Litchfield enquirer., 1879-08-07

Another serious boating disaster occurred, in the St. Lawrence, last week. A pleasure par ty of 250 people from the vicinity of Bingham- ton were on their way to Kingston, Ontario. They were in two steam yachts, one of which was a considerably faster boat than the other slower yacht, when the line became entangled at the side of the latter, pulled her over broad side, and sunk her in half mfnute Five la dies were drowned. This accident, like the Quinsagamond disaster, seems the result of such gross incompetency as reaches the point of downright criminality. When some of these horse marines, who souse hundred peo- pie into lake as remorselessly as if they were litter of kittens, are hung or imprisoned for life, the landsmen afoat on our lakes will have little better chance of escape from a watery grave. Ef e,f s.
 The failure of the Rev. W. H. H. Murray can hardly surprise any one who considers the number and the diversity of the irons that gentleman has had in the fire. He has been at once popular preacher, an editor, afarmer, a stock-raiser, and of late, manufacturer Last week, some of his checks having gone to protest attachments were levied on various blooded colts. and on other personal property on his Guilford farm. Mir. Murray is himself absent in the Adirondacks. We hope the wreck will not be as complete as first indica- tions have lead people to suppose. The fact seems to be that of all his ventures preaching has been his only success. His paper, his farm, and probably his buck board enterprise seem to have proved unremunerative; the farm and the paper, heavily SO. MT. Murray is a man of uncommon talent and, if he will confne himself to single vocation, will yet recover much of what fortune now strips him. a. at y.e sa .5s-s..tf-
 Satire is dangerous newspaper weapon. A week or two since our New Preston cor respondent indulged in the following sarcastic allusion to the Waramaug salmon (so carefully planted" there a few years ago, that scarcely q specimen has been found since. Speaking of an eagle taken while laundering in the water of the lake. he said E.. sl.s...
 It is thought he had driven his talons into a fifteen pound salmon which might have been swimming near the surface of the water, and, during the wrestle which ensued, the fish had bedraggled and nearly drowned him. In fact the fish had nearly made meal of the eagle instead of the eagle picking the bones of the salmOn-may be!
 And now that salmon has gone into history, in dozens of American papers, as a positive
 The arrival of Mrs Adela Conard at Sama. ma is announced by The Samana Echo, of last month, in an item from which we translate the following: a- TF r.@
 WELCOME HoME.-On the 17th instant, we had the pleasure of welcoming home our ex. cellent friend, Mrs. Adela Conard, who arrived from Washington on the Steamer Santo Do mingo, after arranging some business of i'm. portance in that place. We heartily congrat. ulate our friend on her quick and safe return and wish her ali prosperity and happiness We hope that she will spend her life among many good qualities. Her return was com memorated by lively serenade, in which our principal citizens participated.
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 THE BRITISH QUARTERLY REVIEW for July contains: The Evangelical Movement, it's Percentage, Progress, and Issue, by MT. Glad stone; The Feelings and the Intellect, or, the Psychology of the Emotions l; Reforms in the University of Oxford 1; Irenaus, his Testimony to Early Conceptions of Christianity; The City Companies; The City of Glasgow Bank Failure and Trial i; England and the Greek Question Contemporary Literature
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 It seems that the New York and New En- gland road is not likely to be completed this year. The two chief difficulties in the way are the purchase of the Brookfeld branch, which runs over nearly the same line as that to be used by the New York and New En- gland, and that of obtaining right of way through Danbury, where, for six or eight miles, the line had renamed unlocated. The financial status of the company is said to be excellent. f... .. .f- g.. 1. ....i,.-
 Hon. H. B. Graves of this place. has writ ten strong letter to the Farmer in favor of the Biennial Amendment. He utterly repu- iiates the notion that it is any partisan ma neeuvre, On the contrary he declares that it was entirely nonpartlsan in origin, and favored by the ablest men of both sides in the present, and in the last legislature. He urges the economy of the measure, and the advantage e of more stable Legislation, with much force.
 BLAoKwooD's. EDINBURGH MAGAZINE for July contains: The Zulu War. With Colonel Pearson at Ekowe Rcata or, Whats in d Name, ": ,, The Ghost of Morcars Tower: Hidden Treasures; New Books: The MandolinatG; Tho Afghan Peace and our New Frontier. @f'a sra
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 The Socialists carried the recent Bresla election. and the government now talk of fur ther repression. The Liberals, on the other hand, are organizing for united action.
 It is said th,t Mrs. Phebe Haaford will socn return to New Haren to take charge of thc Mission Unieersalist Church. .t Parole isno! keeping up his reputation, but was gain beaten, in his race for the Godwood cup. Thursday
 In France, shares of the Lesseps Canal stock are at Two per cent discount and there is mt