Litchfield enquirer., 1873-09-11
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
FOREIGN,


 Great Britain.-60O Catholic pilgrims left London for Paray le MoniaI, last week. u ... Spain.-There has been another cabi- net crisis in Spain. Salmeron has resign ed and Castelar, has formed government. the Cortes granting him dictatorial DOW CTS. He calls for $50, ,OOO militia and re- serves.
 Admiral Yelverton took the iron clads which had been seized by the insur gents, from the harbor of Cartegena. without opposition. They are now at Glbralter, subject to the order of the Spanish government whenever they fur nish crews for them.
 Three socialists have been condemned to death at Valencia. The socialists of Andalusia have burn ed fo1Gy farm-houses.
 The lnsurgent junta in Cartagena are moving in favor of separate government for Catalonia.
 FrGnce.-The last instalment of the French war indemnity has been paid and the German government gives official mo- tlce that their occupation of French terri toy is ended. .......
 The government objected to any cele- bratlon, last week, of the anniversary of the proclamation of the French republic. ! Iadid.-Ninety persons are said to have been drowned by the upsetting of boat on the Indus.
 Soesth Anac,'ica. --The revolutions in Peru are now to some extent under con- trol of the Government. z . ..
 A fire in Valparaiso has destroyed prop erty to the value of half million.
 The revolutions in Guatemala have been overcome by the Government.
 Cdn0da.-The Royal Commission, ap- pointed to investigate the Canadian Pa cific Railroad scandal, is engaged in talk ing testimony. The accusers have refused to appear, believing that the investigation will not be thorough. The only fact of importance yet developed is that Sir Hugh Allan contributed $40, ,O00 of the Central Committee election fund of $65,O0o.
 DOMESTIC.
 Yellow fever is raging in Galveston. Houston, ,and Shreveport A perfect panic prevailed jn the two former places, Satur- day and Sunday, and northward bound trains were crowded with flying people.
 On Wednesday the Massachusetts De mocracy nominated Mayor Gaston of Bos- ton for Governor, and adopted a wonder fully extended lot of resolutions.
 Connecticut delegates to the recent Ma tional Temperance convention at Saratoga contributed $1, 1000 towards wiping ont the SIG, 900 debt of the national society. The Hip Ye Tong prosecutions at San Francisco ''fzzled.''
 Secretary s. M. Smith has made an i'm portant speech at Carrolton, H., explain ing the objects of the Farmers Move ment.
 The Indianapolis exposition opened yesterday.
 John T. Harper, internal revenue col lector, at Springfield, H., has defaulted. A collision occurred on the Atlantic and Great Western Railway, Sunday, by which one man was killed and seven others burned. A Republican Delegate has been elected in New Mexico by more than 2,O0O major ity. t3Ilr.H.. ...,..
 Twenty four deaths from cholera in 24 hours are reported from O'Kawville, III. Texas Democrats have nominated Rich ard Coke for governor, and denounced the grab. s....e-
 A tornado swept over Granby, Mass, Friday, demolished one house, unroofed others, and destroyed the crops.
 More and more frauds develop in the Brooklyn city accounts.
 Governor Woodson, of Missouri, is talk ing stringent measures to capture the Iowa train robbers.
 The Minnesota Farmers Convention, nominated Asa Barton for Governor, last week.