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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-10-01
For tho Middlehuty Register.
Another Wonder.

Mn. EDITOR ;-Will you give mo a cor
ncr Of ono OF your columns, to describe the
workings Of enc of the most perfect, vet
simple conirivances it has been my fortune
10 witness, for long lime-il being no more
or less, than ne,ciy inuented churn. Unlike
all its predecessors, this churn completes the
whole process of butler making in the most
perfect manner and in the shortest possible
time. had heard Of il, before ! saw it, and
supposed it TO be quite similar in its operas
tons TO many others in use. But receiving
an invitation to accompany some gentlemen
a short distance into the country, and wit
ness churning availed myself of tho in
vitation. expecting, as above remarked, to
see but little more than / had been in the
habit OF seeing for years. ! certainly was
not prepared TO see cream churnea, buuer
gatie, od ,rorled, and saited, without running
il from the churn until it was completed, the
whole time being SO minutes, and whit is
more, the testimony Of the lady was that the
buier milk Chat destroyer of good hutter)
was more thoroughly expelled than it is pos
slble TO do in the ordinary way: the whole
operation being so simple, that boy or girl
Of j. or l. years will churn, gather, work,
and salt the butter, equally as well as the
most experienced darywoman.
This is 10 humbug, bnt facts as some 80
or more OF our citizens have witnessed, not
only once or twice, but twenty times, in diff
ferent sections Of the country, and under diff.
fctent Circumstances each time with the
same satisfactory result.
This churn was invented in Steuben coun-
ty, n. y and secured by letters patent, as
!: ought 10 be, in April last. have written
this article, unsolicited, and without the
knowledge of any one concerned in selling
them, merely 10 call the attention OF dairy
men 10 what believe to be an article OF
great merit. and in my humble opinion, there
is not a shadow of doubt, but this churn,
when introduced, will reduce the labor and
trouble Of making butter, at least one half,
besides making better article Of butter, by
cleansing IT from the milk.
II my who read this article doubt my
statements, let them call on Mr.. BALDWIN,
who is disposing Of his rights. and accompany
him 10 some of our neighboring farmers,
where cream can be pi ocured, witness an
experiment. and they will he convinced, MS
! was against my will, Tor ! believed, until
saw II, II could moi be done. In short be-
lieve and have had some experience in
rhurning and butie- making, that il must
from its efficacy and simplicity, supersede all
churns hciore introduced.
A Friend TO all improvements that prove
themselves such.
September %, 1851
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New Enterprise at Belden's Falls.

The unrivalled water>power at Bel
den's Falls, two miles and a half below
this village, has recently been purchas-
ed by Tnos. II. PERKINS, Esq, one Of
the most distinguished of the Boston
milionares That gentleman has now
force on the ground, engaged in open,
ing the matble quarry at that point, de-
signing to commence working il az once,
should the appearance Of the ledge,
when thoroughly examined, warrant the
outlay. A few days ago, the Falls were
visited by the celebrated Prof. LOUIS
AGAsstz, (who married the grand. Gaugh.
ter Of Mr.. PEEKlNs,) whose scientific
opinion was desired. We have moi
been informed of his report in detail -
though we have understood it was moi
entirely favorable. The work, howev-
er, is going on rapidly, and the question
will soon be practically decided.
1t is rather surprising tina, so extern
sive water power should have remain
ed go long unoccupied, and we are glaC
, the property is now in such hands tha
ii will, in one form or another, be made
available for manufacturing purposes
aud on so liberal scale as TO confer ;
great benefit on the public interests o
this county. We ttust, also, that tbi
example will have its proper effect, ii
stimulating other similar enterprises, 70
which the Otter Creek, in this immedi
ate vicinity, and the mineral and wool
growing resources Of the county a
large. afford so wide scope and so a
bundant facilities. 4
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New York Correspondence.
NEW YoRK. Sept. 25, 1856


EpIroR OF THE REGISTER:
The africa, which arrived at this
port, from Liverpool, yesterday morning,
brings no news Of very great importance.
Lola Monies is coming to the United
States. She refused Barnum's oyerures.
and is coming on her own hook.
The Parisian journals pronounce the state
ments, in the English papers, that gold has
been discovered IN great quantities, in Ans
iraa to be inoScusably false, and got up 10y
a number Of unprinciped spectators for the
purpose Of fleeing those in whom avarice
and creduiity prepondcratc The Partisan
journalists warn Americans against the en-
Elements that will soon be presented to
them by the "unprincipled spectators
aforesaid.
Mons. Petin, tho modern Icarus, is "pro.
crossing with his Flying Machines. Heis
Just now fitting about Paris and its environs,
to the great entertainment Of wonder-luying
inhabitants.
a very excellent idea of cloths, and SAM
pies of all kinds, has just been brought out
by two Partisan gentlemen-Messrs. CHI.
Aubln, Of Paris, who have made arrange
ments with the manufacturers Of France and
England, TO furnish the American market
fANh NNilANa va il.r itHNnt ilNiNNild VI hAl
kinds Of goods. thrce months in advance of
their appearance in Paris and London No
doubt this enterprise will soon meet with de-
served success.
The London Newspapers 90 in for war
with the United States, in case Cuba shall
| he reyoutionized aud annexed to Ibis Re-
public. As meloaramatic actors say, in reply
TO threats Of buskined tyrAnts, Ha ha Lei
EN- come Are we not prepared ?
| The speech of Senator Douglas, at The n
\. Agricultural Fair has given mortal Of
fence to many of our farmers. Thoy fully
expected, of course, that the agricultural
portion would be made subservient to the po-
lilcal. They knew that the oralor was a
waiter on Providence, for the smallest chance
Of presidential nomination, and they would
have quietly smiled at any moderate bait
being thrown out to catch their own sweet
voices; but. when they found the speech
made nominally 10 them, was made virtually
to the Cotonocrary of The South and was
merely bold effort 70 outbid Buchanan and
Stockton in the Southern market, they felt
uninendly sore, Besides il was poor com
pliment TO them, as farmers. and to their
common sense, as citizens, TO DO told the old
Southern tale, so Oft disproved. that the lead
ing agricultural staple Of America is Cotton
and that its cultivation and manufacture
have, within the last half century, acquired
an Importance far exceeding all similar pur-
suits.
Now, This dsseI lion is known to be so man.
ifestly false, by every intelligent agricultur-
| list, that it quite surprises me, that the clever
little Locotoco Senator could have fallen in
to the folly of enunciating il, at all, much
more Of making il the burden Of his theme.
Had he been talking TO Wall Street specu-
laiors, or Massachusetts Mill owners, the
fraud might have been safely palmcd oil, as
solemn truth but 10 trump up such eoun-
terfeit, and pass il on Northern turner's, wai
ill-adyised indeed. Why, there was scarce
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Serious Collision OH the Vermont Central
Railroad.

On Wednesday morning, a serious
collision occurred at West Hartford, VI.
upon the Vermont Central Railroad,
between the down passenger train, and
an up freight tram, under the following
circumstances
The freight rain consisted of ninety
loaded cars This train was detained
on the route by some acciden, to one
of the cars Amer this difficulty was
obviated, the engineer found thai he had
but fourteen minutes before the passen>
ger train was due At the next station,
Under all the circumstances, he lhnughl,
probably that 1t was as safe to 60 ahead
and attempt to reach the station before
the passenger train left ii, 0s ID 7 back
with his heavy train 1t appears, how>
ever, that he was hursied by the dilem-
ma in which he WIS placed, and did not
send man ahead to stop the passenger
train, as he undoubtedly should have
done when he found that his speed was
not sufficient 10 make up for lis lost
time.
The passenger train had a powerful
engine named the Ontario, and was on
down grade, coming at fearful rate.
The collision occurred on curve.
the engines we're intorlocked, the engi-
neer aud brakeman saving their lives by
jumping off.
The passenger engine was badly broken,
and the first passenger car was literally
stove to pieces. The passengers in this
car, twenty-five or thirty in number,
while everything was in fragments
around them, escaped, with few eXS
ceplions, most wonderfully, though
/ thrown about in every direction.
The last passenger car was piled upon
the ruins of the first, but was not mates
rally broken. The freight train was
not thrown from the track aud only one
of the freight cars was broken.
The persons injured were Mr.. Pratt
of Mortified, employed on the road,
and who was probably, at the time OF
the collision, in the vicinity Of the plat
form OF The passenger car, lie had both
legs and one arm fractured, but is dong
well and will recover. Mr.. Morse a
Section hand, Of Bethel, and who was
also probably in an exposed SITUATION
was so much injured that he died m ten
hours utter the accident. Mr.. h'mhall,
the Conductor, was but slightly injured,
and is able to be about again. MIR Palms
er, the Baggage Master, was stunned,
but not severely hurt.
Mrs. DanforIh. of Barnard, was in
iurcd slightly. A man by TIE name OF
Wallace, a jeweller Of Chelsea or News
bury, was injured in the head, which
for time rendered him delirious
There was no one else injured 10 an
extent worth mentioning. Autographs
ic despatch on Thursday, states that the
injured are doing well, aud that 20 one
else will die
The track has been cleared Of the
ruins, and the trains run as usual.
Among the miraculous escapes wa:
that of a young lad named Palmer
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Communication.
Ma. EDITOR (:

Ma. EDITOR
As report has gone abroad. thar,
for few weeks past, there have been
three or four deaths per day in Starks-
boro, by Cholera, amounting in all TO
some forty or fifty deaths, Justice seems
to demand that the following facts
should be communicated to the public
The disease which has so alarmingly
prevailed here during the last six or eigh.
weeks, no competent Judge would call
the Cholera, The most intelligent aud
skiIful physicians pronounce II to be
neither more nor less Than the Dysente-
nv in It's most virulent form. Since the
first of August there have been about lil-
ly cases, and eight deaths. Two of
these we're children and six were adults,
all Of whom protested religion previous
to their last sickness, and we trust they
4" died in the Lord" The names and
ages of the deceased were as follows /;
Died, Aug. 9Th. Abigail, wife of Rev,
David Ferguson. aged So
Aug 2slh, Henry Elijah, son Of Chas.
Il. NJ. Ferguson, aged 2 we ars . months.
Sept. LIST. Mary Ferguson, widow Of
Elijah Ferguson, aged n,
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thinks advisable, TO THE LAsr."-Ib,
Stpt 10. I
The language Of a les er light, will
o.thc-wisp,) in our own State, we have
before quoted, as follows:
We, also, COUNSEL the nying fugi~
tive that, as an outlaw, arbitrarily ex-
copied by the government under which
he lives, from the enjoyment Of the
rights incident TO manhood, he owes
that government no allegiance, and its
officers no submission, and that when ii
becomes necessary, TO protect himself
from the most grievous wrong which
man eau suffer, it is his RIGHT to take
The LIFE Of him ,oho consents to be The
minister of that wrong, jus, as ii would
be his right 10 STAY wolf which threat
ened his life. - Burlington Courier.
Jaiy 10, 1851.
These are the doctrines constantly
preached by the " higher law organs
in all quarters-drectly and plainly, as
above, or coverlly and timidly, yet as
eIiectually, in other terms--for the yeal
past. We are no apoogss for the Flu
gitiye Slave Law, but we arc advocates
OF those principles Of obedience ant
loyalty, without which no government
can exist for day, and but for which
anarchy and bloodshed must hold theil
chaotic supremacy alone. We call OF
all good citizens TO consider on VIVA
foundations our social polity rests, aut
the utter nullity of every enactment. 81
soon as it is left optional with every MAI
TO obey or resist a constitutional statute
according as his caprice, whim, or ever
his faiible conScicncc, NAV dictate. Tn,
doctrines Of these disorganizers are in
calculably dangerous, g. the results wit
messed at Christina will become as uni
versal-not merely on the occasion o
one particular enactment or another
but in connection with all acts obnox
ious III any quarter-as the prevalence
Of the sophlsiical aud reasonable theo
ries in which these fatal effects ha,
| their immediate source.
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Miscellaneous Items.

The State Fair, which closed ct Roches
ter on Friday, the l9th ulL, was probably
the largest Rssemhlage Of people over held
in Yves ern New York. The receipts ara
said 10 have exceeded those OF any previous
fur by abon three thousand dollars. The
premiums amounted 10 only five thousand
dollars, and The receipts were SI4, 600
Dr. Sylvester Graham, the author of the
celebrated vegetable diet system died in
Northampton, Mass, on Wednesday night.
the 10Th inst. He was abou, fifty years Of
age, and leaves vile and seveai children.
A despatch from Washington. Sept %,
SAYS Information has been received by The
Government from Commodore Parker, who
was sent TO enquire into the capture and
execution Of the 80 American prisoners.
He reports that the Capt. General refused
to receive him IN the capacity sent by his
Government, AMI referred him 10 Madrid.
The New York Herald, Of Thursday,
contains a call by the Democratic Nations
al Committee. for National Convention
10 be held at Baltimore on the First Mon
doy in June next. 10 nominate candidates
for President and Vice President Of The
United States, 10 be supported by The
Democratic party.
A Havana letter ia the Orleanian states
that a son of Gov. Quilman was Killed
in the battle Of the 18Th" between Gen.
Lopez's forces and the Spanish troops.
Col. jefferson Davis has consented TO
run as The Secession candidate Tor SoVelh'
or OF Mississippi, in place of Gov Quit
man. who has declined.
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brother of the baggage master. He
was sIt'ing upon the tender of the pas
senger engine when the collision occur.
red, and though covered with wood. and
surrounded ON all sides by the wreck of
engines, was uninjureG.
The engineer of the freight train.
whose name is Mills, has not been seen
since the accident occurred. A lack of
GOODNESS on his part at a moment of tri~
al probably caused the accident
Iravcicr.
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THE STADBING CASE AT MnToN.-A
friend has favored us with a more full ac-
count of this case, hut it came 10 hand too
late for Insertion. David Sloan and Clar.
issa Sanderson, charged with the murder Of
Samuel j. Permissible former as principal
and the latter as aceessory,--were examined
on Thursday and Friday. at Milton, before
Mr.. Justice Burnel, which resulted in com.
hitting the respondent Sloan 10 the Jail In
this town and Sanderson 10 the Jail in Mid
dlebury.
1t appears that Sloan was arrested, ex
amined and put under bonds last Spring tc
appear at the next County Court, on
charge Of improper intimacy with Ciarissa
the wife oil Carlos Sonderson. Prentiss wa,
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for our agricultural productions VIII, Tor a
long time to come, (perhaps iorever) be at lht
cast there is the capital, there is the great
consuming class of manufacturers, and there
mud ever be the great focus OF iorelen com-
| merce' aud general trade. lou arc almost
within stones throw Of this point; you
| have provided means Of ready access to the
| two most important markets. These advan
tages Of position cannot be taken from you
Competition in some articles may render it
expedient for you to modify your system-
you must adapt yourselves to circumstances
--bnt in particular articles, and to certain
exlen. in all, it is obvious that nearncss 10
market will always confer advantages. |
cannot, Of course, speak in detail of the ar
| ticles which you could proiably produce,
though may venture to mention a tow.
There is very great consumption OF
meats in the Eastern States, and they us
ually bear good price. You are well cir
cumsanred IN reference to THIS article you
have excellent grazing grounds, and bsel or
mutton can be produced mere IN excellent
quality al moderate expense. some may
iear that other sections, as kentucky, ONO
&c, can produce these ARTICLES So much
cheaper that YOU would DC prevented from
realizing proh'. But the stock IN those
| 'SO''''' nus '"'o' VI w N"''9POi '1n o"S
way, ana even under the present facilities
OF comnunlcauon' must inevitable incur con-
siderable expense The railroad and steam
boat freight from Cincinnati to New York
is equal TO about Sl5 per heal Tor tut cattle !;
and 1t IS probable that the whole expense Of
conveying S men ca't'e from INC oe'f grazing
grounds oil Nen'ucEy' wonLl no, DC Tess man Al.
olS 10 @2o eaeD' Is nor ,h's now tn.' OFT
| SET LOT me tNcnDllpfS WIN Wiltn DtcI can
oc n'a"t III 'nn' s.r.lp ,
AoI have great Inducements Tor the cn',
lure oil runs 'or whicn 'hcre Is large anu
, nn,,, n uSm"mH n"u 'mn plouuSo .,v
ries. In late keepinr apnes there is no dam.
ger of An over SUNNY. because they NAV be
sent TO foreirn markets 10 GOOD profit. some
American culuvators have already derived
, handsome sums Of money from the export
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Cross Cutting Saw,

One Of the most ingenious and valu~
able articles on exhibition at or Coun-
II Fair, and also at the late State Fair,
was Patent Cross Cutting Saw, shown
by Mr.. HARVEY YALE. of this town.
This saw is adapted 10 all kinds Of cons
mon work, and especially to saving
wood aud timber The machinery is
compact and comparatively simple, the
power being applied by one hand to a
crank, while the other regulates the d.
rec,ion Of the saw. As these machines
can be afforded for a small sum, placing
them within the reach OF everybody,
we think so useful an improvement will
be likely to come into very general use,
when known. Such is the unanimous
opinion, we believe, of all who have
witnessed the operation ol this machine
The inventor resides at Danville, (lnd, J
but the patent right for several counties
in this Stale is vested in Mr.. YALE. Il
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the principal witness in the case. and it is
said that Sloan had threatened the death OF
two or three persons before Lis time came.
lie succeeded in drawing Prcntss into d
quarrel, wien blows passed, and before
Preniiss was aware OF il he had been stab
bed eight times, three Of which were mortal
ST -4lbanS Messenger.
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Peierson's Magdzine, for October, has a
likeness of Catherine Hayes, tine celebrated
Irish singer, with sketch of her life, and
other good illustrations, with literary articles
from several excellent writers.-C. j. Pc
lerson, Philadelphia, Publishor-S2 year
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Trace Of Sir John Franklin American
Fxne6ition

News from the American ES,,lorinp ES-
petition 10 the l7th September. 1850, has
been received in England in a letter adj.
dressed to the admiralty. 1, is transmitted
BY the master Of The bark True Love. The
persons whose graves are mentioned be-
longed 10 lie Franklin's crew
DAVIS STRAITS. July 24,1S5l
any Lords-Nlay it please your Lord.
ships 10 receive at my hands the incosed
testimony. received on he 18th July, orihe
American searching vessels. oi the account
of their voyage in search Of Sir John Frank
io. On the 18Th Of September, 1850. they
len all the searching vessol Is at Cape Mar
lyrs, CORVALLIS Island, they tot being en-
abled 10 pursue any further westward di-
recinn from that date. harhor called The
Assistant ilarbor, dicovered by Captain
Ommanuey three miles South Of Cape
Martyrs, was the place in seectionby them
10 winter in. Tho bay ice was forming
very strong al that time, yet the Advance
and Rescue were determined to proceed
| homewards; but, unfortunately, however,
| Il gale sprung UP and drove Them up Well
! lngton Channel 30 miles, and afterwards
| they we're frozen in The American Cap.
tain De Haven told me that the winter was
| very mild and thai he can give no further
| particulars respecting Sir John Frank lin
than the incloscd account. He said he
was determined 40 90 To the .eat If search
again, after having wntered and all the
documents received rem the admiralty and
others gave to him.
EM)RANpA.
Il. On The Goth of August 1850 traces
were found 10 northward Of Port lnnis,
u ellington Channel, confirming those pre-
viousy found at Cape Riley by Captain
Ommanney. These consisted oil fragments
Of clothing, preserved meat, tins, and
scraps OF papers, one of these bearing tie
name Of Mcdonald, medical Officer in the
expedition.
-. On the 27th Capt. Penney, parties
reported graves. These we're at ouce vsi.
ted bv Captain De lltven, Mr. Penney, and
DIR knnc.-Ihey bore respectively the
names of w. Brane II. NJ and John Hart
nel o(the Erebus, and John Torrington, Of
The Terror, the date Of the latest death he
ing the 81 Of April 1916 Added to these
sad but unni-takeable evidences wore HE
e remains ol the observatory, carpenters
shop, and armorers forge. Upon the hill
e. side and beach were fragments of wood
mclaI. and cio'hlng, stacks of empty meat
= tins Evervlhn@ nilcaled pernancncy ami
q organization. Here can he 10 doubt that
b tn cove between Cape Riley and Beerhy
q Island, facing Lancaster Sound, was the
first winter station o. the missing vessels.
h On the LIST Of September the hnpervious
a ice of the Wellington Channel underwent
= a complete disruption, and by The 9th sew
erll Vessels penetrated 20 the Cornwall is
/. side. Such, however, was the impencira-
- nc character Of the pack 10 Lancaster
T.; Sound ,hat toy dle'l0ih oil September The
OIL
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o. The Lowell papers are filled
with details concerning the great Me-
chanics' Fair, which commenced in that
city week before last The exhibition
is not yet closed.
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ns@ Members of the Vermont Mulu,
al Fire Insurance Company can pay
their assessments at this office, at any
time previous to Tuesday morning next.
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The ALLEGnANIANs. This popular
company of singers had large audi
ence at the Masonic Hall on Monday
evening, and performed with their usual
taste and excellence. Their reputation
is now so universally established, that
they draw crowded houses wherever
they go.
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~ f.. ]. PnELrs, ESQ., passed
through town on Thursday last, ON his
way to Washington, TO enter on his
duties as % Comptroller of the Treas
Ilry