Litchfield enquirer., 1877-09-20

to 8 WlnQOW 70 ans" CT the call sue lOSC her way in the darkness 0f the room and fell lo down a flight of stairs, al q bruised herself severely. Mrs. Hawley Is a stout Lady. and it is fortunate that she escaped so well. She has not yet entirely recovered from the effects of her fall. NEWS IoF8 THE. WEEK : >Jl FOREIGN. .....- 7uykey. The result of the grand series of Russian assaults on Plevna, last week, has been thescapture of three redoubts and the heights sf Grivitza, but the suc- cess IS not decisive. and the Russian loss is near 13.OOa The Turks even succeed- ed in . recAptnElng some of the .redoubts captured. The only hope of taking Plev- na is by regular seige which must be a very slow operation.
 The Montenegrins7 have defeated a Turkish detachment. ~'s 4~S S ~s@ - +A~ 5-
 The Czarewitch's army has retired be- hind the line of thelJansra.
 The Russians have evacuated Ardahan, m Armenia.
 Mount St. Nicholas. one of the. defences of the Shipka Pass, has been captured by the Turks.
 Great Britain. The Yorkshire handi- cap at Doncaster was won by the colt Al bert Edward: the St Leger stakes, by Sil vio: and the Doncasfer cup. by Hampton. About 100 lives were lost by the sinking os the.ships Foster and Avalanche, which came iuto collision in 5Ene English" Gtsaa- nel. Only l2 passengers were saved. .7' President Grant has received the free dom of the City of Glasgow.
 France. Paris journals have h0o~ s3nSor
 President MeMahdn { has prepared an Electoral manifesto.
 Spain. Alfonso and the Princess Mercedes are to be married next January. POrtuQGl. .-Herculano de Caryalho, the Portuguese historian. is dead. -
 Greece. Canaris, the Greek Prime Minister, is dead. -..-. Japan.-~The rebellion has been over. thrown. ....s, ....,.... .... DOMESTIC.
 The President visited Louisville, Mon. day, aud was received with cordial enthu. siasm. The Rev. Stuart Robinson deliv. cred an address of welcome, to which MT. Hayes responded. t.. ..
 The Soldiers and Sailors Monument was dedicatedoat Boston, Monday, sAt- torney General Devens delivering the ora ton.
 The Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows of the l of the United States met at Baltimore, Monday.
 Collector Arthur of New York, has visit. ed the Secretary of the Treasury, to dis. cuss the reports of the Jay Commission.
 President Hayesreeeived an enthusias. tic welcome at Cincinnati on Saturday. It is not believe that the Southern Re publican Senators will cooperate with the Democrats for ag reorganization of the Senate. TB ## F#s
 Levi Coffin. the prominent abolitionist is dead. M aE #sss
 The yellow fever is increasing rapidly
 Ezra A. Hoyt, of New York, will be ap pointed Indian Commissioner. Three persons were drowned in tho East River and two in the North River, Sunday, by collisions. ~ a Tweed, in his testimony on Saturday, as | serted that William B. Woodin, Norris Winslow, Theodore l.. Miller, Georg, Bowen and James Wood were paid $40, GOO each for assisting in the passage O the charter of 1870. -ss-f .---:'. .aE '',. ,f.s
 The Clairmont Savings Bank was closed
 Monday. by order of the New York Bank l ing Department. " l The friends of ex-Collector Jones, o Chicago, deny that he was connected witt the Galena Ring. The Bankers Convention, last week,
 discussed bank taxation, municipal in
 debtedness and resumption.
 The New York Custom House Commis
 sion has made its fourth report in regard
 to the Appraisers Department, closing
 with ten recommendations for it's improve ment. s1olt ..f- ..r.- .... 1 On Thursday, the Massachusetts Demo ] crats met at Worcester, and nominated I ex-Gov. Gastom for Governor They fay or, currency on gold basis. s...
 At Columbia, last week, Ohio working
 men. the organized National party, ant
 nominated State ticket.
 | Twenty-Five sets of valuable churcl vestments were seized as smuggled, a
 New York, last week.
 yy Gov. Connor's plurality in Maine ex
 ceeds 11,O00. -Fa'T't I The Maine Republicans carried ever
 county except two; the Democrats electe,
 there Senators and twenty-six Representa-
 tives. The Prohibitionists of Massachusett
 held conventions and nominated Stat
 tickets, last week. '' f- d The Tooth anniversary of the battle o
 Brandwine was celebrated, last week. l A new cattle-plague has appeared a 1 Cleveland. -' l The roll of the House of Representa-
 tives will show Democratic majority o
 eleven.
 | The fourth report on the New. Yorl
 Custom Houseshas been sent. to Secretar.
 Sherman
 Mir. Randall is confident of election a 1 speaker zses zs,aslt 4.s gaa s- r.s,. .. l. I Mr. Cox opposes subsidies, and think
 he will be elected Speaker. -,7-sB l Last week, the Wisconsin Republicans
 nominated Wm. E. Smith, for Governor
 their platform hopes a the President, Southern policy will be received in 8 pro per spirit, and favors the silver dollar O l7s3 --n ,