Litchfield enquirer., 1871-01-19
News of the Week
FOREIGN.

FOREIGN.
 me dermans won great victory near ne ne .ans over Gen. Chanzy, last week, Ano iorce engaged on both sides was n quarter or million. and the French were obliged to retreat with a loss of from Is 900 to 10000 prisoners. '' The bombardment of Pnr;s c,,t;n,o, and does considerable damage to the citv Gen. Bourbaki continues his ndvanca for the relief of Belfort
 The Germans have taken Peronne
 GTedt B1itdin.-The Conferences wos to meet at London on Tuesday.
 twenty SIX persons have been kilIed bv 8 colliery explosion " "
 & Donsingo.-A serious insurrecti,, against Baez is reported
 DOMESTIC.
 The Erie Railroad paid in the year 1ses over $33O, 900 Counsel fees!
 A Wyoming Judge has committed sui. eide. SUI
 The murderer Rnlofr has been sep.spcol to be hanged on the 3d of March.
 Gen. Frank Bluif, Jr., has been nop,i,o. ted for U. Senator by the Democrats or Missouri.
 A party of masked men have killed sev. elal negroes in Kentucky.
 h"Hital Kortef WhS confirmed by tho Senate, Friday.
 The New Hampshire Prohibilionisls have indorsed the Republican platform,
 An extensive fire has occurred at Dubu. que, Iowa.
 The San DomingdLl lCommi.sion consist. of the Hon. B. F. Wade, Prof. White uf Cornell University, and Dr. S,mmeI (; Howe of Boston.
 Destructive floods baye occurred in Washington Territory.
 Gen. Srhenck was given Il farewell din. ner in Washington, Wednesday.
 An IttliaA Yes el has been lost mt sea and over 400 persons pershed.
 Three lives were lost by a fire in Ken lucky.
 Tbe National Asylum investigation is in progress in Washington.
 The early arrest of Filkins, the Albany express robber, is expect d; Halpiue the victim is recovering.
 A railroad train has been robbed between Washington and Baltimore. Three iaborers have been killed ut the Hoosac Tunnel by nltro-glycerine.
 Gen. Stoneman proposes a Wintr calm paign against the Apache Indians.
 Another disaster has occurred on the Mississippi several lives being lost
 The case of the Me 'hOdi,t Book Com mittee against Dr. Lanalr,n is being tried in New York.
 The Brooklyn whiskey wnr ba1 reopen ed. Hr.
 The Canadians have been committing another fishery outrage
 The cattle disease Is spreading III New England.
 A great meeting was held in New York. Thursday evening in favor of Italinn Unity. Speeches were made by Horac' Grcely, Henry ward Beecber and others.
 The court martial of the Coloied Cadet is closed. He defended bimseli with great ability. ---.-,-
 The senior class Ut West Point is nov confined to barracks for lDobbing three cadets (not color, d..
 The Erie R. R. hns been sued by moro holders If preferred stock.
 Two Boston smuggers have been con victed.t
 A young man shot himself ill Providence Sunday.
 Fisk has had terrific quarrel with one Stokes who interfered in his harem, ant the row fills colnmus of the New York pa pers.. N' l3FA.F
 Mir. Bliss hns been elected president Of the Union Pacific R. R. in place of Oliver Ames.
 A Cincinnati colored woman Las brought Q suit against those who kidnapped Wud sold her into slavery in 1853
 One sixth of the merchandise imported into this country is the product oI slave labor.
 Gen. Logan is to be U. s. Senator flom Illinois and Senator Wilson is rsuomiuated from Massachusetts.