Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1880-12-23
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
FOREIGN.

GTeGt BtrtGtn. The British Government ia
preparing land bill.
The London Times calls for coercion in Ire
land.
Mr.. Downing, an Irish magistrate had to
flee to Dublin from the County Mayo because
he served wrts of ejectment.
Healy and Walsh have beea acquitted in Ire.
land efsthe charge of intimidation Qx..
:, The Rev. Messers. Dale and Enraght have
been PROV isionally released from jail et-.. -
A large Land League meeting was held in
Mullngas Sunday.
Minister Lowell spoke at the London civic
banquet to General Roberts, last week.
Josiah CALDWELL London railway contrac-
tor, has failed, with liabilities amounting to
SO, 500, 0OO
The Duchess of Westminster and Francis
T. Buckland, the naturalist. are dead.
The Irish Land Commission is about to re-
port.
France. The success of the Panama Canal
enterprise in Paris is declared to be enormous.
England has induced France to favor arbitra-
ton in settling the Greek question.
Emile de Girardiu intends to retire from
public life after the dissolution of the present
French Chamber of Deputies.
The Slosson-Vignaux billiard match has
been begun in Paris.
NJ. Rochefort has challenged M. Reinach.
Germany. Germany accepts Professionally
the proposal to settle the Greek claims by ar
bitration.
Italy-Senator Buoncompagni, the Italian
author and scientist, is dead.
Russia number of Moscow students
were arrested, last week all but six have been
released.
The Russian army defeated the Turcomans
on Saturday.
Turkey. General Longstreet presented his
credentials to the Sultan, last week.
The kurds have returned to Turkish :erri-
tory.
South Africa.-The Beers have proclaimed
republic.
Canada. There have been three more ex.
plosions in the coal mines at Stellarden, N. s.
f. +. O'Brien, large real estate owner.
10 under arrest for forgery in Montreal.
DOMESTIC.
Sitting Bull has stated his willingness to
surrender.
Ernest A.. Thornton, a revenue clerk in
Chicago, has absconded with $4,000.
Inspector General Marcy, of the Army, has
been retired.
Two men were killed at fire in Erie,
Penn, last week.
The explosion of boiler in Louisville, XIV.
last week, killed one person and fatally in.
jured several others.
mass meeting has been held at Caldwell.
Kan, in favor of the Oklahoma raid.
The state debt of Missouri is found to be
SIG. 250, 900
Mr.. Schurz 10 to make st. LOUIS his home
when he leaves office
The National Board of Trade met in Wash.
ington, last week.
Sara Bernhard narrowly escaped being
hurt while playing in Boston, last week.
The subject of disease in American farm an
finals was considered, last week, by Con-
gressional committee.
The ball at the new armory of the New
York 7th Regiment was very successful
Seidenberg & Co., New York manufac-
turers of cigars, have .lade an assignment their
liabilities are $500, 600.
The removal of subordinates in some of the
New York city departments has already be-
gun. .a
The Rev. j. A. Paddock was consecrated
Bishop of Washington Territory in Brooklyn.
last week.
A dinner in honor Of Gen. Grant was given
in Washington, Thursday night. 81
Two children were burned in Virgins,
Thursday. #s ss3 te
A number of vessels are icebound near
Sandy Hook.
The annual meeting of the Chesapeake and
OHIO Railroad was held in Richmond, Va.
on Thursday.
The National Board of Trade continued its
sessions at the Capital. last week.
A committee of the San Francisco Board Of
Trade has sent a telegram to Admiral Am
men. approving of the Nieargua Canal pro-
ject. ~ a $50
A defect has been found in the ceiling OF
the Capitol at Albany. 8s { @
In Albany, Thursday, Charles A. Burt