The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1866-01-17
NEWS or THE WEEK

English Foreign Ncretary Is published.
Mr.. Adams declines the proposition of
y joint commission to decide upon the
ehims Of tile United States, and suggests
that when the Shenandoah arrived at
Liverpool, the British government Should
take action against her crew. Earl Claren-
don replies that they would not be justified
in taking action against them except they
are British subjects, and the naval officer
at Liverpool was satisfied that there were
no British subjects ON board the vessel.
lie also clainlsd that England never de-
Waited from the rwie of strict neutrality
and hat she still desired 10 maintain
friendship with the United States The
English journals vie with each other in
prui>ing the reports and messages of our
government officials. The Extradition
Treaty o. France with England expires
in June. The cattle disease in England
shows a slight decrease in the number of
It's victims. A coal mine explosion near
Wcrthertidevillr, England recently, killed
81 persons and injured many others.
Nothing new has been received from
South America and but little from Mex
ieo. Secretary Seward frankly told the
Imperial minister that the sympnthies of
the United States were with the Republic
OF Mexico, and that further patronage of
Gwin would be regarded as a menace
against the United States, and intimated
that we are disposed to insist upon the
withdrawal of the French troops.
SHuTnERS NEws.-An interesting and
instructive scene is said to he daily wit
Messed throughout the South - recon-
structed confederates selling spelling books
to recently enfranchised c~ontrabands.
The New Orleans True Delta says the
freedmen are freely entering into contracts
Tor the year, and the bulk of the negroes
will be made available for the production
i the next crop. Though there is some
complaint in the interior of Louisiana that
the negroes refuse to make contracts, and
III st. james Parish on several large plan
tat'ons they have stopped work from tins
cause. Encouraging reports continue to
be received from Mississippi as to the be-
havior Of the freedmen. The colored
troops are fast leaving the places lately
garrisoncd by them on the levees. Many
of the people yet hold on to their Confed.
crate money and bonds with a strong
hope that some time the money and bonds
will come in fashion again. Rcconstruc-
tion at the South having been generally
effected 50 far as it is in the power of the
executive and the states lately in rebellion
to do 1t, there is a general quiet awaiting
the action of Congress. A Richmond ed
itor, one of those mentioned last week as
engaged in the shooting affair, attempted
to thrash a correspondent of a New York
paper and was handsomely thrashed by
the correspondent. There are occasional
outbreaks between the whites and the
h1urI.s h,t tho a.ApIa, -, ,I.t H.. 49,.
80 few. In Missouri there are 10 freed
mems schools, and in Arkansas ID.
STATE LEGIsIATUREs.-Kansas lcgis-
lature is in session and has elected Col.
burrows Speaker of the House. Mary
land Legislature assembled on Wednesday
and Gov. Swami gave his message on
Thursday. Massachusetts legislature has
done very little as yet except to organize.
Gov Andrew has retired to private lite
and will resume the practice OF law after
u period of relaxation. Rhode Island
legislature assembled last week and the
governor delivered his message on We'd
nesday. lie recommends taxing the cap
ital Of national banks and pitches into
some Of the State officials savagely. New
Jersey legislature also assembled last week
and organized by e~lecting Union men for
officers. Tennessee has up to last ac-
counts no quorum
The FENIANs. The Congress of the
Fenian Brotherhood at New York res
ended. on Wednesday, the action of the
Philadelphia Convention, abolished the
Senate and re~-cstablished the old system.
Col. OMahony has been sustained with
the title Of Head Center and with author
ity to appoint his own cabinet of five
members. Centers of the several states
are appointed. The advisory committee
o the convention have unanimously sus-
tanned O'Mahoney, and Is. d. Killian
will remain Secretary of the Treasury.
Letters have been received from James
stephens, Center Executive of the the
Irish Republic endorsng O'Mahoney and
condemning the Senate in strong terms,
The whereabouts of Stephens Is not made