Litchfield enquirer., 1873-03-20
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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Great Britain.-The Irish University Dill was rejected by the House of Com mons, by majority of three, on the 11th. MT. Gladstone then resigned, but the Queen could induce no leading Tory to attempt to form a Cabinet, so that prob ably the Gladstone administration will be continued temporarily, at least. g s..7.
 Ffance.-The project of government reported by the committee of thirty, has been accepted by the Assembly.
 The treaty has been signed with Ger many for the final withdrawal of their troops from French soil by Sept. l.
 Spotn.-The bill calling constitution al convention has passed the Assembly.
 The Cariists have been defeated in Pampeluna.
 jHaly.-Bishop McIlvaine, of Ohio, died at Florence, last week.
 The ex-King Amadeus has formally re- sumed his rights as a citizen of Italy.
 Pere Hyacinthe is preaching in Genoa.
 DOMESTIC.
 The business portion of Elyria, Ohio. was burnt Saturday night. Loss S2OO,-- 600.
 Foster, the New York car-hook murder CT, and McElhany who killed his wife in Boston, are both to be hanged tomorrow. Six women clerks have passed examina- tlon and baen appointed at the Treasury Department, Washington. A bank was "burst" at Falls City. anh robbed of $35O, 1000, last week.
 s The mails from St. Louis. east. have been robbed of over $6O,OOO during the past months.
 Two murderers were hung in Illinois. Friday.
 The New York Assembly has voted an investigation into Erie. 1 On Friday, house was burned, and an aged man and an infant perished, near Chicago. --0-..-
 Four prisoners escaped from the coun- ty jail at Auburn, Friday. A furnace Tn process of erection at Mi nersville, Pa., was blown down by the violent wind, Saturday night.
 The act authorizing the City of Boston to issue $2O, ,OOO fire bonds has been declared unconstitutional. l Rev. l.. D. Huston, D. D., charged with immortality, was expelled from the Methodist ministry at Baltimore, Friday Ten houses were burned in Ashland, Pa., Thursday, and four persons were in- jured by the falling of the chimneys. MT. Boutwell, was elected, Wednesday, CO IAo Ou1IcU OtdL0S OSuate Dy the Leg" islature of Massachusetts.
 The Ohio legislature has censured the Representatives who voted for the Salary steal
 The cashier of Pennsylvania bank killed himself, Friday. Rhode Island Republicans have nOmi- mated Henry Howard for Governor.
 Captain Jack and the Modocs still fail to come to time .s....
 A Brooklyn brewery was burnt, last week. .-.. r.. l E. P. Smith has been nominated Com missioner of Indian affairs. | The Louisiana case will not be up be- 1 fore the Senate this session.
 Heavy forgeries have been discovered in Wall St.
 1 One hundred sixty eight thousand dol lars was stolen from the office of the Pa. l Western railroad in New York, Saturday.
 The Governor and Lieut.. Governor of | Nevada came near having civil war for | possession of the State Prision. The Governor was finally successful. r The Senate has been engaged discuss 1 ing the Caldwell case. There are strong hopes of his expulsion. A young girl was beaten to death by her lover in Syracuse, Monday, who was afterwards killed trying to jump on moving train. .s M,.ans4 Judge Richardson succeeds Boutwell, as Secretary of the Treasury. The rest of the old Cabinet have been reappointed.