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Connecticut western news., 1883-10-24

I believe Dr Wishart's pine tree tar cordial to be an excellent remedy for all throat and lung diseases and can refer to many who have been greatly benefit ted by its use. ". J. Bond (druggist), Fort Wayne, Ind
Connecticut western news., 1883-10-24
Bucksen,s Armicsa SsaRyc.

The greatest medical wonder of the world Warranted to speedily cure burns, bruises, cuts, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, cancers, piles, chilblains, corns, letter, chapped hands and all skin erupticns, guaranteed to cure in every instance or money refunded. 9 cents per box For sale by W H Camp.
Connecticut western news., 1883-10-24
Senatorial Convention.

The Republicans of the 18th Senatorial Dis trict are hereby posified that the Convention for the nomination of a candidate for Senator from said District will be held at New Milford on Friday, Oct. 26, t823, at Il o'clock ill the forenoon. Ter order Committee.
 SCOTT BUCKINGHAM,
 HUBERT WILLIAMS. .I.akeyille, Oct. II, 1883. 2w
Connecticut western news., 1883-10-24
WAN T ED.

A GENTLEMAN Nurse to take charge of A an invalid The persons age must be from 30 to 5u; will be we'll compensa ted for his services. For further infoIn alton call on
 c. H. GlENS. Salisbury, Litchfeid Co.,. Conn.
Connecticut western news., 1883-10-24
she Rsluslned

awfully when I told her what to do for those horria pimples with which her face was covered. She now says if you want pink and white com plexion with 6 nice clear smooth skin you must use that best of all blood purifiers, sulphur bitters
Connecticut western news., 1883-10-24

nISTRICT OF SALISBURY ss Probate IL Court t,September29, 1883 Estate oi Good rich s. Gibbs late of fsSalisbury in said district of Salisbury hath limited and allowed six months from date of this order, for the Credi. tors of said estate represented insoivent ill which to exhibit their claims against said es- tate; and has appointed Joseph Knight and Hiram J. J.Bissell both of said Salisbury, ,commis- sioners to receive and examine said claims.
 certified by DONALD T. WARNER, Clerk.
Connecticut western news., 1883-10-24

Arrive from Southheld, Mill River and Clay ton at 9l5 M on arrival of train. Close at IP M or on arrival of train.
 A. T. RORABACK. P. M.
Connecticut western news., 1883-10-24

A home for neglected children has been opened at Bloomfield under the auspices of the board of charities.
Connecticut western news., 1883-10-24
Neao Advertisements.
NOTICE.

nN AND after November 1. we will close our O stores on all evenings except Saturdays and the 10th and 18th of each month at o'clock until further notice.
 FULLER X PEEr.
 GEO. l.. PARSONS,
 J. l.. BRAGG.
Connecticut western news., 1883-10-24

The subscribers give notice that they shall meet at the Salisbury savings bank in said Salisbury, on the 18th day of Nov. 1885, and on each of said days, for the purpose of attend ing to the business of said appointment.
 JOSEPH KNIGHT, Co,,,;r,;o,a
 HIRAM J. BISSELL, .ohlnilsslonefs. All persons indebted to said estate are re- qested to make immediate payment to
 THOMAS l. NORTON, Ad,,,;r,a..
 CORA E. GIBBS. Auiiiiiis'i"Iois'
Connecticut western news., 1883-10-24
NOTICE. i.

THE County Commissioners for Litchtield, l County will meet at their room in the jail building in itchfield on the 7th, Sth and I3th days of November. 1883. Also OF the 1si Tuesday of each month thereafter at o'clock m for the purpose of acting on applications Agents and transarting other County business. Applicants for llcenses will be required to appear in person before the Board
 Bonds must bear the same date ss the license.
 JOS. F. CALHOUN, County Com'rs.
 B. 4. SHERMAN.
 T,itchield October IT, 1888. 11w
Connecticut western news., 1883-10-24
NOTICE.

TyHERi; w1Ld BE Sold at Public Auction l at the l'ublic Sign Post at Fails Village tin Canaan) nearest the Town Clerks office on Wednesday. the 3ist day of October, A. D. roan yeariing steer The said steer. whose owner is unknown, broke into and was foand trespassing in tho lot Of Warren Lepean of said Canaan ar about the l0th day of Octo- Der, 1883. HENRY C. GAYLORD,
 Town Clerk. Canaan, Conn.,, October 18th. 2w
Connecticut western news., 1883-10-24

Have tried the Ithaca Organ. I have sel. dom found it's equal for sweetness and power. The sub bass is especially fine for church purposes. PRoFTssoR k. M. ELLIS.
 'sEllis Family" Giving musical entertainments through the United States
Connecticut western news., 1883-10-24
CANAAN, CONN, WEDNESDAY, OCT. 24, 1883.
CANAAN POST OFFICE.

MAILS arrive and close at the Canaan Post MI Office. Canaan, Aug. 6, 1882.
 MAIrS ARprvP
Connecticut western news., 1883-10-24

HOrsfOri,s fsTeael Preparation
 Adds tel per cent to she value of flour The eminent Baron Liebig, the greatest chemist in the world, says It Is certain that the nutritive value Of four will be increased ten. per cent by the addition Of your bread preparation, and tho result is precisely the same as ii the fertility of our wheat fields had been increased that amount. What a wonderful result is this D
Connecticut western news., 1883-10-24

Having thoroughly examined the celebrate ed Ithaca Organ, can testify to it's superiority of workmanship, purity and volume of tone, which characteristics make these instruments stand unsurpassed. c. NJ. HALL.
 West Cornwall, July 9, 1889.
Connecticut western news., 1883-10-24
$1.25 Per Yard !! S1.25 Per Yard ]!

These goods are made fast backs and will not sweep off from the face like many of the Moquette Carpets, but are enduring for con- stant hard wear. It will pay a long journey to visit our establishment and see this linc oi goods At TWO DOLLARS per yard they would BE CHEAP. You that want for immc- diate or anticipated use should not let this op- portunity pass. We have put price far be- low what they would bring, but arc disposed to give the bargain of the year. Come at once if you wish to secure a beautiful carpet at half value.
Connecticut western news., 1883-10-24

Beautiful Patterns with Borders to match for Drawing Rooms. Libraries, Chambers, Halls, and Dining Rooms, at the unprecedented low price of
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-12-07

1t is by no means certain that the recent
ly plucked up courage of the Democracy
will last them through the Presidential cam
paign. Already there are signs that it is
beginning to ooze away. Frantic appeals
are made by portion of the Democratic
press to the Democratic representatives not
to act hastily on the tariff, and in some
quarters it is argued even that Mr.. Carlisle
is not much of free-trader, or that his
views on this subject are likely to be held in
allegiance while he occupies the Speakers
chair. Even SO pronounced freetrader as
Senator Mcdonald asserts that Carlisle is
permeated with the incidental protection
nonsense of the Democratic platforms. Spite
of the fact that the Democrats seem to have
committed themselves to positive stand
on the tariff question it would not be sur
prising If the whole party should be found
skulking away before spring, just as they
skulked away from their platform in 1880.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-12-07
Books Received.

ENGLISH VERSE. Edited by W. Linton and r. Fl
Stoddard. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons
Loring, Short g. Harmony
MARIE ANToINETTE. BY Sarah Tytler. The
new Plutarch series. New York: g. p Putnam,s
Sons. Nering, Short g. Harmony
AMERICAN COLLEGES. Their students and work
BY Charles f. Thwing. New York. G. p. Putnam's
Sons. Loring, Short & Harmony
RED LETTER DAYS ABROAD. BY John L. Stod.
dard. Boston: James R. Osgood and Company
Uoring, Short Harmony
ESSAYS OF ELLA. By Charles Lamb. Temple Edi
ton. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. (Loring
Short & Harmony
LEGENDS, LYRICS AND SoNNETs. By Frances L.
Mace. Boston; Cupples, Upham T. Company
Uoring, Short q Harmony
HISTORY OF THE WAR WITH MEXICO. By Ho1a.
ito o. Ladd, A. M. New York: Dodd Mead & Com
pany. Qoring, Short & Harmony
LIFE OF LUTHER. By Julius K5stla New York:
Charles Scribner's Sons. Loring, Short g. Harmon
A BRIEF HANDBOOK OF ENGLISH AUTHORS. By
Oscar Fay Adams. Boston, Houghton, Mif1in &
Co. (Loring, Short Harmony
The HOME PHYSICIAN. BY Luther NJ. Gilbert M
d. New York: G. p. Putnam's Sons. Q4oring,
Short & Harmony
GRANpMoTHER's STORY OF BUNKER HILL. By
Oliver Wendell Holmes. New York: Dodd, Mead
81 Company. (Loring, short & Harmony
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-12-07

Ex-Congressman Murch's Boston rum
shop is the subject of good deal of con-
troversy in the Belfast newspapers just
now. The story was circulated in the town
of Brooks that the Murch who was keeping
the Boston rumshop was not the Murch who
once misrepresented the fifth Maine district
in Congress, and a resident of that town, hap
pening to be in Boston, thought he would
satisfy himself as to the fact. He accord
ingy went to Mr.. MuTch's rum shop for the
sole purpose, he says, of identifying the
proprietor. The first time the proprietor
was not in. He went again, and still the
proprietor was out, but the third time the
proprietor was there, and he recognized the
form and features of the Hon. Thompson
ii. Murch. When he returned he published
his experience. Immediately another resi-
dent of Brooks rushed into print, and al
legged that the first resident, who was pro-
Tossing temperance man, went to Murch's
saloon, not to identify the proprietor, but TO
get drink of ''poor whiskey,' and that his
anxiety to see the proprietor was explained
by the fact that he hoped Mr.. Murch would
recognize him as one of his old constituents
and give him free drink. Resident No.
One pronounces this a SANDER Resident
No. Two reiterates it, however, and thus the
controversy stands at present. 1t is admit
ted on both sides that the Murch who keeps
a rumshop is the ex-Congressman, and it is
asserted by one, and not denied by the
other, that he keeps a poor quality of whis-
key. As these are the only questions in
which any great number of the public are
interested, the controversy might as well
cease, though perhaps it would be fair to
give Mr.. Murch an opportunity to defend
the reputation of his liquor.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-12-07
Condition Of the freedmen.

Frederick Douglass has contributed to
Harper's Weekly very interesting and val
liable article on the present condition of the
Freedmen. The article is remarkable one
in a literary view, so noble, reasonable, elo-
quent, patient and pathetic is the sentiment
it expresses in style so strong and pure
that the number of those who can equal it is
not large. Often, he says, the ques-
tion is asked in tone of doubt and denial
whether the lately emancipated slaves have
made any sensible degree of progress since
they obtained their freedom. He thinks
that In view of Yazoo, Hamburg and Dan
vile it would be equally pertinent to ask
whether the recent Shareholders have made
any sensible degree of progress in civiliza-
ton since the emancipation of their slaves
care they any more industrious, honest and
humane than when they bought, sold and
fogged their fellow men to toll for them
without wagess'
The question as to whether the freedmen
are improving he considers vital one. If
they are making progress in a way that is
encouraging he believes there is charity
and wisdom enough in the American peo-
pie to aid them. If they are not advancing
but are worse masters to themselves than
white men were, the wheels of civilization
will grind them to destruction as cumberers
of the ground. Civilization is all love and
tenderness toward whatever accords and CO.
operates with 1t; but implacable, cruel and
rauoraaless fo all 0hstaclas -
Considering first their educational condi-
ton he thinks there can be no question of
their advance since the time when it was
crime to teach negro to read, and the
great body of slaves was in condition of
such ignorance that it was commonly as
serted that they had not the capacity to ac-
quire the rudiments of an English educa-
tioD. 1t is proof enough of their advance
ment in this particular that nobody now
ventures to assert that they are not capable.
In nothing have they made more progress
than in the acquisition of knowledge. Be-
tween two and three hundred thousand col
cred children are attending schools during
some portion of the year. The amount OF
iIliteraey is still deplorable. "The iDdispo-
sitlon inherited from slavery to allow the
States to be taxed for the education of the
laboriDg classes is still strong, and the gen.
eral government which had no hesitation in
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-12-07

Rev. DR.. Sunderland is not lawyer but a
clergyman. Yet his defence of the swim
ding pension agents for attempting to give
an air of official sanction to their circulars
by printing national emblems on them on
the gound that the government does the
same thing in regard to its circulating notes,
would disgrace the meanest pettifogger.
Can it be possible that DIR. Sunderland does
not see any difference between the use of de-
vices to indicate the genuineness of thing
which is genuine, and their use to give the
appearance of genuiness to thing which is
spurious? or that he believes that the use of
devices in the latter case is palliated in the
slightest degree by their use in the former
case? His performance before the Secretary
of the Interior is such an one as might be
expected from lawyer who had accepted a
fee for arguing very bad case, and thought
he must make show of earning it.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-12-07

Senator Malone is quoted as saying that
he should have attended the Republican
caucus If he had received his invitation in
season. He would not, however, have vot-
ed on any proposition. He says he has no
candidate for Senate offices, and should not
attempt to influence any of the nominations.
No fault can be found with this position by
anybody except Mr.. George G. Gorham. 1t
will tend to deepen very materially the
gloom which is settling down over that
place-seeker. We credited the report that
he had said he made the nomination of Cor
ham condition of his support of Republi-
can nominations, because it was not incon-
sistent with his general course We are
glad to note any indication that he is grow
ing wiser
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-12-07

The case of Freeman, the Pocasset MUIR
derer, is ended, SO far AS proceedings in
court are concerned, by acquittal on the
ground of insanity and commitment to
the insane asylum for life. His case is to
be brought before the governor and council
very soon, however, with a view to obtain
ing his release from the asylum. His
friends claim that he is now sane. If this
appears TO be the fact after a thorough ex-
animation by medical experts he will un-
doubtedly be released. But the fact of san
ity is likely to be seriously contested, and it
Is not at all probable that all the medical
experts win be found on one side. One
thingis clear. A man of his propensities
ought not to be turned loose while any rea-
sonable doubt of his sanity exists.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-12-07

The Danville grand jury has refused to re-
turn an indictment against any one con-
cerned in the election riot at that place, but,
instead, has drawn up and presented in court
glowing tribute to the yalor and GOODNESS
of the white men who were engaged in it,
which, they say, prevented a general massa-
ere. The fact cannot be winked out of
sight, however, that the first firing was done
by the whites, though they say they fred in
the air, and that the only persons killed
were colored men. The most the negroes
appear to have done before the firing began
was to buster and threaten. Fear of a
general massacre has, in the past, been one
Of the favorite excuses of the whites for
shooting negroes, and the Danville grand
jury probably adopted it simply because
they were familiar with it.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-12-07

Under the circumstances the universal
sympathy for young Mutt, who is now on
trial before Pennsylvania court for the
murder Of Dukes, is not surprising. Dukes,
1t will be remembered, traduced Nuts sis
ter In the viest manner and afterwards
killed her father. He was tried for murder,
but in spite of the most convincing evidence
was acquitted. Subsequently young Mutt,
Dukes, shot him dead in the street. OF
course there is no legal justification for
Nuts act, but the fact that the law had
failed, by reason of unfaithful executors, to
give him justice does to certain extent
furnish moral palliation.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-12-07

"Slugger" Sullivan recently announced
his intention to knock down an OK with his
fist In New York, and Immediately he was
warned by the Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals that if he attempted it
he would be locked up. He can knock
down men with impunity any day.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-12-07

crossing State lines to catch slaves, has thus
far too much respect for the sovereign dig
nifty of the States to cross their lines to se-
cure civil rights or education to its citi-
zens.''
With regard to the moral progress of the
race he is sorry to speak in a somewhat
lower tone. Their condition in this respect,
as in Others, is the natural result of their
antecedents:
The attributes of manly character, such as lib
erty now demands, had chance of development.
The master forced what he could and all he conld,
from the slave and the slave, In turn stole all he
could from the master his only restraint being the
fear of detection and punishment He was born in
to society organized to defraud him Of the results
of his labor and he naturally enough thought it no
robbery to obtain by stealth-the only way open to
him-a part of what was forced from him under the
hard conditions of the LASH do not pretend to de-
ny that there was ever generous STAKEHOLDER or
honest slave, for know the contrary; but equally
know that the system made yrants of one class and
thieves of the other. AS to social relations the
system was even more destructive and deadly. Its
victims were herded together like horses sheep and
swine, without the restraints of moral instruction
or deeency. The master was made more important
by every addition to his slaves. Marriage did not
exist; the family was abolished. The young had no
reputation to gain and the old had none to lose.
But he is far from conceding that there
has been no improvement. On the contrary,
"there is visible and growing improvement
both as to honesty and chastity" A large
and increasing class of their own numbers
rebuke and reprobate what was formerly
done not only with impunity but without
apparent sense of wrong or shame. The old
camp-meeting emotional religion is subsiding
| and thought has taken the place of feeling
| They now demand an educated, chaste and
upright ministry.
He speaks of the progress they are max
ing in accumulation of properly. In the
State of Louisiana, Colored people pay tax
es on more than 20 millions of property and
in all other States they are acquiring home
steads, and capital. In judging of what they
have accomplished in 20 years, a short time
in the life of people, the manner in which
they were set free ought never to be over
looked. mo people were ever emancipated
under conditions more unfavorable for good
results. The Israelites had the spoiis of the
Egyptians; the serfs of Russia had three
acres of land given to each head of fami-
~; the West India slave was permitted to
remain upon the old plantation; but the
American slave was turned loose to the
sky without money, land, or friends, and.
worst of all, under the fierce resentment of
| those who owned the land from
which he must obtain his bread.'
when he considers all these things he is far
from discouraged or dissatisfied. He be-
lieves the colored people are steadily rising
and will ultimately fully justify all the en-
beavers made in their behalf.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-12-07
T FL e PR e s s.
FRIDAY MORNING. DEC. =.

We do not read anonymous letters and communi.
cations. The name and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publica
ton but as guarantee of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or preserve com
muncations that are not used.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-12-07

Dr. Gilbert says of his "Home Physician" 'It is
the intention of this book to give useful and avala
BILE information, regarding diseases and medicines
to seamen and persons situated at distance from
physicians Simplicity and brevity have been stud
led. and theory and reasons avoided, for the pur-
pose of making the matter as distinct as possible
and avoiding confusion The volume is very light
and could easily be carried in mans coat pocket
The treatment recommended in accidents, as frac-
lures, disocations, burns poisoning etc. is pract-
CABLE and forms valuable feature of the work,
which is throughout marked by good sense, ability,
and an absence of elaboration.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-12-07

Around the career of Marie Antoinette romance
has always clustered than about the life of any
Queen of France. What was her life but dra-
matte tragedyfrom its opening its close; her be
trotal at fourteen; her easy gaites her life after
her marriage at Paris; the story of the diamond
necklace; her terror before the mob; the partirg
from her chldren her trial and executioni Hen
RITA Keddie, better known "sarah Tytler," un-
der which name she has written novels and various
handbooks of art, is the author of a new biogra.
ply Of this unfortunate queen, and has added to
the sNew Plutarch Series fine sketch, particular
ly adapted to young readers.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-12-07
FAMILY SCHOOL FOR BOYS.

School, will commence january 2, 1884
This school is most favorably located mile from
Gorham Village, 10 miles from Portland. The
rooms are pleasant board good, instruction
thorough, care kind and parental Terms very low
Boys carefully prepared for College. For partic-
ulars address REV. Il. 5. PALMER,
dec6d2w Gorham, Me.