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

HON. EDWARD BATEs.-We learn ,hatn.
wing members Of the Legislature Of NJ
consin, Iowa, Illinois, and Missouri, are NM.
ing in request which will be addressed
Gen. Taylor, that he Will make the Hon ~
ward Bates member Of his cdbinet-TS
Wing party cannot select from their rants;s
the West more able Representatives
Louis Rereiile.
rs The Gold mines in Virginia nro.
Use 10 rival those of California. One man,,
OF the ore last week produced Sl25 of NM.
gold, and Commodore Stockton, with ,b,oa
negroes pounded out six pounds, worth sIONc
in two or three days. -
SNow.-In Geneva the snow is ebopt .r.
feet in depth. In Rochester. s inches.
E A despatch from Louisville saws.
"The steamer American burst her conne..
lion pipe below Madison, on Tuesday nirb,
by which ten persons were severely sc5Id'
ed.p
Exactly Sos--The Hickman (Ky.l Stand.
ard, Locoiocopaper, makes the FOLLOWING
ingenious confession:
"What an awful sight Of unnecessary IA.
Dor and ink was expended in proving Gen
Taylor an old granny, and Willard Fillmore
an aboliiionist. Less than sixpence an hour
was made by The operation"
SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION IN CALIFORNIA.
The Editor ofrhe Californian illustrates
the Reorganization of society in his quarter
by the following query:
"What would the craft in New York or
Boston say werethey to see that usually hum.
Die individual, the dera, stumping the editor
TO JET, TO see which should split up the fire.
wood 7"
GFThe editor OF the Shawnee,own Advo.
cate has 4 wife worth having. In the alb
sence Of her masculine moiety, she publishes
a card with her proper signature, stating tina.
until his return she has assuTe ed the edIto.
rial duties Of the paper.--Nsw York En-.
press.
FERTrLITr OF TExAs-Severall farmers at
Bastrop and Austin have raised eighty 10
one hundred bushels OF corn TO the acre, this
season, and ore or two have raised one huns
dred and ten bushels 10 the acre, without
manure.
@ All the Electoral votes but four have
been forwarded TO the Vice President Of the
United States; so The friends OF Gen. Taylor
may rest assured that his election viii not iuh
from want oil form.
~ HIRAM Powers, the Sculptor, has
been engaged by The Louisiana Legislature
10 make statue of Washington for the Siae
House. $1,000 is appropriated, but the
Sculptor says that is not enough.
FIRE.-The dwelling house of VIM. Pear
son, of this town, caught fire on Sunday ey-
ening last, about / 1 o'clock, and was entirely
consumed, with all its contents except two
beds His grain and all his provisions for this
season were in the ruins Woodstock -4ge-
Boat SUNk.-ProbaUe loss of three lires
We learn that an ore boat bound from Port
Henry to this place, sprang aleak, and sunk
off BARRIERS Point, on Monday night last
The top of the mast is still visible above the
water. The crew consisted Of four persons,
who have not since been heard of. Great
fears are entertained that they have all per-
TergcRnes Ferm0nteT.
A STRICT COSSTR CCTIOSIST.-Oneo of the
members of the New York Electoral College
did not attend the meeting, and his place was
supplied by the election Of another. The
reason of his non-attendance was that he had
promised his rife he nerer rould hold an O6Ec<.
md she being strict constructionisi, would
not let him off.
THE SroRM.-A tclegraphic despatch from
New York, on Friday evening, says.
90 The storm has been heavy on the Sound.
The Empire State which started last evening
for Fall River put back on account of the
storm.
The Norwich and Stonington boats Law all
night at Harris Island. Boston mail due this
morning is not yet in.
Southern Telegraph wire broken between
and Trenton.
Mails from all directions to-day, have been
detained BY the snow storm, which has been
attended with rain and sleet. 1t 10 now snow
ng heavily, and the streets are nearly impass-
lble.
TELEGRAPHIC JoKE.-The Telegraph
operator. who sent the Presidents Mes
'age to Cincinnati. rejoicing. perhaps. at