The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-04-09

boarding at the Asior House, with his
wife. The day before his death, con-
versed with him for few moments in the
vestbule of the Aston, aud thought
never saw his tall Herculean frame in
better condition. An hour before his
death his wife, who was tout shopping"
met him walking in Broadway, aud after
chatting with her little, he passed on,
apparently in fine health aud spirits. 1t
appears that few minutes afterwards he
got into n carriage aud went up to North
street to consult his physician in regard
to the govt with which he was at times
afflicted. On arriving at the place, and
opening the coach door, the driver found
Mr.. Rust in a fit. lie was Immediately
conveyed into the physicians house, and
set in chair in the back piazza, where
he expired before the driver had time to
return with his wife. Ills remains will
be taken TO Syracuse this evening.
There is a great deal of sickness here
among children. Fevers prevail TO an
unrsua extent, also diseases Of the lungs
and throat. II is not surprising that
there should be great mortality among
the poor classes, for thousands OF them
live in dens aud holes only fit for rats
and toads. No inconsiderabe portions
OF our population live in cellars, always
damp. and often overllowed. The en-
trance to most Of these places is by
trap door in the sidewalk. Whenever
they pass through this door, they are
l loI IA.
this is their only means of ventilation,
you may well suppose thai the wretched
tenants iuhae horrible atmosphere. If
the pseudo phlanlhropisls who are going
into fits about the well>fed and clothed
Southern negroes would bring a little of
their beneU0icnte To bear upon the cons
d,ion Of the occupants of these base
mcn,s, they might hope for the smile Of
God upon such labor
The Presbyterians have taken the Five
Points in hand aud have established Sab
bath schools aud meeting house in
that maelstron Of poverty and crime.
This is the way Dr. Spring likes TO work.
lie prefers 10 ameliorate and raise the
condition of the lower classes in his own
city and neighborhood, and he Justly
condemns those who spend all their SYM
pa,hy in doing nothing but talk in a
manner ciler lachrymose or reasonable
against the laws of the United States re-
la,ing to negroes
BY the way, the Presbyterian Board
have just published two large handsome
volumes, the recent l6 lectures by DR..
Gardiner Spring on First Things"
They are very able.
The American Tract Society have
published in form as handsome as an
, Annual" work called Riches o.
= Bunyan."
presume that few men in the coun'
. try who know the circumstances, vii
, raise single argument in defence Of The
three New York senators, Johnson
!, Robinson and Stone, who were accused
, ny Walsh and Suydam, under oath, o
;, having acted virtually, if not directly
= with MIR Bull the Sergeant-a'.Arms, wh'
" voluntarily sold himself to defeat th
= bill agalns, Gambling. The repor, o
the Committee, exonerating the preciuu
trio, or only slightly disappearing thel
y conduct, is condemned as milk an,
" pdier affair, but il is worse than tina,
" Like most of our Milk and Water"
" is half phitacash, aud burning dis
v grace 10 the State The matter ougl
not to be allowed To crop here. II
great stalesman's personal friends see i
& TO present him with 10 or so ihousan
5 dollars, it Is uHbpdy's business but whe
= our Legislators play into the hands of a
= unprincipled knave who takes ad,antag
Of his position TO levy black m9'l, an'
" Tor n brihe, secure or defeat any bli
s pleases, it is high time that public OPT.
% ion should visit them with lis eXceraliol
u IL the sacred Office of senator is TO b
" prosiiluted, the sooner i is abolished tn
better. trust that throughout the cour
:. try. the people will Indignantly denounc
this conduct. What business hadlhos
=, three senators, johnson, Robinson all
Stone, 10 be IN corresponds with III
= Sergepnt-at-Arms in regard to the gan
bling bill, if they are Innocent An
rs why should they promise him that II
" report should be made. aud no iurth,
' action taken upon that measure -
y measure of great Importance to the goc
u" name and safety Of New York The,
gentlemen may Through the law
% " Tickle my back aud I'll scratch yo,
. elbow ~ get clear of censure from the
brother Legislators. but they will nev,
'e, wash their skirts. think, to the sall
faction Of the people.
~ A day or two ago, saw drove Of
~ u. or 8 dromedaries passing through Chur'
~ street. These great, ungainly, big-foo
30 ed, camellke creatures were destlne
| presume, for the lslhmus of Panam
~ where il is thought they may prove be
ter carriers than mules, and carry nut
larger burdens. The Muleteers will u
., put more than $50 lbs. ON single bea
>" aud this weight has 10 be about equa
:" DIVIDED Like the camel, the dromed
VS. ry is a splendid fellow for taking a |
~" y" load through AN unwatered desert OF |
sand The Baclran dromedary is d
'" y, iinguished from other camels by havi
as only one hump.
Us" Is. This morning, in Broadway, saw
~. drove Of another description, viz abe
Wv" dozen Shetland ponies, ranging throu
;na all the degrees OF comparison, SIN;
',s smaller. smallest. The least was not
~ large as three days old colt.
Us, Thursday, attracted by a crowd nf
~" borers around The door Of an import
. .n opposite tie Post Office, looked il
Wv The store, aud found ii full Of men.