Litchfield enquirer., 1868-12-03
News of the Week
FOREIGN.

l FOREIGN | Grent B,itain The Times places tbe Liberal majority in the new Parliament at IF. That paper also comments on the wonderful energy displayed in the con- struction of the Pacific railroad Election riots occurred in Wales, last 1 week.
 57 persons lost their lives by colliery explosion at Wigan, Eng. The American residents in several Euro pean cities kept Thanksgiving Day after the American fashion.
 F5unce-The editors of the papers en- couraging subscriptions to the Badin monument, have been sentenced to fine and imprisOnment.
 Several persons have been arrested in Paris for making speeches at public meet ings.
 The statements that the Emperor's health is failing are reiterated. He is said to be suffering from an attack of diabetes, and the Empress takes n large share of the administration.
 The Chinese Embassy are expected in France in the latter part of December. c;n;no trs hsolf5ba Hale of Spain is at Paris in de- Spain-The election has been -p. poned till Dec. Is. The Republicans. and l Monarchists arc canvassing the country with great energy. Republican Mass Meet ings have been held at Madrid and Sara 1 gOssa.
 On Monday a meeting of monarchists in
 Valladolid was broken up by the Republi-
 cans.
 General Prim in letter to tho Paris
 Gaulois declares that the present Spanish government will have no dealings with the Bourbons. and denies with indignation the truth of the report that he proposes coup | 0etat
 A rumor is abroad at Madrid that the government of the United States has rec ognized the insurgents in Cuba as bellige- rents.
 Admiral Mendez NIunez has arrived at
 Madrid ...
 Nalp p-The Conservatives in the House of Deputies elect their Speaker | Aust''id.-The Croatian Deputies have been admitted to the Hungarian Diet l Canada.-Sir John Young. the now Gov ernor- General will be sworn into office next Tuesday.
 A great number of the Jesuits lately ex- fled from Spain have taken up their abode ] in Brus ses and Prague DOMESTIC The Secretary of the Treasury estimates ! the total revenue to be raised for the fiscal year ending Juno, 1870, at $25O, ,O0O, 900. The Commercials Washington special says:-The sketch of the protocol sent here 1 by Reverdy Johnson is not satisfactory to this government and amendments aceor- dingly hayo been sent back by cable. The rice crop of Plaquemine Parish, La is said to be this year the largest and best ever made. 4- F-.. A suit for damages against cx-Secretary Stanton was thrown ont of court by Judge Cartier, with costs.
 ''Evacuation" day was celebrated at New York on Wednesday of last week. Captain Edward B. Thompson, Acting i''-~A sif ne9R, Had Vofoj | for Grant " voted Three hundred barrels of whls>
 Indianapolis and Cincinnati depoH "t the einnati were seized by the United SEln- Assessor on Monday morning.
 1Xlux ways difficult. They propose to pun
 ish people who go abroad masked.
 A cargo of coolies arrived at Galveston, lately, where they were sold at auction to pay freight. Two thirds were women. Chief Justice Chase decides not to re- quire tho iron clad oath of jurymen. | The Charleston municipal election has been decided illegal and void. 1 Governor Scott of $. C. states in his message that the receipts of tho State treasury for the six months past, have con slderably exceeded the expenditures. | The Florida impeachment matter is be- 1 ing tried before tho Supreme Court of that State.
 | The Erie war continues. It is reported that Messrs. Gould and Fisk, (the Prcsi- | Iopt md of hoU f1a camped for Canada with the funds.
 In the decision of the Taylor will case at White Plaips-a case involving over half million dollars worth of property-the woman who had lived for years with Mir. | Taylor as hiswife, without actual marriage, was held to be his legal wife, and the off spring were admitted as heirs. Chief Justice Chase, in Q case coming l before him at Richmond, has sustained the constitutionality of the Confiscation act.
 The United States having provided 8 residence for Gen. Grant, he has sold his present one to the Mayor of Washington.
 The declaration of the vote of New-York l by the State Canvassers, shows an even ten thousand majority for Seymour. Weston's fve-thousand- mile walk from Bangor to St. Paul and back through Gin cinnati to New York, began Tuesday after noon.
 A motion has finally been entered before Chief Justice Chase to quash the proceed ings against Jefferson Davis, and it is to be heard in few, days, Richard H. Dana ap bearing for the Government. Heavy frauds have been discovered in the New York Custom House. A motion to quash the indictment against Jefferson Davis, will soon be argued before Chief Justice Chase.
 The Cole -Hiscock trial is still progress ing.
 The supposed assassin of Gen. Hind man has been arrested. LATEST. Foeign-The following is the full result of the parliamentary elections: . Liberals elected. .3S4 Conservatives 27z Liberal majority. ty.................... .112 DoDaeste-At the New York Mayoralty election on Tuesday, the vote stood as follows: