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

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her own neutrality. There is but little
hope of a peace congress for Austria
stands out and rcpulscs negotiations and
Italy will not 20 into it unless Ncnctia
is promised her in advance. The fnan-
cial panic in England is about spent.
The Bank of England has stood the i'm
mcnse draushts upon it without using the
power given it by parliament TO exceed
the liuit issue prescribed in its charter.
The British House of Commons has had
little debate on the reciprocity question,
and the presence of United States gun
boats on the fishing grounds, but the gov
eminent members justify the action of our
government. Parliament endorses the
cowardly course of the British admiral ut
Valparaiso, but denounccs the lombard
ment. The English press and people
denouncc both The rindcrpcst has APP
pcared in Ireland but no serious effects
are feared. No Austrian troops have
yet been sent TO Mexico.
SOUTHERN NEws.-The North Caro-
lima reconstruction state convention is said
to have 10 Union men and only 20 with
rebel proclivities. One thing is certain
it is behaving remarkably well for rebel
convention. The trial of the officers of
the frecdmen's bureau accused by Gems.
Steedman and Fullerton, is to commence
ut Raleigh on the 18th. Affairs at the
Sea Islands are reported TO be going on
well and the negroes are Industrious and
contentcd. The various commissions on
the Memphis riot will be ready TO report
soon. The West Virginia voters have
adopted by Il large majority a consitu-
tiOnal amendment DISTINGUISHING all who
aided the rebellion. The Civil Rights
law will be tested in the Supreme Court
soon.
MISCELLANEOUS Gen. Scott died at
West Point, n. Y, on Tuesday and was
buried with military honors on Friday
j If. Davis was reported sick last week.
His early death is anticipated His trial
fer treason is postponed until November.
Fires are reported in abundance. The
records of the Insurance Companies in
New York show that their losses for the
the last twelve months have exceeded by
5000, 900 those of any similar period for
ten years. Congress Hall, the popular
hotel at Saratoga, was burned 10 the
ground last week. Pleasure seekers are
going to Europe in crowds, and emigrants
are coming here At the rate of 5000 per
week. Another cholera ship has arrived
6S cases of death are reported and As are
now sick at the quarantine. Gen. Burn
side was inaugurated governor of Rhode
Island on Tuesday. Gen. Hawley, gov
ernor Of Connecticut, last week exercised
the veto power on an insurance company
bill, but the legislature promptly passed
it over the veto. The Anniversaries
were the chief matters of interest at Bos-
ton last week. There were speeches and
statistics to safety.
FENIANs.-A dispatch from Toronto,
Saturday p. NJ, SAYS: sit is reported
On what VIC believe TO be the best author
ily that a dispatch has been received
from Col. Peacock stating that his forces
had a severe conflict with the Fcnians
near Fort Erie. The engagement lasted
two hours and the casualties were heavy
on both sides. The Fenians were entire
ly defeated and routed" Another from
Buffalo on Sunday states: "rhc whole
Fenian force about $50 strohs evacuated
Canada at 3 this morning. Seven hun
dred Of them are lying at this moment in
arrest under the guns OF the steamer
Michigan" Statements are rather con-
fictinsb but it is probable that the move
ment is through with at that point A
movement is in progress at st, Adams,
and possibly at other points along the
border. 1t is fool-mrdy attempt which
must eventually be crushed and the sooner
the less loss of life and property. Gov
eminent is doing its duty in preserving
its neutrality and preventing any infringe
ment of its treaties with Canada. The
Fenian loss in the engagements near Fort
Erie is estimated at rs and the British
loss about so Gen. Sweeney and staff
have gone to the front.
The latest iIom the frontier is to Mon
day night. The report was current at st.
Adams that the Fenians were crossing the
river at Lorraine and driving everything
before them that they were marching