Litchfield enquirer., 1881-12-29
DOMESTIC.

It is announced that new railroad between New York and Boston is to be built at a cost Fof $50, ,000, ,00O. a. eis ,a.' q
 Ex-Secretary Blaine has accepted the invi- tation to deiSter the Garfield memorial ora tiOn. af# r.tf
 H. H Riddleberger has been elected sep- atoi from Virginia.
 The Senate has confirmed the nominations of Justice Gray to be Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, and of Thomas O.. Acton to, be Assistant Treasurer
 On the 2Oth, the President nominated ex- Senator Howe, of Wisconsin, to be Postmas. ter-General, and the Senate confirmed the nomination
 The youngest daughter of w. H. Wander bilt was married, last week, to Dr. w. s. Webb
 Last week boy was shot and killed by an old man in Newark. ..
 The New England Society of Brooklyn had it's second annual dinner, on Wednesday night. The chief speakers were General Grant, Mr. Beecher, Chauncey M. Depew and Horace Porter .zas j ,. e5.f f
 Frederick A. Palmer, the city auditor of Newark, confessed, last week, that he had embedded $125, 5,O00. t. 5sslan t1l . :
 Judge Blatchford has refused to grant an injunction to prevent the carrying out of the agreement between the New York elevated roads. #@ a.as.'zra #.
 The creditors of A. & w. Sprague have re- jected General Buffers offer of $2, 600, 900 for the property. 4a f@
 Several New York theatres have been in- spected by Fire Department officials. n..
 The people of Newburg, N. Y, have voted in favor of centennial celebration in 1883
 The Governor of Louisiana has called an.. other extra session of the Legislature. a# > Mir. Sargent of California. and Mr. Chand- Ter, of New Hampshire, are spoke of as members of the Cabinet. -t., ...--~s
 A fire at Fort Valley, Ga., has caused loss of about $60, ,000 53s.ae
 Pig iron has advanced at Pittsburg to $29 per ton. G.. AHtC@ eu.s e4
 Six hundred shoemakers are on strike in Chi cago against a reduction of wages. lH
 A fire at Red Bank has caused a loss of ahnnt $97. .G00 :,
 More forgeries on the Ohio Treasury have been discovered at Columbus s.ssi' ss
 The steamer Granger has been burned on her way to Charleston, s. O.; two negroes are missing. dij@ 1es,iis tsna .sstss3j t5t9 rs0@u ts
 Stewart, the train robber, has been arrested
 It is proposed by a committee of the Boston City Council to abolish the Police Commis-e sion. a} spw bqcfsal7f ., B, &-.5l '.
 The Central Pacific Railroad of Wyoming has been chartered. b9nssls ea as We
 The Rev. Dr. Leonard Bacon died at New Haven, Saturday. 8 se@
 The new Minnesota adjustment bonds have been signed and sealed. faH .a ..l
 Mcfarland, the Molly Mcguire, has been declared not guilty. e,ss5satf r,F .a
 fire in a bonded warehouse in Maiden Lane, N. r., Saturday night, caused loss of million. The ioss at Broadway fire was over $250, 0O0 The Grand Central vraiety Theatre at Troy, N. Y., has been burned, ,srFs .gts,.,.s-. " suicide in cemetery. ht,o4 ..ss a7'.'Is
 On Sunday German in College Point, L. l., killed his wife and then committed suicide.
 Many Republican Congressmen are opposed to Senator Sherman's Refunding bill.
 Four of the crew of the schooner Smuggler were lost in dories near Chatham, Mass.
 shocking story of outrage, musder and arson is reported from Ashland, Ky. .T
 Peter Herring and his two sons have been swept over the Government dam in the Kama wha River and drowned -
 Lucius Ryce, prominent citizen of Terre Haute, Ind, died in church on Christmas Day. f "j'
 Two men were killed by locomotive near Matteawah, N. r., Sunday VI
 The losses by the South St.. New York. fire are estimated at $2, 500. .O0O.
 Judge Cox expresses the opinion that his conrse in the Guiteau case will one day be ap- proved. s'7S sf~ '#s
 The Chickasaw Indians object to the right of way granted to the St. Louis and San Fran cisco Railway Company by the Choctaws.
 Small pox still prevails at Chicago
 :. Fire destroyed twenty-five buildings at Sul- livan, Ind, Monday.
 A serious explosion occurred in the house or John McClelland, of Jacksonville, Ind. while he was celebrating Christmas.
 Four Italians were stabbed in Mott St. N r., Sunday one died and another was proba- ply fatally injured.