Litchfield enquirer., 1869-10-21
News of the Week
FOREIGN.

OpQtR.-lne suppression Of the late Re publican instruction seems to be conca ded on all hands. An unsuccessful stant was made at Valencia. and Prim now re mains master of the situation. @ Gen. Prim announces that liberal con sessions will be granted to Cuba when the instruction is quelled
 The reply to Sickles' note off4ring the mediation oi the United States, is pub lished. It is entirely pacific ill character. Great Ba1tain.-Lord Derby is lying al the point of death. ..., Dr. Livingstone has been heard from again. He is on his way to the coast, ant believes he has discovered the sources o the Nile, about 10 degrees below the Equa tor. ..,.-e. France-The opposition deputies hay. concluded to take no exception to the empe TOTS delay in converting the Corps Legisiu- tf till that body meets under his cali.
 It is doubted whether the Suez canal will not have to be deepened before it be- comes of much practical use St. Beuve, the eminent critic and poet, died on Wednesday last
 Prussia.-The Jews lllve been holding conventions in Berlin, to com mpllin of per secutions in Russia -..
 Naly.-A Catholic paper at Rome an nounccs that the Pope has summonel the Grand Council, not to legis!atc, themselves but merely to ratify decisions on which he has determined.
 Cuba.-More Spanish forc,s hlve arr we'd. f.
 Paraguay. Brazilian reports claim that Lopez IS about to cross the Bolivian iron tier; his partisans claim that he is making anOthar Sta nd in Par,p;1av
 Turkey Tine Empres5 has been receiv- ed by the Sultan with magnificent ceremo- nies. a.
 Canada There has been another Feni an scare.
 Two unsuccessful attempts were made by burglars on Massachusetts banks, las week. Italian citizens have been celebrating 2 the discovery of America by Columbus. Gould, Fisk and Tweed have succeeded in electing themselves directors of the Erie Railroad Company, with no chance of being removed till 1875 A Maryland negro committed . rape, e,and was lynch ed. last week.
 DOMESTIC.
 Governor Senter of Tennessee, recon meudS tho removal of dIerrancnIsemeuJs the adoption of tue Fifteenth Amendment, the free school system and the payment of the State debt in full. If that is Conser. vatism, wherein does 1t differ from Radi- calism?
 Rev. Henry N Pierce has been chosen bishop (EpiscopaD of Arkansas and the Indian Territory. Vice President Colfax has returned from his western trip.
 Revenue officers are busy breaking up il licit distilleries in Virginia. - Dr. Whitaker has been consecrated bish op EpiscopaD of Nevada and Arizona. Newark elects Republican Mayor. 10000 acres of land had been sold al the Omaha office of tho Pacific Railroad up to Oct. 1.
 The Democratic members of the Wash ington Territory Legislature, have follow ed the Indiana precedent, and seeded. Jefferson Davis has returned to Missis sippi.
 Father. .Hyacinthe arrived in New York on Monday. He considers himself Cath. ollie, but not an ultra-mont ..a
 The Walker members of the Virginia Legislature have nominated John F. Lew. is and John W. Johnston, both consistent Union men, for U. s. Senators.
 The Tennessee Senate have passed res. olutions denouncing repudiation.
 The health of Admiral Farragut in i'm. proving. n.
 Full returns show the reelection of Gea- ry by majority of about 5000; of Gov ernor Hayes in Ohio, bysa majority o about 5000 The Legislatures are Re publican in both States. @+- ---
 Iowa goes Republican by about 35,00( majority. = g.
 Vice President Colfax made a speech in Utah, on the 9th inst, in which he gave the Saints some very plain talk. g4fE; a5l s}i xsT arrr, ry,r.NFH