The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-06-25
Miscellaneous Items.

The New Hampshire Legislature have
under consideration an act to protect the
people Of that STATE against imposiions and
Injury by persons pretending to hold inter-
course with departed spirits.
great barbecue took place at Athens,
Miss. on The 9th. at which speeches we've
made bJ Foote Freeman, aud Davis.
The Mississippi nulIlficrs fear to face the
music. They had The impudence, the 9TH
er da,, to publish plarards, headed " A
Rally for the Union" fora political meets
ing, at which Col. JEFF DAVIS and Governor
Onllman were to speak,
Hon. RosEnr c. WINTHROP is talked
Of as The next Wing candidate for Gov,
ernor of Massachusetts.
Gen. Sam Houston is six feet and four
inches in height, and Gen. Scott xix feet,
six. Should both these heroes he candi-
dates Tor the next Pre-, idenry. ii will evil
deutly be tall >" race with The chances
in favor OF Scott.
Prof Dick, Of Edinburgh, pronounces
hydrophobia TO be purely the work of I'M
aginaiion.
10 the case of Hayden, tried for alleged
assistance in the rescue of the Slave Sha-
drach. the jury were unable 10 agree
standing nine for conviction aud three Tor
acuuiltaI,
The factory girls at Lowell are adopting
the Bloomer style OF dress.
Richard Lalor Shiel, British Minister at
Florence, died suddenly on the Goth ult.
The Troy Budget announces the organ
ization Of the TROY and Bennington Rail
road Company. The proposed road will
he but five miles in length, and is TO he tho
connecting link between the Western Yer
mont Railroad and Tho Troy and Boston
Railroad. 1t is to be put through this sea-
son.
Ludwig Tiecl, the associate of Schlegel
in The translation of Shakspeare's works,
died in Berlin, last month.
The New Hampshire Statesman, il is re-
ported, is TO pass into the hands of McFar-
land and jerks, on the first of July when
the paper will change us character mate
rally, aud will support the administration
aud Mr.. Webster.
President FILLMORE left Washington on.
Monday, to visit Old Point Comfort, and
other summer resorts in Virginia.
Mr.. Secretary CoRwiN is absent from
Washington, on a tour 10 Ohio.
The Sons or'remperance OF North Amer
lea celebrated their annual festival at To.
ronio, last Wednesday; upwards of 5000
Sons were in the city, including, il is said,
nearly 1000 from Boston, aud many from
other parts Of the Union.
Dana B. Walker, one of the jury en-.
panneled 10 try the case OF Robert Morris,
indicted for aiding in the rescne of Sha-
drach, at Boston, was impeached last wed
nesday, and set aside, on the charge oil
perjury He Lad taken The jurors oaih'
while, as proved BY six witnesses ne de-
clared the Fugitive Slave law uncons'l'u-
iional. AMI that none OF the persons indicted
under il could be convicted by a jury.
Before taking his seat on the jury, he de-
cl,red himself wiling TO render verdict
nsains! The prisoner, il the lac's warranted
Another juror was substituted, aud further
proceedings postponed until yesterday,
"a BLpoMEa.n "A Mrs, Boomer, edi-
tress OF the Lily, as an advance from the
weakness III her sex, has-according 10
the New York PoAl-adoped the short
dress and lrousss. So lar 50 good. When
does she begin to shave 9-Pa"eh'
Fatal ACCIDENT A carpenter by No
name Of Aaron w. Bristol. while AZ work
on Inc shed attached TO Watkins Mil Dam
Hoiel Al o'clock yesterday niiiernooa,IeH
aud struck his head uPon rlle OF p'anks
and died in about Two hours we are tote
that he belonged 10 vermoni.-Bo'fo" Doe
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