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Litchfield enquirer., 1879-11-20

It has been said that the Cashmere is as essential to the wardrobe of a we'll dressed la dy as shoes to the feet. Messrs. W. B. Hall & Co. the leaders in the Dry Goods business in Bridgeport are distributing make of Cash worthy of mention. They are known as sthe Blooming Black Cashmere" and the wool from which they are made is grown where the at- mosphere is moist and temperate, and where the sky is almost always overcast. For the reason the soft elastic and glossy qualities are retained in the flores of the wool. Consumers of these goods all remark upon the uniformity, brilliancy and beauty. of color and the distin- gushing feature about them is that every thread of the warp and filling is spun to uni form fineness and always woven with the same number of threads to the inch. These goods well to send for samples of Nthesa soods W. I understand this firm do large order business in silks as we'll as cashmeres.
Litchfield enquirer., 1879-11-20

The Chicago Tribune thinks it will be Grant and Hawley, or Blaine and Washburne in 1880. We move to amend by striking out Grant and Blaine
Litchfield enquirer., 1879-11-20

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 they have in- creased to an enormous production which is all mediately taken up by such leading houses as A. T: Stewart & Co.,, & W. $ s. 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 the same grade of any other make 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 custimers at wholesale prices.
Litchfield enquirer., 1879-11-20
PROBATE ADVERTISEMENTS.

nIsTRICT OF GOSHEN, ss, Probate Court, IL Oct. 27th, 1879. Estate of Moses Cook late of Goshen, in said Dis trict, deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the District of Ltchheld hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof, for the Creditors of said Estate to exhibit their claims for settlement. Those who neglect to their accounts properly attested within said time will be debarred recovery. All persons indebt. cd to said Estate requested to make immediate payment to
 FESsENDEN IVES, Executor, or
 GEO, B. COOK, Administrator.
Litchfield enquirer., 1879-11-20

There is good deal of feeling in business circles usually favoring protection, in favor of thorough revision of the tariff For instance, steel blooms are admitted on payment of a duty of but cent per pound, while the same blooms rolled into rails have to pay over cts. per pound
Litchfield enquirer., 1879-11-20

U. s. Senator Matt Carpenter expects great rascalities of the Democratic majority in that body, and Matt is not suspicious man either
Litchfield enquirer., 1879-11-20

The Vienna Rothschild has an $S0, 900 sta- ble, and one special stall for favorite horse, which cost $12, 900. It is such wicked waste as that which prepares Europe for Commun- ism. Nihilism, and the like political ex- fremeS
Litchfield enquirer., 1879-11-20

California grape culture, depressed to such point that grapes were worth only half a cent pound, is looking up a little. Grape syrup and cured fruit are proving valuable re- source.
 The Mississippi Democracy carried Yazoo County by emitting an independent preclnc, which gave 600 majority. One of the Demo crats elected to the legislature from that coun- fxr h01uauar io O
Litchfield enquirer., 1879-11-20

A Cincinnati clerk of the U s. courts has been detected in embezzlements to the amount, it is said, of $100,OO0.
Litchfield enquirer., 1879-11-20

In recent case tried in a Massachusetts court, one Joseph Parker, liveryman, recover ed judgment against a Catholic priest for sa43s for damages done Parker in his business under' the following circumstances: Parker went to hear the lecture of Catholict. convert to Professionalism. His priest at once excom. municated him, which he had legal right to do, odious as such an exercise of priestly pow el unquestionably seems But the priest went further; he forbid his flock hiring horses of Parker, and ruined his business This the court holds to have been an unlawful act, and judgment for the above heavy amount is ren- dered in redress of the injury Parker has suf- fered.
 Another case of prestly interference is caus- ing much excitement in Boston. This is the case of Father Scully who has taken it upon himself to excommunicate all parents of his congregation who send their children to the public schools, instead of to his own parish school. He pleads the express approbation of the Pope for this act of intolerance, and there is much feeling aroused agalnst the Catholic clergy in consequence. The result of all this may be to stir up the old fire of Native Amer icanism which has been smouldering very low for many years past.
 The rector of Baltimore church recently asked for contribution of gold, silver and jewelry, for new communion service. The congregation gave half bushel of plate, jew- ery, etc., among them diamond ring worth $1, 100. The plan looks pretty, and reads well in the papers, but it "won't wash" The property will not prove worth to the church more than third of what it cost the givers Then the latter buy anew, and the jewelry stores net about twice as much as the church bY the transaction
Litchfield enquirer., 1879-11-20

1 The wonderful Mrs. Smith, of Westmoreland
 county Va, is dead. She measured 34 inches
 across the shoulders and weighed within a | fraction of 610 pounds. The coffin was of im- reaense size, and before it was delivered two
 bro,nary rne. lay in it side by side on their
 uaIAs tn without croWolng o~eh other in the least When brought to the house it could not he 1rot | through the door, and it was necessary e to leave it outside until the time set for the | funeral, when the corpse was carried out to the ! coffin.-Er. Ordinary" Northern men do not amuse l themselves and their friends with lying in cof-
 fins. Probably it is different in Virginia,
 where the ways of the people naturally tend | that way.
 There has been an unusual amount of church
 building in England during the past quarter of | century. Every cathedral and most of the
 parish churches have been thoroughly repaired and half these churches have been built. The
 bishop of Gloucester recently stated that he
 had assisted in the reopening of 175 restored churches and had consecrated 25 new ones
 within his episcopate of 15 years.
 The Springfield Republican considers the
 microscopic testimony in the Hayden case
 putting too fine point on it. Giving full | weight to the fact that the barn arsenic was
 not that which MT. Hayden bought in Middle
 town, and that human blood was found on Hayden's knife, It thinks all this will prove of no great importance. "While the microscope l will reveal differences between human and | brute blood, it will not tell enough about the thousandth part of drop of blood in jack | knife to hand a man on"
 Rum is worth more than morality on elec- | tion day, in Minnesota, it seems. One Re-
 publican nominee was atricky politician, obiec- l tionable to all decent people and especially to
 temperance men. His opponent was good
 man, yet the machine Republican ran several
 thousand votes ahead of his ticket The secret l Of this lies in his enthusiastic support by the liquor dealers association. Such thing could
 not happen in the city of New York, or in the State of Connecticut, or anywhere else in the decent East
Litchfield enquirer., 1879-11-20

Two millions more than the twenty mine granted, will be needed for pensions.
Litchfield enquirer., 1879-11-20

nate-asked if we stopped anywhere on the | road to church. I remember telling him that | from what could learn the fire started on the | northeast side near the stairs; said he thought | the same himself.
 Cross Esamiased.-Saw MT. Abbott at work l trying to smother the fire The conversation about getting the insurance and rebuilding
 was the forenoon after the fire as we were com ing down from the ruins. He spoke of fixing | temporary residence for us iE the barn. He afterward wrote that he could not do this as it would hurt the insurance. The reason I was | so anxious to see if Abbott was around after my husband came in from milking was SO that
 I might fasten all the doors when we went | away. Was told to do this by Mrs. French | who lived there before us. Not seeing him, I l did not think it necessary to fasten all the l morning His little girl was with him. He
 sat down on the door sill. Wm. G. Hall was
 not with him. On our way to Thomaston we passed him at Della Westover's He was | alone. Before we went 1 fastened all the
 doors, the ell door and the door from the eel
 lar into the kitchen-not the hatchway door Robert Hall was with him when I heard talk
 about our having insured our goods. Cues "Did he say that the insurance men would ask l him ii they were insured?" Ans. II don't | remember hearing any such conversation
  Wil1iams Flosoers. Live in Bethlehem,
 know Abbott. He rode with me from Morris
 to Watertown the Tuesday after the fire
 drive the stage. Told me he owned the house
 burnt Tuesday night. asked if it was insur- 1 ed he said it was; asked for how much; he
 said for $2, 800, told me in Watertown compa- | ny. Said it was quite an old house but he had
 been repairing it and it was in qui.e good | shape. He spoke of getting his insurance
 thought he would rebuild. He spoke of sell ling his property in Waterbury and going
 there to live. said there was often trouble in getting insurance might have to sue. Said
 it was good company; thought they would pay it; was going to Waterbury ab, ut the in- surance.
 Cross Epamined. .-Ques. ''Did not you say
 before the magistrate (speaking of insurance) | I think he said it was $2, ,500.'" Ans. 'l
 might have said so." Cues. Did he not say
 he had several policies?" Ans. Don't remem-
 Der. Would not swear that he did not say so"
Litchfield enquirer., 1879-11-20
Rubber Boots

are higher than last year and going to be still higher, nevertheless we are selling Mems Common in all the leading makes o $2.35, Pure Gum O $2.85, Boys Ca $1.75, Youths O $12O, Mems overshoes 50 cts, Womens' overshoes 3S cts.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-06-12

ment, he called only five names and sentenced
only five men, entirely overlooking Mr.. Mar
tin O'Rourke, who crouched away in a cor
ner of the pen. Whether the sheriff was
equally oblivious, or whether he thought the
judge had purposely omitted one of the cul-
prits, we cannot say; enough, that at a sign
from the court, he opened the iron-spiked
door and led the prisoners forth.
Aud then it was that the clerk of the court,
Just aroused to a full sense of the error,
leaped to his feet and called his lordship's
attention to the omission.
''There were six of them, your honor, and
you sentenced but five. The man O'Rourke
you did not condemn at all.
Lord Norbury was aroused in a moment.
He shouted for the crier, and the crier shout
ed for the sheriff; and when the later officer
appeared lie was directed to bring Martin
O'Rourke back INTO court and place him in
the prisoners box. And the thing was done
as ordered. The prisoner looked sad and
detected as he stepped again into the box,
for he knew that he was not to be spared.
my very good friend said the judge,
bowling most politely to the stranger, II
made sad mistake regarding yourself, and
| beg your pardon from the bottom of my
heart. You should have been sentenced with
your companions, but, somehow, the duty
slipped my mind entirely. You will excuse
me, l am sure. The requirements of the
law and the sentence of the court are that
you, Martin O'Rourke-how could have
made such an omission is surprising that
you be taken hence to the common Jail, there
kept in solitary confinement until the day OF
execution, when you win be taken forth to
the gallows and hanged by the neck until
you are dead. And may the Lord have mercy
on your soul You will pardon me for this
delay 1t was a mistake, assure you; but
tent"
A strange road to contentment, surely
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-06-12
MISCELLANEOUS

The small pox prevails at Ottowa, On
iario.
The savings bank at Derry, N II, i
raging fifty cents ON the dollar
Counterfeit s. bills on the bank of Com
tnerce ottowa Ont are in circulation there
There are apprehensions in Montreal
II great impending financial difficulties, the
| result of banking operations.
The veterans of the late war and theil
families, numbering about 5000 persons. had
8 free excursion from New York, up the Hud
son river june :.
The DRUID duck mill near Baltimore,
Md, has stopped work owing to the rise in
cotton this year. Between 800 and 400 hands
are thrown out of employment.
A movment is on foot for the erection
OF 3 Protestant Episcopal cathedral in the city
Of New York. Large sums have been pledged
amounting in all 10 between $4,000 and
s4OoOO0
The Mexican war veteran association
# Arkansas net at Little Rock. June 4. i'm re.
pect to the memory of Gen Shields. and
passed resolutions expressive of their appreci.
alton of his ability and heroism as a soldier,
his integrity as a man and his answering
patriotism. The members throughout the
stale will wear the usual morning badge thir-
" days.
Eva Williams aged IA, and Emma
Davies, aged IS, Daughters Of the proprietors
eff the Chittenden hotel, at Columbus. o.. were
drowned May So in the 0letangy river while
bathing. The bodies were recovered.
At Toledo, Ohio, on the evening of
June :, a meeting Of survivors Of Anderson
vile and other southern prisons was held
and a permanent organization effected.
to be known as the Tri-states Prisoners of War
association Preliminary action was taken for
holding grand reunion Of survivors of south.
ern war prisoners in Toledo during the coming
autumn.
Advices from Madrid to June /, state
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-06-12
NEWS SUMMARY.
GRIMES AND CRIMINALS


June 6, there were destructive fires al
Toronto, Ont, at Detroit, Mich. and at Nash
vile, Tenn.
June 8, the sentence against Alexander
soloyicfF who attempted the assassination Of
the emperor April IA, was carried out
Mrs. Smith and Cove Bennett, convict
ed of killing Police officer Smith in Jersey
City, have been sentenced TO be banged July
26.
Three murderers were hung on chang
mans day." Friday juno g. one at st. Charles
Mo, one at Newark, NY, and one at Hills
bOro, Nc. All died happy and were confident
Of going straight TO Heaven.
At Philadelphia at noon, June Q, Ed
ward Pearl was sentenced to death for the
murder Of his daughter, Mrs. Susan fireman
As tho p, soner was leaving the dock he fell
fainting TO the floor, and phial dropped from
his hand II was then found he had taken {
dose Of strychnine.
The trial of Solovieif, who attempted IL
assassinate the emperor Of Russia. was com
menced June 8, at Fortress Peter Paul. Pro
ceedings secret a dispatch from st Peters
burg reports that SolovieiI, before the cour
martial persisted in denying that he had &C
completes He said he had committed thu
crime aud knew the penalty. therefore an ad
vocate would be useless,
\ Brackettville, Texas, telegram o
June 3, says as Mrs. Colson with two children
returning home from spring at Colani
rancho, twenty-five miles from here on the Is
inst were met by party of Indians who Kill
ed one little girl with arrows, beat and knock
ed the Others brains out with club, and, afte
outraging Mrs. Colson, killed her. Colsol
and sons returning, found the bodies, AID i'm
mediately went in pursuit of the savage;
Colson had been married but two weeks, Iii
former wife having been killed by Indian
a year and a half ago.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-06-12
CASUALTIES,

People are dying of famine by hun
drcds,h Cashmere.
Several thousand persons are rendered
homeless by an inuudation the of river Pc.
Three young men were drowned in Sa-
lem h,rbor, Mass Sunday June 8, by the up.
cttpg Of a boat.
The river Pc has made break in the
embankmcnt between Seinnc and Revere, do.
ing serious damage,
Heavy frosts on the night of June 7,
are reported in Vermont, and New Hampshire
doing much damage to the crops.
May 30, there were fires, more or less
destructive in Deshler Ohio, at East Toledo
Ohio at Milbury, Ohio, and Forest fires in the
vicinity of Harrisville, Mich.
Reports of heavy frost in and about
Milwaukee, and elsewhere throughout Wis
consin, on the night ofJune Z, state that great
damage was done to corn, potatoes and vege
tables of all description,
The death of Baron Rothschild, The
head of the house of that name Is announced
The house is the richest IN the world and his
individual wealth is estimated at two hundred
and fifty millions of dollars.
Official reports from Cashmere say il
is impossible to cxaggerate the distress that
famine is causing there. The maharajah O
this province, at the earnest request of the
viceroy of India, is proceeding TO Scrinagua tC
superintend the organization of relief Thre,
thousand five hundred tons Of grain are il
transit to the valley of Cashmere.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-06-12
A Erpsentiment in a Dream.

SpealSlg of the assassination Of b. c..
Porter, SLENDER Of travelling dramatic
companv, at Marshall, Texas, the llous-
ton (Tey9s! 7Ileqrdm says: On the Sun
day eyeAlny Of the departure of the troop
for Breflmth, TsJegrdm reporter met
Mr.. PoIser at the Barnes house, and dur
ing the conversation Porter related a
dream hc had had the previous night.
His story j now ruccllcd, as il IS one of
those sinInGr prcmonitions that are often
terribly; realized. SAID he; "Do you
know tt'At for the life of me | cannot
shake OIL 4 feeling Of gloom and despond-
cncy that mus hung over me to-day. |
am not aua'grsttious or given 10 belief IN
dreams lipt, for the life Of me | cannot
drive froln my thoughts a singular dream
| had last. night only recall it utDu
now with.a shuddcr. / thought we had
met with sA accident # some kind and
poor Barn. more! ! thought ! saw his
manglcd, ;bleeding.corpse, mutilated and
bloody ! also saw Miss Cummins, cold
in death, aut without a solitary wound
or cut 4 beautiful smile encircled her
lips, and IN death she was as beautiful as
Hebe Why should dream of such
horrors Icannot imagine, yet something
tells me We shall meet with a calamity
soon, and shall breathe easier when We
have crossed the Texas line / have not
opened my head to any one of the com
pany abo'e 1t, as they would smile at my
silly fears
The dream is all the more singular
when It r taken into consideration that
Miss C.unmins was the lady insulted by
the dcapiHable scoundrel Currie, and Mr.
Barrymore was also wounded severely
by the mardcrer.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-06-12
POLITE TO THE DEATH.
Characteristic Anecdote of Notorious
Irish Judge.


/ heard the story first on the rostrum
writes a correspondent, from Bentley
| OHay, in a lecture on Irish wit and humor
but l never thought of repeating it in print
until assured by an Irish lawyer of our city,
well qualified to speak with authority that
| might depend upon the narrative as being
literally true. He could himself avouch for
the eccentricities of Lord Norbury, and at
times-some said when a little more wine
had been taken before dinner than was
usual-he carried the characteristic to exhi-
billions simply ridiculous and nonsenslcal.
But the story:
On certain occasion Lord Norbury was
holding criminal court in Longford, on the
docket of which much business had been
forced by series of labor and rent riots,
during the progress of which many lives
had been sacrificed. On the occasion re-
ferred to, and on the second day of the
sessions. six men were arraigned in
lump for riot, arson and murder.
They had attacked the dwell
ing of wealthy landowner at night: had
set fire to it, and had shot down several of
the inmates who had tried to prevent tie in
cendiary act. The trial was brief. The acts
committed had been done openly, and the
prisoners at the bar were connected with
them as chief actors beyond dispute Either
his lordship forgot, or else he labored under
the impression that be had but five prisoners
before him; and, in his rendering OF jude.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-06-12
Twelfth Annual Re-Union of the
First Minnesota.

DEAR CoMRADE: The annual reunion
of the First Minnesota Regiment Associ-
alton will be held at Waseca, June 18th
and 10Th. Yourself and family are earn
estly invited to be present. Aceomoda-
tons viii be furnished members with
their families by the citizens and to all
Others who do not desire to remain in
camp. Arrangements have been mad
with the Winona & st. Peter, and Mime
apolls & ST. Louis railroads for reduced
rate of fare. G. r. BUcKMAN, President.
r. L, GoRMAN. Secretary.
Waseca, Minnesota, May goth, 1879
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-06-12
Patches and Heroes.


"ThiaeS four five. How funny -
cried tie @irls. "Hurrah" shouted the
boys. :W1at were they counting YesI
the patches on poor little Constance's
dress sih1 heard every word and the boys
loud ltsig4l Poor little heart AT first
she looked down, then the tears came
with ::2tsat rush, and she tried to run
home.
"CrNbaby ~ said the boys
"Doa't want her TO sit next TO me, ~
said ELLA Gray.
Whit Eight has she to come to our
sahool*" whispered proud Lily Gross.
"Thare don't mind word they say
exclaimed Douglas Stewart, leaving the
group If rude boys and trying to comfort
Constance Let me carry your books,
he Continued. "Checr up II is only a
little way to your hoIce isn't III"
Coastsnce looked up through her tears
to see the bravest boy IN school at her
side.
II live in the little houss under the
hill" saia Constance. 1T isn't like yolr
grand house"
"Nc matter for that it has pretty vines
aud climbing roses, and it's very nice
house to live in, said Douglas. II dare
say you are happy tbcreF
yes; ! don't want TO come TO this
school acain, said Constance, oftly.
"Oh, things viii be all rlgnt in day
or two, 3said the boy kindly. "NeveI
mind them just now
They Fad been talking Of heroes littlo
while before; they had been wishing to
be Iik. Alexander and Caesar and Napo-
leon. Taere was not heio among them
except usis same Douglas Stewart, who
dared to:stand out before all his school
mates aud befriend this poor, forlorn lit
tie gifi.-;s. S. Visitor