Litchfield enquirer., 1868-02-20
News of the Week. :

lice of Cork by the Fenians, in which considerable injury was inflicted on tn sides. The Fenian Capt. Matkay. has been arrested in Cork. des. p,rate attempt to rescue him from the police fail ed. The prisoner Lennon, having been convicted of tre3 son felony. but not of murder, has beer senteaeel to fifteen years imprisonment. Mir Sullivan, editor of the Dnb!in Ntt!ion, has beer found guilty of publishing seditious ihsls. In formation was given m the British House of Com mons Saturday evening that the Government were preparing an Irish Reform bill. Lord Stanley is expected shortly to sncce d Earl Derby at the head of the Ministry Lord Derby. however, still lives A bill is to pass the House of Commons suspend ing for short time the operation of the writ of hdbeas corpus. The British Press comments ia. vorably upon the views expressed by the United States Congress in regard tothe questions of ale glance and citizenship. Minister Adams is to re turn to the United States in April The latest aG. vices from Abyasinia set forth the advance of the British forces, and announce that several skr- mishes Concerning which particulars are giv- en) have already occurred between the English and King Thoodore's troops. King Theodorus an the British captves were, at last accounts at Mag dala. 2i
 The French Government is rapidly pushing for ward the organization of the National Guard throughout France The French Governm ,nt has consented to expel the Hanoverian refugees iron, the soil of France. No changes iii the Ministry, and no important alterations Of the Constitution gre, We are informed, contemplated by the French Government. '.Gs. -.-. .f... -r-5
 Admiral Farragut has met with most enthusi- astc and flattering reception in Italy. Italy has at length determined to pay part of the Papal debt.
 Count Von Bismarck is sick and unable to leave Berlin. More stringent Immigration laws are to be made in Prussia, to prevent the repetition of such cases as that of the ship Lebntz.
 fire occurred at Antwerp, which first threaten ed to be very destructive, but subsequently sub dued ... ..:f..y.l
 The Portuguese Government has authorized the laying of & cable from Falmouth, England, to Oporto; thence to the Azores and thence again to the coast on the United States.
 The feeling of uneasiness caused by the appear ance of affairs in Northern Turkey is subsiding. The accounts of armaments in the Danubian Pro- vinces are said to havo been much exaggera ted
 The Paraguayans are now said to have the ad- vantage of the Allies Where both parties do 50 little it is no easy matter to decide.
 Salnaye's chief army has been defeated in Hayti by tho Cacos rebels on the frontier.
 violent debate on the Press law occurred in the French Corps Legisldtif on Monday. An i'm portant liberal ame ndment was only defeated by by small majority.
 DoMEsrIo-The President has nominated Gen. Sherman, Brevet General, and established new army department with headquarters at Washing ton The General thereupon telegraphs, objecting to this plan for bringing him in conflict with Grant, and at his request, the Senate will not con- firm the nomination Mir. Johnson claims that he has again beeu deceived.
 Universal suffrage without disfranchisement, seems to have been adopted by the Florida Con- vention.
 Later advices indicate that the Alabama Consti tuition may have been carried Gen Meade reported to have re-opened the polls in places where nsuf- 6cient notice of the election had been given.
 The New Hampshire campaign is opening vigor- ously, Gems. Sickles, Cochrane and Nye speaking for the Republicans.
 On Friday evening, an enthusiastic Republican meeting was held in Hartford. - --
 The Supreme Court on Monday overruled the motion to dismiss the McArdIe case for want of u- risdiction. ~ .,t
 General Gillem has ordered the electen for the ratification of the constitution Of Arkansas to 0 eommence On the 18th of March and continue five days.
 The Arkansas reconstruction convention have completed the new constitution, and adjourned.
 Resolutions of impeachment prepared by Thad. Stevens were voted down in ths reconstruction comittee, tho vote standing three for and six against.
 The House has reduced the secret service fund of the State Department to thirty thousand dol- lars.
 The President has nominated Charles F. Tuck crman of New York, minister resident at Greece.
 dispatch from Galveston says the convention is undoubtedly carried, the conservatives voting against it or wholly abstaining from voting. No general returns are yet received ,5...-..
 Alerge Democratic meeting was held in New Or leans, Saturday night. Resolutions were adopted endorsing President Johnson and afiliating with the Northern Democracy.
 Hon. James Guthrie, of Kentucky, has re- signed hlS seat III the Unlteu states Senate, ana the legislature will elect his successor the 18th inst. +ss aS5E sy ae.
 s The Tennessee House has declared General Grant to be the choice of Tennesses for the next presidency.
 A terrible explosion of oil works occurred in Brooklyn, New York, on Wednesday night, by which three men were horrihly burned and man. gled, two of whom were killed.
 Resolutions looking to the annexation of British Columbia to the United States were on Saturday introduced in the California legislature.
 Several Generals of the army have memorial ized Congress asking that the Secretary of War be, directed to appropriate large cannon for the orec, ;on of monument to General Sedgwick of this State.
 Thomas ,NcCrsery has been electad |. s. Senator from Kentucky.
 Much fraud and intimidation of freedmen ap- pear to have been prscticed by the Conservatives in the Alabama election. ,0 AS,
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 A GENUINE leap-year party took place i'll Bridgeport. The ladies issued the invita- lions 6efrayed the expenses. invited the