Litchfield enquirer., 1880-09-09

Gbt fitfbheIo Gnquirer,
IITcHFIELD, CONN.
Thursday, Sept. 9, 1880
Prof. Hiram Corson, of Cornell Universit.
has become Spiritualist.
The palmetto is being used for paper wit
gratifying success, it is said.
The Chinese are learning to use tobact
sweet potatoes and Indian corn.
Florida fruit growers are now turning the
attention to the lemon.
Ex-senator Sprague and wife have final
agreed on separation, it is said.
Gen. Roberts has beaten Ayoob Khal
taking 81 pieces of artillery from him.
Jesse, son of General Grant, is soon to
married to the daughter of a rich Califo
nian.
Vermont went Republican on Tuesday b
over %. 1000; the largest majority since 1877
and O gain of 1900 on 1876. .,...... e..
The colored voters of Georgia are takin
IN interest in the coming election of Cover
NOT. .frc5 H. .a.
Butler does not run in Massachusetts,. th
year. Mr.. Charles P. Thompson is the Den
Ocratic candidate for governor. @'.t
Russia 10 the only European country thu
equals ours in population. 1t claims abou
6s millions
The enormous debt of New York city hi
been reduced about ten millions (about pt
cent OF its total Indebtedness. ....
The Agricultural department at Washingto
finds the ''foot and mouth" disease very pre-,
alent among American sheep.
The BICYCLE club in the vicinity of Hartfor
are TO have o meet at Charter Oak Park with
In few weeks
Minister Lowell is in correspondence wit
British authors in regard to an internations
copyright .
With half Scotland owned BY 70 person
can We wonder that the people of Great Brit
ain cry for ''fres land'"
England has Q new hangman. The forme
incumbent has retired on acompetency earne
In his business
An Illinois minister recently killed himsel
Accidently as he was cleaning bis revolve
preparatory TO going to conference.
An Ohio Dutchman recently ate 81 ears o
green corn at sitting, on a wager. To shoy
what pig he really was, the fellow ate tn
last ear cob and all
Sharp bull-dozing Of Greenback candidate
continues in Mississippi. One Pearson,
GreeDback candidate for sheriff, was shot q
YaIIabusha-
Prom 40. 900 to 50, 600 people were presen
81 the recent reunion Of Garfelds old regi
meut President Hayes, Gen. Garfield, Gen
Sherman and other notabilIties were there.
There was disastrous hurricane in Jamaic
ebout fortnight ago. Houses, trees, grow
Ing crops. etc, were almost obliterated from
the face Of the country. Famine now threat
ems the people. 70 -
Ii came cut in recent lawsuit In Londel
that certain acre Of land In that city wa
worth over four millions. Are there mol
many acres If New York city that are eacl
worth vastly more than that? 80
We are In receipt of kilograms from tn
Congressional Conventions held at Bridgepor
today "wednesday. The Republicans hav
renOminated Hon. Frederick Miles by accla
nation; the Democrats have nominated Hon
VIZ. e. BARSUMI
AT Hartford, Friday night, q brute nance
Henry Kingdom bought pistol and shot hi
wife through the head with it. APPARENT,
Il i very deliberate homicide and one tina
ought TO meet the severest punishment know
10 the law.
There Is said to be some panic in Europ
over the flow Of gold to this country. From
now on through the fall, there must be larg
shipments to pay for grain. This movement
ID exciting much alarm abroad, where the gol,
reserves seem TO be running low. IS, 49, ....
A divorce suit is pending between MIR. an,
Mrs. E A Woodward. The defendant is tn
notorious partner In the New York Rim
frauds- His wife accuses him of cruelty AM
desertiOn, and might accuse him of good dea
more. -,- N a
Chairman Barnum demands $40, 900 fron
Massachusetts, for the national campaign, |
Is said, squarter more than In 1876. If tn
whole scale Of expense does not prove to b
more than . quarter larger. than four year
ago. We shall be very agreeably disappointed
Families Of employees and all, it is state
that &C, 600 persons are supported by govern
ment employment in the city Of Washington
Several thousand of these people own real es
tais there, and q change of administratio
would Gauss Q good deal Of distress, "a
which tends to prove that these governmer
positions should not become mere spells q
partisan victories a. r
The Maine election Of next week will
one Of the political indications. Senate
Eaton predicted. Friday night that it woul
60 Republican, and if bya small majority,
would Indicate Republican weakness all alon
the line. We hardly see why. Last year til
FusiOuists had slight majority; if tn
Republicans should be in a clear majority
this year, we hardly see how it could be
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