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

tance Of MIR Vanderbili's offer 10 carry the
q. S. mails fiom New York 10 San Fran
cisco, across the lsthmus oil Nicaragua. By
making this contract the Government will
save 81, 100000, during eight years of the
remaining term of the contract.
Joseph and jonathan Turner, Anthems
crs, were arrested Sunday night and brought
to Albany Monday afternoon on charge of
being engaged in tar and leathcring Mr.
Fish, in April last The police, on their
way back lrcm the arrest met 100 persons
disguised and armed with guns, &C.. but
they did not elfec; a rescue. After par
tia examination, before Justice Coo, they
we're held to bail in $1,000 each.
The passenger train for Boston, which
left Rutland, VI, at l.2 O'Clock on Satur-
day morning, came in contact with freight
car, left on the track by the up freight train,
a few miles this side OF Rutland. The pas
senger engine was partially disabled, the
seats in the forward car turned up, and two
persons somewhat injured.
DR.. O. w. Holmes, a witty poet is n
sharp lecturer. The other day, at Boston.
in discourse upon Lecturers aud Lee tur-
ing" the Doctor remarked upon some pccu>
liar Diseases incident to the public lecturer
mong them he ranked an inflammation Of
The conscience, ami an irregularity in the
organs of speech, which causes peculiar ex-
pressions Tor instance, one man is called
by another an unmitgated rHtiGn or lar
which is explained 10 mean only that the
one differs from the other in opinion
Judge Shnikey has received his formal
recognition, us u. S. Consul at Havana
He is said 10 have made, during his short
stay there, very favorable impression, aud
Is considered the man for the post. His la
dy and her neice aie with him. AT grand
evee at the palace, when all The grand oili>
cers OF state were in the full blaze of their
magnificent uniforms, Judge Sharkey. IN
the mids, Of gold lace and tinscl, was dress
sed in plair suit of black. He is very
dienlied looking person, about fifty years
Of age.
Mr. Reed conductor of freight train
on the Rutland and Burlington road, in
-" Stacking" his cars on Wednesday morn
ing got caught between n cur aud lhe engine
and was so badly crushed that he died the
day following.
The Rutland and Washington Railroad
will lie opened OH the Sd of March, wher
an excursion train will pass over the road
from this To Toy and after which the reg
ular running Of the road viii be commen'
ccd.
The Democratic State Convention is t,
be held at Iowa, City, April IS. The Wig
held theirs, Feb %. Hon Lyman Cobb
Democrat, were elected Mayor OF Burlng
ton.
, The Post Master Mt San Francisco la
given notice. lha, about COCO letters m,ile,
, at his office on The 18Th November, for Ne,
r York distribution, were brought back by tn
, Norihcrncr. The great Boston, and pa;
oil the New York Letter mail for San Fran
cisco. leaving New York November 24il
we're returned East.
= Allen A, Hail, commissioner for sdperin
: tending The buildings of Custom llous'
. and L. S. Marine Hospital, in San Frar
!. cisco. returned in the N1rtherner. to rcpol
Il himself 10 tie Depar mcnt at Washington
; having oeen recalled. Mr.. Hall will pub
c licly report tina, here is no land suitable fu
the buildings named, 10 which The Unite
Z States Government have clear lille.
|
1 Judge Heath of the Maryland L.
District Court, di"d at Baltimore On ii
h. 10Th, after II lingering illness, He was al
pointed to the bench OF the District Coui
by General jackson, and has presided wit
e much dignity until the present. The Cour
II met on Saturday morning, and after passin
~ eulogics upon he character Of their dccca
st ed associate, adjourned. Il is supposed thi
Re H. Collins Lee will be appointed in ii
, place.
&c The Ogdensburgh Railroad Co. have lu
9 ly completed arrangements for securing
lair share Of Western business during u
lyear.-Tcn new frst-class steam propeller
Re in addition TO those previously running. a
r. now ready and will be pat upon the lin
ii at the opening OF navigation this Sprin
', and large number of sailing vessels ha'
e been engaged to transport freight TO al
e from the terminus Of the road