The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-06-18
Miscellaneous Items.

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for Senator by the Democrats (Regulars) of
Washington County. 1t is expected that
the other branch Of the party will support
him.
Gen. WINFIELD ScoTT was sixty>fve
years old on the 10th inst.
The opening of the Brattleboro' and Bel
lows Falls Railroad known as the Val
ley Railroad, is 10 occur on the 23d ins.,-
next Monday.
| The immediate cause Of tue rupture be-
tween Jenny Lind and Barnum is stated TO
have been her disinclinnton 10 sing IN the
National Circus building. Barnum exacted
seven thousand dollars TO break the contract.
A daily paper is about to be started at
Charleston, S. c., to advocate a Southern
Confederacy. and oppose separate secession.
The Charleston News says these are The sens
timents Of a majority of the people of that
city.
There were 10 deaths by cholera in New
: Orleans, for the week ending 9 LIST May.
The New Hampshire Democratic State
Convention, held on the 18th ins.., nomi-
mated Hon. LEVI Woodbury. for the next
Presidency, subject to the decision of t. Ma
,ional Convention Luke Woodbury., Of
Antrim, was nominated for Governor.
: Two more unsuccessful balotings for Sen
ator were had in the Connecticut House of
: Representatives last Wednesday, the first Of
:, which siood Baldwin i05, Seymour 105
scattering 10. The next stood Baldwin
, 100, Seymour 1O7, scattering 3.
: The PREsIDESr.- The Boston 7iarelIer
4 says" we learn from undoubted authority
!. that the President has decided not 10 come
{ North again this season. This will be re-
; grettcd by many thousands of New Eng
u lands hardy sons, who are anxious 10 tax,
by the hand the worthy successor of the goot
n General TAYLOR
d Mr. Terry, of the Lynch Lurg Virgnian
a was challenged by Mr.. Saunders, few
Is DAYS since, on account OF certain remarks il
i his paper relating to the father OF the latter
a Both fired pistols, and both hav,
II since died from wounds receired in The com
:, bat
n PREPARATIONS FOR WAR.-We lear
~ from the Savannah RepsJiicdn that MI
n VIM l.. Yancey, the leading seco ssonst Q
Alabama, stated ut the Southern Rights Gu
>, Of Montgomery, last week that he had pri
u waite adviccs from South Carolina assurn
a him that the State would sucede next spring
ID and had hundred pieces OF field artillery
twenty thousand small arms and mlitar
ct stores Of all descriptions, to which accession
M were constantly made
ye Henry NJ. Paine, of Worcester, Mass,
,ll at W ashington, proposing to the Govern
50 ment 10 illuminate lighthouses Tor little {
Il nothing. He exhibits hi. light which wi
-" ness declares to bc an extraordinary dlsco'
~ cry or brilliant humbug.
-. a Key West paper says that the sponi
which will be gathered in the neighhorhoC
during this season will be worth $4,000.
mt number OF French manufacturers are said
rst be using the material in the making of the fine
os hroadcloth, by mixing it with WOOL or cotto
70 The fabric produced by this comhins ton cqua
DI" in lusre the finest SaXony and is strong
ay linen.
:" 1t is said that Mr.. Stanley of North Car
re- oina will again run for Congress,-at Il
a. earnest solicitation of his friends.
=" 1t is said that the Erie Canal has paid il
," TO the treasury of New York the enormol
e. sum OF Si4 600.
he The Augusta Age, the Democratic Sta
paper in Maine, comes out in favor OF Ge
u" Samuel Houston as the candidate Of II
M Democratic Party for President.
4 duel came OF at Vicksburg. Miss, c
The 9th inst, between Gen. Freeman, Il
Wing candidate for Congress, and &c
II, Smith, of jackson, the Opposition candidai
Smith was wounded in the shoulder ut Il
"' fifth round. The cause oil the duel was tn
ST. Smith wrote . letter TO some Of the paper
-. and had it published, stating that Freem,
was a coward and lbeller. The affair h
he caused great excitement at that place
a'' In the case OF James Scott, tried for al,
inn in The rescue Of Shadrach, and ia
nj brought to close before Judge Sprague
~ Massachusetts, the jury were not able
- agree
il.
in The President has decided upon con
if binalon of plans for the enlargement OF Il
nm ChpltOl. ne IlanS are from WINS
=" Washington, Walker of Philadelphia. al
Young Of Boston Mr.. Walters is 10 be Il
of Architect, Mr.. Stron! furnishes the msrbl,
n. and the Commissioner of Public Building
or is to supcrintend. The bad feature of Il
IL. design is that the wings stand of and are
- be connected by tops rising across.
IN The liability of II man on the strength
in a business transaction by telegraph was c
l,a tablished on Wednesday IN the Supcri'
u. Court of New York, the jury finding a We
III diet of $500 in case ia which that WI
,e' the turning point.
~ The Post publishes the following exec
80 lent epigram, on leaning that Mr.. Paxtol
OF the architect of the Crystal Palace, is TO
of knigh,ed
al " Strange that the man whose Tondrous pan
That magic palace lighted,
, Should find the richest of his gains
OF To be himself be.nighted."
MIR. Bird has flown from the Common
s. wealth edl;oral chair, and the Hon. Jo
er &. Palfrey. ONE a stakeholder. has take
It's charge OF the pape, named. Not being
e, bic TO get into Congress, Palfrey is Statistic
1e with a seat in the Commonwealth.
-, a General Banking Law was defeated
~ the Connecticut House. on Thursday, by
very decisive vole-l97 10 80. Majority
Up gainst the bill, "a,
re TRIAL OF THE MICHIGAN RAILRoA
he CoNsPIRAToRs.-The Detroit Daily Az
verliser says, the evidence in the railros
4, conspiracy trial becomes more and MOI