The Middlebury galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1848-04-11

promise our readers some interesting Wise,r,-,
which will not probably again soon be ncce.sariy
given up, for the sake of lengthy political article.
y Hen. \. II. Sewer, the Special Comm.
sioner to Mexico. has recovered from his late N
ness, and departed on his mission.
z Daniel Webster Is now in Boston. h,,;,.
been called home by the dangerous Hines, of bts
daughter, Mrs. Appleton. No hope is entertained
of her recovery.
SYMPATHY WITH THE French PEoPrr-
Large meetings have been held in New York s,d
Philadelphia, consisting of french residents md
other citizens, warmly responding to the rrrols.
ton in France.
WILLIAM D. ErPEs, charged with the mv,l.-
Of Adolphus Muir, in Virginia, had his preinip.
airy examination last Wednesday, before the Din.
widdie County Court, and was committed for =.
al before Se Superior Court at the end O. hi,
month.
70 JONI JAcoD AsToR, whose death W. a..
nounced last week, was buried, with much cer..
mony and display, on Saturday, the I.t inst. H.,
was a native of Germany, but had resided in E;e~
York nearly sixty year,. He was II tie s5ih Vs.
of his age. The only important public lecu,.;
in his viii, was the appropriation Of s4COcco for
the establishment of a Free Library in New Y,rt
The full amount of his property Is considerably
less than has been usually reporied-Jeinr Les,
than twenty millions. Washington Irving IS one
Of the Executors named in Mr. As:ors VIII
y Hon. James \. Black, Representative fOu
South Carolina, died at Washing;oE, on the Sd
inst
II An election of City officers occurs in New
York on Tuesday, the llth inst4 to-day
II We have in our possession, r memorial 20
Congress, respecting the purchase Of tie Wash
inston Estate at Mount Vernon, 10 which ~
shall he happy to receive signatures hom as many
citizens of this County as are friendly 10 iAs
Project. We wish TO forward the Memorial 70
Washington by the last Of this mouth.
FLEE y Loss OF LIrE-A destructive fro
occurred at Wstertown, y. Y, on thu 2lst u,r.-
consuming a factory, paper mill, and several me
chanic shops. Two en-nEmed Lemucl Wright
and Levi Palmer-w..ile attempting to remove
property from Tic factory, not supposing them
selves in sny danger, were suddenly surrounded
by the flames, in such d manner Is 10 :ende. their
escape or rescue impossible.
( y Two men. connected with the Telegraph
line between New Orleans and Fort Pike, wiilo
crossing Lake Pontchartrain n an open boat,
were upset and drowned, on tho I7th uli. Their
names were Willard and Lines-.hs latter from
the State Of New York.
EUROPEAN NEws-We issued m exirs. on
Saturday, containing an abstract Of tho highly
important news brought by the Steamship Wash
ingion. and reported by Telegraph for Tie Cal
axy. Those Of cur readers to whom i was i'm
possible 20 furnish L copy nil find tie same. Win
still farther and intensely e%1oi;iny intelligence
brought BY tie Hibernia, OF a sill later da:s,
in the present number. These are SIX
ring and eventual times. truly, AMI those who ds-
sire the latest news will observe the grea. f-cii-
< "N FO@1OSSs y furnishing saAs - -4sAA
ilera, greatly in advance of tic mails.
Louis Philippe. it is sud, Is now the guest of
Mr.. Bates lin London) of TIE fra CT Barring.
Brothers Il Co.
BIRD FAMILY. These distinguished Yo-
calists have been singing in this plAce, during
the past week,-after an absence Of several
months. We arc glad TO notice among the
number our especial favori,e, Master Robin,
who is in excellent spirits, and strives to make
ever body e lse so.
e. The report that the works Of John
Quincy Adams are to lie published by bis sen
Charles F.. Adams, IS pronounced by the Bos-
ton Wing (of which the latter is ediior) TO be
- purely : fiction"
ES Tho Wig members Of the y. Y. Leg
i~.lature have passed e resolution (nearly ursn-
imously) expressing their opinion that the
first choice Of the Wings in that State, is HEN-
RY CLAY-and that New York will give hm,
or any other reliable Wing, her SC electoral
votes.
JUNIOR ErHIBITIoN. There WI lie an
Exhibition Of the Junior Class in Middlebury
College, on Tuesday Evening, the 18th inst
at the College Chapel
Ct Horace Mann is elected 10 -uccsed NJ
Adams, b, a majority of 1913. This shows
a large Wing gain, since November.
CONNECTICUT ELECTION. The Wings IN
Connecticut have done nobly. The Atls' SAYS
the Wing majority in the State will be about
1900 over everything gain ofsomc 900
votes from last year. Thirteen Senators o'
of Fl are certainly elected, with q prooao'Hi
of one or two more. The House, wi! STAND
11s Wings, 100 Locos, and l Independent
We are thus assured of the election Of fr'
HE,o Tn;fSd Sfrges Srrofo-y one ID