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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1852-08-11

RAILROAD ACcIDENT-The afternoon
western train on the Central Railroad
ran off the track on Friday last, about 5
miles below Waterbury. The Gov.
Paine" locomotive tender, baggage car
and one passenger car, went entirely off
the track. The forward works of the
engine were stove up, several cross ties
torn up, or broken, and one rail The
engineer and fireman jumped off a few
rods before the train brought up against
the rocks in a deep cut. The latter had
one leg cut off by the wheels three or
four inches above the ancle joint About
$40 was raised for the sufferer on the
spot lie was carried to the nearest
house. and despatch sent to Waterbu-
ry for physicians, who arrived in short
time and Immediately amputated the mu-
tilated limb
The accident was occasioned by a large
stone rolling down the bank, lodging be-
tween the rails. The engineer states that
he was.or had been, running at the rate OF
sixty miles an hour-that he saw the
stone roll down. whistled for the brakes,
reversed the steam and jumped off, which
precaution, together with the resistance
made by the stone in being pushed
though the ground and over the ties
finally nearly stopped the train as il
brought to against the rocks,or genera
crash would have been the consequence
There were two passenger ears, both
we'll loaded, in the train Christiaa
Messenger.
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Correspondence ofthe Commercial Advertiser.
Foar DEFIANCE, N. Mexico, june 10th, '52.
A dcarth Of every thing in the shape
of news, has materially interrupted my
correspondence, and rendered it higb-
ly unintercsting. The gold-bubble of
the ella, has exploded, and the feeble,
yet wicked attempt at revolution, in
santa Fe,rescmbles The expiring throc
of furnished wolf The withdrawal
Of troops from that neighborhood, for
the suppression Of Indian hostilities.
has sensiJly diminished the circulation
Of " the root Of all evil in the capital
of New Mexico. The presence of
troops would naturally increase the
Government expenditures, and pro-
ducc n Reaction. Hence, the ram,ors
ofrcyo'ution, &c. Troors were ASSEM-
blcd at Santa Fe, and Albuquerquc,t to
meet the emergency, and the desired
effect was produced. But tits evident
If affairs remain quiet, as at present,
the troops must be dispersed, and sent
to positions where their services are
needed. TO prevent such catastro-
phe,it is not improbable, that the coun.
try will again be filed with rumors of
wars and revolutions 1t is expected,
and will surprise no one, who has resid-
ed six months on this frontier. Yet it
can effect nothing. The veil is too
flimsy to conceal the object. Santa
Fe must stand or fall, by her own mer-
its. She has long had the aid of Gov
ment pap, and should now walk a.
lone.
The Navajoe Indians are on friendly
terms with us-but peace is a new
trade-a new state of existence with
them. They were never remarkable
for their proves in war--but as thieves,
they are entitled to our "most distin-
guished consideration and are scarce
ly inferior to the frontier Mexicans.
As they can not steal, now, from the
Mexicans of the Rio Grande, they are
somewhat Strengthened for the means
of subsistence. They live principally
on Pinons, Ga small nut, )and wild po-
tatoes, which are plentifully distributed
over the large plain above us. Some
of them have Sheppard they occa-
sionally kill deer, or an antelope.
With some very pleasant weather,
we had intervals snow and hail, up
to the Goth Of May, and on the 7th Of
June we had frost,which was appar-
ent on the vegetation, until s o'clock, in
morning. Our elevation is probably
eight or nine thousand feet above tho
sea, which may in some degree account
for frosty nights in june, in the latitude
of 30. We enjoy excellent health but
heave a sigh as often as we think of
'home" and the distance which inter-
vcncs between Us and our absent
friends"
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TIL CATASTROPHE ON THE HUDSON
RIvER.-Thc following is the verdict
of the Coroner's Inquest, summoned
to ascertain the cause of the death of
the persons who were passengers on
board the the illfated steamer Henry
Clay /;
Verdict-That on the 29th July,
a. D., 1862, while the persons des-
cribed as having been found dead by
the Coroner and Jury at Yonkers,
were passengers on board of the Henry
Clay, she took fire and was run upon
the shore, and there consumed. That
John *. Simons, one Of the passen-
gers, was burned to death, and that
all the other persons, either by reason
of the shock, occasioned by the COLI
sion Of the boat on the land, were
thrown overheard, or that, in order to
save themselves from being burned
they cast themselves overheard, then
and there snlfocated and drowned in
the Hudson River, of which suffocation
and drowning they died that on this
day about : o'clock 4. NJ, the Hen
ry Clay left Albany, to convey passen-
gers on the Hudson River that John
f. Tallman was captain and one Of the
owners that Thomas Collyer was also
one Of the owners, James L.. Jcssup
was clerk, Edward Hubbard was the
LIST pilot, James Elmendorf was the
% pilot, John Germaine was the engi-
nccr, Charles Merritt assistant engi-
necr and that certain young man,
whose name Is unknown to the Jury,
but who was employed to attend bar
on said steamer ard that they were
all on board, and had each Of them
part Of the charge Of said steamer !;
and that after leaving Albany on that
day, and while the steamer was nayi-
eating the Hudson River in this State,
and while engaged in the conveyance
Of passengers, the parties named, for
the purpose Of excclling in speed q
certain steamer, called the Armenia,
or for the purpose Of increasing the
speed Of the Henry Clay, did create,
or allow to he created, an undue or
unsafe quantity of steam, aud in so
doing did make, or allow to be made,
excessive fires, and did not use ordina-
ny prudence III the management Of said
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DENTIsTRY.-Ihe advertisement of
Drs. Harris and Brockway, on the
next page, deserves attention from all
who are in any way interested in this
important art. To the skill and expe-
rience of both these gentlemen, very
many of our readers can bear witness,
and we are glad to know that they
have decided on permanently estab-
fishing themselves at this place. The
announcement will no doubt be suffi-
cient to secure all the business they
can attend to.
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SAD AccIDENT.-We learn that
Norman Harrington, aged II years,
son of Mr.. Jos. Harrington, of Shafts
bury, in company with several other
boys, while in pursuit of shadberries, on
the 18th instant, met with a serious
accident.-He had climbed a tree to
the height of some forty feet-and
while engaged in bending the limbs
for the purpose of securing the fruit,
the limb on which he stood broke, pre-
cipitating him to the ground. lie
struck on pile of stones, which broke
his skull and otherwise seriously injur
ed him. lie was taken up for dead,
and was carried quite distance before
the faintest signs of life appeared.
He fingered eight days without the
power of speech-at the end of which
time his speech returned, and he is
marvellous as it may appear-gradu-
ally recovering, and it is thought that
not many days will intervene before
he will be fully restored to sound mind
and health of body. - Bennington
Banner, 31sf July.
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The Free Sellers of the Sd district
have nominated AJUDsoN RowrLl Esq,
of Troy, for member of Congress a
party whose principles and composition
are no better, might have selected a
much worse man than our friend Row
ELL. We cannot hattcr him, however.
with the slightest prospect ofan election.
BY the way, can it be true that Mr.. r.
goes for Pierce and King2 If not, he
should at once contradict the rumor
which has become very current.
The Democrats Of that district have
nominated Henry ADAMS, Esq, of Swan
ton-a lawyer of considerable reputa
ton and talent, but not very much known
in political life. Should he accept the
nomination, he will doubtless poll his
full share Of the Opposition vote.
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SUIcIDE.-NIr. Jacob A. Grandey

SUICIDE M. Jacob \. Urandey,
of Panton, aged about 30 years, and Il
worthy citizen of that town, committed
suicide by hanging himself on Sunday
morning, the LIST instant, After shay
ing himself as usual, he took halter
and went out as was supposed for the
purpose of catching horse. A few
hours after his body was discovered
suspended by the halter from one of
the rafters of the barn, hanging by
the neck, and the knees reaching with
in three inches of the floor. lie was
supposed to have committed the act in
fit of derangement.-VermOnter.
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- THE CHoLERA.-Judge Devoux, Of
Niagara county, n. Y, said to be the
richest man in that section, died at the
Falls, of cholera-morbus, Wednesday.
He was 63 years of age. The deaths
in Buffalo on Wednesday only reached
thirteen or fourteen, and the cholera
is said to be disappearing from the To-
calities where it broke out.
Accounts from Sandusky, Ohio,
state that the cholera has broken out
there, and that several deaths have
occurred.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1852-08-11
The Fishery Question-Later from
st. John, New Brunswick.


BY the arrival of steamer Admiral,
we have st. John, N. b., papers to
the I'd of August. Vice.Admiral Sey-
mour has purchased a brig and schoon
or, which have been manned and arm
ed to protect the Colonial fishermen
from the encroachments of the French
The schooner Union, reported yes
terday a. seized, was taken in the Gull
Of st. Lawrence by the Telegraph
tender to H. NJ. steamship Deyasta-
ton.
The Ne,c BruRswicter thinks that
when the people Of America under
stand the matter better, they will have
bnt little cause of complaint. It con-
slders that the reported terms of the
new reciprocity bill are too favorable
to the Americans.
The st. JDhn Courier again EST ecial-
ly declares that there is no intention to
enforce the hcadland to headland part
Of the Fishing Treaty, nor to demand
reciprocal free trade as the price Of
arranging the question.
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1t SO happens that our Conventions
are in the most inconvenicnt and un-
comfortable season Of the year. ! he
harvest season is precious time for the
farmer, and few can afford to spend
two Or three days to attend Conven-
tons. All this results from the time
fixed for holding elections. While
elections are held in September, of
course political conventions must be
holden in July or August, both of
which are the busiest months of the
year for the farmer. Before Railroads
gave such facilities for travel, it was
difficult to get to the capitol later i'll
the fall, but now it i easy to get there
from any part of the State, and our
elections ought to be held, as they are
i'll most Of the other States, on the LIST
Of November. This would bring the
session of the Legislature on the list
of January, and the change would re,
lievc the people from the heavy tax
upon them, in spending valuable time
for the elections, and in attending up
on the Legislature. This year we
have two elections, Que in September
and one in Novembcr-thus prolong-
ing state Of political excitement, and
wasting unnecessarily much time. As
the time for holding elections is fixed
by the Constitution, we do not know
that there is any remedy short of
amending it, but we should, think the
farming class of community would not
long submit to this heavy tax upon
their mc.-BrdttleJoro Statesman
The above suggestions are peril
ncnt and proper. The particular
named is only one Of several, in re-
gard to which an amendment of our
constitution is very much needed
first and principal of which is the abo-
lition of that useless and expensive
anomaly in our government, the Coun-
Gil Of Censors. Our constitution un.
donbtcdly gives the people power to
amend that instrument, independently
of the Council-and why should not
this power be exercised
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1852-08-11

OLD FRIENDS WITH New FACES.
The Ogdcnsburgh Sentinel and
Elizabethtown Post came to us recent
ly in improved dresses, in which We
are happy to recognize the accredited
evidences of enterprise and prosperity.
The former place deserves Wing and
business organ, as intelligent as the
Sentinel,which it may stimulate into
daily. Our friends in Essex Coun-
ty have an expanded and well filled
county paper in the Post, and will
know how to sustain it.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1852-08-11

Baxter, Of Derby Charles G.. Eastman
of Montpelier Rev. Alvin Tabor living
of Lansinburgh. N. Y; Francis j j ohn'
son, of Montreal, G i. ; Isaac N Cush.
man, of Irasburgh Chauncey Smith, Of
Boston, Mass. Charles Rich, of Gouv.
erncur, N. Y Thomas Hale. of Wind
sor; and Calvin NJ Fitch, of New York
City.-Doctor Of Diciaity.-Rcv. Silas
Aiken. of Rutland Rev. Abial Fisher
of Massachusetts,, and Rev. Hugh n
Wilson, of New York.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1852-08-11

CoNGREss-The House have passed
the River and Harbor bill that was be-
fore them, l05 to rs. The improvements
proposed are much less in number than
those specified in the bill which passed
the House last session.
The resolution as amended by the
Senate, fixing on the Slst of this month
Ps the day for adjournment has been con-
CURED in by the House.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1852-08-11

New PAPLRs.-Of the making of
many Of these there is no end, though
we sometimes seem getting pretty near
it. We have this week, offered for our
exchange list, the Camden Pheair, a
small but sound Wing sheet from Ala
bama but this, of course, is bound to
multiply itself, and to grow bigger,
too, hereafter. The .Iountain Coge
Jom nal, from Fayette county, Virgin
il, is a " SPiri'aM HuJingcr,' per
haps, Of brighter day, when newspa
pers will hardly be wanted. This i,
number one, its motto" God before
all, creator of all, without beginning
invisible and eternal man specia
creation, his life, exaliation and pcrfcc-
ton the result of perfect design, CON
ductcd by special means, and by th(
will and mercy of God unfolded to
ultimation." Published weekly, while
it lasts.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1852-08-11

Two Foil Moons IN July lS52.-
The statement is going the rounds of
the press that July, this year, has two
full moons, and that such a thing has
not taken place before since l7e7, and
very seldom has there been two full
moons in any month. Ii the writer of
that article will look back to 1888 he
will there find that July of that year had
two full moons. May, 1886, had two.
Dee, 1898, had two. August, le4l, had
two. May, 1914, two. January and
March, lsi7, two each October, 1910,
had two. 1t appears therefore that full
moons are not as scarce as the writer
supposed, as four came in two months in
one year, This statement [ will vouch
to be true. L. DEMlNG.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1852-08-11

5esya We learn from The Albany H.
gus that the Committee Of .he 5enato,
AMI the Stato Engineer, have CON-
menccd their examinations afi he Rail
roads under tic resolution Of the SEN
are The Committee ras,ed over the
O-deusbur-h Railroad on the 23t,
and examined the dcpot', bri lges, and
construction Of this road. The engine
with one car passed over 10 miles in
81 minutes, including all stoTs II
miles of this distance was passed over
in ten minutes.
We learn that the Committee ex-
pressed themselves highly pleased
with the substantial character of the
work and the order and regulations
established by Colonel Schlatter.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1852-08-11

ANNIvERsARY OF THE BATTLE OF Luz
DY's LANE-Most of the Canadian pa
pers spoke against the propriety of colc-
brating the battle Of Lundy's Lane on
the British side of the Niagara The
celebration. however, took place on the
American side Of the river, and 50 far u,
We can learn, nothing occurred to mar
the festivity, or to give just cause Of Of
fence to any one, on either side Of tho
line. \ correspondent Of the Montreal
Pilot thus alludes to tic meeting
Ia justice to Americans it mast BE-
said that the speakers upon this occasion
abstained from everything that could
give offence to Canadian or British
subject. Indeed, if Lord Elgin had
been on the ground. am sure he could
not. a. a British nobleman have been
disrleascd with any remarks timt were
made. | is true, every one ri them cx-
telled the military achievements oi Gen.
Scott, and by some he was compared t.
a Caesar and Napoleon bu; 10 exag-
eorated or eltravagaIt piciurc Ma drawn
Gins heroi,m al the battle Of Lnndy's
Lane.n
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r47y@ The BAnnwELL HOUSE.

r1g~ The BARDwELL House, at
Rutland, one of the best hotels in New
England, continues to be thronged
with travellers and summer scjourners
from the cities. We have in this case
demonstration of the important fact,
that house of the first class, at prices
to correspond, can be fully sustained
in Vermont.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1852-08-11

Asy@ Leonard Dcming Of this place
has in press short and comprehensive
gazetteer Of Vermont, giving the only
authentic dates of each charter to be
found in print the first settlers, or
ganization, the first town clerk, consta
bic, selectmen and representatives, dis
tinguishing the dead from those living
each town clerk that has served IL
years and the justices of each town
that have been appointed 20 years
and those now living to II years. Il
any town clerks have not responded to
Mr.. Deming's circulars, they will aid
in making the work more complete by
so doing Immediately.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1852-08-11

KATE VIRGINIA PooLE.-The Gov
and Council of New Hampshire have
granted pardon to Kate Virginia
Poole, to take effect in thirty days
from the 26th of July.-It will be rec
objected that she was sentenced to the
State Prison for life, for killing hel
infant child by throwing it from the
cars.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1852-08-11

E& Delegates from nearly or quite
all the free states, and from Maryland
and Kentucky,have been sent to the Free
Soil National Convention which meets at
Pittsburgh, Pa, to-day, Aug 18th.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1852-08-11

EE The new liquor law seems to be
generally observed in Massachusetts,
with the exception of Boston,where no at
tempt has yet been made to enforce it,
and the traffic still continues openly,
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1852-08-11

DEATH OF Mn. RANToUL.-Hon. Rob
ert Rantoul, Jr., Representative in Con.
gress from Massachusetts,, died at Wash
ington on Saturday evening last, of cry
sipslas His age was about A.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1852-08-11

Ez-Col. Humphrey Marshall, of
Kentucky, has been appointed Com
missioner to China, and confirmed by the
Senate.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1852-08-11

ia The Wig Rspiec, for August,
has a well engraved dagueireotyqc
Of Gen. SCOTT, by which NJ. P. GEN
TRY, on the opposite page, with only a
tissue paper between, seems almost
obliterated.
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Elgin House Panton, june "a, 1862.

Elgln HOUSE fantOn, juno "a lob2'
EDlToR OF THE REGISTER,
DEAR Sin Having seen your paper
in most of the houses in this part of Yer
mont, Il beg to make suggestion
through you which you may approve of
if so. you can insert it in the Register
Having business in Weybridge, ]
found the column erected to the memory
of Silas Wright. The conception and
design are worthy of that eminent and
lamented statesman Standing in sim
pie majesty, overlooking the cxpaus,
spread out at its feet, it speaks, though
silent
| have since visited the pinnacle o
Snake Mountain $50 called part of whicl
| am informed is in Weybridge / shall
not attempt to describe the unrivallcd
prospect from this point, being the north
west part of the mountain, commanding
an unimpeded view north west and south
The broad Lake, New York Mountains
and the dotted farms with Otter
creek stealing its way among them, all
together furnish landscape such as
would be hard to describe.
Now, what l propose is, that you should
rive the annnllation of Mot-Nr Wptcu1
to this emncnce Let the nick name
(for it is no other) of Snake Noun
tain be abandoned, and let it hereafter
be an additional monument, of nature,
own, to SlLAs WRIGHT 1t overlook:
the town where he was born, and woult
be appropriately connected with his fame
and memory. New YORKER.
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EN Several of the officers of the Hen
ry Clay have been arrested.
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The August Elections.

NonTH CARoIINA-The returns thus
far received from North Carolina show
considerable gains for Kerr, the Wing
candidate for Governor, but whether he
is elected, or Reid, his opponent, has a
gain succeeded, is uncertain The Leg
slaturc is, without much doubt, Wing
in both branches, though full returns are
not received. A United States Soma
tor is to be elected by the Legislature
now chosen.
ARKANsAs.-One of the two demo-
cratic candidates for Governor is prob
ably elected. The Legislature is doubt
| full.
IowA-So far as received, the returns
from Iowa indicate the election to Con-
gress, from the I'd district, of Bernhardt
Hem, Democrat, In the LIST district
the result is doubtful, but supposed to be
in favor of Clark, Democrat
The Wings have carried Des Moines
County-electing their Senator's and
Representatives. On the county ticket,
our friend c. II. Phelps Esq, of Bur
lington, was the nominee for Prosecu-
ting Attorney, and is undoubtedly elect
ed.
MIssouRL-A despatch from St.
Louis, of the 4th, says
" The returns of our State election
are yet incomplete, but there can be nc
doubt that the whole Democratic ticket
is elected, with the exception of mem
bers of congress. Those are still doubt
full, and nothing positive can be known
until all the returns come in. The re
turns from this district look favorable tC
> Mr. Benton. In the 5th district, the re
turns are favorable to Phelps (Dem)"
> COMMENCEMENT AT BURLINGTON.
graduating class at the Universit,
/ of Vermont, at commencement, las
Wednesday, numbered twelve, The lit
erary addresses were by Hon. Rufus
? Choate, and by Rev. Samuel Hurlbut, o
New-Haven. The subject of the forme
was the EMISSION of Kossuth," and is sale
to have been treated in mastery man
ner Mr. Hurlbut's address is also yer,
highly praised. Hon Chas G. East
man, of Montpe lier, delivered poem oil
= the New and Old"
The following honorary degrees we r,
conferred :-MaSter Of .Arts,-Portu