Litchfield enquirer., 1878-06-27

to contribute Republican campaign funds The reports of an uprising of the Grippe was of Wisconsin and Minnesota are discredit- ed.
 Six nurderers were hanged in different parts of the country on Friday last. Mrs. Hilton has been excomnunicated from 1 Plymouth church. 1 More witnesses have been examined in the 1 Vanderbilt will case. Yale beat Princeton at base ball. Friday, by a score of 10 to 3 but was beaten by Harvard Monday. On Thursday the contest for the single-scull championship. of America was won by Han lon, of TorantO, against Morris, of Pittsburg Judge Barrett has quashed the indictment against the New York Aldermen. The Iowa Republican Convention nominated State ticket and adopted an anti-Adminis- tration platform. 1.-The Arctic expedition sailed, last week, in the EOthen
 Last week tie Maine Democratic Convention nominated Alonzo Garcelin, of Lewiston, for Governor. | The Democratic candidate for Governor of i Oregon was elected. fl mass-Eleeting of New York Socialists was held, Monday, to commemorate the revolution of 1848
 l On Monday, Chace, the Fall River defaulter, pleaded guilty to three counts i'll the ndict- ment, and was sentenced to imprisonment for three years. Laboring men in Washington claim that 100, GOO Workingnem are to meet there in a few days.
 Hammond and General Fitz John Porter, met at West Point, Monday.
 CONGRESSIONAL.
 Congress finally adjourned OF Thursday morning.
 Phelps and Dent were confirmed as Dis trict Commissioners. ... .-.
 The nominations of ex-Govcrnor Fenton, Mir Groesbeck and Professor, Walker were confirmed, Mir. Conkling coming to the assis- tance of his old rival Fenton.
 An error in the enrolment of the Sundry Civil bill defeats the reappointment of the Hot Springs Commission.
 Sumner J. Kimball has been promoted to be Superintendent of the Life Saving Service
 Congress having failed to pay the expenses of the Louisiana Commission, eX-Governor Brown has sent to Mr. Sherman check for one fifth of the amount which the latter refus- es to receive
 There was good deal of drunkenness the last night of the session, a colored member of the House expressing committee being the only one of the committee in working condi- tion.
 Senate On Tuesday of last week the Sun dry Civil bill was debated all day, finished and sent to conference committee h cad money bill passed, in concurrence.-The bill to amend the Internal Revenue laws was laid aside.
 Most of Wednesdays session was spent in acting on the Presidents appointments The amendments of the Sundry Civil bill were agreed to.-Mr. Voorhees, failed to get any ac- tion on his bill making legal tenders receivable for customs.-The Post Route bill failed The Senate adjourned at a. m. of Thursday after an all-night session.
 House. On Tuesday of last week, the Sen ate substitute for the bill torepealthe Resump- tion Act was defeated.-Mr. Potter's bill to refer all claims to the Court of Claims was passed.-The House refused to pass the Post Route bill, or to act on the Northern Pacific bill
 On Wednesday an amendment was carried forbidding the payment of the Southern claims MT. Ewings bill substituting legal tenders for National bank notes failed 109 to 114.- There was much confusion and an all-night session; and as soon as the Sundry Civil bill was finally disposed of, and had gone to the President, the House adjourned sine de.