The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1866-06-20
NEWS OF TILE WEEK.

FOREIGN AFFAIRS European advices
- the 9TH inst. The proposed peace con-
ference at Paris has been abandoned
The general feeling IN England is that the
last hope of peace has vanished. War
seems to be inevitable, and on a scale
greatly exceeding anything known in Eu-
rope since the days OF Bonaparte. 1t is
reported from Washington that information
received at the French legation from Mex
leo states that Gen. Barzaine had received
positive orders from Napoleon to concen-
trate the French troops at Pucba and to
make no more hostile demonstrations.
Scventy-fve per cent Of the troops will 90
to France in October and the remainder
next year. Indications are reported that
Napoleon wishes to make the best terms
possible with the United States. The
Confederate colonists lately captured by
the Liberalists have not been released and
Macmillan has made no efforts to secure
their release
SoUrnERN Ews.-Thc Newbcrn, On.
c. Times suggests mass meeting Of the
Union men of North Carolina at Raleigh,
ON the 18th of July to give expression to
the patriotism Of the State, and to show
the northern people that they have no
reason to distrust the loyalty of North
Carolina. Gen. Baird, Commissioner of
freedmen in Louisiana, reports the land
flr sixty miles westward from Baton
Rouge entirely inundated, with the ex-
ccption of the tops of the bills. A gen
tleman lately travelling in western Ten
ncsscc reports that he found many late
large shareholders advocating negro suf-
iragc. An officer of the war department
in South Carolina says since the attacks
IN the freedmen's bureau began in North
ern newspapers the negroes are worse
treated. The TEXANS are subscribing
Davis defense fund. A fearful acciden,
occurred or the Danville, Va. railroad on
Tuesday, caused by the breaking CT
switch rod. One lady was instantly
killed and thirteen other persons seriously
injured by the ladies' car being precipta-
ted down an embankmcnt.
CONGRESS The 6nal report of the
reconstruction committee is the most i'm
portant and yet unimportant unless acted
upon by Congress. Mr.. Stevens offered
substitute containing section looking
To the immediate admission OF the Ten
ncssee delegation, but providing that they
shall not retain their seats in Congress
after the LIST of January next unless a
constitution is adopted extending the
right of suffrage impartialy to every class
OF her citizens A resolution passed the
Senate appropriating $1,000 to repair
the Potomac Bridge. The discussion on
the Paris exposition bill was spirited and
considerable opposition developed On
Monday Of last week Rosseau of Ken
lucky and Grinnell of Iowa had sharp
controversy in which they abused and
insulied each other to the last point of
endurance. On Thursday immediately
after adjournment, while Grinnell was on
his way from the Capitol to take a street
car Rosseau came up behind him, put
his hand on Grinnell's shoulder muttering
something about an expected apology, and
thereupon assaulted him with a small
rattan cane Grinnell made no resistance.
On Friday committee was appointed in
the House to investigate the mater. 1t
is to be hoped that the habit of black
guardism in Congress will be stopped, and
especially SO that physical outrages on the
persons of one another be in some way
prevented. A bill authorizing the Mon
tana and New York Iron Mining Co. to
purchase certain lands at the minimum
price, said lands not now being in the
market, was returned by the President
with his veto. The working men in
Congress are SAID to be apparently worn
out An early adjournment is probable.
The Senate Judiciary committee has