The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1841-11-16

~ years OF age, mar nearly Hhite, udrk COLL
plsction, cross-eyed, an Irshman by birth, and
speaks with considerable of brogus, usually
wears blue frock coat and white hat.
When last seen, he had on fur cap, and
butternut colored over coat.
GEO. p. BROOKS, d. Sheriff.
Norwich, VT, Nov. 7th, 1s41.
"GREAT DEMOCRATIC PRocEssIoN.-The
great victory obtained in this City and State
should call forth some demonstYA zion worthy
the Democracy. "-Ne,o Era of Noniay.
Host surely why should not New-York re-
joice over a "victory" among whose far-reach-
ing consequences is the prostration of that no
BILE sy stem of Internal Improvement which is
making her the Queen of American Cities?-
BY all means let us have Procession to cele-
brate the victory which renders Boston hence
forth the Emporium of Intelligence and fritters
away our Commercial ascendencyi New York
has for years steadily prevented the construc-
ton of her Railroad to Albany she now de-
cides that she will have one nowhere else
Hurrah fer the 'VictoryP let US have great
Democratic Procession
But the City should not rejoice alone. The
victory has wider scope than this. Let your
hills, TIoGA and SrEUBEN, reverberate with
shouts over the victory which arrests and crush
es the New. York and Erie Railroad How is
it possible to repress your patriotic and sage
rejoicIngs in view of so glorious consumma-
ton? Light your bonfires, st. LAWRENCE 81
CLINTON. at the victory which blasts and an
initiates the Northern Railroad Let them
CLEAN across the Great River, until Canada
shall understand the signal, and her sons re-
hon hot
kee enterprise and energy, which has covered
ourland with its proud trophies and their cheeks
with the sluggard's shame, is at length arres-
ted and overbornc Wheel out yoar cannon,
BUFFALO and ORLEANS, and wake TIE echoes
Of heaven with your exultation over the down.
fall of the Erie Enlargement Who has great
err cause for rejoicing than you Let there be
mo monopoly ofthis gladnessl Nobly have
you all wrought together TO produce this noble
consumation, and let your shouts go up in uni
son over your mutual suicidel Charge your
guns to the muzzle fill your glasses to the
brim letevery throat be primed All togeth-
CT now, lads "Hurrah for the crushing of
Internal Improvement Huzza for the down
fall Of New York i''-Eve. Jour.
MURDER OF Mr.. ADAMs-The Express of
this morning gives the following as Colts &C.
count Of the circumstance under which he Kill
led Mr.. Adams IN. Y. Spectator.
He states that Adams came to his rooms on
The fatal afternoon to dun him for an unsettled
account, about which there was some dispute.
They both sat down at the table and settled
the various items except SO. About this
dispute arose between them, and high words
ensured, during which Adams called him ga
liar" Expasperated at this he struck him, and
a scuffie thereupon esued. Adams being the
stronger man of the two, threw and fell upon
Colt and clutched him so violently by the
throat that he was in danger of choking.
Colt was then lying upon his back on the
floor, and as his hand was stretched out, it
came in contact with something which he at
once seized, (but as he AYERS he knew not what
it was) and finding Adams's grip still hard up
on his throat, he brought his hand round and |
struck him on the back of the head this it |
would seem was hardly sufficient to stun him,
and he only rolled rather more on one side
Colt then struck him again, and the blow must
have fallen On the side of the head. These
wounds, dreadful as the subsequent examina.
lion proved them to be, were not sufficient to
release the prisoners throat; but even in the
agony of death, Adams still continued to hold
irmly on. until Colt seemed to be at his last
gasp, and then the dreadful blow was given on
he front of the head, which deprived one
vretched being of life, and released the other
rom his grasp. Colt then arose, and found
Adams corpse.
For sometime, he says, he remained stupif.
d with dread and horror-he knew not what
o do, and at length determined to make his
roher acquainted with facts flor this purpose
e went to his lodgings, but he was not at home.
lie then went into the Park, and walked there
Or sometime, being unable to make up his
lind as to the best course to be pursued he
one time thought to tell some friend, but
moving that some stains rested upon his char
cter, he refrained, lest they should not be.
eve his story, and so deliver him up to justice.
liter travelling thu Park for many and many ,
ume, he at length returned to his rooms and
1ok the dreadful means with ,uh;eh The MI |