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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-06-08
MURDER AT THE MCLEAN AsytuM

MURDER AT THE MCLEAN ASYLUM.
On the 28th ult., during the alb
sence of the attendant, the door of Mrs.
Jameson, one of the patients at the
Mclean Asylum, Somervillc, was left
unlocked, and she invited Mrs. Jane C.
Strong, an aged and feeble patient, be-
longing to Vermont, into her room,
where she choked her to death. Mrs.
Jameson confcsses the manner Of do
ing the deed, and says Mrs. Strong
had been annoying her for many months
by continually asking for eight" She
believed the Lord had at last delivered
the old lady into her hands, land if there
was any more light in another world,
she determined to let her see it. Wher
the attendants entered the room, Mrs.
Jameson was praying, and she says
that she prayed while doing the deed
and thanked God for permitting hel
thus to glorify him. The unhappy lu.
matte, it appears, had sufficient cunning
to deceive the attendant by pretending
to be sick abed, and that she did not
intend to get up till dinner time. She
pleaded piteously to have her door left
ajar, because it would be so lonesome
to be locked up so long. The officers
Of tue institution are not disposed to
blame any parties in this matter.
Charles r. Train, Esq, Attorney
for the Aliddlesex district, has investi-
gated the circumstances connected with
the death Of Mrs. Strong, and in a let
ter to the Committee of the Trustees,
says:
I'm the absence of the declarations
of Mrs. Sarah jameson, an insane pa
tent in the Asylum, there is no evil
dcnce tending to show that Mrs. Strong
came to her death by violence. My be-
lief is, however, that Mrs. Strong was
was stranglcd By Mrs. jameson. who
was, at the time of the commission Of
the act, utterly ire ponsible,b by reason o.
insanity. Any legal procecdin IS there
fore, seem to be unnecessary and mad.
Missile. | fad no evidence Of any
neglect of duty on the part of any of
the attendants in the Institution"
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The Wing Party.

Sundry newspapers, locofoco and
free soil, are amusing themselves with
an extract from the New York Tribune,
which Gas they interpret it) implies a
dissolution of the Wing party. 1t is
certainly true that a class of pseudo
wings abandoned the whig party at the
last Presidential election-and yet the
party seemed not to miss them. Gen.
Scott received more votes than were
ever before cast for any whig candi
date. - Wafchmdn.
We think, with the Waterman, that
the apostatising of the Tribune, with
the Sewardism at its tag, will hardly
prove what that Journal assumes, to
wit the ndoing Of the Wing party.
The large mass of the Wings are ma
tional and conservative, and the class
of them so prominent for their fillibus-
ter, sectional and disorganizing isms,
may well be called ''pseudo Wings"
and are not near so important as they
think themselves --BracGrd Mgui err.
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trips, from Portland to Montreal, on Tn
fifteenth of July next

How THE LAW WoRKs.--Under thi.
heading, the Burlington Free Press O
Monday week contains the following par
agraph
Our Jail is TO rent Its lockups arc
deserted. Its customers have left il and
its cells may be thrown wide open, for
there are none to escape sheriff Bow
man informs us that at the time of his
taking charge of the institution, (the st
of December last.) there we're seven in
mates Since then some thirty odd have
been accommodated with free lodgings
But since the first accck ia March, they
have been dropping off till at this pres.
ent writing not an occupant is left. Can
anybody tell us when this has happened
before2
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BeD~Thc general disgust caused by
a late notorious eulogy on Russia and
her dcspotic government, published in
the Administration organ at Washing
ton, has forced its author, Mr.. Roger
A. Pryor, to come out under his own
name, and avow the gratuitous pane
gyric to be his creation. Though he is
one of the editors Of the paper in ques-
ton, and though we believe his expla-
nation has not yet appeared in its col
umns, we may take it as sufficient to
absolve his colleagues from all person.
al responsibility in the matter. And
as for the Administration, though we
have never thought of holding it ac-
countable for the lucubrations of any
journal, it is perhaps proper to add that
neither the President, nor Cabinet, nor
any of its Members, had anything to
do with suggesting or concocting this
preposterous laudation of the Gar
and his system. The glory belongs to
Mr.. Roger A. Pryor exclusively lie
may rejoice in it, and in the knowledge
that his disquisition has been officially
forwarded to st. Petersburgh by the
Russian Embassy at Washington, as a
proof of the innocent ingenuity of the
American Democratic ss.-TriJune.
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SUICIDE The wife of DR. Sherwood
of Hoosick n. Y (says the Bennington
Banuer) committed suicide by hanging
herself on Friday morning the 18th inst.
We understand that the sole cause of
her committing the deed was attributed
to the blind delusion Of spirit rappiug"
and spirit tipping" The papers from
all quarters teen with instances of like
nature. When will men learn wisdom,
and let the miserable humbugs of the
day alone2 Mrs S was an estimable
woman, and leaves family and large
number Of friends to mourn her sad fate.
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ceived instructions from Madrid to con.
slider, in connection with the principal
shareholders, the propricty of emancipa-
ting the negroes and binding them as
apprentices also to allow the introduc.
ton of emigrants from Africa.
Intelligence from Cardenas confirms
reports of the finding of revolutionary
documents among the soldiers of the
barracks.
There was quite row at the univer.
sity on the 10th of May, the anniversary
of the landing of Lopez. Several stu
dents were arrested, four of whom, who
were charged with having collected mon
ey for the Cuban junta, were dismissed
Political affairs for the moment are qui
ct business is dull weather very fine.
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FIRST LIQroR SRlzuRs IN WooD-
sTocK.-On Sunday night last, the first
martyr to the new liquor law,-the same
person who was recently made famous
by his brother rummies in the celebrated
HabedS Corpus case,-was again found
drunk, aud us matter Of course taken
into custody, and good lodgings furnish
ed him in the county Jail. Late in the
e:ening it was ascertained that be, in
company with negro, had hired team
and had been to the town of Cornish,
New Hampshire, to a miserable grog-
shop kept by an abandoned wretch by
the name of Wilkins, and procured sew
eral gallons of rum. The negro was
seen driving through the village just at
night, with tea chest in the wagon, in
which it was strongly suspected their
hard-earned treasure was concealed.
Early on Monday morning complaint
was made by three legal voters, before
the editor of the STANDARD, (who very
meekly wears the honors of Justice of
the Peace,) that they believed rum was
deposited, &c, ON the premises of the
negro. \ warrant was accordingly is
sued, directing High Sheriff Richmond
to search the premises. He soon brought
before us a two gallon jug nearly full to
the stopple, found, as he said, buried in
the dirt. The supposed owner was sum
moned to appear forthwith and answer
to the complaint, but, taking counsel of
his fears, he doubtless concluded that
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EE The SchooJcllO,o, an excellent
illustrated monthly of instructive ant
entertaining reading for Boys and Girls
is now published by Messrs. Evans ant
Britton, at 697 Broadway, New York
1t is edited by w. c. Richards, Esq.
and Mrs. Alice b. Neal. Each number
contains S2 pages and several engravings
and is issued on the first of the month
Terms. 81 year; 8 copies 81; 10 cop
les, 81; 80 copies. $40.
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n,ay-The Bible Convention, called

BD-The Bible Convention, called
by Andrew jackson Davis, William
Lloyd Garrison and others, met in Hart
ford Friday. 1t was organized by the
appointment of Joseph Barker of Ohio
as President, j. X. ingalls, and Mr..
Torrance, both Of New York, Vice
Presidents, and Augustus o. Moore Of
Hartford Secretary. About 200 per-
sons, including spectators, were in at
tendance. The New York Herald
heads its account of this Infdel Con-
vention as follows: Injecting of Phi
losophers, Theologians, Thinkers,
Strongminded Women, Spiritual Rap
pers, Atheists, aud Negroes. -
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GPuBtIc RES ,LUTIoN-No. a.
A RESOLUTION for the Relief of the
Spanish Consul and other subjects of
Spain, residing at New Orleans, and
of subjects of Spain residing at Key
West, by indemnity for losses occa-
stoned in the year eighteen hundred
fifty-one.
Resolved by the Senate and House OF
Representatives of the United States OF
America in Congress assembled, That
the President of the United States be
aud is hereby requested to cause an in
vcstigation to be made Of any losses that
may have been sustained by the Consul
of Spain and other persons residing al
Key West, in the year eighteen hundred
aud fifty one and who, at that time, were
subjects of the Queen of Spain. by VIC
lence of individuals arising out of intel
ligence then recently received at thos,
places, Of the execution Of certain per
sons at Havana, in Cuba. by the Span
ish authorities af that island, and tina
such losses, so ascertained, to persons a
that time subjects as aforesaid, on Ger
tifcate Of tho Secretary of State, tina
the same are proven to the satisfaction
of the President, together with the rea
sonable costs of the investigation, shall
be paid to those entitled, out Of any mo
ney in tie Treasury not otherwise ap
proprated.
Approved, March 8, 1853.
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MURDER AT Troy We learn from
The Troy Post, that on Wednesday, a
bout p. NJ, woman of bad character
named Robinson, living near State Dam.
went into grocery corner Of Rensselaer,
and River-st., kept by man named
flanagan, against who she had an old
grudge and wanted him to drink with
her he at last consented to drink a
glass of beer A young woman present
was invited to drink with them, which
she did. As they we're about to drink,
Mrs Robinson took paper from her
pocket contaiuing.a white powder, some
of which she put in the beer of flanagan
and the young woman. On their asking
what it was, she said it was the incest
kind of loaf sugar. They both drank
the beer. The powder. which was arsen-
ic, soon began to have its effect, and
flanagan and the woman had physicians
called, but in spite of all theft excrtions
Lauagan died of the poison about u o.
clock ; the other victim was still alive
when The Post went to press. A coroner's
inquest was sitting on the case Of Lana
gan, and was adjourned to On Thurs
day evening. The poisoner was arrested
about 81 near the Troy House. When
she was taken sh e had two pistols, one
of Colts revolvers and single barrel, in
her possession. both loaded
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JAMAIcA-A correspondent of the
New York Courier & Enquirer gives a
very deplorable account of the condition
of Kingston, Jamaica. He says that
the population are idle and mendicant,
the houses going to ruiz, business and
productions at a stand, and everything
growing worse daily. The picture seems
to be rather exaggerated, but doubtless
the facts are bad enough. Slavery is
terrible, to maintain it or to abolish it.
-PrOUidence Journal.
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LIQUOR CASES IN NoRTHFIELD.-A
friend IN Mortified has sent us the fol-
lowing. Something more than a week
ago an Irishman, named John Sullivan,
got drunk, and he was found in mud
puddle on the next morning. dead
having been drowned in water not more
than six inches deep.-It appeared
probable from developement at the in
quest that liquor had been sold at some
halfa dozen places in town. Thereupon
search warrants were issued. seven lila.
ces were scaichcd, and liquor was
fouui IL he hands oi three persons.
Oac plead guilty tnl was fined SO,
aud the other two left for paris I'M
known. One Of the three complainants,
on whose oath search was made. ( Lean
der Foster it seems was marked for
vengeance on account of his action in
the matter. On the nig ht of the 9th
ult., key charged with liquor was
placed on his premises, and process for
search was obtained on the affidavit
of three opponents of the law. Accor.
dinghy on the 18th Fosters premises
were searched, and of course the liquor
was found. A trial ensued Foster
proved to the satisfaction of the Court
that he had committed no offence, and
got verdict in his favor. Thereupon
Foster just pulled the tap to the key,
let out the liquor, and returned the key
t. its owner-empty. Counsel for the
prosecution against Foster, Randall of
Mortified and Vail of Montpclier-fcr
Foster, Carpenter( Heman) and Joyce
of Mortified. - Wdtchndn.
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VIRGINS ELECTION Baltimore
May 27.-1st district-Bayley, Dem.

VIRGINS ELECTION Baltimore.
May 27.-1st district-Bayley, Dem.
no opposition.
2d-Millson, Dem, elected,
3d-Caskle, DEM, 800 mai.
4th-Goode, Dem, elected.
5th-Wooten. Wing, 175 maj. in
Campbell Co. the result is doubtful.
6th---No returns.
7th-Snowden, Wing, is $50 ahead.
Four counties to hear from-result
doubtful.
Sth-Faulkner, Dem, is elected by
500 maj.
9th, 10th and 12th-No opposition
to Democratic candidates.
11th-No returns.
The Wings gain several members Of
the Legislature.
We have no definite returns for
Commissioners of Public Works. The
vote is generally small.
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GPUBLlc REsoLurloY--.No 81

GPuBLic REsoLurloN--No 6
A RESOLUTION for the Appoint
ment of Regents in the Smithsonian
Institution.
Resolved by tho Senate aud House of
Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled. That
the vacancies in the the Board of Re
gents of the Smithsonian Institution of
the class "olher than members of Con-
gross" be filled by the appointment of
Alexander Dallas Baeho, a member Of
the Nationll Institute, and resident in
the City Of Washington, aud John Mac
Pherson Bcr.ion. of the State of Geor-
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VIRGINIA ELECTION Baltimore, June
2.-Full returns of the Virginia cleo
tion show that the Democrats have elect
ed the whole Congressional delegation
The House stands 5 Democrats, 50
Whigs-Whig gain of g. The Senate
stands 9 Wings, 10 Democrats--Whig
gain [
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WASHINGTON, June 4.-The Union OF
this morning contains an article upon
our New Mexican affairs 1t takes the
ground that the conduct of Governor
Frias in seiziDg, with an armed force
the Mesilla valley,is an outrage combined
with folly; that considering the weak
condition of Mexico, it would hardly be
magnanimous in the United States tC
make a hostile demonstration about it
but if the act is not disavowed by the
Mexican authorities, the United States
cannot hesitate how to act. The article
bears the stamp of authority.
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~. The June term of the Addison
CS/Court commenced yesterday Hon.
RonERT PIERroINT, presiding judge, aud
Hon. Roswell BoTTUM, Jr, and Hon.
JosEru HAYWARD, assistant judges.
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EE The following story is goin

- The following story is going
the rounds of the English papers
Two sons of nobemen, at school at
Eton, were asked to Windsor Castle to
spend the day with the prince of Wales.
His highness having in the course Of
the days amusements given himself
some airs which the young Etonians
had no relish for, one of them gave him
sound drubbing. The circumstance
reached the ears of the Queen, who hav
ing ascertained on inquiry that her son
had given sufficient provocation to merit
the thrashing, had the good sense to ex
press her satisfaction at the lesson taught
him
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! EE The Womeu's Temperance con
rention at Rochester, few days ago,
declined to take woman's rights ground.
whcreupon Miss Susan b. Anthony re-
signed the Office of secretary, and said
her soul was no longer with the society
She accordingly withdrew her body.
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"The Wing party is dead Fro,
Soil newspapers.
viii the free soil newspapers consider
the following figures, and tell us wheth
err or not the free soil party has takcr
the underground railroad for parts un
known Evidently that party has gone
somewhere
Loeo Vote. Wig rotc. Frccsoil rotc
1913, 1928, 1853 1,3G2,242 292,6is
1852, 1852 1,383,573 157 ,296
Gain in 1852 to the locos 36l,76l
gain to the Wings 81 1891 EE loss tc
the freesolers l94.347-or nearly one
half of the frcesoil vote in 1915
Wdtchmdn
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SHOCKING DEATH.-A fireman name d
Dodge, was killed on Vermont Valley
Railroad near Putney, the 23d ult.i
while oiling the machinery of the loco
motive while it was in motion. He was
drawn into the machinery. and the lower
part of his body torn to fragments be-
ore be was discovered.
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UNIvER sALIsr CoLLgGE.-The work
of the construction of the College build
ings ON Walnut Hill, Somerville. near
Medford, has been commenced. Work
men have commenced laying the founda-
tions. The stone used is Medford gran.
lite. The buildings are to be of brick
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Gbt Rrglstrr.
MIDDLEBURY, JUNE 8, 1883.
Whig State Convention.

A Convention of the Wings Of the State Of
Vermont will be holden at Montpelier, on
WEDNESDAY, THE 22d DAY OF JUNE, al
10 o'clock A. NJ, for the purpose of nominal
ticket for State officers preparatory fol the
next September Election, and for the transac.
ton of such other business as may be deemed
cxpcdient and proper.
CARLOS BAXTER,
H. N. BRIGGS,
EDWARD KIRKLAND, State
GEO. W, GRANDEY. : Central
b. W. BARTHOLOMEW, Comm.
II. NJ. BATES,
HENRY ST0WELL,
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IL Dates from Buenos Ayres are
to April ?. The city was still be-
sieged. 1t is said that Urquiza him
self is now opposed to a treaty of
peace, and it was feared he nigh, join
the best egers.
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[PuBLlc REsoLUTIoN-No Is.
A RESOLUTION providing for the
Printing and Binding of the Re
turns of the Seventh Census"
Resolved by the Senate and House Of
Representatives of the United States oil
America in Congress assembled. That
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Es. The " Amphions ." givea CON
cert at Union Hall, in this place, on
Saturday evening ofthis week. See adj
vertisement
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% The up train on the Fitchburgh Rail-
road was thrown off the track, 9th ult,
Is miles below Fitchburgh Several
cars were broken. No one badly injur-
ed
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EA Chevalier WYcKoFF, whose love
adventures have been so noted, has sue.
ceeded in obtaining the consent of Miss
GAMBLE to marriage. She was the
lady who had him imprisoned.
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Mr.. ELMoNT-The Washington u
Mon defends Gen. Pierce for the appoint
ment of Mr. Belmont, who, according to
the organ, is, although an Austrian, an
enthusiastic admirer" of our institutions,
a great friend-we have no doubt of it
of the party which has given him high
office, and has literally devoted his time,
his energies and his MEANS to its success.
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e. Mr.. Hurlburt, who was serious
ly injured at this place last week, is YET
alive, and there is hope of his recovery.
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LIZ On the 10th of May, six gallons
of Rum, supposed to belong to one Nor.
ris, an inn-keepor in Bolton, were seized
and destroyed in that town, and the res
poudent fped $50 and costs Of prosecu-
tion.
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E1- Il is confidently believed that
the cars on the Atlantic and St. Law
renee will make their regular through
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B1- Cherries from Virginia have
appeared in the New York mar
ket. They sell for Is cents per pound.
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EE PUTNAM has been com ellcd TO
publish several editions of the earlier
numbers of his Monthly.
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PUBLfc REsoLUrtoN-No. 5.
A RESOLUTION allowing in certain
cases to the owners of Steamers fur.
ther time to make the necessary prep.
ara,ions to bring their Vessels within
the provisions of an Act entitled IAN
Act to amend an Act entitled An
Act to provide for the better Securi
ty ofthe Lives of Passengers on board
of vessels propelled in whole or in p,rt
by steam and for other purposes,
Approved August thirheth, eighteen
hundred and iifty-two
Resolved by the Senate and House oi
Representatives of the United States OF
America in Congress assembled, That
any Inspector of Steamers, appointed un'
der the act aforesaid, if not furnished
seasonably with the necessary means OF
rf dischargiug his duty, or who shall be
satisfied when an enrolled, licensed or
registered steamer is inspected by him.
and found deficient i'll the requirements
made by said act, that such omissions
are not occosioned by any fault or neg
loct of the owner or master. he may
grant, upon application therefor, or of
his own accord, such further reasonable
time after said act goes into effect. as he
he may deem sufficient with due diligence
to make all necessary preparation to
make any such vessel, her machinery and
equipment conform to the provisions of
said act Provided, The time so allow
ed shall in no case exceed ninety days
after the first day of January. eighteen
hundred and Gfty-thrcc
Sec. 9 And be it further resolved,
That no such vessel so allowed further
time for preparation, shall be liable to
seizure or to any penalty under said act
during the time specified, for any def
cheney intended to be covered by the OK
tension of time granted by such inspcc-
tor.
Anproyed. January :, 1858.
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Havana, May est is reported
here that the captain general has re-
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ES There are known, at present
20 planets between Mars and Jupiter.
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O. Our Wing County Convention
meets today at 10 o'clock, A. VI.
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Resolved by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That
the Secretary of the Interior be rcqur-
cd to append the census returns of the
State of California. made by that State,
to the report thereof, now in course of
preparation Mt the Census Office.
Approved, January 7, 1853