Litchfield enquirer., 1881-10-06

Gbe Eitfbhelo Gnquirer,
 LlTCHFlElD, CONN.
 Thursday, Oct. 6, 1881
 The Yale Theological School has adopted the new version of the New Testament
 Great Britain "akes and probably drink more. beer than Germany and France together
 Foxhall, an American horse, won the Grant Duke Michael stakes at the Newmarket race in England, last week. '''''''
 The well.known law firm of "Waldo Hub bard and Hyde," has become Hubbard Hyde, and Cross"
 Hough & Co.,, Chicago grain dealers, failed on Thursday last. They were dealers for , Cincinnati ring and lost on the rise of grain.
 A collision between freight and an excur sion train near Alymer, Canada, on Thursday killed five persons and wounded over twenty
 Pres. VoOrhis of the Hackensack Nationa bank has been acquitted on charge of various misdemeanors in office. ',-
 The town of Edred, Pa., was almost en- tirely destroyed by fire on Friday. Fifty buildings were burnt with loss of $10O,000
 Pres. Grevy has determined to continue the present French Cabinet till the new Chamber has had time to organize and develop it's views
 Conkling is reappearing in politics with the death of Garfield. It is not favorable omer for the new admipistration.
 It is finally ascertained that Guiteau's broth er-in-law, Geo. Scoville, is to defend him. Int time of the trial is not yet fixed. ;a.
 The trial of Marvin" was finally postponed till this week. His chances with Richmond jury are not considered frst-class. s
 Now is the time, if ever, to put the methods of civil service reform in practice That question is bound to come up when Congress meets.
 The Arkansas train robbers have been cap- tured one in Arkansas, and the others in Indian territory. They have all been identi fed. An information was filed in the Washington criminal court, on Friday, against Brady and others for complicity in Star Route frauds.
 Only one of the young Chinese boys who have been at Hartford is now left there, and he is only waiting recovery from sickness for his removal.
 There have been great forest fires in northern New-York as indicated by the letter on our first page Miles on miles of wood land have been burnt over.
 The wife of A. s Bolles, late of the Norwich Bulletin, has obtained a divorce from him. The hearing was private, much to the disgust of scandal mongers.
 The Malley examination stills drags along. More of the inmates of the Malley house have sworn that James Malley was there the Fri day night of Jennie Cramer's death.
 Malley matters are complicated by the at tachment of Edward Malley's store of goods by his nephews. It seems to Lave been mat ter of spite which will probably amount to little.
 President Arthur will have some very nm. portant places to fill besides selecting a new cabinet: one if not two, Supreme court judge. ships; collector of the port of New York, and other important offices.
 The internal revenue receipts for the month Of September are nearly two millions greater than those of September, 1880. The receipts fer the quarter ending with that month are near five millions greater than those of the same quarter in 1S8O
 Electrician Sawyer is in the Tombs for shooting pistol ball through Doctor Stee les nose. Presumably Dr. Steele is rival cleo trician and Sawyer's experiment was so near lya success that the Doctor did not care to have 1t repeated.
 Lieut. Flipper is claiming to have been vic. timIzed by his superior officers, and that he was unlawfuly imprisoned. By the way, ont of the earliest acts of President Arthur ough, to be lhe approval or disapproval of the find ing of the Whitaker court martial. '
 A cousin of Bob. Ingersoll has been ex pelled from San Francisco Presbyterian church for dishelieving that Jonah was ac tually swallowed by whale, disagreed witt him, etc., as related in the Book of tha name. r
 About month ago there was Londor sale of old Peruvian ornaments of gold ant silver to the amount of half a million dollars It is believed that these were the sacred iewel of various Peruvian churcnes which contr, buted them to the support the war the Dicta ton Pierola was trying to maintain with tn. Chii.
 On the 2d of Nov. 1880, Gen. Garfield wa. elected President. Counting onward from ant including that day, he was buried on the 329tl day of what may be called his popular term This curious coincidence is first pointed ou in letter from Western correspondent to b, :ound in another column.
 Arrangements have been made for the ac conmodation of governors of states at York. town in tents and aboard steamer. Justice of Supreme Court will probable be assigned to row -boats and Mayors of cit;es p,ov ho n,