The Middlebury galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1849-02-06
NEWS ITEMS

hon. JONI H' E"eS - tLe rec SoI In
didate for Governor in Connecticut
"A man named FitzpaHiok died in Flu,
delphia, on the 20 In uli., from the effcc,s f.
The gas generated from Anthracite Goa, III.
burning in the room where he slept
Large numbers oil emgrants, II is said. ,,,
leaving Texas for California.
The Grent Southern Mail, for the lsh
ul,, was robbed Of its entire contents usa.
Columbus, Georgia.
The Governor of Virginia rccommendsh.
removal of he free nogroes-aboui 81, 900 i,
the State. at the public e1.
pense.
Messrs. Pugh and Pierce. Democrais,have
been admitted 10 seats in the Ohio House Of
Representatives, from Hamilton COUNTY
giving the Democrats the ascendencv in
that body. The Wings have majoritvj in
the Ssnate.
The Mileage Reform bill. about whchs so
much noise was made, has been lost. in the
House, only 50 voting ia lis favor.
The Louisiana Legislature has author
iZed the Governor oil that State 10 contract
with Powers, on the mos! liberal terms, for
a statue Of Washington.
John L. Bigelow, late Democrats candi.
date for member Of Congress, lpll dead in
the street of Waterloo, N. Y. He had not
the slightest illness before this fatal event.
Nearly fifty coIored persons, in New York
city, are booked for California.
Leonard Jones, of Maine, has been ap-
pointed Consul at Chagres.
Advices from Kentucky state that Mr..
Crittenden will resign the Office of Governor.
and accept Cabinet appointment.
The only Wings who nave signed Mr..
Calhoun's Address are Mr.. Gayle, of Ala
bama, and Mr. TOmpkins, of Mississippi.
Major Bliss. it is rumored, is preparing
history of General TayIOr's campaign in
Mexico
II is said that Gen. Cass started for Wash
ington as sOon as he heard OF his election 10
the United States Senate
The people OF Oregon have voted TO re-
fuse licenses for selling intoxicating liquors
A Convention OF Inventors is 10 be held at
Baltimore, on the 9Th of March next. a
similar meeting was held in Philadelphia las.
year.
The New York Shipping Lst, Of the 27rh
uli., states that during the previous days thir-
~ vessels have been bought In that city for
the California trade, and they are still in de-
mand.
The next House Of Representatives. nc
cordirg 10 an estimate in the Boston Atlas.
will probably stand, Wings, 100 ;>Locos, 50;
all others, -.
Eight pianos have been sold 70 girls EN-,
ployed in the factories at Lowell, within ,he
last six months.
A Turk was beheaGcd, not long since. a,
Constaniinople. for saving. while in fl Of
in'oxca'ioR, rhaf he did not care straw Tar
Allah, or the Prophet.
The United States Senate has si,,ler con-
ederaiion the project Of las, year, TO buy ou,
the rights OF the Hsdson's Bay Compay in
Oregon.
Gov Seward, i, is said. is wiring tie Life
of John Quincy Adams
The whole amount Of California Gold re-
ccived al The. Philadelphia min, up TO the
25ih nit, says the Pennsylvania, did not
reach $4,000.
Mr.. Calhoun has so Ear recovered from
his recent illness az 10 be able to resume his
seat in the Senate.
The California gold fever has reached Ire
land. Two vessels in The river Lify wcro
fitting out for San Francisco, at the latest ac-
counts. and had already nearly completed
their number of passengers.
The present Mayor of Kingston, Canada,
is Yankee printer. He served his time in
Utica. N. Y.
Gov. Brown, (Whig). Of Florida, in his
inaugural address denounces, in strong Ian>
guage, the Calhoun movement for a dissou
lion Of the Union.
The Ohio House Of Representatives have
repealed the "Black Laws" Of that State, BY
vote or52 10 II.
Jared Sparks, LII. D., has been chosen
President Of Harvard University,by the Mas
sachusetis Legislature.
The Sullivan Railroad was opened TO
Windsor on "Wednesday last. (he Slst ult.')
thus completing the chain Of roads from
Mortified 10 Boston.