The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1866-07-04
Union Republican District Convention.
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

FoREiGN AFFAIRs.-1 he London Ii
mes is enthusiastic in It's admiration of
the United States because of its prompt
suppression Of the Fcnian raid. The
Princess Mary was married to Prince
Teck on the 9Th The Atlantic cable
is finished and the Great Eastern was TO
leave Sheerness June Both. Wa, so
long and darkly threatened in Europe,
has been formally declared by Prussia;
l'russian troops have entered Saxony and
Hanover; and news of the first actual en-
gagement may now be received at any
time. Prussia makes the action of the
federal diet the preteM of her course, but
1t was evidentlya pretcxt that was sought
and welcomed. She has probably the SYM
pathy OF Louis Napoleon and has certainly
the sympathy of Italy, both hoping to
profit by her course. But the little Ger
man powers, besides Russia, England,
Turkey and America, seeing that Prus-
STA has insolcntly dragged Austria into
war, would he glad to see Prussia badly
whipped. 1t is very likely, as is limited,
that an alliance exists between Austria
and Russia and perhaps also between
Austria and Turkey, in which case Prus-
STA will find the odds decidedly against
her. Italy will fight Austria on the south
as soon as Prussia fires gun on the north.
The events which must now follow in
rapid succession will fix the attention of
the world. The result no man can fcretell
Mexican rumors are too absurd to be
repeated.
MIsCELLANEoUs.-Public meetings are
the order Of the day again in the Fenian
movements; Stephens abuses Roberts and
Sweeney, and Roberts abuses Stephens,
President johnson and Secretary Seward.
Treaties will probably be effected with
the Indian tribes of the Upper Platte
where commissioners are negotiating
Connecticut adopted the Constitutional
amendment, June 81, and was the first
state to adopt it. The Republican men
all voted yea. and the Democrats all vo-
ted nay. New Hampshire has also rati-
fled the amendment. The National con-
vontion just called to meet at Philadelphia,
August 18th attracts but little attention.
SOUTHERN NEws.-Rves Pollard the
belligerent Richmond Editor, had COL
lision with his brother.in-law, Sam James,
in the Examiner office last week. They
were parted but Pollard afterwards armed
himself and went in search of James but
was arrested. The Union vote in Texas
was larger than anticipated, probably
about one-thirI. Gen Howard has in
formation that there are 5000 persons in
Cobb county, Ga, who will starve unless
government feeds them. Some of the
Virginians claim that their government is
founded on military power and the presi-
dents peace proclamation has knocked
out the foundation and they have no valid
government. When the colored women
of Augusta, Ga. wanted o>go to the
cemetery and decorate the graves of
Union soldiers, the Mayor refused admis-
tion unless they would 60 as servants for
the whites. The people of western North
Carolina are said to be very poorly con-
structed and cruel in their treatment of
loyal men, particularly those who fought
in the federal army. The trial of Gen.
Whittesey by the bureau court martial is
expected to occupy two months or more.
At recent firemans festival at Houston,
Texas, there was not single American
flag in the procession, while rebel tunes
were played, cheers given TO jeff. Davis
and " Dixie" serenade given TO mill.
tary commission. In the parade was
truck drawn by four white horses, upon
which was arrayed canopy, and in this
was placed monument in memory of the
confederate dead, and in this again was
seated n beautiful girl mourning for the
'dear nation and its martyrs" She wore
red white and red, with Grape oyer the
stars which represent the southern states,
and manacles on her hands with chains
at her feet. as indicative Of the cond tion
Of the South.
CoSGREss.- The House refused to
concur in most of the Senates amend.