The Middlebury galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1848-03-14

5ear the appointed day IS Tu SHAY, November 7ti
Great Clay -Neetieg.-The Clay rally at Al
l,4v on Friday evening WAS glorious and en-
tausiastc gathering. The Hall Of the Capito!
va5 filed 10 CyeI1iowing, and hundreds were
,1mrclled TO 90 away, unable TO get into the
-. or within hearing distance OF il. Hon.
Tuo:i;s Van Ycchin presided, assisted by sev-
e-7l ice Presidcnts.-J. S. Van Rensselaer,,
Introduced a st Of appropriate resolutions
..a.nsl; in favor Of NJ. Clay which were a
ca,.tti b. acclanation.-Troy Post.
!Ne,r Ha7aps6ire.-The Wing and Independ-
ent papers in New Hampshire, speak with
great confidence of carrying the election high
and dry in that State, which takes place on
the 18Th of March inst.
Him. James Buchanan obtained on Satur
DAY the formal endorsement of his party in
PENNSYLVANIA as candidate for the next Presi-
dent. The State Convention was entirely full,
and the vote stood
James Buchanan 81 Gro N. Dallas "a
Lewis CasS 10 Martin Van S1ren >
~ against Buck to 81 for him-not two-tlIirds.
We do no, hesitate to say that Mr.. Buchan-
an IS weaker for this nomination. When such
Il straw eiiicv Is Gen. Cass can carry his own
STATE unanimously, and procure a nomination
from the only two which aljoin II. this is Il
loor beginning for his most prominent cpnpet-
it,r-N Y. Iritne.
Zig Feeling At R'cl,ao-.d-At a Wing
r-e.ins he'd At Ei-lno..d. Va, last Friday
-ss,.:a.,, the following resolutions were adopt
81:
R.,,'rcf, by the Wings Of the City of Rich
r.i..l That Henry Cia} Of Kentucky is THEN
c.i..r cr Prysi,rn; Of lie United Sta eS in the
,.a,;n- Gle. iion. above etc.y o,hrr man, bu
,,ias cn;iIc confidence in the vision ard
.t.,... n: he National Whi- Convention
,...: j, 70 be led in ThiIs.icll hia in june
Xxi. We p!r1ee or cordial support to IL,
49, nominee of sid Con scn,icn.
The " O,3 I:uc" Steamboat Company have
r,ir ia ird The Ss':,lS" and Montreal" SC
T. hereafter there VII be no more opposition
iii Like Champ.a;r. Sentinel.
NJ. III. Torn Elcci9;s.-In ten coun-
,rs the Wings have net gam OF % towns.
DINA new and just apportionmert o.
State Senators and Representatives has eel
made, but the Locos threaten 10 nuliiy it.
Firc-Bctwcen 2 and O'Clock last Satur
day night. the old store belonging TO Mr.. p
Poster of this city, and adio'n NJ the Bank.
VS. discovered to be on fire-hut not until the
iilmes had made su~h progress As to render al
-.-istance unavailing; and the Store together
with its contents, Ca s,o-k Of goods the vau
OF which we have heard variouSly estimated Il
= \ L
We understand there Is no insurance.-Fer-
grf.nes iern.onier.
Anotber Earthquake occurred in Chill in Dc
tober. Letters 10 the 10Th have been re, CIV
ed at Valparaiso at which time the ship-of-the-
line Columbus, Com. Biddle, was there.
lfassochreet,s-A successor to Hon. ]. Q.
Adams is to he chosen in the Norfolk District
on Monday, April g.
At St. Louis, yiiIan namcd Pe;tis,on find
ing his proposals Tor marriage rejected, seized
the LADY, bysthe nose < cut ii or with his bow
ie kni.;. AT Mobile, Francis Conklin, while
IN fit of jealousy, cut his wife's throat, and
aiter attempting to kill three ether women who
were present, killed himself.
dal RsfiiroaH .Ircii.r:.-We learn from
Z Transcript th;:t rs he afternoon train on
Thursday from Fitchburg 20 Athol. on the Vi
and Massachusetts, Railroad, was approaching
decreasing, about 4 mile and half above tie
depot in Fitchbure 4 horse and sleigh. with
40 la.lics. passed tie Railroad when Tie horse
became frightened and backed the sleigh or to
.he Track. bv which both Of the ladies were
thrown ont in front of the engine, run over &
alnost instantly killed. The cneine-man. rs
suon n the horse WIS seen TO back, sounded
ne alarm. and the train WAS nearly stopped
when the collision took place. The ladies kill
Cd were Mrs Osborn, wife Of MIR Abiam Os-
horn, of Fi;chburg, and her daughter, Mrs.
Tollnan. wife of Jacob Tolman, stone-ware
manufacturer, Of West Sterling.-Afas.
81 The following toast. given at Wing
dinner in Columbus Ohio, is very fair hit at
Gen. Cass's SIX line letter to the Harbor and
River Convention:
BY Mr.. Perry. Gen. CzSs and tie nezi in
duqtration Of President" Circumstances will
prevent" his attendance.
NEW YORK, Wednesday Evening, 9 o'clock
Frigate Columbus is at Hampton Roads
-ating tide to come up. The Plymouth SAILED
lis morning from Norfolk for China, with the
United States Commissioner, and suite, OF
toard.
The funeral ceremonies of Mr.. Adams con
Guided at hall-past six; there were more thar
ten thousand in the procession-thes stores were
generally closed and hung in black.
An arrival from Buencs Avres confirms tho
report of a battle between Crquiza & Madar
iaga, in which the former was victorious, and
took possession of the town of Corrientes, with
a loss to Madariaga of 700 killed and wounded
1900 prisoners and - pieces Of cannon. TIL:
caused great rejoicing in Buenos Ayres.
Tie Rutland and Burlington Railroad Com
paay having cancelled their bargain with the
firm of Horace Gray & Co, have engaged
with the agent of an English house, to furnish
Inc iron for their railroad at Sj3 per ton, de
hTerable either at Boston or New York, freight
and insurance included. BY this arrangement