The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1866-10-24
Chr &eeister.
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

English markets have been sent nearly
every day this week, but that is about all
that has come by telegraph. The arrival
OF several steamers, however, brings in
,eresting details Of late foreign intelligence.
England is very indignant at the seizure
Of a British vessel by the Spanish govern
ment on the suspicion that she was
CHILEAN privatecr, and the affair is as
Stunning serious aspect. mr.
senal in England has been leveled TO the
ground by AN explosion of gun cotton, bu,
no lives were lost The recent wet
weather in England has not damaged the
crops rs much as was expected, but H.
France great damage has been done by
tho floods, which are now subsiding.
however 1t is announced that the plep.
lpoienIiaries of Prussia and Saxony have
nmlcab.y adjusted MI differences and
finally concluded negotiations of peace
but Hanover still kicks against her des
tiny and has protested to all the cabinets
OF Europe against the annexation of that
country TO russia, while the Pari. cor
respondent of the London Times thinks
that notwithstanding the pacific aspect
assumed, there is as strong irritation in
France towards Prussia, as ever.-The
details Of the peace between Austria and
Italy are published, but are not of much
interest here except the prime facts that
Eenetis Is coded to Italy, the latter to
assume the debt of the county.
SOUTHERN NEws.-The Texas and
Mississippi Legislatures have rejected the
Constitutional Amendment quite unani-
mously. The result of the late elections
Is quite disgusting to the people and pa
pers of the South, and the effect upon
the rebel states is being busily discussed
The result Of the election. TO come next
month is likely 90 be such, however, as
will convince the southern people that
the constitutional amendment offers them
the best terms they are likely to get, and
1t is not improbable the tide will turn in
favor OF lis adoption. Sheridan rc-
ports to Gen. Howard, chief OF the freed
mems bureau, n very bad state of things
in Louisiana. The cotton crop is short.
owing to the bad weather The repres-
"ntatives to Congress just elected in Ar.
kansas are William Byer., A. w. Hob.
ron and a. j. Greenwood. Neither are
original Union men. Arkansas sent
such last year and they were rejected
now she tries the other sort.-Fred.
Douglass and sons are making prepara-
tons to start paper in Alexandria, Va,
10 be devoted to the interests of freedmen
seven thousand stand of arms and four
pieces of artillery have been discovered
at New Orleans, supposed to be the prop
erty of the Knights of Arabia, who are
believed to be fitting out an expedition.
Lieut.. Hardinge, of Shenandoah notori-
ETY., l. # New York on the Evening Star
for this point with others to complete the
arrangements for sailing; but AS lie went
down in that Inflated vessel it is probable
The expedition will he delayed.
PoIiTICAL-I'hurlow Weed and other
New York politicians are in Washington,
and promise the president that the republic
cans shall be defeated in their state if the
offices are fixed right.
The colored men of Illinois have held
a convention at Galesburg, IL week,
and demanded equal suffrage and equal
rights generally in that state. The re-
publicans of Illinois 60 for equal suffrage
in South Carolina, but not in Illinois.
The southern loyalists finished up their
tour at the tomb Of Llncoln, at Spring
field, ILL.,, last Friday, their last work be.
ing the adoption Of an address to the peo-
Pile urging them to insist on further con-
dltions than the constitutional amendment.
precedent to the admission of the rebel
states.-tien Butler has been AS far as
st. Louis in his ''iour." lie spoke il
that city, Saturday night, advocating the
hanging of Lee and Davis, the impeach-
ment OF johnson, and general contiscation
pnd desolaliun at the south also, to his
credit be IT said, he advocated impartial
suffrage, though requested by the repub-
lieans not to do no. Threats of disturb
ance were made, but they were not car
ried into eff.ct--It is now known that the
"coup detat dispatch" Of last week was
war gotten up by one Flint, the ''Druid"
of the New York World during the war,
and now Washington correspondent Of
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