Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-08-31
TIE RUTLAND HERALD
THURSDAY. AUGUST 81, 1871.
Review OF the Week.

The news from France, when nao De-
come prosy reading, has during tho past
week assumed a more exciting character.
The Republic would seem to be on the
eve of another crisis in its affairs, that
NAV at any moment be reached. The rup-
ture between Theirs and the Assembly,
which came near resulting in his rssig-
nation, 1t is reported, is likely to be tenn
porarily compounded by the issue OF q
decree by the Assembly, giving liners
the title of President, with executive
powers under the authority OF the Assem-
b,v. 1t is doubtful whether Theirs will
aooede to this modification of his powers,
and hence the affairs of France are in
ANYTHING but promising way of perma-
nent settlement. 1t is reported that the
Count de Chambord disapproves OF the
action of the Legitimists to make him the
successor Of Theirs. The Assembly has
passed bill for the gradual disbandment
OF tho National Guard. The Municipal
Council of Paris has resolved upon
novel method to raise funds, quite worthy
of French ingenuity. 1t has determined
to issue. in the form of lottery, three
per cent. loan for a large amount,--a kind
OF sugar-coated pill. M. Gambetta has
proposed to the Republican Deputies to
dissolve the Assembly Nay 1st, 1872, and
Radical journals favor such dissolution
Three hundred million francs additional
of the indemnity have been paid over to
Germany. The German Ambassador has
complained of league to free Alssce and
Lorraine, and he has been assured that
such league is illegal and should be dis
solved. M. Theirs has sent to the Pre-
feots in the Departments a circular di-
rectiug them to appeal to the patriotism
of the people to abstain from demonstra-
tsns on the 4th OF September, and to use
force il necessary to prevent the celebra-
ton of the anniversary of the establish
ment of the Republic. The deaths in
Paris for the past week were S23, in
Guiding six from cholera. The proposal
OF the London Workmens' Society that
the Communist prisoners be allowed to
emigrato to Lower Canada, meets with
some favor among the journals Of Paris.
1t is reported that an alliance, offensive
and defensive, has been established be.
tween Germany and Austria, and also be-
tween Germany and Italy. "A second
meeting of the crowned heads of Germa-
ny and Austria will be held at Sslzburg,
probably on the 7th day of September
Cholera i. reported to have appeared in
Antwerp, but the statement is contradict
ed. On one day, last week, there were
1877 cases, and AZ deaths, in Konigsberg.
In Russia the violence of the epidemic is
abatine. Four cases have occurred In
Berlin. two of which were fatal. The
French government is acting in concert
with Italy to prevent the introduction OF
cholera into either Countrywide people
of the southern portion of Hungary are
represented to be in great misery IN con-
sequence of the flooding OF the lands
from tie defective and dilapidated condi-
ito of the dams by which the land was
reclaimed. A famine is apprehended.-
The coal.miners strike in South Wales is
again reported to have como to an end
Many persons were injured by collision
on the Midland railroad, on Tuesday |
niyht of last week.-Several British ships
are reported as lost, and much damage
done to shipping throughout England by
the recent tempestuous weather. Inc
crops in Scotland are also considerably
damaged from the same cause.-The re-
ported failure of the potato crop in Ire
land is denied. According to a semi-ofi'
cial statement published in London, the
prospect of good yield OF the tubers IS
avorable--The governments OF Great
Britain and the United States have chosen
Connt Luigi Corti the arbitrator under
the treaty of Washington, upon all qnes-
tions not comprised in the Alabama CLAIMS
The past week has been crowded with
direful disasters by land and sea i'll which
scores of buman~3eings have been hurried
to dreadful end. On Saturday evening |
an express train on the Eastern Railroad
train at Revere, Mass completely crush
ing through the rear car which was
crowded with passengers. Twcnty-four
persons were killed outright, and eight
have since died of their wounds. TIE
number of wounded reached between
thirty and forty. The responsibility OF
the disaster is believed to rest mainly on
the conductor OF the express trnin, who
started fifteen minutes after the aocommo-
dstion, while tto latter was three-quarters
of an hour tebind time, feet OF which
has been excited in regard 10 the carelefe
management of the Eastern Railroad by ,
which such disaster should have oc-
Cured, and an indignation meeting hae
been held by the citizens in tho vicinity
OF the accident, at which resolutions we're ,
passed calling upon tho railroad managers
TO adopt the system OF rnnning trains by .
allowing no train to leave one
station till the train ahead had been re-
ported az having passed the next station.
The coroner's irqueet Is now i'll session, G
and rigid investigation will be made to r
ascertain where the responsibility of this 7
f. ariul disaster rests.-A collision oc.
Cured on Saturday between a passenger
and a freight train on the Philadelphia 1.
md Erie Railroad, by which cenduc- q
or, an engineer, fireman, and three pas
engers were instantly killed.-The low 4
pressure steamer Ocean Wave exploded :,
Ter boiler on Sunday afternoon, at the Il
wharf at Point Clear, near Mobile, Ala. .,
There wore about 200 excursionists on -
'oard fifty to sixty Of whom were killed al
nd wounded. Out of seven persons, r.
one Creole family, six were o.,
tiled. The captain, engineer and pilot m
we're among the killed. Only three q,