Litchfield enquirer., 1877-05-10
Approved March 12, 1877
MISCELLANEOUS.

Little Delaware's experiencing a great temperance revival; crowded meetings are held at Wilmington every night, and over 4O0O have already signed the pledge.
 The portion of the Cos Cob railroad bridge on the New York, New Haven and Hartford rsailroad. Near Stamford, which was burned last week was 700 feet long, and cost S50,000 to $75,O0O. The iron bridge replacing it will cost $100, 1000.
 The jury on the St. Louis Southern ho- tel have censured the hotel managers for having only one inefficient watchman, for not making speedier and greater efforts to awaken the sleeping guests on the fire. and in several other particulars.
 New Haven's debt is but S7Ss, 900 inclu ding $255, 900 of Derby railroad bonds guaranteed by the city. against a city debt at Hartford of g, ,250, 900 aud at Providence of nearly $8,0O0.0OO The Elm city hopes to draw manufacturing from these and other cities in consequence, and her chamber of commerce is already moving in the matter.
 Speaking of the wicked use Dr. Carpen. ter is charged with making of his spirtu- al power the Hartford Times says-"We have seen aman suddenly stopped ,on a wa ger across wide city square, and made to turn about and go toward the experi- menter, whom he did not see, and whose presence, even. in the city he was-una- ware of-all by the psychological power.
 The election in Georgia, Tuesday on the question of ratifying the constitution. al amendments adopted by two-thirds vote of two successive Legislatures for. ever prohibiting the payment of S9,OOO,- 900 of bonds and interest, declared fraud ulent and void, brought out but a very small vote, only about 300 being polled h Richmond county which has a popula. tion of 25,OO0 and contains the town of Augusta. The qusstion vas undoubted- ly decided in the affirmative. --s~~
 Secretary Schurz has got aronnd to the pension bureau and agents, one of the standing conundrums of the interior de- partment. Under the present system: i: costs the government about half a million to disburae $28. .00Q. 900. besides fees. paid by pensioners to the agents. The Boston agents, and some others who have larger districts, reap from $1O,000 to $18,OOO a year fire m them. Mr. Schurz proposes to reduce the agents from 6S to 9, to reduce the fees, and otherwise to simplify the work of the bureau.
 The success of the presidents southern policy, and the good effects 1t is having on business in all the southern states, ! promises to react at once in favorable effects on the business of the North, are slowly converting the New York Times
 to acquiescence. if not almost chee, full approyals Thea nimble Tribune has quite gotten ahead ofits old rival as the voice of the new dispensation, -and there
 IS nothing left for the Times to do but to protect the rear and keep itself in sympa thy with the stragglers and the rebels. THE CONFEDERATE FnAG.-Durine our civil war, the several seeded States flags.
 In March, 1861, the Confederate Congress adopted tho so-called sstars
 nj bars," competed of three hori- zontal bars of equal width. the middle enewhite, the others red, with blue union containing nine white stars arranR. ed in circle. The resemblance of this to the ssstars and stripes" led to .confu- sion and mistakes in the field: and in September, 1861, battle-fag was adop. ted, red field charged with blue sal ing the battle-fag for union. The flag of 1863 was found deficient iu service, it being liable to be mistaken for flag of truce: and on February 4th. 1865. the outer half of the field beyond the union was covered with vertical red bar. This was the last flag of the confederacy.-Appleton' s American Cyclop9diG, rcvised editor. ! article ':Fgag."