Litchfield enquirer., 1877-08-16

nomination of ex-Gov. Gaston by the De mocracy of Massachusetts.p
 Baltimore stcommunists" are starting e separate party. In Ohio, they seem to Rss all they want out of the old parties.
 We are glad to sec that the charges so IOak pending against the son of the late Stephen A. Douglas, for misconduct in his office as Marshall of North Carolina. have been fully dispvroedon thorough in- vestigation.
 The N. Y. Times commends Sec. Thompson, of the Navy, for great indus Hy and important reforms in the business of his Department. He has made himself the real head of his department. matter not of frequent occurrence among his predecessOrs .szf
 The Walnut Hill inebriate asylum, at Hartford. is expected to open about Oc- tOber 1st in temporary quarters. As- sis4ant-P Physician CrOthers of the Bing- hampton institution is to be superintend- sat. and many patients are waiting to en-
 Count Chambord, the straight Bour- bsa claimant to the French throne, be- gins to see that the present Ministry are taking . cOurse that will either let in Q Bonap1FtS or establish the Republic frm- CT thaa eFer. .t.,s.. ot s.oI
 The finest private rsddence in thencity of New York is nov being built by Mrs. PaEan Stevens, on Fifth Avenue, The frsseoss are finer even than those of the Pafis Opera House. The mantle-pieces. coat sI5. 900; the furniture, $5O.OOO.
 It seems that even the ''bell punch" is 10 absolute safeguard against cheating on the part of street car conductors. One of the methods is to carry 8 small dummy punch" which the conductof snaps instead of the regulation affair. "
 Pcoy Patti has lost her suit for sepa- rationsseainst her husband in the Paris o0uras. and her Marquis is granted 8 sep- axztion from her on what an American lawyer would call his ''cross-bill" This throws the blame of the scandal on the pESmB donna, and probably assures the, husband control of the property she bought him in exchange for his title.
 We congratulate the Hon James H. McMAbOn of New Milford on his promo ti0a b. the editorial fraternity. The tToubles and numerous assaults which have torn the Gazette office of late have resnlted in his purchase of the material owned by Mr. Gee and he will now have . live Democratic paper on his hands.
 Aprairie and forest fire near Green Bay Wis, has destroyed the thickly settled tOwnnhip of Eaton. Only three houses are len Sanding; two entire families lost their lives; thirty families are destitute; and millions of feet of lumber have been b1rzk Other settlements in the vicinity saasFsd nearly as severely, and the fire hes continued its ravages for five weeks.
 The sxcitement along the proposed As. pstack line of railroad assumes substan- ti&l form, according to the Ray, as fol. Iowa:
 It is said that E, O. Sperry, of Marble dale. offers to give depot, all built, to the Railroad Company, if they will go through that place; and another person is reported as offering S1, ,OOO
 The EDINBURGH REVIEW for July con- talns: The Life and Correspondence of Kleber; The Sibylline Books; Indian Famines; COpernicus in Italy; North Country Naturalists; Metropolitan Medi- cal Relief; Venice Defended; The England, of Elizabeth; Geffcken On Church and State; The Russians in Asia Minor >~'. s The Leonard Scott Pub. Co. Al, Bar. clay St, New-York. S4 year. ... ..,.. oy,
 Justice ia a pretty slow coach, Partio- ularly co hes it bean in the case of Majer, Rankie. dismissed the service Ave years ago for having embezzled funds of the Freedman's .Bnreau. Taking advantage of technical, error in the proceedings against him he now proves that he was innocent of the charge of which he was accused So. the rapid. military style of jus&ics may be too swift to be safe; which is not usually the case with civil justice.
 Secretary Schurz denies that he ever charged such enormous sums for cam- paign speeches as Gail Hamilton and the Pennsylvania politicians aver. He does not deny receiving pay in many instances. years ago. when he could not afford to spend his time at such work without com pepsatiOn. but he says he has received nothing in recent years. If the rest of our politicians never did anything worse, they are grisvously maligned race.
 'sBlas Jean" Williams. of Indiana, is model governor. During the strike he fssned the following executive document which uas duly honoredby the insurgents and the Governors son-in-law allowed to prOcsed with his cattle:
 EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF INDIANA. |
 INDIANAPOLIS, July g, 1877. an( To whom it may concern:- as4E ! The bearer of this is my son-in-law hope the strikers will allow him to transport hiercattle to St. Louis in safety.
 $. D. WILLIAMS, GOVERNOR.
 Sometime ago California paper accu- ssd Senator Sergeant. of that State, among other things. of recommending un- yOrthy appointees to offices. Sergeant sasd the paper for libel. and now Atty. Gen. Devens refuses the publisher access tO the recommendations made by the Sen- stOr. for proof of those charges. It strikes us that his decision is not only contrary to the true policy of the govern msat ia al cases. but especially so in the case of recommendations made by Con.