The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1841-11-09


negligence Of Ohio Indiana, and Maryland.
Robert Tyler, a son of the President, is about
TO publish poem, entitled ''The Last Man." of
which his father is said to be the hero. So saws
the New Y Ork Evening Mail.
Mr.. CRlTTENDEN's FARM-We regret to see
| contradicted the report that farm had been pre-
scented 10 Mr.. CrtIenden by his fellow citizens.
II is now said, they intend 10 present him the
farm.
DEATH OF Ma. FoRsYrH-The Baltimore
Patriot OF Friday afternoon has The following
melancholy announcement:
We regret 10 learn that the Hon. John For
syth, the Secretary Of State under Mr.. Van
Buren's administration. died at Washington last
| night about nine o'clock. He had been sick for
some time with congestive fever.
The following abstract of his history we cut
| from the Madisonian of Saturday:
| Mr.. Forsyth was born al Frederickburg, Va.
in October. 1871. He graduated at Princeton
College in 1899 He entered the practice ofaw
at Augusta, Georgia. in 1902. Soon after he
was appointed Attorney General of the State,
and rapidly rose 10 distinction. In 1912 he was
elected Representative in Congress. From
1914 TO 1918 he was chairman Of the Committee
of foreign Affairs, in which position he sustained
Nh. Madison and the war with Great Britain.
In 1918 he was elected a member of the u S.
Sena'e. where he took his seat in November of
that year. In 1919 he was appointed Minister
10 SFain, where he became involved in the
controversy in relation to our treaty with that
country, settling differences, ceding the Florilas
&C., which as;ed until October, 1920. With
the exception of brief visit to the U. States he
| continued at Madrid until 1929 when he return
ed 10 this country, and having in the meantime
been reelected to congress, he resumed his scat
in The House Of Representatives in December
| Of that year, and was restored to the chairman
! ship of the Committee of Foreign Affairs, which
he continued to occupy as long as he re NAMED
IN that body. In October 1927, he was elected
Governor Of Georgia. After filling that post for
two years, he rel urned tn Washington IS Sena-
tor of the U. s. in place Of Mr.. Benien tina,
post he filled from 1929 until the summer of
1894, when on the resignation of Mr.. MrLane
as Secretary of State, Mr.. FORSYTH was called
10 that Department By President Jackson. That
Office he filled during The residue OF Gen. jack
sons term and continued to bold it until the
close Of Mr.. Van Buren's administration, when
he was succeeded in Office by Mr.. Webster Mr.
Forsyth has continued 10 reside IT, this CITY the
past summer, and had reached the age Of 81
years.
The funeral took place on Saturday, at 10 o.
clock.
ANOTHER DEFALcATIoS.-We are informed
from the proper source, that Mr.. Sylvester Spen-
Ger, who for many years past has had charge of
the pension office attached 10 the Mechanics
Bank in this CITY, turns out To be defaulter to
the amount of about eleven thousand dollars
Being entrusted by the back TO draw checks for
the payment of pensioners, he has, il seems re-
| Gently drawn such checks, at different times
within the last six months, to the above amount
in the names of persons not entitled to pensions,
and procured the money and appropriated it to
his own use.
careful examination of the pension office
and vouchers show the precise amount of de-
falcation to be $40 672, which will be nearly
covered by the securities held by the bank
From Mr.. Spencer's account, corroborated By
other circumstances, it would seem that much, if
not most of the money fraudulenIlv distracted
by him from the Mechanics Bank has gone into
the Washington Bank of this city, and he holds
their certificates for a considerable part of the
mount, which have been protested for non-pay-
ment.
There is reason also to suppose that the Wash
ington Bank, by some arrangement with the
Monmouth Bank Of New Jersey, has used tits
money in an effort, probably unsuccessful, 10
give temporary credit TO the notes Of the latter
institution.
| The president OF the Mechanics Bank has
promptly caused Mr.. Spencer to be committed,
end it is painful to know that he has family Of
eight children dependent upon him for subsis-
tance.-M Y. I'm.
The following annunciation of a vast improve
ment BY new modification of mechanical power
must We should think, attract very generally the
public attention:
ELECTRO MAoNETIouR LOCOMOTIVE
Translated from the Nutionol Inteligeneer from
the Echo du Monde, :arant No. 653, Pari,,
4ti .9ug. 1S4I.
letter has been received from Leipzig, dated
23d July, stating that Mr.. Lewis Gabriel Stoch
rer, a mechanIcian of that city, has just finished
an Electro Magnetic Locomotive, the greatest
part of which is constructed after Mr.. " agner's
plan. and which has been purchased BY the Ger
manic Diet. This locomotive is Of seven horse
! mower and will draw three cars full of passen-
gers. Ii costs about 81 900, instead of 81, 300
| The cost of a common steam locomotive the
sunply for il amounts to not more than 60 cents
per day.
Mr.. Stnchrer's locomotive on the railroad be-
tween Leipzig and Dresden left nothing to he
desired.
BANK OF BENNiNGToN.-This Institution
has closed IFS doors and stopped payment.
When it is TO reopen anb resume the re-
demption of its bills Gf ever) we are una
BILE to say. Since its management fell into
new hands and its affairs have been mainly
controlled by its president and a certain 10
cofoco director said director has ceased 10