Litchfield enquirer., 1870-12-01
News of the Week
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FOREIGN. Frdpce.- "A severe conference.-the place l near Amiens (north of Paris) on Monday, I which resulted in the defeat of tlle FfencI Eassd the occupation of that place v the Menotti Garibaldi has suffered ssdefeal near Piombieres.
 The Prussians have taken Q strong posi-. ton from the French near Orleans. .-@-s~--.-.~ The Prussians are still concentrating be- tween Paris and Orleans. Gen. D'Aurelles de Paladines has been placed in command of all the French for. ces outside of Paris.
 A successful sortie has been made from
 MoDtmedy. the Prussians being driven buck
 with loss.
 A Prussian frigate. is cruising of the Azores. l! Another German ship has been captured. The Francs -tireurs have driven 1000
 Uhlans into Belgium, where they were dis. armed. Great Br'tain.-The opposition to the
 war policy is steadily gaining ground in the British Cabinet, and the fears of a rup.
 tnre are abating.
 It is expected that Congress of the Great Powers will sit, to whom the Black ~. Gortchakoff's note of reply has bsen re. ceived. aud is said to have been pacific Turkey objects to any infringement of I the treaty of Paris :. There has been panic in the. London
 money market.
 Germany. North German Parlia
 m-nt met Friday. a'l0
 Spain.-A republican revolution is said to be imminent. ,,s3 s A Spanish war vessel has been wrecked on the coast of Cuba. DOMESTIC.
 Gen. B. F. Butler spoke in Boston.
 Wednesday. on tue position of the Repub- Iican party, Jon the issues Of the day.
 TrOol nave been sent to Florida in an. tc'patlon of riots at the meeting of the lABoard of s ate CanvAssers.
 Two persoLs were kill. and one was wounded by1s boiler explosion iu Terre Haute, Ind.
 Oneimonth's imprisonment has been in. hicted on man in Ohio for intimidsting colored voters. # $ 2 #g
 Tue CoIlac:orzof Customs at Buffalo is charged with malfeasance.
 Chief Engineer Kellogg, U. s. N, has been murdered at Ky West by Surgeon King
 varlsti rns S.saR as PGiladeipGia. tT N"' 0''H The tribes of the Indian Territory will hold d general council Dec. B.
 The Army If the Cumberland met in Cleveland. Thursday, Gen. Garfield deliver. ing euology on the late Gen. George H. Thomas.
 The health of Chief Justice Chase con. times steadily to improve. 9 Gs-E2 Thanksgiving Day was generally observed throughout country. In New York and Brooklyn 1t was celebrated by suspension of business, church services, target excur. sions, charitable dinners, &c. Evacuation Day was celebrated at New York by parades and dinner to the, Vet erans of 1872 A sA &&Na "a
 "A New York agent of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has been arrested for shooting with intent to kill. Gen. Sherman's annual report is pub lishcd A W"man's Peace Congress met in Bos. ton Friday r .-..~.e~ sv v-q Rebel oniragesa are reported in Kentucky, and troops have been sent to aid the civil authorities.
 There were six bnrglaries in Rochester on Thanksgiving night. There Was a severe frust in Louisiana on Thursday. .., By the fall of a building in Buffalao, Sat. urday, three persons were fatally injured, and four buried in the ruins. The AssistantTreasurer has been directed to sell four millions of bonds during De. cember.E / 4 EE
 B. MsYerger, the murderer of Col. Crane, in Jackson, Miss, has been sentenced to Imprisonment for life. sAIrfF -,sr.t. F5
 Ten New York city conductors have been arrested for stealing fares. sss,-.-,.s Two women were murdered in New York on Thursday 22d; one by her husband. A New York Trades Unionist threatens the life of non. Union tailor. .s.,. The Red Stocking B. B. 0. has disband- ed. sH .vs'.sssI aaa ..fa Ga -e One Granger, late of the staff of Gov. Warmoth of La. has been arrested for forgery. He was subsequently, discharged. Weston failed in his attempt to walk 400 miles in five days.
 A bill allowing dnties to be paid in eur. rency is to be introduced into Congress. The San Domingo treaty is to be brought forward in modified form. Sugar cane has suffered severely at the South from the frosts. It is now thought the Republicans have carried Florida. The defeated governor of Alabama re. fuses his successor possession of the office.