Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-06-22
Review of the Week,
FOREIGN.

The tickle fortunes OF war have bee
fifty illustrated in the grand ovation wit
which Berlin welcomed back the yictori
GUS German army. While France is stil
rent with dissention and tossed on tn
uncertain wave of revolution, with shat
tered army and crippled resources, mourn
ing in "sackcloth and ashes" her humili
ated condition, Germany united with tn
hrmness of adamant, celebrates with pub
lie rejoicing, the proud achievements o
her brave sons. The triumphal entry O
the tried veterans occurred on Friday
and to add to the imposing and signifi
can't character of the celebration, it wa,
made the occasion for the inauguration O,
the equestrian statue of Frederick Will
liam Ill The statue was unveiled by the
Emperor, after which honors were con
ferred upon several of the officers who
had greatly distinguished themselves il
the late war. The public festivities were
continued into the evening, with brilliant
Examinations, and an unbounded flow O.
loyalty and lager. With thoughtful re.
gard for the services of the brave dead not
less than to honor the surviving heroes,
the German Parliament has adopted the
measure authorizing the grants to rela.
tives OF members of the Reserves and
Landwehr who fell in the war; and also
the distribution of for million thalers
among the Generals and statesmen who
have aided in the achievement of the glori.
GUS results. The German Parliament was
closed on Thursday, the Emperor making
speech, thanking the members for the
aid to the victims of the war, and praying
that God might grant peace to the new
empire. This ceremony completed, the
Emperor started fer Ems, to have a chat
with the Czar.-Facts and fsncies from
France fash across the cable in that ne.
culiar state of "muddlement" in which
the Gallo mind appears to take delight.
The most startling rumor that has gained
circulation is the report that there are in
dications of renewal of the Instruction
In Paris. But the grounds for this state
ment do not seem to be more substantial
than the harmless proclamation of the Tn.
ternational Society, declaring that the
Commune is not conquered, and the fact
that the petulant Parisians are so uuami.
able towards the soldiers as to openly in.
suit them. The most interesting question
now is, how will the new elections turn
ont Each party is busy, the Bonapart.
lists being especially active. Some of the
leading newspapers of Paris have consti.
tuted themselves--an election committee,
Tor the support of non-partisan candidates,
though some of the Republican editors, it
Is said, refuse to indorse the candidates
mus lar presented by the committee. The
work ct melting out justice to the reckless
Communists who sought to prevent the
'ail OF farls into the hands of the Nation
ais by reducing it to ashes, has been going
forward. Twenty-Five hundred women
convicted of setting fire or attempting to
set lire to buildings in Paris have been
to transported to New Caledo.
MIA. The parents Of General Rossel have
Theirs to spare the life of their
'op, but the President declares that the
aw must take its course. Persons who
have visited Paris state that the destrnc.
ion OF life and property immensely ex.
leeds both the government and newspaper
accounts. A CHASTITY confirmation of
his report is afforded by the dis.
'oVery OF many corpses in the
uins OF the Hotel de Vile, sup. f,
'osed to be those of prisoners held by the ,
Communists. Arrests of the leaders of !
be instruction, and of those suspected 4
incendiarism continue frequent, and I
10 Government judicial machinery will 4
kept in active operation for some t