The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1866-11-06
NEWS OF THE WEEK.


i ustria rs he was leaving the theater at
Prague, Saturday night, but without
success, the would be assassin being secur-
ed by an Englishman and placed under
arrest; the insanity Of the Empress
Carlotta of Mexico is considered as in.
durable; Prince Charles has been recog-
nizel as hospodar of Romania by the
sultan Of Turkey, who has given him
a reception in his palace; King Emanuel
will make his formal entry into Venice
November Z Spain has concluded to
make up with Chill on the basis proposed
by England and France in their offer
Of Mediation; and the English ministry
has astonishcd friends and enemies by
announcing an intention to ask of paria-
ment an increase of million Of pounds
sterling in the amount voted for the army,
and large additional amount to that
appropriated in former years, for the
navy.-There is to be solemn cclebra
ton at Berlin, Prussia, November ii, by
order of the king, for the restoration Of
peace, but if we may judge by the indica-
tons, the existing peace will not be of long
continuance. Austria els very sore to-
wards Prussia, and can hardly keep
civil. John Bright has been making
another great reform speech, this time at
Glasgow, Scotland, in which he exposed,
in the most graphic manner, the political
corruption a; present existing in Eng
land. The London Times has another
article urging the reference of the Ala
bama claims to joint commission COM
posed Of members appointed by England
and the United States, and declares that
this would be an act Of policy for
England, if not Of justice. From Mexico
there is nothing worthy ofspccial mention,
except the barbarous massacre by the
liberals, at Guaymas, of I'anori. an
Indian chief, and about 20 other parti.
sans Of Maximillian, who surrendered
themselves on the express condition that
their lives should be spared.-ln South
America the allies claim another victory
over Paraguay, but no particulars are
given; Peru is cnsrossed with presi-
Dental election, with prospect that the
present dictator, Prado, will be re-clcct-
ed; while the Central American states,
for wonder. are all at peace.-Cuba
has new captain general, named Joa-
quin Del Manzas.
MIscEIIANEoUs.-Having tried and
sentenced to death two of the Fcnians,
Col. Lynch and Father McMahon, the
Canadian court at Toronto suspended
operations or Friday till Wednesday OF
this week, when two more captives were
arraigned. Their names are John Quinn
and Patrick Magrath. The conviction
of Lynch and McAIahon has fired the
Fenian heart very extensively in the
United States, and numerous meetings
have been held in all the large cities to
express sympathy and give vent to threats
Of vengeance. Our government has very
properly interested itself in the case Of
the condemned. -Josiah Rogers, black.
smith, 4S years old, was murdered a,
Rochester, N. Y, on Friday night, with.
out apparent cause crazy man named
Allen, killed his wife at Taghanic, Col
umbia county, N. Y, Saturday evening
by choking her; a negro attempted t,
murder three white men at Hudson, n
Y, Saturday evening, but did not Kill
any Of the party, though severely wound
ing one 4; boy at Cincinnati, only Il
years old, shot and killed another Of III,
same age, on Sunday, for knocking hi
hat off; man named Gleason was killed
at Brooklyn ON Monday. by blow from
4 fat.iron Patrick Carpenter was klleo
by his wife at Edinburg, Pa, few day
ago; and DIR. II. G. Cole Of Kokome
ILL.,, shot and killed, on Friday, X. c
Allen, a merchant, for seducing his wife
Reports Of Indian outragcs on the plain,
continue to be plentiful, but it is announ
ced now that no such general war ha
broken out as has been reported and tina
the stories of murder and the destruction
Of property are greatly exaggerated.
PourIcAL.-The supreme court o
Indiana unanimously decided at Indian
apOlis, on Wednesday, that the thirteenth
article of the constitution Of that state
known as the "black article" which for
bids negroes from entering the state, con
ficts with the civil rights act and is un
constitutional and void.-The republican
have a majority Of 20 or more IN III,
West Virginia Legislature On joint ballot
which insures the adoption of the four
tcenih amendment and the rejection of al
propositions for reunion with old Vir
ginia.- There is to be meeting a
Nashville, Tenn, on the Sth, to promot,
universal suffrage and universal amnesty,
and some Of the most prominent ex- rebel
and eI-slaveholders are engaged in il
There is little present interest in polite
in Tennessee Tie recent johnson con
yenIion at Nashville was failure. In Ia,
morning session the New York Indepen
dent and Wendell Phillips speeches wer,
quoted with particular emphasis, as EN-
bodying the prevailing northern senti
ments, misrepresentation which con.ii
tutes large part of the opposition stocl
in trade. A radical mass meeting a
the capitol at Nashville Tuesday evening
was slim affair and devoid of interest
1t is not strange that the Tennesseean,
are weary Of the extravagant sort of pol
itics that have lately prevailed there
The sermons Of Rev. Henry Ward Beech