The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-02-16
The Year 1873

& Tie rear has noi been signshzeo
br spy extraordinary eTeDts 10 iht
s.is,ory o. The world Bot for z
disturbances here and there, We
might say that the whole humao racs
has lived IN peace through tie year
/ The Cgbans have continued their COZ
test The Spanish civil war betweel
he Carlists and the Alfoaslsis las
been carried Oh IN : GesGlIory way
bui Of ls,e there has been lull Il 4
The nerzegovinisas, in European
Turkey, hare begun s rebeiilon
against the Turkish rnlers, Aac }
number ef petty sesioss have taken
place with vsryiBg res1lts, bal Tie
struggle does not seen 70 possess lie
elements q military suceess for them,
and the questions q. issue are IN tie
wsy Of settlement By negoiistion--
TIE marital EgyPia0s, who have
been Led by their territorial sDbiiioa
into hos;ilisies with several Deigbb0r-
4 ing countries, have Pasbed their con-
quests toward the equator, have seq
ed Darfoor, sdjscent Il their western
line. ard have Invaded Abyssinis,
I bat the latter eoEntry nzs offered
such resistance 70 their advance ftsl
tbey are preparing FOR the wlthdraw-
81 Of Their expedition. TIE RGssisos
have within 9 few uon.bs pssT re-
suned operations in T8rkestsn, here
they have fought several battles, and
ne. with o1e serious reverse, bEt The
fazl resalt Of ;he campaign has been
+ favorable 20 their arms, and the
Khauoie Jkhokzud has been virtual
I " annexed - their possessions II
that quarter. We have heard buf
little Of the co1quests Of YssOob
Khsa in western China; bat that
restless sdveaturer has 81 least main
tsi1ed his power sod kept his Chinese
enemies al bsy. The British have
lust bad some slight trouble II that
part of Asia which constitutes TIE
Mzlay peninsula; b1I recent dis
patches ANNOUNCE the complete sue
cess of their small military force
;here. TIE Liberisn republic, Oh the
vest coast CT frics. has been way
ing xar q The szTzses am0og IL
( population and near IL borders, 50I
il looks a. though the government
would have 10 patch up 8 peace With
out vicsofr. TIE war Of the Hol-
+ landers agains, Aebee1. which was
begun three years ago, hss 10. been
formally terminated; b1I The army
and DaTv Of Holland have rsfrzi0ed
fron operations during the wear The
Russians have annexed 70 their do
minio1s ths island Of SsgsslieD,
Ebieh formerly belonged TO ibe ia
panese, bQt this bas been done BY
peaceful negotiations TIE British
have added The Feejee Islands TO their
Australian possessions; but this also
was accomplished By rresty with tie
1ztiFes, without resort 70 war.
The eight Or ten petty wars re
hare enumerated II different parts Of
the great globe. among various fs--
lies Of The human race, have made
OILY slight disturbance in TIE peace
ful history of the year All the
great powers Of the world have kept
Z the peace with each other. The sac
ri6ees of n2skind on the altar of No
loch have not numbered many ikou-
sands al told
There we're several threatened
wars aTerted during tie year The
British government had a misa1der-
sanding with Chins, wbich ve-y
nearly plunged Der into war with
that p0paloQs empire few noaihs
ago, bgi fortunately The outbreak q
TIE hosiilIiies hAs been prevented
through the Rensees Of diplomacy,
which induced The Chinese 10 seoede
to the British demands Tbere have
also been troubles wiih . EShke S.
pect between Great Britain sad Bur-
nah; and ,he Dake ot Cambridge
said fortnight sgo tbss the queens
relations with he Bar1ese poieBiste
were s.ill critical, b2t, as both par
ties seem willing 70 negotiate, and Sc
British power IS very much feared il
Barnsh, il nsy be expected sts; 3
settlement viii be b-oagh; about IL
Europe there has sppareo.ly been
dsage. within The last half yesr that
the complications over the Turk
ish question might result in grea;
war, involving The leading European
powers
The statesmen Of R1ssis, Germany
and Austria have been deeply eBgag'
e6 il conferences concerning, 10;
only Herzegovina, but upon The gen
ersI condition Of the Turkish empire
They have had 10 take many thing:
into account; and they have doub:-
less found ]. diEcalt 70 reach : cor
clasion satisfactory 10 al the parties
IN conferences, and ts other interested
parties; bus as the peace bss % fAl
been maintained over this botbersons
Turkish business, the outbreak Of wal
over Il may perhaps be inse6Diteiy
postponed
We suppose We u1s- pui among
The aTerted wars Of the year the wa
with Spaia, which recently cres;ed
sseh stis IN our Raw. We hksxise
feel hsppy that the troubles en The
Mexican frontier are hot beyond the
management Of pacific Statesman
ship.
I Now for few brief 1otes whils
taking birdseye view Of the peace.
faI world a. large
4 II the United States, .; The open
ing Of The year, there was uoable IN
Louisiana, where Gen Sberid.n bad
been sent 70 take control Of affairs,
sad The PseiSe Mail subsidy WAS IN
der Investigation in Congress On
the srsi Of the yesr, Samuel j. Tilden
was inaBgars,ed Governor Of New
York; subsequently, Francis kernsn
was elected Senator eI-Preside1i
Andrew johnson (who sfisrEard
6ied) took his sea. in the Senate
The canal frauds have teen gn5e- IN
yes.igation in New York State dur
ing the whole year The Beeeher
I Trial, which was begun with tie year,
lasted through lis 6rss halt. and viii
spparenily sooa again De resumed in
various other shapes The noss in
por.s1i political features Of the wear