Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-12-05
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are giving various impres'
sions on the subject otimpeachment, the
main features of which are that the i'm
will not be able to extracta
speech from Thad. Stevens, as his health
is too feeble. He occupied the chair IN
his committee room on Wednesday, blt
If difficult business had come up he
could not have managed II, and esrlyin
the afternoon he had TO be carried hone,
He has no faith that impeachment can
be put through.
Any way Impeachment is losilS
ground steadily. But one member from
Maine, Lynch, will vote for 1t, and 10
other at least OF the Massachusetts
delegation will vote for 1t but Boutwell,
and Butler. The impeachers cann't
reckon certainly on the majority Of airy
delegation, yet in spite OF this fact, thy
are Boosting loudly Of the result, Logan
OF Illinois offers TO bet 1--WE to one that
the impeachment will be carried, AM
Ashley Of Ohio says be will triumph h
spite OF the towards. 1t is too seriousa
question, however, to be decided by
betting or Dragging, and charges Of
cowardice will have little weight. The
fact is that the Republican members viii
encounter criticism whichever side they
take, and they understand 1t and mean
to vote according to the facts.
A curious rumor is abroad that ButlT
will make a speech against impea chmelt
on the ground that the investigation
has proved failure. 1t cannot be traced
to reliable source, but it would sur
prise few who know him, II it were %
prove true.
EuRoPR.-Mount Vesuvius is now re-
ported to be in a magnificent state If
eruption.
In the Austrian Reichsrsth FRIDAY,
draft for new constitution wss
adopted after strenuous resistance by
the Liberals.
The proposed increase to the Brit
ish income tax, intended to pay the ez'
penses of the Abyssinian war, was passed
10 the second reading in the House o.
| Commons Saturday.
"A meeting of American citizens was
held in Berlin Friday. American poi
tics and finances were discussed, and tlS
policy OF Hon. Thaddeus Stevens was
violently denounced
Italy has not yet acceded to the pro
posed European Conference. Her decs
ion will depend upon Napoleon's rep!
to q demand for explanations which Ia
Just been addressed to the French GOV
eminent.
Some of the particulars of the con
tract with the Cunard Steamship Lit(
for carrying the British mails, have bee
made public. The Line is to receiv
100000 sterling for weekly service OF
tween Liverpool and New York for on
year.
The Prussian government has slgne
new contract with the Hamburg an
American Steam Packet Company an
the Moth German LIoyd's Steamshi
Company for regular mail service froI
Hamburg and Bremen to New Yorl
Many additional facilities will be 8
forded the public, and especial provis
ion is made for the transmission Of sam
Piles OF merchandise by mall.
In an address to the French Senat,
Saturday, Minister Moustier stated this
the French troops would be soon witt
drawn from the Roman territory, s
their presence was only intended to il
sure the safety of the Pope. The que:
tion between the Holy Father snd Ital
was one Of distrust and the object {
the general European Congress was I
remove this distrust.
The ohsequies of the executed F,
niahs were celebrated with great soleu
nifty by the Irish inhabitants OF Maj
chester Sunday. A funeral processio
passed through the streets and NEE
ing was held. The demonstration
though imposing, was, however, inferiC
to that which occurred in Cork, whel
fully 10000 persons, including over l
500 women, followed for some distance
lofty catafalque drawn by six horses.
HONE ENTERPRISE. - Some person
have mania for going abrosd to pu