Litchfield enquirer., 1868-12-31
News of the Week
FOREIGN.

sss FOREIGN. Turkey and Greece. -A.conference of tba great powers to settle the difficulty between Greece and Turkey is to meet at Paris neYt month
 The British press strongly oppose the conference. ~ r@~T Turkey refuses to submit the Cretan question to the Conference.
 The Greek Government profess to be rendy for any sacrifice to retain their inde- pendence. Crete is qniet.s
 The great Powers unite in requesting the the Sultan not to expel the Greeks from Turkey.
 Two hundred lives were lost lately iu collision between two Egyptian steamers.
 The Greek Gov. has asked a. loan of ten million. .dfachms. 1 SEE
 G1am BritaiR.-zA memorial signed by over one hundred members of Parliament has been presented to Rsverdy Johnson urging the adoption of the system of pen ny postage between America and Great Britain 25 "s hstIa@9 @s' tlI: e- t.@
 The Privy Conncil decide against the Ritualists. W '[''. '@..,'' ]'~'. '3. ns q < F,unce. The Chambers assemble on the 18th of January.,, ..s ..,, aaf..I , >,s.,sf ,-, m Spain. Emilio Custodian, the well-known Republican,. says that a republic has been morally formed already in Spain, as the | Republican party carried all the great cit ies in the country, except Madrid, ill the late elections a si---,s.@ .g-L .t,l
 The Government is trying to reduce its expenses 'f' e''"= ''' '.'+7' 2H'1' ..i" p3 Spain has no idea of selling Cuba. Ad- slitional troops have been sent out.
 haly.-Longfellow declines public din- her at Rome, .,. .,..l5,..4 -,e 0.......-t Al. z Cuba. The insurrectionists were defeated in a battle near Punto Principe on the 18th | inst. losing 800 killed, wounded and pris- oners, and all their cannon and ammuni- | ton" # ! ir@" >}aifl '...4 a,.i r ii .i+..
 There is rntnor of a descent of filli. busters near Santiago. S's' %''" -'a .:. Hawh. The blockade of Hayti is declar ed effective by foreign Ministers. | An, American bark and a French ship charged with trying to run the blockade of St Marks have been released. ...,>
 The U. s. Steamer, Nipsic has arrived at Port-aut Prince.9ura ,,..,. sa. .q.saaG T ,,. gSt. Donsingo. 1.-The rebellion anda gen ieral election are going on quietly together. r aPuruyuay The allies have attacked Vel leta and been repulsed The iron-clads were also driven back. 5' +'.a 7. tf5' Y
 
 | U. $. government. Aust1io. The Austrian War minister seems to apprehend a war between that country anu Russia according toa report ill the PaN Hull Gnzette. , ,,ay
 i Gerpaaay.-The N Y Tribune reports l talk between on American and Count Bis mark in which the latter express his conf dence that the States of South Germany would soon come into the Confederation He affirmed that their relations with Aus tria were amicable and that there was nc entangling alliance between Prussia ant Russia. r2 ,.qss.s
 1 .,,... DOMESTIC.
 One St. Louis lawyer shot another in thu street, last week.
 Two planters on the Ogeechee river, Ga. are reported killed by negroes. | Arkansas rebels continue their com lplaints about the state militia. a .e ! A South Boston distillery, worth S150,- 900, has been adjudged forfeited to tho Government. ..... ......, District Attorney Courtney of New York, declares that the continuance of the liquor cases so much complained of, has always been under positive orders from Washing ton. . .s..........-. ., ..,..-
 The Ku Klux of Union county, Ky, are murdering negroes. E-f- " General Grant freely expresses his opin- ion that no subsidies should be granted to now Pacific railroad enterprises until the country shall have been in some measure relieved from debt. cac 2 ..ar
 George Francis Train has arrived in this
 The official, vote of Missouri gives Grant "A, 43f majority v '-.
 I The official vote of Oregon gives Sey- mour 164 majority ".# '~1a ."ld ,.
 Great destitutiens is reported on the Red river
 All the business portion of the town of Lynn, Mass, was burned, Saturday morn ing. Loss over $500, 900. - '27"5
 A ku-Klux wss shot by an intended vic. tim, at JacksoDbofo, Tenn, last week. Ex-Gov. Morehead of Ky. died sudden ly, last week. He was Governor of tn; t State at the commencement. of the war, andidid eve, ,ything, he could to carry Ken lucky into the Confectionery. Luckily the Legislature was loyal, and his efforts were unayailiDg. ujals r.gd Eie 4.fr.!5 .seqt 7ii The Macon, Ga.,f Telegraph, says, the cotton planters of Georgia have reaped 8 rich harvest.of money from their crop, this year. One or two more such will make the State as rich and free and independent as ever it was in its palmiest days $ v The Arkansas militia are making it hot for the rebels. 2 tsga;.-t3 tsF gaf5e:s
 A mass meeting of all parties in Giles Co.,, Tenn, unite in condemning the late | Ku Klux outrages. It is. believed that there will be no more in that county A Woman's suffrage bill has passed the lower house of the Dakota legislature.
 The two Pacific Railroads are but SIS miles apart and the whole line will be open. by April at present rates of progress. .,it ! m2ti taa .n, a $. LATEST araIe9Ao
 la ,g ' Fo7eign. The Conference is to com mence its session at Paris, on Saturday | next. | The Cretans have gained another victory | over the Turks,