Litchfield enquirer., 1878-04-25
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
FOREIGN.

IUrEey.-lt IS thought that under the me- diation of Prince Bsmark, a Congress will f. nally be held for the settlement of the Eastern Question. It is said that Russia will allow the
 whole treaty to be considered and that the withdrawal of the British and Russian forces from the vicinity of Constantinople has been
 accepted in principle.
 A new Ottoman ministry has been formed
 with Sadyk Pasha as Premier It is said to
 be neutral in character. The Grand Duke Nicholas has demanded
 the surrender of Shumla within eight days. General Todleben is about to visit San Ste fano.
 The Russians are making large contracts for provisions in Roumania. The Roumanian militia are to be called out Gre0t BTttGsn. weavers are on strike, though some of them are ready to
 submit their claims to arbitration. A large meeting at Manchester has passed a resolution
 advising the operatives on strike to submit. There has been serious strikers riot near Glasgow.
 Parliament has adjourned for the Easter re- cess. Government has prohibited the export of
 torpedoes.
 The East Indian Government is about to
 Send native troops to Malta " France-It is said at Paris that Germany dIIIlS at OI tuG GI1plG dl. liance and the isolation of England. The programme for the opening of the Paris Exhibition is published. = Russia. - The equipment of the Russian Baltic fleet is proceeding with all haste Vest Indies. s.-Hostilities have been renew ed in Cuba. " In Santo Domingo, General Gonzalez and
 General Guillermo are each at the head of
 provisional governments. DOMESTIC.
 George T. Hathaway, treasurer of the Saga
 more and the Border City Mills, of Fall River, is reported to be defaulter to large amount, and to have wrecked the compames. William Orton, President of the Western Union Telegraph Company died suddenly, Monday, of apoplexy. Francis Murphy lectured at New York, ,Sun-
 day night, for the first time A scandal has started against the Episcopal
 bishop of Michigan. He deniesas strenuously as the other side afirms. The heirs of Brigham Young and the Mor-
 mon Church are in sharp controversy over
 property claimed by the latter. Ten millions of United States bonds were
 sent to England, one day, last week. Professor Marsh has been chosen Vice-presi- dent of the National Academy of Sciences v MIL LfdItS ucSiI6S OOugTeSS IOQcTHlIL ullu t0 appoint more than one Assistant Commission CT to Paris, from any state. The President has nominated Wm. H. Hunt, of Louisiana, to be Judge of the Court of Claims.
 General Logan is out with aletter to Senator Sargent attacking the latter's motion to put large number of generals in the volunteer ser
 vice on the retired list. ~.- Suitshave been begun against the Gilbert
 Elevated Railway Company for $4, 5O0, 900
 damages
 Three murderers were lynched at Hunts vile, Alabama, last week. Secrary Sherman disapproves of all the new
 Currency Bill except the clause about the re-
 issue of legal-tenders
 A report has been made to Secretary Sher-
 man that ring of foreign manufacturers and
 their agents controls silk importations to New
 York
 There was an enthusiastic demonstration at
 Chester, Penn, on Saturday, in opposition to the Wood Tariff.
 Mr. Cenkling denies the accuracy of the
 World report of his conversation relative to
 the president.