Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1880-10-21
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
FOREIGN.

NEWS OF THE WEEK.
- FOREIGN.
Great Britain : Disturbances are expected
In the West of Ireland.
The Virgi2ia bondholders' committed. in
London approve the work of the Virginia I'm
migration Society.
Robert the Devil won the champion stakes
at Newmarket, last week.
MIR. Keene's colt FOxhall won the Bedf ord
Stakes at Newmarket, last week.
Extensive bribery and corruption have been
disclosed by the election commission.
Mejeska has achieved great success as Mary
Stuart.
The last volume of Kinglake's History Of
the Crimean War has been published.
The stike of the Wigan weavers is ended.
France. The editor of the Gaulois has
been sentenced to imprisonment ana fine for
libel. .---.
The French Assembly will probably meet
ON November 9.
The completion of the Cologne Cathedral
was celebrated with great splendor, Thursday.
The DEGREES against the Carmelites have
been enforced throughout France 5s@
:. General de Cissy has been relieved of his
command in the French army on account of
recent scandals with which his name is asso
ciated.- 7,y '-d --a3 - ~0"Sit
Prince Napoleon has refused to see depu-
tation OF Bohapartists who want him to recog-
nize his son as heir to the French throne.
Austrs0 Prince Rudolph has spoken of
allowing Russia to take Con. tantinople if Aus
tria is permitted to occupy Salonica
Russia Gar is trying to have his
children by the Princess Dolgorouki recognize
ed as princes of the bleod, and take rank af-
ter Grand Dukes.
Turkey. The Albanian chiefs persist in
retaining Dulcigno.
Admiral Seymour proposes that diplomatic
agents instead of naval officers shall supervise
the surrender of Dulcigno
PcrssG.-The Kurds have burned 40 Per
sian villages. ..
South Africa.-The Basutos have been
routed in an attack on Masiru
Mona Scotia. Ten men were killed by the
flooding of mine. .el
Merico. The election of Gonzales as Presi-
dent has been accepted throughout the Repub-
lie. --,- s.., ~
President Diaz reports that railroad build
ing is making satisfactory progress
argentine Republic. General Rocca has
been installed as President. ...,
Immense numbers of sheep, cattle and
horses persisted in snow storm at Buenos
Ayres on September 18th.
DOMESTIC. 5
President Hayes is meeting with warm re-
ception in the Territories.
Gen. Grant was enthusiastically received in
the cities at which he stopped while on his
way to Boston.
The festivities at Baltimore, last week, in
cluded civic parade.
A Chicago theatre was burned, last week.
There is more coin in the United States
Treasury than ever besore
President Hayes has been visiting the coal
mines at Seattle
The Southern Pacific Railroad has reached
point within twenty five miles of Eastern
New Mexico.
The news from Indiana and Ohio caused
general revival ID business of all kinds
r, Archibald Forbes lectnred at Chickering
Hall, New York, on Wednesday night.
The railroad tunnel at West Point caved in
Wednesday night, and a laborer broke his
neck by walking into the hole.
More trouble in connection with Indian af-
fairs is feared in Colorado.
A new railroad, called the Central Illinois
and Wisconsin Railway, has been organized.
Secretary Sherman addressed large meet
ing in Chicago. Thursday
Secretary Sherman addressed large meet
ing at Milwaukee, Friday.
General Garfield spoke at Mentor, Friday.
to large party of business men.
The National Republican Committee held
meeting, Friday, and issued an address to Re-
publicans.
The Democratic State Committee has pub
lished an address to the people of Indiana.
General Grant visited Brookline and Cam
bridge, Friday, and called upon the Republi-
can State Comm ittee.
The majority in Ohio for Secretary of State
is 1S, 929.
General Hancock has made public letter
about the tariff. 81 s' . y
Senator Blaine and Colonel Ingersoll adj
dressed Republican mass meeting at Decker
town, N. j.. on Friday.
President Hayes arrived at Katama, Wash
ington Territory, Thursday
Wright Smith, silk manufacturer of Pat.
erson, N. j., suspended business, Friday,
with liabilities of $3.50, 900.
Secretary Schurz hes decided the land
claim of the Western Railroad Company of
Minnesota in favor of that corporation.
There will be no change in the Fusion eec-
toral ticket in Maine.
The Virginia Funders will not withdraw
their electoral ticket
A destructive wind-storm prevailed in the
Northwest Saturday morning.
A great snow and wind storm in the North.
west has delayed trains and caused the loss of
several lives on the lakes.
1t is alleged that attempts were made at
indianapolis to falsify dates in the interest of
English, to break the force of the recent ex-
posures -
The National Association of Local Preach
ers of the Methodist Episcopal Church began
the celebration of their twenty fifth anniver-
sary in Baltimore, Sunday. ...
There is keen rivalry between railroad
agents IN Chicago.
Two persons were killed and several were
severely injured by the bursting of boiler in
Masillon, Ohio Friday.
A conflict between the Utes and the United
States troops seems imminent.
The Episcopal General Convention is still in
session in New York.
A fire in Charleston has burnt property
worth half million. ... 80
John A. Woodward, the city cashier of Bos-
ton, is supposed to be defaulter in the sum
of $50 600; he has disappeared.
The snow storm in the West did great dam
age to the shipping on Lake Michigan, and
caused loss Of life
Indian Commissioner Meacham, Agent Ber-
~, Hoyt and Cline were arrested Monday
charged with completely in the murder of
Jackson. the freghter. ~. -
The Democratic factions in New York have
agreed upon w. R. Grace as candidate for
Mayor
Secretary Schurz addressed the Germans of
Newark Monday evening.
There is no opposition to the reelection of
Senator Edmunds in Vermont.
President Hayes was in San Francisco,
Monday. F e ..- .- IS. fs
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