The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-05-24
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.


EXPLOSION AND Loss OF LiFE.-BaL
timore, May ga terrible explosion
occurred at the English Coal Pits, four
teen miles from Richmond, yesterday
Twenty mon, who were in the pit at tho
time, were killed, with the exception Of
one, and he was taken up dreadfully in
jured. The bodies were terribly multi
ated. The accident was caused BY leaks
from "old damps."
Sheridan Knowles, now upwar6s Of
seventy, is preaching to a Baptist Con-
gregation at Islington against the Roman
Catholics. He has pension of r20O
from the Government, also receives a
handsome income from the performances
of his Plays
We learn from the Liverpool Mercury.
that James Montgomery, the world
known poet, died at bis residence in Shelf.
field on the Goth ult., at the ago of 80
years.
Charley Napier" as they call the
rough old seadog, who commands tho
Baltic fleet, has been living separate from
his wife some time The day before he
sailed from Portsmouth, they met in tho
street, (Lady n. had come down to See
him. and "Old Charley" kissed her be.
fore all the by ISLANDERS, tucked her arm
under his own, and marched her off to
his inn, in triumph
CAUGHT IN A TRAP.-It is said at
Washington that Douglas presented his
Nebraska bill to the President, and after
conversing upon the subject, Douglas in
duced the President to make certain al
terations or interliueations in his own
hand writing. Douglas now holds that
bond, aud if the President does not too
the mark, he will expose him. So it ap-
pears that the great man of New Hamp.
hire has been taken in by the little giant
Of Illinois.
HE ADMINISTRATION CONDEMNED BY
ITS FRIENDS. The New York Evening
Post, in announcing the defeat of the ad.
mlnistration in the recent struggle in the
House. says the administration sacri-
feed its dignity, and violated the prerog-
tive OF coordinate branch of the gov
eminent, without any reward but one
which, indeed, it most deserved hu-
initiating defeat
The CRUISE OF THE Norm STAR
The popular and most agreeable volume
OF DR.. Choules has reached sale of
eight thousand It's descriptions of tho
Baltic and the Bosphorus, now the scenes
of such exciting interest render it es-
pecially attractive
YALE CoLLEcE.-For the next com.
mencement Senator Seward is to be or.
a tor of the Phi Beta Kappa Society, and
John G., SAKE the poet
The Louisville Democrat says tina.
one of the jurors in the Ward trial took
his ploughs to blacksmith of Stephens.
burg, and offered him the money to do
the work needed on them, but the latter
refused to work for him at all One of
the merchants Of the town refused to
sell one of the jurors goods for cash.
: The saying " that there is more pleas.
ure in giving than receiving" is supposed
to apply chiefly to kicks, medicine and
advice
The price of wild land has been fixed.
Mr.. David A. Neal, of Boston has un.
dertaken the charge of selling the COM
pany's lands, and report that the lands
. : are scattered through forty-seven coun-
ties lie says - propose to select
10000 acres from the highest valuations,
and hold these for sale by special con.
tract, not, of course, less than $40 per
acre. The next value, to the extent Of
$4,000 acres, will be sold at SIS then
800, 600 acres at SIS, and the balance
at IS. until it shall be deemed expedient
, to advance these rates Credit to DO
given to actual settlers, but cash to DO
insisted ell from spectators
n An officer on board one of the
:. vessels of the allied fleets, writes THE
scenery along the southern coast of the
= Black Sea is beyond description noun
e tains Of stupendous height literally GOV.
n cred with snow, with immense forests of
+ pine trees protruding, which, owing to
f the excessive clearness of the atmo-
. sphere. appear to be close to you, though
, in fact. fifty or sixty miles distant
b The loyelest weather you can possibly
>. in CINE not cloud to be seen, and
perfectly calm
= ADVANTAGE OF PAYING FOR A News
rArER IN ADyANCE--One of the facts
c put into the evidence at the trial in the
supreme court. to sustain the will Of the
; late William Russell, was, that only
G few days before he made the will, he
y called at the Office of the Democrat and
. paid for his paper year in advance,
. thereby saving fifty cents. This fact
u was dwelt upon at length by counsel,
and commented upon by the judge in
a his charge, as one of great importance.
i The verdict Of the jury would seem to
J sustain the position, that a man who
' has mind and memory enough to pay
for his newspaper in advance, is comps-
: tent to make his will-Ffanklin Dem
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