The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1867-03-19
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NEWS OF THE WEEK.

weeks ago. lis principal strength was
manifested in Cork and 1ippcrary coun-
ties, but it was not confined to these
counties by any means. From Thursday
to Sunday there were numerous engage
mtnts between the British troops and the
Fcnians, in which the former were al
ways victorious, il we may trust the ac
counts given by the British government,
and many arrests were made in places
where there was no open outbreak, AMI
there were also many seizures of arms and
stOrcs.-MarIia law has been abolished
in SPAN; there has been an unsuccessful
attempt to assasSinatc the king of Italy
near Milan; the elections for the Italian
parliament have generally resulted in
favor of the government, which carries
majority OF the electoral distritrs the
sultan of Turkey has granted concessions
which are satisfactory to the people OF
Scrvia, and the leading powers of Europe
have united in urging upon the q toman
government the granting Of LTD raj con
ccs>ions TO Christian subjects; the viccroy
OF Egypt refuses 10 pay over to the s,ltan
the tribute levied on the people of that
country to meet the expense of crushing
the instruction in Camilla; the empires,
of Russia has sent $4,000 to aid the
suffering Christians in the Island of Crete !:
81 terrible earthquake has occurred on the
island OF Mitylrnc, which destroyed all
the houses ON the Island and killed hun.
drcds of persons; II .rr Munchauscn. the
premier Of the government of Hanover,
has challenged Count Won bismarck for
word, uttered in debate in the North
German parliament.
SOUTHERN NEw>-Thc spocia, ''loyal-
lists OF he South do not like the Sherman
bill. because it fails to make them the sole
rulers of the reconstructed states. While
his resolutions were in debate in the sen
ate. Mr.. Sumner read II letter from John
NJ. Bolts of Virginia, IN which hc sid
"Thank you Mr.. Sumner thank YOU with
NIL my heart, not only for myself but in
behalf of every Union man in this state.
for your effort to protect the loyal men Of
the South, not one of whom have vet
been or hrarl of that does not prot,s
again,t this Shcrmln bill, "a il is called.
which docs not rise 10 the dignity of an
abortion, but is what, in medical terms, is
called II false conception. "-Ihe George,
town, ID. c., council are investigating the
recent municipal election, and it is charg-
ed that large number of illegal colorcd
votes were polled The Memphis ira
hncie thinks that if the president will
bodily refuse TO execute the law he has
declared to be unconstitutional, he will
become immortaliZ ii as Il second Andrew
jackson. "l'ut if he yield now he will
20 down to history aS II pigmy that at
tempted TO play the role of giant and
found he was unequal to the emergency
There does not seem to be Il chance for
escaping that fate any way.-Ex Cover
nor Brown of Georgia has written another
letter in favor oiimneJiate reconstruction,
in which he SAYS: by the acceptance
of this proposition we shall prevent C n
iiScaiion and save the ballot in the hands
of the white man, who will control cleo
lions AMI make such state constitutions as
we can live under, and improve some
years hcn"", when all is quiet again"
Governor Jenkins advocates the waiting
policy, or did Il fortnight ago; but the
supplementary reconstruction bill makes
that impossible.
INUNDArIoN SoUrlI AND WEsr-Bc-
low Cincinnati there has been great de.
sirncion Of property by flood in many
places. Between New Albany and
Evansville the Ohio river is thiry miles
wide. thousand of cattle, sheep and
hogs have been drowned and hundred
thousand of bushels Of grain have been
lost. The country is covered with floating
stacks Of hay, wheat and oats. Nearly
MI the steamboat landings are under
water, and boats cannot make their
landings. Shawncetown is completely |
inundated. In the lower part of Gin
cinnali and in Covington, Ky, hundreds |.
of houses are under water.-At Louis |
vile the Ohio rose nine inches in the |
fourteen hours proceeding s a. IN.
Wednesday, and at that time continued /
rising at the rate OF an inch per hour. 1t /
was then within four feet of the great
rise Of 1917, and five feet of that Of .
lS32.-lhe levee near Mound City, Ill.,
''N>N1 'N"'So'oD It DItutU /
is about forty feet wide and six inches /
deep. The citizens were doing all they
could TO prevent an inIndaion of the |
town.-The property destroyed by the
late flood in East Tennessee is valued at
over az, 100000. Over 30 persons at
Knoxville were washed out of their
houses, and many farmers lost all, houses. |
barns, grain and stock. In al! parts of
Kentucky and Tennessee the flood Is
reported 10 have been unprecedented.
The roads south of Louisville are badly
broken up by the carrying away of
bridges, culverls and by land slides
MEXICAN.-l hree days later military
news has been received from the interior
Of Mex co. Marvuez takes command O.
the imperial forces in the City of Mexico
lie is called the Tiger CT La Cubuya."
lie says in his proclamation: 81 have
given yon proof enough how shall CON
duct myself and defend what is entrusted
TO me-" On the 18th ult., Macmillan
marched to meet Escubedo and give hun
battle. Macmillan forces are estimated
at ll,700, and those of lh9 liberals at