Litchfield enquirer., 1879-02-13

| We have left ourselves very little space to deal with the question of the respective values of the ltcratures of Greece and Rome as com | pared with each other, or with those of mod ern nations. Such opinions of 'experts" as we have had time to gather fully bear out our preference of Greek over Latin. Ho.Aar. Eschylus, Thucydides, Plato, and Demosthe- nes seem always ranked above any Latin au- thors. This is point upon which we shall offer no opinion of our own.
 We notice our friends positive preference of the classic above all modern literature With every confidence in hIs sincerity but with pro- found distrust of the scholars bias It is one of the highest rewards of earnest labor that it learns to love it's work in proportion to it's cost, not to it's real value. The true schol- | ars estimate of the classics has an enormous | Reflection of this kind When Bismark de- neunced the classic literature, the other day, as an imposition of pedants too uncandid to con- | fess the mistake of their lives, he showed how little of the spirit of the true scholar there ever was in him. On the other hand. It is very un-
 
 literatures. He has his reward in that they seem to him to be worth what they have cost him. Other we'll instructed persons will net, however, agree to the fiddler's estimate Of the violin. No doubt the Frenchman.so admira bly, described by Mr. Hamerton in an extract printed on another page, thought English a vastly superior language to French, merely be- cause it's requirement had cost hlm so dear. Distinguished Oriental scholars have been equally enthusiastic about the forgotten litera- lures they have disinterred. Such illusions are natural and pardenable provided they do not mislead those having in charge the higher education of whole nations
 CONN., TEMPERANCE UNIoN-This Union holds it's annual meeting at the Center Church, Hartford, on Tuesday of next week. The following is the order of exercises
 called to order by the President, Hon. Benj. Douglass Address of Welcome, by Rev. H. D. Northrop; Singing and Prayer; The pres ent Outlook, by Rev l.. T. Chamberlain ; Ap- pointment of Business and Nominating Com mittee; Report of Treasurer; Miscellaneous | Business.
 AFTERNOON, 3 F. M-Singing; Love as an Instrument in Temperance Reform, by Rev Wm. M Barbour, D. D.. The Relation of h. temperance to Crime, by Rev. F. F. Emerson, | D. D.; Singing License Legislation, by Rev. | Edward Hawes Five minute speeches by | Hamilton, Beckwith, Knight, Brooks, and others; Report of Committee on Nominations, | and Miscellaneous Business.
 EVENING, 7:30 P. M.-Singing and Prayer | The Maine Law and its Practical Working, by | Hon. Lot NJ Morrill, of Maine; Weak Points | i'll our Reform Army, by Rev John Hall, D. | D., of New York Singing and Benedction. | We were wrong it appears, in attributlng the passage of the act of last year regulating the issue of railroad stock to railroad influence. | Ii had precisely the opposite origin, and was intended to prevent railroads from watering their stock. Before there can be any increase of stock the company proposing it must get the consent of the commissioners and also of the legislature, on full report of the facts from the board.
 John w. Beakes, United States inspector of steamboats for Connecticut, will be tried at the April Term of the U. s. Circuit Court on charge of man-saughter in having falsely cer- tified to the soundness of the boiler of the Nor wrlk Steamer Adelphi, by whose explosion a | number of lives were lost.
 The U. s. Senate has passed the bill admit | ting women to practice law before the U. S. Superior Court, The bill now goes to the | President who will no doubt sign it. We have never been able to see why woman should not be permitted to practice at the bar if she | knows law enough and can pet an'r "':---4-
 Frank Jones. the new Louisiana Senator IS politics, and has pledged himself to defend the rights of the negro voter whenever they may promising field of effort will be among the Bourbons of his own State.
 Bridgeport was the scene of an attempted double murder, last week. Hugo Hartman, a saloon keeper, becoming jealous of his wife, shot her and then shot himself. Both are se- riously but not dangerously wounded, It is | thought.
 Chicago has been dealing actively with youth full intemperance within its limits. It was found that 30, 900 boys and girls patronized the drink ing saloons. Sales to minors are illegal the liquor dealors have been severely punished and much of this most dangerous form of tip bling is thought to nave been suppressed
 There is to be centennial celebration of Pstnam's ride down Horse Neck, at Greenwich on the 22d inst There will be salute fired ing to the Congregational church, where an oration will be delivered by Hon. G. H. Hol- lister, followed by an historical address
 The Tennessee legislature has been wiping out the five million debt of Memphis by re- pealing it's city charter.
 The estate or the so-called millionaire Ward Of Detroit, has finally suffered entire collapse, proving out-and-out insolvent.
 Washington.
 The "Amy Stone combination" represented the drama of ''The Orphans" at Washington Hall, on Saturday evening last. The large audience assembled attested the thoroughly awakened interest of this community in theat- rical entertainments The merit of the per fermance was divided about equally between the actors upon the stage, and the musical ac- compartment before the curtain. In present. ing drama requiring such a large number of characters the limited company labored un- der an embarrassment, and the necessity for each actor and actress to assume two or more characters, with their frequent and hurried shifting and reshifting of costume, lent an air of burlesque to many of the most serious and pathetic situations, which did not contribute particularly to make the effort success Otherwise the play was very fairly presented aud gave general satisfaction.
 The sleighing and coasting carnivalis now at it's height, and bright moonlight as rule seems to smile upon both pastimes Mir. Geo. | l.. Brown, of New York, is temporarily in