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Litchfield enquirer., 1877-01-04

Yale to spend his vacation at home, was observed to leave the Washingtot Depot with his brother and start for his home on the Green. At New Preston station he re-entered the car and secured pack age which he had forgotten till he was nearly home. when he turned around and overlook tue train at the station above naned
 N. B.-The hose they drove is not for sale. x>.
 New Years day opened very pleasantly here. but passengers who succeeded in reaching this place late Satuaday night, report N. '. ill dreary condition; and the mails have become so demoralized that even the New Milford Ray. due here Saturday afternoon, does not yet beam upon us. No malls at all Saturday.
 Tuesday morning dnwned upon us with g new 1nstallment of snow and the travel ing before precarious will be very diff. cult. Drivers dread to meet teams and ''turnouts" where teams may pass safely, will have to be dug ont. J. g. Titus en- deavored to turn around with 'cutter, ' but turned over instead, smashing things some, but not allowing his young horse to get away from him. though he was much frightened. J.
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woIcottViIle.


 The funeral of MT. and Mrs. Nathaniel Phelps was, attended from their late resi- dence on Thursday afternoon last, the Rev. Mir. Sherman officiating. The fu- neral of MT. Henry Migeon took place on Wednesday.
 The morning train from Winsted on Saturday last was delayed several hours by snow on the track Most factories have been closed for the past few days, taking inventories. There have been no new develop ments, for few days, in the celebrated bull-dozing csse. south side of the bridge. Rev. Dr. E. H. Chapin will deliver the next lecture of the course at Granite Hall, next Tuesday evening. His subject will be "John Hampden and the Progress of Popular Liberty" 2. The Catholic fair closed Tuesday eve- ming and. from indications, must have been a success financially.
 If premium were offered to the vil- lage having the most wretchedly cleared sidewalks, Wolcottville would be sure to win it.
 This CThursday) evening, the Trinity church Sunday School will hold festival in Granite Hall. The children are antici- pating a jolly time. *7 The public schools began the winter term on Tuesday morning of this week. -The Naugatuck R. R. Go. have filled their ice-house at this station. The Trinity Church Sabbath school hold their Christmas festival on Thurs day of this week. The cause of the 3p0st- ponement of the festival was that the Rall has been used for the Catholic fair, for the past week.
 Services in the Catholic church. New Years day. ...-..s.-
 The watching of the old year out was mostly confined to places of question able character.
 -'Steve" Lewis is the proprietor of a promising felon. He will be obliged to lay by the ribbons" for a day or two
 A meeting, composed of the tempe rance element of the village was held in the town hall on Monday night.
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LYONS. IOWA. Dec. 26th. 1876.

...- LYONS, IOWA, Dec. 26th, 1876
 ED. ENo.-We had a novel entertain ment on Christmas. Two prominent men of means, a butcher and harness maker, made bet before election, that the per- son representing the defeated party should wheel green hide to Clinton-two miles. To add interest, they agreed that the hide should first be rallied off for the benefit of a widow with a number of small child ren, in needy circumstances, and then sold at auction. Contrary to the "Mor- rissey plan" of declaring all bets ''off, :" they doubled it,agreeing that each should wheel the hide half way. and dispose of it according to programme, and that, when the president was inaugurated, the de- feated party should wheel the hide alone. So the first part came off on Christmas day. amid great concourse of people: sey- eral hundred people accompanying them on foot, and about fifty vehicles, which met another large crowd near Clinton. The hide was white one, taken from premium steer dressed for the occasion, and the party was accompanied with mu- sic and banners. About one hundred dol lars was realized.
 The man who was run over is getting we'll, but wants BIO, 900 for his experience, while the aggressor thinks $500 ought to satisfy him.
 
 The man who was beaten by four votes in the county for Supervisor, contested the case, insisting that there had been a fraudulent count" in one precinct in Clinton. After long arguments and legal objections, pro and con, the polls were opened and.recounted, when To, and be hold the defeated party had one less vote than was returned, and the success full man seventeen more-giving him a majority of twenty-one instead of four whereupon the contestor withdrew in dis gust and declared further proceedings 4ssoff."
 A few years since the Briggs Brothers, nursery men of Rochester, N. r., bought a prairie farm near Lyons of 26O acres, for the purpose of raising vegetable seed for sale; and they have been very success ful, shipping away tons in bulk annually. A few days since they sold the farm for S25, ,OO0
 The night Cough lectured in Clinton fire was discovered in a room underneath the Hall which was packed. The princi- pal exit was through long narrow pas
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 carpet-baggers give them, or we must frankly acknowledge that Hayes has not fair majority of the electoral vote. Sup posing, however, that Mir. Hayes is in- sugurated, by the separate action of a Republican Senate and executive? Were he then to select 8 cabinet of Republican extremists, the four years ending in 1880 would see the utter ruin of the political organization that preserved the Union. Were he to try to effect an alliance with Southern conservatives, it would fail al- most as disastrously, through the refusal of that clement to uphold an administra- ton they could not consider honestly elected, and through the opposition oi Republican extremists. Mir. White him. self evidently cherishes small hope of the success of such scheme.
 Let us suppose, however, that the Re- publican party should decide to reuounce the carpet-bagger and all his works-es- pecially that supreme work of his, a Re publican electoral majority of one What would be the probable future of the two great parties? MT. Tilden would apportion the offices among his hungry followers scandalous spectacle, we should guess He would have to commit himself to some positive course as regards cur rency, tariffs, and other troublesome questions. The Hampton government in South Carolina and the Nichols govern ment in Louisiana would be recognized, and the carpet-bagger would be ellmina- ted from American politics. If the whole Southern Democracy lost their heads and pursued vindictive policy against the negro, there would be party that carried all but four of the Northern States in 1876, ready to bring them to terms in 1880. Ii, pn the other hand, Mr Whites view is correct, there would ensue split in the Southern Democracy which would open the way to an honorable alliance be- tween the true Southern conservative and the Northern Republican, against the Southern 'Last Ditcher" and the North srn "Copperhead." Then, at last, the negro would be sure of the guidance and protection he so much needs. Says Mir. White
 I doubt if forcible interference in their behalf would be necessary at any time am sure that the moment considerable number of the white people of any South ern State ceases to act with the remainder politically, no Federal interference of any kind will be necessary to protect the ne- gro in the free exercise of the right of suffrage. The negro vote will divide the moment the white people cease to act as a political unit, and when that occurs the managers of neither party will allow their colored allies to be bull-dozed.
 There can be no concealing the fact that good many Republicans believe that Tilden and not Hayes was elected in November. A great many more are trou- bled with grave doubts that make them regard with special dislike the violent methods extreme Republicans are pursu- ing and proposing. A waiting game" is not popular one; but, viewed merely as a matter of policy. we believe it the best now open to the Republican party. Any other simply sacrifices excellent future prospects for what will be very generally regarded as a dishonest present advan- tage.
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BRIDGEPORT. Dec. 29th. 1876

DRIDGEPORT, Dec. ZStn, loIo.
 MIR ED1ToR:-Thinking that some of your readers might be interested in the capital of the Fourth Congressional Dis trict I send you few lines from that place.
 Business is dull here as elsewhere. Both the sewing machine factories of Wheeler & Wilson and Howe's have stop ped work. throwing nearly two thousand men out of work. It is expected that the Wheeler & Wilson will go to work soon, but nothing certain is known. Several of the leading dry goods merchants are di- minishing the number of clerks, and it will be hard winter for the poor.
 Christmas was celebrated quite exten- sively, and many presents were made by those who could afford to make presents. The various churches and Sabbath schools had trees and suppers and all went on as merrily as usual.
 It. seems as if the last week was week of accidents. On Saturday night, Dec. 23d, as pair of valuable horses, attached to sleigh, were trying to cross the rail- road track in front of an approaching train, one of the horses caught his foot in the track and fell. They succeeded in getting them away before the train reach ed them. but it was found that the horse had broken his leg and had to be killed. On Sunday night, Dec. 24th, a pair of horses attached to sleigh standing at the depot ran up to Main Street, then up Main Street, till they overlook Q light cutter in which man and his wife were riding. The pole ran between the man and his wife; the sleigh was smashed and it's occupants were thrown under the horses feet, but luckily they were not seriously injured. The runaway team went on up the street till they ran into g horse car and were finally captured. On Wednesday night, Dec. 29th, lady iv- ing on Main Street dropped'a kerosene lamp. It broke and set fire to her cloth ing. She ran to the window and called for help and her husband with several others came in and dragged her out of doors and by rolling her in the snow and wrapping overcoats about her succeeded in extinguishing the flames, but not until she was seriously burned. It is thought she will recover. K.
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WatertoWn.

The first sleigh party of the season from this place took place on the 27th inst. The procession numbering between thirty and forty teams left the Warren House at half past two and proceeded by way of Waterbury to Naugatuck. Some of the turnouts were very stylish. The party returned about 2 o'clock in the evening to the Warren House where a bountiful supper was waiting for them, ,af- ter which, music and dancing were indulg- ed in until we'll towards morning. All separated feeling we'll satisfied with the days sport, and. if the sleighing continues we may expect to see another before long. Prof. Hibbard's lecture was largely attended by our citizens the 22d ult.
 At regular communication of Fed eral Lodge. No. IT F. & A. NJ. held at Masonic Hall, Dec 25th, the old board of officers were elected: viz:
 Henry G. Scott. ". M; E. R. Stoddard. s. w.; o. Kllbourn,J. w.; l.. W, Cutler. Treasurer; D. F. Hannon, Secretary: N. W. Barnes, s. D.: Charles Warner.J. D.: W. O. Forbes. Tyler;
 PRosPERo.
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WASHINGTON. Jan. 1st 1a,

We had thought Litchfeld pre- eminent in many points. but it surely is for snow and wind. Leaving w., the 12 ult., with just snow enough for good sleighing. we find Litchield only navagable to foot passengers in the paths. the snow blow has opened. Tarrying on the hill two days, we leave in the Naugatuck stage. with the wind blowing so that a path opened at 8 in the morning. was com. pletely filled in half an hour. and wadine in snow was necessary to. go to and from
 the stage. On the road to the depot the stage seemed several times about tr spill its occupants. and the driver was over. heard to say '.I'll bet dollar we shall have tip over tonight" An incident occurred on the Shepaug R. R illustra. ting the fact that it is very accommoda- ting road. Mir, B. Hickox coming from
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sageSway. Asdarksy first discoveted the fire, and vixen white man started to raise the alarm the darkey grabbed him and told him if heholleFed freshe would blow his brains out It was extanguished without the kncBledge of the audience above, and few of the public knew til the next day now near they came to proba- shla calamitK -for.it was just in the -exz citement ofthe Brooklyn horror.
 We have had good deal of cold wealth CT, but little sleighing. although it is said to be good all around ns and in most parts of the West, adding much to the enjoyment of the Christmas festivities, and improving trade so that merchants begin to take courage. The mercury has been down to .24 below ero-giving Jus a good ice bridge across. the river and help ing trade. The packers are taking out splendid ice about eighteen inches thick, clear as crystal. The harvest will be a large one, commencing so early.
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briate by compulsory abstinence now open to us. however, is by confning him in an insane asuylum. Here says the re- port, he ''is demoralizing to himself. and pest to the institution. '' This practice of committing drunkards to insane asylums we see strongly reprobated in resolutions passed at the annual meetings of medical Superintend. ents of American and Canadian Insane Asylums, as we'll as at recent, meeting of the American Association, for the cure of Inebriates. In Connecticuta statute was passed in 1874 providing for the com mItment of inebriates to ''some inebriate asuylam within this state," but unfortu- nately there is no such asylum yet ready to receive them. If they enter the asy- lums of other states it can only be as voluntary inmates, and the Association of Medical Superintendents, above referred to, declared most emphatically, in their meeting of May 18th 1875, that "any system of management of institutions fol inebriates, under which the duration oi the residence of their inmates, and the character of treatment to which they are subjected, is voluntary on their part, must in most cases prove entirely futile, if not worse than useless"
 What we need, then, is such reasonable legislative appropriation as will enable this home institution to enter at once on it's mission of saving the lives and restor- Ing the usefulness of the many inebriates in our midst for whom there is practical ly no other hope.
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West Cornwall.

| We have just experienced one of the severestsnow storms that has been knosn for number of years. The snow is pill ed in high drifts rendering many of the roads in town impossible The Goshen mail carrier failed to put in an appearance on Saturday, The trains on the Housa. tonic were snow bound at the Northern end of the road; no trains down on Sat- urday till after five o'clock.
 The funeral of the late Superintend- ent Franklin was to take place at Canaan on Sunday last.
 Christmas day passed off quietly. In the evening the friends of our pastor Rev Charles Fitch) assembled at the parson- age to wish him Merry Christmas. and presented him with $50 sleigh, which was complete surprise. The Farmers Club has met twice this winter; once at MT. Colds, the last time at Mir. Frank Reed's The next one is to meet at MT Harry Sedgwick's. Many of our young people are out of town this winter. Miss Mary J. Hart is spending the winter at Uxbridge, Mass. Gold w. Hart is teaching in Ellsworth. -Gold's grist mill has been idle all winter for lack of water. Farmers can with difficulty find water enough for their cattle, and complain of hard times. We now have the material for good supply of water if we could be favored with a thaw.
 MT. and Mrs. Cornell have returned from their wedding tour and are now at MT. Colds.
 Robert Cochrane, our village butcher, has recently built him large ice house ana has made arrangements to have all his meat cooled before it is dealt out to his patrons. A.
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Plymouth sketches--No.2BI.

The holidays are passing pleasantly away. St. Peters was prettily yet not elaborately trimmed, and the. usual Christmas eve and Christmas day servi- ces were held. l recollect lonly one in- stance in which the former have been omitted during the last 37 years. On Thursday.evening. the 2sth. occurred the Sunday School festival, with tree con taining presents for the scholars and others. This tree.as on only one pre- Uous occasion-was placed in the base ment room. Contrary to the usual cus- tom, no refreshments were served except ing candies, of which the1e was liberal supply. @y a, .--.se.. ...+
 The Congregational church was trim med only for Christmas eve, on the end wall back of the pulpit, more especially for the benefit of the Sunday School Concert The services had moro than ordinary reference to the birth of Christ. For the scholars g sleigh ride to Bristol, and supper at the Town Hall had been proposed for the afternoon and evening of Friday the 18th. The supper took place according to appointment; but on account of the inclemency of the weath. CT the ride has been postponed until New Years day. a
 On Christmas evening occurred the Golden Wedding of Mir. and Mrs. Benj. Hanger. Those present numbered about sixty, mostly relatives. Various gifts were bestowed. There were present three individuals who witnessed the original wedding which took place in St. Peters church. the Rev. Rodney Rosslter being the rector and officiating clergyman on the occasion.
 PLYMoUTHRAN.
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NoTHTCFV

r EvIED upon by virtue of warrant to me directed
 U and will be sold at Public Auction to tke highest bidder on Friday, Feb. 23d 1877, at o'clock, b. me- at the public sign post in Northheld, much of two pieces of land with the buildings thereon standing situated in the town of Litchhed societyl- one piece bounded north land belonging to tho es tates of Jeremiah Peck and Jason Curtiss, east on land of said Curtss estate and Horace Potter south by land of Horace Potter Sarah Peneld and highway and west by land of Sarah Penfield, Jeremiah Peckr estate and highway, containing thiry-six acres moro or ess the second piece lying across the road from the above is bounded north highwa east, south, and west on land or formerly of Tertius D. Pot. ter, containing two lCss-being the Same real estate set in tho name of Mrs. E. c. Gibson on the Ltchfeld Grand Lists of 1874 and 1875 as will pay the following named taxes with interest and cost of collection: town tax the list of 1874 of thirteen mills on the dollar, town tax the list of 1875 of thirteen mills on the dollar.
 Fsss WILLIAM NORTON, Collector.
 Litchfeld, Conn Dec 2Sth, 1876, 3w3S
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A Wonderful Discovery.

Our exchanges are filled with accounts of most won derful cures effected by Dr. CAGES MEDICAL Wow. DER" It is said to be the greatest valizer yet dis covered. giving buoyancy to the spirits elasticity tc the step and making the invalid hearty, courageous and strong It cures all diseases of the Liver Stom- ach, Kidneys and Spine; Scrofua and all Blood Dis eases; cures Nervous Prostration and Weakness of either sex, Restoring Tone and Vgor to the whole system. Read the following cures :- 7.
 Prof. H. A. WILSON, Saratoga, N. Y, widely known as Principal of of leading institutions of learning, says that his wife has used the ''Medical Wonder" for complication of diseases with the most happy effect. No other remedy touched the like it.
 Dr. A. DALTON, Morrsville, NY; sister in bed two years with female and nervous diseases; cured.
 NORMAN HUNT, Sheds Corners, Y, wonderful 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 Corners, V Y, ovarian tu- nor and dropsy, reduced 15 inches around body.
 ALBERT TRUEsDALE, Suncook, N H, loathsome Scrofula; supposed to be in consumption; cured.
 Rev J WAIT Franklin, N H, wife afflicted with Liver and Kidney complaints, Neuralgia, &c.
 Mrs ORDwAY, Concord, N H, confined to bed with female ald kidney disease, cured.
 eS No space for 1000 other cures. A1
 Ask your druggist for ''Medical Wonder, "F and be cured. 37
 Sold in Litchield by BUELL. & WHEELER; in Win sted by c Mix Waterbury by Apothecaries Hall Co.
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TERRIBLE RAILROAD DISASTER.
OVER EIGHTY PEOPLE CRUSHED OR BURNED
 TO DEATH.

On Friday evening of last week. an iron bridge of about 160 feet span on the Lake Shore railroad at Ashtabula. O., gave way under passenger train. Bridge and tram fell together some seventy feet into the river below which is from four to six feet deep, and the water was covered with ice about six inches thick. The train soon took fire and burned up entirely. with all the crushed and imprisoned passengers who could not be released in few min- utes' effort. There were two engines at- tached to the train, one of which reached the further abutment, safely: the other went down. The loss of life is not yet accurately ascertained, but it is feared that it will exceed eighty. Several Con- necticut people are among the wounded, one of whom is in the list as ''Lewis Beouchote," of Kent Plains. Only four of those who went down were uninjured. About seventy-fve were rescued, more or less hurt. several, fatally.
 Of the killed some of the most promi- nent names are those of the Rev. A. H. Washburn, rector of Grace Church, Cleye- land; Prof. Henry Rogers, and wife, of Springfield, O.. where he was superinten- dent of schools, and they were on his wedding tour; David Chittenden, of Cleve- land, agent of the N. Y. Central R. R.; and 0. P. Bliss, evangelist, author of "aold the Fort" -@
 Nothing certain is yet known of the cause of the accident. The bridge was an iron one of single span, about 16O feet in width. It has been considered one of the safest structures in the country, and has been tested with six engines weight. One suppositlon is that the iron was weakened by extreme cold; another that there was broken rail, throwing of the train which mashed the bridge In any case distressing doubt IS suggested about the safety of iron bridges, so many of which have been recently built on our best railroads.
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PROBATE ADVERTISEMENTS.


0ISTRICT OF WCODBURY, ss. Probate Court. De- O cember 11th, 1876.
 Estate of Eunee Baldwin. late of woodbury in said District, deceased:
 The Court of Probate for the District of Woodburv hath limited and allowed six months from inc date hereof for the creditors of estate to exbht tei claims for settlement These who neglect to present their accounts properly attested within said time will be debarred recovery. All persons indebted to said estate requested to make immediate payment to se~-s1.s,.-
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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 & Read of Bridgeport, who are the leaders in that place, 1n 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
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WlsTAR's BA1sAM OF WILD CHERRY.- The great remedy for Consumption. This well-known remedy is offered to the public, sanctioned by the experience of over 40 years; and when resorted to in season, seldom fails to effect a speedy cure of Coughs, Colds, Group, Bronchit- is, Influenza, Whooping Cough, Hoarse- ness, Pains or soreness in the chest or side. Bleeding at the Lungs, Liver Com plaint, etc. Beware of Counterfeits !. Re- member the genuine WIsTAR BALsAM OF WILD CHERRY has on the outside wrap per the signature of 'I. Butts," and the printed name of the proprietors, SETH W. FowLE & SONS. BOSTON" All others are base limitations. Examine the wrap per carefully before purchasing.