The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1867-02-19
NEWS OF THE " EEK.

;tnOtnrl l. rllNn outbreak IN II Gland, and
u small affair in the west of Ireland las,
week confirmed their worst fears.
- At Il grand .rcitrm demonstration
in London last week MONDAY, 20, 0lQ
l'roplc appeared in procession ana 1000
coo were lockers on.---Other interesting
items of news by the cable are, that the
holders Of confederate bonds in England
have united in a petition to the British
government Ia back their claims the
trial OF TX Gov. Eyre of Jamaica has
commenced in London; the Italian min
istry have resi- tncd, the parliament has
hcon dssolrcI,a nd a new election ordered
I.hrch 10; 1t is reported that the pope
viii soon make an appeal to the Catholic
powers 10 sustain him the king of
Prussia has closed the dic', returning
thanks to that body for the cordial assist
'nce rendered hin, and pointing ont the
i"crssity for permanent peace at home
ANA abroad in the elections, which took
place AT Berlin. Tuesday, for members of
the North German parliament, the libcr.
l!s were successful the conference Of
the South German states has adopted an
army system similar TO that of Prussia
affairs IN Spain continue to grow worse
and worse, one OF the last and worst out.
RACES being the condemnation Of three
editors to Imprisonment at hard labor; a
defeat Ct Crctans by the Turks is report
ed, but it is not credited. -aIexican news
IS conflicting and unsatisfactory
Snt'riIEpN T,o f
The New Orleans policr, who are known
10 have murdered several Union men
during the great riot. have fled to Cuba.
fearing the results which night arise from
the Investigations Of the congressional
committee. The chief justice of the su
preme court Of Louisiana has written a
Ettert Representative Eliot of Massachu.
sett', furnishing Trustworthy evidence of
the dangerous influence OF the old rebel
leaders in that state, and declaring that
II there was no ioar Of the interference of
the United States, no Union man, whether
white or black, would be safe in his per-
son or in his property. The news of the
passage OF the Eliot bill by the lower
branch Of Congress created no excitement
md very little comment in New Orleans.
+. S. kcitt, brother of Lawrence NJ. who
who was noted for his rufiianism in Con
gress, and who died in the rebel service.
has been nominated for Congress in the
same district, in South Carolina.
marble bust Of President Lincoln was
dedicated at Louisville, Ky, on Tuesday.
'hc anniversary o. the dead PRESIDENTS
birthday. The item Of the most interest
about the blacks is that their disposition
10 cmigrate 10 the Gulf States is very
marked, and in some other paris of the
S,ntt there is already a scarcity of labor
~re. The result will be better treatment
and better wages 10 those who remain.
y high school for co!orcl girls, tho first
~ The SoIth, hat been opened at Louis
Vile, Ky, By The Episcopalians, with
Ms Co:ncin Jrnajug-. . graduate o. the
'"!lrcd institute at Philadelphia, as prin.
"Fal Il mob banged horso.lhief at
Stanford, Ky, last week and eight
I"grn6s. ricmbcrs Of the S0.l L. $. reg.
!mcnf, aS-allird and robbed two men near
S'r''tro?t, Ia, recently, nearly killing
one OF ihc'n, ire the principal Instances
q i"wl"s>ness reported during the week
CONGRESS Both hrarcl,s nave COM
me"ccd holding evening sessions, and seem
- rra'I~e that the remaining time of the
se>eiUn Is short. The Nebraska Bill has
been passed over the presidents veto in
both branches, the vote in the Senate
Standing II To g. and in tho House l2O
g. ~ No vote has yet been taken on
The Colorado bill, but that is hardly likely
10 fare as we'll as the other should n vote
he taken on il this session, though Mr.
Wade read in the Senate on Wednesday
81 resolution adopted at mass meeting at
lLnssr, Colorado, 10 the effect that the
l'coplc OF that territory are very largely in
iLv0r ot state organization, and plcdging
i"iIh in its constitution, and in the states
ratification Of the constitutional amend
!negt. Another important thing accom-
.llshcd ls the passage of the bankrupt
bill by the Senate, by vote of 22 10
~. NJ. SaHiner tried hard to get the
li.l amcnice 30 az 10 exclude the late
rsbeis frulp ia benefits but he failed, and
refused 10 vote on the bin az all The
upper branch has also passed the joint
resolution giving increased compensation
10 the government CLERKS at Washington,
with an amendment extending the benefits
ct the resolution to everybody employed
by the government at Washington. The
matters that have been reported on favor.
ably by the Senate committees are, the
lii already through the | louise to transfer
The care ofthc Indians to the war Gepart-
ment, and aboIisllinS the present Indian
bureau in the interior department the
iIcpsc BILL authorizing the payment OF
bountics TO soldiers who have lost their
discharge papers, and authorizing the
payment of the reward offered for the
capture of JEFF. Davis; the bill favored
by tn. secretary of the treasury for fund
ing the compound, interest notes outsiand-
ing, and authorizing the issue of temporary
loan certificates therefor aud bill in
.cleasing the pay of army officers below
The grade Of mrjor general, 80 per cent