Litchfield enquirer., 1860-03-22
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

ii'o"o VII eAS A"no Aoimoity C1lleu the ATWOOD Place.
 NEWS OF THE WEEK.
 GOVERNOR Vim. H. Bissell of Ill.,, died at Springfield, Ill.,, on Sunday afternoon. Col. Bis sell was native of New York State, born in Otsego County, April 9, 1911. His father was a pioneer settler from this town. Col Bissell served in the 3lst and 32d Congress, being re- elected by unanimous vote. He became iden- tided with the Republican party in 1856 and be- came it's candidate for Governor in that year. and although Col. Fremont lost the electoral vote of Illinois, Col. Bissell was chosen overnor by 5000 majority. Had it not been for an attack of disease, which paralyzed his lower limbs, he might have been the candidate for President instead of Fremont, and more than possibly, had he lived, being popular man and sure of carrying nli- nois any way, he might have been the successful candidate for the Presidency in the present cam paign. By his death, Lt-Gov. John Wood, one of the most estimable citizens of the State be- comes acting Governor.
 THE wheel and picker house belonging to the Florence mills in Rockville, was destroyed by fire on Thursday last. Insured. The body of J. L. Apgar, formerly of Springfield, was bur jed at Newington on Friday, there being no question as to the certainty of death. A large number of Masons attended the burial. |. :. :. :. Captain Jeremiah Holmes, the renowned gun ner of Stonington, who periled his life to save the place from pillage and fire, in the war of 1912, and his courageous wife who fired the first gun at the news of peace on the east bank of Mystic river, celebrated their golden wedding at Mystic Bridge on the sth The table was sur rounded with more than score of venerable persons, whose average age was Il years. The venerable couple were made the recipients of nu- merous and valuable presents.
 GREAT REPUBLICAN RALLY AT WArERBuRY- They had grand Republican demonstration at Waterbury, last Thursday evening, at which over nine hundred good Republicans from Hartford New Britain, Plainville, and Bristol, were pres. ent. Every thing passed of harmoniously and enthusiastically. Stirring speeches were made by Speakers from Hartford and Waterbury, and at half past eleven, amid cheers and plaudits the visitors returned to Hartford-the "feu young men who won't vote for. MT. Seymour" TIE Queen of England and the Princet Con. sort have presented to their grandchld, the son of Prince and Princess Frederick William, an exceedingly costly, beautiful, and artisticaly manufactured cup and cover in gold, in remem. brance of their having been godfather and god. mother to the young prince. The whole of the jewels used as ornaments are valuable diamonds
 A ArArAL disease. called by veterinary surgeons " paralysis of the throat" is raging among the horses in one of the most extensive stables in Brooklyn, New York So far. eight have died and several more are affected, and expected to die. as no remedy or even stay to the disease has yet been discovered. The first symptoms are an inability to drink, and entire incapacity of the throat to perform its natural functions
 NEws rRox EuRorE.-The steamship Circas- sian, from Galway, Ireland, March 3, reached St. Johns, Newfoundland, on Thursday, 18th, and her news is telegraphed therefrom:
 < Ealian Questions. Napoleon made speech in opening the French Legislative Assembly, March l, which embraces important statements. Italian affairs, he says, are approaching settle ment 1; but he has advised the King of Sardinia that Tuscany must not be annexed to his nation, but erected into separate kingdom, but that the wishes of the people of the other Italian provin- ces Parma and Modena) may be snteEtailed and See be respected in principle. The safety of the French frontiers, Napoleon says, requires the an nexataon of Savoy to France, and the. emperor hopes that his frank explanations of the ques- tion will cause the great powers to recognize the justice of the claim. He professes astonishment at the agitation in the Catholic world against him, and points to his efforts on behalf of the pope, to show how unjust it is. Tue French ar my has been reduced by one hundred and fifty thousand, and would be further reduced but for the Chinese war and the Italian occupation. He concludes by referring to the new free trde poll cy, and predicting most favorable results.
 Grsat Brit1in.-LOrd John Russell had intro duced into Parliament the ministrys concession to the popular demand for franchise and parlia- mentaFy reform. It proposes to extend the priv hege of voting down to occupants of houses that rent for Ei0 in counties and E6 in boroughs ;; twenty of the smaller boroughs are to have one instead of two members of parliament, as now, and the seats thus gained are to be distrib- uted among the more populous counties and bor- oughs. Ireland and Scotland get two additional members each, and corresponding reduction in
 franchise, but their present representation is not oisturbed- The liberal journals are not satisfied Witn the measure; it is not enough.
 Al the recommendations of the budget" the %'nlstly sa plans for raising and spending money !or sne next year, and including the changes in sne eain consequent on the French commercial Ss eLsst. are nnding ready approval in the House
 The Atlantic telegraph company have adouted sae direceoss' rspoEt, snd sgzsed b raise twsnsv1