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Litchfield enquirer., 1879-09-04
Thomaston,


 The schools reopened in this place on Mon day, Sept Sth.
 MT. Canfeld's house is about finished
 -The highly colored articles Tn some of the papers out of town in regard to Dr. Heany and MT. Hall, of Fluteville, are largely owing to the imagination of the reporters. As far as we can learn, Mir. Hall, in fit of unreasonable jealousy, acted in in a manner which he now heartily regrets. As for Dr. Heany, he still has the confidence of the people of the commit nity. The Dr. is young man who has been among us about three years, and has conducted himself in manner becoming gentleman !; as Doctor, he enjoys large practice and has been remarkably successful, so much so that he will soon be the physician of this place. How much truth there is in this pre- diction we are content to let time prove.
 The Congregational Sunday School took an excursion to High Rock Grove on Friday.
 A Union Temperance meeting was held Tn the Congregational Church on Sunday evening last.
 The Temperance men are getting ready to prosecute the rum dealers.
 A large number from this place went to Rockaway, last week, on the Naugatuck rail- road excursion; the Seth Thomas Clock Band
 urnished the music for the company. G.
Litchfield enquirer., 1879-09-04
West Cornwall.

A rattlesnake with thirteen rattles was kill ed, recently, in the road opposite MT. James COchrane's house.
 The Cream Hill Cheese company made the last cheese for the season, last Wednesday.
 MT. R. P. Foster is now at home. He has been quite out of health for q few weeks previous to his return.
 A few days since Mr. Gold had the honor of introducing the members of the Bristol Farmers club to the farmers in this vicinity ; of exhibiting new enterprises of interest, and also the beauties of our natural scenery, etc. l have no doubt the club made very pleasant and profitable trip. They came in a covered conveyance across the country, and could stop whenever and wherever they desired.
 MT. T. s. Gold has just returned from a trip to Saratoga in company with his daugh. ter. A.
 katie and Robert Strattman were present at school in East street, Cornwall, every day during the summer term of sixteen weeks. Katie was also present at school every day last winter.
Litchfield enquirer., 1879-09-04

To Count, subscribers offer the following i'eLi oicals. with the LIquirer, at ike folio Vins year.! rates:
 r;tto,l,s Jiving Age. uornarS, Weekly. 5.20 Harners' Bazar. ar....................... 5.20 Harpers' Magazine, ................ 5.2O Atlantic Monthly, 5.20 Scribner's Monthly, ,............... 5.2O The Galaxy, ,........................ 520 Tine Agriculturalist, ............... 3.10 Arthur's Home Magazine, ........ 400 Peterson's Magazine, *............. $50 Godey's Lady's Book, ............. 40 St. Nicholas. .......................... 4.40 Scmi-weekly Times, s,..............4.25 Weekly Times, s,......................3.00 Semi-weekiy Tribune, ..............4.50 Weekly Tribune, %. .................3.5O
Litchfield enquirer., 1879-09-04
Kent.

Having is not all finished yet Esquire Fuller the Pratt Brothers and some others, have several acres of grass still to cut. We | rather think they cut above 100 tons; and, owing to cloudy weather, and old king tobac- co-that must be attended to first-the having is left in the lurch. Most of the tobacco in town will doubtless be cut and hung this week.
 MT. w. Booth, former editor of the Koch ester Post, was in town few days, last week, accompanied by his son.
 Several persons went on the excursion from this station to Coney Island, on Saturday last.
 We are glad to sec the late improvements in this village such as grading sidewalks, etc.
 -Huckleberries continue to come into the market.
 Bass fishing in the Housatonic affords sport for our gentlemen of leisure. MT. John Haxton caught several large ones few days since.
 -"Moderate drinkers" will have to drink light the coming winter for apples are scarce. The city people begin to leave; five that had been boarding at Dea. l.. w. Stones lief, on Saturday last.
 Mir. Levi Stone, of South Kent, came from New York state with a drove of store cattle, one day last week.
 Owing to ill health, Rev. MT. B. of New York, was not in town to preach at St. An. drew's church on the 24th ult., consequently the doors were closed. sMr. Hurlbut, of Lime Rock, occupied the desk on the 31st Rev. I. c. Sturges and wife are expected home this week. Miss B. will give an entertainment by reading, in the Town Hall, on Thursday eve ming. She is highly spoken of and we hope there will be large attendance. TRUTH.
Litchfield enquirer., 1879-09-04
T')e Gitc|)heIh nsl!lllirer,
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Clubbing Rates.

ro Count, subscribers we offer the following eri- lcas. with the E1quirer, at ike folio wing yearly
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FARM AND FARM STOCK FOR SALE

THE farm belonging to the Estate of the late F. 4 Pratt Said farm lies about four miles south east o Ltchneld Court House, ond two miles from Morris ano Nerthneid. Consists ot 145 acres we'll watered and wooded. An excellent grazing and dairy farm. would make ine summer residence. Good two-sto- " mousse, two barns, etc. Cows. oxen, and other stock for sale. or further information apply on the premises. HENRY A. PRATT, Administrator.
 17-tS
Litchfield enquirer., 1879-09-04
Deaths.

In West Morris, Aug. 2S, Alison w. En- mons, aged 49. New Haven papers please copy.
 At Goshen, Sept. 1st. Mrs. Sarah McElhone wife of Robt. MeElhone
Litchfield enquirer., 1879-09-04

.Must commence with January July number. Subscribers who are in arrears must make up ar- rearages before taking advantage of the foregoing offers.
 Money should be sent by post-ofice order check or registered letter. if possible We take all risks of re- ittarce to the clubbing periodicals. but not of mon- ey sent us.
Litchfield enquirer., 1879-09-04
Births.

At Thomaston, Aug. 18th, 8 daughter, to Orville l.. and Alice B. Adams.
 At Goshen, Aug. 7th, son to MT. and Mrs. Thaddeus Ives; Aug. 8th, son to MT. and Mrs. Wm. Davis Aug. 8th, son to MT. and Mrs. Frank Colby; Aug. 17th, daughter to Mir. and Mrs. Rodney Bragg -.
 At West Cornwall, Aug. 6, son to MT. and Mrs. Charles W. Hart Aug. 5, daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Root. ...
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-13

At a meeting at Cincinnati a few
days since Of the local board of steam
navigation several questions were dis
cussod, important among which were
three things which should be carried
out. The first is a reorganization Of
the local board on a permanent foot
ing. The second is the formation Of a
steamboat owners insurance associa-
ton. The third is the adoption Of a
plan of mutual life insurance in which
all river men can participate.
The Coahoma, Captain Stacker Lee,
a popular packet, came in last night
from Friar's Point with Gil bales Of
cotton, 1885 sacks Of seed, and 10 pack
ages Of sundries. She was delayed by
bad weather and business. She leaves
this evening at six O'Clock for Friar's
Point, carrying the mail and attend.
ing promptly to all way business. She
also makes direct connection at Glen
dale with the Mobile & Northwestern
railroad. Captain Frank Banksmith
a worthy gentleman, controls the Of
fee, assisted by Plat Rhodes, an eff.
cient and attentive freight clerk.
Captain R. W. L%ightburne received
a telegram yesterday frem Captain
Robert Wise, informing him that he
would leave st. Louis with his favor
lite steamer, the j, W. Gaff, for Mem
phis, on Friday, instead o.
Saturday. She will not return to St
Louis, but will leave here for Cincin.
natl. Captain Lightburne will make
engagements for her.
The Fannie Tatum discharged 140S
barrels of flour, 125 barrels of meal.
105 barrels of potatoes, 10 barrels Of
apples, 10 barrels of cranberries, q
barrels of grits, l425 packages Of lard.
AZ boxes of meat, 1900 sacks of bran.
200 sacks of oats, A bales of cotton,
bags of seed cotton, 800 sacks of seed
and 300 packages of sundries, and
returned to st. Louis at daylight this
morning,
Pawpaw Island above the mouth o.
the Yazoo is giving the lower river
packets a deal of trouble. The Par.
goud, on her last down trip, grounded
there and lost several days, being com.
PEELED to unload before relief coulC
be attained. The j. NJ. White pulled
her stern half off last Saturday anC
did no good. On Monday, the Dear
succeeded in hauling her into a plac,
where she would float, and she wen
on to New Orleans all right.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-13
The Late Grcenback Party.

Washington Post.l
Last year the Greenback party
polled 1853 votes in Colorado this
year it lost 70 per cent of these.
Last year in Connecticut it cast 1914
votes this year the party has not been
heard from there.
Last year in Iowa it fused with the
Democrats, and the two parties to-
gether cast $4,000 votes, from which,
s~ubtracting the 10000 Democratic
votes, left the Greenback strength at
$4,000; this year, with the total vote
in the State increased $4,000, it polled
5000 votes only, which is equivalent
to a loss Of $4,000 or 10000.
In Maine last year it polled Al ,00C
votes in Maine this year it polled
$4,000, a gain of 1900.
No comparison can be had between
the votes of this party in Massachu-
setts in 1873 and 1876 on account Of
the Butler Democratic vote being en-
tirely mixed in with the total vote
that General Butler received.
Last year in Mississippi it polled
$1,000 votes; this year it has only been
heard from in that State in a scatter
ing way.
Last year in New York it polled
$4,000 votes; this year less than TO-
600.
Last year in Ohio it polled $4,000
votes; this year about 1000.
Last year in Pennsylvania it polled
81, 900 votes; this year some $1,000.
Last year in Wisconsin it polled
10000 votes; this year none at all.
The question is, what has become of
the Greenback pqrty2 We think it is
dead.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-13
General Trade.

The markets are in a very unsettled
state, dealers all being at sea when il
comes to getting anything like a def
mite idea ofwhat round lots are worth.
Salt is scarce and advancing, the entire
stock bere being in the hands of Q
single dealer. The flour trade is topsy-
turvy, except in the small order line
Meal moves in very scant lots, and
stock feed Of all kinds appears to meet
barely more than a local demand. The
long warm spell is playing smash witt
all kinds of perishable stuff. Dressed
meats, game, cabbage, and the like
are hardly quotable. The market i,
entirely. bare of smoked meats, and
but little confidence is felt ip present
prices.
BAGGING-Market steady on orders
fax, 9Ae per yard; mixed. 9Hc:
iute, lie; ties, 81 2@2 80 per bundle;
Irvine, 121Sc per pound.
BAC0N-Market bare and quotations
are nominally for shoulders, 6H@5kc;
clear ribs SIC; clear sides, DC; breakfast
bacon, &c; hams, l0@1lc. Moss pork at
$40 so per Dbl bulk clear sides, nc;
clear ribs, 7e.
LARD-Tierces, 7e; half barrels, 7Lc;
kegs, nc; pals, ne.
F~LOUR-Market quiet, with fair Job.
bing demand. Prices for X. $5@5 u
per Dbl; Xxx, S. 50G5 IS; xxx, IS 75@
6; family, SO 25i choice, Sc so; fancy.
So 75@7 per Dbl.
CORN MEAL Receipts moderate
with only H city order demand. Lots at
81 so per bbli from store, 81 60@2 "a
per Dbl.
CORN-Sales of small lots on the land.
ing At 55c {; on orders, 60062c.
BRAN-Receipts liberal; offering al
Sl4 so per toni on orders, zoe per cwt.
OATS-Market quiet, with stock fair
last round lets sold at 42@43c for black
mixed on orders, 45@46c per bushel.
HAY-A carload Of choice timothy
sold at S2l per toni the range Of value
according to quality is from SIT to S2l; on
orders, Sl@l % per cwti prairie hay, Sl(
por ton, and weak.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-13
COMMERCIAL
PUBLIC LEDGER OFFICE,
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Nov. Is, 1879,

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Fair animation prevails in the local
money market the excitement in
New York among stock gamblers
having no perceptible effect upon the
situation here. Money is in liberal
supply with discounts steady at s per
cent. Exchange is also steady, with
liberal offerings of Eastern cotton
bills, the bank buying rates being 1915
per thousand for New York sight and
DC discount for bills carrying three
days grace on points beyond New
York. Checks on the latter point are
sold at par. New Orleans rates steady
at par selling and tc off buying. All
local stocks are quiet. Shelby county
warrants are 80@85c.
A lively time was experienced in
New York yesterday, stocks running
wild and climbing up considerably.
Louisville and Nashville stock which
closed the day previous at 79} ad-
vanced to 60 yesterday, an increase Of
S48 per share since.last spring. Nash
Vile and Chattanooga stock sold up to
SO, an advance of over $13 per share
from the day before. This swell was
based upon the prospect of a trunk
line being formed through to the
South Atlantic seaboard. There was
also a rumor that this line is to con
solidate with the Louisville and Nash
vile road. The entire line of railway
and other stocks appears to be in a
wild and unsettled state and gambling
seems to be the general influence that
has made them so.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-13

ESCULENTS-Receipts Of potatoes
light peach blows in lots 81 a0G2 per
Dbl; in sacks, 50@55c per bushel; sweet per
Dbl, hom store, 81 35al so onions s. IS
per Dbl from store; cabbage 81 75@2 so per
crate, and S6@7 per 100 heads; turnips
75c@Sl 90 per Dbl Cabbage is weak, ow-
ing TO the unfavorable weather.
FRUIT-Apples in fair supply; sales
per car load Of strictly choice 81 per Dbl;
Others 81 50@2 70; on orders S3@3 so per
Dbl. Oranges, 81 75@5 80 per Dbl; lemons,
So 80 per box. Cranberrles, in bbls. IS;
half barrels, 81 70.
BEANS-White, 81 7592 % per bnsh-
ell; stock peas, 81 so from store.
BUTTER-Dairy and Western table,
2O@25c per pound choice, 25@28c; com
moo scarce; creamery, 30@35.
EGGS-Sales of lots at l9c, and in a
small way at 20c per dozen.
POULTRY-Chickens, perdozen, S225
as, as in size and quality; turkeys, slow al
$6Gl0 dozen geese dull at $40 4 80 pei
dozen; ducks, $2@2 so per dozen.
GAME-Venison, whole, 506c; sad.
dies, 8@l0c; Reelfoot lake fish, 5@7C
in lots; retail slightly higher.
LleEoA4 LA IO-IloBh On lOOl, 30 10
"a so per cwt; dresaed, 596c per pound
latter for city dressed; beef, 2@4c for fore
quarters 4@6c for hind quarters; mutton
4(d6c for dressed.
SUNDRIES-Pigs feet, perkeg, 81 loo
sauer kraut, 81 Is per half hbl.
SUGAR-Jobbing at s, 10, 11@llA
hard, l2@l215.
COFFEE-Ordinary 15A@16Ec; fail
to choice, l9@20c.
HIDES-Dry flint, No. l., 19c; dry
salt do, l5@l6e green, &c; do sailed, SIC
market very firm, with an upward ten
dency; tallow, 5@5Hc; beeswax, 20c.
LEATHER-Oak sole, 32@34c; hem.
lock, 25@S6c; harness, 28@34c; skirting
32@S5c; French calf, $4,000 per dozen
domestic calf, $4,000 per dozen.
SALT.-Per Dbl, S2per car or dray load
TOBACC0-Per ID $4,000.
COTTON SEED-Per ton, SO.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-13

Detroit News
The candidates for the vacant sen.
atOrship are not numerous, but are
powerful, and their friends will brine
to bear a powerful leverage in behalf
of each one. There are at least. seven
mon to-day in Michigan who stand
with the prize before them, OF these
John j. Bagley and Omar D. Conger
are nearest it, and Thomas Palmer, II.
P. Baldwin, Regent Rynd, Henry
Waldron and VIM. A. Howard are
close behind in the race. The men Of
Saginaw, st. Clair, Lapeer, etc, will
press the name OF Conger, and their
programme inolHdea tho election Of
John I. Rice to Uongers place in the
house. They are for Palmer for gov
ernor,, and they are energetic in their
efforts to put their proposed plan in
operation. Still Bagley developed
strength at the regular election in Jan.
uary last which, with his wide personal
popularity, will certainly give him .,
inside track, "'
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-13
COTTON EXCHANGE QUOTATIONS..
Tutarnottnna CIoys;G,.r;,
Freight rates on cotton to the Eas

Freight rates on cotton to the East
over the Virginia and Tennessee Air
Lime are &c per ewt. to Baltimore,
G3c to Philadelphia, Csc to New York,
zoe to Boston and Providence, and
Tic to Fall River.
The receipts of cotton at all the
United States ports since Friday last
are 140,273 bales against 146,050 bales
last week on the same day, and III, 56l
bales last year.
The total receipts Of cotton at all
United States ports to date are 1904
961 bales, against 1900, 154 bales at
this date last year, and 1,070,592 the
year before. The stock on hand at
this time is 5SO,999 bales against 524.
SG4 bales at this time last year, and
564,297 bales the year before. The
foreign shipments to date are 825, 74S
bales, against 576,383 bales at this
time last year, and 394,892 bales the
year before.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-13
encouragement to Southern
Printers.

Augusta (Ga,) Chronicle and Constitutional
ist.l
1t is encouraging to our people to
know that the cotton sold in Augusta
during the past week, as compared
with the corresponding week of last
year, owing to the advance in prices,
makes a difference in favor Of the
planter of about 100000. The
amount of cotton sold in October this
year in the Southern States will net
our people from s ,600,000 to $10,0O0.-
600 more than the sales of October
last year. This is not from the larger
sales, but from the increased price for
cotton. This time last year middling
was selling in Augusta at about 81
cents per pound. Now it Is selling at
lOs cents-making a difference of $40
per bale in favor of the producer.
Spectators have done some benefit to
the South this year. This showing is
cheering to the material interests of
our people.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-13
PUBLICATION
WIDE AWAKE
FOR 1879.
a Pictorial Magazine for Young Folks.
$500 a Year. Free of Postage.

I is conceded on all sides that Messrs. D.
i Lothrop Il Co. have splendidly accom-.
hshed what they set their hearts upon a few
years ago, viz; to make a magazine absolutely
pure IN Its influence, unrivalled in its literary
merit, beautiful artistically, and then to fur.
nlsh at a price so low that people could
Afford to AXE it. THREE JOLLY SERIALS,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-13

Another secret printing Office has
been discovered by the Russian police
in st. Petersburg, and this time in one
of the most fashionable quarters Of
the capital. When the police entered
the house they found about twenty
persons. some of whom are supposed
to belong to the best classes of socie-
ty, engaged in printing a forbidden
pamphlet. Among them were three
women,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-13

The market for cotton opened to-
day with a slightly easier feeling.
Toward noon a sitter feeling prevailed
aud factors though firm expressed a
willingness to accept quotations which
they have not been inclined to do fol
several days past. Sales yesterday
1850 bales; divided 1900 to spinners.
$50 to exporters and 100 to spectators.
the market closing firm at &c over the
previous day, as follows
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-13
RAILROAD TIMETABLES.

I.ouIsviIle and Nashville ana Great
southern.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-05-22

of the fire poker. the scissors, the sharp
steel eraser, and the open pen-knife, and
slipping the poker under the edge of
the bedside, where | could reach it for
defense at any moment, and the scissors
under the pillow, and with the keen
steel things in either hand, l drew aside
the curtains altogether from the alcove,
and putting in my hand to pull off the
skirts and things l had SO carelessly
tossed there in my haste, l touched
with my own, which was stone cold, a
large warm hand. "Ah, great heavensl
great Eeavensl" I shrieked at the top Of
my lungs, without staying to think
whether 1 could scream or not. "There
is a man in the bedw
''Good gracious, Sally, what's the mat
ter? Do you mean to bring down the
house," came sleepy voice. Just
got home? What's the clock? HeighoI
My train broke down and we had to
come back. What-what the deuce
does this mean? What are those knives
in your hands fol? Do you mean to
murder me? Have you lost your Wits?'
And shaking off spray of skirts and
things that he had never noticed there
when he retired, Reuben sat up and
stared at me. And be declares that,
more than once i'll the gray dawn, half
woke and cried out sobbingly, although
in his protecting arms, "Oh. Reuben!
Reubeni there's q man III the bed!'-
Harper's BGadr.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-05-22

tainly astonish any man who was NOT -
1ne secret as to how the thing was done
Inns Is the way IN which new sorts are
treated by professionals who expect To
make show of their pets at exbibi.
tons or elsewhere.
COVERING Landry cloverine land
hundreds of WORKOUT farmers have
been rescued from dilapidation and
ruin. 1t is an accepted truism that as
clover will catch" the farm can soon
be restored to paying fertility, and by a
good rotation Is even getting more pro-
ouctlve and profitable; for after some
years OF such treatment the land will
bear harder farming; that is. two or
lnIee crops may succeed a good coat of
clover before laying down to clover
again: Rough new land should be sub
dued by the use of large (some call it
Englisb) clover. Nothing so effectuallv
rots out stumps and kills weeds and.
sprouts, and prepares the land for the
pillow and good paying crops. Wild.
new lands should always have it sown
on the first grain crop down. 1t saves
a vast amount Of labor, for in a few
years it so tames the ground and clears
it of enemies to the pillow that it works
like old ground, and is good for full
crops. One great error is often fallen
into; and that is following the old ira
dition tbs bushel OF clover seed will
do for eight acres. That NAV have
been enough to clover land partially
when it was new, but whoever aims at
getting up his land in speedy and
profitable way should SOW a bushe on
four acres, so that his land may be
thoroughly shaded. ..-r
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-05-22

They are to be housed on deck, pro-
vided with canvas belts to swing in
rough w>ather and treated like saloon
passengers. So it is to be reasonably
hoped that the end of thirty days pas
sage will find them both sound in wind
and limb. One is a dappled gray Of
fair size, and having all the traits char
acteristic of the Arabian blood-small,
well set, restless ears, wide pink nostrils
and large, soft eyes, waving name, and
long tail reaching to the ground, and a
skin of such delicacy that the stroke of
a lady's whip Is sufficient 10 draw blood.
The other stallion hss all these points.
He is glossy black, with white star
on his forehead and white hind feet.
When the long forelock falls over his
forehead the large, black eyes have all
the expression of a Bedouin woman's.
Their gait is perfected, be it either the
rapid walk, the long swinging trot, or the
tlreless stretching gallop, while a rein
of one thread of silk is enough to guide
their delicate month