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

to trouble herself about Fenianism and
makes arrests, seizures, g.. The reform
ques, excites much attention and its
champion John Bright deals continuous
and heavy blows against the old forms. -
The London Tunes of Thursday considers
the affairs Of the holy see in a critical
condition, in spite Of the tranquil appear.
ance.-The United States steamer Swa.
tora sailed from Alexandria. Egypt, Oh
Friday with Suriatt on b0ard.-rhe Ital.
ian minister of finance reports deficiency
ia lis budget OF 10000, 900 irancs.-rhe
French Empress is about to 60 on n visit
to Rome. -Inellig received at Con
stantinople from Gambia announces the
complete submission ofihe Cretan popula.
ton from Canea to Rcttinur. Official
intelligence confirms the news that the
Convent of Arcadion after being stormed
~ the Turkish Troops had been blown IN
10y the monks. The insurgents are stated
10 have lost a few hundred men; the
Turkish loss being So killed and lj0
wounded.
SOUTHERN News Gov. Worth of
North Carolina fvors n national conven-
ton for the amendment to the constitution,
and denies the reports that the state courts
discriminate against union mrn and me-
groes. The Houston Crexas) Telegraph
suggests dsy of fasting and prayer that
the calamilcs threatened by Congress
may he averted. Reports from Hunts
vile, A'a., state that the freedmen are
steadily improving their condition. But
few negro children canno; read and write
The Mississippi commissioners 10 ask for
the release of J'N Davis. have reached
home, and report that there is no hope of
obtaining the object at present. One of
the commissioners, Gen Lowry, saws there
i not enough conservatism left in Con-
grcsS 10 save us irnm the vcrtex o. Jc.truc
fIon INTO WI ich radical misrulc is CARVING
the country Mt railroad speed. Lieut.
Gov. VOORHEES, OF Louisiana has furnished
the congressional committee with n list of
twenty per-nns who wish TO testify as TO
the RIO $ Mayor Monroe is also prepar-
my list Of witness. Gov. Patton of
Alabama recently addressed meeting in
lagdcgiaIe county. defending his opinion
IN ta'or OF the adoption of the amend
ineh', AMI resolutions were adopted ap-
proving his policy. Although the lcgi+-
lature voted nCalne. ;hr amendment, it
adopted resolution thanking the governor
Tor hl' high patriotism and devotion to
the Interests Of the state Ex-Gov Par.
SONS IL against the amend ment, and SO is
nearly the entire press Of the state
Observation-Disclosures lett Orizaba
CA the l'lth inst. for the Ciiv Of Mexico
1t Is sal that his avowed purpose in goinr
IA not TO p"rpct,ato T. power, lat to
ihwart the French and spite Bazaine
ani he is ready to treat with .Iunrez or
the tntcd States Ia secure tbs n. The
war between the emperor and Baz tine
has become open and avowcd Rebel
Jacob Thompson i. at Vera Cruz Mi.
ramon has fled to avoid arrest bv l,azaine.
and Marquee has made grant f,iurc i'm
his attempt TO raise money for Macmillan.
1t is announced that work on the imperial
railway between Vera Cruz AMI the CITY T
OF Mexico will BE- recommended at an
early day.-Diflercnt reports affirm and
deny that the mission of Gen Sherman
and Minister Campbell to Mexico was n
failure The denlas say that at Vera /
Cruz they learned OF change of plan Ms |
10 the removal of French troops. They /
were courteonsly received by Marshal |
l'azEDc, who proposed Ia 1--WE them safe .
conlnct to the City of Mexico, that they
might thence communicate with Junrrz
bu; ior prudential reasons. in view of
what they learned at Vera Cruz. his offer
was declined. Another report says that |
sherman and Campbell lid not land NJ
Vera Cruz, rs by So doing they would |
have recognized Maximilan's government
hut proceeded to Tampico, whcr, they
met the accredited emmi>sarics of Juarcz.
AMI afterwards went on TO Matamoras.
where they held a short council with
otter confidential agent. of the republic.
The result is that a definite plan of action
has been agreed upon between the United
States and the Mexican president. If,
after the withdrawal Of the French troops
IN March, any fragment of imperial pow
er remains in Mexico the United States
Will march troops over the Rio Grand.
to support Juarez.
MISCELLANEOUS. At Ogden CITY.
Kansas. lately, sergeant who had come
from Fort Riley with party OF soldiers.
10 arrest deserers, attempted to outrage
the wife OF citizen who was alone, and ,
when her husband and two brothers, at !
work neal by, came to her assistance. the
husband was shot by order of the sergeant.
The citizens rallied wounded two of the
soldiers aud captured the whole squad,
who are now in the hands Of the civil .
authorities. Patrick Deyine killed Ed
ward Kelly at Jersey Civ. n. j., by |
blows with an iron bar, on Tuesday, and |
the same day Charles Serad was killed at
Philadelphia by an unknown man, who
'ScaPed. Emil Just, living in Thirty
fourth street, New York, was dangerously
shot, Monday evening, by burglar who
entered his house. - Francis Vielc, on trial
at brooklyn last week, for the murder of
The Cuban Otero, was acquitted, and IA
verdict of not guilty was also rendered at
Troy, NY, in the case of Edmund Jones,
n