Litchfield enquirer., 1872-08-15


 The reported resignation of Lord Hath erly is contradicted
 The British Royal Yacht Squadron Re gatta was concluded on Saturday. the Challenge cup being won by the Gwendo- lin.
 France.-The Pope has written letter congratulating President Thiers on the success of the French loan.
 Thiers is concerned about the approach ing meeting Of Emperors at Berlin.
 Six hundred Communist prisoners have sailed for New Caledonia. I 7GermGny. .- Germany has undertaken to establish friendly relations between Austria and Russia.
 SpQtn.-King Amadeus has signed a decree for the abolition of Slavery in Cuba and Porto Rico. ASA r , iRatssia.-A destructive fire has broken out at Nijni-N -Novgorod.
 MerieO.-President Lerdo has granted 8. general amnesty to political prisoners. CubG.--A Spanish account of the insur- gent losses in Cuba is published.
 A Cuban privateer is supposed to have touched at Long Cay, Bahama Islands.
 Peru.-PTesident Balta has besn sssss- sinated and his murderer hanged and burned.
 DOMESTIC.
 The French band gave a farewell con- cert at Boston, Thursday night Republicans all over the country cele- brated the North Carolina victory with bon6res, salutes. &c
 Florida Republicans held their State convention, Friday. They expect from 1000 to ,OO0 majority in November. Gov. Jewell made speech to the Re- publicans of Orange, N. J., Thursday night. t..-, : : 4..,. Dawes and Conkling addressed an en- thusiastic Grant meeting at Utica, N. T., Thursday. ] Lieut.. Evans, of U. s. Army. shot a burglar at Pittsburgh, Thursday. l Three Arizona diamond mining compa- nles have been formed.
 Gen. Wilson is speaking in Indiana.
 Mexican incursions over the Rio Grande are constantly occurring.
 A propeller was burnt on Lake Michi- ! gan, last week. -.el..a s-is
 The Mormon delegate was elected at the | Utah election, last week. 1 Five men have been killed by the burn l ing of an oil we'll at Oil River, Pa.
 The arguments in the Barnard impeach- ment commenced, this week.
 Gen. Farnsworth of Illinois has declared for Greeley.s,.-sss ,.t
 Serious election riots have occurred in Quebec.
 A railroad train was telescoped in Ten nessee, Thursday, killing three persons and wounding five more.
 Louisiana Liberals and Democrats have failed to unite.
 A negro was lynched at Covington, Tenn, last week.
 Recent robberies on the shores of Long Island Sound are said to have been per petrated by the crew of United States steamer. l., ,sz.s..,.... AsTexas merchant named Alexander has been killed by a Mexican assassin.
 The. French band gave their last con- cert in New York, Friday, and sailed for Europe, Saturday. | Andrew Johnson is speaking for Gree ley, $ 0#sIP
 Four houses were struck by lightning in Worcester, Mass, Sunday afternoon.
 A girl shot her brother dead at Liberty, Mo-, Friday.
 Frederick Douglas has issued an ap- peal requesting colored men to vote for Grant. A&#
 More frauds of New York officials are coming to light. -t. E,lsl'l-
 Senator Sumner made Greeley speech at Washington, last week.
 Congressman Kelley is speaking for Grant in California.
 The steamer Bristol sunk an Irish bark in Newport harbor, and was afterward run ashore. ,s .--4. | There was destructive fire in Minneap- olis on the 9th. s-l
 The National Educational Association held three days session in Boston, last l week
 A Chicago elevator was burnt, last week; loss $125, ,O0O. l The Civil Service Reform regulations for New York were promulgated, Satur- day. A.4.s4 1 Two men men were smothered in an Indiana coal mine on the 9th. The building of the woman's wing of Cornell University has been contracted for about $15O, 900. ~@
 . There is much excitement over the al- legged confinement of sane persons in Bloomingdale Asylum, N. Y., and many wrlts of habeas corpus have been sued out. ,-s.... -(ss.----r.
 The Democrats have elected their con 1 gfessional delegate in Montana.
 Senator Schurz addressed the Germans at Chicago, last week @a Galusha A. Grow declares for Greeley. l OA0AOP GAucT1 OdLuO1lC D1suOp O1 NaGcH- ez has been appointed to the Archbishop ric of Baltimore. 1F@}#
 There were six cases of sunstroke in New York, Saturday. s@eS -a-a.s-7
 ? The Continental Sugar House and re- fnery was burnt at Boston, Wednesday; loss, $500, ,OO0. @ F1"'''@ "
 Prominent San Francisco ex-offcials have been arrested for frauds and forgery l in real estate titles. M ss 1 Senator Fowler of Tennessee has de- l clared for Greeley h--A~ <-s