Litchfield enquirer., 1875-09-16
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
FOREIGN,

CTe0t BFat0an.-Flfte0n thousand anil mals were affected with foot and mouth disease in England. It has extended to Norfolkshire and Devonshire. The build ing of tue National Opera House has be- gun at London. The jury in an inquest on the mate of the Mistletoe censured the officers of the Royal yacht Alberta. Eleven the Bennington wood colliery, Shrop- shire.
 France. MacMahon has re- moved Admiral Baron de h Ronciere de Noury from command of the Mediterra- mean squadron for avowing sympathy with Bonapartism. There was violent gale in the Mediterranean and the South of France. The French workmen called on manufacturers to exhibit at the Centen- nial Exhibition.
 Germany.-Tle steamer Martin Wiener bound for Hamburg, is supposed to be lost.
 Spain.-The Cabinet has been reorgan- ized, with Gen. Jovellar at it's head. Bis cazares are reported in favor of peace. Gen. Douregaray is still being chased by the royalists.
 Haty-Cardinal McCloskey has arrived Tn Rome, and has been presented to the Pope and has been feted by American Catholics.
 .11wkey.-The Turks have been beaten in Herzegovina.
 Asia.-Col. Duncan was received cour- teously by the King of Burmah. The Rus sians routed force of 3O,OOO rebels in Khokand. The attacks on telegraph clerks at Foo Choo, China, continues.
 Canada. The remains of Gulbred are still unburied.
 DOMESTIC.
 Prof. Marsh and others have been testi. ying in Washington as to IRdian frauds.
 The evidence in the Westervelt case bears strongly against the accused, c wit ness testifying to having seen him in a street car with Charley Ross.
 The steam barge Mendota sunk on Lake Michigan with thirteen souls.
 Democratic gains took place in the Maine election, but the Republican ticket was elected.
 Moody and Sankey, the revivalists, have been holding meetings in Massachusetts.
 Several dangerous counterfeiters have been arrested in Alabama and Tennessee.
 The propeller Equinox went down in . gale at night on Lake Michigan with all on board, 9 in number.
 John J. Cohen < Sons of Augusta, Ga., bankers, have failed.
 Five blocks and two factories have been burned at Middlebury, Vt.
 Spotted Tails band prevented some of the River Sioux by force from going to Crow Butte for the Council.
 Bishop Hare testified last week to the Indian Frauds Commission that Agent Saville said that certain cattle weighed $50 pounds, which it appears he charged the Government for at 1, ,O49. pounds.
 A large part of the Fall River operatives desire to return to work.
 Fresh troubles have occurred in Missis- sippi, the negroes and whites both organ izing and arming. g
 Jefferson Davis addressed the AQricul. tural Society at De Soto, Mo-, last week.
 The Wisconsin Democracy and the New York Republicans have passed resolutions hard money while the Pennsyl. vania Democratic convention voted for two to one.
 The Ohio Exposition opened at Cincin- nati, last week. with procession five miles long.
 The New York Republican Convention. last week, nominated Frederick ". Seward | for Secretary of State; Gen. E. A. Merritt | for Treasurer.
 An explosion in a celluloid manufactory in Newark. last week, destroyed the build l ing. killed one man, and badly wounded | thirteen persons.
 On Friday Mir. Beecher spoke to 5000 | people at the New England Fair.
 Lightning set fire to the Imperial Oil | Works at Oil City, last week; loss, $2OO,- poo.
 Heavy forest fires broke ont in St. Law renee County, last week.
 The Board of Engineers assembled at | New York to consider improvements of | he mouth of the Mississippi reported ap- proving Capt. Eads's plans.
 Mir. Lamar and Senator Gordon made | speeches at Holly Springs, lfiss lask week