Litchfield enquirer., 1872-01-25
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
FOREIGN.

Parliament has been mobbed in London. France. e.-Pres. Thiers resigned on Sat urday, because tax asked by the govern ment was refused. He was finally pre- vailed on to withdraw his resignation. More Communists have been sentenced. It is said that the Rothschilds will pay the German indemnity i'll consideration of 30 years monopoly of the tobacco tax. Another German soldier has been as- sassinated, but his murderer has been seized. .-s. ...E-E.E
 India.-An unsuccessful revolt has oO- cured, and twenty-nine rebels have been executed.
 DOMESTIC. ' On Wednesday the Franklin statue in New York Printing House square was unvailed by Prof Morse. The banquet which fol- lowed at Delmonico's was addressed by Henry Ward Beecher, Horace Greeley, and others.
 The Round-house of the Lake Shore and Michigan Railroad at Toledo, was burned yesterday, with six locomotives i; loss, $100,00O. An extensive fire has occurred at Abbe- vile, s. c. Two lives were lost by the burning of hotel on the Albany and Susquehanna Railroad.
 The San Francisco merchants are com plaining of Customs frauds at that port. The lower branch of the Louisiana Leg islature has expelled the absent members. The New York Committee of seventy have framed new City Charter.
 MT Alvord has asked in the Assembly for an investigation into the State Print ing.
 Four boys were drowned yesterday near New Bedford.
 A woman and two girls were shot by lunatic in Louisville.
 An extensive fire has occurred at Mon. ticello, Ark. { A messenger of the New York Metro politan National Bank was robbed of S65, 900, last week. The Grand Duke was in Topeka, Kan ras, Tuesday. The Georgia Legislatuse adjourned las week. There is tie in the Pa. Senate. Tn election of another Senator to fill vacant seat will give the Republicans majority.
 George R. Dennis has been elected U ] $. Senator from Maryland. l Two Cleveland post-office clerks hay been arrested for stealing drafts and mon ey orders. 1 Another New York Savings Bank ha l failed.
 Nebraska has legislative row in pro gress, the President of the Senate declal ed that badly adjourned, and it is no' without quorum.
 The South Carolina Freedmen protes against the repeal of the duty on rice.
 Forts Moultrie and Sumpter are undel going repairs.
 A temperance bill similar to that passe in Illinois, recently, is before the Missou legislature.
 A woman who had left her husband | live with another man committed suicid in New York, Monday.
 The Greeley party in the N. Y. Assmb seem to have majority nOtwithstandin their defeat on the Speakership.
 The U. s. Supreme Court have decide that obligations payable in coin specified ly are not discharged by payment in GU rency.
 The Wharton trial bids fair to closed, this week. A verdict of acquitt is expected
 The value of the California wheat crn is estimated at twenty million dollars
 It has been decided in the PennsylvI mia courts that women are not given Il | suffrage by the constitutional amendment
 The New York Custom House invest gation continues. The disclosures of ( ficial corruption there are very disgrac full.
 The Louisiana TOW continues. TT government troops will interfere in ca of actual fighting between the Carter al Yarmouth factions
 William B. Allison was elected U. Senator from Iowa, last week, i'll place MT. Harlan.
 Charles A. Meigs has been appoint' New York bank examiner in place of c. lender .l.'
 The Massachusetts School Ship, for t training of vagrant youngsters as sailC has proved failure.
 Boston Catholics raised $64, ,629 at ia recently.
 A bill was introduced into the Missol legislature, last week, providing for issuing of State bonds in aid of railroad in the proportion of $10, 1000 per mile broad guage roads; and $5, ,000 to narrC guage roads.
 A plan is proposed to adjust the Sou Carolina State debt. The New York ion Trust Company offers to take financial agency of the state and redet outstanding bonds at 50 cents on the d lar. Gov. Scott assents to the plan.
 The Rev. MT. Hepworth, late Unitarif hasl heen admitted to fellowship by N York Congregationalists.
 Stokes has been arraigned for trial.
 The California House propose to letv men and negroes become lawyers.
 Each member of the Pennsylvania leg 1ature has heretofore received about g. session for stationery"
 A Chicago Alderman has been convict of bribery
 AKansas deputy sheriff was fatally sl while making an arrest. Thursday.