The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1878-02-20

| and Harry White, was sent to General Ander-
son Al New Orleans, expressing sympathy Tor
/ him, and the belief that he was altogether
I guiltless Of any offense against law.
petition to Congress By William Cline, OF
I DAYTON, Ind, asks that he be paid s5,OVO upon
I tbs transfer to the commissioner OF Agriculture
OF q formula invented by him for making
medicine 10 Gu the hog cholera
The Senate finance committee has agreed to
report fAvOrAbly the resolution which was
passed by the House, declaring IL inexpedient
To make any reduction in the tax on disulled
spirits AZ present, Thecommttee has also de-
'sided b recommend the passage OF bill eail-
ing for a commission 10 consider the question
Of regulating the manufacture and sale OF al
coholic liquors.
President HAYES has written letter to At
tornev-General Devens in regard 10 the con-
yiciion of q neral Anderson at New Orleans.
According to this letter the President Is OF the
opipion that the prosecution against General
Anderson is purely POLITICAL; that It IS not
couuteusnced by the best men a Louisiana,
and therefore is conirsr' 10 Their calm luds-
ment that the proceedings we're IN the interest
of persons who strive to antagonlze the two
parties in that State rather than TO harmonic
them, and that the act will be condemned
everywhere when the circumstances attending
the prosecution are made known.
The meeting of tina national Democratic
committee, which was TO have been held IN
Washington, ON February o. has been post
pIned to May ~.
Foreign News.
An instruction In Costa RIGA, Central Ameri-
ca, has taken place, the insurreetionsts seizlDg
800 stand Of arms in Greytown.
The Pope of Rome died in that city on the
illuagq The following
sketch Of his life: Pope Plus IN-Giovami
Maria Mastai Ferrett-was born Of noble
family at Sinigaglia, neer Ancona, on May IL,
1892. He visited South America on religious
mission in 1928. In 1927 he was made Arch
bishop OF Spoleto, and he attained the dignity
Of Cardinal in 1910. In June, 1876, he was
elected by reclamation the successor OF Pope
Gregory XVI. After the French revolution of
1913, the Italian liberals demanded greater
! concessions than the Pope was willing to grant.
After several violent demonstrations on the
part of the Roman Population, Pic Nino es-
capped to Gacta in disguise in November. l646.
A republic was organized at Rome in lS49, but
was subverted by a French army, which took
Rome in July of that year, and restored the
Pope During the war of Austria against the
French and Sardinians in 1859, tho people Of
the Romagna and the Legations revolted
against the Pope, and the Papal States
we're annexed to the kingdom of Victor EN-
manuel In January, 1860, the Pope issued an
anathema against those who abetted the lnva-
sion of his dominions. This was probably
| aimed at Napoleon III. Rome was declared
the capital of the new kingdom of Italy i'll
| 1860. Since that date the question OF the
| Pope's temporal power has remained in sus-
pense, as one of the great problems Of Euro
pean diplomacy. About the 10th OF December,
| 1866, the French army left Rome. The Pope
! protested against the abolition of his temporal
/ l,,t I, Cd in Hnmn / a
voked by an encyclcal letter an Ecumenical
| Council, which met at Rome in December,
1869, to define the dogma of pspal infallibility
which, after q long deliberation, was finally
promulgated in July, 1870. From that time to
his death the Pope led a comparatively un-
.eventful life at the Vatican.
There was terrible excitement in London on
account of the reported advance of the Rus
slams upon Constantlnople notwithstanding
| the armstce. Crowds thronsed the streets
singing "God save the Queen, and the popu,
lar feeling was intensely hostile to Russia. The
windows of Mr.. Gladstone's residence and Of
the Daily NeloS Office were smashed by excited
crowds. In the Ho1se Of Commons the Gov
ernments request for supplementary credit
was granted.
Five British war vessels were ordered to
! Constantinople, and the House Of Commons
voted $50, 000,0 900 for military and naval pur-
poses, by 1923 to 124 votes, amid great enthu'
| siasm.
The Rus ians hold posts in the vicinity OF
Constantnople, which place that city in theil
power.
The immediate cause of the death of the
Pops, was paralysis Of the lungs.
The great fortresses of Widdin, Rustchuk
Silistria Belgradchik and Erzeroum havs beer
evacuated by the Turks.
The revolving Kaffers in South Africa have
been severely punished by the British troops
Prince Gortschakoff has informed the Euro
pean powers that Russia Contem plates occu-
pging COnstantinople because England and
other nations have determined to send wal
vessels there for the purp jse OF protecting
their subjects. The sultan refused to allow
the British fleet to advance to Constantnople
on the ground that if he did 80 the Russians
would also enter the city.
banquet to Henry NJ. Stanley was given ii
London by the Royal Geographical Society
As the result of panic in tho grain trade OF
Belfast, Ireland. about ten firms have failed
with total liabilities estimated at Fl 900, 900.
France and Italy have decided not to sent
fleets to Constantinople.
London dispatch states that the court o
appeals has reversed the decision of the cour
below in the case of Charles Bradlaugh-th
English reformer, well known in Americana
Annie Besant, who were convicted of publish
ing pamphlet alleged to be immoral Tn
case will probably be taken to the House o
Lords.