Litchfield enquirer., 1880-06-24

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 LlTCHFlELD, CONN. Thursday, June 24, 1880. The war cost the government, according to Secretary sherman's estimate, about $6, ,so0,- OOO, 900.
 Later reports indicate poor wheat crop in England, which means prosperity for Ameri- ca.
 The Southern Democratic papers consider Garfield one of the very strongest candidates the Republicans could have named.
 Commissioner Raum will probably lose his official head for his officiousness at the recent Springfield CHI. Conventlon.
 Illinois Democrats have nominated Lyman Trumbull for Governor, with but trif1ing hopes of his election, we imagine.
 Returns of the census are beginning to come in from the cities. Chicago is falling about 25,OOO short of her expected half million.
 
 Gen. Longstreet was confirmed Minister to Turkey by a nearly unanimous vote Of the Senate.
 The French Cabinet has finally determined upon a general amnesty, except for crimes against the common law as it stood before the Prusse- French war.
 The Conn. Mutual has had judgment of foreclosure in several important mortgage cases coming up from Ohio in the U. s. Cir cult Court.
 The ladies cooperative dress association, of New York, starts of with rush. A quarter of it's stock is already subscribed and the list of distinguished names among it's promoters is simply terrific.
 Congressman Weaver, of Iowa. has been nominated for the presidency by the Green packers, after an all night session; E. J. Chambers, of Texas, took the second place on the ticket.
 Mir. Charles H. Voorhies, New Jersey Congressman, has been arrested on charge of obtaining $5,000 on false pretences. He claims that the money was lost through mis- fortune but not by any misconduct on his part.
 Local Option came up in the British House of Commons on Saturday and was adopted by Q vote of 229 to 203 Mr. Gladstone voted against the bill, but most of his Cabinet seem to have voted in it's favor. We presume it will be killed in the House of Lords.
 "Lohengrin" is being very well performeda at London. Hithertothe parts have been swarming with mistakes and the opera badly mutilated by remorseless "cuts." Nilsson sings in it, and the work is more popular than ever be- fore. England is preparing to take up Wag ner half century or so hence.
 There is to be an October election in Indl- ana after all. The Supreme Court of that state has decided that the Constitutional Amendment recently voted by the people, and changing the time of election to November, was improperly submitted to them by the legs- lature.
 A case of horribly fatal cruelty to child is reported from Germany. A sexton caught child picking flowers in a cemetery. He shut her up in the dead house with two corpses forgot her till the next morning, when she was taken out dead. She had actually driven her nails into her flesh in the agony of her ter TOT.
 Captaln Young, of the steamer Narragan- -sett, was present in Methodist Church ip Jersey City, last Sunday, when the minister, commenting on the disaster, accused his off cers and crew of gross cowardice. He at once rose in his seat and gave the minister the lie. He was arrested on charge of disorderly con- duct but finally discharged.
 The Cincinnati Convention organized Tues day with the choice of Judge Hoadly as char man. Mr. Tiden has at last sent in letter of declination and it is believed that Bayard will lead on the first ballot. English will have the support of the delegates from this State and much help from out.ide. McDon, aid, of Indiana, will have strong following. It is believed that Tilden's influence will be given for Payne of Ohio. After organizing on Tuesday the Convention adjour:ed till Wednesday morI ing
 HARPRR's contains William Morris Hunt (llus.); By Paths in the Mountains I, (with IT illus.); The Santa Fe Trails @ illus.); Princes and Potentates in 184O ( 8 illus.); Summer Clubs on Great South Bay Q0 illus.); Prince Yousuf and the Alcayde i; Queen Victoria Q3 illus); Blue Flags; White Wings, q Yachting Romance, by William Black (continued); American Colleges and German Universities; Close Quarters; Frank, lins place in the Science of the last Century i; Mary Anerly, by R. D. Blackmore (centin- ned); Washington Square, by Henry James, Jr., WI. Editorial Articles.
 Harper & Brothers, New York, S4 year. See Enq.. Clubbing Rates
 The expenditure of money in the recent election of British parliament IS said to have exceeded all precedent The aggregate reached $1OO,OOO in Manchester, $65, ,O0O in Birmingham, $7O, 900 in Sheffield, and $50, GOO in Glasgow. There were dozens of places in which the total expenses of the candidates turned $10,0OO and $l5,OOO Even Glad. stone's election cost him over $13, 800.
 These seem large figures, but Mr. Barnum could probably better them. The result both in England and in the Fourth Congressiopa