The Middlebury galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1848-03-07
GENERAL SUMMARY

An election TO FL the vacancy in the S;,r
Congressional District, in Pennsylvania or..
stoned by the death Of the Hon. j. w. H.
beck, has resulted in the choice of the II
candidate, Col Samuel B. Bridges, by TerV
small majority.
The TELEGRAPH IN PERU.-Lase account.
from South America state that one of Nor
Telegraph apparatus had been received, and
was 10 be put in operation between Lima ,nJ
Callao, distance of about 10 miles. The j.
vention has been received with much favor :
the establishment Of regular telegrapbic co.,
munication between the principal cities OF ,5a
Pacific coast is recommended
Professor Morse contradicts the stater,.,.
going the rounds of the press that he has SsaH
created Pacha of two tails; but he think; !,
probable that the Sultan has expressed hi, corr
mendaton, by some present Of value.
EULoGY on Nh. ADAMs-It will Be SO,
by the proceedings OF our Legislature Of Sat-.
urday, that PRESIDENT EVERETT. of Ha--
ward University, has been invited to deliver.
eulogy upon the character of the deceased
This is most admirable selection. We have
been told that Mr.. Everett has consented 70
perform tne duty--SOSt0n Paper.
APPROPRIATE TExrs.-Some three or four
OF our clergymen yesterday preached from the
following appropriate text, in reference to tho
death of Mr.. Adams
For behold, the Lord Of host. doth tsko ,hs
mighty man, the prudent and the ancient, and
the honorable man and counsellor & eloquen.
orator. Isaish iii, ., 3.-ITanScrip..
Mr.. HENRY L. WHEATON, of D,ircv
Mass, has been appointed President Of tfr
University of Norwich, VT, in the place o.
Col. Ransom, deceased.
CT The line of Telegraph from aiichi-a,
city to Milwaukee, and from Detroit 20 Ksl.-
mazoo, has been completed, and is in opere-
ton. and the gap OF nincty-!ive miles between
Kalamazoo and Michigan city is now almost
finished. The cities Of Sardusky ard ,icL;-
gan will II IS expected, be in communication
in a week or two, and then there will be con-
inuous line Of communication with these c.f-
les far in the interior, and the whole Of tAs
Atlantic cities.
MAJoR EDWARD WEBSTER, Son o. ito
Hon. Daniel Webster. has died of di.-.s,.. -
Mexico. The only daughter of Str. Wsbs.ar
also lies dangerously i'll, in Boston.
Hon. George W. Camp bell 6iel st NashvilI-.
Tenn, on the 18th lis .. eyed SO vcsrs II,
had filled many important public Offices; rep
resented our government ut TIE Court o. :,
Pe:e sburgh, was twice United States Ser
tor from Tennessee. and vss srpcin-etl y. ere
tary Of the Treasury by President Madison II
1914. to supercedc Albert .tiallstin, when IL
protracted sbsence in Europe as Minister Fer
ipo.entiary rendered It necessary TO des.enai,
= suct eSsor.
MELANCHOLY OCcvFFEScE-A fs.sl 30
cident took place at South N'iliortl, Mass. O.,
Friday las;. the 25th. a vcurg nan nsrel
Stacey, Of Halifax. VI. secl about IS wear.
IN attempting 10 slide over stream on tEeica,
fell into the water His two lro;Eers. Of t,a
aye CT 10 and 81, who were cro~s.us the bIkls-.
just above the SPOT, ran 10 his rescue. tu. both
broke through The ice. The o,des. aal vorurc.t
we're drowned; tie Other was rescued bv to
exeriious Of a Nir. Devi=g, who happened 10
ie car II hlnd.
DrowNED.-N'e lesrn from tie Journal
that Nr. George Caren, o: ShsGor. sricci
teacher in oShoroarh, v;s tl-oTned in Hsss-
apol1 Pond en- Saturday evening. the f6th ir...
1t was bis custom 20 return 20 lis fathers house,
on the east side Of the pond, every Sa.rrd-,
He not coming home as usual last Saturday,
search was made for him. His hat was gcuLd
frozen in the ice, and his body in the wafer be-
meath. lie was an smi=blc ard intelligent
young man, about 2, ycsrs Of age.
JUDGE McLEAN-The Wings Of Vermont
are coming out for this excellent nan asarsn-
1idate for the Presidency.-N Northampton Gov
rier.
This is great mistake. Only enc or two
papers in the State have advocated the nori:-
nation Of Judge Mclean. at all,-nor have We
been able TO learn that the efforts so made
nave in any imrortan, degree alienaicd tho .f-
ections of our people fom their favorite,-
the Sage of Ashland"
The Wings Of New London Co. Connect
tut, have nominated George Bliss, Esq fer
Sheriff, and passed resolution that Henry
Clay is their frs, choice for President, but viii
support the candidates of the National Con-
veniion, whoever they may be-
HENRY CLAY IN MAssAcHUsETTs.-Th
Lowell courier says that IN 2siat kusets, u
believes. a large majority Of the Wings would
rather see Henry CLAY President thzn any
other man.
HENRY CLAY, being alluded TO in toa',
l: the Georgetown College exhibition on thc
I'D, was honored by such rounds Of applause,
IS no other name called out, though Scott, T,y-
or, jackson and others were given. Say wh.i
ron will against idolatry, Henry Clay is tie J.
iol Of his country.
"a Mr.. CLAY. SAYS the Philadelphia North
American, viii remain in PhiladepLi during
he present week, and start for New York on
Monday next.
On Saturday afternoon fas.. two Irish lahor-
RS were killed about two miles south of tLH
'iliage, on Section No. ?. Burlington and Rat
and R4IlrDad fT'ia,- Iersath