Litchfield enquirer., 1881-08-04

Ibe fitfb6elo Gnquirer,
 llTcHFlELD. CONN. Thursday, Aug. 4, 1881.
 A Michigan barber shop has four girl ap- prentices.
 Another murderer has been lynched in Tennessee ss--sse-s.-,az~ 2.
 There is talk of starting an independent party in Wisconsin. rxe,
 Extensive bathing establishments have been opened at Rome.
 The Australian yield of wheat is third less , this year than last.
 ..aE There were 138 women studying at Mlchi- gan university, last year.
 If is now stated that Gen. Grants income is about $50. 900 year.
 Demonstrations against the Jews still con- tinue in Germany and Russia.
 The deepest water yet found in the Pacific ocean is about four miles in depth.
 One hundred and fifty people in Germany caught trichina from native pork.
 Minister White has resigned the Berlin mission to take effect on the 18th, inst. l..4 The '.permanent" exhibition building at Philadelphia is to be sold this month.
 Col. Burch, Secretary of the United States Senate, died at Washington on Thursday.
 A hunter and catamount killed each other in desperate battle recently in Pennsylvania. Mrs. Fiske, wife of Prof. Fiske. of Cornell is said to be in the last stages of consump. tion.
 Five persons are reported killed by light ming in Pennsylvania and New York, on Fri. day. -5e England has 600, 900 more women than men. A society is talked of to promote their emigra- tion.
 A Colorado vigilance committee recently hung judge for letting off too many crimi- nals. ... . The movement for making Mir. Kasson, U. s. Senator from Iowa is said to be gaining strength. ....
 The French elections are 10 be held on the 21st, inst. The assembly closed it's session on Friday.
 Another comet puts in an appearance pe- fore the first is fairly outof sight. Truly this is a season of wonders On Friday the Irish Land Bill passed the House of Commons, at last, by vote Of 22O to IA, and is now in the House of Lords.
 Long Island fishermen recently caught turtle which measured four feet by seven and weighed about 800 lbs. a @ David Davis proposes to retire from public life with the close of hls senatorial term-with possibly dim expectation of the presidency.
 
 convention and made nominations for next falls campaign. ta. .a. The home of President Madison was sold at auction on Wednesday, for $20,000. The estate includes some 1000 acres of land.
 It is reported from France that there if serious fear of general instruction against Revenue receipts for the past month were about thirty two millions great increase on the July revenue of 1880.
 It is now reported that the internal machines recently shipped to England were manufac- tured at Peoria, III.
 Bernhardt estimates her investments at $1OO. .OOO. with good deal more in jewels and works of art. Mrs. Mary Hopkins, of San Francisco, is said to be worth about fifteen millions. She is probably the richest woman in the country. There is one doctor to every eight men in the naval service. Yet for all this increased
 
 There is now talk of new tunnel under Mount Blanc and the Simpion. It would cost % millions and take eight or ten years to build. n
 Peruvian news shows that Calderon, pro. visional president. has been elected constitu- tional president by the congress of that coun- try.
 Fashion reports state that Saratoga dan. dies abstain from dancing to frightful ex- tent. They probably consider the prevailing round dance improper
 A turtle caught young woman bathing in Chatauqua lake by the ear and nearly drown ed her. His head had to be cut of before she could be got loose.
 The California mining magnates propose building postal telegraph line as rival to the Western Union. The capital of the new company is said to be $21 ,OoO, ,000. Ex Senator Christiancy has paid out $24,- 00Ofor alimony to his wife during pendency of his suit for divorce, and it will probably not be tried for a year yet. .f -s,s.
 After long and patient search the Wool wich fish torpedo has been found. The fear was that 1t would be discovered and the secret found out.
 An outrage was attempted last week by an Adirondack guide en the person of Mrs. Geo.