Litchfield enquirer., 1881-03-24
Che Gitfb6eIo Gnquirer,
 lITCHFlELD, CONN.

Olle NltIt)ttS1o NttqutlHA3
 llTCHFlELD, CONN.
 Thursday, Mar. 24, 1881
 The new Czar is said to be somewhat anti German in his predictions.
 Massachusetts has exelpted shipping en- gagged in foreign trade from taxation.
 Over twenty liquor cases have been brough in New Hartford since last fall
 A new railroad is proposed between New York and Baltimore. .f s3
 Amos J. Beers has been nominated success sor of Prof. Northrop as collector of the port of New Haven.
 Trinity graveyard-at the head of Wall St., New York-will bring fifteen millions, if il can be utilized for buildings.
 On Sunday of last week Major Taylor, of Nepaug, was run over and killed while on the railroad track at Winsted near the Naugatuck depot.
 The demand for fi&ity of tenure, fair rent, and freedom of sale, ,is being pressed by Brit ish as well as Irish farmers upon the Glad stone administration.
 The city of Richmond is picking up again after the stagnation followed the down fall of the Confectionery. It now has double the pop ulation of 1860 and shows much prosperi- ty.
 The French three per cent loan of about $2OO, 900, 900 readily finds takers. English capitalists offered to take more than that sum. The lean is offered at 83, which makes the interest about 3.60.
 Wyoming Territory is fast filling up. It is expected that it's population will quadruple in the next ten years. Certainly there will be at least one woman-su6rage Statein the Union sometime this century.
 There was a meeting of prominent New Workers on Friday evening with view ts a reform in the street cleaning of the city What they unanimously demand is separate department with single responsible head.
 Of-elections result favorably for the Repub- licans in Connecticut, this year. Not only the Hartford but the Waterbury District chose Republicans. Capt. Hamilton, of Waterbury, is the lucky man in the latter case.
 Sir Charles Dilke declared in the Commons, Thursday, that he did notconsider the charges made by Prof. Hind regarding the manufact- ure of false testimony for the Fisheries arbi- trotion as deserving any attention whatever.
 A California man named Jenes has thou sand hives of bees which he values at $7000. From 400 Hives he got 10000 lbs. of honey, last year. selling for 10 cents pound. He expects to get $1O,0OO, this year, from his honey.
 The banks who withdrew their circulation SO hurriedly from fear of the late Funding bill now find that they took foolish step. The administration decides that the legal ten- ders sent in for that purpose cannot be returns ed. '. -: -#- -. Nobody will greatly regret that the project for Worlds Fair in New York is likely to fall through. Gen. Grant has resigned the presidency of the company having it in charge and the money to make it a success is not forthcoming
 1t is now stated that the managers of the Boston and Albany railroads, and Vanderbilt are proposing new through line from New York to Boston. The plan is to build fifty miles of new road between the Harlem and the Canal railroads. ,..-t Fs
 Settlers have been swindled out of large amounts of money by Ring dealing in Vest ern lands who had no valid title to them. Thousands of men who supposed they owned over million acres of land thus find their titles worthless.
 It is now thought that an extra session of Congress will be called. The need of fund.- ing law is the cause. Not only could an inn mediate saving of interest be made but it is believed that the time when or 3t per cent bond can be marketed at par is likely to pass away soon. .a'
 Bismarck's oldest son has run off with an. other noblemans wife A divorce suit, per- haps duel, and considerable term of exile are the natural consequence. The great Bis marck isreported unusually crossever this uu toward affair, as he may we'll be-
 Last week mine was discovered near tn, residence of the new Emperor It was con nected with a shop from which it was evident ly to have been discharged by electricity. I was constructed for the purpose of blowing III the late Czar on his coming into or going ou from the palace.
 The Republican State Convention of Vir ginia has decided that there is DO need of run ming state ticket next fall-and that they ought to fall in with the Readjusters. Ma hOpe's course in the Senate no doubt led tt this. There was bolt of 100 delegates, how ever, who wanted straight Republican tick ct.
 An attempt to blow up the residence of th Lord Mayor of London was made on Thurs day night. A policeman happened to notic the burning of fuse which was attached t, box containing 15 lbs. of powder. He pu out the fuse in time, ana thus an explosion was avoided which would have endangered many lives.
 It is estimated by the Chicago Times cor respondent that about three quarters of mil lion cattle perished, this winter, in the regiol drained by the Arkansas and Missouri rivers unndrndn of h..aa.e L.-. L.a- =.