Litchfield enquirer., 1880-08-26

Che fitfbhtlo Gnquirer,
iITCHFlELD, CONN.
Thursday, Aug. &c, 1880.
Gen. Butler is cut for Hancock at last
Cornell recently graduated woman archi-
tect
The Republican Congressional Convention is
called to meet at ST. Johns Hall, Bridgeport,
on Wednesday, Sept. 6, at 10 a. N.
The American Bar Association was in ses-
sion at Saratoga, last week. Judge Seymour,
of this place, was elected vice-president
Some 1900 hostile Sioux who had been in
Canada have surrendered to our officers on the
frontiers
It's reported that the persons who lost their
bonds in the recent Middletown Savings Bank
theft are in treaty for their return.
A LYME veteran named Miles s. Rogers,
has Just received over gil 600 back pension.
He gets SIS a month.
OF about 1000 railroad employees examined
for color blindness in Rhode Island but four
per cent were rejected
Attention is called to new advertisement OF
Mr.. F. L. Allen, the Waterbury Hardware
merchant.
Herbert Spencer il said to be proposing
round the world trip, taking in the United
States
TrSck-Iaying is progressing rapidly on the
New York and New England road. They
have contracted for all the ties needed with
Henry Wheeler, of Middlebury.
It's now averred that Dr. Buchanan, the
nssoriOus dealer in bogus diplomas, did not
commit suicide As was at first reported, but
that he ID sill alive and in hiding
Mr.. Forster, member of the present Glad
stone ministry, has made the Irish Home
RaAes &ngrier than even by terming MIR. Dill
Ioa's Kildare speech weak and cowardly."
New Mexico is greatly aroused over new
gold mine whose ore assays some $1,000 to
the to0- IL Is about thirty miles from Santa
Re
Both parties are confident and their respect
i've papers keep their courage up with news
frOn all quarters of astonishing conversions,
and ammunition of other uncertain kinds.
Tie TamEn2ny Democrats of New York
have called 9 State Convention to renominate
judge Of the Court of Appeals; a rather
threatening movement
The story about the consolidation of the
New YORK and New England and the Conn.
Western railroads into new road looking to-
wards an ultimate Albany connection, is not
credited
The Springfield Republican publishes a list
Of the heaviest Taxpayers of that thriving
city. By far the heaviest individual tax-pa
er i Chester W. Chaplin, who pays taxes on
three quarters of a millioD.
There can be little doubt that there was a
good deal Of false counting in the Alabama
eIectioa- The statements of gross frauds of
this descriptica arr too numerous and too
well authenticated for denial.
The death Of Ole Bull removes the most
popular viOlinist OF our day. His technique
may not have equalled that of many less
EOted players; but be knew how to reach the
popular heart -''.-..s- .'-.
Wade Hampton thinks that speech of his is
hurting him, and says he never made it, Wade
Hampton Is capital fellow, but knows moth
ing Of newspapers He should have sent his
speech to the Danbury News
The Chicago knight Templar encampment
Yves really tremendous affair. About 25,-
90 Of this Masonic order were pr esent, and
81, 900 strangers came along, too, and act
ually bred famine in the very center of
American wheat traffic
The steamer loaded down with Mahon-
mesian pilgrims that was thought to have
foundered with all on board has come to port,
after all She was abandoned by her officers
but Was picked mp and brought in by another
steamer Perhaps there may be something in
Mahommedanism after all. -
There Is now talk of reversing the decision
Of the Indians Supreme Court declaring the
recent amendment changing the time of State
erection from October to November not prop
eriy ratified A proposition for a rehearing
is pending. but it can hardly be expected that
court of the highest judicature will write
has 80 recently made.
The Democratic State Convention Of last
week selected the following ticket:
cseeTnw.-James E English, New Haven
LaeaR- GopsraoT.-Charies NJ. Pond, Hartford
.Sec. Sxafe--SseFhen s. Blake, bridgeport.
Iraz@su1--NerrIck A. Marcy, Union.
CszPeFolI1.-chzrles R. Pagan. --
PHEsIDESTIIL ELEcroRs--At LdrQe-Cha-les r.
IEgersOa- New Haven Loren P. Waldo, Hartford =
DssTta--k- W. Il. Jarvis. Hartford, Fl. G.. Hubbard
Asddlsso~n O r. Cleveland. Hampton d. N. Couch,
The corrected census OF the State is now
published The most important changes from
our report occur in the following towns
Bridgewater has 7OS, more by 81 than we re-
ported; Mouis 6e7. less by 10; Salisbury, s7l6,
mOre by IL; Winchester 5OS5, less by l01.
Slight variations occur in other towns. These
larger errors must have been in the count. The
total footing is 4, 9s4, twenty less than we re-
ported Ia g ..rs1 fot j.
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The WESTMINSTER REVIEW for July con.
tains: Scotch Peerage The Place of Socrates
in Greek Philosophy; The Peasant-Poets of
Russia; Marriage witha Deceased Wife's
Sister; The Life of the Prince Ccnsore Game
Laws and Game Preserving State Papers: