas week, all the Sunday schools gave the children presents.
 The Rolling Mill shut down for two weeks on Christmas day
 On New Years night the Forresters had ball winch was we'll attended and did not break up until the break of dav
 Tuesday and Wednesday evenings Caldwell & Carpenter gave an exhibition of the power of Mesmerism which was we'll patronized. , ]
 The Young Peoples Association of the M. E. church met on Wednesday evening and elected officers and appointed a committee to arrange for an oyster SUD- per. to take place on the 10th and 17th of this month.
 On Friday the Masons gave a grand ball in their hall.
 The Presiding Elder, Rev Mir. Hub bell, preached in the M. E. church. re- gently, and held quarterly conference.
 MT. Meachem will lecture in the Con- gregational church, on Wednesday, Jan. 10th. Subject: 1.-The Tragedy of the Lava Beds." This gentleman was present at the killing of General Canby, was himself left for dead, and is an ex member of the Peace Commission.
 The churches here will generally ob- serve the week of prayer.
 Snow plentier than news. G.
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Chairman of the Democratic National

Chairman of the Democratic National Committee:
 As to MT. Chandler's acting as chairman of the Republican National Committee, there is no propriety in railing at his ac- ceptance of that position while keeping silence as to Hewitt.
 We see no great impropriety in Con- gressman's performing partisan duty of that kind in vacation. It is a very differ ent matter with high officer of govern ment, levying assessments on his clerks, and blazing ont in proclamat1ons like the following. of Dec. 13: "Gov. Hayes has been fairly elected by clear majority of the electaral vote. There is TO indication that any right-nsinded cit izee has e doubt os to the result!" Mir. Hewitt's performance of the same date was very foolish; Mir. Chandler's, ande- ce41f r-e a@
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CONGRESSIONAL.

z-ztSenate. Tuesday Union Pacific
 matters were discussed and the vote dis.
 closed the fact that no quorum was pres. l ent
 On Wednesday Mr. Wright of Iowa
 passed bill preventing the Union Pacif- ! ic from receiving bonds and land on a l portion of it's road which he claimed was
 not entitled thereto. Mir. Ingalls, of Kan.
 sas advocated the passage of a bill submit.
 ting certain claims of, the Union Pacific to | the U $. Supreme Court. On Thursday the annual report of the Union Pacific R. R. Co.,, was presented. - Mir. Conkling presented a memorial from citizens of New York praying for the adoption of some fair method of electoral 1 count by Congress. ss.-M-. Wright made 8
 speech on the electoral count in Congress claiming sight of decision in the Presi dent of the Senate unless overruled by separate vote of both Houses. Mir. Ker- nan replied
 On Friday the question of the DO yer ot the Senate to compel production of telegrams, was discussed on a resolution requiring an Oregon operator who had re- fused to disclose telegrams sent in the Oronin matter to make such disclosure. The resolution had B Yeas to 3 Nays no quorum voting.
 On Monday. Turner, the Oregon tele- graph manager, was ordered to disclose the telegrams received at his office regard ing check of $S, ,000 sent there regarding an election matter Propositions were offered for count of the electoral vote.
 House.-The House met first on Wed. nesday. and MT. Wood presented me. morial urging Congress to fair and patri- otlc action Tn regard to the electoral count.-The Judiciary committee report cd Tn favor of the immediate admission of the Colorado representative to his seat: minority dlssenting.-The case of Barnes, fRau ,EeGpsaRst au eaartlAf4e tAf ut}e"~'h
 On Thursday petitions were presented praying for a peaceful solution of the electoral question and for repeal of bank taxes.-The Consular and Diplomat ic Appropriation bill passed the Commit tee of the Whole. It appropriates $l, ,137, 095.
 On Friday the committal of Barnes was discussed. He presented an answer in writing, excusing his action and claiming that the telegrams sought were not in his possession, On motion of Mir, Knott the matter was referred to the Judiciary Con- mittee, Barnes remaining in custody of the Sergeant at Arms. The House then went into Committee of the Whole on the Deficiency bill.
 On Saturday bill passed for sale of desert lands,-An amendment was offered reducing the salaries of foreign ministers. . On Monday various petitions were pre- sented and votes of instruction to com mittees passed.
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SENSIBLE ADVICE You are asked every day through the columns of newspapers and by your Druggist to use something for Dyspepsla and Liver Complaint that you know nothing about, you get dis couraged spending money with but little success. Now to give you satisfactory proof that Greens August Flower will cure you of Dyspepsia and Liver Con- plaint with all its effects such as Sour Stomach, Sick headache, Habitual Cos tlveness, palpitation of the Heart, Heart burn. Waterbrash, coming up of food af- ter eating, low spirits. .&c., we ask you to go to A. s. Wright < Go. and get & Sample Bottle of Greens August Flower for 10 cents and try it, or Regular Size for 75 cents, two doses will relieve you,
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TO CORRESPONDENTS,

Being dssirous of giving every encouragement to persons favoring with local make the fol. ewing propositions to regular and occasional pondents:
 1.-To each regular correspondent sending items each week, we will send five copies of the Enquirer regularly addressed either to the correspondent to sash persons he direct, not already subscribers We will also pay all postage communications either bg sending stamped envelopes, cards in advance by quarterly remittances if preferred.
 a.-To each regular correspondent sending items as often in two weeks we will send three copies of the Enquirer and postage, as above.
 3.-To each regular correspondent sending items as 0ften in four weeks will send regular copy
 I.-Regalar correspondents sending items less fre- quently than once month will receive copy of the Enquirer, subject to stoppage whenever we may con- slider their communications too few, of too little i DOrtance, to warrant its continuance.
 6.-To regular and occasional correspondents extra copies of the paper containing communications of spe. 0isi importance, will be sent on request, without charge.
 Local items from reliable in any part of the county will be received with pleasure, but par tsulary desirous of increasing our list of regular weekly and fortnighy correspondence in places not adequately represented in our columns; and we hope also to hear from persons now furnishing only occa- sional letters.
 REQUIREMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS.
 Anonymous communications cannot expect pubh- The names of correspondents will be kept strictly sscret, if desired
 Communications of personal nature will not be published unless the ropriety of such pubcationis manifest
 Manuscriptshould be written only one side of the paper. Regular correspondents avoid all danger of hay Ing the contributions of others attributed to them by assnmng some signature, single letter being sufh- oient.
 In case of two communications relating to the same event the fullest will usually be published. Hence communications never come amiss> even from places where regular correspondence since they often give valuable additional information.
 simple statement of facts is al that is necessary and hastily written communications will be corrected before publication.
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The Governors Message.

Whatever may be the difference of opinion regarding the soundness and fairness of Governor Hubbard's views, there can be no doubt of the high order of ability displayed in his message. It is entirely worthy of the ablest lawyer of the Democratic party, and perhaps of either party. in this state. The following paragraph containing at once the highest praise and the severest criticism of Grants public career which has ever come under our notice from any Demo cratic source, is a sample of the excel fence of MT. Hubbard's literary work:
 But in any event, let us be permitted to hope for better things in the future, and that the usages of the camp will dis appear from civil administration with the eminent soldier who has introduced them. and whose faithful services, rendered to the Republic in time of peril caused to be accepted with indulgent acquiesence by many what would otherwise have been regarded with aborrence and indignation by all
 The portion of the message regard ing the purity of elections which we re- print in another column is one that will commend itself to the honest men of all parties. It's scathing denunciations of the wickedness of depriving the poor man of his vote by robbery or corruption is es- pecially appropriate;
 Yet there are men in both parties--I re- Rret to say-who affect to be honest and honorable in all business and social rela- tons, but cut loose in politics from all obligations of honor, conscience and law. There are l am told, some rules of decen- cy even amongst professional gamblers aud burglars They rarely allow them selves to rob the poor. Why should there be no honor at all amongst professional traders in politics.? The trafficker in the virtue of men ought to be not. far remov- cd in public judgment from the traf6cker in the virtue of women The difference is only in species not in genus.
 The feelings with which Senator Bar mum will read such 8 presentation of his case may readily be imagined.
 The Governors views regarding the in- justice of Connecticut laws with refer ence to married women's property rights, are So entirely in accordance with those we have so often expressed in the Enqui- Ter that we read them with peculiar pleas ure in the hope that our legislators will finally be aroused to the performance of their plain duty. The expression of these views is so much more forcible than anything our readers have ever seen, however, that we hope they will give the extract to be found on another page very careful perusal.
 The business portion of the message seems we'll considered and the high mer. it of the document is such that we cannot but recur with increased wonder and re- gret to the miserable stupidity of MT. Hub bard's party in sending such men as Ea- ton and Barnum to the Uuited States Senate, while they have given him a po- sition of comparatively slight influence and importance.
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A wonderfuI Discoverv.

Our exchanges filled with accounts of most won derfnl cures effected by Dr. GAGEs .t'MEDIcAL WON. DER It IS said to be the greatest vaiizer vet dis. covered giving buoyancy to the spirits elasticity Ia the step' and making the invalid hearty Courageous anu strong It cures all diseases of the Liver Stom- ach, Kidneys and Spine; Scrofula and all Blood Dis eases cares Nerve us PFostration and Weakness of either sex, Restoring Tone and Vigor to the whole system. Read the following cures :-
 Prot H. \. WILSON, Saratoga, N. Y., widely known as Principai of one of leading institutions of learning, says that his wife has used the ssMedical Nondef for complication of diseases with the most happy effect No other remedy ever touched the case like it. ~ ~
 Dr. A. DALTON, MorrSville, NY: sister in be6 txvo years with female and nervous diseases: cured
 NORMAN HUNT, Sheds Corners, Y wonderfnI cure of dyspepsia and heart disease
 Mrs. WHITE, Sheds Corners Y terrible Scrofula and kidney disease; gained 40 lbs.
 GEO HAYNES, Oneida, cured of terrible catarrh,
 ELIZABETH WooD, Sheds orners, V Y, ovarian tu- nor and dropsy, reduced Is inches around body.
 ALBERT TRUEsDALE, SuncoOk, H, loathsome Scrofula; supposed to be in consumption; cured.
 Rev WAIT, Franklin, H. wife afflicted wit h Liver and Kidney complaints, Neuralgia, &c.
 Mrs ORDwAY, Concord H, confined to bed With female and kidney disease, cured
 FS No space for 1000 other cures s-s
 Ask your druggist for Medical Wonder" and be cured. 97
 Sold in Litchfeld by BUELL. WHEELER: in Win. sted by c Mix; Waterbury by Apothecaries' Hall Co.,
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PATIENTS.
R. H. EDDY.

NO. 70 STATE ST.. opposite Kilby, BOSTON, Secures Patents in the United states .l.o , e-.., bfltaln France, and other foreign countrias rortss or the claims of any Patent furnished bv rsr,;,s, ,ne uoi,ar. Assignments recorded at washinTtsp KS Agency ID ths Cnfted states pOssesSes en,sr,or s,ss Jor ootdintg Pdtents GscsTtaiaing dks V'"Venttons. R. A. EDDY, Solicitor of Patents
 TEsTIMoNIAIs.
 regard MT. Eddy cue of the nOst eapabse and s~ccssaft practtioners with whom have had osrisi intercourse. NA
 CHAs. MASON. Commissioner of Patents" n inventors cannot employ person more trustwor. my or more capable of securing for them An earlv anu I1voraole consideration at the Patent Ofhce
 EDAUND BURKE, late Commissioner of Patents {" BOSTON O. tober l9, 1870. T.. H. H. EDDY, Esq-Dear bir: yon procured for me. n ie4e, my nrst patent. Since then you have acted and advised me in hundreds of cas e and nrocur ca many patents, reissues and extensions have oc- =, Ga,s,onaiy employed the best agencies in New York Pnladt lpha aud Washington but still give vo, aI most tbe whole of my business in your line and ad wise others 10 employ you. - -
 Yours truly, GEORGE DRA Apfp BOSTON. January 1, 1877. In-iv
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of drunkenness. It is useless to expect the mere power of will to overthrow dis ease. The cure must begin with judic- ious treatment in asylums especially de- voted to the reformation of drunkards
 A start has already been made in Con- necticut, and we hope our legislature will make it successful by liberal appropri- ation to the Walnut Hill Asylum at Hart
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ONoRo, ORANGE O., Florida, December 3Oth. 1876.

ONA~~S@
 MIR. ED1ToR.-Christmas day was so warm that the merry salutations almost seemed a contradiction, especially as the custom here is to celebrate this day by the explosion of gunpowder in the various ways we are accustomed to on the Fourth of July, finishing at evening with fire. works. A strange incongruity it seems, considering the deep meaning of this holiday.
 With mercury at 82o, the drive to the little chapel at Sanford was warm. Sum. mer clothing and sun umbrella were nec.' essary. Frequent guns started some good humored testing as to the cause. Some insisted it was celebrating election rather than Christmas The church was tastefully decorated with long leaved pine boughs. bright bay leaves and ber- ries, and the large palm leaves. In the medley audience at least eleven different states were represented. Several ex-con- federate officers were present, Russian Count, and Derby's wandering son, the founder of a FIoridian Eldorado, and pithily described by the NewYork World, as possibly 'sBrussells carpet-bagger.
 During the afternoon mounted party of Fantastics, masked and gaudily dress ed, made the tour of.the settlement. My day closed with 8 sail upon the lake, and social calls. Rain fell almost uninter- ruptedly from Monday night until Friday and the hackneyed theme. weather, was re-discussed (sometimes with an omission of the first five letters) thermometer and barometer were consulted and stilI-it ralned!
 Friday evening brilliant moon lighted up the white sand and tall pines, and the clear sky brought cold that made it seem l.like a northern suow-clad landscape The last important event of the week occurr. ed this evening, in an elegant leap wear party at the hospitable home of resi- l dent. General. One young New Yorker. whose ardor for hunting had received a damper, ana who was dropping .yisibly. was effectually revived by this revelation of youthful beauty and intelligence. and returning, he expressed astonishment at finding .'such society. away down herets To-day the mercury is among the thir. ties. I gladly throw wide opea the ahut.
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ters and through closed windows accept the sun. while fire burns on the hearth stone below. Your old toxnsman and friend. Mir. B., has special charge of the thermometer and thus far declares him. self baffied by it's vagaries. We trust him to equalize this in time. and with the New Year, and an honest electoral count, to usher in happy mean when all will cease complaining of extremes.
 With earnest wishes for the coming year. M.L.W.
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ter, Betts of Norwalk. Cleveland of Brooklyn. Wooster of Norfolk, Elliott of Durham. James of Union.
 Unfinished Business-Senator Holcomb and Messrs. Thompson of New Hartford, Hewitt of Wethersfeld, Judd of Chesh, ire.
 Engrossed Bills-Senator Bray and Messrs. Coe of Beacon Falls, Whitman of West Hartford, Bissell of Salisbury.
 The Senate member of the committees on Manufactures and Judicia, and Coun- ty expenses are not yet appointed. Sen ator Bray is appointed ont he Temperance committee not yet filled in the House.
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NoTTCR1

I EVIED upon by virtue of a warrant to me d,rac.sa 1 and will be sold at Public Auction to tss h0hest bidder on Friday, Feb. 23d, 187T at o'clock D. n nt pieces Of land with tue buildings thereon standng situated in the town Of soeietvl one piece bounded north land belonging to tha e. tates Of Jeremiah Peck and Jason Curtiss easf m and Of said Curtiss estate and Horace Ptter south oy iand Oi Horace Potter Sarah Penfed and hiQhway ana west by land of Sarah Penheld, Jerrmiah PeokS estate and highway, containing thrty-six acres more or Iess the second piece lying the road from the above is bounded north on highway east sonth and west on land now or formerly of Tertius D. Poi, ter, containing two acres more ss-beinR the same tedl estate set m the name of Mrs. E. C. Gibson on tue Litcheld Grand Lists of lS7A ana 7s as viii . tne following named taxes with interest and cost of conecton: town tax on the list of 1874 of thirteen mills on the dollar, town tax on the lst of is7s I thirteen mills on the dollar. ~
 WILLIAM NORTON, Collector.
 Litchheld, Conn Dec. 2Sth, 1876. SWss
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DOMESTIC.

James Gordon Bonnet, of the New York Herald, and Frederick May. fought duel, Monday, in Delaware. May was shet in the arm, but not dangerously, it is said.
 Two Governors were inaugurated in New Orleans. Monday.
 The Democratic mass meetings of Mon- ! day were not very warlike. Commodore Vanderbilt died last Thurs day. He leaves nearly all his great rail road property to his son Wm. H. Wander bilt. No panic in stocks
 Cronin the Oregon elector received the $30O0 for his expenses. east Messrs. Blaine of Maine and Ferry of Michigan have been renominated for the U s. State.
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nISTRICT OF WOODBURY, ss. Probate Court, De-
 I cember 18th, 1876
 Estate of Wyllis Umberfeld, late of woodbury, in said disti jet, deceased,
 The Court of Probate for the District of Woodbury hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof for the creditors of said estate exhibit their claims for settlement. Those Nho neglect to present their accounts properly attested within said time will be debarred recovery. All persons indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment to 39w3 SCOYILL EETTLETON, Executor,
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N1sTRIcT of New Milford. ss. Probate Court, D.

DIsTRICT of New Milford, ss Probate Court, De. U cember 9th, 1876.
 Estate of James H. Keeer, IT,, of BrIdgewater in said District. an Inst lvent Person.
 The Court of Probate for the District of New Mil ford hath limited and allowed three months from the date hersof for tho creditors of said insolvent perso in which to exhibit their claims to the Commissioners and has appointed Calvert Smith and Eli Stur6evant, both of said Bridgewater, Commissioners to receve examine and decide upon said claims; and has order ed that said Commissioners meet at the New England House, in said New Milford, the 27h day of Janu- ary and the 9th day of March, 1877, at o'clock Tn the afternoon o each of said days for the purpose of attending on the bnsiuess of said appointment.
 Certified from Record, by
 38w4 JAMES H. MCMAHON Judge.
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AnonVmousyiIle.

Living in part of the county already we'll represented in your valuable paper, l do not purpose to become correspoad- ent. and then put in claim for volume of your paper. I simply wish to request "Jack" to inform your readers when :he young lady mentioned in his last article, IS so far recovered as to "begin to mend. !" Being an old bachelor I have large quan- titles of mending and if Jack will be so kind as to mention when work is iesum- ed. shall certainly take mine to East Cornwall, hoping in that way to become acquainted with some of the young ladies for which according to Jack, it is noted
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NEWS OF THE WEEK.
FOREIGN

7urkey.-The Porte refuses to accept the propositions of the conference; and, although, the sessions of that body are not yet finished, there is little hope of any good result.
 is signed.
 pose to attack the Ministry.
 Twelve projects have been dismissed. Merico.-The' Diaz party have ordered a nevu elackinp -.- .-~ < - .a "A
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WoopBURY. Han. Eth 1977

WooDBURY, Jan. 9th, 1877. 1 MIR. EDTToR.-With the thermometer from zero to,twenty- one degrees below, how can one gather news items of interest to report? But notwithstanding the extreme cold, the holidays were enlivened by numerous social gatherings, furnish ing variety enough to please all classes. St. Paul's church was tastefully trimmed with evergreens. as usual. and large congregation gathered there on Christmas eve, at the interesting services. The ser mon of the Rector, Rev. Mr. Jacocks, was listened to as one of peculiar excellence and fitness for the occasion. On the evening of the 18th his practitioners gave l the worthy rector the usual donation visit at the parsonage, with we'll filled purse and the wherewith to spread bountifully the table of refreshments.
 The parishioners of Rev. G. W. Moves, of the First Congregational church, visit ed the parsonage on the 27th, with good wishes and substantial gifts; among them a book with greeuback illustrations; and, 1 after season of mutual enjoyment, dis persed with the hope of many similar occasions.
 On tho ouAnine nf Ian Sd the Sabbath school of the same church gave an enter tainment for the children of the school. at the lecture room, consisting of prayer and remarks by the pastor, music, tableaux, and table so beautifully and bountifully spread with cakes, confectionery, and fruit as to make young eyes glisten and older children admire. A pleasantly spent evening fingers in the memory of the large number present. .s
 On New Years evening Mir. and Mrs. John Salmons celebrated the twentieth anniversary of their marriage by large party of their friends and a dance at Strong's Hall.
 A call for delegates from the Congrega- ! tional churches to attend a "fellowship meeting" at Roxbury, on Jan. Sd, was not well responded to. because of the bad state of the roads from recent snows; only 1 one from here succeeded in reaching that place. A similar meeting is to be held at South Britain on Thursday, the 1 11th inst
 The Congregational churches are to ob- serve the ''week of prayer, holding meet ings afternoon and evening, alternate. It is hoped that the attendance upon. and interest in these meetings, will be such as to result in great blessings spiritually to this people. Y.
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The public journalist deems it duty to bring before the notice of a business community the claims of every firm which shows desire to act upon fair and hon. orable principles. Messrs. Hall & Read of Bridgeport, who are the leaders in that place, ln Dry goods Carpets and House. keeping goods, deserve mention for their knowledge of the business; equitable deal- ing, their attractive variety and uniformly low prices. In these stringent times their store is filled with customers.