The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-07-18
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were successful in February, and took adj
vantage of the temporary feeling in their
favor to elect n majority Of the assembly, |
have gained very few members. The
Bonapartists have done better, and will
hereafter form a small but earnest faction
in the assembly while the republicans of
the moderate stamp have elected by far
the greatest number of the new deputies.
Whether the supplementary elections have
made the republicans the strongest party
is impossible to say, but it is almost GER
tain that neither of the two great parties
has an absolute majority and the balance
of power may be found to be in the hands
Of the imperialsts and radical republic
cans.
A Commission of Inquiry has been APP
pointed by the Assembly to examine into
the course pursued by Count Palikao
while at the head of the government of
national defense, and into the conduct of
Benedict, the French Minister at the
Prussian Court prior to the German war.
The bill dissolving all the battallions of
the National Guards throughout France
is about to be introduced in the Assem-.
bly,.
There is struggle among the Ameri-
cans in Paris to secure possession Of the
Communist prisoners as colonists. Some
want them for Colorado and others for
lower California and Arizona. The gov
eminent is puzzled to decide,
DR.. G. L. Macdonald, Superintendent
of the Postal Money Order System of the
United States, who is now in London for
the purpose of arranging a money order
system between that country and Great
Britain, writes to the Post Office Depart
ment that he is meeting with success and
will probably conclude his business in a
few days when he will leave for Berlin to
make like arrangements with the postal
authorities of the German Empire.
1t is announced that Hon. Mr.. Wash
burn, our heroic and generous Minister
to France, is about to leave his post for a
short time and visit the scene Of his for
mer political labors. The vacation is
emnently necessary in view Of the i'm
mense fatigues and wearing excitements
through which he has passed since July
1870. No man ever worked harder OF
rose more rapidly to the heights Of Eu
ropean fame in diplomatic position thar
has the untrng and Jealous Mr.. Wash
burn. At one time, holding in his
hands the thundcrbolt of Prussian wrath
half threatening the angry Paris, which
was too anguish stricken TO know reason
at another he appears as the successful
mediator, and averts the destruction o
the great capital Amid the maddes
Communistic cxcitemcns he has Away!
.. moved serene, tranquil, his presence I
very benediction. At one moment Ger
tain misguided journals of Paris though
fit to criticise rather severely some of hi
= actions, but since then those tame paper
have made humble apologies. Had tn
/ hot-headed Nersaillaisc listened to Mr.
Washburne, the life Of the venerabl
Partisan Archbishop would never hav
been taken.
In view of all the influence which Hon
; Mr.. Washburnc has so successfully he'll
' abroad, always to the honor of the Re
n public which he represents, there shout
be an unanimous greeting Of the vetera
# politician and diplomat when he arrives
If series of ovations in New York, an
r r Boston, and Chicago, and Washington
# which shall show him how true talen
1t tact and firmness are respected in thei
!, representative by the American people
>, If the French could revere Franklin, an
. ing when he died, they will be sure
= give to Washburn double reverence an
praise, for his work has been immeasul
n ably greater in the Paris mission than wa
Ii that of the renowned Bostonian, VIII
y made the lightning our slave. Let u
~ n not be outdone by the French in recogni.
e ing the services of a man thoroughly co,
P mopolitan in character. once the "FathC
r. Of the House"
y PARIS, July II. 1t is stated that tn
rs party of the Right in the Assembly
70 preparing an answer to the procamatio
s. of Count de Chamboard.
If An order for the raising of the state {
e siege of Paris is expected at once.
le Gambetta appeared in the Assembl
g yesterday and took his seat.
: The Minister of Marine, in an addrel
If before the Assembly, gave explicit col
is tradiction to the report which had obtair
: ed publicity, that thousand women ha
d, been arrested in Paris as incendiarie
= = etc., after the occupation of the capt.,
by the Versailles army, and were to
transported to Cayenne.
- Favre, in speech before the same bod
declared that the letter recently publish
"a ed as from Theirs to the Pope, is apocl
- ryphal.
- The official journal Of to-day also stat
~ positively that the alleged letter is q 70
q. gerry.
~ Count de Polignae is dead.
,s Lamottc, ex-perfect of Eure, has be,
nj extradited by Switzerland at the reque
" of the French Government.
~ Ferre, Communist leader, has bee
20 arrested.
N The payment of the first installment
If the German indemnity was completed t
of day and the evacuation Of the Depal
>, ments of the Seine, lnfereure, Eure al
! Sonme by the German forces has alrea,
ia begun.
General Phil Sheridan expressed
rs opinion of William l., Emperor of &c
ng many, in the following language IF
I ,Id Emperor William is a fine old gentlem
Ter and good general. He possesses person
ie- courage and bravery in an unusually hi
he degree. | myself have seen him und
he the heaviest fire at Gravelotte. Far fro
no being under the influence Of Bismark,
tor has firm, determined will of his ow
he which he knows how to carry ont even
ne ne opposition to Bismark'
lty
no A curious story is told of the discove
ne OF tLn Amnlnr nlinn nc.u tho rinhnst