Litchfield enquirer., 1878-07-18

A meeting has been held in Bordeaux to promote the FTanco-American Treaty
 Italy. Italians are agitating for the annex alton Of Southern Tyrol to Italy. Cgpsus.-Afr Barring, of the British Lega- in Turkey, has taken formal possession Of Cy- prus.
 Sir Garrett Wolseley has started for Cyprus, of which he Is Governor and troops are on their way from Malta to that place.
 Iaghgy.-The Turks ueahout to send troops to Volo.
 A fire has been raging through district of Thessaly. .s....s..-.
 Serufa.-Prince Milanhas proclaimed the in dependence of Servia.
 ,SOasM AfaicG:-Kreli is now the only chief defying British authority.
 Nontreal-The Mayor organized special police to prevent the Orange procession This actof his the. magistrates declared unlawful. Some 30O0 troops assembled subject to theiror- ders and terrible riot was expected Finally the Orangenlen decidednot to ''walk" and only few isolated assaults occurred
 Merc0. Much excitement was caused by Colonel Mackenzie's raid, at the capital.
 HGyti.- Thirty eight houses have been burned at Port au-P Prince.
 Neac CG5adoniE.- Governor says he has the native revolt under control.
 The natives have massacred French people.
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 At New York; last week, Collector Arthur and Naval Officer Cornell were removed and General Merritt and Colonel Burt were appoint ed to their places. r Gen. Howard has been attacked by 400 Indi- ans whom he repulsed three times
 Capt Miles was attacked near Pendleton, Oregon, but repulsed his assailants ......,
 The excitement in Oregon continues and it has extended to Washington Territory.
 Thirteen buildings were burned in Buffalo, on the 9th.
 The cotton crop reports show that cotton is doing fairly, but that in some of the Gulf States it has been damaged by rain.
 Secretary Sherman has made a fresh demand to be allowed to present testimony to the Pot ter Committee.
 The Missouri Democrats have adopted a Greenback and Labor platform, and have de- clared for Mississippi River Improvements. Formal charges have been made against Col lector Thomas, of Baltimore, for taking part in political work Tom Murphy has failed John J. Burchell has failed at New York for $2, 100000 Secretary Sherman declined proposition to subscribe for $50 GOO, 900 four and a half pel cent bonds. 0r.a st -,. Gold has paid for silver in San Francisco
 Senator Kellogg testified before the Potter Committee in Washington, Friday, contra | dieting Anderson on many important points.
 The evidence thus far published indicates an acquittal of Gen. Fi tz, John Porter. The New York Grand Jury decline to in- dict the elevated railroad for making too much noise.
 | IL in thought that savino of $50O. GOO will be effected in railway mail compensation tnlS year. The storm in Wisconsin has been very heavy and protracted, and grain is greatly damaged.
 The charges against Minister Deichman prove unfounded. Work was resumed at the coal mines in the ! Pottsville region on Monday. The special commission sent out to induce l Red Cloud and Spotted Tail to settle on the Missouri has failed in its effort. It is held at Washington that complete evi- dence has been obtained for forfeiting the steamers England and Denmark, of the Ma. tional Line, to the Government Large parties of tramps have twice tried tt board railroad trains in Iowa.
 MT. Dodge, Statistician of the Departmen of Agriculture, has resigned.