The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-05-21
News of the Week.

que, has failed,
The presen: population of California is
estimated at 81. COO.
The %IIoosac Tunnel bill was lost in the
Massachusetts House Of Representatives, on
the 18th instr-yeas los, nays 234.
The Great Exhibition at London was
opened by the Queen, in person., Oh May
day, in presence of 10000 persons, without
accident or disturbance.
Austria and Russia have demanded of the
Sultan that no restrain Kossuth and his iel>
low patriots for two years longer. The Sui
tan is inclined TO %tofuse, and throw himself
on the protection Of England and France.
Hon. Stephen A. Douglass has declined a
dinner rendered him by his friends in New
York.
The Boston Bee places the name of Hon.
Daniel Webster at the head of its editorial
columns, as the next Wing candidate for the
Presidency, " subject TO the decision of a
National Convention"
Moses Stuart, D. D., lately professor in
the .Andovcf Theological Seminary, has pub
lishcd Il commentary oil the book of Ecclcsi-
astes, in the Introduction to which is an c.
laborate argument to show that Solomon was
not the author, but that it was written at a
much later period, perhaps as late as Ezra's
time, the writer introducing Solomon as a
parsonage.
Since the reelection of Gov. Seymour,
some newspapers have expressed fears lest II
U. S. Senator of his politics would be cleo
ted by the Legislature. Tho Hartford
Courant says :--" They may rest easy about
that. The Wings have n clear majority of
three in the Senate, and the Senator is che
sen by n concurrent vote of the Two Houses,
not in joint ballot. The probability is that
there will be no choice the present session
but il any one is elected he will DO q Whig.''
The stock for the Telegraph from Boston
to Rutland has been all taken, and the work
is TO NJ forthwith. 1t is to be COM
pleted in sixty days. The line follows tho
Fiichburg, Cheshire and Rutland Railroads
TO Rutland, where it connects with the Rut-
land and Troy, and Montreal Telegraph.
An act has passed tine Rhode Island Leg
stature, restoring Thomas w. Door 10 hi.
political privileges. The vote in the Senate
stood Is in the affirmative 70 IL in the neg
alive ; and in the House, 80 in the afIirma.
tive to 80 in the negative. In the House
four Wings voted in the affirmative.
The n. Y. Express says The connection
of II. J. RAYMOND, Esp, with the Courie,
g. Enquirer is dissolved, and that Mr.. II. il
about leaving for Europe. The Ezpres.
adds that on his return MIR, RAYMOND vii
edit a new paper in New York with aboli
lionish tendencies, TO establish which am
pie funds have been promised.
Mrs. Partineion, speaking of the "extra
di;ion of Sims,' says sho " cannot see wha
they want an extra edition of Sims for, whei
they had SO much trouble in getting of tn,
first one r.
EMIGRATION TO OREGoN.-The Bur
linston (Iowa) Telegraph states that Their
is a large emigration going forward at tina
place for Oregon. Some fifty teams, princi
pally from Indiana and Michigan, had pas
sed through, aud there vas u large numbe
in the rear.
Martin Pelham, a colored man, residin
at Guildhall, W., was killed by his brothe
Stephen Pelham, on The 30lh ult. They ha
a quarrel which resulted in a fight a bio,
: with a stake is supposed 10 have proved ia
tai.
The Legislature Of Rhode Island adjourr
ed on the 10th, after making "a clean sweep
: of all Wing officers, and substituting Demo
Gratis.
Hon. James Buchanan has been nomina
ted for the next Presidency, by a Dem,
cratic Convention in Washington, Pa.
. Special Elections in the three vacant col
D gressional districts of Massachusetts tal
place on Monday next. Coalitions ba,
been effected between tie Democrats an
Free Sellers in the ID and 9Th districts.
;. The Washington Republic announces O
fcially that Mr. Kennedy, Superintendel
Of the Census, will proceed to Europe
examine the tabular arrangements of Il
Il census of the European governments.
;. is understood that foreign diplomatists he.
Will laellitaie The OBJECT.
S A dispatch from Washington, May IG
II says
Z Information obtained from a reliab
u source states that there seems TO be fami
h quarrel brewing in South Carolina. Shou
d she secede from the Union, Charleston W
q secede from her, and it is believed that Il
f latter Is strong enough 70 sustain herself"
u FEoM TLxAs.-New Orleans, Nay 10
e The steamer Fanny arrived here to da
L with late news from Texas. Indi
troubles still continued. A fight had occr
!, red betwee a party Of them and the U.
! Dragons under Capt. Wallace, in which !
= Of The Indians were killed. An expedite
was to leave immediately for the Indi
. country,
G Henry A. Wise, in a late speech in I
= Virginia Convention, stated that one firm
k Baltimore had. in ten years, amnssed "A Il
tune of S250,o00 by simply transporting ol
ters TO the Western States, and that th
Ia had paid the Baltimore and Ohio Railroi
e in one year S35 900. for carrying oystt
oi alone.
. FGGITIvE SLAVES IN CASADA.-At I
anti-slayer, convention at Syracuse, la
"a ly, Il gentleman stated that lie had
y Gently returned from Canada. and VIII
there. had ascertained from inquiry and O
Id servaiion, that there was at the present tin
80 $4,000 slaves thereof which number so
, had arrived since The passage of the fugi'i
slave act. lie represented them as being
u destitute circumstances.
i A movement has been started in Calf
:" mia, with the object of e~flecting a regular a
perfect organization of the Wing party