davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-02-16

Is. \ writer in the Green Noun.
tain Freeman, after mentioning the i'm
portant part which knives and forks
played at the tables of our grandfattcrs,
adds:
But at the present day there can be
no justification for intruding knircs into
the dinner'rooms Of the fashionable.
Besides being useless, they are decided
ly vulgar and dangerous The very
sight of them chills us with horror, and
conjures up the ghosts of all the victims
of the bowie knife and scalping knife.
At the present day there is no surer in
dication Of good taste and refinement
than to witness gentleman or lady
gathering the minute particles of mince
meat upon the point of a sharp fork. or
eating pudding aud milk with pcgging
dnl.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-02-16

The House tlisn went into Committee
on the bill organizing the territorial
government Of Nebraska
Mr.. Howard opposed the bill princi-
pally because tile proposed territorial lin.
its embraced the lands Of some 8 tribes
of Indians and thus violated the spirit
of treaties with them.
The debate was continued at some
length, when Mr. Clinglnan of North
Carolina offered an amendment to the
effect that the territory occupied by the
Indians shall not constitute part of the
Nebraska territory, which was adopted
Several other amendments were offer.
ed and the Committee rose, when it was
moved to lay the bill on the table, Neg
atived
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-02-16

WOMAN's INFLUENCE IN CoNGREss.--
a Washington correspondent of the New
York Commercial attributes the loss of
the New York mint bill to a woman. 1t
seems that Mr. Price of New jersey.
who was in favor of the bill, was stopped
in the lobby by lady, who held him by
the button until after his name had been
called and the vote declared The re-
suit was 81 to IS The vote of Mr.
Price would have made a tie. and the
Speaker was in favor of the bill 1t is
not stated whether the detention was a
cunning rusc,or merely an act ofthought
lessness on the part of the lady but the
fact proves that women have some influ-
ence in the legislation of the country
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-02-16

Two MORE TERRIToRIEs.-Bills arc
before Congress to establish two more
Territories within our expanded area.
One is the Territory of Nebraska, to
embrace all the territory lying west of
the States of Iowa, Missouri to the
Rocky Mountains, running south to
Utah and north to latitude 49, N.
The other is the Territory of Wash
ington, which is to embrace all of Ore.
gon lying north of the Columbia River
eastward to the Rocky Mountains on
the line of 46 N, from the point
where the river touches that parallel
oflatitude.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-02-16

BANCROFT, THE HIsToRIAY.-IIc
was the son Of one Of the most distin-
guisfied Unitarian divines of the last
half-century. Brought up in an at
mosphere of grave and humane catho-
licity, his constant lesson was the SUI
premest liberty of moral investigation.
At the age of seventeen, he went to
Germany, and studied at Gottingen.
While there, though mere youth, he
often preached to the quiet German
congregations in the vicinity, in their
native tongue. Pursuing his studies
with ardour, and stirred by a singular
intellectual restlessness, his mind dart
ed through the fields of scholastic cul.
ture, hiving the sweets, quite ignorant
their future use. In Berlin, he be-
came acquainted with Schlciermacher.
Wolf and Savigny. lie first saw
Goethe in Jena. The old man was
walking in his garden in the morning,
clad with German carelessness, in
heavy loose coat and trousers, without
waistcoat. lie talked pleasantly Of
many things as they strolled. Ineuir.
ing abeut Lord Byron, who was then
at the height of his fame, he remarked.
though without passion or ill-feeling,
that the English poet had modelled
his Manfred upon Faust. The Young
student afterward met Lord Byron in
Italy. and visited him at his villa, near
Leghorn. Byron denied the charge
OF Goethe about Manfred, and said
that he had never read Faust. 1t was
in the year 1921, while he was writing
Don Juan. When his visiter rose ia
take leave, the poet took down a vol
ume containing the last cantos he had
then written of the poem, and wrote
his name in them, as a remembrance
" from Noel Byron" The career OF
the historian, after returning to this
country, is a matter ofpublic record.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-02-16

How THEY FELL ABOUT IT.-The
Paris correspondent of the New York
Express, in speaking of the ill-fceling
which generally prevailed among the
Parisians upon hearing of Louis Napol.
cons resent matrimonial decision,
says
A distinguished republican, whom
| will not name, had, yesterday, a long
conversation with Lamartine on politics
and the course of events. You can
gather, as you converse in the streets
and the saloons, that every one secret
ly thinks, even though he does not say
so, that Louis Napoleon has just begun
his descent. He may come down like
a rocket stick, or he may come down
like feather through dense atmos-
phere-gingerly. But he will come,
sooner or later"
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-02-16

RAvAGEs OF THE YELLOW FEVER AT
ST. THOMAS The Worcester Transcript
publishes statement extracted from n
letter received in that city, from Capt
Perkins. of ship Palmyra arrived at
New Orleans from St Thomas, confirm
ing previous accounts of the terrible
ravagcs Of the yellow fever there The
Palmyra lost two more of her men of
the fever on the voyage to New Orleans.
making ten in all since her first arrival
at St. Thomas The Palmyra took the
body of the L. s Consul at St Thomas
to New Orleans lie died of the fever.
and his Secretary was taken down with
the disorder on the passage and narrow
ly escaped death.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-02-16
e The Ironton LON Regist,

EE The Ironton (O) Register.
speaking of the practical operations of
the Maine Liquor Law in those States
that have adopted it. says Practically
we have as good or better than the Maine
Law in operation in Ironton, the total
prohibition of the sale or gift of intoxi-
eating liquors incorporated into the
deeds of the town lots, and we all crpe-
rience daily its happy and prosperous re-
suits it gives life, energy and a high
degree of thrift to our town. We see
here but little of the effects of intern
perance, and would see less if the liq-
uor establishments in the vicinity were
closed
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-02-16

GoleyS Lady's Book, for February,
was received several days since. The
publisher says
We mean to make the Lady's Book
for 1888, the best volume We have ever
published, and we think there is no fall
ing of in the present number. To the
LADIES' it shall be indispensablc-becausc
it shall contain tchatcrer is HSefui.what-
erer rs cicrating- rhafercy is pnyc. dig
nlfcd dnd rirfnONS in sentiment. icith
mhdtcrer nioy aDord rational and in
HOccHt amusement
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-02-16

RUTLAND ACADEMY. We have re.
ceived copy of the catalogue of this
academy from the popular Principal,
LUTHER LOWELL, A B. The number
of students for the Fall and Winter
terms is l73. There is to be a public
examination at the close of the present
Term, to commence on Wednesday, Ito
day. and continue three days. On the
last day, Hon. Horace EATON is expec-
ted to deliver an Address.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-02-16

GENOA, Jdn. 9.-llon. George P.
Marsh, c.. :. Minister to CONSTANT.
nofle.) and lady, have just come in
from Vienna. Mrs. Nj. is now confined
to her bed with the indisposition under
which she has suffered a long time. lie
awaits advices from Washington con-
corning the Dr.king affair at Athens.
General Sumner passed through Nap
les few days since, with Dispatches.
Cor. Newark Daily Adv.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-02-16

"TnE CoUSrRY The
new paper commenced Jan LIST, by l..
Tucker, Esq. at Albany, n Y, is GER
tainly the most gentccl looking sheet a.
mong our exchanges and judging from
the three numbers we have received, the
character of its contents is in keeping
with its mechanical appearance Mr..
Tucker is the most experienced and
successful publisher of agricultural pa
pers in the Union, having been nearly a
quarter of century in the business. and
with the able assistance he has employed
it will be strange indeed if the Gentle
man" docs not soon become fayorite
among the Weather class of our country
residents and this class is rapidly be-
coming quite numerous Published
weekly, - pages quarto; So per year.
-OhiO CnHirrt0r.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-02-16

DEFEAT OF THE Russians IN CIRcAssIA,
The accounts from Circassia are to
the effect that the Russians have lately
met with several severe checks at the
hands Of the Circassians, having been o.
bliged to abandon many of the strong
places in that country which they captur-
ed last year The Circassians had also
broken the blockade by the Russians
feet of the Circassian sea, and several
vessels had arrived at Bagdad and Con.
stsntinoPlc with cargoes Of slaves
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-02-16

ERIcssoN's ENcNE-The proprietors
of the New York Evening Post have
contracted for one of ERIcssoS's caloric
engines 1t is to have sufficient power
to drive one of HoE's rotary presses at
the rate of 10000 impressions an hour,
and four job Office presses, with reserve
force of two or three horse power, and
yet it is to occupy only the space en-
closed in cast iron box six feet square,
and between five aud six feet high 1t
is to be finished, and in operation by
the middle of April
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-02-16

THE CVIL WAR IN BuENos AYREs.-
By an arrival at New York, letters
from Buenos Ayres to Dec. Sd have
been received, which state that civil war
has fully recommended throughout the
confederated provinces. The army of
1000 men sent by the Republic of Bue-
nos Ayres to Entire Rios, the country Of
Urquiza, had met with varied success.
The opinion is expressed by the writer
that the country will know no peace un-
til Urquiza ceases to rule.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-02-16

ArcusrA, Me, Feb 10. - In the
House to-day third ballot was had for
I. S. Senator, in place of Bradbury,
Dem, whose term expires March 4th .
Fessenden, Wing. had 10. Dana, Dem. ,6s,
scattering TO-
Mr. Fessenden's vote is the same as
at the second ballot Mr.. Dana gaining
two.
The Senate has on it's part elected
Mr. Fcssenden by 5 majority
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-02-16

Tie Scalpci, for February, is another
spirited number, containing original ar
ticles, in popular style, on various i'm
Portant medical subjects. This period
ical, now published quarterly, has work
ed its way, in the face of much opposi
t'on' to permanent reputation and pc
sltion, and is rendering good service, VIC
think in the cause Unpopular education
81 90 addressed to Edward II. Dixon
NJ. d., Box 1921, New York P. O.. will
pay for Tile Scaipel one year.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-02-16
Gbt Rtgisttr.
MIDDLEBURY, FEB. l6, 1853.
Addison County Agricultural Society.
Managers Meeting.

The Board of Managers Of the Addison
County Agricultural Society are hereby no.
tilted to meet at the Court House In Middle
bury, on Wednesday, February 23d, 1858, at
10 o'clock, A. NJ, for tho transaction of the
usual business BY order Of he President
iOi3w. J. II. BARRETT, See'y.
Middlcbury. Jan 81, 1868.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-02-16
The New Administration.

On "Wednesday last, the two Houses
of Congress. in joint assembly, canvassed
the electoral votes for Prcsidcn. and
Vice President and declared the cleo
ton Of Franklin Pierce and William II
King to those Offices respectively, for
four years from the 18th of March next
This formality is to be speedily followed
by the reality to which it points, The
President elect is expected to arrive in
Washington this week. and in few days
more h. will receive the oath of Office
and decisivcly Indicate (what is now SO
great a mystery who are to be his cab
met advisers.
President Pierce has hitherto kept
his own counscls- at least from the
vulgar ear-and thereby given the coun-
try assurance of good degree of tact
and discretion. Amidst all the rumors
as to his intentions for the future. both
as to men and measures. those are likely
to be least deceived who attach no i'm
portance to any. But that Gen Pierce
will be party Prcsident-that the par
ty rcins will be more tightly held than
they have been by Mr.. Fillmorc-is
fairly to be presumed from his previous
history. Democratic Presidents-tho'
not always successful in perpetuating
their power-have always had an eve
to the means most suitable for conciia.
ting the popular regard, and for building
up and harmonizing the party. They
know how to hold in allegiance doctrines
offensive in certain quarters free trade,
for example) until the favorable moment
arrives for practically asserting them
Something startling or dazzling--the
Of bold assault on the
Banks and Internal Improvements. at
one time, and the "glories " of the Mex.
lean War, at another-will serve 10 oc-
cupy the popular mind, for the time be-
ing, while the cautious work of STEALTH |
ly undermining the Tariff goes on in Sc
crct. Such, at least. the later so-called
Democratic administrations have been,
and in such school has Gen. Pierce
always thorough partizan-becn train
cd.
Many troubles beset the incoming ad-
ministration-and not the least of these
are the party divisions which seem to
be breaking out with new fury as the
hour for distributing the spoils approach
IS. Only very adroit management can
vert these portended evils Barnburn-
,rs must be received into full favor. at
he expense of ever faithful and constant
Hunkcrs while Union Democrats and
Secessionists demand like rewards for
heir national services, though laboring
or opposite ends at home. 1t seems
impossible to reconcile such conflicting ,
dement's, and yet reconciled they must
&c, or the party will 60 by the board.
Then, there are, besides, the 6llibustcr
ng squalls, the non-intervention bree yes.
Mosquito kingdoms, Monroe doctrines.
newfoundland fisheries, Canadian reci-
and divers other elements of !.
ommotion not easily to be managed or .
iSposed of, which nevertheless must be
OF along with, in one way or another,
y the incoming government. There are
ines when it is luxury to be in the ,
minority and look on. We shall very .
Don, as " Father Richie" was wont to .
iy, see what We shall see.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-02-16

The SchoOJfello,o, published monthly
by c. NJ. saxton, l52 Fulton St, New
York, and edited by W. c. Richards, is
nice, rare work for the " little folks
and We recommend it to all who are look
ing for periodical of the kind. Among
the contributors are Mrs Gilman, Miss
Mary Bates, Mrs. Hentz, Miss Chese.
bro, Miss G. W. Barber, Sc. Terms
8 90 year.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-02-16

THE VICE President ELEcr.-The
Charleston Courier learns that the re-
ports from Key West, of Mr. Kings
improved health. are unfoundcd, and
states that those who saw him there rep
resent him as being in very prccarious
condition and even go so far at to ex.
press their apprehensions that he cannot
survive many weeks
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-02-16

E< The last Windham County
Democrat confers on us an unaeseryed
honor BY its amiablc personalities. We
aro not tbeauthor of the paragraph cred
tied to us, nor ~ss it ever Published in
this paper.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-02-16

printed), on tho liquor law. 1t should
have published returns from half the
county at least-as we did of our own
county, the dag after the vote.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-02-16

EI The N Y. Churchman, in
noticing the election of Hon. Edward
Everett to the U. S. Senate, adds -
With such men as Everett Clayton
and Phelps in the Senate, we need not
fear that the glory of that great body
will altogether pass away"
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-02-16

NAME LAW IN Rhode ISLAND. The
bill Designed 10 avoid the Constitutional
objections to the present law in Rhode
Island. but retaining the essential fea.
lures of the Maine Law, has passed I'll.
House of Representatives BY a vote of
80 to 81.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-02-16

E The Church Journal is a new
religious paper, Of an excellent tone and
character, just commenced in New York,
Pudney & Russell, Publishers, so
Broadway. 1t is in qaaste form, and
on good type aud durable paper Terms,
81, 80 year in advance.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-02-16

Majority for the law, in $50 towns
2,Oi3. The towns to be heard from will
probably increase the majority to not
far from $500.
The following towns, incorrectly re-
ported last week, are now set right on
our record
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-02-16

EE DR. George w Kittrcdge has
been nominated for Congress by the
Democrats of the first district, of New
Hampshire The vote stood for Kit.
tredge, 63 john 3 Wells, l6; seat
tering, 81
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-02-16

~ take may share of that happiness
which he SO bountifully given to the
world. Applause
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-02-16

EE Hon. John r. Thompson, Dem.
oerat, has been elected Senator from
New Jersey, in place of Com. Stockton,
resigned
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-02-16

ESTHnPRisiNG'-The Orleans County
G0zette, for FEB 18th, does not contain
even the vote Of Irasburgh (where ii is
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-02-16

Ez Commodore Stockton has re.
'igned his seat in the Senate.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-02-16

~ The whole number of votes Civ.
en- on the Liquor law in this county. on
the Sth inst, was 3,435-being an in
crease of $50 on the vote for Governor,
last September. The vote is generally
very full one, throughout the State
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-02-16
e Our thanks are due 70 g NJ

IL Our thanks are due to s. NJ.
CoNANr, Esq, Secretary of the Senate
of this State, for copy of the Senate
Journal for the last session. AS to quail
iiy ofpaper and typographical execution,
it appears much better than some of its
predecessors. 1t is from the steam press
of Tuttle & Co., Rutland.
- We are desired to give notice
that copies of the above named Journal
are now in the hands of the proper off.
Ger in this county, for distribution to
those who are by law entitled to receive
them.
The daily republic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1853-1853, 1853-08-12

We understand that a letter was received in
this city some days since from Rev. DIR. Butler,
dated at Rome, July 2, in which he states that
the Hon. Senator Douglas and Colonel Walker,
of United States army, were in the Eternal City,
and witnessed the imposing ceremony of the Fes-
tival of ST. Peter 3 and St. Paul's. They were in
good health; and that he would accompany them
to the Holy Land, for which place they would
leave in a very few days.
It will be gratifying to the numerous friends OF
all the gentlemen to learn their wheabouts, health
&c., sc. r
The doctor does not say that the honorable SEN
ator has become Roman Catholics if such had
been the case, he would have been very apt to
have stated it.--Unior.
From the many comments made by the news
papers upon the supposed conversion of Senator
Douglas to Catholicity, we select the following
good-natured paragraph from the Providence
Journal: t-l
"MR DouGLAs.-Thc Pope will do well to
keep an eve on our friend from Illinois If he
has really embraced the faith of Rome, he will be
for making ST. Peters chair elective once in four
years, and will present himself as a candidate for
the next succession"
The daily republic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1853-1853, 1853-08-12

AN OMNIBUS INcIDENT.--Mr. Willis relates the
following anecdote of young lady, who came
from the country to New York city to attend the
late celebrations: tE as
'sLet us tell little instance of GOODNESS in one
of these country ladies which we witnessed the
other day in an omnibus. She was excessive
ly pretty, and in her mouth, the dimples at the
corners of which were SO deep, and SO turned in
like inverted commas, that her lips looked like a
quotation, she carried the fated sxpence, doomed
to pass from the warm lips of that rosy pressure
to the cold change-box on top Arriving OPP
poste the Tabernacle, she pulled the string, took
the piece of silver from her mouth, and gave it to
"a young man sitting opposite. He received it po-
Iitely, but as the omnibus was minute or 80 in
coming to stand-stil, she had time to observe
that he admiringly placed the moist sixpence
within his own lips, and took less magnetized
one from his own pocket to throw away on the
driver. $1,000
'sThere suppressed smile among the other
passengers, but the lady was not to be compli-
mented promiscuously. I'll trouble you for
my sxpence, sir!' she said, holding out her hand
with its green init, and receiving the money be-
tween thumb and finger, as she would take
cockroach from pot Of marmalade, she passed
it up herself, and looked round rebukingly as she
went out on those of us who had the impertinence
to smile. Now, we commend this young lady to
the nominating committee of the sOhio Conven-
ton for the Rights of Women;' and if she will
send us her name we will see that it is opportune-
ly launched some tenth wave of the present
rising food of the sovereignty of woman y
The daily republic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1853-1853, 1853-08-12
From Deseret.

Mr.. Blanchard, agent of the United States
mail contractors, arrived in Sacramento with the
mails and files Of the Deseret .Nelcs down to the
18th June.
Brigham Young, Elder Brigham, and other
saints, who visited the interior, have returned to
Great Salt Lake City.
The weather has been excessively rainy, and
the water was higher in the Valley than has been
known for the last few years, and the mountain
streams also were very greatly swollen.
Such has been the state of travelling for the
past eight months, between this and Independence,
from snow, rain, and high water, it has been i'm
possible to get the heavy mails through.
The grasshoppers are performing the work of
destruction at fearful rate in the Valley, and
whole fields of grain have been ruined. The .Ne,cs
deplores the calamity, and says: "The Lord Of
the harvest only knows how to furnish cleaners
for his wheat fields, when his stewards have not
either the ability or disposition to CLEAN and save
all he has committed to their charge, SO that no.
thing be lost'
The Legislature assembled in joint session on
the lst Of June, and after three days. session
during which they passed ten acts, adjourned.
Hon. Chief Justice Read arrived on the fifth
ultimo, and took the oath of office, administered
by Brigham Young in person.