Litchfield enquirer., 1870-05-05
News 5of the Week.
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l. S4 Great Britain. Colonial Policy has been debated in Parliament. Mir. Gladstone Ewarmly sustaining the voluntary systefd, of union with the Grown.
 The new Force law has been put in exc. cntion in several Irish districts. The Irish land bill is still-undsr discus. sion. Mir. Gladstone promises bill. repeating thegaw prohibiting others taan tho clergy. Iof the Established Church from dssnhiing ecclesiastical titles.
 f-0ardinaEG Cullen has=issuea anot other=pas- toral letter against Free Masonry. Lord Alfred Churchill, Earl Cavan, and several members of Parliament are annoaa. ced as delegates to the proposed Protestant t Conference in New York |
 France. -Olliyier has issued his circular requesting an affirmative vote gon the plebis cifan', and the Pope advises the clergy so to vote. while the Opposition recommend a negative vote or no vote at all. T Iels The iGoyefnment claims to have discoy- cred another plot against the Emperors life. RI1ss9-I o6 s.iI .3elui Excited public meetings have besa sheld. in Paris, but there have been no riots. A@ F Amnesty for press lefenses will be pro- claimed on the 18th of May Spain.-Serano has resigned the regen- cy..el5 sass dgles nat szsq
 Prince Frederick of Prassia is talked of for the throne. 1<q1J
 Ron,e.-The dogma of infallibility will be considered soon. and some of the pre- lates in opposition have left RomesA. ao CNba.-The Spaniards claim important
 successes.
 General Jordan is in this country. l Ne4H fR1sQoaC@O ....Tho rnpnrf ft,At Ina, nA
 rien treaty had been reiectei is incorrect,
 but the routes lately explored prove inn practicable. sa z-8
 1 a-aai4 1- ' DOMESTIC. tt et-
 The Democratic and Republican Oonysn. tions of New York State met, last week,
 and nomin ated Judges for the Court of
 Appeals.
 The Mcfarland case is still on trial. The prosecution have offered the testimony of
 Messrs. Greeley. Sinclair. "Brick" Pome
 eroy, and Mrs Calhoun.
 Scranton coal hes declined. | Gold has gone up to 115. a.e~. ] Commissioners Parker considers an Ia 1 dian war inevitable ~ Decoration Day (the 30th inst.) has beeu appointed public holiday. Government will sell $4, ,600, ,00O of gold, 0AN PutonNSG ~OsVVVSVVU Ol JULIUS
 May. .z.ze. tsss The decrease of the public debt, last
 month, was $11 ,697, ,793.
 1 The results of the Richmond calamity
 are 57 killed and 153 wounded. (See first page). ,.'.< ,eaoa The Naval Court of Inquiry at Washing
 ton on the Oneida disaster find the officers
 of the Bombay responsible. @@s5 g | It is reported that the Indians have seiz-
 ed the Cheyenne Agency and imprisoned l the military garrison. sa1s.ee
 In some portions of California the grain 1 crop will not pay for harvesting, having
 been destroyed by drouth.
 The Philadelphia Mercantile Library is
 to be opened on Sundays. 1 The estate of ithe late Mr. Burlingame
 has been admitted to probate It does not
 exceed $6O,OO
 1 Gen. Sheridan has gone to the Indian
 country. in anticipation of hostilities with ] the Sioux. The Auburn National Bank has been rob.
 bed of $31, ,000. ?. The Richmond Mayoralty case has been
 decided in favor of Mr. Ellyson. Shocks of earthquake have been felt on
 the Pacific coast for several days past
 The Upper Mississippi flood is sabsil- ing. B. .-.-...... t.