The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1866-12-18
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

oppressive measures in Hanover. The
Saxony officers refuse to servo under the
'russian Governments principal
witness against Surratt is said to be n
French Canadian named st. Marie. lie
says Surrati told him that the assassination
plot was concocted in the Rebel Cabinet
at Richmond, and the deed done by their
direction and express orders The steam
er BObrd =, watch was sized in the Med.
way on suspicion of being Fenian priva-
teer has been claimed by the Minister of
the United States of Columbia, to whom
she will probably be delivered The
Fenian troubles in Ireland are said TO be
on the increase, and more troops have
been ordered to proceed hither. A fac
t,ry for the preparation of Greek fire had
been discovered in Dublin.-Counter.
claims for damages against the United
States are to be brought by British sub.
jecis before the Commission ON the dku-
hama claims. il reported that the
French army and navy will he rcorsa-
nized on plan recently adopted by
Denmark. The rumors Of Russian inter.
ference in the East are revived.
SOUTHERN NEws-The rebel REGULATE
ors are at work in eastern North Caro-.
lima. They lately burned gin house
belonging to northcrncr. Another
northerner was shot, and negroes are shot
and hung nearly every day. The Char.
lotte (N. c. D,mocrat C,vvrs the amend
ment, as the best thing the South can do,
and preferable to a reconstruction of their
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS William b.
Stokes is the most prominent radical can
| didac for governor Of Tennessec.-A dis.
astrous tornado swept through northwest
ern Texas on the 18th, destroying a large
amount of property. Six persons were
killed and several injured, The fedora!
committee of the South Carolina Lcsis
laturc has reported against adopting the
constitutional amendment, and rc"om-
menllng an invitation to all the states to
hold u constitutional amendment. and
recommending an invitation to all the
states TO hold "A constitutional convention
at an early day. Only four members of
the Virginia Legislature are for the
Observation-Disclosures ID. Nunnally, Thorn
IA Nall, Litileion ID. Bladwortl, Charles
Wright, Charles o. Starkc and William
:. Brown, have been arrested at Griffin.
Ga, by the United States deputy mar
shall, FOL violation uf the civil rights act.
They ordered Il Union man to leave towr
in twenty -iour hours Or they would hang
him All except Brown, who is pcni
t'n'ary, bril-, are highly respectable and
Influential citiz ms Of Georgia. Nunnally
is II lawyer cf high stanling
CONGRESS. The Senate ha, been most
ly occupied the past week with the bill to
establish equal suffrage in the District OF
Columbia, which came up Monday, and was
thoroughly discussed through Tuesday.
Wednesday and Thursday, an amendment
offered by Mr.. Cowan OF Pcnnsyva to
strike the word "malc" from tie bill.
furnishing the theme for debate and giving
senators opportunity to display great
deal of wit and wisdom on the matter of
women suffrage Mr. Cowan only 90,
0 vhes for his amer dn mt. The bill
finally passed the Senate on Thursday and
the House c5ncurred on Friday without
debate or amendment. 1t now goes to
the President for hls veto. The Senat.
adopted resolution on Wednesday, ma
king some pointed inquiries OF the presi.
dent in regard to the offices especially in
regard to the surveyor and naval officer
of Philadelphia; and u joint resolution of
thanks to Cyrus w. Field for his services
in laying the Atlantic cable was referred
to the committee on foreign atf,ire. On
Monday bill for the admission of Nebras
ka as state was introduced, and on
Tuesday the bill for the admission of Col
orado, but no action has yet been taken
on either. On Monday the business done,
besides the consideration of the district
suffrage bill, was the introduction of II
bill 10y Mr.. Edmunds Of Vermont prohib-
iting removals firm Office without the
consent of the Senate, the presentation by
Mr.. Poland of u memorial from the wool
growers OF Vermont, urging the protection
OF their Interests, and tine reception of II
resolution offered by Mr.. Brown of Mis-.
'ohii, W i'stihCt tuc COUlilllttee Oh posi-
Offices and post-roads to inquire into the
expediencJ Of authorizing the post office
department to construct and operate tele
graph lines, thus furnishing the people
with telegraph as well as postal facilities,
at reasonable rates. The House passed,
on Monday by vote of l27 to 80, the
bill fixing the regular meeting of Congress
on the 18th of March, and though the
Senate has had no action on the bill, it wi Il
undoubtedly pass il. The efforts to get
the House to declare against any dminu
ton of the national currency, in favor of
substituting greenbacks for national bank
notes or any other equally pernicious
measures, have all tailed as yet. The
House voted long recess for the holidays.
State Of vfHmnut