Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-03-20
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The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh
made their entry into London on the l2th.
while a great snowstorm was raging.-pro-
badly because the weather thought that was
the best way to welcome Princess from the
Snowy Empire. There was an accident on
the occasion, by which foL- persons were
killed and .twenty-four wounded,-Chas.
Orton. brother Of 1.-THE claimant" says
that Arthur Orton j. Arthur Orton. and
consequently an imposter in pretending to
I've Sir Roger Charles Ledru
Eullin ha- been chosen deputy to the
French Assembly from the Department Of
Vauclose. He comes to the front again.
after an absence of twenty-five years, or
more. lie was n great man just twenty-six
years ago. at the time Of the French Reyolu
ton Of 1915. and took part in the famous
Provisional Government that was formed on
the fall of Louis Philippe; hut in the re-
action that soon followed he went down,
first before Cayaisnac, and then before
Louis Napoleon. lie went into exile. being.
as il were, exchanged against Louis Napo-
leon, for whose arrest. but short time be-
fore, he had given orders. lie belongs p:n-
perly 10 an extinct agr, but he NAV show
himself capable Of doing good in the new
time, like some others of the Frenchmen Of
the Orleans period. Old Won Moltke. in
his late military speech in the German Par
Lament. gives as reason fornot depending
upon militia in war the spresdOf s0cialistic
ideas in Germany. There is DANGER IN
dTH'ng the people premiscuOusly," he saws.
d" when socialist tenets were openly preach
ed, that " altogether excluded the militia
project" This candid statement shows.
first. that Socialism i on the increase in
Germany, and clearly indicates the Quarter
from which the new Empire may soon be-
assailed from within and, secondly. that
the imperial government means to have tho |
army under the cOmpletest control, in order |
that it may be directed against Socialists as |
readily as against Frenchmen. There il |
likely to be work for it at home. Long aro
Heinrich lleine said that when his country !
men should get up Revolution, it W Ould |
throw that of France into the background. |
so sweeping. violent, and bloody and effect |
i've, would it be. The coming of such A |
Revolution is feared at Berlin, where they
know Germany, and where they are pre-
pairing TO meet the successors of the men of
the Peasant Wars The King of the
Ashantees has agreed to give up human
sacrifices. and has sent General Wolseley a
ounces of gold, as part payment
of the price charged by England for log-
ging him. Being librarian, he knew no
better. Had he been political economist
of the American school, he would have
issued heap yellow backs. and sent them
TO the cOnquerer, paper being better than
gold. Perhaps he hadn't time, as paper il
scarce in Ashantee. while gold is abundant
there. The King has agreed to pay so 600
ounces of gold, as war indemnity. but
General Wolseley thinks he will not keep
his word. The other terms of the treaty
nre very hard on his Ashantee Majesty. and
show how completely he had been reduced
by the invaders.-There was great crowd
Of French people at Chiselhurst Monday to
celebrate the eighteenth anniversary of the
birth of Prince Louis Napoleon. More than
iiy thousand cards of admission were issued,
md these to French persons only The
Prince returned thanks to his countrymsn
or their faithful remembrance OF the late
Emperor, and in conclusion said: "Des-
Tito the confidence inspired by the loyalty