Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1871-02-17
RerietC of the Week.

The famous Divorce case in Portland.
referred to last week, wa, decided by the
Jury in favor Of the libcllant, the wife.
Alimony and the custody OF the children
is question for the Court, but cannot be
passed upon now, rs there are excep: ions
taken to the trial, and All attempt made
10 obtain a new trial
THE EUROPEAN SITUATION
L. not materially changed. II is thought
that the armistice will be extended, and
:nc neutral powers are oxerting Them
selves in favor of peace. The French
elections are over, but tho multiplication
OF candlaics renders tho counting of the
votes difficult. IL is said that the con-
seIvatives have thrown an Unexpectedly
large vote. Should tho war continue,
the Germans have made extensive prep.
arations for campaign of unsparins
rigor. They arc eHacting very heavy
contributions from The cities and villages
of France; but peace will probably result
notwithstanding all these drawbacks. -
Food is pouring into Paris, but there is
yet great suffering among the people in
the city and out OF it.
A portion of he Paris contribution has
been paid. viz go ,000.0 600 sterling in
bill, e. 200, coo in notes OF the Bank OF
France, and 81, 900, 900 in specie.
Paris is tranquil, and the disarmament
is proceeding and nearly completed
If peace is made on fair Terms, il is
possible that the Germans will not enter
the city, bu. the oath Of February is con.
sidcrcd the probable day OF entry, in
case it is determined upon.
QUEEN vICToRiA's SPEECH
Has been read and disccurscs OF matters
in the usual strain. The proposition 10
bestow a pension or dowIy upon the
Queens daughter, soon 10 DO married %
a Scottish Nobleman. has called forth tho
most emphatic protest from tho working
people and the Queen herself was Missed
in public by the excited populace.
JOINT COMMISSION
Has been appointed by England and our
own Government for the settlement OF al
the veNed questions existing between the
two nations. The Commission will hold
its sttings in Washington, and we may
expect that the Alabama claims and The
Fishery question will at length be arrang
ell. The American members are Socreta-
rs Fish. Minister Schenck, Judge Nelson
of the Supreme Court, Hon. K. r. Hoar,
Of Mass. late Attorney General. and
Senator Williams, of Oregon. The
English members, are Earl dc Grey,
Minister Thornton. Hon. John A. Nc
Donald, Sir John Ross and MIR. Bernard,
Professor of international Law at Oxford.
Messrs. Ross and Mcdonald are closely
connected with Canadian politics. and
hence familiar with the Fishery dispute !;
and Prof. Bernard has written II book on
The Alabama question. The Commission
will meet just as soon as arrangements
can be made for it.
THE TENNESSEE
Bearing the San Domingo Commission,
is Just now the great cause of much
anxiety. 1t has come 10 be known that
the vessel. though nearly new, was not
considered sea worthy by many compc-
tent judges, and several engineers app
pointed 10 60 in her, succeeded in their
effort to ho transferred to other vessels.
President Grant has no fears concerning
the ship, rs he did not expect any word
from it till the 10th inst. As usual. Adj
miral Porter has the discredit of sending
to sea an unsea-worthy ship. He also
had the supervision of the changes made
in the vessel, by which naval architects
affirm she is rendered wholly unfit to en-
counter any severe ST orrn.
"A man in Woodstock, VT, has been
so severely poisoned aud paraiyzod 10y