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Litchfield enquirer., 1878-08-29
 Goshen No 352

At tPARIs.-Arthur Soudant reached France safely, after ten days passage.
 MARRIAGE ANNIvERsARY-L Last Friday was the 25th anniversary of the marriage of Mir. and Mrs. Hazen.
 SHowERs.-Just as the people were starting for Church, last Sunday, a tremendous shower came up, and only % were there in the fore noon, but the afternoon was pleasant. There was no damage to the crops, indeed, we have had no tornadoes this season.
 TEMPERANCE MEETING. Henry B. Graves Esq. of Litchfeld, addressed, our people at the West Goshen church. last Sunday evening, on the subject of Intemperanoe There was q very large attendance, and the address was listened to with great attention.
 WEDpINe.-This event occurs to morrow evening, but toe late for your paper this week.
 CLEAR ATMosPHERE.-Mr Edward w. Sey- mour of your village, and his brother, Rev. Storrs o. Seymour, called last Friday afternoon and went with them to Ivy mountain, and
  people did few weeks ago. If the eclipse had been put off until that time-but no mat ter, something was accomplished even on that dark day. They had good glass with them, and the Catskill mountains showed better than they usually do in the afternoon. Mt Everett at the south west corner of Mass, looked fine ly, but our attention was particularly directed to blue mountain littls east of the Hay stack in Norfolk, but great deal farther of. MT. Seymour suggested that it might be old Graylock, clear in the north part of Masa., west of the Hoosac Tunnel, the highest noun tain in that state; and as had ascertained the meridian line, on the day of the eclipse, we made careful observation and found that the summit was a little east of north. After ex- amining the charts sent to me by Prof. Baehe,
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~ COUNTY ITEMS.

The NORFOLK Mission church realized $50 at their annual fair.-The Temperance Union resumed meetings, last week, and propose to make vigorous campaign, this fall.-Doctors of Divinity have been rusticating about Nor folk in great numbers. Great improvements are being made in the cemetery.
 Picnics at LAKEvnLE are as frequent as ev- CT. Millerton Sunday schools had one on the 14th, in Holley's Grove. On the 17th, the Catholic Total Abstinence Society of Winsted had picnic at the same place, over 900 per sons attending. There was music and dancing and no lager or whiskey.-James Farley had a foot badly crushed, recently, while digging ore. The Wononsco House has fifty y-one board CTS, says the Telegram. interest is man. ifested in the Temperance mass meeting and picnic of the 9th of Sept.
 TWISTED business is extremely dull, says the Press. Barnum has been made an honorary member of Steele eGuard.-Methodist ladies hold a fair, on Friday of this week. John D. Howe Esq, now resident of Oma- ha, has been visiting his native place.-Dr. Jewell has resigned charge of St. James church and goes to Wisconsin.
 The BRIDGEwATER string band still flourish es. Petty thieving abounds Eugene Bab- bitt has been engaged to teach School in Ply mouth, and Andrew W. Gillette in Woodbury.
 SHARON has been having a croquet tourna-
  ted. It continued till near midnight, and f. nally had to be adjourned till the next day. The victors were Mir. D. B. Cole and Miss F. H. Gillette.-A temperance lecture by Rev. W. A. Mackey, on the 10th, was poorly attend ed.-The malleable shop is running again full blast. c. N. Greenwood, the temper Ance lecturer, has been visiting the family of D. H. Cole, Esq, Miss Amanda Frean, who was visiting her sister, Mrs. Judge Hughes, died suddenly at her house on the 2Oth
 WoLooTTvrLLE Clergy and Laity contended at croquet, on the 2Oth, says the Register, and the Clergy were badly beaten. The Valley Park trotting has been indefinitely postponed. -Isaac Brooks and Charles Brooker took a flying trip to Saratoga, on the 17th-The Catholic Sunday School had picnic, We'd nesday last, at Goes grove. Some 200 were present and had good time in spite of the rain.-E. W. Adt, foreman of the Register, was hailed on Sunday night of last week, as he was driving near Lewis Cooks, by some man who demanded his team On Adts re- fusal, the fellow shot at him, the ball going. through his hat. Adt fired in return, proba- ply without effect.
 WooDBURY rejoices moderately in the re- turn of Marshall Cam from six months stay at the Litchfeld jail- fall term at Par ker Academy, will commence on the 16th of September. Mir. R. H. Baldwin. carpenter, has gone to Wallingford where there is a large demand.-The strike at the American works continues, and most of the single men have left for the other shona Asf
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-08-29

The success of the Read Carpet Co.'S Car pets is something wonderful, commencing a few years ago making not more than five or six thousand yards per month have increased to an enormous production which are all im- 'mediately taken up by such leading houses as A. T. Stewart & Co.,, & W. & J. Sloane, N. Y.. They are not only the handsomest designs. many of them rivalling the best Body Brus- sels, but they are superior in quality to any Carpet made, and are sold at prices lower than same grade of other market. David M. Read. of Bridgeport, is the sole agent for the United States, he supplies all other merchants with them and cuts them up to his Retail customers at wholesale prices.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-08-29

It was pretty we'll understood that during the last hours of the last session of Congress, the Committee on Enrolled Bills were all drunk but Rainey (coloreO from South Caro- lima. The Bridgeport Farmer now substan- tially admits the truth of this charge, but goes on to say that Rainey and Senator Conover (both Republican)were bribed to omit clause regarding the Hot Springs Commission. Grant. ing the truth of this statement, how much are we likely to gain by substituting drunkards for thieves?
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-08-29

The World exposes curious practice of certain New York lawyers who make it bus mess to furnish bankrupts with worthless bonds and stocks with which to impose upon their creditors while they make way with their real assets. The transfers are dated back to the time when the bonds or stocks were valuable |; the creditors arc fooled the newspapers report ''another failure caused by speculation on Wall street," and the bankrupt goes on his way reioicing
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-08-29

CONSUMPTION CUEED.-An old physician retired from practice, having had placed in his hands by an East India missionary the formu- ia of simple vegetable remedy, for the spec dy and permanent cure for consumption, bron chi*ls, catarrh, asthma, and all throat aud lung affections, also q positive and radical cure for nervous debility and all nervous com plaints after having tested its wonderful cur atiVe powers in thousands of cases, has felt it his duty to make it known to his suffering fel
 lows: Actuated by this inotive and a desire to relieve human suffering, I will send free of charge, to all who desire it, this recipe, with full directions for preparing and using, in German, French, or English Sent by mail by addressing with stamp, naming this paper, W. W. Sherar, 149 Powers Block, Rochester, New York. 2t-4w
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-08-29

THE CHARLOTTESVILLE, tobacco crop is look. ing finely. A number of the farmers have commenced cutting. A solemn and impressive ceremony of Baptism by immersion was per formed upon Mrs. Emily Merwin, wife of Edward Merwin, in the river at this place, a little after twelve o'clock on Sunday, by Rev. John WaTen.-On Thursday evening of last week, just after the opening of the prayer froIa Bulls Bridge, to the number of twenty i've or thirty, filed in to the Church, to the 9reNt surprise of those who were present. They were mostly the converts of last winters revival at the above place. Ray
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-08-29

The Springfield Republican insists on the appointment of a woman as President of Vas sar College. The selection of some heavy, re- spectable doctor of divinity, instead, would be a most serious mistake, it maintains.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-08-29

Whatever else happens. the country has no longer any occasion to fear it's foreign credit ors. Over 80 per cent of the public debt is owned at home, and there are heavy and con- stant sales of the four per cents.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-08-29

LIVER IS KING.-The Liver is the imperial organ of the whole human system, as it con- Ir0is 5rG the lie. health and happiness of man. W heh IL IS disturbed in it's proper action, all kinds of ailments are the natural resnjt The digestion of food, the movements of inc heart and slood, the action Of the brain and nervons system, are allimmediately connected with the workings of the Liver. It has been success- fully proved that Greens August Flower is uneqnalled in curing all persons afflicted with Dyspepsia or Liver Complaint, and all the nu- nerous symptoms that result from an nm healthy condition of tie Liver and Stomach Sample bottles to try, 10 cents. Positively sold ln all towns on the Western Continent, Three doses will prove that it is just what you want. Sold by A. $. Alright tN Co.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-08-29

Prof. Young, of Princeton, a competent American authority, believes in the discovery of planet Vulcan between Mercury and the Sun. He thinks it's diameter is between 200 and 400 miles, and that there are probably sev- eral other small planets revolving near the sum-
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-08-29

Damascus has been ruined by the Suez Can- al, it is now said-a blessed result-if Mark Twain's typographical report on that locality is at all reliable
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-08-29

The Republican Convention is to meet at Allyn Hall in Hartford on the 24th of Septem- Der, just week later than the Democratic State Convention.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-08-29
MT. Orth.

The Republicans of the Ninth Indiana Dis trict have nominated the Mir. Orth for Con- gress who was implicated in the Venzuela award scandal. Of course he will be beaten,
 but how and why was he nominated7 He is the man nominated for governor by the Re- publicans in 1876, while he was serving as minister to Austria, and who had to retire from the ticket almost as soon as he got home.-En-
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-08-29
IEARD-PAN PRECISE

IF YOU WISH TO SEE YOURSELF as others see 1you, call at the popular Art Gallery next South of the Mansion House and sit for Photograph or fl you like Ferroiype, l. 2 4, or 16 for soc. Chromo Photographs and Porcelain pictures taken when de- sired.
 great variety of nice goods pertaining to inc bus iness at prices to suit the times. ea
 Copying and enla ging as usual
 I9-tf J. l.. JUDD.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-08-29

Judge Daniels, of New York has cut down the legal fees charged on an inquiry into the mental condition of one Nesbit from $223 to $31.75. Another of the name exclaims, "A Daniel come to judgment! Yea, Dan ielsi"
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-08-29

In spite of the injury to wheat throughout a limited area in the West, the general yield is uncommOnly heavy-4O7, ], 900, 900 bushels, it is now estimated.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-08-29

Baths have become unnecessary since the in troduction of GLENNs SULPHUR SOAP. because that article answers the same purpose, viz the removal of eruptions, rheumatism and gout. Sold by all druggists 2O-4w.
 HHL's HAIR & WHIsKER DYE, Black or Brown, 50c
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-08-29

The Tribune thinks that the removal of tue Conkling Custom House officers is likely to help the Republican chances of success in New York, this fall. The nti-Conkling Republ- cans-at least half the party in Central New York-are now disposed to fight Conkling in the legislature rather than allow the election to go Democratic by default, as had been their previous intention.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-08-29

The Queen Baktng Posoder is pronounced 6y GU aol0 atse 1 to De superior to G7ay other. It $ geay nicely pGcEed tn handsomely ornament cd pGizs-tw1 aoesght- strictly 1'are-.free from GU injurious sW6stGnces, and ao0rTdnted to 0ice pe,act sGttsf sfactiOra. Itcap 6e bought o GU first clGSs GrOcers Gt some a1Tice 0s Otter lOaoders BENNETT ce SLOAN, Mou9tacturers,
 Nea0 Hacen, Conn.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-08-29
E. T. Turner's C'ofpDVs,.

Having i'nr,'h "r'i ,lurirp ho lest week for C" t, a ia.g, lot ,I ,i,t,,ls Ir,m pnr. ties tlIImR from 'Hu inc,s, Wa are pre-
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Litchfield enquirer., 1878-08-29

The Democrats hold their State Convention at Music Hall, New Haven, on the 27th of September. Judge Phelps seems likely to be their candidate in the New Haven District Landers' renomination is doubtful, and War ner's out of the question. There is considera- bic talk of running w. D. Bishop, Pres. of the N. Y. N. H. and Hartford railroad, in this District
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-08-29

Kearney's attack on the Boston Pilot, the Catholic organ, was manifest blunder II seems that the Pilot was formerly owned by Patrick Donahue, who failed owing large amount in small sums to the Irish people of Boston. The Pilot passed into the hands of the Catholic archbishop, who was in no way obligated to pay these debts of Donahue. Nev. ertheless the church assumed the burden, and during the past two years, has divided $20,. 900 among these poor people,
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-08-29
NEwTowN, Fairfield Go. Conn.
 AIIU CS 1S7S

ED. ENQ.-I do not believe you would inten- | tionally nisrepresent any one and will you permit me to offer few words in defense of | the man to whom the article above (which ap- peared in your paper of last week. alludes. am no politician, have not voted in years, am a native of Litchfeld county, but for the last fif- teen years have resided in the West. know MT. Orth and his family well. A purer, more exemplary man does not exist in that state I sincerely believe. No man has been more un- | justly assailed. The congressional committee appointed to investigate the Venzuela claims 1 business made their report and it contained R0 charges against him. l resided in Indiana | during the canvass when he retired from the gubernatorial nomination, at the instance of 0ae maan, and there are very many Republicans in Indiana to-day who believe that had not the party halted to ''swap horses in the middle of the stream" he would now be the governor of Indiana. The German vote in Tippecanoe and | the upper counties of the state which he would have secured almost entire, and which General Harrison lost, would have elected him.
 The senseless charges that were gotten up by the venal press of that state were part of the programme to carry the state for the op- posing party and also to counteract in some degree the odium which the Republican press had been heaping upon the Democratic nomi- nees for Supreme Court judges and which compelled them to retire from the Democratic | ticket.
 The recent nomination of Mr. Orth was made by the Republicans of that District more as an act of justice and vindication of the man from the past outrageous assaults upon him than from any dissatisfaction with the former member who was his strongest competitor in the Convention for a renomination, and when the day comes, the writer will not be surprised to learn that hehas been triumphantly elected. In the speech Mr. Orth made, accepting the nomination, referring to the five terms he had already served in Congress he said with much feeling ''as God is my judge l would not erase a single llne of it." You know, MT. Editor, that in days like these, 'tis not difficult mat ter to trump up and dissemmlnate baseless charges against any man. And 1 venture to say there is not a man in public life to-day whose record (be it ever so pure) has not been traduced, whose motives have not been ques- tioned and whose reputation has not been assailed by somebody. ''Tis true, 'tis pity, and pity tis 'tis true." Respectfully, 1 K R
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-08-29

Examinations for the Catholic priesthood seem to be rather severe. Of eighteen appli- cants recently before their ecclesiastical board only ten passed.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-08-29

Oliver Dalrymple, Dakota landowner, has recently raised 300, 900 bushels of No wheat on his 13, 900 acre farm in the Red River
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-08-29

Four hundred Icelanders recently arrived in Canada.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-08-29

nIsTRICT OF WASHINGTON, ss Pr, bate Court, O Aug. 26th. 1878.
 Estate of Charles Cogswel, late of New Preston in said district deceased.
 The Administrator represents the estate insolvent and prays the appointment of Commissioners there 
 ORDEBED-That Commissioners to receive and ex. anime the claims of the creditors of said estate be pointed at the Probate Office in Washn gton on the 5th day ot September, 1s78 at o'clock in the fore noon of which all persons in interest will take mo- tice and appear if they cause and be heard ere- on HENRY H. MOREHOUSE, Judge.
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Litchfield enquirer., 1878-08-29

The murderer Ten Eyck, who was hung at Pittsfeld week before last, made written confession in which he acknowledes burn ing Gen. Phelps barn in North Colebrook, be- sides burglary or two, and forgery, but he says nothing of the murder for which he was hung. There was no sort of doubt of his guilt, however, and he refused to reassert his innocence just before his execution.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-08-29

The New Milford Ray made a queer mess of dog obituary in arecent issue. Mir. Nich- olas Staub's big black dog Carlo was drowned, two or three weeks since, and some enthusi- astic friend writes his obituary beginning in the very tallest kind of prose-poetry as follows:
 The noble and majestic Carlo is dead. All that was once the welcome visitor to stoop and store was, on Friday of last week, found in the liquid embrace of the waters of the Cove. There, beneath the towering leaps, whose le- gends are many and renowned he was left to float on the waters that pass the Lovers Lean | and dell.
 Just here the obituarist collapses into pure prose:
 Carlo was about four years old, of dark
 complexion, had on, when last seen, strap collar and strip of copper giving name and number.
 Then comes mysterious interpolation abou | church that was three hundred dollars ir
 debt, followed by the startling conundrum
 "Was it suicide ?" reverting, we think, from
 the church to Carlo. In fact church debts
 and dog obituaries do not chowder we'll togeth l er.. It is too hard on the dog The Courant tells a story of one of Buffers
 recent financial operations which shows how
 sincere friend of the poor man, and especial
 ly of the poor soldier and sailor, the General
 really is. Congress appropriated $9OO, 900
 prize money for the officers and men of the 1 fleet which captured New Orleans. Butler
 and Washington lawyer took the testimony relating to these claims, and charged $142, 900 for their services! He earned that money
 about as fairly as he earned share in the glory
 of the capture of New Orleans Congressman Foster is said to have sadly ] mixed up the campaign documents during his temporary charge of the Washington republi' can head quarters. Hard-money speeches have stirred the West up to profanity, soft money arguments have created eastern conster- nation, and rebel claims and bloody shirt fic- ton have set the southerners grinning. But what else could have been expected? Char ley is good deal muddled himself these days. --SprinQfeM RepubIican.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-08-29

The North Carolina legislature stands: Sen- ate, S3 Democrats, F Republicans House, 79 Democrats, and Al Republicans. Vance (Bourbon candidate for Senator) has 73 SUD- porters in both Houses Merrimon the pres ent Senator) 39. The 58 Republicans will therefore have chance to send Merrimon again as they did six years ago.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-08-29
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Notice ]!

A meeting of the board of health consisting of tho A seectmen and Justices of the Peace of the Town Of Lltchteld, is hereby called and warned to meet al the office of its clerk on Thursday Aug 29th at 23C o'clock D. m.
 THEODORE s. sEDGWICK, selectman. D. c. KILBOURN, Clerk.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-08-29

Saturdays New York Tribune contains two column letter from New Haven attacking Gen. Hawley, and accusing hlm of not having dealt fairly with certain New Haven politi- clans; with having attempted to corrupt the virtue of Mir. N. D. Sperry, &c., &c. In short, New Haven politicians do not wantGen Hawley to be our next Senator. Who do they want? If they will announce their preference for Hon. Henry B. Harrison, ex- Pres. Woolsey, or some other entirely fit New Haven person, we imagine that every "Haw- ley man" will say that such preference does them credit. The voter would look at the Re publican names in the field; would compare them with that of Wm. H. Barnum, the only Democratic name mentioned and would take his choice. With fair expression of Repub- lican preferences in advance, the average Re- publican Assemblyman would no longer be a mere pawn to be played by some skilful State Committeeman, but real representative of the views of his constituency regarding the most important matter likely to arise during his term in the legislature.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-08-29

MT. Jas. s. Andrew, of New Milford has navigated ''sharpie," 16 feet long and trifie over Sfeet wide, from Gaylord's Bridge down the Housatonic to the Sound and thence back to New Milford He made the 32 miles from New Milford to Birmingham in about 64 hours, the return trip taking three times as long. There are some 20 rapids in the river, mostly Occasioned by rocks that could be easily re- moved. They should be attended to and then New Milford would be a seaport town and couldasplre with farbetter grace to becoming A cOunty seat
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-08-29

CORNWALL BRIDGE farmers are still relying on tobacco This years crop is very large The old gambrel roofed Swift homestead is being repaired by Edmund Skiff. Several old coins were found by the workmen overhauling it.-''Dick" Lane, the escaped prisoner from Litchtield jail, has voluntarily returned and proposes to stay his time out.-Extensive preparations are being made by Levi Curtis, at the Bierce pine grove. He will build tenn porary hotel for the accommodation of those attending the camp meeting.eommencing next Friday.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-08-29

Apparently the New York elevated rail- roads are adopting one of those shrewd un- principled lodges that are 80 characteristic of the American corporation. They have author ized mortgages to the amount of thirty millions on theirsseveral lines. The roads cost only seven millions, and the purpose of these enor- nous encumbrances is believed to be to fore stall those suits for damages to real estate along their lines, which are such serious dan ger to the prosperity of these enterprises The truth is that if the railroads really injure ad- joining property, they ought to make good the damage they occasion; and any attempt to dodge responsibility will lead, perhaps, to the more serious result of revocation of their charters.
 We are glad to see that the late French elections will give the Republicans control of the Senate. That removes all danger of fur ther reactionary measures, even if McMahon could be again persuaded into them, which is very doubtful. He failed so conspicuously the last time he attempted to override the popular verdict, that he will probably be satis- fled to remain quiet, constitutional president the rest of his term, leaving the government mainly to ministry in sympathy with and responsible to the Assembly.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-08-29

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