The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1866-04-25
WOOL GROWERS, ASSOCIATION.
NEWS OF FIJI WEEK.

the emincnt American banker, who WAS
~ liberal TO the London poor, being
about to leave England for the United
States, the queen sent him a handsome
autograph letter thanking him, and pre-
sentins him with her miniature. A
baronctcy would have been conferred on
him had he felt willing to accept it. The
English Parliament had not assembled at
the date Of sailing Of the steamer There
is nothing new as to the Germany com
plication. Austria and Prussia are bo, h
busily preparing for war. The telegraph
nnl press are SO muzzled that it is impos-
s.ble to learn anything definitely. An
anonymous circular has been Issued in
France, supposed to have been inspired
" Napoleon, urging the French govern
ment TO ally itself with Prussia. 1t is
probably thrown out as Il feeler of public
opinion. From South America we have
the news that two Spanish frigatcs bonn
bardcd the town of Conception in Chill
and afterwards landed a force which cap
tired the town and burned a Gillian vessel.
We learn that the Jamaica massacre IN
~'estigations have been completed and
result in the most horrid details of cruelty
and butclery. Gov. Eyre finds no ex-
cilse and must be punished. Mexican
news is conflicting, but indicates a Liberal
success. The French troops have again
occupied chihuahua, the Liberal capitol,
and the Liberal party is more than ever
split with di,sen,ions. 1t is now an
nolnced and confirmed that the French
troops will be withdrawn in three dctach-
mens; one next November, the second
in March and the third in November,
1867.
SOUTHERN NEws.-The Southern pa
pers are greatly exercised by the passage
of the Civil Right, bill over the veto by
Congress but all talk in u subdued tone
and counsel patient waiting. Attorney
General Speed has decided against Judge
Underwood's decision that the haJeaS Cor
pus is no, restored and the President has
isaed an order for the discharge of the
prisoners held by Judge Underwood.
United Sites Senator Elect Segar of
Virginia writes TO Gen. Howard that the
Legislature OF his state has made Il c
negro equal 10 the white man before the
law, with tie single exception that ne.
eroes cannot testify in matters exclusively
between white and white. The stringent
franchise law at length passed the Tennes-
zee legislature by a large majority, The
reports about the freedmen continue TO
be favorable in the highest degree, and in
those states whose legislatures have made
them equal with the whites before the
law, the Frcedmen's Bureau has ceased
TO exercise its functions, but stand ready
to interfere if injustice is done. A. II.
Stephens testified before the reconstruction
committee that an overwhelming majority
ofthe people of Georgia are exceedingly
anxious for the restoration OF the govern
mcnt.
CASUALTIES. - The Steamer City Of
Norwich was run into on Wednesday
and after partly filling with water, took
fire and was burned. The pfs jcngers
and crew, except eleven, were saved. A
shocking explosion occurred at San Fran
cisco Monday of last week, of two boxes
of nitro glycerine, which did S200 900
worth of damage and was fatal TO fifteen
or twenty persons. There was also an
explosion Of nitro-glycerinc at A~spinwall,
IN the 81 inst. The steamer European
WOO pOhh ny az ihO hH"' iNSultAhS III
the death Of more than sixty persons, and
destroying property to the amount Of three
quarters of Il million. Capt. Samuel Z.
Burnham, well known here, had a very
narrow escape. The ship Express, from
New Orleans TO st. Johns went TO pieces
and only one man was saved and he wa.
exposed SIX days without food. More
fires in Oildom are reported. If reports
are TO he credited there is danger that thu
world will burn up, beginning in Western
Pennsylvania.
TIE FEsIANs.-The Fenians hay
mldo quite II demonstration at PASSPORT
Me-, aud Gen. Meade has gone there I
iooS after thHn, Quite a feet has ais
tetp sept. A Csnadiau detective report
fiat t3e Fsniaas have fifteen vessels be
sides scSooncrs and tran-ports, loade'
with field artillery, equipments, stores
&c. He also reports la sc shipments G