Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1870-02-11
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plete from London TO India.
The treaty Of peace between Spain and
tho Spanish American Republics, II is said,
will be signed Immediately.
The propricty of discussing the pro-
poscd dogma of infallibility at the present
Time will soon be discussed in the Ecume-
meal Council
M. Rochefprt, leader of the recent in
surrectiou movements in Paris refuses to
surrender himself a prisoner under SEN
tcnce of fine and Imprisonment, informing
the French ministers that they must use
force to take him.
The Washington Chronicle says, dur
ing the month of January one hundred
and forty tons of franl>ed printed matter
was deposited in the Washington city post
Office, to be sent TO all parts of the country
The Women's Suffrage Convention at
San Francisco has formed State Associa-
ton. which has elected Mrs. Haskil of
Pctaluma President.
The President has nominated Hon. Jo-
seph p. Bradley of New Jersey, and Judge
William Strong, of Pennsylvania, TO he
Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of
the United States.
President Grant has issued an an exec
utive order prohibiting the admission of
distilled spirits into Alaska, and also pro-
hibitinr the admission of firearms into the
islands of ST. Paul and st. George.
The Washington Chronicle says, the
subscription of five hundred dollars by
President Grant to the New Era, the spirit
cd weekly journal edited by Rev. Sella
Martin, and lately established in Washing
ton. is a substantial evidence of his interest
in an enterprise that promises to become
great power in journalism.
-Four Americans have been fired upon
in the streets of Havana by Spaniard, and
one, Isaac Greenwall, killed, and two, Hen
ry f. Foster and Hugh johnson, seriously
wounded. The authorities are said to be
using every effort to arrest and punish the
assailant. The outrage has been officially
communicated to our Government, and in
quiry is to be made into the matter.
In the Supreme Court of the United
States decision has been given in the
case Of Hepburn as. Griswold, sustaining
the decision of the inferior Court that debts
contracted before the enactment of the Le-
gal-tender law cannot be paid with illegal
tender" notes.
For the3d time since Dr. Livingstone has
been on his present expedition, there is q
report Of his DEATH This time it is the
most horrible of all. \ cable telegram
from London, states that letter had beer
received from Capt. Cochrane, commander
of the Petrol, on the African coast, in which
he states that DR.. David Livingstone, thu
celebrated African traveller, has beer
burned to death rs n wizard, by n chief II
the interior.
The Chinese treaty has been received
by Secretary Fish from Minister Burlin
game, with the official seal of the Empire
the RATIFICATION having been duly exchang
ed. The treaty provides for entire recipro
city between the two nations in regard IT.
religious liberation. The n,rInwing pro
vision will have a special siGniheation in
California: "Chinese subjects visiting OF
residing in the United States shall enjoy
the same privileges, immunities and ex-
emptions in respect to travel or residence
ns may there be enjoyed by the citizens or
subjects of the most favored nation
The British Parliament re-assembled
on Monday Feb. 18th. According to Mr..
Gladstone's circular, "matters of great pub
lie moment" will be submitted for consid-
Grafton at an early day. As affecting
Ireland, the land question is one of the
highest importance, and its treatment will
vitality affect the land tenure of all the
three Kingdoms. 1t will in fact, open up
the most critical issues that can be raised in
any society whose free institutions rest on
basis of feudalism. The education ques-
ton also imperatively demands attention
Iii I,ln ;nl
policy must be settled in way which will
perceptibly influence the future current OF
English history and the spirit shown by
the representatives of the people in discuss
ing the Alabama claims, will inevitably
affect the attitude of our own country tc
the British nation.
The vote by which the Senate refused
to confirm the nomination of Judge Hoai
was as follows: Yeas-Messrs. Foreman
Buckingham, Cameron, Cragin, Drake
Ferry, Gilbert, Hamlin, Harlan, Lewis
Morrill, of Maine. Patterson, Pomeroy
Pratt, Ramsey, Schurz, Scott, Sumner
Upton, Trumbull, Warner, Wiley, vii.
liams and Wilson-2i. Nays-Messrs. Alb.
bolt, Bayard, Brownlow, Carpenter, Chan
der, Cole, Conkling, Corbett, Davis, Ed.
hihhNoi IoNltIs IiONuTu
Howell, johnson, Kellogg, McCreary, Me
Donald, Osborne, Pool, Rice Robertson
Ross, salisbury, Sawyer, Spencer, Stew.
art, stockton, Thayer, Thurman and Wick
ers-32. Absent or Paired-Messrs. An.
thony, Cattell, Hamilton, Howe, Morrill, o.
Vermont, Morton, Norton, Nye, Sherman
Sprague and Yates-ll.
The Troy Times gives the particulars
of fatal accident that occurred Thursday
morning, Feb. Sd, by which three mer
were killed: Early in the morning, "A sue
cession of freight trains leave Greenbusl
for Boston-the trains following one anoth
or at the distance of one or two miles
Thursday morning, the freight left as usual
and when one of the trains was ascending
heavy grade Just south of Chatham, the
cars broke in two, and those disconnected
from the engine, began to run back wards
down the grade towards the train next ap-
preaching. At the moment when the cars
collided with the engine of the approaching
train, their speed had become perfectly ter
rlhc. The engine was smashed into O
thousand pieces, the cars were telescoped
into one another and doubled up in every
conceivable shape, and laid in great heaps
Of ruins along the track. There were nc
men upon the ears which had run down
the grade, but three of those attached Il
the train in the rear, were almost instantly
killed.
Some few weeks since two fellows
named Simmonton and Hooper, located
themselves on Commercial Street, Boston
and began to advertise for partner for thu
firm Of A. Hooper & Co., shippers" They
would hold out great inducements anC
rope in victim who, after investing $500
$1,000, or 81 500 as the case might be, woalC
discover that there was no business anC
then sell out for a song to the other part
ner." As fast as one. customer was dis
posed of another would be found to tax
his place. Simmonton was the convenien