Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1880-09-09
LITCHFIELD.

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Mr.. Luther B. CatlIn has brought us
ample of fine plums he is raising. He is also
:aisng very fine peaches
On Monday, Charles Churchill had his left
land nearly sawed off by circular saw in the
turning shop at Campville.
Call and see the new Fall Stock of Child
rens and Ladies straw and felt hats at the
Variety Store.
Mr. James c. L. Wadswerth. Of San
Francisco, has conveyed the Wadsworth place
on North Street to Mrs. Harriet ID. Kilbourne.
H. b. Graves Esq, has conveyed his
place on North Street with all the furniture,
goods and chattels therein to his wife.
Mr. Geo. H. Osborne has conveyed three
tracts of land containing about 284 acres,
about two miles west of the Centre to Verona
Richardson.
MIR. David DE Forest has quitclaimed all
his interest in the homestead of the late Abner
I.andon, in the western part of the town, to
Harriet <. Coe.
Mr.. George Pickett has left at this Office
Tomato weighing 2 lbs. 1oz. He calls it the
s'Garfield" Variety, "Hancock" will have to
try again.
Mr.. VIM. L. Burgess, of West Morris,
brought us in, some splendid peaches of his
own raising, last week. They were from
trees but three years old, and indicated that
peacL culture is becoming possible again in
New England.
The DAISY Chain" proposes to give an
entertainment at the house of Geo. M. Wood
ruff Con South ST. Friday, September 10th,
at o'clock p. M, and Saturday, September
18th, at 1880 p. m. Admission 80 cts, chill
dren under 10 years half price. The enter
tainment is varied by singing, a symphony,
and acting by the little ones.
Mr.. Foster, of West Winsted, will be at
the store of Vessels and Gates, on Monday
next, with choice selection of foreign and
domestic woolens, prepared to take orders for
anything in his line. Persons wishing good
custom work, should give him call and ex-
anime the new line of Spring Goods he is pre-
pared to exhibit. ..a;a
AT Democratic caucus on Saturday the
following delegates were appointed:
Congressional &C. H. Hollister, III. 81 Pres
colt, E. p. Moulthrop and w. J. Beach,
OWN Bissell and James Campbell went down
to Bridgeport as substitutes for the two lat
ter.)
County.-J. E. Watson, J. E. sedgwick,
.Jr, E. E. Champlin, Jacob Morse.
The county delegation favor the renomina-
Eion of Yale for sheriff. Some effort was
made in favor of Richmond, of New Milford,
but failed to secure any delegates.
From "Among The Clouds" a paper
printed on the summit of Mt. Washington, we
copy the following:
On Thursday morning, Rev. Mr.. galloway
of Boston, and Mr.. Philip Hubbard, of Conn.,,
left the Bellevue House for pedestrian tour
over Lafayette and Haystack. They arrived
at the Profile House and began the ascent at
0:4O reaching the summit of Lafayette at
1920. After taking short rest, they started
for the top of Haystack, arriving there long
before dark, and thus having an opportunity
to witness most magnificent sunset.
n Rolling themselves up in their blan-
kets they camped for the night on the highest
point of the mountain, and had an unobstruct-
ed view of the moon as it slowly came into
sight above the horizon This was followed
by fine display of the Aurora Boreals. In
the morning they had fine sunrise, after
which they started down by the way of the
last branch of Gale River, arriving home
about 2 o'clock Friday afternoon. They had
witnessed four fine views-a sunset, and SUM-
rise, the rising of the moon, then just about
full, and the Aurora.
The address of Senator Eaton. on Friday
evening last, called out a fair though not full
house. We should judge tina: there were
fromtw hundred to two hundred and fifty peo-
pie in Armory Hall including afew ladies. Sen
ator Eaton speaks forcibly but did not war M
up to real eloquence-whch he is capable of
doing. 1t is early in the campaign and the
old war horse" shifts the battle little too
far off, apparently, to do his best. 1t was nc
an address either that was specially calculated
to win over Republicans In fact this is not
an easy year for winning over Republicans.
The first part OF the speech was addressed tot
the question of tariff. We agree with Senator
Eaton that our tariff does need thorough re-
vision; but does the Democracy really pur
pose any such reform? For six years they
udFC udu pOWGE III I1UuS6, duu IOE TWO III
both branches of Congress, yet they have done
nothing. The truth is that the Eastern De
mocracy is almost as thoroughly Projections
as the Republicans. Does anyone believe that
MFR. VIM. III. Barnum is strainIng every nerve
in order to bring a party into power whose
first act would be to lower the tariff on iron
We agree with Senator Eaton, too, that it il
absurd to forbid the purchase of ships by
Americans which are built abroad. Yet he
cannot, on his own confession, induce his owr
party to support his views. Nor do we plac,
any confidence in the claim that the Democ
racy if they came iuto power would accom-
plish any reduction of expenses. The part,
has been twenty years out of power. If Han
cock is elected, they will at once come into tn
enjoyment of over hundred thousand fedora
offices. Can they be reasonably expected t
lower the salaries of those offices just as the,
get into them They have done considerabl
by way of reducing the salaries of Offices still
in Republican hands; and there their effort
for reform will stop. tsasE a0et ~ 81 a.a
There was one statement, made by. Senate
Eaton for which we believe that there is n
sort of foundation in fact. He said that dul
ing the Republican term of power $500, 900,
900 of revenue had been collected which ha
not been accounted for, and insinuated that
had been employed in carrying elections. w
do not believe this charge can be maintaine
fora moment. Senator Davis, of West Vii
ginia has been long engaged in examinatio
OF the public accounts, but we have yet t
learn that he has found anything to the d
credit of the government, least of all, an
such extensive misappropriation of funds
Senator Eatan asserts