Litchfield enquirer., 1880-05-06

l ington Depot about year ago, and taken be- fore justice Geo. $. Cogswell, but the case was adjourned till Monday Of this week As l Grant could not obtain bonds he was con- 1 pelled to spend the intervening time in jail 1 Monday morning as per adjournment, the case was resumed at Union Hall. All the evidence consisted of what was seen through telescope 1 from the west side of the lake, and yet the witnesses could not tell whether Mr. Grant was fiddlng or cleaning a rife; and conse- uuently it was difficult to affirm whether | twas really rifle, or shotgun: or fiddle. | Lastly it was impossible to saoear that it was a rife, SO finally it transpired that his arm was seen to move as if in the act of cleaning a rife, and imagination seemed to have SUD- piled the rife; SO the case was, on motion of the defendants counsel, dismissed for want of evidence to support the charges and the prisoner was acquitted G. c. Hitchcock for state. O'Hara, for defendant. Immediately after his acquital MT. Grant was arrested upon grand jurors complaint for fishing in Wara- maug lake unlawfully, taken before G. c. Ford Esq, for trial, but the case was post poned till next Tuesday, the 11th inst. The same day, also, Edward 1go, of Woodville, was arrested on grand jurors complaint for stealing a suit of clothes from Stephen Essex, at Woodvile. After taking the clothes, he flung aside his own, drew himself into the purloined suit and started for parts unknown, but was overhauled by Sheriff Wyant at Worthwhile, where he was discovered guzzling cider with bibulous companion, and reluct- antly compelled to return. He was taken before G. c. Whittlesey, pleaded guilty to the charge and was fined seven dollars and costs, amounting in all to $17, but he refused to pay and told them to 'hurry up and take him to jail for he wouldn't pay cent. Besides, he was getting hungry and would like to get where he could get something to eat." He was accommodated, and will continue state boarder at your village until the debt is can celled. We tell you, it made even the nno- cent and upright tremble this morning to see sheriff Champlin and Wyant both drive into the village and begin to pry around What and who next?
 Sunday night there wSs very interest ing missionary meeting at which the Rev. MT. Lancashire gave us a vivid and graphic topo graphical, ethnologcal, geographical. mission description of Southern Africa, occasionally pointing in explanation as the subject demand ed, to large outline map of that benghted country which was prominently displayed be- fore the eager audience. We listened atten- lively, also, to all article on missionary work in Africa read by Fred Williams, also one read by Deacon s. J. Averill. Rev. Henry Upson, also, made some'excelent remarks on missionary work in general but, notwith- standing all the eloquence expended upon evangellzing Aries 'sunchrstian sons; :; notwith- standing American boards and London boards, &c., we all the time kept up thinking that no disparagement to any project which will christianize those swarthy heather is meant - we cou Id not help thinking all the time that little home missionary work would not come amiss just now. It looks very much as if California, that land of cold-blooded murders,
 
 laborers these ''hoards" may be able to gather together, and see if it isn't possible to re-evangeliZe those baptist ministers who arc a disgrace to their profession the Rev. Dr. Kal- loch, and his son, the Rev. J. M. Kalloch, the murderer. Not only these wolves in sheep's clothing, but such ruff1anly editors as the De Youngses, the blatant Kearney, and host of other "hoodlums'' nearly or quite as bad. And if that isn't field sufficiently large and attractive, or if some missionaries are found who would delight in lighter work requiring more willy skill to manage, they might be given the task of reforming and christiauzing Connecticut's intriguing politicians, and the numberless, miserable things who call them selves men, who stand ready, mouth agape, to sell their votes to the highest bidder for few paltry dollars. Of course it is all right to enighten Africa, but it seems to us as if the gehennas of our own land ought to be purged first, and our "worse than the heathen," If possible regenerated, after which it might be well to sail to those three thousand miles away. PEN DRAGON.
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