Litchfield enquirer., 1877-11-29
MISCELLANEOUS.

ss ---s The South is solid now for the Democrats carpet t-baggers and all.
 The oldest New England Congressman is MT Wait, of Connecticut he is sixty-six. It is said that Mir. John W. Young, the son of Brigham Young, is hopelessly bankrupt.
 Only ono Princess was ever born in this country Princess Anna Murat, the wife of the Due de Monchy.
 = Miss Anna E. Dickinson has been i'll, as oc- casionally reported in the newspapers, but is now fairly well again. Ex-G Gov John fletcher, of Virginia, was de feated as a candidate for the Legislature at the late election.
 It is said that Father Hyacinthe is very anx- ioas to return to Paris to live, but cannot do so owing to clerical influences. Mrs. Mary B. c. Tanner, aadirect descend ant of King Henry VIII, died at Pierrepont, N. r., few days ago, at the age of 101 years and il months.
 Col. Robert G. Ingersoll, with Senator Og- lesby, called this week on the secretary of state, and stated that he did not wish to have his name used in connection with the Berlin mission.
 H. V. Redfeld, the well known correspond ent of the Cincinnati Commercial, has just re- ceived the compliment of an election as alder man in Chattanooga, Tenn, on the republican ticket, though the ward has ashitherto been dem- ocratic.
 At her recent benefit in San Francisco, Miss Clara Louis Kellogg received one hundred and seven floral tributes, fifty-eight of which were baskets and other large designs.
 Gen. Garfield is justly commended for his resumption speech last week It was the ablest made on that question. It is greatly to Gen. Garield's credit that he has not bowed down to the silver dollar. es-ss B.
 The Baltimore American asserts that there is crusade against dancing in Baltimore soci- ety, and nearly all the young ladies who be- long to church are excluding that amusement from their parties this season:
 Miss Susan B. Anthony was elected con- stable in one of the Colorado counties at the late election. Her claim to the office, how ever, will be disputed on the ground that she is a resident of Rochester, N. Y. The President is making but beginning in the great work of official purifcation but it is right and righteous beginning, and the people must, as they are plainly ready to do. sustain him as he advances, and make sure of the ultimate triumph, though it may come un- der his successors.
 Mutual Friend Moulton doesn't care for any more Scandal in his. Being questioned about the reputed reconciliation of the Tiltons, he re- plies: Il know nothing about it; don't want to know anything about it, and can't, by any possibility, be made to care anything about it. am through with the Beecher case" s~e
 The chief business of the Democratic press at present is the Administration of 6 lively and unanimous tattoo upon the head of Samuel Sullivan Cox The burden of the music is that the party cannot stand any more such dreadfully funny fun at present. !. Gen. Sherman's report supports the opinion repeatedly expressed by other army officers and generally adopted by intelligent observes, that Towards campaign against the Neg Perces was. a very creditable piece of Generalship.
 The recent election in Mississippi has it's bright side after all. No less than three ne- groes were elected to the Legislature upon the straght democratic ticket from various parts of the state, and colored men were also chosen to country offices in several instanceson the same ticket.
 AS the voting was about to begin in the south ward of Jackson Mios., last week, voter suggested that the ballot box be first opened. Objection was made, but the voteI insisted, the box was opened and in the bottom was found big pile of ballots for one of the candidates.
 The course of the Senate in allowing impor- tant Presidential nominations to be pigeon holed for weeks is cowardly and cOntemptible. If men like General Harlan are not fit for the office for which they are nominated it would be well r.the senatorial Pharisees to come out in a manly way and say so, ....s.... ..,a..,,: $: < Al. Dudley was prominent lawyer in old Toulumne He was employed to defend client for stealing hog jury trial. Dudley made an eloquent and successful plea q. The man was acquitted. He was grateful, but had no money. "How can I ever repay you; Mir. Dudley; I haven't a-eent. Accept my thanks. "' Thanks be d-d!" said AL 'Send me 8 side of the pork"
 4Gen. Hawley can undoubtedly have the place of chief commissioner at the Paris exhi- bition if he win take it, but at last advices he was not inclined to, partly because his wife's health forbids her going with him, and partly because the proposed salary of $5000 is alto-l gether too small for the burdens of hospitality and other personal expenses which the position would impose
 A prominent South Carolina lawyer named Pope accepted retaining fee of $500 from Congressman Robert Small. Pope's partner considered the engagement disgraceful and dis solved partnership, and great social excite ment was raised against Pope. The result was that Pope deserted his client, on pretence of sickness, but still keeps the retaining fee. ;.