Litchfield enquirer., 1872-07-04
The trustees of the Peabody Education

The trustees of the Peabody Education al Fund met. in Boston, Thursday.
 Senator Frehnghuysen made an address at Princeton College, last week.
 The Liberal Republicans and Demo cfats of Illinois united in the nomination of ex-Liaut. Gov. Koerner for the Gov ernorship, and endorsed the Cincinnati; ticket, last week.
 David Murphy has been sentenced to be hanged for the murder of Charles Bar
 John W. Avery, the murderer of Jacob Erb, was hanged1dn Hackensack, N. J. on Friday.
 An instruction occurred in the Auburn State Prison, last week, but was quickly quelled. i
 The pianist Wehli sailed for Europe. Saturday.
 The cotton crop in Tennessee. Northern Alabama and Georgia promises very well At a New York Catholic church COG children were confirmed, Sunday. Judge Davis and Joel Parker having de- chned the Labor Reform nominations g new convention is be held on the 3Oth Inst. .m ts sEs
 The Republican majority in Oregon IS 576. The House is largely Republican and the Senate will have a Republican majority of one. M. Mullandore, dramatic reporter was shot through the body, on the street in San Francisco, on Saturday night, by H. k. McLauslin, in an affray about family matters. s..1ls..
 -Dr. Neligan, Catholic Vicar General of l Nassau N. F., visiting New York. disao- peared from a Catholic picnic held recent l ly and has not been heard of since.
 J. 5. Mitchell, Q stock broker of San Francisco, committed suicideby shooting, last week, in consequence of financial loss es. -3'''st- I-F5s..
 The present board of Erie Directors have sued Jay Gould for ten millions. of which they claim he has defrauded the road:
 Gov. Magofin, of Kentucky, and Hon. John c. Breckenridge are at Long Branch.
 Congressman Fransworth of III. has failed to get nomination from the Re pubhcans and will probable run as eoali- tion candidate. r rI.4
 Mrs. Clem has been convicted. of mur- dering Jacob Young and wife at Indian- apoi1s, and sentenced to the penitentiarJ for life.
 The smallpox is prevailing in an epi demic form in Baltimore
 The Freedman's Bureau was discontin- ed on the 3Oth nit.
 pamphlet history of the Agricultural Department at Washington has just been issued. It isn't popular in the Depart ment. .....--4 :. .-.
 The English band give concert in New York, this week.
 Mrs. Barnard, one of the woman jour nalists of Washington has become-we read-managing editor of the Washington Chronicle
 Two Boards have been appointed by the Secretary of War, one to select model for breech-loading muskets and carbines to be used in the army, and the other to examine heavy ordnance.
 The report of the murder of Gen. Me Kenzie by the Indians is denied at Wash ington.
 The managers of the Boston Jubilee gave free ball, Monday night Joaquin Miller called on the editorial fraternity of Chicago, Monday, The Boston nine defeated the Forest P City Club of Cleveland, at Boston, Mon ,, day, by 8 score of IT to O. Charles s. Hopkins of Lowell, Mass. , was murdered by Indians near Fort Bss- com, New Mexico, on the 11th inst The second trial of Mrs. Fair, in Cali fornia, is postponed until the first Mon day in September. The grand ball in the Coliseum, Boston, Monday evening, was attended by at least 25,OO0 people. The decrease of the public debt, last E month, was g., OBI, ,035. The duty on tea and coffee expired. Monday.
 Horace Greeley is expected at the Jub; lee to day Wednesday,. The Jubilee will continue through this week .. .s