Litchfield enquirer., 1881-05-12

had expected of hlm. At the recent Republi can caucus he gave notice that he should not vote for Gorham. Eighty.six millions of the government six per cents have been agreed to continue at 34 per cent, and the Secretary's plan of refund ing has proved an entire success.
 The business of the large postof1ces is large ly on the increase and it is now believed that the postal revenue of the country will be not less than thirty y-sx millions.
 The U. s. District Court in Florida has been obliged to continue all criminal and govern ment civil cases till next year for lack of District Attorney to take charge of them.
 The Land Bill seems certain to pass the Commons without any help from the Home Rulers It is now estimated that there is majority of an hundred in it's favor.
 The German Parliament does not take kind ly to Bismark's proposition for bienniali linstead of annual sessions. They are willing to have their term of office fixed at four years, but insist on annual sessions. .--s .-..t.' Between forty and fifty Jersey cattle were sold at auction in New York on Thursday last by MT. John D. Wing. They brought an average of over $500 per head. The highest price paid was $4. 800 for the bull ''Polonius." The wedding of the Grown. Prince of Aus. tria took place on Tuesday. There was grand entry into Vienna on Monday and vari- ous royal and diplomatic personages of note were present. ..g
 lingo admiration of Beaconsfield is now taking the form of raising $25. 900 to beautify the Hughenden church as memorial. On Monday Mr. Gladstone moved an address to the crown for & monument in Westminster Abbey.
 The Whitaker trial stM drags along. The Cadets sole chance of escape lies iu making it appear that the expert testimony against him is unreliable That his counsel have made some progress in this direction is undenia- ble.
 Chicago is complaining almost as loudly as New York of unclean streets, bad water, and defective sewerage. The death rate is higher than for years past, with great mortality of children.
 On Friday two arrests were made in Phila- delrhia of persons charged with failure to perform Star route contracts One of the men arrested rejoices in the appropriate name of Funk; christian name not Peter, as it should have been. .......
 The Philadelphia Geological Society is a very prosperous organization. It has about $50. 900 worth of animals and keeps them at an expense of about $S4;O0O annually It's largest receipts from visitors are on Sundays, when there are more than three times that of the average week day.
 President Bartlett, of Dartmouth College, by his tyrannical methods, has united students graduates and faculty in movement to force his resignation, He,s down upon the scien. tihc department. and has reduced the number ofStudents nearly half
 The silver conference, says the Springfield Republican, illustrates '.the fact that nova. days an ambassador more than anything else is clerk at the end of telegraph" " Perhaps: :: but certainly the Berlin Conference was not of that description though that was con- ference of governments rather than of ambas- sadors
 Fair Play. Colorado. is town that hardly acts up to it's name. One Tattersall was tried for the numbering of one Fitzgerald, and acquitted. The widow of Fitzgerald then tried to shoot Tattersall with musket, but was prevented by bystander. While the citizens were preparing to lynch him, Tat. tersaA managed toslip out of town.
 The Hartford Times prints map showing the new senatorial apportionment. It claims that some of these districts, in shape not un. like pair of saddle bags with one or the otherside over stuffed, indicate gerryman. der in the Republican interest. They dc have little that aspect m s a
 Carlyle's niece sends to the London press s copy of his instructions forbidding the pubi cation of the. "Reminiscences, except withithe strictest editing. Frsude replies that he tolc Carlyle he thought the "Reminiscences ought to be published entire. and that Carlyle, know ing his opinion, expressly gave the matter il charge to him. The real question is mol whether Carlyle left the publication ts Froude's discretion, but whether Froude ha, any discretion for Carlyle to leave it to.