Litchfield enquirer., 1881-06-23

by l52 lineal descendants; l2 children, 100 grand children, and 40 great grandchildren.
 Property qualifications are not popular in Victoria. The qualification for membership of the council has been reduced to $500; that of the elector to $250.
 Sixty thousand persecuted Russian Jews are expected in Spain. It is curious reversal of the bigoted policy which drove the Jews out of Spain some four centuries since
 There is talk in Germany of founding an University in some Western State. We have imag ined there were colleges enough in the West, already.
 Italian liberals are disposed to ''throW up the sponge" in advance of an election. They find that they are themselves hopelessly di- yided and have resolved to abstain from vot ing altogether.
 The History of Litchfied County by J. B. Lewis & Co., will be delivered toSubscribers this week. It contains about 750 pages, with numerous illustrations of noted people of the County.
 A prominent Philadelphia manufacturer has bought four millioi acres of land in Florida It is the purchasers design to begin a large emigration scheme, at once, organizing em- grafton bureaus in various European States.
 The influx of 584 4S2 immigrants from Europe during eleven months past is a won- derful proof of the reputation our country has abroad of being on the whole the best country to live, work and grow in, that the civilized world can offer.
 Difficulty still continues about the Virginia nominations. The older Republicans evident ly think they are numerous enough to man all the federal offices already, and don't care to have lot of hungry Readjusters provided for" at their expense.
 Atlanta, Ga., is greatly excited at the at attempt of the city council to restrain cattle from going at large in the streets. Much in- dignatiOn was expressed at what in any Nor thern village would be considered highly proper exercise of authority.
 A wedding had been arranged for Tuesday evening of last week, between fellow named Falkner, and Bloomfield girl named Hub bard. The bridegroom failed to put in his ap pearance. to the great annoyance of the lady he was to marry. She had lucky and a narrow escape.
 Not all the South is hostile to the Yankee Idea. The Vicksburg Miss Herald says:
 I've are heartily in favor of the South from the Potomac to the Rio Grande being thor oughly and permanently Yankeeized. Yankee energy, Yankee schools. Yankee cultivation Yankee railroads. and Yankee capital are had ly needed in the South, and will be welcomed by every Southern progressive patriot"
 BLACKwooD's for June is out It contains : The Land of Khemi, tLe first of series of Egyptian articles; Hattie, the History of One Evening; The Fountain of Youth The private Secretary (continued); Norwegian Sonnets Beolco and the Comedia delr Arte; The Cruise os the Coya; X Talk about the Odes ; The Second Stage of the Land Bill
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 And now the Democrats and Conklingites are republishing a sketch of Senator Sessions career as a lobbyist which appeared in the Tribune of two years since. Sessions and friends reply that though he has been lob. byist. he is not usually considered fool and that the absurd manner in which he IS charged with having slung S2OOO at Bradeyi is not a style of dealing so expert performer as he would ever have employed.
 
 A ball has passed the New York Senate, 19 to C. excluding the testimony of spies and in. formers employed by voluntary associations. It was aimed at Anthony Comstock who has made himself justly obnoxious to all lovers of fair play. Still, we doubt whether there is any just reason why such testimony should not be received, with due caution. The trouble of Course is that few trustworthy men will become spies in aid of any cause; and the employment of those who are untrust worthy is simple subornation of perjury.
 The science of photography makes constan, adSances- Not only are more sensitive plates now made than formerly; but, for landscape work, d:y plates are prepared which are far more sensitive than the ordinary colodion plates and therefore peculiarly suitable fou taking landscapes. All that is necessary now for the tourist to carry with him is a smai camera and set of the dry ''gelatino-brom tde' plates The exercise of good taste and Judgment will enable the amateur to obtain most excellent results in landscape photog. raphy.
 Mr. A. Bentley, Commissioner of Pen. slonsy has resigned and Col. W. w. Dudley. or Indiana. succeeds him. We fear that Mr Bentley's retirement is due to the persisten, attacks of claim agents who have found him s great obstacle tO their designs It is of tho greatest importance that this office should be honestly and efEiciertly managed. An easy gOod-uatured Commissioner of Pensions miehI aneEesse not only our yearly but our perma inent peasion charges by millions The flood of applications under the foolish law passed g few years since is not yet half disposed of and might easily open most disastrous leak in the treasury