The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-08-16
The Attack on President Pierce


nifty supposed to have been offered to
the President yesterday, we have ia.
ken pains to ascertain the facts, which
we have done, and present them as
follows; The President during the
morning, as is customary, for the Ex.
ecutive at the close of a session of
Congress, had been at the Capitol ap-
proving and signing bills. At about
two o'clock. all the business requiring
ilj presence having been closed, he
left t4o Vice Presidents room. in
compaa. with the Postmaster Gene
raj and his private secretary.
On arriving at the entrance of the
passage which leads to the Senate
chamber, the President waited for a
moment for his carriage to come up.
While standing there, a young man.
without coat, but otherwise d.. s,ed
like a gentleman, approached the Pres
ident, and, remark 3 resi- ctfully that
his name was Jeffcrf-. ana .hat he
longed to Charleston outh Carroll
ma, extended his hand, which the
President took.-Therc was nothing
in the language or bearing of the young
man which indicated intentional rude
ness, although he was evidently in a
state bordering on insanity from the
effects Of liquor.--Thc young man,
after having shaken hands with the
President, retired in the direction of
the door. The carriage came up i'm
mediately, and as the President was
stepping in, something struck his hat.
MI. Webster inquired, "what was
that p The President replied that
''Ee did not know" but at that mo.
ment observing the intoxicated young
man making some violent gesticula-
tons, he suggested to a policeman
standing near that he had better take
care of him. though at that time it
was his own impression, and that of
MIR. Webster, that whatever struck
his hat was accidentally thrown from
an upper window. The carriage was
Immediately driven away, and the
President neither spoke nor thought of
the occurrence until information was
brought to him that the young man
had been arrested for throwing what
proved to be the remaining portion of
hard boiled egg of which he had ca.
ten a part, when he Immediately re-
quested that lie be discharged, and his
friends, if they could be found, be
sent for to take care of him. We al
SO learn that this unfortunate young
man is, as he stated, from Charles
ton, and that ne came within a few
days with his mother to this city. TO
visit sister. who is the wife of a hish.
" respected and cstimable gentleman.
His delirium, since lis arrest has been
such as to require the interpostion of
friends to prevent him from inficting
wounds upon lis own person. He is.
as we understand, in tho care of kind
friends and We hope he may derive
a salutary lesson from this notifying
experience Washington Union.
Az EXCITING ScENE-lIoRsE DASH
ING INTO A Observation-Disclosures
the services at the Second Advent
Campaigning, which was being held
on Saturday evcning,in a tent upon the
plain near Plcasant-stleet, opposite
IINcoLN's Nursery, high 5 ,ilited
horse, whose driver had left him near
the premises, attached to a wagon.
suddenly took fright ard ran of
Coming in contact with the rigging of
the tent outside, he was partially
thrown down and the vehicle was bad.
iy shattered. The animal then discn-
'-,l himself from the body Of the
wa,1A aaa dashed iato the tent, which
was crowded with men, women and
children, and which was but partly IL
Illuminated by few dim.burning lanterns.
The scene that ensued was f,a,rul 10
witness, and it would be difficult to
describe the terror ami Consideration
that followed from such an unexpected
visitation.
In an instant the whole assemblage
was in motion, rushing ouJ Of the tent
in all directions, and running over tue
plain for safety. a midnight cry" of
unusual energy broke unconsciouslv
from the lips of hundreds of tho con-
gregation, as the frantic beast made
his way over stools, settees, tent lines,
and human beings, and it was thought
by many of the residents of the neigh.
borhood, who knew not the cause of
the trouble, that some internal messen-
ger had joined in the services, instead
of the long looked-ior visitant from
the mansions of the blessed. Several
persons were slightly injured, ard a
man named COLLIER, from Westboro,
was seriously hurt. The horse was
secuEed with considerable difficulty ,
and it was a long time before the
preacher could take up the thread of
his discourse, or the audience could
compose themselves sufficiently to lis
ten to his teachings Worcester Spy
(Mass,) Aug. Z.
SETTLEMENT OF KANsAs.-There
is hardly community in our north
em States which has not or will not
send forth its sons To mako for them.