The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1866-08-29
NEWS OF TIE WEEK.
Town COMMITTEE.

FOREIGN ArFAIRs.-The most impor.
tant item of intelligence this week is the
rumor that France, Russia and Austria
have formed an alliance, of course with
the dcsi IN Of resisting the cncroachmcnts
Of Prussia, Special cable dispatches Of
the 18th inst, confirm tho fact, as pre-
viously announced, Of the signing of a
treaty Of peace between Prussia AMI
Austria, at Prague on Thursday last
Napoleon has very gracefully backed out
Of his demand for an accession of territory
TO France. lie informed the Prussian
minister that he made the request in order
to satisfy public opinion in Frnn"A ""A
put mat he acknowledged the fairness of
the argument used by Prussia in her re-
fusal, and that the peaceful relations
existing between the two countries should
not be disturbed in any case There is
nothing new about the relations of Italy
and Austria, but the important announce
ment is made that Napoleon has notified
the pope that the French troops will pos
iiively be Withdrawn from Rome Septem-
Der 10, and that, therefore, the holy
pontiif will have to come to an early
understanding with the government of
Victor Emanuel, which means that the
temporal power of the pope is about over
Advices from the Sandwich Islands show
very bad state offeeling existing between
the people and the king and his ministers.
Cen Edward McCook, the new Ameri-
can minister TO the kingdom Of Hawaii,
was presented to the king July 26th.--
China dispatches Of July %, report that
the rebels have been dispersed, their en-
equipments burned, and their leaders
killed.
SOUTHERN NEws.-The military COM
mission investigating the riot in New Or
leans have finished taking testimony, over
1000 pages, and will make their report in
few days. The New Orleans Tribune,
the only radical republican paper in the
city, has been suspended because its con-
ductors dare not continue in view of the
threats made against them. The presi,
dent issued "A proclamation on Monday Of
last week declaring the instruction in
Texas at an end. In South Carolina the
planters are driving off the blacks now
tat the crops have matured, thus defraud-
M them of the wages they have justly
earned. 1t is evident enough the bureau
cannot be dispensed with just yet.
MISCELLANEOUS. The President re.
fcrred to himself over hundred times in
his late speech to the Committee from the
Philadelphia Convention. The delegates
to the 9TH of September Convention are
being rapidly appointed. The army Of
hiers who support the Presidents policy
are to have Convention at Cleveland,
September l7th. The Colorado election
over which the Philadelphia Convention
was Sd jubilant, turns out the other way.
Chill'cott, radical Republican, is elected
instead Of Hunt, Conservative. The
Fenians are wrggling into. notice again,
partly on account Of the absurd terror still
manifested by the Canadians, and partly
by reason of the attempts of our poiti-
clans TO secure the aid of the organization.
There was great Fenian picnic at
Buffalo on Tuesday, The shocking muir
der of an old negro by three white men,
for the sake of plumber, at Macon, Ga,
is reported the troubles at Drummond-
town, on the east coast of Virginia, have