The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1852-03-03
Miscellaneous Items.

Miscellaneous Items.
Horace Clark died at The residence of his
brother in West Poutney, VT, on the 23d
inst. lie was a delegate elect 10 the Dem
ocra,ic National Convention in Baltimore to
be holden IN June next, and in 1850 was
candidate for Lieut.. Governor Of Vermont
His age was about 40 years, and he leaves
wife and several children.
GOSPEL TRUrH The Bangor Mercury,
good authority in such case, says " The I'D
uor which led TO the enactment cf the law
of 1851 was New York liquor-rectifed
rum and" Rose " gin-sold for about 32
cents per gallon, vile, acrid drugged, pois.
onous stuff" Boston retailers, do you hear
that? This city, if we may Judge from the
watch reports have host Of rum~sellng
advocates for the Maine Law.
The Philadelphia papers say it has been
| ascertdined from the Official records at lIar-
rlsburgh, THAI Gov. johnson pardoned du.
| ring the last seventeen days oil his admins
tration, ffty-three convicts confined in the
cells of the Eastern and Western Poniten>
liarics for crimes of every grade, embracing
murders. inccndiaries, burglars, co1ntefeit>
| Sloi AulcNtsi tOlnllllNNNls VI NN. Onc
man, arrested for larceny we believe. was
pardoned before he was tried This is ex>
ercising the executive privilege with VEN
geance.
An act lcgalizing the fourth day of July,
Christmas, Thanksgiving day, and Fast days,
either National or State, and New Years
day, as holidays, and making all business
paper falling due aud payable on either Of
those days, pay able Oh the day next previ>
Gus, was passed by the late Legislature Of
Rhode Island
| BLAsPnEMY.-Nlis Clarke, known as a
magazine writer by the signature of Grace
Greenwood, says of the Hungarian exile,
KOssuth, that lie is the prophet and the
Retleemer not alone of his own peculiar
people, but the Christ Of the worlds poti,
cal redemplon."- ~ Y. Con-. .1dr.
GREAT DESTRUCTION OF VERMONT
CENTRAL RAILRo, d PRosrKRITY BY Flnn
boston, Thursday, FEB. &c, lS52.-A tel
egraphic dispatch from Northiield W., da
led Feb. 90, SAYS that the machine shop
engine house and seven large freight en-
gines belonging 10 the Vermont Contra
Railroad were destroyed at that place thi.
morning by fire, which originated from tn,
boiler Of the stationary engine.
8 The loss is estimated al $4,000, and I'll,
buildings only we're insured.
Only one platform car was burned ant
no freight.
t The Passenger Station and the new En-
| CINE House were saved.
The trial Of the oflieers and men Of tn
steamer Boston, for resisting the execution
of the Maine Liquor Law upon liquors o.
board their vessel, came off at Belfast las
week, and resulted in the acqulia Of til
i Captain (who was not present at the melee
a, and The men. The ageul and mate wer
found guilty, ana gave bail 10 prosecute ih
exceptions which they raised 10 the ruling
Of the Judge before the Supreme Court.
An order has been introduced into tn
Massachusetts House of Representative
directing an inquiry into the eXpedency o
appointing Commissioner in each County
: to appear in behalf of every fugitive slav
y arrested, and that The expense OF deiendin
i the fugitive be betrayed by the Common
wealth.
= COMMENTARY on THE NINTH CoMMANI
= MENTAL the examination OF The children
= Of the Windsor lnfan. School, little DO
d was asked to explain his idea Of bearin
= false witness against your neiehbor." ATE
= hesitating, he said it was telling lies" 0
IL which The examiner said, That is not eN
t actly the answer. What do yol say ~ az
# dressing li'te Girl who stood next. :"
IS was when nobody did nothing. and som,
: oody went and told of it," replied sh'
.. n,,.t. ,,..l,s al al, amidst
r repressiLle laughter, in which he could NJ
d help joining, the gravity Of the whole pr
cecding being completely upset-Lirerpo
r Mercury
al THE Esd OF FAME.-A colored gentle
&c man, of snch gigantic proportions, that |
s. was commonly called Goliath, died from Il
effects of too great indulgence in arder
C. spirits. Upon which Jonas, after the maj
e. ner Of Plutarch, drew the following con
e, parison between him and Goliath of old.
r. "Bolh were great men. Goliath Of o
l. might have been lallesi, but our moder
" Goliath was always high enough,
il The one was a gentleman OF cho.ei
" the other was a gentleman OF color.
,d Both were Killed by means of sling
re Old Goliath by DaNid's sling, young Go
er aih by a gin sling. The former article W
of used 10 throw stones at G oliaih, the lati
is frequently threw Goliath himself on Il
ID stones"
* IRIsu ADvERTIsEMENT.-If the gent
I, man who keeps n shoe.slore with a n
10 head will return the umbrella which he be
II rowed of young lady with an ivory ha
as die, he will hear of something to her adva
e' taee -We0dStOct Mercury.
r ParsIDENrIAL.-The Kcntu~kv VIII
sc State Convention on the 25Ih nominate
Mr.. Fillmore Tor the next Presidency.
IS The Louisville Courier strongly eonlen
n for Gen. Scott, for the Presidency, al
We Gov. Jones for the Vice Presidency. sayii
at that they are certain Of Kentucky, and ia
nd MIR Fillmore would not be sure of il.
ch HrRrsY NOT SUSTAINED The eccl
n sias,ical court held 10 try Rev. Mr.. Pre-
cb colt have discharged him on four accoun
RS aud partly so on The fifth. The only 5
al now living at his door is, that he pronounc
us absolution generally. This is not pronour
,rs ed dangerous, but simply irregular. Th
al. there is but bubble, and he will be iina
NJ fully discharged.
~ The Democracy of Maine, at late CO
In vention, passed resolution that they a
he prove OF the Baltimore platform of 81
ne that Of ls4S, and that TO be adopted in lSt
No matter what the platform is, the Demo
racy Of Maine have made up their minds
advance 10 stand upon it,
The New Haven Courier says that /
s friends of the Air Line Railroad are n,
be engaged in procuring the renewal OF the 81
" scriptions 10 this road, which were made CO