Litchfield enquirer., 1879-03-27

more The Marquis of Caux was more gen. erous.
 Nordhoff, of the Herald, says that this is a better looking Congress than the last. The Southern Democrats are better lot, he thinks, and all are much younger.
 A, Japanese merchant has been condemned to ten years imprisonment for setting an evil example by smoking opium. No doubt he was a moderate" smoker.
 The New York dealers are determined to keep up the price of tobacco in spite of the lowering of the tax. If they succeed, sin gle firm, the Lorilards, will pocket one of the elght millions the government loses.
 Cornell University is to have a course of lectures on American Constitutional History from Prof. Won Holst of Heidelberg, and lec- lures on English Constitutional History from Prof. Goldwin Smith.
 The late Elihu Burrtt left about $8O00 to various public institutions-a small matter MT. Vanderbilt would have 9thought- there was even larger difference between their rep utatien than between their fortunes.
 An influx of spring advertising crowds out & good deal of matter from correspondents which we should have been glad to publish. It also cuts down editorial space so that many matters pass without comment to which we intended to refer.
 
 It seems that the laws of France deny the CTS. Minister Jules Ferry proposes to extend the exclusion to the religious orders like the Jesuits, which are under foreign control. It is thought that the bill will pass.
 Now that Conkling is back in the Senate for six years, the Republicans of the New York legislature seem willing to vote the reappor- tionment of representation which the constitu- tion of that state demanded three years ago.
 The State officers of Massachusetts have been selling some of the stock which the state holds Tn the New York and New England railroad This stock has been bringing over 38 per cent, but the sale of 1000 shares lowered the price some five per cent.
 Tennessee bondholders cannot agree with the legislature of that state on any compost tion for their claims The Senate has passed a bill offering 40 per cent. at 4 per cent in terest but the bond-holders demand 60 per cent.
 New York capitalists are proposing to build improved tenement houses. They think they can be built now at at cheaper rates than ever before and that there should be additional legislation to prevent the crowding now prac- ticed
 Dr. Charles Jewett the veteran Norwich temperance lecturer is hopelessly i'll and with out means of support. His friends propose a testimonial and John B. Cough has subscribed $200. Dr. Jewett lectured at this place a year or two since, as our Litchield readers will no doubt recollect
 Louisiana negroes have been acting in man ner that goes to prove the claim of Senator Lamar, and others that they are inclining to Democracy in these days. Two negro parish conventions nominated Democrats for the con- stitutional convention, it is said, in spite of protests from Republican managers.
 The ''stalwarts' are calling loudly on Hayes to save them by vetoing the bills.which they expect the Democrats, who are now in contro of both branches of Congress, to pass abolish ing all federal control of elections. Consid ering their treatment of the present admins tration, they can expect very little from it o1 the score of gratitude. What Hayes consider