The Middlebury galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1848-12-26
MidJlebury, Dec. IA, 1913

| Ho FOR CALIFoRSIA.-Wc understand
that Lit. Newman, late in service in Mexico, j:
forming a company for California. Frederick
Billings, Esq, of Woodstock. goes out soon in
company with Capt. Simmons, also Of Wood
stock. who rendered signal service to the A
mericans in California in their time of great
est nced.-Fred is a clever fellow, and in what
ever station he may be placed, will do his part
we'll Good luck to him. By the way, Fred,
just send us small quantity of pure Caliior-
MIA gold, BY way OF specimen-a bushel or
two will answer the purpose.-IYGtchman.
DRowSED.-A man by the name Of MICH-
AEL l.. FAGAs, of Benson, VT, was found
floating in the upper Lock, in this village yes
terday morning We have not learned how
he came to his death but suppose, in conse-
quence of the ice on the ground, he must
have slipped in, and not being able to extri-
cate himself, ished.--IYhitehaH ClrOni-
Gle.
g. 1t has been heretofore stated in this pa
per that the King of Denmark has awarded
his Comet Medal to Miss MARIA MITCHELL,
Of Nantucket, for her discovery Of the Comet
which bears her name. This is the first honor
of the kind ever bestowed upon an American;
and, we believe, Miss MITCHELL is the only
lady of anv country that has ever received
this high compliment.
Miss MARIA is not the daughter Of Profess
sor MITCHELL, of Cincinnati, as stated in the
London Atheneum. She is the daughter of
the distinguished Professor VIM. MITCHELL,
of National Intelligence.
81 Edwin Forrest, the great American ira
gcdian. sent check of $1,000 to George II.
Miles, ESQ.,, young lawyer of New York, who
graduated at St. Maryis College, Emmetsburg,
as the successful competitor for the second
best five act Tragedy.
BURIED THE HATcHET-Sena.ors Ben
ton and Butler have madeup. The lie in the
throat was no doubt SAID in Pickwickian
sense.
"a Mr.. FILLMORE treated the Electoral
College, in New York, to an elegant supper
at the Delaran House, Albany, on Wednes-
day evening, the 9Th inst.
LETTER FROM GIN. TAYLoR.-The New
Orleans Picayune contains letter from Gen.
eral Taylor, in reply to the Nashville TENN
OOLnlllitlee, WIZ CAtShuCu " hiAAi an Invita-
ton to visit that city. He promises to stop at
Nashville on his way to Washington, between
the LIST and 18th of February.
A Washington correspondent says that Gen.
eral Taylor is expected in Washington about
the middle of February, and that be has taken
rooms at Wizards.
MURDER IN SPRiNGF1ELD-The body of
a machinist named Clark, in the employ Of the
Western Railroad Company, was found on
Friday morning near shop in that town,
with his throat cut and mangled dreadfully-l
The deceased was Of strictly temperate habits,
and is supposed to have been murdered.
FURTHER REDUCTION OF POSTAGE
The Washington correspondent of the Jour
nal Of Commerce says:
" The Postmaster General, in his forthcom-
ng report, will recommend areduction of let
.er postage to three cents. Congress IS now
quite prepared to adopt that suggestion"
LOWELL MUNICIPAL ELEcTIoN.-Asecond /
attempt was made in Lowell, yesterday, TO 4
elect Mayor. TIE Wing candidate, MIR.
lacked 70 votes Of an election.
Fhree Wing Aldermen were elected, Messrs.
Browpcll. Bedlow, and Aver. There were
our tickets in the Geld, Wing, Democratic,
Free Soil, and Representation lrar-
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