Litchfield enquirer., 1869-12-23
News Of the Week.
FOREIGN.

Great Britain.-lt is expected that the Alabama negotiations will be resumed at
 The Rinderpest has broken out in Lon. don.
 Troops have been sent to Londonderry to guard against popular disturbance.
 France. Emperor of France has been ill again, but is better
 M. Olivier will form new ministry. r., On Monday Rochefort denounced the expulsion of a Spanish republican deputy from France, and declared that Republic was at hand in both countries.
 The Emperor will not object to the re- turn of the Orleans princes.
 The expiration of the American postal treaty is regretted. a
 Spain.-The Cortes will prepare a bill fr the election of King There are con- tradictory reports regarding the probabili- ity of the Duke of Genoa's acceptance. An Austrian archduke is reported to be un- favorably disposed.
 The Minister of Finance accuses the ex- queen of stealing the crown. jewels. She indignantly denies the theft.
 The Carlists again show signs of activity.
 A new campaign against Cuba is amour
 x-Minister Salayerria has been assassi- mated in Madrid.
 Rome.-The Gcumenical Council has ad- journed to the 9th of January. The Galli- can bishops protest against Papal intsrfer- ence in its deliberations.
 Eugenie regrets that she cannot attend.
 The French and German bishops seem to oppose the Papal pretensions, but the Spanish, English and American ecclesias- tics support them. @
 Twenty million dollars is announced as the amount of Peter's pence in. the last ten years. ..-.
 Egypt.-War between Turkey and Egypt is imminent. .,. -.. h The rumor respecting the closing of the Suez Canal is untrustworthy. 'a Caba.-The Cubans have been reinforce ed in the Santiago district. More troops have arrived in Havana. Gen. Cavada, prominent Cuban leader, has entered the city of Cienfuegos and captured considera- ble supplies. -bna4 Faaae :. Paraguay.-The Brazilian Ministry have from opposition to the Paraguay an war, and it is supposed it's further pros- ecution will be abandoned. E-e
 Paraguay has abolished Slavery.
 Canada. of begging out, as lately reported, the Winipegs continue pegging into Cows McTavish and Nc Dougal
 A quarter million Wall St., swindle has come to light, the perpetrator is one Gray, ,on of the chaplain of the U. s. Senate. Half ton of nitro -glycerinc has explod- d near Titusville, Pa, killing two men.
 Disturbances are occurring in many of he Southern States owing to the suspen- ion of illicit stills. s .s,4
 Another fire has occurred in Pennsyl- l ania coal mine, only one life was lost. A portion of coal mine fell in on the | 9th at Stockton. Pa.,. engulfng four dwel ings, ten lives lost. Daniel Mcfarland has been indicted for he murder of Albert D. Richasdson. Mr.A T. Stewart comes out in favor of pecie payment at the earliest moment ,oA "A locomotive on the Reading R. R. eE loded, killing one man and wonnding 3.
 Ex-Gov. Stenson has been elected. D. s. l enator from Ky., vice Thos. Q. MeOreey. Many mercantile failures are reported in Wall St. s tssf 9as go1 s.tJ 5s 8lt ta Sixty. persons have been indicted in rooklyn for complicity in electlon frauds. The Spanish gunhoats have started for uba. Et v o' mot ifsa 1T ; o5 T A physician of Charlottesville, Va, charg- | with seduction, has been killed by the rother of his victim. E# >e |, An English preacher has been convicted h the murder of his own child ae Center He, Penn.'2 7a7 /" z. s7 'aa a