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The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-01-22
SPORTING NEWS.
A BICYCLE RACE.


NEW YORK, Jau. % The recent chal-
lenge Of VIM. Denville, the ohampio Oh
bicycle rider of America, to ride any
man in the country bicycle race from
one to ten miles for $1OO to $500, was re-
Gently accepted by Harding, the eX-
champion bicycle rider and well-known
pedestrian. The parties met yesterday
and arranged match to ride two races,
three and five miles for 5000 each and
championship OF America. The first
event is to lake place on the 25th Inst,
at Gilmore's Garden. Harding has not
uesn on bicycle since August, 1876,
when he was defeated in a contest for
$500 and the championship, at Troy, New
York, by Denville. The contest is never
thsless looked forward to with great in
terest, and the winner will go into Boz
ton and meet Charles Booth, the latest
claimant to the championship.
THE WORLDS REGATTA.
LONDON, Jan. AIN November, 1876,
q grand International Regatta Associa-
ton was organized, aud they held an
International regatta on the Thames.
The races were open TO all amateur and
professional oarsman in the world. II
was expected when the affair was pro-
jected that numerous crews and scullers
from the Colonies and United States
would enter, but they did not, and the
regatta was u failure. Robert Watson
BOYD won the single scull race, Boyd
aud Lumsden the pair-oared race, and
Boyd's crew, from the Tyne, won the
| lour-oared rnoe.
Although the affair ended In fnan-
| cial fai ure the International Comm ttGe
held another regatta on the Thames last
August. Additional prizes were offered,
as IL was expected Courtney, Hanlon
and the American oarsmen would cross
the Atlantic and meet the many cham
plons of the Thames and Tyne. The
purses offered by the Committee were
| not large enough TO induce crews and
scullers 10 come over, and again the
champions Of the Thames and Tyne
were left alone 70 battle for the cham
pionship.
The regatta was, however, more sue.
cesstul than in 1876. Blackman won The
single scuIl race, beating Higgins, the
champion, and Boyd. Higgins and
Thomas wen the psir-oared race, defeat.
ing Boyd and Lumsden.
The International Regatta Commit &c
are now determined that the regatta
this year shall excel every event ever
held in this country or America. They
have decided TO hold the regatta in July
aud, in order 10. induce sculiers anC
crews from the Provinces, the Unite
States and all parts Of the world, viii
give $4,000 in purses for professlona
Sculers and crews, and silver plate tol
amateur oarsmen.
Every inducement is to be made tc
bring over the oarsmen Haulon, of To
rontu; Wallace Ross, Of St. John, N. B.
and Courtney, scharf and Morris, The
United states scullers. The amount OIL
all the purses have NOT yet been decid cd
on, but the purse Tor the single sCul
race for the championship of the world
II the Canadian and American cham
pions will compete, will be { 100 10 lAt
6rst, { l50 10 The second, and EOS 10 thu
third. The other numerous contesti
will comprise pair aud four races
open to all, for The championship OF tht
world.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-01-22

Oysters 25c per quart. Bucket given
with every quart. 2SG w. SiX'n street.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-01-22
POnd'S Extract.

"staple as -four" is what druggists say OF
Ponds Extract, which may be relied on as the
best family medicine for the cure Of many
classes OF disease. Send to the Ponds Ex-
tract Company, 9S Maiden Lane, New York
for a book free, giving its history aud uses
and ask your druggist ror it when you need a
main DESTROYER.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-01-22

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The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-01-22

Patrons OF a irst-class hotel justly
consider themselves entitled to comfort
able rooms, a bountiful bill OF fare, an Il
courteous treatment in the office. All
these, combined with notable degree
OF elegance thrO ugh0ut, are to be found
at the Colonnade Hotel, PhilaAs lphia,
Do
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-01-22

President Eliot says that the number
Of students at Harvard CoIeg, who
spend more than $500 a year ls very
small, and considerable proportion ot
tIIa small number make abso uLely NJ
wrong or indiscrcet use Of their money.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-01-22
The Southern Railroad,

Mr.. G. Bouscaren, Constructing and
rincipsl Engineer, has out in pamphlet
form a report on the progress OF work
and cost OF construction OF the Cincin.
natl Southern Railroad. 1t embraces
the progress made in the work OF CON
struction, and the total amount paid for
that object to the 1st day Of December,
1871; an approximate estimate OF guam
Titles and cost OF work 10 be Gone to
complete the road from Cincinnati to
Chattanooga, according to the plan on
which it has been projected and par
TALLY built. Adopting the same GLASS =
fcation OF work already done, Ar. Bous-
caren makes this general summary:
Total cost Of work completed and
In progress Of construction un-
der contracts, with amou It dis
bursed to December l, 1871, for
construction and maintenance
outside of contracts s............$ SIG, ,053,l So
Total estimated cost Of compile
ton. n......................... 3,N5,52s 81
Total cost Of road when completed
(, OF including rolling stock and
general oxpen6OS 6OS).......,........S. 9,32S,gl4 IL
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-06-13
SHEPAUG RAILROAD.

sUHMER ARRANGEMENT. COMMENCING June 3d. 1878. trains will run as V follows:
 Through car to or from South Norwalk all regu- lar passenger trains.
 DOWNWARD.
 715AM.-Passenger train from Litchfeld connects
 at Hawieyville 10.57 a. m. for Pittsfeld
 and Albany; il. 80 d.. m. for Bridgeport
 and New Haven. Connects at Bethel with
 trains arriving in Danbury at 10 40 a. n.
 South Norwalk at 10.3l a m.; New York
 at 12.O5 p. m and New Haven at 12OA 80 P M,-Freight train from Litchfeld connects at Hawieyville with Housatonic Milk train, at Bethel with Danbury and NorwaIk freight train and arrives in Eanbury at 6.55 p. m. Saturdays to Bethel only. 245 P M.-Passenger train from Litchfeld connects at Hawleyvile with trains arriving in Bridgeport at 5.45 D. m,; New Haveu 7,30 D. m.; and Pittsfeld at 9.05 p. m, Con- meets at Bethel with trains arriving in Danbury at 5.S6 p. m.; South Norwaik at Sunday Milk-.3O p. m. train from Ltchheld, con- nects at Hawleyvile, for Bridgeport and New Haven at Bethel for South Norwalk and New York, arrives in DanbUry at I s p.m.
 UPWARD.
 7.5OA M.-Freight train from Danbury leaves Beth el at 8.25 a. m.; Hawleyville at 1900 a. m and arrives in Litchfield at 1.45 p. 10. .35 A.M.-Passenger train from Bethel, connects from New York at sos a. m.; South Nor walk ct 9.3O a. m. Danbnry at 9.20 8. m., via Danbury Norwalk Railroad. Con meets at Hawleyyille, from New Haven al 9.33 a. m.: Bridgeport at 10.10 a, m. vis Housatonic railroad, arrive in Litchield at 12.50 p.
 5S2 P. M.-Passenger train from Bethel connects from New York at 3.60 p. m. South Nor walk at 4.30 p. m.; Danbury at 4.5O p. m. via, Danbury & Norwalk Railroad. Con- nects at Hawleyve from New Haven al 3.45 p m.; Bridgeport at 4.55 p. m Pitts field at 1.25 D. m. via. Housatonic railroad arrive in Litchfeld at TAO p. m. Saturday Special-7.3O D. m. Passenger train from Bethel, connects from New York at 4.4C p. m.; South Norwalk at 6.24 p. m.; Dan- bury at 6.10 m. via, Danbury and Nor walk railroad. Connects at Hawleyville from New Haven at 5.28 p. m.; Bridge port at 600 D. m.; Pittsfeld at 200 p. m. via. Housatonic railroad. arrive in Litch- 4eld at $50 p. c. H. PLATT, Superintendent.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-06-13

WESTERN HURRIcANEs. s.-The frequency with which reports come of disastrous hurri- canes in the West, like that which proved SC destructive in the town of Richmond Missou- ri, on Saturday afternoon, suggests the propri- ety of choosing nearer home the scenes to be depicted in the geographies, in which the ef- fleets of fierce gales are shown. These pictures are commonly of West Indian landscapes, but there is a reason to believe that destructive hurricanes are as common in some parts of our own country as in the border lands of the trop- ics. The West, from Central Indiana to the great Rocky Mountain chain, is in effect one vast wind-swept plain, broken here and there to the eye, but in the main nearly as level as the sea The wind sweeps over it without let CT hindrance, acquiring tremendous force and velocity, and when sudden charges of tenpera ture and of barOmetric pressure occur in any. part of the vast area of the plain, the rush of wind is irresistible. The writer of this para graph has seen the sudden bursting of these western storms on more than one occasion. and certainly only personal acquaintance with them can give one an adequate notion of their char acter.
 A cloud shows itself sharply outlined against the sky, just above the horizon, usually when there are 10 other clouds to be seen. As it rises strong sea-green tint mingles with it's blacknesS. A few minutes suffice for it's pas- sage from horizon to horizon, amid the pro- fOundest stillness of the atmosphere. Then come little whirling gusts, striking suddenly and suddenly ceasing their fitful disturbance. Then in the midst of the stiffness the storm strikes straight out from the shoulder Its on- set resembles nothing so much as the sudden, resistless blow of pugilist delivered without warning. It hits the earth and the earth trem- bles. Houses, trees, fences go down before it not blown over, but knocked down. They dc not sway and totter but fall prostrate at once to be whirled forward like leaves. They are crushed, mangled, shattered by the first blow. They have been hit suddenly as by a solid bolt, not blown upon by an increasing wind. They have been crushed by a hurri- cane, not toppled over by gale. There is a great darkness, too, over all the landscape, whatever the time of day may be, and it's blackness adds to the terror of the destruction which it conceals. One sees nothing and hears nothing but the shrieking of the gale He is alene with the giant forces of nature and is ut terly at their mercy
 The hurricane lasts only few minutes, end ing as suddenly as it begun, but when the sun appears again it is to shine upon landscape so Changed by the malignant forces that have been playing upon 1t that enc may scarcely know wjaetber he Is still living or has passed 3nt1 6he 4aaa 0f shadows, s,-Neao Yogk Egeni,aq RQM
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-06-13
TERMS FOR 1878 Gncluding pOstags)

Payable stricily in AdYahr
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CLUBS.

discount of twenty per cent. will be allowed Co clubs of four more persons Thus four copies Of BackwoOd CT of one Review will be sent to ens a5- dress for SIP four copies of the Reviews and Blackwood for $48, and so on.
 To clubs of ten more in addition to the above discount copy gratis will be allowed to the getIeT- up of the club.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-06-13

WORSE THAN PHOTOGRAPH.-A few days ago Baltimore hotel thief enjoyed brief triumph over photographic art He had been caught in a lodger's room, in the very act of rifiing pockets. Flight was impossible. Re sistance was useless. The strong arm of the law nipped him and gripped him, and led him first to the photographers to have his visage added to the collection in the 'rogues' gallery" For him photography had no charms He had no ambition to have his face made illustrious among his erring and straying fellow-citiZens. He sat down indeed but rolled his eyes and turned up his nose and wrinkled his forehead and bulged out his cheeks and pulled down his chin in such fright fully distorted ways as to defy photography. Had he kept still the result would have been a picture which his best friends, if he had any, would not have recognized. But with his continual contOrtionS it became impbOsSile to take any picture of him at all, and the photo graph man was obliged to give him up as an impracticable job. The more the policeman squeezed his arm with the nippers the more horribly did he howl and the more tortuouslp twist his countenance. But the police decided to be even with this despiser of art. Handcufing hIs wrists behind his back, they placed on his manly bosom a sort of breast works in the shape of large placard on which was inscribed, ''I am a thief" Thus decorated, he was lead from street to street, and espec- ially from hotel to hotel. Hotel clerks recog- niZed him as one who had at divers times eat en dinners without paying for them, and al- most everybody who had ever lost watch,
 pOcket-bOok or other personal possessions saw in him the man whom they supposed had rob- bed them. After few hours of this sort o1 pressure and parade the poor wretch, tired of making grImaces UU kecp HIS real expression from being recognized, succumbed to the pow CT of the law and sullenly yielded himself tc the blandishment of the photographer.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-06-13
vEGETINE. For Cancers and The Doctors Certificate. Read 1t.

ASHLEY, WASHINGTON Co, ILL, Jan. IA, 1878. DR H, R, STEvENs.- Dear Sr,-This is to certify that had been suffer ing from Rose Cancer on my tight breast which grew very rapidly, and all my friends had given me up to die, when heard of your medicine. Vegetne recon mended for CGncer and Generous HuDaoTs. com menced to take it. and soon found myself beginning to feel beer my health and spirits both felt the De nign influence which 1t exercise and in few months from the time commenced the use of Vegetine the Cancer came out almost bodily.
 CARRIE DEFORREST,
 certify that am personally acquainted with Mrs. DeForest and consider her of our very best wo- men. DR. s. H. FLOWERS. ALL DISEASES OF THE BLooD.-H Vegetine will re- ieve pain cleanse purify and cure such diseases re- storing the patient to perfect health after trying diff ferent physicians many remedies suffering for years is it not conclusive proof you sufferer you can be cured? Why is this medicine performing such great cures? works in the blood in the circulating fluid. It truly be caled,tee Great Blood PurtFer The great of disease originates in the blood; and medicine that does not act directly upon It, 10 purify and rennovate, hal any just claim upon public attention.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-06-13
PKEMIUMS

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 Neither premiums to subscribers discount tO clubs be allowed unless the money ramited de to the publishers. No premiums given to eubs. T" secure premiums it will be necessary to mAke eGrty application the stock available for that puF- pose is limited.
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Litchfield enquirer., 1878-06-13
CLIPPINGS.
A rectifier of spirits-The genuine humorist

A rectifier of spirits-The genuine humorist.
 An exchange newspaper says many a plant is ruined by toO much soaking. So is many a man.
 Nature intended that every man should be honest, but nature knows nothing of poli- tics.
 A man is obliged to die before his will amounts to anything, but that of a woman is always in force.
 The sporting editor of the New Haven Reg ister has dog that will not ''work" on Sum days He was trained by another fellow. army of lawyers shall be cut down to 1000
 
 Charles M Johnson of New London was se- verely bitten by bull terrier belonging to the Rev. J. c. Waldo, last week. Some weeks ago Johnson fell and injured his left hip while at work, and the scarcely healed wound then made was torn open anew by the terrier and cruelty lacerated. He was also bitten on the arm. The dog was killed. Amelia (to George who was Brigadier in our late unpleasantness) - "Ge-0rge, dear, please don't volunteer in behalf of the Czar or the Sultan"
 George ssNo, love. You see, not speaking ither Rooshian or Turkish, could scarcely command ither army
 The gentlemen who attracted attention in church last week by crying out, Holy Moses, |" had no intention of disturbingt the congregation. He had been tacking down carpets the day be- fore, and just as he sat down in his pew he suddenly remembered that he had half a paper of tacks in his coat skirt pocket. We make this explanation in justice to his family, who are highly respectable. ot elsa
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-06-13
Naugatuck Railroad.

Otommencing May 18th, 1878, trains will leave V LIToHFlELD STATION as follows: 7.O5 A. M.-Freight Train, for Bridgeport. 7S9 A. MI Passenger trains for Bridgeport, and New I35 F. M Haven (thIough carl, connecting at
 Bridgeport with Express trains to New
 York at Waterbury for Hartford. 458P M.-Milk train with passenger car attached connecting at Bridgeport with express
 train to New York, also with steamboat
 leaving Bridgeport at HOO p m. {Saturdays
 excepted1 On Sundays milk train leaves Bridgeport for Winsted at 6, 50 a. m., con-
 necting with train leaving New York at
 600 m., returning leave Litchfeld af
 4.35 p. m. Through car for New York by
 7.So g. m. train; returning leaves New
 York at 500 p. m.
 FOR TWISTED,
 10:50 A. M. 12:l9; 4:sO; 7:15 P.M
 WATERTOWN WATERFOWL R. R. Trains leave Watertown at 7.35 ., m., and 1:45 D. m connecting with passenger trains to New York and Hartford. s Leave Waterbury at II :36 a. m. and 6 6.35 D. m on arrival of trains from New York. Stages to and from LchfeId connect with all trans at Litchfeld Station.
 ThomaA' stage tor Bethlehem and Morris leaves Watertowh dsily.
 Stages tor Woodbury, Harwinton, Otis, Colebrook, and Goshen connect with 10:10 a. m. train from Bridgeport.
 ing Tickets at the office. GEO. W. BEACH Superintendent Bridgeport, May 18th, 1878,
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-06-13

The workmen employed in taking out gravel don, with which to fill in about the sinking Waterford railroad bridge, have unearthsd a quantity of human bones supposed to be the remains of Indians buried years ago. At least dozen graves were brought to light about six feet below the surface of the earth. In each was found quantities excellently well preserved oyster shells which apparently were buried with the bodies the graves contained The bones discovered are brown and crumbling with age and so broken tLat perfect skeleton can- not be formed. In one grave was found a specimen of quite artistic workmanship It was unfortunately badly br en in taking cut.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-06-13
From the Danbury News

A piece of lemon bound on corn will cure it in day or two, it is said. We have got corn but no lemon. Perhaps you've a lemon but DO corn. How'll you trade? =
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-06-13

New Haven man caught two hundred trout in one. day last week We hope he won't come this way: Two hundred trout from Fairfield county would not only take all we have, but would leave the county somewhat in debt.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-06-13
vEGE'ITINE ' Is RECOMMENDED by all
 PHYSICIANS.

VALLEY STREAM, QUE EMS Co.,. LONG ISLAND, N. Y. MR H R. sTTvBNs;-
 Dear S.-I take pleasure of writing you small cer- tifcate concerning Vegetipe prepared by you have been sufferer with the DyspepsiG for over forty years and have had the Chronic DiGrrhd for six months and have tried everything; given up to did not expect to live from to day. and ms physician could touch my case. saw your Vege- inc recommended to cure Dyspepsia. commenced using it, and continued doing so, and am @ell woman and restored to perfect health. All who are afflicted with this terrible disease, would kindly commend to try for tue benet ot their health and is excellent a blood purifier.
 By Dr. T, B. Forbes. N. D., for
 MRS VIM. H. FORBES, VEGEr1SE-when the blood becomes hfeless and stagnant either from change of weather of climate want of exercise, irr sguar diet, from other cause the Vegetine will renew the blood, carry of the putrid humors, cleanse the stomach regulste the bowels and impart tone of vigor to the whole body
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-06-13
BlackwoOd's Edinburgh Magazine

ES These Reprints aae NOT sELEcTIoNs they give the ori inals IN FULL, and at about ONE THIRD the price of the English Editions. .
 The latest advances and discoveries In tho arts and sciences the recent additions to knowledge in every department ot literature, and all the publications they issue from the press fully reported and discussed i'll the pages of these perodicala, in lan guage at once clear, forcib:e and comprehen sive. The article commonly more condensed and fall of matter than the average books of the period.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-06-13

The General Assembly at its last session at the suggestion of the State Bar Association, authorized the governor to appoint commis- sion of not exceeding five persons to inquire into the feasibility of simplifying our system of legal procedure by abolishing all unneces- sary distinctions between forms of actions, other wise securing more speedy administration of justice ;and to repert their eirrecommendations to the next Assembly, with an appropriate bill to carry the same into effect" Governor Hub bard has designated as such committee, ex- Chief Justice Origen s. Seymour, of Litch- field; ex-Senator l.. F. s. Foster, of Norwich;
 Professor Simeon E. Baldwin, of New Haven:
 States RAttorney William Hammersley, of Hartford; and the Hon. Lyman D. Brewster,
 of Danbury.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-06-13

Ap E.ast Haven FaRp Sat 4 hen on some Fyraonth Rock eggs As Ahey did not hatch Ae investigated, Japq gas ineM M)gessibly shsck- % s0 Gnd Shat ths Aggs hs9 bseR bgilsd,
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-10-15

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An OLD MORMON OUTRAGE.
One Of the Perpetrators Brought
to Justice.

SALT LAKE, UTAH, October l0--ln
the fall Of 1857, at the time Johnson's
command was approaching Sals Lske,
six men, called theSAiken9psrty, arrived
in Utah from Califofnia, theif way
east They we're well supPlled with ani-
mails and money. They Bere arrested
near Ogden as spies ! ;ifourof them we're
released by the Mormon authorities and
put under the escort of Porter Rockwell,
John Lot, John Mufdock and SyIomons
Collette, to be escorted out Of the Ter
ritory. They were taken south as far
as the Sevietsiver, where two of them
were murdered and all of their animals
taken. Two ofthe. party who weresonly
wounded, returned to Nephi on foot af-
ter several days. Their wounds were
dressed, and they were started north in
light wagon, but not far distant the
two surviving men were shot aud their
bodies thrown into spring,xffom which
they we're afterward fished out. One of
the escorting party, Sylomons..C Coliette,
is now on trial at Provo for murder So
far as stated the evidence is coplusive.,
but there is 10 positive evidence that the
murder was committed BY 4Collette. The
trial is eth progressins s.S Ega L