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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-08-17

A PRoPHEcY.-The subjoincd extract
from O'Meara's Voice from St Hell
ena," will be read with interest at the
present juncture of affairs between Rus
STA and Turkey:
"In the course of few years." said
Napoleon, "Russia will have CONSTANT.
nople, the greatest part of Turkey, and
and all Greece. This / hold to be as
certain as if it had already taken place
Almost all the cajoling and fattery
which Alexander practised towards me
was to gain my consent, to effect this OBJ
ject. would not consent seeing that
the equilibrium of Europe would be des-
troyed In the natural course of things
Turkey must fall to Russia. The great
err part of her population arc Greeks.
who you may say are Russians. The
powers it would injure, and who could
oppose it, are England, France, Prussia
and Austria. Now, as to Austria, it
will be easy for Russia to engage her
assistance, by giving her Servia aud 9th
err provinces bordering upon the Aus
trian dominions, reaching near to Con
ssantinople. The only hypothesis, that
France and England may be allied with
sincerity. will be in order to prevent
this But even this alliance would not
avail France, England and Prussia
cannot prevent it. Russia aud Austria
can at any time effect it."
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Look out for Jugglers.

II would be well for the wings of
Vermont to look out for political Jug
glers. about these days. The Wire
workers among our political opponents
are very active. just now, and. we re-
peat with emphasis, our friends had
better be on the look out. We hear
of their sly visits in all parts of the
State. They are making most desper-
ate and unprincipled efforts to cheat
and deceive frecmen. They make
professions of one thing to the friends
of the Maine liquor law, and quite an
other and an opposite thing to those
who are opposed to the law. They
also make the most shameful misrepre.
sensations as to the position of the two
great parties on this question-omit
ting, especially, to inform those whom
they mean to dupe into the support Of
their selfish and ambitious schemes
that when the act passed the Legisla.
ture many wings voted against the law
while many locofocos voted for it
that on its submission to the people
distinguished locofoco leaders advised
locofoco opponents of the law to vot,
for it, so that they could secure its rat
i6cation by the people, and therefore
make political capital out of it at tn
next election-that Paul Dillingham;
a leading locofoco politician in the
State, headed petition for its enact
ment from Waterbury, and that hi
own County of Washington, the strong
est locofoco County in the State, CAV
one of the largest majorities for it
that other democratic counties, an,
towns innumerable, voted strongly i
favor Of the law-that Main, Mich
gan, and other States, strongly locoft
co, have voted by overwhelming ma
jorities for the enactment of the Main
law-that, in fine, this is not, and ca
not be made a party question. Nc
none of these iacts do our political op
ponents care to know anything abou
Nor do they care any more about Il
question of the liquor law, in itseli
than they do about the people in tn
moon, whom they can not reach b
their tiattcry and deception, and VIII
have no votes to give them Wind
sOr Journal.
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CuRlous ANEcDoTr OF TA1LEYRANp.
Prince Talleyrand swore no less than
thirteen oaths to as many different
French governments, yet persisted to|
the last in declaring bis unwavering ind
tegrity. An exchange has tue following
anecdote of this remarkable man -
1t is well known that one OF the|
many changes in the life Of Talleyrand|
exilcd him TO America for n ti.ne. I'll
is not so generally known that he was
employed by our government MS a civil
engineer. and was in actual service mi
the construction Of the forts in Portland
barbor Our aged fellow citizen, Mr..
William Turkey. who was contractor
and labored personally on the works !
was for a considerable time brought in.
to close connection with him. Mr.. Tu-
key in entertaiug me the other day with
some "reminiscences Of his early life re-
lated an anecdote of Talleyrand, which
is SO Characteristic, that | thought 9th.
ers might be interested in it as we'll as|
m self
Mr. Turkey was at work one day on al
furnace for heating shot, when Talley-|
rand presented himself to inspect opera
tions. Seeing that something was not
done just as it should he. he flew into al
passion, and addressed Mr. Turkey in a.
French cpithet no way hat.ering Mr..
Turkey Immediately took bis stand and
faced the willy Secretary for about five
minutes without n word being said BY
either party. Talleyrand then turned
away. and stalked off to the guard house.
Mr. Turkey followed him and coolly re.
questcd him to point out what was wrong
about the work. Talleyrand having now
become cool himself, made the needed
explanation, and ever afterwards mani.
festod for Mr.. Turkey a warm esteem,
making him his frequent associate in
surveys. But to the point of the story.
Soon after the above incidents, the ser.
want of Talleyrand called one morning
on Mr.. Turkey with a request from his
master that be (Mr. Tukey) would al.
low Talleyrand to drive a nail INTO the
corner Of his house -Mr. Turkey.
though entirely at a loss to know what
could be the object of the request, re-
turned answer that he had not the slight
est objection. Subsequently, Talleyrand
himself explained, by stating to Mr.. 7.
that he wished to ascertain if Mr.. T.
harbored any malice towards him, in
consequence Of the recent insult He
was entirely satisfied, from the readiness
with which Mr.. 7. granted his request,
that such was not the fact"
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A SINGULAR CAsE.--A Miss Read. Of
West Boy lston, took chloroform a few
days ago for the purpose of having a
took extracted. and after the operation
was performed, she was attacked with
severe pain in the head, became uncon.
scious, and apparently died. Her friends
surprising her dead laid her out for bur
ial, and began to prepare for the funeral
ceremonies but their grief was unex
pectedly turned to joy and astonishment
on finding that the supposed dead began
to revive She eventually recovered
the full possession of her faculties but
what is still most singular in her case
as we are told she suffers violent pain.
in her head as regularly as evening ap
proaches, and at length, and about the
same hour each night, falls into swoor
very similar to that which in the first
instance was supposed to have been the
sleep of death. This case certainly pres
ents most remarkable escape from pre-
mature burial Worcester Transcript
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we're not sympathiscd in by the Presi-
dent, and the majority Of the Cabinet, is
to suppose an amount of impudence or
carelessncss not practicable Of men in
their position. As if to make the posi-
ton Of the Administration isiakeable,
the Administration organ-the Union
comes out. and argues in favor of the
Pacific Railroad in such straightfor-
ward manner, that the National Intelli-
gencet declares that the argument reads
like one of its old ones, and reminds it of
the internal improvement speeches of
Henry Clay
So far everything goes on harmonious
ly, but alas there is lion in the way.
The Richmond Enquirer, the old mouth.
piece of Father Richie, the present
mouthpicce of his son, and the peculiar
expositor of Virginia democracy from
time immemoiial, has come out against
the whole thing. The writer is surprised
chagrined, astonished, disappointed, that
the Administration should take such a
COURSE for he does not fail to recognize
the position of the Administration upon
the subject. He secs in it a breaking a
way from the old party policy. destruc.
tion of the old peculiar doctrines of the
party of State Rights.
Here is row. Here is an addition
to the vast complication of difficulties
that have beset the democratic party and
are introducing divisions and dissension,
into its ranks. 1t is not a small affair
either. The hard aud soft quarrel in
New York is small potatoes compared
with it, and the Burke demonstration il
New Hampshire is not to be mention
ed the same day." The Administration
took early occasion to adopt the Pacif,
Railroad thunder, for use in the mex
campaign. The Richmond Enquire
, says may" and all who swear by tn,
Richmond Enquirer, and their number i
;; not small, will echo the decided negative
We say that this is the worst split yet
taking the future movements Of the dem
ocratlc party into consideration-and i
.. will be one well nigh impossible to hca'
!, The harmony" is getting interesting
J Springfield (Mass.) Republican
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Associated Alumni of Middlebury Col.
lepe.

lege.
At the annual meeting of the Society
held at the College Chapel, on Wednes
day, Aug. 10th, the following board OIL
officers for the ensuing year was chosen
BY an unanimous vote
Hon. Solomon Foot, Rutland, President
Rev i. c. Wines, Z. Hampton,L.I. } Vice
Hon Jas. Meacham, Middlebury. ) Pre-. /
WmSlade ,Jr., Esq Cleveland, O., d'nts
Phillip BattelI, Esq, Middlebury,
Corresponding Secretary.
George S. Swift, Middlebury,
Recording Secretary.
Charles L. Allen. NJ D., Middlebury,
Treasurer.
j. A. Beckwitb, Esq ,Middlebury, J Central
VIM. F. Bascom, AN, Com
Jos. II. Barrett, Esq, "'''se'
The following appointments we're made
for the next anniversary:
Samuel W. Bates, Esq, Boston, Orator
VIM. F. Bascom, A NJ, Middlebury,
Substitute.
j. E, Rankin, A. ~. Andover, Mass,
Poet
Carlos BOardman, Esq, Linneus, Mo,
Substitute.
The following Resolutions we're unan-
imously adopted:
RESOLVED, That the thanks of the So.
ciety be rendered to the Committee OIL
the English CATALOGUES, aud especially to
Mr.. Thomas s. Pearson, for the ability
and fidelity with which they have dis.
charged the duties imposed upon them.
Resoived, That committee of three
be appointed, whose duty it shall be to
report at each Commencement, as
to the deaths occurring among our mum.
Der during the year, to receive such cor
rections of tho English Catalogue as
may be offered, and preserve the same
for future use.
Prof VIM. II. Parker, Thomas s.
Pearson, and julius A. Beckwith, Esq.
we're appointed such Committee.
At the close of the Academical exer-
cises, the Alumni listened to an grafton
from Daniel Roberts, ESD, of Msnehes-
ter; and to poem from T. s. Sayres,
Esq, of Montgomery, Ala.
On the nomination of Mr.. Roberts,
Pierre NJ. Irving, Esq, of New York
City and on the nomination Of Mr..
Sayres Rev. David Finley, of Montgome-
ry, were elected honorary members Of the.
Society. GEO.S. SWIFT, Sec'y
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The steamship Africa arrived at New
York last Thursday, with Liverpool
dates to the S0sh ult. The English and
French news is Of little general impor.
lance.
Turkey. The Sultan had signed the
agreement dictated by France, England
and Austria, and would send an Ambas
sador with it to st. Petersburg. Beyond
this, nothing further has transpired. The
Porte's protest against the Occupation
Of the principalities is temporarily writ
ten. On the Bourse they regard peace
as secured
Another Hungarian, not named, es
capped from Beyrout and arrived a
Smyrna, went on board Lloy6's Austri
an steamer, where he was arrested b,
the captain as an Austrian subject, bu
jumped overheard and applied to th
American Consul for protection, VIII,
forced the steamer captain to deliver III
the refugees wife and children.
The Costa affair at Smyrna was un
changed
ITALy.-Italy is in feverish state
especially in the Roman territories E'
cry symptom exists of an approachin
insurrection. Riots had taken place a
Bologna, Ravenna, Rimini, Forli an
Fcrrara, nominally on account of tn
high price of bread. Ravcnna was r,
ported in state of siege. Numerou
assassinations had taken place anon
others was that of the Secretary of tn
Republic of San Marine. Rome is in
very excited state 1t was rumored tha
several patriot leaders were in the cit,
Police we're very active. The export I
brcadstuffs was prohibited in Aucona.
DrNMARK-A political crisis betwee
the ministry and representatives existc
in Denmark There was some cholel
= at Copenhagen.
CHINA.-By telegraph from Triest
we learn that the arrival of the overlau
mail brings dates from Hong Kong I
the 9TH June. The accounts arc co
dicting- BY them it wonld appear Thu
Nankin was in possession of the rebel
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Internal Improvemsnts-More Divisio

Internal Improvements Division
The endorsal of the Pacific Railroad
project by the late Memphis Convention
took the country by surprise The South
has been SO long bound in doctrines Of
" strict construction" and SO pitted, both
through the influence of party policy and
local prejudice, against internal improve
ments, that no liberality was hoped fol-
from that quarter. But a greater sur.
prise was in store for the country Dur.
ing the late tour of the President, in his
visit to the Crystal Palace, he was at.
tended BY portion Of his ministers, one
Of whom-a State Rights man by en-.
inence- made speech in which he en-.
Iarged upon the necessity of construct
ing the Pacific Railroad by the means
and money Of the Federal Governmest t."
Mr.. Secretary Guthrie gave utterance> b
the same opinion Now to suppose that
these men, under the circumstances and
in this bold manner, would breach opin.
ions on this important subject which
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Railroad Meeting.

The railroad meeting at Stanstead las
Wednesday was numerously attended,
and promises to yield valuable results
Several roads in New England we're repI
resented by their Presidents or Direcl
tors, while many other influential gent
tlemen not connected with railroads werd
also present. The Canada side was repl
resented by some of the best men in thd
Provinces. among whom may be mem
toned Attorney General Drummond
Mr.. Papiu, member of the City Council
Of Montreal, Col. Yeule and A. L. All
lard, of Chambly, aud numerous others
Great enthusiasm was manifested, espe
cially by those living along the line o.
the proposed road from Stanstead tc
Montreal.
Hon. L. j. Terrill, NJ. P, presided O.
yer the meeting. T. T. Phillips, Esq.
and l.. K Robinson, Esq, officiated al
Secretaries. Numerous speeches wer,
made by gentlemen from both sides O
the Line, all of whom expressed grea,
confidence in the success of the project
and pledged their most vigorous effort,
to accomplish it as speedily as possible
Among the speakers were Gov. Fair
banks, Col n. b. Bakcr, of n. H., Hon
Geo. w. kittrcdge, Of Newmarket, Hon
Geo W. Nesmith. of Franklin, Hon 10
siah Quincy, of Rumney, and Mr.. Hun
tington, of Shefford, Attorney Genera
Drummond, of Quebec, Councillor Papin
and Mr.. Ostell of Montreal, Mr. Fay, o
Boston, and Gen. Joseph Low, of Con
cord, N II
Many of the gentlemen from New
Hampshire and Massachusetts had nevc
seen Orleans County before, and all o
them expressed their surprise and ADM
ration, at seeing so beautiful and fertil
a section OF country. 1t was very appa
rent that railroad into that countr,
would find an abundance to do. Tn,
grain, the cattle, the dairy products anc
the lumber would furnish an abundsn
supply of freight Stanstead Count,
also took all the strangers by surprise
The sun does not shineu pom Low ellie
landscape than that which greeted th
eyes of those who assembled the hill nor,l
of Stanstead Plain. 1t was very appa
rent too that the land is as productiv
as it is beautiful. Unless we great
misjudge, the effect of this meeting wi
be much greater than has been produce
by any similar meeting in that part
the country - Caieionian, l9tA inst
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ga III be true that the Wing
party is dead, as the Democrats allege,
but as we are not ready to admit, it
must be conceded that it died at for
tunate time, and that there is not
much use for it in the way of opposi.
ton. The Democratic party is doing
in the way Of suicide, all that the
Wings could accomplish by the most
embittered hostility. Such language
as their presses of the opposite fac
tons hold towards each other, such
unmeasured abuse as their leading
men pour out upon each other, the
Wings have never begun to indulge
in. The Wings did not know how very
bad some of the appointments were.
till the Thinkers exposed the wicked
ness of the Barnburners, and the Barn
burners rendered the same service to
the Hunkers. The last appointment
that of Mr.. Sickles, has drawn such a
shower of vitupcration, as is seldom
rained even upon Wing. The New
York Post, after calling Mr.. Sickles
everything that is bad, says that Mr..
Marcy was so disguised with the ar-
pointment, and so sensible of its gros:
improperly, that he refused to sign
the commission, and that accordingly
it bears the test of a subordinate OIL
Ger of the department.
In this distressing state of affairs
the organ Of the administration is en-,
deavoring to reconcile matters BY read
ing the most influential presses out Of
the party. The New York Post and
the Albany Argus, the chief Barn
burner and the chief bunker paper Of
the Empire State, have successfully
fallen under the ban of the central or
gan. When all the Barnburners and
all the Hunkers are read out, We think
the party will not be unmanageable
on account of its numbers. The poll
cy of the Union will reduce it to the
Office holders, and their immediate
friends and dcpendents.-Pror. Jour
nal.
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"IF | CAN BE REELECTED, / CAN
MAKE A GREAT DEAL OF MONEY" wrote
Mr. Stanton, of Kentucky. Very few
people who have not had business before
Congress understand the enormous cor.
ruption of the capital. Private claims
are VIGOROUSLY brough, through both
Houses and many a member has made "a
great deal Of money" by sharing in the
plumber what he robbed from the treas
ury Indeed it has been reduced to a
regular system, and there is so much
competition in it, that sometimes the
price of pushinga claim through the
House has been as low as ten per cent.
A distinguished Senator once named to
US member of the House, of his own
party, who had made fortune by pri.
vate claims. There are circumstances
connected with one enormous appropFia-
tion which was carried through the last
Congress that would astonish the coun-
try, accustomed as it is to the oorrup-
tion of Congress.
The root of this great evil is in the
system introduced by Gen. Jackson and
followed by every succeeding admins
tration, of making the Offices Of tho gov
eminent the rewards of partisan services,
regarding them, as one of the members
of the present cabinet has expressed il,
as the 4spoils Of the vanquisbed." This
makes trade Of politics and men 60 in
to it as they would 60 into any other
speculation, to make the most out oft.
From this comes the bribery al elections,
which threatens such terribie,if not fatal,
TO our institutions -Prop.
Journal
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SOMETHING WRoNG The N. Y. Her
aid thinks that the late elections in Ken
lucky, Alabama, Tennessee, and North
Carolina, indicate that there is some.
thing wrong in the democratic machine.
cry" 1t thought the Wings were dead,
disbanded, and never to appear again.
But the evidence is quite otherwise
The Herald concludes by saying -
Therefore, we must conclude that the
palpable manifestations which have bro
ken out of returning life in the body Of
tho Wing party, have practical mean
ing in them, which it would be well for
the Administration TO look into"
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Ten Hour LAW IN New YORK.

IHN fIVUh LAW IN NEW IUhk'-
Below is a transcript of the stem hour
law which was passed by the New
York Legislature, at its last session /:
AN ACT regulating the hours of labor
on public works.
The People Of the State Of Nsw
York represented IN Senate and As
sembty: do enact as .follows
l. Ten hours shall be deemed q
days work, in the absence of any a
greement, for Mechanics and Labor.
ers on any public works of this State
2. This act shall take effect i'm
mediately.
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Railroad Accidents.

Near Oldbridge, on the Camden and
Amboy Railroad, two trains came in
collision on Thursday last, killing five
persons, and more or less wounding some
twenty others. Ono train was carelessly
running upon the time Of the other, and
at the rate of 20 miles an hour. The
trains met on curve. entirely demol
ishing one Of the passenger cars. This
destr uction of human life was the result
of shameful and criminal recklcssness.
ON the New York and New Ha
ven Railroad, near Portchester, an ex
press train was thrown from the track
on Wednesday night, by running upon q
mass of rock which had fallen on the
track The engineer, j. Humphrey,wa.
killed, and the fireman was badly injur
ed.
-AEorHER-l2 Persons KILLED
Providence, Aug IA collision tool
place this morning on the Worcester
Railroad, near the Boston Junction. be
tween the regular train from this city tc
Worcester and an excursion train down
At the time our reporter left, fourteen
ladies were taken from the ruins Both
engines were smashed.
George Griffin, newsboy on the road
is among the killed
Mr.. Southwick, tho engineer, was con
siderably injured by jumping from the
cars
Mr.. Taffee, the President of the road
who was in one Of the cars, escaped with
but little injury.
The cause is said to be the difference
of two minutes time between the en-
gincs.
The Boston train, which stopped fol-
nearly an hour at the scene of disaster
has Just come in.
New YoRK, Friday Erening.-The
collision occurred at sharp curve be-
yond Central Falls. The down train
was behind time and proceeded beyond
Central Falls, at the rate of forty miles
per hour, to reach the switch, where there
is double track to Providence In one
minute the train would have reached the
switch. The up train waited tho usual
time at Pawtucket, and then, having the
right to the road. proceeded at slow
rate around the curve.
NAMES OF THE KILLED.
Rev. Mr.. Penny. of the Episcopal
clergy ,ofiicia ting at Grace Church, Prov
idence, r. l.
Mr.. Wood. of North Bridge
John r. Perkins, fireman, do
Mrs Plant, wife of George Plant, of
Whitingsville
Peter Plant, his son.
A. Charlesworth, of Whitingsyille.
Thomas Brown, do.
William Fullucone, do.
Mrs Caroline Richmond, wife of }.
Richmond.
Peter Rodgers, of North Uxbridge,
aud
Two others unknown.
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Rum DRoPs.-The Mrt0 York Times
comments in severe but just terms of
censure upon new form of confection-
cry calculated to cheat the young and
unsuspecting into acquiring taste for
intoxicating liquors. This disguised
emissary of the fiend, is a sugar prep
aration of alcohol in the shape of drops
or lozenges and which might be
more appropriately named " Rum
Pills" They are manufactured by
confectioners, not as peppermint and
other essential oil drops are prepared,
by combination, but the brandy. rum
or gin is inclosed in the sweet globules.
In this form the drops are sold at the
most respectable saloons. Ladies and
young girls, who would shrink from
the touch Of the Intoxicating cup as
they would from pollution, do not hes
itate to swallow in this form the dis
guised and sugarcoated poison, which
is made doubly dangerous by the form
in which 1t is presented to the palate.