The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-05-17
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

NJ dc Sankey's claim to have discov.
cred the ruins of Sodom and the other
" cities Of the plain" is shown by
Che Waller Vandeveldc, of Utrecht. who
has visited the locality in question, to
be without good foundation.
The free school system went into op.
Grafton in Alabama short time since,
when County commissioner we're elected
with authority to make the most liberal
| appropriations from the Public Schools
in that State.
a youngstcr, who had Just risen to tho
dignity OF the first pair Of boots with
heels to them, laid himself liable. through
some misdemeanor. to maternal chastisc.
mcnt. After pleading to get clear, to no
effect, he exclaimed =" We'll. if I've 20.
to stand it, mean to take off my boots"
"Whyl" asked his mother. Because
| wont be whipped in them new boots,
no how. That's So"
The Sentinel calls the autograph 4.
Rcmarkcr "one Of the most decided
Wing papers" We should call it Meth.
er whig. democrat, nor free soil. but \
most decided bore. 1-Rmland Herald.
Among the late arrivals from Califor-
MIA are Gov. Stevens of Washington Ter.
ritory, Gen. Hitchcock, L. S. A., late
commanding military forces in Cal.
ifornia, and Inland Hall, late u. S.
Land Commissioner in California, and
formerly of Bennington The numerous
friends Of the last named gentlemen in
this State will be pleased to learn Of his
safe arrival, and will greet his return
with a cordial welcome.
The commencement Of Dartmouth
college will take place on the 25th. Goth
aud eth of July.
Money is a wonderful charmcr Mrs.
Stevens Of Wisconsin. in letter to q
life insurance agent, writes that-"It af.
fords me great pleasure to acknowledge
the receipt of 1000, being tho amount
ola policy effected on the life of my late
husband"
The Louisville Courier states tho var.
ious committees appointed to canvass
{ the city and solicit subscriptions for a
monument to the memory of Prof But
Ter, aud the assistance of his widow and
child, are meeting with great success-
There is a universal disposition to con.
tribute to this laudab!c object.
The Know.noihings" are not to
have all the fun to themselves Another
organization has been introduced, called
the Say nothings "-E1
Notwithstanding these new nspiran,s
for public favor. that old original organ
ization, the D1-nothings.n is still OH
the increase. Members are to be seen
NJ all hours at the corners Of the streets,
Badge, cash under the armpits and I
paicu OH the left knee Place Of intia.
ton the enres. three ceut dcggery.
CIerelard PlolmteG'c,.
Miss d. Webster lately arrested in
kenuchy on sns9!e'ou { aiding in the
escape ii slaves, a,s b,e released
DeAc,'1 DIai. ciark, a soldier Of tho
r"vn.ut N a, rcs.dcnl Of Plymouth,
V for ii, asst 30 years died at Brook,
50. CT lew days since, aged 10 years.
Iht Rrman Catholics in Minnesots
on; rmler all oher denominations. A
cathedral is to be erected this season at
81 Paul which will cost 500 900.
The Cashmere goat has been success.
fully introduced and bred in South Car.
olina. The Charleston papers say that
the animal seems perfectly at homo in
the climate, and is as hardy, aud as cas-
lily raised as the common goat. Tho
fleece obtained, is in weight about equal
to that of the choice varieties Of sheep,
while its value is ten times greater.
Governor DUrroN,o Connecticut,in his
message, takes ground in favor of the
constitutonality of prohibitory liquor
law, and advocates its passage. He also
denounces the Nebraska bill in no meas
ured terms and declares that its passage
would be great outrage to the people
of the free States
In recent liquor case in Rhode Is.
land, it was held that the law was un-
constitutional because it contained n
provision by which its going into effect
was made to depend upon the popular
vote. The Supreme Court Of that State
have decided that the validity Of the
law is not effected by its being thus sub
mitted to the people