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Litchfield enquirer., 1877-03-08

do want to ask if any of us have ever known canvass more calmly and fairly conducted. And what has been the re- suit? On which. side stands the majority? The confidence in the ballot has here tofore stood unshaken. But what candid man can so consider it now :? And does not our greatest danger lie in this one thing. 'Tis true, political parties have their rise and fall. One step.te0 ~fas~and the party is down. But where stands the
 precedent If Republican Returning Board elect President by saying that 5000 negroes did not vote, will not a Democratic Board when they have the chance, say that 10, ,000 did not, and se- cure the same result. Another bad fea- ture,-ou Judiciary has heretofore stood untarnished by political influence. Now the highest court in the land is degraded to the political vote of the village bar room The vote should have been unani- nous or nearly so. or none at all. It is easy to see our errors after they are past
 How much better to have kept this one place undefied' It matters but little whether Hayes or Tilden should be Pres ident in comparison with the means, whether fair or foul that elect them. And again the partisanship engendered. Time was when was Fanatic Copper head &c., were freely bandied. "War to the knife, the knife to the handle. yes, handle and all,' were the words of a Christianity minister in the pulpit of oae of our village churches dozen years ago. How different the spirit that has prevailed of late. Former political enemies had become true friends. A liberal feeling was fast gaining ground on both sides. A mi nority representation would soon have been the rule if not the law. But where is it now. "An eye for an eye and tooth for tooth" gays the partisan. Give an inch on either side and an ell will be ta- ken. But the contest is over. How few, very few, gre really and honestly satis
 fed. We can only await the future, and hope for brighter days. JUSTICE.
 I've do not believe another four years will be allowed to pass without the pass age of laws, if not chan ges of constitu- tion, securing the people agalnst gross fraud in presidential elections. Further more,i if there is just as much partisanship in supreme Court Judge as in any oth- CT citizen, is it not well the people should know it?--ED. EEo. ,- l--
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The End.

At last we have a president and what there is of American funkeyism is busy examining and admifing his looks and actions, and his very clothes. Sensible men. net politicians. are not at, all tri- umphaft.J They would like to'seei a pol itician burnt at the stake-if the thing were only lawful. Indeed the American politician never seemed So unlovely to the American people as he does to-day. The last three months have demonstrated con- clusively that there is no fraud to which our meaner politicians will not descend, and that there is not virtue enough among their superiors to repudiate the unfair advantages thus obtained. The triumph ant sinners are our Republicans Of these the most culpable have been the "visiting statesmen." Gen. Barlow. of New York, an eminent exception, came back and told us the truth about Florida. The others told us that the Pinkston woman was reliable witness, and J. Madison Wells an honest man !! It was their com plicity with the Carpet-Baggers which made the Commission necessary. Had Northern Republicans appreciated such testimony as that of Eliza Pinkston, and snch honesty as that of J. Madison Wells three months ago as they appreciate them now, there would have been no Commis- sion. By common consent of all honor able men, the politicians would have been compelled to reject the Republican votes of Louisiana The Republican Commis- sioners were by no means guiltless. either; but, unlike the twisting statesmen" !" their wrong doing was not altogether in- excusable, The power of Congress to go behind the returns is one that good law yershad seriously doubted, long before the present emergency arose. Had the fraud been to the disadvantage of their own par ty, every Republican Congressman, and probably every Republican judge would have voted to correct it. Instead, they took advantage of the technicality, and their party profits by the fraud. The bias of political habit and the bias Of legal habit, uniting, overcame their sense of justice.
 But while we censure our own politi- clans we must not forget the evidence that the politicians of the Democratic party only needed opportunity to commit as gross frauds as those of the Louisiana Returning Board. Mir. Tilden may truth fully deny that he was cognazant. of the attempted bribery in Oregon; but the men and the methods and probably the money of the Democratic campaign were indisputably his In short, the Demo- cratic politician is as great, butt not as successful rogue as the Republican. Nor must we forget the absurd exhibition which g minority of enraged Democrats have made of themselves in the House, for the past week. By their undignified conduct they have done all that in them lay to make 8 just indignation seem con- temptiBle.
 The one credItabie, bipartisan. states manlike measure of the past shreemonths has been the establishment of the Electo- ral Commission; it was honestly intend ed for . just settlement of the great question; and, though accident made ii partisan. it has at least saved us from anarchy. aza
Litchfield enquirer., 1877-03-08
Savings Banks.

It strikes us that the legislature IS pushing the Savings Banks too hard. Lowering their interest from seven to six per cent will of course occasion the with drawal of deposits; and the section which would subject deposits over 1000 to town taxation cannot but occasion still further withdrawals. Let us examine the practical effect Of that provision
 Citizens of Litchf1eld deposit, say S500,- GOO, Tn their Savings Society, which is loaned to other citizens of Litchfeld on mortgage of real estate. The land mort gagged pays it's full tax inte the town treas ury, for the amount thus owed cannot be ''sworn of' upon the Bank. Practically the town would receive the same tax as in the case of loan from individual to indi- vidual, for the borrower is always expect ed to pay the taxes as we'll as the interest on the loan, and this he usually does by declining to ..swear off the debt secured on his land upon his creditor. But sup pose that S200.0O0 of the $500, ,000 was deposited fin sums over the $2.000 exemp- tion? By the bill proposed, that amount would be subject practically to double taxation: the debtor would have to pay taxes on it once. because he could not swear it off on the bank; then the deposi- tor would be taxed again, to the amount that his deposit exceeded $2,0O0. This would not only be unjust but destructive taxation. The depositor would certainly withdraw his money from the bank. If he loaned it on real estate the town-would get no larger tax than it did before; and he would very likely invest it where it could not be taxed at all.
 In effect, Savings Bank loans secured on real estate. are already subjected to double taxation. The land mortgaged is fully taxed by the town, and the sum loaned is further subject to State taxation of half of one per cent beside. This form of double taxation it is now proposed to intensity by double town taxation on all deposits over $2,000!
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"The present managers ofthe company since they took hold of it's affairs, have thoroughly reorganized all it's depart ments into systematic shape, and have greatly improved all it's securities; and they give every assurance of continued success in maintaining it's. honorsd name as one of the oldest and best known of the life insurance companies of the State and country"
Litchfield enquirer., 1877-03-08
Cornwall Taxes. l.

NoTICE is hereby given that tax of ten mills sen IN the dollar has been laid by the town of CorrwaI upon the list of said town of IS76 and for general convenience of receiving the same the nner signed collector of taxes will meet CTS of nfa town at the following times and places viz at Eaa-s & Sons, Cornwall, on Thursday, March 29th: at 1fhs postofce Cornwall Bridge. March 3Oth; and at Pratt Fosters store, West Cornwall, Saturday arch al sf per cent month will be added after April list on am unpaid taxes. ts4 @tAs safasss- 843g sN1f -.
 + CHAS ". HART, Collector
 West Cornwall, March 5th, 1871 aosss
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PROBATE ADVERTISEMENTS.

DIsTRICT OF LITCHFIELD ss. Probate Court IL February 22. lS77.A tE
 Upon the application of Geo. NJ. Woodruff of Eitch- field, showing to this Court that he is Guardian to Henry H. Fenn. Geo. Il. Fenns William s. Fenn, and Kitte sFenn, Minors belonging to said District, a that said Minors are the owners of the following real estate, subject to Mrs. Rosa fenns right of dover therein viz lot of land containing about npe fourth of acre, situated in the Town and Village of Ltch feld on the South side of West Street, and bounded North on said Street Highway East Seth Pratt's Land, South on James Ganung's Land and West by lands the Methodist Episcopal Society and 0t Sanford, ,wth dwelling ghoue barn and other build- ings tlereon. the interest of said minors therein being valued at about 400 doIlar. aud showing just and reasonable for selling sail Teal estate pray ing for an order and that he other meet per be empowered to sell the same, per application file, dated the 22d day February 1877, fully appears.
 oRDERED-Shat the foregoing application be heard at the Probate Ocs, Litchheld, the 17th day of March, 1877, at 10 o'clock forenoon; and that notice thereof be published in somepublic newspaper near the place where such real estate es at least thres successively. before said time assigned.
 Certified from Record ~ rH 4swS GEo.C. WOODRUFF, Clerk. 4
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NEWS OF THE wEEK.

FOREIGN.
 Peace has been concluded between Ser via and Turkey.
 Minister Simon will prosecute the Bon- apartists with yiger.
 DOMESTIC.
 Congress finally finished the. count on Friday morning. and Hayes X Wheeler were declared elected. The closing scenes of the count in the House were marked by extraordinarily shameful and dlsorderly proceedings on the part of the Democrat ic minority.
 The Forty fourth Congress adjourned, Sunday noon, after having passed all the appropriation bills, except for the army, on which the two Houses could not agree. This necessitates an extra session of the next Congress.
 The U. s. Supreme court has decided the granger laws regulating railroad fares and freights constitutional.
 MT. Hayes was duly inaugarated on Monday. . aa ..4u
 CHARTER OAK LITE INSURANCE CoMPA- NY The annual statement of the Char ter Oak Life Insu anae Company appears in another column. The careful manage ment of the company since the last state. ment appeared, and during year of uni versal depression in business, has been so thorough that the showing made re- fleets great credit upon the financial abil- itv displayed. It will be seen that the permanent investments of the company are of character which makes them sui iciently productive. in the items of in- terest and rents alone, to pay the total death-claims at maturity, issuing a de- gree of healthy solvency and fiatteripg promise quite as important as the fact that over and above every liability hand some surplus is secured. The officers of the company have diligently sought to make every feature of the statement rep- resent the precise condition of both as- sets and liabilities. and in so doing have considered with the utmost care the val ue and producing element of every invest ment. The Hartford O0urGnt of March 2d, in calling special attention to the statement, says:
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NOTICE.

THE firm of Lucas Hurlbut < Allyn, is this day. lyn retiring from said firm. Frederick Lucas and Frederick E, Hulbut will continue the ybusinesa a of the late firm. FIem this date address . Nra-1
 Yours truly.
 LUCAS HURLBUT West Goshen. March. 5th, 1s77 1ars.
Litchfield enquirer., 1877-03-08

A T Court of Probate holden at Plymouth within A andfor the district of Plymouth, on the 5th day of March, A D 1877.
 Preseat, Geo Cole, Esq, Judge. er
 Upon the petition of Hobart Welton, of Water bury, in the county Of New Haven, showing to this Court, that he is Guardian of Cllra Weton, non resident minor of the state of New York that said minor ishe of real estate situated in said Ply mouth. viz farm of land situated in said Plymouth bounded and described as follows viz: northerlyso land of Victory Tomlnson and heirs of Silas Hoadey easterly land of Samuel Potter southerY on land of heirs of Silas Hoadley Zenas Hungerford and Ed ward Pamer the heirs, executors administrators assignees of each every of the above named per- sons; and westerly highway; containing about one hundred and seventy five acres, being the same prem ises de edsd by Victory Tomlinson to Heniy Beach Welton by deed dated May 4th, 1885, and recorded in Plymouth Land Records, Vol ?, page 215, to which reference is had for more definite description of said premises vaued at about two thouaand dollare That it would be for the interest of said minor that said property should be sold and the availe invested aId dispoked of according to law and praying for liberty to sell said property for tn pur pose af 1resad, as per petition oR fle,g Exazg ss
 It is ordered by this Court Thatsad guardian Rive notice of said application by cans ng the to be published ill of the newspapers printed in Litch- fed in the county of Lichheld, three weeks success svey least six weeks before the htarng and that said petition wlf be heard at the Probate Office in said district the 18th day of April next at o'clock. forenoon. Certified from Record.
 f. 49w3 GEO. W. COLE, Judge.
Litchfield enquirer., 1877-03-08
Notice to Tax Pavarsl

THE Tax Payers of the Town of Plymouth. Conn
 assessment list of lS76 hereby nofified tat said Tax will become due on the first day of April. will be at the Post Office in Plymouth Center on Mon day the second day of April 1877, from ten ocIccka until three o'clock of said day. An additior of per cent will be made to all Taxes on said list y not paid the 2d day of April lS77 the same ad dtion each successive month thereafter till paid and legal fees for collecting -
 Plymouth Conn. March Ist, 1a77. ~ NSN 6#+ 49w3 s -t&s HOMER E. CooK Collecfor
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
NoTTcEa

r,HE monthly meetisg of the Litchfel6 Centennial
 Total Abstinence Society, will be held on Monday next, 12 inst. at 7:3o p. m. at the Congregational Hail. .7--,
 An address will be delivered by the Rev. D. C. Bab- coek Corresponding Secretary. of the Pennsylvania Temperance Union. Admission free.
 ARTHuR E. BosTwfcK, Secretary, Ltchfeld, March 6, 1877. 4ow1
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n IsTRICT OF WASHINGTON ss. Probate Court, UEeb 12, 1877.
 Estate of Joseph Titus, late of Washington In said District, deceased
 Pursuant to order from the Court of Probate for said District, will be sold at Public Auction to the highest bidder the 17h day of March, 1877 at 10 o'clock, in the forenoon (uness previously disposed of at private sale much of the Real Estate of said deceased or all if necessary as will raise the sum of $3464 55.. A-x
 Sale to take place the premises of the deceased in said Washington. Terms made know. at time of sale. Y ae .r-
 2 JOHN wv;,T1TUs. Administrators 9VMA v - ~ oe = AOo' .-(
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More Hopeful Conversions!


 TALLAHASSEE, FLA, Feb. 25, 1877.
 EDITOR ENoUIRER:-For the long, long years since the "surrender' this heroic people have been called upon. to suffer from the extravaganza and oppression of carpet-bag rule, but today, thank God, we are once more living under White Mans government. Our Democratic leg islature is now in session at this place, and inclose you one of the first bills passed by this body, which will convince you that we are in earnest in our efforts to reduce all expenses to the low est possible point, and to relieve our clt- izens from the enormous taxation that has steadily grown upon us; and. to this end. we hope for the sympathy and support of all independent journals like the Enqui- Ter. God and liberty! Tilden and Re- form
 EXTRACT.
 TALLAHASSEE. February 22.-The Sen- ate is getting extremely conservative, and yesterday voted to increase the pay of members from six to seven dollars. We break oyer our usual rule regard ing anonymous communications to pub fish the foregoing letter. It shows that the Millennium is at hand The writer of that epistle left thls village, in December, a red-hot Republican. Two months of Democratic rule in Florida have convert ed him. The same thing happened to Congressman Purman. To be sure there are passages in the foregoing letter, and even in Purman's great speech, that read a little "sarkastikal," but we believe that in both cases the heart is right It is just possible, too, that there are Democrats in Florida who are willing to make a little money out of the Millennium.-ED. ENo
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LIrcHF1E1D, Or, March 9th, 1877.

LTroHFIELD, Or, March 9th, 1877. EDITOR. ENQUIRER
 Dear Sir,-In your of March 1st you publish letter from Mir. Ford. Democratic subscriber, denounting your editorials. and one in particular of Feb. 18th in which you say that lit is the duty of Democrats to decently submit etc." I am democl at with MT. Ford, always up, but I claim that we have no right to denounce in emphatic terms the result of the Electoral Tribunal. It may be we'll enough to enter a protest against some ofthe proceedings of that body. but only with view of rectifying it at the ballot box, next election. Both parties agreed to abide by the decision of those fifteen men and they are in honor bound to do so. It W would have been much more satis- factory to Democrats and to all candid citizens of both parties had the commis. sion admitted evidence in the Florida and Louisiana cases, and had they been less partisan in tLeir voting.
 Mir. Hayes has been declared elected by the commission which the Democratic party as body voted to create and sus- tain, and now it is our duty to submit with decency and with the best grace pos- sible. The question is settled which has l for the last three months held the whole country in state of feverish excitement, nearly on the verge of an outbreak, and we ought to be thankful no man but he who would sacrifice the country to further the interests of his party could wish now to make this decision anything but final l and risk another tribunal and settlement, Although Mr. Hayes is not the man of my choice, believe our country, and we as it's citizens. can be just as prosperous un- der his administration as MT. Tilden's, if he will thoroughly uproot the carpet.bag rule in the South.
 I am a subscriber to the Enquirer, and as you have been denounced on the one hand, wish on the other to commend you for your very candid, non-partisan editorials during the last campaign. Fire eaters of either party desire more vindic- tive, one aided views from their editors than you have expressed, but they are not the men who are going to preserve peace and prosperity in this country. I for one as Democrat am willing to read such 1 editorials in a Republican paper as have appeared in the Litchfield Enquirer and think they would do credit to many of our larger state papers.
 Yours, &c. B. A G.
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~!xheReopte.vxaas..Rsoaf

There is no medicine prescribed by physicians, or sold by Druggists, that carries. such evidence of it's success and superior virtue as BosCHEE's GERMAN SYR- UP for severe Coughs, Colds settled on the breast. Consumpsion. or any disease Of the Throat and Lungs: A proof of that fact is that any person afflicted, can get Sample Bottle for 10 cts. and try it's superior effect before buying the reg ular size at 75 cents. It 'llas lately been introduced in this country from Germany and its wonderful cures are astonishing everyone that use it. Three doses will relieve any case. Try it. Sold by A. s. Wright & Go. Litchfield.
 The public journalist deems it duty to bring before the notice of business community>the claims of every firm which shows desire to act upon fair and hon. orable principles. Messrs. Hall x Read of Bridgeport, who are the leaders in that place, ln Dty 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.
Litchfield enquirer., 1877-03-08
From Elder H. L. Gilman, Minister o
 the Gospel in Glover. Vt.

'.I have been troubled for several years dd "5h ba1a ds1 spp ess 1as phyoans enss for help, and have tried almost every rem assistance. sSS but had been growing weaker M and weaker, until, hearing of W1sTAR' s since, commt T, need usingi' & t.oa with imme ne lungs to sound state, but I am entirely relieved of the difficulty or disease of the heart. have. no hesitation in saying that it is the best lung medicine before the public; and cheerfully and conscien- tiously recommend it to all persons suffer ing with pulmonary complaints.
Litchfield enquirer., 1877-03-08
Every invalid -snouId Know 1t.

The reports from all parts of the country confirm the statement that Dr.. Cages great vegetable remedy, called MEDICAL WoNDER" is having an immense sale by all druggists, The proprietors do not expend enormous sums for flaming advertise ments, but prefer to let the medicine ad- vertlse itself by sending to Druggists throughout the country, sample bottles, for trjol at cost of many thousand dol lars per.y ear. that invalids may test its merits before purchasing larger size. No person suffering with Dyspepsia, Dizzi- ness, Liver or Kidney Complaints, Sour Stomach, Sick Headache, Habitual Cost iyeness, Scrofulous Humors, Spinal Dis eases, Weakness of Male or Female, or General Nervous Prostration of either sex, can take this remarkable medicine with out soon seeing it's good effects. Go to your Druggist and get sample bottle for 15 cts. and try it; or a. large size for $1 O.. It has cured where all other remedies had failed Sold in Litchfeld by Buell. X Wheeler.
 "MY CouGH SHAKES ME TO PIECES, '' gasps the victim of that distressing visi- tation. Shake 1t off, then. with "H0te' $ Honey of Horehou,ad and Tar. , Any cough can be put to flight with that won derful pectoral Elixir. Sold by all Drug gists.
 P1ke's Toothache drops cure in 1 mln' ute. AS 4w
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a@ OFFICERS:
 FER. WIGGIN, President.
 s. H. WHITE, Vice-Pres. & Treas. A H. DILLON, Jr., 2d Vice-Pres. HALSEY STEVENS, Secretary. VIM. L. SQUIRE, Asst Sec'y. HENRY J. FURBER, e. 49w2 Financial Manager.
 F.A, HART, GEN. AGENT.
 220 Main St. Hartfoad, Conn.
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LrroHrIELD, March. 5. 1877.

Mr. EDIToR.-In common with many others I have liked the independent course. politically. of the old Enquirer. But l must confess that your editorial of last week in review of MT. Ford's let ter, when in addition to your advice, "qui- etly submit to the inevitable" you coldly tell us Democrats to "appeal to the bal
 lot" seems like "adaing insnlt to in- jury. You are doubtless right, and there lsreally no other course for us to take, but, without wishing to trespass on your columns with any political discussion,
Litchfield enquirer., 1877-03-08

Consumption, Bronchitis, Chronic Cough. Bleeding of the Lungs. Asthma.
 Sore Throat or Chest, and affections ef the lungs and air passages, are cured by Dr. A. J. Flagg's Cough and Lung Syrup. This agreeable remedy can be adminis- tered to the most delicate and feeble with safety and certain relif. Prepared only by Dr. A. J. Flagg. < Co.,. Caaremont, NH.