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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1854-03-25

A Man MURDERED BY SLAyEs.~-The
Savannah Journal, of the 10th instant,
says that horrible murder by slaves was
committed in KnChafoonee county few
days since, The victim, ]. V. McGrady,
was returning home from neighboring
town, when he attacked and beat TO death
with clubs by two of his own negroes,
After killing him, they split his body open
and dragged it into the woods where they
concealed it. The negroes were arrested
and have confessed their guilt.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1854-03-25
Changes of Residence.

Subscribers TO the "Register" who may
change their residence during the present
"moving season." are requested to notify
US of the fact, that their papers may be
left at, or forwarded to, the proper place.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1854-03-25
Death OF a Type Founder.

Fielding Lucas, who has for many years
been the proprietor of the Baltimore Type
Foundry, died on Sunday of last week,
at his residence in the city of Baltimore.
g. The Postmaster General has decI-
ded that San actual subscriber to weekly
newspaper, resident within the County
where the same is printed and published,
is entitled to receive such paper free OF
postage at any office in an adjoining Coun-
ty, provided such is the one at which he
usually receives communications by mail.
to- The New York Journal for March
has been received. This book increases
in value as well as appearance, and we re-
commend it to our readers for trial. Call
at this Office and examine it. Price 81 80.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1854-03-25
Murder in worcester County, Nd.

Last Sunday week Mr.. George Payne
and his family, living near Newark, Wor-
cester county, Nd, went from home,
leaving a white boy named Davis, about
Is years of age, who was then living
with him, and a colored woman by the
name of Margaret, to take care Of The house
and whilst they were absent, it is sup
posed that quarrel broke out between
the boy and the woman, when she struck
him with stool, the blow of which
stunned the boy, and gave him several
blows afterwards, as the bruises on the
body indicate. Thinking that she had
killed him, she became frightened and
drew him TO the well and threw him down.
After Mr.. Payne's return the boy was
missed, and search was made for him, but
withou! success until Monday, when by
tracks of blood they were induced 10 ex-
anime the well, where the body was found.
The woman's clothes were subsequently
found to be stained with blood, as well as
the floor of the kitchen. She is in Jail,
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1854-03-25

RAPE, MURDER AND HANGINq.-A man
by the name Of Mitchell, who was living
near the edge Of Ashe, North Carolina,
went to GTayson Court House on Mon
day last, 10 hear Philip S. White speak
on the subject Of the great and good cause
of Temperance, and horrible TO relate, in
his absence, his own negro man commit
ted rape on his own mistress, after which
he murdered her, put the body in bed in
her house he then ran TO neighbor's
house, informed them his mistress was
dying; he then went to another house and
Informed persons there that she was dead.
lie has been taken up, confessed the he'll
lish deed, and has been lodged in Jail al
GIayson Court House. Report says, he
was whipped, and then hung.
We give the above unwelcome news as
was received, from friend of ours and
suppose it to be correct.--HytheriNe Rep.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1854-03-25
CARPENTER 0ools,

of Planes, Saws, ChisseIs, }
Work Benches, Screws. &C., complete,
/ Cross Cut Saw, and large number Of
articles not necessary to cnumerate. Al
81 y Lot Of
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-12-27

thing should be done. Nothing there
prints to such proceeding. The whole
arrangement is left to the diScrcti0n.of
lie CouncH nj CcHSorS. who should be
guided by the fundamental principles Of
justice aud equity especially as they arc
set forth in the Declaration of the
Rights Of the Inhabitants of the State
of Vermont"
Now the whole language and spirit Of
that chapter is such as to point directly
10 The people, as those from whom the
government is organzed--as those who
who are TO SEQ to it that the government
is such as shall secure equal rights to Tie
pco7,Ic as members of one community. Tie
state. Towns and counties are neither
named or alluded to in the chapter BY
the second part of the Constitution. con.
tanning the frame of the government, it
is provided that the House of RcDrcscn.
t0tircS is to consist of one member from
each Torn: and 50 long as that stands
so, tho linens have equal powers in the
business Of the General Assembly But
that gives them no power in the business
of altering the Constitution itself. That
ought to rest with Mc PeopIe-and the
Convention which the Council Of Cen.
sors is to call, should he so constituted as
to give to the 1c0plc, as far as can be.
c9Wai yjghtS to act ON the business of
that Convention
The last Council Of Censors pyoposcd
an amendment Of the Constitutions
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Temperance Convention

The annual meeting of the Vermont State
Temperance Society will be holden at ST
ALBANS, ON WEDNESDAY, THE nth
DAY OF JANUARY NEXT. at 10 O'Clock
forenoon, and continue through that and the
next day
These annual meetings are ofvast import
ancc, and we hope measures will he adopted
throughout the entire State, to secure large
Convention, and that every town will be rep
resented.
Those represented in procuring subscrip-
tions to the $3.50, 900 fund, who have not yet
reported to the Treasurer, will please forward
to that officer a; Caslleton, previous TO the
annual meeting, the names fthe several sub
scribers, their places OF residence and the a
mount subscribed by each, that il may be
known ut that meeting what progress has
been made IN raising the fund.
tS- Publishers efNewspapers throughout
the State are respectfully requested To insert
this notice in their respective papers.
Castleton, Dec. 18th, 1854.
ZIMRI HOWE, A. WALKER,
JOSEPH STEELE, no. HIGLEY,
! CHESTER SPENCE, JAS. BARRETT,
! J. IL. PATTERSON, En-. Com
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-12-27

Tho Amc,ico rcached Halifax Satur.
day afternoon.cn her way to Boston. She
left Liverpool Dec 9th. The flashing.
ton, from Southampton. Dec. 9th, arriv.
ed at New York on Sunday. The Sarah
Sands, from Liverpool, Dec 9Th, for
Portland, had not arrived
The most important European news
is the report that a treaty has finally
been entered into between Austria aud
thcWestcrn Powcrs-Austtia to declare
war against Russia within ole month,
and England and France to guarantee
Austria against invasion or insurrection
Austria calls on the Germanic States
to support with federal troops; but Rus
sian influences arc at work in opposition
to this Commercial letters assert that
Austria entered into this treaty unwil.
lirgly, but consented to it in preference
to breaking with the Western Powers.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-12-27
Miscellaneous Items.

The concluding volume of Grote 1
History of Greece is announced by
the English publishers. Two additions
al volumes Of Macaulay's History Of
England are also promised.
Lockhart, sonin law Of Sir Walter
Scott, died last month.
The BostonTimes comments severe
" upon tho facility with which tho
jury credited the testimony Of Miss
Nudge in the Bcalc case, and saws !:
d" A dozen of those wooden heads
that seem almost to monopolze i,ry
business would, as the old English
bishop said, convict Abel OF the muir
der of Cain"
Commodore Stockton is ont in let.
ter in favor of the Know Nothing doc
trincs. None but native Americans,
he says, should hold office, and for>
eigners should be required to reside
here twcnty~one years before natural>
ization.
Bancroft, the historian. in his recent
address before the New York IIistori>
cal Societ., avowed his belief in the
trinity and other orthodox doctrines.
His father was one of the founders of
Unitaranism in Massachusetts,. and the
sons conversion to the opposite faith
causes a sharp sensation in religious
circles.
There are two reasons why some
people don't take the advice Of "mind
your own business" First thew have
no business, and sccoud, no mind to
bring it.
Gen. J. II. Adams has been elected
Governor Of South Carolina.
ANCIENT AGREcuLruRlsrs.-The
first three men in the world, were a
gardener, plowman, and a grazicr !;
and if any man object that the second
OF these proved a murderer, he will
please remember that as soon as ho
was so, he quit the profession, and be.
gan to build a city
i like to hear a child cry jocosely
said the Able Nlanod.
why ? asked one of his auditors.
Because, then there is some hope
Of his being sent away
BY the latest accounts Of the fashion
Of sentlumen's garments in Europe, wo
learn that they will vary little from the
fashion Of last wiuter. All garments
will be worn longer palctots, cloaks and
and coats Of ali descriptions, being made
more ample. Cloaks will be much worn.
The pantaloons most in favor with the
beaux, are still tight ; in length, wais t.
coat will not come below the coat.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-12-27

No. 72.-Resoluiion relating to heClaims
Of the Iroquois Indians.
Resolrcd, by Tie Senate ami House
Of Representatives, That the governor
be directed to appoint commissioner ia
ascertain the amount and extent Of the
claim of tho Iroquois Indians upon this
state. for compensation for land formerly
owned by them in this state, and that
said commissioner be fully empowered to
negotiate said claim and ascertain what
sum to be paid by this state will satisfy
the same, and report the result of his in.
vcstigations and negotiations to the next
general assembly of this state.
Rcso(aca, That the treasurer of this
state be and his hereby directed to pay
the commissioners appointed to negotiate
said claim on the part Of tho lroquois
Indians the SUM of fifty dollars, to dc.
fray their expenses whiIo in attendance
upon the general assembly at the present
session.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-12-27
Hon. Geo. P. Marsh,

We find the following complimentary
notice of this gentleman in alate number
of the National MtelHgcncer. 1t was
an unfortunate day for the diplomatic
service of our Government when Pres
ident PIERCE removed Mr.. MARSH to
make room for political favorite.-
Our Government will hardly again be
so respectfully represented at the Sub
lime Porte :-JourndI.
Mn. MARSH. Of this distinguished
gentleman and scholar, who has recent
" returned from his mission to Con-
stantinople, and who is at this moment
in Washington, we find the following
mention in a recent English book cnti
tied " Diary in Turkish and Greek
Waters, by the Right Hon. the Earl Of
Carlisle -
Under date Of August ID, 1858. at
Constaniinoplo :" | met the American
Legation at dinner with our Ambassa-
dor. Mr.. MARSH, the Minister, is one
of the best conditioned and most fully>
informed men it is possible to find any
where.
August Sd. l called on Mr.. and
Mrs. Marsh"
Under date Of January 9TH, 1854,
at Malta :" At dinner at the Gov>
errors ] l had the pleasure of again
seeing Mr.. Marsh, the late American
Minister at Constautinople, on his way
hence. Sir William Reid was struck
as every one must be, with the full
ness Of his knowledge and his easy and
simple manner of communicating it,"
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-12-27

The PEElLS OF THE LUNGS With
the exception OF the eye, the Lungs
are the most delicately constructed
organs in the body. and HE is in peril
when they do not properly perform
their functions. The least Inflammation
interteres with their regular action, and
then the blood Is i'm perfectly purified,
the circulation becomes irregular, the
Nervous System is disturbed, and the
general health suffers. And it is in
the early stages Of the difficulty that
the great mischief is done: for while
the patient is thinking about his case,
and considering whether or not he is
really sick enough to need medicine,
-Tubercles may be forming, or worse
still, sometimes, may be bursting in
the Lungs. But if the proper remedy
be promptly applied, the CJugh, Cold
or Cdtarrh is at once removed, and to
use the words of Daniel Webster, the
sufferer Z" breathes freer and deeper"
DR.. Rogers Syrup of Liverwort, Tar
and Canchalagua is admirably adapted
to the cure of the above class of diseas-
cs. 1t is prepared with special ref
ercnce to them by an experienced Ply
sician it is prompt in its action, al
ways safe, and may be given to tho
youngest child or the most delicate fe-
male with perfect confidence in its sue
cess. Try it.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-12-27

A Turkish Will, AND INGENUITY OF
A DERvIsE-A testator left to his eldest
son one half of his horses to his second
son one third of his horses, and to his
third sou one ninth of his horses, The
testator had seventeen horses The ex.
ecutor did not know what to do, as sew
enteen will neither divide by two, nor
three, nor by niue. A dervse came up
on horseback, and the executor consult.
ed him. The deryise said" Take my
horse and add him to tho others" There
were then eighteen horses, Tho cxecu-
tor then gave to the eldest son one-half,
nine to the second son one third, six
to the third son oneninth, two; total
seventeen The deryise then said you
don't want my horse pow,I Will take him
back again"
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-12-27
a MODERN RIP VAN WINKLE.-

A MODERN RIP VAN WlNKLE.-
The English ship Plovcr lately arrived
at San Francisco from the Polar Sea,
where she had been ice>Lound since
lS47. A correspondent Of the Roch-
ester Union says -
When she left San francisco, some
years ago, it was A mere trading sta
ton, resortcd to by a few vessels in
pursuit Of hides, and the town or place
contained only few adobe houses
The captain and crew If the rlovcr
expected to find the same san f'ran>
cisco, in 1851, that they left in 1917.
The captain, therefore, sailed into the
bay without pilot. aud approached
the city in the evening. He was amaz-
ed at the numerous lights he saw
When he awoke from his dream OF
seven years the next morning, he found
noble city occupying the site of the
ancient San Francisco. lie had known
nothing Of the Mexican war. and &C,
ccsSion of California to the United
States, and the many other great events
that had taken place during the time
he had been locked up in the frozen
regions of the North.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-12-27

Addison County Court. Dec. 1854.
4th Case Tuesday Dec. l9--Davis
Lufkin, revieNee. as Town of Starks-
boro, reviewer Action for damages for
iusuificiency ofhighway. Verdict for plain
tiff - damages. s30i,5s. (About $50 less
than previous verdict Ncedham, Barber
s. Bushnell, and Grandcy for plf. L.
J Phelps, s. s. Phelps, and A. NJ.
Hawkins, for det't
5th.-Edrick Adams Us. David II.
Post Action OF ejcctment. Verdict
for defendant. Pierpoint for plff Tuck.
err and Grnhdoy for deft.
6th.-Stato as Harry Goodrich. In.
dictmcnt for speaking with jury under
his charge before delivering up their yer.
dict ICON. Stat. CHI. l06, sec. 23) Vcr.
dict for respondent, by direction of
Court. Woodbridge for State; Barber
& Bushnell and L. j. Phelps for re-
snonufnt.
The Court adjourned last Saturday
there being jury cases sufficient at least
to occupy another week. The time allowed
by the existing law is evidently too short,
the Judge being compelled to hold a
Court i'll Bennington County, two weeks
from the commencement Of the term
here The act of last year, fixing the
beginning of our December term one
week later thon formerly, should be re-.
pealed. Some important cases, after a
large number of witness had been kept
waiting here for week or two, are
obliged to go over till next June.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-12-27
A Man WHO LIVES NorIN VAIN.

A Man WHO LIVES Not IN VAIN
Thomas Garratt, in the United States,
aged 20 years, was tried for having
aided the escape of fifteen slaves at
one time. and was f,.ed in 5000 dol.
lars; while his entire property was es-
timatel at ) 800 dollars Afier the auc-
ton, the sheriff unrclentinaly said
"Wcll, now, CARAT, We have made
YOU begsar in your old age, and |
think you had better learn to mind
your own business, and let other lco-
pies alone" "Yes," said CARAT, "in
my old age We have made a bessar of
me but, old as am. | have not lived
altogether in vain, for l have the
names Of l 400 slaves that have aid.
ed to escape, and If thee knows Of any
poor fugitive that wants friend to
night. send him to old Thomas Car
raft"
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-12-27

The number of deaths in Savannah
from the 18th of August to the 3lst Of
October was 1907, including 6l3 from
yellow fever. OF the whole number,
only 90 were colored persons, and but
Is of these died of yellow fever. Ten
physicians, three medical students,
:hree clergymen, and two editors, fell
victims to the epidemic and it is esti-
mated that, including the dead, 5000
persons were attacked.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-12-27
Senator Atchison.

Oar Kansas Territory correspondent
in his letter alludcd to speech he had
heard Senator Atchison make at Lcavcn
worth. Mo, which the honorable speaker
uttered with bottle Of whiskey at his
elbow, and at its close. was SO intoXicat.
ed that he could not walk. We have
convcrsed with gentleman who heard
this same speech, and he vcrifics the
statement of our correspondent. lie
says moreover the speech was intcrlard
cd with oaths and vul garty from begin.
ming to end And this man has been
held up as model Democratic states.
man. He has occupied the position Of
President of the United States Senate
and by the death of one man is n posi-
bic President Of this great republic -
lie is a beautiful specimen Of dcmocra-
cy He is the same man who ordered
from Kentucky. while President Of the
|. 5. Senate, n barrel Of Bourbon wills
key to treat his friends at Washington.
No wonder the people arc rising in their
might to hurl such men from power
No wonder they are sick Of party
which arrays itself under the banners OF
men Of such moral weakness as Atchison
and mental weakness as Pierce. - EruHS-
rWc IN .J0RrHuI
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-12-27

THE New CARMiNA SAcRA.-This
new singing book, by many regarded as
tho best of Lowell Mason's works, has
been received from tho publishers. Rice
Il Kendall, Boston-successors 10 Will
kins & Carter 1t contains all or near
ly all the old favorite tunes, with va.
riety Of new compositions and arrange
mouts. anthems, chants, Sc. Like all
its predecessors from the same author it
and the eminently devotional character
Of its music, and its adartedness to all
the ordinary wants of choirs and singing
schools, justly ontitlc it to this success
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-12-27
f|g- Since it appears probable tina

ES8~ Since it appears probable that
the British government will soon have
to borrow ten millions of pounds, or
fifty millions of dollars towards the
Eastern war, it is suggested By one of
our border contemporaries that Mr..
Pierce might make an offer to purchase
Canada To- that amount. The treasury
of the United States is Overlooking.
and it thinks it would be a good spec
ulation to deplete it for that purpose
Albany Argus.
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STATE OF VERMONT,

MoNrrELlER, Nov %, 1851
l hereby certify that the foregoing ff
ty chapters are true copies of acts and
resolutions passed by the General As.
scmbly of this State. at the October Ses.
sion, \ d. 1851. as appears by tho files
aud records in this office.
DANIEL Z. THOMPSON.
Nccrcf1r, oT Cy,,/o
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cir Rtoi5trr.
MIDDLEBURY, DEC. ~, fSji.

Addison County Agricultural So
ciety-Annual Meeting.
The twelfth annual meeting of the Ad
olson County Agricultural Society will
be held at the Town loon in Middle
bury, on Wednesday, the l7th day Q
January, 1855.
JOSEPH II. BARRETT. SGD
! Middlcbury, Dec. 2G, 1854.
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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-12-27
Approved, November a, 1854,
Ne. 7i,-Resolution relating to the
furnishing Of Public Documents to In
& \

~ t'ihssoiu'ioh iciotihB W tuc
furnishing Of Public Documents to In
situations Of Learning.
Resoleed, by The Senate and House
Of Representatives., That our senators
in congress- be instructed, and our rep,
resentatives requested, to use their best
eIertions to procure law ct congress to
furnish each incorporated academy, col.
lego or other Institution of learning in
the United States, with copy of all
documents hereafter published by con.
gross, pertaining to matters of general
interest to the several states.
Res0ircd. That the secretary Of state
BIO requested to furnish each senator and
representative in congress from this
state with copy of the above resolution.