The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1867-01-22
TyrspAY,JANUARY ~, 1857.
NEWS OF TUE " EEK,

gaining strength. though there are small
hopes that it will amount to anything at
The coming session OF parliament Tie
London papers dcprccatc any attempt 10
impeach President johnson. AMI are get
ting to be very sulicttcus that the cUnsi:
tuition Of tue United Stat5s be preserved
intact There WAS sad accident TO
skaters at Reg Mt. Park, London. on
Tuesday. Tic ice broke while crowded
with skaters, and of 30 precipi;atci
into the water, 80 were drowned The
Americans in Paris gave banquet to
young Bennett, the hero of the yac'. 4,
race, on Thursday, and soy raj Of the
Paris yacht clubs talk OF giving him med.
S,s,-ihe C.etan rebellion against the
authority Of Turkey, which has seemed
like the most desperate. Of forlorn hopes
guns steadily in strength AMI in the sym
pathy Of the nations. The smaller islands
IN the Mediterranean are following the
example of Gambia. and are fast trying to
max themselves independent Of Turkish
authority.-lhe pope grows more intol.
Grant I'll Ill ever. lie has requested NJ
hing, the American minister, TO remove
the American Protestant chapel outside
the city limits, ami he manles;s anything
but Il conciliatory spirit towards the gov.
eminent of italy, Notwithstanding i.ll the
advances made by the latter-l'he re
construction OF Prussia is gong on finely,
and preparations are making for the
meeting OF the first North German par
lament, the members of which are 10 DC
elected by universal suffrage.
SorTrEHN Nrws.--.l United St,tcs
deputy marshal, who was serving writs
Tor Judge Duva's court, has been a,sas,-
mated at Nevosota. The Georgia Lcg;s
.latnre has repealed the laws preveatiii.
Foreigners from holding real estate until
raturalizad. Chancellor Campbell of
Tennessee has decided that the law estab-
fishing Il metropolitan police for Nashville,
i. unconstitutional, and an appeal has
been taken to the supreme court Judge
Meredith has also pronounced the Njrrip; 1,
stay law I'm Institutional. The last ,4ir-
wing representatives. of the Roberts and
.IOhnstone families of eastern Icnncs.cc
had an encounter lately. AMI both we're
killed. The trud was of twenty years
standing, and during this time fourteen
men OF the two families have los, their
lives. The sheriff of Texas countv- Mo,
on the oh, tiled 10 arrest u party Of six.
tor whom lie hcld warrants They re-
sisted his posse, killing two and wounl,ng
three of them. One OF the rcsis:slre was
the radical candidate for assessor recently.
In North Carolina. last week, ;Suly of
armed men, fOrcibly removed tive NEGROES
from Green county jill, where they had
been confined ON charge Of .cutracilg
white women, and inflicted on them Il
horrible pn!ishmcut
CONGRESS The House finally passed.
Ivy vote of los to -, OF Tuesday. the
Hills 10 admit Nebraska and Colorado, but
with an amendment making the establish
ilcnt Of oVlal suffrage precedent condi-
tIcn Several republicans voted against
''c bill Tor various reasons, but the vote
shows nearly the while party strength
1lc Senate promptly acccdcd to the
House amendment on Wednesday, by II
vote Of - to II, ami the bills now 90 to
Tie president. who will be sure To veto
them, and 1t is not at all likely the bills
can pass over the veto, especially rs Gov.
Cummings Of Colorado, has sent in "A
protest OF the territorial legislature against
The admission Of that territory, which.
~hiic it is worthless us an expression OF
the real feeling of the people there, will
be likely TO have influence with some. u
large number Of new bills have also been
reported and referred, among them to pro.
vide tor bounty TO the representatives OF
,oldiers who enlisted fJr less than year,
and died in the service; directing the Is
hue OF discharge papers to all honorable
discharged soidiers, to repeal So much OF
the naval appropriation bill Of April,
1855, as appropiiatcs s25 coo for the
purchase OF the right OF drainage ilroueii
The navy yard Il, Chnrlcsiown; to amend
Tie act regulating the elective franchise in
The District Of Columbia. so as to di,lran-
clnse no person on recount Of sex 10 re-
q peal so much Of the internal revenue laws
ton; authorizing the payment Of the re.
ward offered for the capture Of jeff Davis
and numerous others OF minor Importance
During the discussions, Commissioner
Newton, of the Agricultural bureau wa:
roughly handled, and he will very likel,
DC removed.
STATE IEGIsLArUREs. Massachusetts
legislature hcsilated TO ratily the Con>li,u
uonal amendment, because it is not radical
enough, The Maine legislature has adopt.
ed the constitutional amendment by &
unanimous vote in the Senate, though thai
body thought the amendment did moi Z,
far enough; and by vote of l26 to |.
in the House The Rhode Island leg,la
ture met on Tuesday, and the most inter
csting item in Gov l}urrside's mcssag,
WAS the statement that he has collected
over $500, 600 Of the state military clam,
against the general government, whcl
,ioy. Smith was unable TO collect. ant
reported disallowed. The most interesting
action of The other state legislatures now
in session is the election OF Senators
New York elects Roscoe Conkling, Penn