The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-10-08
Miscellaneous Items.

Miscellaneous Items.
The health Of MIR. Clay is in such a
feeble state that it is extremely doubtful If
he will ever again be able to visit Wash
ington. For The first time in his long and
glorious life, the great Statesman seems to
be physically Responding. This paragraph
will DO read with feeling Of profound sad.
ness.
Thackcray is writing a novel in three
volumes 10 be published in the winter. The
scene is in Eng land, in the early part OF the |
eighteenth century, and Bolinybr Ike. Swift. |
Pope and Steele figure among the person.
| ages.
A mass convention, numbering several
hundred assembled at Skowhegan, Me-,
on tie 18th ul',, 10 dccIar their opposition 10
the Liquor Law.
A very remarkable river, called the Wi
cass, has been disco, cred in Florida, 1t
takes its rise from springs Of immense vol
umc, runs in n stream as large ne The Poto
mac or James for fourteen miles, and then
disappears in a subterrnncan channel, and
| is no more seen.
! A QUEER SUBJECT FOR SERMoN,-Bry-
ant, in his " Letters Of a Traveller" relates
that while nj Glasgow, he attended one of
the free churches, and listened to a sermon
from pr. Lindsay. Al the clnss Of the ex-
erciscs. the preacher announced that there
would be third service in the evening
"The subject will be the thoughts and ex-
ercises Of Jonah in the whales belly"
The Hudson River tots say tho water
has not been so low as at present for sever
al years. The steamboats, are seriously
incommodcd by being frequently grounded
on the bars
The Lynn News snys perhaps we might
very appropriately nller line of one OF our
best poets, So that it would read thus The
melon ghetto days arc come, the saddest of
, the year"
A WEBSTER CoNvENTIoS.-lt ia in
contemplation to call convention of the
friends IN this Stale of Mr.. Webster for
the Presidency, 10 be holden in November
or early in December, for the purpose of
, formally presenting his claims 10 the Wings
of the country for their next nomination 10
that high office, Massachusetts will speak
. out strongly and enthusiastically Tor her
great citizen on the occas ion.- Springs
4 held Repu0l!can'
Hon. S. p. Chase, United States Senator
= from Ohio, has written letter in which he
:, says he shall vote the democratic ticket.
!. This course is characterizlng the members
!. of the Free Soil party in most OF The North
ern States.
r The New York Express ayers that in
S answer TO an advertisement for VIE,
b published in that paper, more than one hun
dred applications were received from la
n dies anxious TO enter into The matrimonial
: contract.
C The great railroad between 81. Peters
Is burg and Moscow-next TO the Erie, the
e greatest in The worll-has been formerly
IS opened by the Emperor of Russia.
=. The notes OF the new bank of Bridge
h port, of which Mr.. =. L. Barnum is prin
cipal stockholder have the portrait OF HIN
T. on one end, and one of Jenny Lind on lh'
r other.
a, COLLEGE AT RAcINE.-The Racine Ad
vocate (Wisconsin) says tina. the re
auired sum of five thousand dollars, to in
.. sure The location ola University under thu
patronage Of the Episcopal Church, is yer
-. nearly raised, and the whole will be secure
o. before anot her week.
OF Iprors.-Dr. Howe, of Boston, commis
stoned to prepare a svslem for the educatio
Of idiots, estimates their number in Mass
chusetls at over 1900, and that three fourth
e Of them are born OF Incorporate parent
II Many under lis care, children OF sue
ur people, have the air, gait and appearance
drunken men,"
Miss Maria Lynch,a resident of The we
10, of Claremoni, n, H., has just emerged lro
. the one hundred and fifth year OF her ag
Her general health is good, and her lacu
ties unimpared.
NT Mr.. Grinnell, OF N. Y. has rccei
ed letter from Lady Franklin, in whiC
nc she announces tho return Of the Euglii
wss Expedition, and now places her whole r.
" " lance upon his vessels.
his p1- The value Of real estate has near
rls doubled, in Ogdensburg, since the compl
lih lion Of the Northern railroad and mo-
n buildings are going up Than have been bul
in fifteen years.
John b. Cough has been leciuring with
wonderful enthusiasm Auu eHtSh 81 az =.
'x- West The temperance men of Broehsil'e e p1'
leh cured for him tent, capable OF holding 'oo
nv Fifty persons are digging for goa az sIra
ba ford, Conn in the expectation OF hnu,ns no
oA $1,000 1000 10 siOoOO'ooO, said TO have been bu
y, led there by Spanish captain
ion The Government OF Canada removed fro
Toronto TO Quebec on the first Of October. III
Toronto Colonist hints at annexation as q
conseonence reminding its readers that sd
dr. communication will be more free his wint
ad, between Upper Canada and Washington thi
est with Quebec"
or o. The London correspondent OF the Dc
-. ION Transcript writes: No American can M
~ get into Russia. The Russian Ambassad
he ne refuses to sign the passports OF American ira
- oilers"
VIC Blacksmi,hs, it is said, forge and steel c
4. cry day but we think people speak "o
N ieally Of them.