Litchfield enquirer., 1880-07-01
A Foolish Issue.

Stlll we rear tDe LOtal county r6turnS VIII SHOW a considerable loss.
 AFoolish Issue.
 The objectors to Bradlaugh's admission to seat in Parliament, have succeeded in mak- ing quite lion of him. On Tuesday of last week, MT. Labouchere moved in the House of Commons to allow Bradlaugh admission to his seat on affirmation. A Tory promptly offered an amendment forbidding his admis- sion either on oath or affirmation. MT. Glad stone opposed the amendment. He thought the applicants religious views irrelevant to the question of his admission. About sixty five Liberals, however, voted with the Tories for Bradlaugh's virtual expulsion and carried their point, 275 to 230.
 The Opposition were hugely delighted but the performance gave Bradlaugh just the chance he had wanted. On Wednesday he appeared at the bar of the Commons and claimed the right to be heard. This was granted, and he made splendid speech af- firIning his right to a seat whatever might be his religious opinions He refused to retire on direction of the speaker. who ordered him taken away by the Sergeant at Arms, and the House voted him into custody. MT. Glad stone has all along taken the position that the action of the House on this matter is illegal but he has not made it in any sense s,vcrn- ment issue On Thursday, the House voted to release Bradlaugh from custody. On Fri day the question was up again. MT. Labou- chere gave notice of motion on Tuesday of this week to rescind last weeks vste rejecting Bradlaugh MT. Gladstone said that the cab inet would consider the question on Saturday and propose some plan of action.
 In the meantime the ''democrats" are mak- ing quite stir in Bradlaugh's favor. A thousand men assembled iu Palace Yard and at Westminster Hall on Friday and cheered hlm as he passed. His friends have arranged for an hundred public meetings in various parts of England, and he is made quite promising martyr by this foolish attack.
 The whole business seems very absurd to Americans, although in a few states religious tests still remain on their statute books, relics of the time when church and state were united in our government. Bradlaugh's defence was very bold He told the House that there were many of it's members who held religious views fully as extreme as his own, yet nobody thought of expelling them. We imagine that the Cabinet will propose some modification of the oath so that it will no longer be relig- ious test.
 A shameful outrage occurred in Bridgeport en Monday. The Law and Order Society of the place had employed the services of two New Haven detectives to prevent Sunday liquor selling. One of the accused was on trial before the city court when mob col lected in the street, led on by liquor sellers, and assaulted the detectives on their return from court. One rough attacked them in the station, and several followed them over to New Haved. One of the detectives was much bruised
 Don Camerops brother-ln-law and Secretary Sherman's nephew. was finally confirmed, by the Senate, as Marshal of New Mexico. He was short in hls accounts of the previous term some $3, ,000, but Don promised to be respon- siblc for the deficiency, and the young man squeezed through. Money takes precedence of merit in American politics to an extent that is not very crcditabl6.
 Another frightful Sound disaster occurred near Hell Gate on Monday afternoon The steamer Seawanhaka, with from 300 to 400 passengers on board, caught fire and from 30 to 40 people lost their lives The fire aprar- ently started with all explosion, burnt with fearful rapidity and though the captain ran the boat ashore, such was the confusion that great loss of life followed.
 The American team won again at the great Doleymount international match, scoring 1929 to the 1riShmen's 1880. The teams were tied on tho 800 yards range. The shooting is ex- cellent, the Americans averaging 2l54 per man out of possible 225; the Irishmen, 2l3a.
 ExCongressman Poland, of Vermont, de- clares that the Credit Mobilier affair ought not to prejudice Mir Garfield; yet we don't quite reconcile this statement with his report al chairman of the celebrated investigating oom- mittee, which seems to assume the truth of Ames' version of the matter.
 Waite, the defsulting Vermont bank officer. was not church member-an exception that we see specially noted. Financial crooked ness is apt to clothe itself in the garments of sanctity.
 The census returns are not in sufficiently to give accurate figures, but it is evident that New York will come nearly up to 1, 300, 600 |; Brooklyn counts over half million and Phil adelphia about soc, O,OOO Nebraska will mum. Der half million.
 The past week has been au unfortunate one for New York steamers. On the 18th the Adelaide was sun down by the Grand Repub. lie in the Hudson River, and sunk; loss, $50. 900. On the 21st the City of New York, just arrived from Havana. burned at her dock loss, $350, ,O00 e.-.
 The election being over. fighting has begun at Buenos Ayres. Ina South American re- public the election answers the purpose effect. ed here ivy the nominating convention then the musket decides the matter. ssy
 It is estimated that $4OO, 900 was spent in Chicago. convention week. There were vast ly more outsiders than delegates present; and quite as thirsty, DO doubt -
 The story is going the rounds of the papers that census snamerstor in Barkhamsted ha. found woman twenty -four years old who is the mother of twelve children. ~
 Jay Gould's latest acquisition is a palace on the Hudson. MT. Geo. Merritt built it at a