The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-12-07

hours while off the BENCH about tWoth1rdS
much as Mr. OGorman earned by the employment of his
whole time and four five much the city deemed
to be adequate compensation for his duties as Recorder
It remarkable that corporation counsel who draws
more than hundred dollars day for all working days,
rain shne for attending to the law suits of the city
should need professional aid to the value of two hundred
dollars day. clerk hire to the value of about seventy
five dollars day. Cannot the city get beaten In Its
law suits at cheaper rate than five hundred dollars DAY
And is it marvellous that Recorder Hackett after the
arduous labors of the day are over and he steps down.
wearied and exhausted from the BENCH can ASSIST the
corporation counsel to the tune OF about seventy dollars
daily Is not the Recorder in danger OF taxing his conslt
ton severely by these unreasonable labors In behalf OF
the city, "neath the midnight lamp Such compensation
would indicate heavy draugts either upon the midnight
oil" the coil of palms." Moreover, the eloquent and
learned OGorman after drawing upon the treasury Tor every
Yankee notion and Irish nicknack needed in his office from
walnut desks to papers of pins Query What becomes OF
all the pins and from referees fees downto sup@na money
the contingent expenses of Office for nameess and
unexplained necessities amounting to $3.50 No items OF
these expenses amounting about thirty dollars per dem
given Thirty dollars day would buy avery ex1lara-
ting supply of champagne and CIGARS and under the intense
agues incident the Office of corporation counsel have
not the heart any little smuans that may be needed
classic and eloquent" barrers for their somacs sake
and their often inirmtes."
The coal owners of Nova Scotia are pettoning the Par
lament of Canada for retaaory tariff COAL that the
provinces of Quebec and Ontario be compelled to buy
coal of Nova Scotia instead Of the United States This be-
the New England market for Nova Scoan coal is de-
stroyed by tariff scientific contemporary suggests that
the best form of protection for the kanucks and buenoses
that which is found beneath the wings of the ALFRED
The Albany Evening Journal thus pointedly disposes Of
two candidates for the New York mayoalty "Wood and
Hoffman severay trying to prove each for himself that
he is the honestest man of the two The as it now
stands is that Wood if honest not what he protested
to be- while Hoffman to be what he never was"
Mr. Cavanaugh, member of Congress from Montana
reefs the popular impression regard the death of Gene
raj Meagher. They particular friends, and Mr. Cav
anaugh teses that the General had been strictly and totally
abstemous for the ten months preceding his DEATH at least
how much longer he could not state not having been in
his company.
Italy.
The Pope who at first strenuously to any
ference whatever for the settlement of the Roman question:
has length withdrawn his objection and is in full accord
With the proposition of Napoleon. The Government OF
Bavaria has sgned its acceptance of the Florence PLAN
Many of the details of the conference have already been
agreed upon Munich has been chosen the place. and the
18th of December the time. Since the last dispatch the
Governments of Italy and Wurtemburg have sgned their
intention of accepting places in the conference.
Dispatches from Rome that the Holy Father in
accordance with the advice OF France has ordered the release
of all the Garbadians who taken prisoners by the
Pontfcal forces during the late campaign.
Transports have been ordered Monday from Touon
for Cvta Veccha where they will take board dvs
ion of the French expedition in Italy and return to France
It reported that Garbadi is seriously i'll in prison at
Vargnana and that his have both hurried to his bed
side with medical aid
1t is said that General Menabrea the present Prime Min
er has issued another note wherein the action of France
in invading the Papal States is severely denounced
The Italian Parliament will the 9th of the
suing month. Baron Ratazz formerly Prime Minister,
certain be made President of the popular branch of Par
Lament.
Mount Vesuvius is still pouring forth immense volume
of fire. Seven distinct streams of molten have been
formed and they press in their winding paths down the
sides of the mountain the presented is magnificent
| in the extreme.
The following description of the battle of Monte Roondo
by eyewitness is from the Florence correspondence of the
Paris Temps:
"Monte Rotondo is considerable town. situated
siderable height surrounded by thick walls and fanked by
strong gates 1t is commanded by strong caste-conven
xut, oil from Wh
fire could be kept up persons moving to attack it. The
garrison composed of three hundred belonging
the Antilles Legion hundred gendarmes and fifty dra-
goons supported by three pieces of cannon This middle
aged fortress well provisioned while the attacking force
of Garbaldi by fatigue and hunger and very in
making impression resolved in the face of all these dis