Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1880-09-02
Thursday, Sept. 2, 1880.

1nureoay, 0SPG. q, AooS
The fat men have their annual clam-oake
Greeory's Point on Thursday OF next week.
The wings of the New York Democrs
cv have united in calling q State Conver
ton
The Boston and Albany railroad have N
duced their fares to two cents mile on Ion
distances. tAr-Fs
Its estimated that it will be a week or tie
DAYS before the bodies of the men drowned
the Hudson River tun mel can be reached.
Italy proposes to spend $1,000, 600 on
monument to Victor Emmanuel; yet her pei
ple are ground to the earth with taxes.
ALffe q Bushnell is just out. Dl
Bushnell was the kind of man whose work
are his best Life; yet good many people wi
be pleased to get q nearer look at the man.
Pres. Hayes proposes visit to the Pacln
States. and Mr. Howells, the novelist an
Atlantic editor, lie to be of the party.
The opposition candidate for Governor il
Georgia is making strong appeal for th
coIOred vote, proposing increased facilities fo
the education of negro children.
Minister. now Postmaster Gen. Maynar
has finally arrived from Turkey to take th
place vacated by Judge Key, now OF the Q
S. District Court.
Gov. Jewell is crowding the clerksat WAIST
ingtOn pretty sharply, considering the civ
service reform rule that was supposed to ar
ply to such matters.
The Democrats Of our Second Congressiens
District have renominated Judge Phelps, sol
ua0aey Democrat The platform is silent OF
the subject of the currency.
Gen Garfield made q speech at the reunio
Of his Old regiment, last week, and was elect
Cd president Of their regimental associatio
fer the coming year.
The Republicans Of wolcottvilte are tohav
O grand Rag-rAising this Thursday afternoon
SPEECHES are to be made by Gen. Hawley
Judge Caklin and Hon. Q, w. Kollogg.
scAuyler CoIfax has had good luck wit
Moth Pacifc Stock, it seems. He had
quantity which he once offered for $1,000, br
which he finally exchanged for land no'
worth 81, oOO
81 Julian beat his wonderful recent recer'
IL trutsing q mile In 2:11a at Hartford, Fir
d4y. he made his mile on that track in th
Charter Oak Races in q: III, the fastest tim
co record, by half second.
Ia hizh party In the House of Commons
giving Gladssose the same trouble they CAV
Da<aei There was an all-night session o
Friday, and no conclusion reached at the en-
C e. -.
IndEHra stin sticks to the old style of joint d.
hates sstween candidates for Office. Messr'
Porter aad LADders. the nominees for COVE
nsr.stzzs out On their circuit, this week. Ho'
Tie AIAh~ma Republican State Committe
have keea issuing an address containing prot
q The frzn2s Of the recent election in tbs
sEzss- They claim that nearly 100, 900 RI
pzbEcan votes were thrown out by Democrat
II . not thought that Gen. Schofeld will b
removed from West Peint Gen. Terry hs
be<a . Washington In reference to chang,
but Gen Sherman opposes the transfer an
none i likely to be made
Mis- Nelson Ieft the bulk of her estat,
worth same Sao0. 600, to Rear Admiral Henri
Carr Glyun, of the British Navy. 1t is SUI
posed that she was his Legitimate daugl
Ter
The Parallel Railroad seems net to be NAL
ing rzpid progress The crop of objectors
very prolific and some of the objections the
raise seem to be somewhat weighty. 1t
claimed, for instance, that two names p,
dawn Hs Subscribing four ffths of the stoc
are Eesicioaz
Some Of the smaller bribers of the Penn
syiv4aiA legislature have been lately brougl
up before the courts but their trial has bee
postPOaed. After the escape of Kemble an
the big 6sh. Is would be ridiculous 10 try an
capture the small fry.
The inhabitants of Cyprus are having ne
light On the subject Of administrative reform
A cAdi has Just been sentenced to five yea
imprisonment for bribery, by the British al
thsriEieS.-s proceeding that must seem higl
ly revolutionary to the ''unspeakable Turk
Il . curious fact that while 30 many 80,
Of English noblemen have married America
ladies'. no English nobleman's daughter b,
ever married an American. Is this an implie
compliment to the daughters of America,
tes reverse 70 her sons?
IL seems that there was q signal failure
Chicago % provide properly for the immeni
tnEizx OF guests attendant upon the recel
knight Templar meeting at that place. Di
comfort aad extortion prevailed Throughout
and the whole affai: was made disagreeahle
many ways which competent local manag
meat. and Q competent local police, ougl
easily 10 have prevented. The affair was n,
ersdisahle 10 city which boasts such q
ability TO cope with all possible difficulties
does Chicago aoY
Mr.. Thsuas Hughes proposition to coloniz
40o. 900 acres OF land in Eastern Tenness,
with COED class Of emigrants from Englar
l. an excellent project and enc which we hoI
can be made 10 wsrk. He has capt.
Of three quarters Of q millisn to help on b
enterprise and the land Ia excellent and csn
venient 20 the Cincinnati Southern Railroa'
just opened.
There was time when 40 was the taste
time On record. Now, $40 gait is no long
much Of rarity. Gradually fast trottil
time dropped down to 2:20; and, at last, L
mile has been made in 2:114. win our Oh