The Middlebury galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1848-04-18

suredly fear that the days OF peace are lar Oh
in the future.
e. We trust our correspondents will have
patience with US, as our columns have been
unusually crowded fol- the last two weeks We
ought to apologize to our readers, too, for de,
laying the remaining numbers Of the series Of
papers on the Scrofula. They have excited
much interest, and shall be forthcoming here
! after. The interesting communication on
Mount Vernon is received, and we will try to
find room for it next week
s3 We had the good fortune, last week, to
be the first to publish an abstract Of the news
brought by the Hibernia. No other paper on
the Telegraph line seems to have got the re-
port-owing to difficulties arising from first
connection with the New York line We no
tice that the Vermonter and the Burlington
Gazette copied our report-which was perfectly
proper: to acknowledge it, would have been
! equally so.
"a We are indebted to Senators Phelps
and Upham, for valuable Public Documents,
and to Mr.. Marsh, for the speeches of Truman
Smith of Connecticut, and Of L. C. Levin, Of
Pennsylvania, together with other important
papers.
CHARTER ELECTIONS. In New Orleans,
Cros,man, Wing, is chosen Mayor, by 1000
majority. In New York, Havemeyer, Loco,
has majority of about 1000. The Board of
Aldermen stands 10 Wings, Locos,-Assis-
tants, Q Wings, Locos.
In Albany, John Taylor, Wing, is elected
Mayor by about 100 majority. Aldermen, II
or - Wings, to 8 or 9 Locos.
In Brooklyn, Stryker, Wing, is elected
Mayor, by 1000 majority. The Common
Council is decidedly Wing.
In Worcester, Qhe first Charter Election
Levi Lincoln is chosen Mayor, with five Wing
and three Loco Aldermen.
"TREATY OF PEAcE."-Our amiable
III LII dANOh - III CSSltCiOS. AACcii
him: "Mr. Field and ourself concluded to
enter into treaty of peace;-he to carry
packages of the Voice as usual DO his best
to have mails arrive and intersect, and we to
drop the past, &C." What stipulations are veil
ed under this last abbreviation we know not,
but our esteemed friend, after acknowledge
ing this promise of good behavior for the fu-
ture, proceeds directly to reiterate his former
charges against the Nail Contractors, and, with
characteristic stubbornness, attempts to face
dotcn facts, which he dares not deny. He
thinks the mails might be transported we'll G.
nough with one horse, and as to IS or 100, be-
tween Bellows Falls and Burlington, that is
travagant-incrediblei And the Galaxy's
statement respecting the sum paid for trans
portation, he thinks very likely, is about as
far out Of the way Now tell US, Mr.. Hol-
comb, what you mean by a knock-sheH' -
and then you may go.
81 MAJOR EASTMAN, in sermc- king Of
late on the universally, the necessity, and
the utility of War, at length works himself up
to the summit of a grand climax, as follows:
:" The Christian religion, after costing rivers
of blood, was finally established by the Swordp'
Facts are stubborn things, We admit
"a The Welland Canal was to be opened
for the season on Saturday, the lstinst
MrDDLgBURY COLLEGE. We are glad to learn
that WILLIAM H. PARKER, a. NJ, who was cleo
ted to succeed Prof Twining, in the department
of Mathematics in this Institution, has signified
his acceptance of the appointment.
The RAILROAD. The Engineers, we un-
derstand, commence this week laying the rails
between Troy and this town. The distance
nine miles.-The expectation is that the road
will be opened previous TO the annual meeting
in May Keene Sentinel.
ALL OrESl The James II. Hooker Stea-
mer, did the business, pushing her way thro'
the ice, and arrived at our docks this morning,
from Whitehall. She proceeded on her way
to St. Johns Capt Chapman, with the Sara
nae, has gone to Whitehall burlington Free
Press: l4h.
MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.
The Bostonan Burlington Telegraph is 10
be completed and put in operation by the first
day OF October next. The portion of The
stock assigned 10 this town, has been prompt
ly taken. The line passes from Burlington
through Williston. Waterbury. Mortified,
West Randolph, Woodstock. Windsor,
White River. and to Lebanon, Concord,
graphic lines are SO much multiplied that we
may soon converse with any part OF the u
MON or Canada Woodstock Mercury.
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