Litchfield enquirer., 1879-06-05
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
FOREIGN.

G7'eGt B9it0in England and Portugal have concluded treaty relating to South Africa, and the suppression of the slave trade.
 The Anglo-Afghan Treaty has been ratified. colt Sir Bevys. The Moore Centennial was celebrated brill iantly in Dublin. General Sir Garnet Wolseley has sailed for South Africa Mr. Lorillards Parole won the Epson Gold Cup. Froaace. The Chamber of Deputies, by a vote of 272 against I'll, has refused "urgency' for M Clemenceau's motion demanding the temporary release of Blanqui A transit duty of $2.83 per ton is proposed for the Darien canal. Germany. Bismarck has informed Hamburg and Bremen that they must surren- der their privileges as free ports. SpGsn.-lt IS proposed to reduce the Spanish army by 0,000 men.
 Russi0.-Prince Lobaneff is said to have brought back the project of a Russo Turkish alliance. F. Four revolutionists haue been hanged at Kiev.
 Russia is about to raise per cent loan.
 TWrkey-The Turkish Minister of War op- poses the reduction of military estimates. He claims that $26, 675 900 are necessary.
 The Sultan is displeased with the new govern or of East Roumelia for not flying the Turkish flag and wearing the fez.
 South AfrTco. has retreated northward with large army.
 Egypt. Khedive will agree to the ap- pontment of European controllers
 Cdn0d0.-1n Montreal, persons supposed to be cab-d drivers have murdered watchman and attempted to set livery stable on fire
 Meraco.-The proposed Mexican Exhibition has been abandoned
 SouM America. The Esmeralda was blown up so save her from capture by the Peruvians.
 DOMESTIC.
 Interesting testimony has been taken at the trial of Miss Duer for the murder of lady friend in Maryland
 Drexel, Morgan & Co.,, offer to take all of a new $1O, 900, 900 loan of the City of Philadel- phia.
 Decoration day was celebrated North and South, and the graves of the men of both arm- les were decorated wherever there was an ob- servance of the day.
 Governor Van Zandt was inaugurated at Newport, Saturday, in the presence of 10,0 people.
 General Chalmers of Mississippi, advises the Governor of that State to arrest every man on any steamer sent down to bring away the refugee negroes.
 The Greenbackers at Washington declare that they will form no coalition with the Dem- ocrats.
 A large meeting in aid of the negro exodus was held at Newport R. I. last.week.
 Ohio Republicans nominated Charles Foster for Governor last week. He had nine majori- ty ever Taft on the first ballot
 At fire in Hagerstown, last week, thirty five people were injured in climbing down from the upper windows; eight were burned to death.
 The annual parade of the New York Coach ing Club occurred last week.
 Gray, the forger, has been sentenced to ten years imprisonment.
 Stockholders of the Manhattan and Metro politan elevated railroad companies have ap- proved the consolidation of their roads,
 Two women have received severe sentences in New York for throwing vitriol.
 Iowa Greenbackers refuse to combine with the Democrats and nominated separate State Ticket.
 The Moore Centenary was celebrated last week in New York, Boston, Philadelphia and Baltimore
 Fernando Wood intends sailing for Europe in few, days.
 A number of tornadoes in Kansas and Mis- souri have done much damage, killing over thirty people
 William Porter and John Irving, noted bur glars, escaped from Raymond Street Jall in Brooklyn Sunday
 Nearly thirty thousand New Workers went to Coney Island Sunday.
 The entire Sophomore class of the State Uni versity at San Francisco was expelled last week fer refnsing to disclose the authors of burlesque program.
 The whole history of the Manhattan Bank robbery has been disclosed by the confession of Patrick Slevin watchman. Five men are now in custody.
 The Iowa Nationals are already at work to secure the seat of the late Representative Rush Clark.
 The Hon. MT. Huntington has entered an action for $50, 900 damages against the Mon- treal Gazette for libel.
 An extensive and bitter war in railway freight rates is in progress.
 Robert J. Ingersoll delivered an oration at the funeral of his brother, Congressman E. c. Ingersoll, Monday; there were no other funeral ceremonies
 Decoration Day was observed throughout the country by appropriate ceremonies.
 Judge Dillon has resigned to come to New York.