The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1850-05-21
GENERAL SUMMARY.


The sessions of the Garrison Abolition
Society, at New York, on the 9Th and
9Th inst, were disturbed aud finally bro
ken up by Rynders and his gang OF row.
dies. The language of Garrison and oth-
ers was, as usual, blasphemous, reckless,
and insane aud the whole affair was dis
graceful to all concerned-not excepting
the New York Police.
Mr. Charles J. McCurdy, of Lyme,
Conn, has been appointed Minister to
Austria.
All the States but two have contrib
uted blocks of stone for the Washington
monument, or made arrangements 10 do
so.
A letter received in Washington states
that the slaves in Union Township, Mon
roe county, Virginia, had planned an in
surrection they were to murder all the
white inhabitants and then escape to
Ohio. A negro girl gave information of
the plot aud some go negroes had been
arrested and imprisoned
At Nashua, n. II on the l4th inst,
man named ]. Hart Allen, about 80
years old, murdered his own child, lit
tie girl just two years old, by tying cord
around her neck and s,rangling her He
then hung himself He had been for a
long tlme very Incorporate.
The Washington Republic has chang
ed hands-Messrs Bulltt and Sergeant
giving place to Mr.. Allen A. Hall, late
of the Treasury Department. The
change is owing to a want Of sympathy
between the former editors and the Cab
met. 1t is not aud never has been, an
" organ of Gen TAYLOR.
Nearly every iron furnace and mill in
the State Of Maryland has stopped ope~
ralious, and the cotton factories have
come to the determination to work only
half of the time after May LIST.
A Mrs Crozier died recently at Hal
flax, in this State, at the age of l05
years.
Governor Coolidge has appointed the
Hon. Theron Howard, of Danville, Judge
OF Probate for the district of Caledonia.
in place of George B. Chandler, Esq,
resigned.
The Wing Convention held at Colum-
bus, Ohio, have nominated WIN. Johns
ston of Hamilton county, one Of the
Judges of the Superior Court of Cincin-
natl, as their candidate for Governor.
A Vermonter, passing through Balii>
more recently bought lottery ticket,
which came up prize of SS2 900
Babe, condemned for piracy several
years ago in New York, is said to be
now one of the weallhlest men in Calls
iorua.
TEE LATE FRrsnETs.-On Black
River, New York the Waterlown Union
= estimates the damage at $50 600. Nash
: vile papers of I'd inst. state the loss by
|. the Use of the Cumberland River at
number of mills were swept away.
A gigantic skeleton was dug up few
days since in grading the railroad in
Halismus, n. j. The skeleton was found
nine feet below the surface. aud was of
enormous size, indicating that the ln-
dian, OF which it was undoubtedly the
frame work, was over eight feet high.
The bones were found embedded in oJs>
ter shells, which were much larger than
any to he found in our waters at the pres
enl day.
In Baltimore they are eating peas a, a
cost of one dollar Peck-green.
Kentucky has sustained BY a popular
vote the constitution presented by the
Convention of delegates held at Franks
fort last autumn.
The two briggs constituting the Grim
nell expedition in search of Sir john
Franklin, are now at the Brooklyn Navy
Yard, fitting out for their cruise. There
names are Advance aud "Rescue.
rhe body Of Mrs. Osgood was taken
to Boston, and buried a. Mount Auburn,
on the 10Th inst.
Edmund Burke is IN retire from the
Washington Union, on the 3lst inst.
New BANKs.-The franklin County
Rank. at St. Adams Bay, the Passump>
sic Bank, at ST. JohnshuTy, and the Mer-
chants, Burlington. have commenced
business. Franklin Co. A. Bur-
ton, President; E. w. Parker, Cashier.
Passumpsie j P. Fairbanks, Presi>
dent f. C. Redington, Cashier. Mer.
ehants'-T. Folleti. President, A. l..
Catin, Vice President IL. s. Noyes,
Cashier.
tg7- Among his other high sounding titles,
the king of Ava has that of Lord of Twen-
ly.Four Umbrellas" This looks rs though
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