The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-10-15
Miscellaneous Items.

DIR. SILAs WILCOX, Representative elect
from Bennington while in New York city last
week. caught his foot in the track OF railroad,
and fell, breaking one of his legs in several
places. lie is now doing we'll, however, and
there is prospect of his speedy recovery.
The CITY Marshal, of Bangor, last Friday
arrested a rice cask which was passing
through the streets. The cask was taken to
the watch house. where il was found 10 con-
tain a quantity Of hemlock joist, some mead
ow hay and a--bdrrel Of gin. Nobody owns
tie gin, of course.
A movement is on foot in Maryland TO
prevail upon the Presiden, 10 exert the
friendly use Of this government with Great
Britain, in behalf of Smith O'Brien and
other Irish patriots. The Baltimore peli.
ton, it is expected, will receive 10000 sig.
natures.
The New Orleans Bulletin Of the goth
ult., mentions n rumor that Jefferson Davis
has Withdrawn his acceptance to the nomna.
ton for the Governor of Mississippi being
dangerously i'll at his residence. The report
also SAYS he has resigned his Generalship.
Scat in the Senate
The city Of St. Louis has voted by large
majority TO subscribe 500 900 dollars add.
Iional, to the Pacific Railroad that this sub.
scription will secure the conditional State
loan Of $50 900 dollars and that the work
will now go OH.
| The New York Herald SAYS that house
in that city extensively engaged in the linen
trade has been detected in false swearing and
the manufacture of false invoices, both as
regards quality and value, and that tho
amount Of goods thus fraudulently entered
is said 10 be very large.
The Washington Republic takes strong
ground, apparently by authority, relating lc
British Interference in Cuban affairs. ant
says it will lead 10 Il movement that all Eu
rope cannot resist ; that ity of the
American people 10 not want Cuba, and hei
only protection is in the United States gov
eminent.
The California Post SAYS the amount o
gold dust shipped to the States by the las
departure Of steamers was Id tons. ant
that the next steamers will take about tons
To show the value of a ton of gold ther,
are 22l0 pounds to the ion, which at /
ounces TO the pound Troy, would make &c,
$50 ounces at Si7 per ounce is S456,96O
Therefore five TONS of gold would be So
2s4, 800 1t is not usual 10 reckon this pre-
cious mineral by the ton. A ton of silver
in value about S33, 900.
The Combustion of dead letters by Mr.
SwAHzEMAN ON Wednesday last, near tn
National Monument, has furnished fine ex
ercise To the investigating faculties Of som
OF The boys Of the Island. Amongst tn
ashes these youngsters have succeeded il
finding quite harvest Of rings. iewclry
and rertu, ard even some little money. I'll
next periodical lus!ration OF the Dead.lette
office will be circumstance 10 which III
boys will he apt TO keep keen lookout
PooR OLD HoRsE, LEB HIM DiD.-Th
Giddings Ashtabula PAPER drops a tear owe
the fall Of Senator Chase:
"Senrtor Chase has gone over to the Loo
F'oco party. We think this is the great mi,
take Of his life. We regard him as lost ia III
great ocean OF pro slavery into which he ha
plunged"
negro, having purchased a hat, was oh
served to take it from his head on tho fall of
shower Of raiu, and to manifest considerabl
anxiety 10 hide it from the wet. On bcin
demonstrated with for his stupidity in lea,
ing his head exposed lie replied, Hat belob
TO me-hcad belong to nsassa r.
Mr., HoBBs, the American pick. lock- as h
is called, having offered reward of E2OO
any one who will open Day & Newells patcr
bank lock, without the KEY, William Garbut
locksmith and engineer, and lately in the cu
ploymont oil Mcssrs Bramah and Mcssrs. Fo
r ana iieisaer'on, has undertaken the TASK NJ
iioobs has hired room for him, and give
him two locks upon which he can oneratc. an
he is allowed thirty DAYS Tor The trial of hi
skill aud Mr. Hobbs says that, if at the end {
mat Time he wishes more time, he shall hav
1t A committee has been appointed to repol
on The rcsult-lCor, Phil. American.
The Grinnell Expedition found no secur
harbor while cruising in the Arctic region
, AS an illustration of the case with which lii
may be sustained in those ATTITUDES, Surreo
hanc mentioned that he met with Dane, ur
ward OF seventy years of age, who had Epen
fifty'fve years of his life north Of 10 . sui
si'tins during that period entirely on birds, fisl
bears, and other animal food. lie had not see
a vegetable tho whole time.-Nationoi Iutell
gencer.
News has been received Of the death of
James Richardson, the entcrprisinc Africa
traveller ON the 4th of March last lie died a
the village of Unqurutua, six days distant fror
kouka, the capithl of Bornou. He had separ
at-d from his companions. Drs. Barth an
Overweg, in January last. Mr.. Richards OIL
was an Englisman.
TRIr AROUND THE WoRLD-R. S. WAR;
Esq. has just returned from Europe 1
Boston. In December last he left Boston 70
California, thence proceeded TO China in tn
barque George L. Webster and thence TO En-
eland via the overland route from India, thu
having taken turn around the globe in les
man nlne months, stopping two months Of III
time IN San Francisco, n mouth in China, and a
least fortnight in England.
The AMRRlcA.-I he New York Heral,
is authorized to stale that Mr.. Stevens di,
not receive $1,000 for the America. Sh
was sold for $4,000, Her owners wer
content 10 sell in England al what she cos
here, without making profit on her. TIN
victory she accomplished was the only rem
uneraIlon her owners desired for their ser
wees III The enterprise of placing a Yam
kee yacht IN English waters 10 beat all Eng
land
The Samuel L. Fox, an American bull
clipper ship, has astonished the people O
Van Dleman's Land by her speed Sh,
sailed 5795 miles IN the short space oftwen
ty'eighl days; and so pleased were the peo,
pie OF that country with this extraordinar,
performance, that they purchased her.
1t is said that in the town of Lunenhurn
there are foriy,eight persons who were liv,
ing when the Declaration OF Independence
WAS made, several OF whom are over ninei,
years OF age. The population of the town
Liberia Is increasing her trade slowly but
surely. There is in the colony an abund,
ance OF India Rubber tree which is every
day being put TO new uses in this country,
and Increased collection Of Olive Oil. JUDGE
| Benson has been 40 miles inland with m