Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-11-30

plant is typhoid fever.-The smallpox is
raging with great violence 10 New York.
Mr.. Murphy has resigned the New
York Collectorship. and has been sue
CO eded by Gen. Arthur. Soon there will
be, as many Collectors in New York az
there were ex.Consuls in Rome in the
days of the Empire.-A great storm of
snow and sleet prevailed from the Mis-
souri, to ths Rocky Mountains. last week
beginning at noon on Friday. and COM
ing over into this week, as it did not stop
till Sunday orning. The country il
showed up, and the Pacifc railway is
snow bound. Later news shows that the
track has been cleared. 1t will be GOV.
cred again, soon.-The reception of Grand
Duke Alexis, at New York, on Tues
day, was warm and enthusiastic, but
handsome young fellow. of unaffected
manners, and showing a desire to
please. Jenkins revels in describing the
Russians headquarters at the Clarendon.
where sort of Alaadin's Palace-has been
got up for bis residence. 1t ia better than
Alsddin's Palace could have been, for
there are things in it that not even the
united exertions of the genii of the Lamp
and of the Ring could have comprised.
Such is the march of improvement that
not even the most potent genie that ever
Solomon caught and Gagged could hold a
candle to an American inventor or artist.
Yet it ia genius that works, all the same.
Report says that Judge Curtis says that
Mr.. Tweed will escape punishment, be-
cause of flaw in the indictment found
against him. This is quite thing of
course.--Jobn Bright's health ia complete
~ restored. which, as he has inst oo,nplet-
ed his sixty-frat year, msy be considered
niracle.-M. ls Comte de Chamboard
has issued q contradiction Of the report
that he intends to abandon his heridetry
right to the crown of France. His
right does not amount to much, and will
perish with himself, as he has no child
His sticking out ia even less important
than was a similar course on the part of
the Comte d. Albania Charles Edward
moro than a hundred years ago; for that
Stuart prince had a younger brother, TO
whom all his rights would descend. fall
ing heirs of his body. But the Stuart
claims TO the British throne had no effect
on British politics for some forty yeara
before Charles Edwsrd's death, and it ia
probable that those of Henry " will not
much effect the politics Of Franoe.-The
Malcsmpo Ministry, in Spain, met with q
complete defeat on the 18th. The ques-
ton was on making the sitting of the Cor
ties permanent which the Ministry OPP
posed, but was beaten, the vote standing
1873 for the proposition. and 11S against it,
anti. mi isterial msjority So. royal de-
cree was immediately read proroguing the
Cortes without delay. Later. the King
had consultation with both branches of
the Legislature but the Ministry re-
signed-yet it is expected to bold over
to February to which the Cortes is
prorogued. France expects to nave
ten corps de'armee in complete fight
January. She had a. large force as that
| in July, 1870, and much work she got out
of it didn't she2 What France most
needs il, not great srmy, bat great
man who knows how to command and
lead armies, and to handle German arm
ies.-Disasters on the lakes are quite com
mon. Some persons were frozen to death
on Lake Ontario last week. They had
been shipwrecked. Queen Victoria il
about to send copies of her works to the
new library forming at Chicago. Her
autograph will accompany the volames.-
The German Parliament has refused tc
place the Emperor's effigy on the new
coinsge. The effigies of the local rulers
are to be placed there. The decision il
we'll made. for those rulers are but efigies
OR shadows-The Secretary of the
Brixham, Eng Total Abstinence Society
has made the scandalous charges against
Queen Victoria that she gets drunk. He
has been prosecuted, and is not even
admitted bail. Had the charges
been trus--and we are not aware
of any fact that gives it support,
1t should not have been because the
accused Is woman Russia is
treating her German subjects in the Bal.
tic CHRONOLOGICAL the circums lance il
iuteresting,as it may lead to war between
the Russians and the Germans, or bring
it about earlier than it has been expected
Victor Enamel II. entered Rome on
Tuesday. Nov. 2tst, and was met TT the
gat,s by his son and beir, Prince Umberto,
who was accompanied by the ministers,
formed the escort. By the people the
King was enthusiastically received. He
went to the Quirinsl where he Ia to live
SO the "Sub-Alpine Government" as the
Pope calls it, ia fairly in Rome, and there
it Is likely to remain.-There is some pro-
spent that the French government will 60
to Paris. after the meeting of the Assem-
bly Ia Observation-Disclosures Won Room
told the Germsn Parliament, on Thurs.
day. that the imperial government meant
to establish second class navy. Cholera
is abating its ravsges In Constantinople.
Later accounts say that another change
has taken place. and that cholera Ia &C
tive there again. #
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