Litchfield enquirer., 1876-06-01
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
FOREIGN.

FOhE1GNs
 Great Britoin.- -Winslow's surrender is deemed certain.
 Great Britain dissents from the conclu- slons of the Berlin Conference.
 Foreign bonds are all depressed.
 Gainsborough's painting of the "Duch- ess of Devonshire," sold recently in Lon- don for $53, ,O25, is stolen.
 Mir. Disraeli says the British Govern ment declines for the present to take cog nizance of the Emma mine frauds.
 The British Merchant Shipping bill has passed it's third reading.
 A verdict of 5000 has been given ID London against Albert Grant for misrep- resentation.
 France. Desmoulins is ap- pointed by the French Government to report on education here.
 Minister Dupaure declares that officials must not intrigue against the Constitu- tion, and his determination is approved by the Paris press.
 Spain.-The Spanish Constitution is adopted.
 ;. The Government promises to make good the deficits in the Cuban Treasury.
 A loan of SIC, 1000, ,000 guaranteed by the Cuban customs is being negotiated.
 Iurkey.-The points of the Berlin memorandum are made putlic, showing that important concessions are required from Turkey, but that government agrees to entertain the scheme. sa
 The insurgents in Herzegovina claim a victory and are resolved to demand absolute freedom #f@&
 It is proposed to hold European Con ference on Turkish affairs.
 Mir Orth, Minister to Austria, has re. signed. ....
 Illinois Republicans nominated Shelby M. Cullom for Governor.
 The delegates to Cincinnati chosen by the Illinois, Minnesota, Nebraska, and w-Hampshire::Re Republicans, Wednesday, are almost unanimous for Mr. Blaine
 The President proclaims the advisabil- ity of general celebration of the Fourth of July.
 Judgments have been rendered in the Missouri whisky fraud suits to the amount of s1, ,OO0, GOO.
 Four large failures are reported from Louisville.
 The Presbyterian General Assembly in session at New York have passed reso-
 
 Southern Church.
 Brisk competition between the trunk lines has reduced Western passenger rates.
 The California Democrats declare for Gov. Tilden for President and he has the majority of the Michigan delegates. Kansas has declared for Mir. Blaine.
 There have been great auction sales of  New York, the last week, realizing $l, 75O, coo ga .@ a zN aE On Friday Thomas " Piper was execu. Young, -and Samuel J. Frost.at Worces- ter for the murder of his brother-in-law. A.t. CONGRESSIONAL.
 Senate. The question of jurisdiction in the Belknap case came to vote on Mon- day and was decided against the prisoner by eight majority "A. bill has been re ported to provide a Pacific Railroad Sink ing Fund. 4r-
 House. A report has been made con- demning Minister Schenck's connection with the Emma nine.-Mr. Morrison has been speaking n favor of his tariff bill Mir. Kelley replied opposing the proposed change. Committee on Elections has reported Tn favor of unseating Mfr. Mercy of La.-An investigation has been order ed into the charge that $500. GOO was spent to secure the passage of the Hawaiian Treaty bill The abolition of the New London and other navy-yards has been referred to committee to report next ses- sion.-J. H. Patterson of New Jersey has been appointed Doorkeepe- in place of the faoetious Fitzhugh. reduction of the army has also been discussed. Two New York men--one a former Doorkeeper of the House-accuse Speaker Kerr of selling an army commission. Blaine testifies under oath that the package hand ed him at the Capitol contained maps and not bonds.