Litchfield enquirer., 1881-11-17

Such crowds of female studentsfrom Newn- ham-are said to attend Prof. Seeley's lectures at Cambridge that the regular male collegians are crowded out.
 The surgeon of the Washington Freedman's Hospital reports that % per cent of the col ored children born in that city are illegltl- mate.
 There seems no doubt that the Irish land court is making sweeping reductions The landlords are now crying out for government compensation for their losses.
 Sec. Windom has completed his change of six and i've per cent bonds into three and one- half per cents. This is great achievement worthy of the name of statesmanship.
 African advices state that the King of Asbantee has killed 200 young girls in order to use their blood for making mortar to repair the public buildings
 There was serious riot on election day at Marion, Miss. For 6 wonder most Of the shooting was done by negroes, who killed number of whites. -.
 Massachusetts went Republican with a rush. The removal of Butler from the field hastaken all the Ego" out of the opposition in that State.
 One of the young Iron Mountain robbers has died in the Arkansas penitentlary. So the severe 70 years sentence meted out to him and his comrades is soon over for hIm.
 Charles Darwin, the naturalist, is not likely to lack means for the prosecution of his re- searches. He has inherited about million from brother.
 The Atlanta Exposition is at last reported complete. There are 2000 exhibits in four large buildings. and the railroads transport visitors at the rate of a cent mile.
 The lower house of the Washington Territo- " passed bill, last week, giving women the suffrage, but the measure was defeated by two votes in the Senate.
 Massachusetts does not allow paupers to vote. A constitutional amendment was how ever, adopted. last week, which prohibits the disfranchisement of veterans of the war for any such reason. The Springfield Republican asserts that tickets were issued at PittsAeld by republi- can manager entitling the holder to ''one drink" which were found to pass current at all the bars in the city.
 The U. s. Supreme Court have rendered on important decision affirming the right of life insurance companies to treat policies as for feited on the non-psyment of annual premi- ans.
 Texas now has over four thousand miles of railroad in operation, more than twelve times the number of miles in use in that state at the close of the war. Over half this immense interest is controlled by Jay Gould.
 4 Maryland minister rode five miles, last week, to vote, and finally put tax bill in the ballot box in place of the vote he intended to cast A woman or negro could not have done much worse.
 Another elevator accident occurred at New York on Thursday last. An elevator fell from the fifth story to the. basement of the Belvidere Hotel, injuring four persons ser. iously, perhaps fatally
 The Tunisian instruction seems abating with the surrender of Kairwsn. Many of the Arabian tribes are giving up the fight and there seems fair prospect of Hull, at least in the disturbance the invasion of Tunis has aroused.
 The naval advisory board plan the building of forty new ships of war. They find only twenty or cur present war ships worth rebuild ing. They propose that all the new vessels should be fast sailers and they will cost about S1 millions.
 One Of the startling railroad announcements is that of the leasing of the Danbury & Nor walk railroad by the New York 6 New Eng land road. It is said that the former is te be used as line forfreight whichis to be brought to NOrwalk by boat
 In response to the salute to the British flag ct Yorktown, the American flag was last week carried in the Lord Mayors procession, at Lon. den, and was loudly cheered by the people. Bands played the Star Spsngled Banner aud Yankee Doodle.
 It is said that the authorities of Veuice are preparing to i'll up some of the smaller canals and make them into streets and 70 put line of steamers on the Grand Canal. Al! this may be very we'll for the Vspetians, but is dreadful news for tourists.
 The refusal Of the Massachusetts courts to admit women to the bar seems to us the extreme of illiberality. Womaa is a citizen for one purpose and she is not 6 citizen for another purpose according to the decision of the courts. The legislature should set the matter right. M
 The coanecticut Bible Society, branch oi the American Bible Society, has made public charges against the main society of making Inconsistent and incorrect statements in theil reports. They demand a thorough examlna. ton Of its accounts. The American Bible So. ciety has replied,
 Hon Samuel Ingham, of Essex, died at the residence Of his sonin-iaw.> Hon. James Phelps, on Thursday last. in his ninetiett year. A generation ago he was one of the most prominent Democrats in the State. He went to Congress. held federal offices, and re- peatedly ran for Governor.
 The governor of Kansas answers the ru mor that the population of the state has faher off on account Of the prohibitory law, by say ing ''that the only place where there has bee,