The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-12-31

E-FNN 'AEAA MllIl JIG II a Yer lnfrn
fortune. 4
a wag suggests that the only Inference be. l
t"ceh inc Ilquof law OF Maine and that OF Yer.
mont is about five or six feet. The liouor Of
Maine is empticd on the ground. while tbat Of
Vermont is emptied five or six feet above the
grounl.
The shock of an earthquake was,felt in this
village, by many individuals, ourselves Of tb9
number, on Thursday morning, a few mimi es
before eight o'clock. The trcmor was pro.
longed some seconds, and was the only thing
we ever felt which we supposed the result Of
the commotion Of subterranean powcrs,-Brqd-
Joid E%ngpicer.
Priessnitz the celebrated founder Of IIydio-
pathy, died at Gracfenbcrg, Nov. 26th, at the
age OF %. lie died Of dropsy of the chest,
ana would see no physicians, sticking to his
cold water doctrines to the last.
There WIS a riot on Friday last at Mount
Desert in an attempt to seize liquors. The Of
iicer WAS knocked down and the liquors carried
: oitin triumph by the rioters and secrcted. The
authorities had sent to Ellsworth for additions
al officers, and further trouble was anticipated.
Hon. Henry Clny's letter, rcsigning his scat
in the United States Senate. was read ia the
Senate of the Kentucky Legislature on The
23d, when they passed a resolution to elect a
Senator on Tuesday, the 30th inst. Private
letters from Washington state that Mr.. Clay is
slowly hut certainly sit king under an affection
Of the lungs, and little hope is entertained that
he can continue to live till spring.
Washington, Dec. 26.-The origin Of the fire
at the Capitol has been asccrtaincd beyond a
doubt. On the removal Of the rubbish last
evening, one of he timbers of an nlcovc en-
tcring the wall On the east side Of the Library,
exactly where the fire was first discovered, was
found to extend into a defective fuc leading
from the committed room, where the wood was
kept. This timber was mostly consumed, while
the Others in the other part OF the wall were
but slightly burned. The chimney connecting
with this fine is also ascertaihed 10 have been
on fire, aud is satisfactory proof Of the cause.
L@Ex-Governor Call, of Florida, has
addressed n letter 10 he Florida Sentinel,
calling upon whigs and democrats io"lmeet
or the great principles Of the constitution,
aud form one national party for the preser-
walton Of the Uuion.'
SLAvERY.-A movement has been made
simultaneously in Georgia, Alabama aud
South Carolina, designed to prevent the
introduction Of slaves within their rcspec~
tive limits for the purpose of salc.
SrRANGs!-I appears that at the Dinner
given 10 VI. koss-IH by the gentlemen Oi the
Press in New York. no .oa>t was given in hon
honor Of the Pnsi mt ef tie tajtei States;
and it also appears that Mr. Wcbster's letter to
the committee stating thc impossihility Of his
being present ON the rrv.siuu was hiSSed hut
= not, il j., to be hoped, by my American pie>-
ent. Now, We believe 10 10 be true that the
r first movement made hy any public man in
{ c~hfi.icl dom Tor the release Of kOssuth anil
5 his companions, lrOh iLcir imprisonment, ras
, mads By lr. Wejs'a, in lis Letter to the Amer
/ lean Minister It Constantmofle IN February
last and We think il altogether probable that
but for this letter AMI the influence which ii
e produced in Turkey and elsewhere, LoUis
- kossUrH would still, ut this day, have been a
p. prisoner in Asia Minur-Ndioadi Agobigsnce.
Cy-Thc London correspondent of he Phil
= adelphia North American says: The result Of
u the recent elections in The United States has
caused no surprise among those leading politi.
Clans in England who are known as t &C tra-
dcrs. THY eoatribtatd money literally 10 bring
GioW such Il result. This IS no secret. Large
cpntri'utions were made in England, for the
sole purpose OF influencing our elections. The
result was predicted months ago. 1t was fore
told, here IN London. a leading proiecuoni.t
c London journal warned you to look out for tic
To- influence Of British gold. The grand object,
Of course. was to prevent the possibility Of Il
high protective tariff in he United States, so
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goods to our markets nader a low tarii, and
co",'Puyht enI,'n 'nVmsC'Ne' Il 'e cNPcnsc
=
~ ANEW ApplIc ALTON OF THE FIR.
GIVE Ian "o niP ~enl'es ran away
from the service u john nuS''". ne n'"h-
ulacinrer al sing PM un'! escaped III,
10 Oohne''l'u' """ 1t'' n"s,'I ""usn'
.ou rnrr .;r~~rctnrur uudrr he .p1i,iye la,
= ia n,oraA ,h,t ,hrir services were dne bim'
Is = ri"n,.o'I "nnrsn,icss and The Coo,ni.1
~ '""'u'eu t,la', ~ o. NnniisI u'rn,,
s''O .n,ronI Il. ra
in AN ,,s,oad \ Fl there resides n
yonnr Iady whose Obesity is such as 10
IL make her a ft spouse for Daniel Lambert,
. il that great man had not long since been
u, de-poiled Of flesh By the greedy worm.
lie The school Commissioner Of Ihrs1'fe
he Gouu'y lounu "I Hai shs ~ - ' n,Is w. years
or g. ., l,nht comnle>ion ,nnp.r. 10 he
in the cnioyment OF. ne,ircr health. Is quite
en- Intelligent and amm6le. and is unqucsiion-
. all, lie best scholar in school. She has
a good voice reads wen ana 'r'"S 10 DC
he interested IN her S'u''''- one '"su w 10
I'd ,cad' wan as I" up' ., I '.rr "e;,ht. She
= ""inuhieJlv the mo.t renatkuble COM
nd mon school pup" III '"e s"'' " ""
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