Litchfield enquirer., 1881-10-13

Mir Wolfe. the independent candidate for State Treasurer in Pennsylvania. spoke to an overfowing audience in Philadelphia. last week. The Camerons he said, were the most accomplished representatives of the spoils system American politics had ever produced. '.There is nothing in the system, from dicker for cabinet office down to the purchase of vote with drink of whisky at corner grog- gerry that they are not familiar with.''
 That veteran politician Thurlow Weed re- marked recently. illustrative of the iron-clad. machine caucus system, "As things are man. aged now, though was one of the three men who in 1894 called the first political state con- vention ever held in this country and have been an active whIg and republican for more than 50 years. would not be permitted to vote at primary in my district" ~
 It seems pretty certain that the Parallel railroad scheme is at last in hands which will push it through. The person now proposing to do this is Mir. Vanderbilt. So the big fish which has swallowed all the smaller ones in Connecticut IS like to find bigger one at last. Powerful monopoly as the Consolidated road seems to Connecticut eyes, it is small mat ter compared with the Vanderbilt interest.
 The New York Times publishes Philadel- phia letter on Saturday which claims that the Liverpool internal machines about which 30 much stir was made recently, were shipped by O. Donovan Rossa and others on a plan for getting SIG. 0.000 out of English authora- ties. With this view they gave the informa- tion which led to their discovery and obtain ed the money. g.
 The Marquise de Rochambeau is'uteprted saying. "I have never seen so many befutiful women-not merely the ladies who have called upon me, but in the street; even the working women have attracted my attention by their ine features, their graceful figures and clear complications" She also remarked on the skill shown by our florists Polite, to say the least. -ar .uc tEf'If
 MT. Henry F. Durant, founder of Wellesley College died at Boston, last week. He was originally sharp lawyer trained in the office of Ben Butler and practising on the Butler plan. Suddenly he experienced religion, gave up the practice of law, and invested most of his wealth in founding an orthodox college for women. l.. ta Senator Ben. Hill seems to hope for com. plafa rooovarv fror, h;o throotarad noron.o,,e affection of the tongue. He wrote to friend recently: I Ihave had a terrible ordeal of suffering, but am now free from pain. and there seems to be a fair prospect of permanent recovery. My general health is perfect, and the doctors say my trouble is entirely local, and that there is no impurity in my blood.
 October elections are now held in Iowa and Ohio alone. The former of the two states will be surely Republican, but the latter is a little doubtful. In "off" years Ohio is very liable to turn Democratic. It IS now said that Gambetta will be called on at once to form a ministry Should he do so, his most dangerous opponents will be the extreme Republicans. The monarchists and imperialists are in very small minority. New York City Republicans are proposing to organize with view of making decent To- cal nominations That is just what they 1 should do. They have left the city politics to the mercy of the machine long enough There was splendid exhibition of skill at New York, last week, by the English crick- eters. Some of the play is said to have been | as fine as any ever seen here.