The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1866-03-21
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

ton. Fenian arrests continue frc0pent in
Ireland. Five Irish Americans have been
arrested having suspicious documents about
them. A Paris paper announces that the
French troops arc not soon TO be with
drawn from Mexico after all and scouts
the idea hat 5000 will return so early as
May. The French occupation of Mexico
had cost, at the end of 1865, S27. 900. 600
and II, 1000 men killed or disabled. The
American minister recently had a grand
banquet at the marine club at Cronstadt,
Russia, and fraternal sentiments were ex.
changed between the representatives of
the two countries. Gillian dates TO Feb
ruary 18th, say that only three vessels of
the Spanish squadron were on blockade
duty off Valparaiso, the remainder having
left for parts unknown Two vessels
were seized at London which were fitting
out for the Gillian government. The
news from Ie4ico says: Napoleon's
Envoy and Maximiliar's brother had ar
rived. The former did not convey TO
Max, as was expected, the news that the
French troops were to be withdrawn, but
simply assured hun that he must tacitly
submit TO Napoleon's directions which
Max agreed to, when 5000, 900 were
produced to pay his troops. The forces
of Juarez, the liberal commander-in-chief
have been considerably augmented by
adventures from the United States. Gen.
Diaz is said to be having a successful
campaign in Oajaca. The British COM
mission TO Investigate the Jamaica massa-
ores has examined COO witnesses and has
1000 more to examine. Gov. Eyre will
probably be found guilty of using cruel
and unwarrantable measures to suppress
the revolt.
SOUTHERN NEws.-It is reported that
about forty thousand colored troops now
stationed in the South will be mustered
out of the service within the next two
weeks including three Il gu and in South
Carolina, The Missouri planters are
exhibiting great fairness in their labor
contracts. The mayor of New Orleans
has ordered a universal cleaning up in
preparation for the cholera. North Car.
DINA legislature adjourned after passing a
bill allowing negroes to testify in courts in
all cases where they are concerned. The
cry is now being raised in all parts of the
South that there are not negroes enough
TO do the regular work and shorter crops
is likely to be the result. Gov. Orr, of
South Carolina, Is encouraging German
emigrants to come to that State. The
number OF pardons granted to rebels of
the $4,000 class is officially stated at
Gs35.
CoNGREss.-A reconsideration Of the
lost Blaine Amendment bill was moved
and granted. Mr.. Doolitile offered an
amendment cmbodying the Presidents
idea OF baHing representation on voters
who are made voters by state law. II
was to be considered on Thursday. Sew
eral other propositions have been discussed
but nc amendment relating to representa-
ton is likely to pass so long as each man
has his own there's and will yield to no
others. The Civil Rights bill passed the
House 100 to SO and the Senate concur
red promptly. The Senate refused TO
admit Colorado as a state by a vote of 81
to II. Mr.. SumBer opposed the bill
because the negroes are not allowed to
vote The bill fT the reorganization of
the regular army passed the Senate. The
House has passed the fertilization bill
which a%ppropriates a million and a half
OF dollars, a liberal share falling to the
Qualifications of New England. The bill
for a reciprocity tariff with Canada was
so amended that it became distasteful to
everybody and was quietly shelved. The
House passed a bill to have $4,000 extra
copies of the testimony before the recon-
struction committee printed for the use
of the House. Senator Salisbury was
twice carried out of the Senate Chamber
last week in an ~'incoherent condition"
his reminds US of the College student
who remarked, in defense of a drunken
spree, that sail great men are drunkards."
1t is stated that tho Senate will soon take
up the bill for equal suffrage in tho feder-
al district, and amend 1t by the intro
duction of an educational qualification.
The loan bill was discussed at length in
the House Oh Friday and finally lost by
the close vote of GO against 68. On
Monday a bill was introduced in the SEN
ate for the equalization Of bounties. 1t
gives to each soldier who served in the