Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-03-22
Review of the W eek

There hts been great excitement in the French
National Ass,mbly on motion to censuFe Two
Of its members. - The British government 1e-
mics the report Of secret treaty for the separ'-
ZION Of Canads.-The report that the Pope Is
about to leave Rome is again denied IN the
United States Senate, Tuesday, bill was INTRO
juecd to prevent the destruction Of timber anu
public isnds. Some further progress was made
in the Legislative Appropriation bill II the
House. the YerbA Buels bill was reeommit'ei
with instructious. The bill increasing the sub
s;I, IN the China s:eamers was debated at length,
without result In the United St&tes Senate
wednesday, Mr. Trum6ull spoke on Civil SER
vice Reform. The amendment 20 the Approprls-
ton bill arpropriating $4,000 to the President
to carry cut the Civil Service regulations was
.loptel. In the House q committee was 'P-
pointed TO Investigate the charges SgAinst Secre-
tarv Ro5eson. A bill instructing the Secretary
Of the Treasury to receive one-tAird Of the Gus
toms duties il leg.l-tender notes was defeated
The oil-producers Of Pennsylvania hs7e organ
lied aaainst the '' southern improvement Com
psny, 90 sui will bring the matter before the Leg
stature 1t Is said that the French Commits
sion Oh Cepi,u.ations has found strong evidence
s-,ips. Marshal Bazaiue-A telegraph cable
is to be laid from Spain TO Euglaui.-sFit-
zer!sud is watching Tor Italian reyolutionists on
the Pslm7u,sfe frontier.-Gsa. John N.
Parker has been appointed Surveyor Of Customs
At Ner-Or!,sus. vice Gen Longstreet, Iesigned-
"A rad disaster las occurred near Gibraltar
II lives teinr l1st.-The Prussisn govern
mept has requested Roman Ca;hoic Bishop to
revoke certain sentences Of eIcommuuicstion.
The bill Tor the suppression Of the lnterna-
tisuals mas passed the French Assembly in
the United States Senate Thursday the Legisla-
tive Anpraaristion hin was passet Inc tarid
hin vas taken W In the Houfe the II.
Croiy land grant scheme WAS debated AZ length,
h,- ,,i-se,,r result The Rhode Island kepub-
lsaus have nominated their present STATE On
Ger. for rc-elec ion Lausi0wEe Plot, fhlla-
delpl.s, has been informally selected az the site
for the Centennial Exposition building Inc
.-,n.it,e-,- strike on the United States works a,
.,Irat-, : C.. coutinues-The government
of Prince Eiward Island has been defeated snd
the House dist8lved.-The Lower Chamber Oh
Baden has prohibited orders O. Monks or Broth
ers from teaching or establishing MISSIONS -
Cotton Exchange hss teen erganizei IN Mem
phs IS. Is. Gs.breaih Is president, ard X +
rhomrsou. sec "A libel suit againsi the 81 Louis
Evening fplich fer $1,000, N account Of
tae ru5. cltou OF police items, has Jlst been
decided, The verde, beng one cent damages Tor
the r..istif a strike Of c1mp0slt0rs l.
threatened 80 London NJ Gambe-ta Is 10
make political tour through France The
IlsHaa Government II 90 lie represented al the
Vienna Exhibition Of lo73.-kiug Amadeus
isprcrsrn-t 20 defend biz thr-n ne BY military power
-Couies Of the reply Of Secretary tith TO the
note Of Earl Granville we're communicated 10
the Secretary Of state for foreign Affairs thurs
iSv afternoon, aud TO Mr. Gladstone the came
egeu.u-. after the reply Of the latter 10 the re-
ones, O.. MIR. uisraeli, II the House Of Commons,
f9r the production u the dispatch. The reply
o.. The American government, though friendly,
is FIRM aui uuyIe,diug, and calls upon England
10 submit 20 the Geneva tribuua. u arbitration
tbe 8rsrtion whether the claims for c0useQuen-
f-.l .is-5sr-s shsil be admitted and discussed by
that boarL In the House Of Commons, Friday,
Mr. Is-Gei alluded 10 the public sn1lety 10
know ths nature Of the American reply TO Earl
Grsnvi..e's note, sud sg.iu asked the govern
meut If j, could be laid before the House. Mr..
GLADSTONE replied thaJ : cabinet meeting would
be held Saturday Al which TIE answer OF Secre-
tary Fab viii be considered. After that the
government viii report OF the subject, but Il
was then impossible 90 DO e.. Mr. H0rsman
gave aou-e that, IN case u further negotiations
,...h tle government Of The United States, be
.E 90 -ea7aafvrfg that
nothing be decided as tnSl until sanctioned By
Parliament lar. Granville auuonncei N the
House Of Lo-ls, Friday night, that he had re-
ce4yei N csi notice from the French cabinet Of
the abrc-au0l Of the commercial treaty An
imperial decree Las dissolved the Bohemian Diet
ami or Tered new elections. Some lmmatCral
chsnses are anticipated IN the Italian Ministry
Ms11iuis funeral, On Thursday, was largely At
tendei.-Iu the United States Senate, Friday,
Mr. Sherman spoae at length on the ball pro-
posing 4 rewritten Of the Tariff. 10 the House,
the 81 Croix Land Grant bill was Dictated
The ticking q the census Of France will begin on
the 81 Of Msy.-C Capt. Richard Adams, late
OF the steamer Moro Castle, died IN Havana on
Thur.i.v.-TAe Emperor Snd Empress Of
Brazil sGIeI from Lisbon for RIO JAnerio on
wednesday last-Rear Admiral William Bog-
ers Taylor has received preparatory orders TO
take command Of the North Atlantic deet--
Gen. A. b. Dyer, Chief Of Ordnance, U. S. a,
D., lying dangerously i'll Of Brights disease at his
residence in Warrington Abner Bar
ker. IN CID Californian and native Of Maine,
die1 10 San Francisco On Ihursiay. HE estEte
is valued at 81 ,00O-Ihe fret suit against
the Eastern Ksilrosi on account Of the Revere
disaster, is brought by william Lloyd Garrison,
jr., whosues for 00.-The French Com
mission Of psslons have rejected the sppesls Of
Feiel Quesiel. and Girsrd, the murierers Of the
hostages under the Commuue.-Ihe Board or
gained to investigate the affairs Of the Soldiers
Asylum at Hampton, Va, report that they have
examined the accounts Of the institution and
find everything correct The Upper House Of
the Prussisu Diet has passed the annual Budget.
Il shosss surplus Of l4,500,00O thslers, and
makes A 600 900 applicable to the reduction Of
the pubic deot-Chief-Ju Mexican Of
Utah ia stil in Washington, On business con-
ue,tei with tie judiciary Of that territory.
There is no probability thSt the criminal fuits
now pcnling will be abandoned. measure
will soon be introduced TO supply the necessary
moneys in Congress 10 meet the expenses Of the
rosecutioue.-The Baltimore NJ. Z. Confer
euce $, Warrenton, Va, has adjourned. The
next meeting will be held in Baltimore on the
first Wednesday in March, lS73.-The first
shipments Of spring CLIP OF wool have been made
from Los Angeles, Cal. Lots are contracted
for on the ranches at 81 to As cents per pound.
The election Of State Senator for the Fifth
Pennsylvania district, on the 10Th instant, to fill
the vacancy caused by the death Of Senator
Evans, resulted in the return Of Wsddell, re-
publican, By 700 majority. Navigation on
the Hudson river between P0ughkeepsie and
New York is believed to be permanently opened
for the season MIR Gladstone has officially
acknowledged the receipt Of the American note
on the Alsbams claims tie British answer will
be ready this Week.-A general congress Of
Old Catholics is to meet at Cologne in Septem-
ber.-Senor Espsrtero has refused to be a can
didate for the Spanish Cortes.-Ihe German
Envoy At the Vatican is 10 be recalled.-The !
assassin of Lord Mayo has been executed
10 the United States Senate, Monday Mr.. Conk-
ling's resolution concerning Senatorial recon-
mendatious to office was passed. bill wss in
troduced for the rebuilding Of the Mississippi I
levees In the House, resolution locking 10 /
the reduction Of the coin balance in the treasury
was defeated st Patrick's Day was cele- |
brAted on Monday in all the principal cities and
towns throughout the country. In Ireland, as
usual the day was made the occasion for abuse Of
ha RrffiGh