The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1867-01-08
NEWS OF THE WEEK.


James Gordon Bennett being winner.
The challenge Of young Bennett to all TIE
world has been accepted by the Duke ot
Edinburg, better known IA Prince Alfred,
Queen Victorias second son. Other items
et interest by the cable are. that the Crys-
tai Palace at Sydenhan,, England, near
London, was mostly destroyed 10y fire on
Sunday, the total loss being 81 800, 900
Fenan arrests continue IN Ireland but
there is no longer any danger that there
will he general outbreak Napoleon
and King Victor Emanuel, in their New
Years speeches, expressed hopes OF peace
und Cancellation. that thrones would re-
main stare and nations prosperous in the
year to come; thirty transports have
sailed for Mexico from France, to bring
away the French troops, and the remain
der of the fee is under orders to leave
the 9Th of January the Cretans continue
to successfully resist the power of Tur
ky to sul!Iugate them, and there Is nm
nent danger Of a rupture Dctween Turkey
and Greece. 81 the Greeks svmpathzn
with the Cream. auh want to help them
the king of Greece has appointed new
cabinet.
SournERN Ntws-Although n,ariv
all the southern Legislature, have voted
against the constitutional amendment,
there is reason to expect II reversal Of the
first decision in Alabama, Arkansas and
North Carolina, if assurances are obtained
from Congress that states adopting the
amendment shall theieupon he a1miit, Il
To- represents tion.--A Memphis plprr has
accounts from alabama of negroes being
oniced out OF the state by the promise of
high wages, and shipped to Cuba to be
sold as slaves. Grimes against the negroes
and am M them are not now frequently
reporte l. Among the latest ere the
shocking violation Of white lady in
Greene county, \. G., by five negroes
an three white men: the reckless shoot
of several negroes at Memphis two Of
them fatally; and several outragcs hv
negro highwaym in the viciriy of thar
,i'y. sEx-Guv. Holden, Of North Caro-
lima. writes to the Albany Evening Jour
nal that the tniouists of that State are
Cor the amendment. notwithstanding it
will exclude nearly all Of them from Office
lie says that many men stepped in treason
can take the test oath. but such ~ him
self are excluded because they supported
the rebellion while at heart against it
The Memphis Pot gives the names OF six
negroes who were wantonly shot :" in
reckless sport in AMI near that ely Oh
Christmas day, by white men. Two were
dangerously AMI two fatally WOUNDED.
Several ot the perpetrators Of these UNI
provoked outrases were arrested. In one
case Il crowd who witnessed the shooting
Of negro refused 10 give any information
tl the murderer. attempt was lately
made to assassinatc Brig. Gen. BRADY, of
the lreedmen's bureau ut Raleigh, y. c.,
Ivy man who had threatened to punish
BRADY for alleged bad treatment of himself
while imprisoned On the charge Of being
xspy.
STATE LlGlSLATu EES.-0uitc a num-
Der OF State Legislatures have met, this
week, for their annual sessions. The
Massachusetts LEGISLATURE assembled on
Wednesday, and both branches o"gan;z"i
ny liic NltNilOlI VI ltlsi Ntdl > Olll' ci~. 81 .
y. Pond, Of brighton. for president of the
Senate, and Stephen \. Clifford as clerk F.;
nld James Nj. Stone, Of Charieetown,
speaker Of the House. and William =
Robinson, OF Maiden, ceik.-'The Maine
Legislature elected \. NJ. Burpcc. pre.i
dent of tine Senate, and Lewis Barker,
speaker of the ilouse.-New York Legs
lature met on Tuesday. The lower house
elected +. l.. Pitts, speaker. There is to
he an cxcilin, contest in the election of
|. =. Senator The legislatures of Penn.
sylvania, Missouri, Maryland and Ohio
also assembled last week.
CONGRESS. Congress came together
sgain on Thursday, but not nearly all the
members were present, and the holding ot
sessions this week il little more than a
pretense. Several important committees
have been in session during the recess,
however. layng out work for the i.c;,r
future, and we mny expect pompt action
when Congress gets fairly at work again
Some of the first questions to be con,lrr
cd are, the further initiation of the cur
rrncy the tariff reconstruction til,
assassination plot, and action suggested by
lie reports Of investigating committees.
MISCELLANEOUS l'redelirk w. sew
ard assistant secretary of state, sailed from
Annapolis, Md, on Wednesday, in III,
steamer Don, fur llayti. to negotiate fo
naval station in the bay Of SANTANA
The bargain Is already substantially com
pletcd and Mr.. Seward takes out tn,
specie TO close it. Mr. Seward ntendei
10 have sailed in the Gettysburg seyerl
stays since, but an accident happened {,
the steamer, anil there has been mucl
guessing about the mysterious mission
of the assistant secretary. One conjec
tire was that the island of 1t. Thorn
"a was to be bought of Denmark
The United States supreme court decided
the steamer Springbok case, on Thursday
This vessel was seized in 1868, 90 mile
frJn' Nassau. n. r., whittier she wa
hound from London. She was suspected
ol an intention to run the blockade int
come southern port. Her cargo wa
con,raband, consisting in part of sword