The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1855-04-11
Miscellaneous Items.

IN process OF formation in st. Albans.
Its object is to induce the people to set
out numerous shade trees IN that village,
and it is good object.
CATHoLlco Tho Catholic), Of Genoa,
says Four priests Of Pavia have ad-
dressed the bishop to the effect that they
cannot conscicntiously adhere to the dog.
ma of the Immaculate Conception. The
bishop Of Parma has suspended them
dicinis.
Nlenne in Dauphiny, province Of
France, the ancient capital Of transalpne
Gaul under the Romans. is situated on
the river Rhone. There. on the lef,
bank Of that lcautiful stream, is seen
tomb Of ancient architecture, which. ac.
cording to tradition, is the tomb of Pom.
thus Pilate-Pilate. under whose govern
ment Jesus Christ suffered.
Commodore Stockton is no doubt tho
fret choice of New Jersey as the Amer
lean candidate for the Presidency in
1886, but she will acquiesco in the deci-
sion ofa National Convention. and rally
for the ticket, if the candidates are sound
and true to the principles Of the great
American party Of the Union.
Autographed dscourses arc cffcrod
for sale in England by the dozen, which
are warranted to be original, orthodox.
and twenty Minutes" These sermons
are prepared with crasurcs and interim
cations; so that. even from the side gal.
lery, they could not BE- distinguished
from manuscript.
At the recent, session of the Rutland
County Court, Martin Leach plead gull.
ty to charge of suborning Charles Leo
to commit pcrjury,nnd was sentenced by
Judge Peck to be confined in State
Prison, at Windscr, for the period Of
seven years.
Rev j. II Graves, an cstimuble and
talcnted Baptist clergyman, was fond
dead by the roadside near Colrmhas
! KY. last week, with bullet hole in his
head. Possibly he was mistaken for
Yankee school-mastcr.
The Railway Committee of the Mas
sachusetts Legislature have reported
bill To the House in favor Of loaniug the
credit Of the state to the Vermont and
Massachusetts Railroad TO the amount
, Of one million dollars
Tie Paris correspondent of the Com.
morcial Acircrtascr states that Mrs Cas-,
wife of Mr.. Ca,s,U u. S. Minister at Rome.
died suddenly in that CITY on the 81 of
March, of congestion Of the brain.
X. y FEsTlvAL-A congratulatory
meeting Of the Know-Nothings was held
at Portsmouth last Friday evening. Tho
following sentiment was given;
our delegation in Tie merit CONGRESS,
Three representatives of Freedom aud
Amcrcanism they will never consent
to the violation Of conpacrs with the do.
sign to extend Slavery nor justify tho
acquisition Of foreign territory by law.
less conquest.
MEREDITH ELECTION AT the al
| journcd town meeting at Meredith. y. H..
on Thursday, the Know Nothngs wcro
triumphant and elected three reprcscn-
tativos by 100 majority. Only thrco
persons have died III consequence of tho
laie accident.
Several Of the persons injured by tho
: rtceht accident at Meredith have com.
menccd actions against the town for dalu-
ages
FIX Governor Smith in a late stump
speech in Virginia, remarked that there
are some men who, booted and spurred
! are for riding Democracy to the devil"
| The Cincinnati gazette think, there is
good reason for believing that they will
! succeed.
There is said to be IN llino. al least
twenty per cent. more acres in wheat nt
the present time than in any other year.
The winter has been exceedingly favora-
Bile.
The Know-N c,hirgs at Richmond,
Va, have elected their candidate for
Mayor, carried both branches of the
City Council, and elected all the city
officers. The vote for Mayor is as
follows: Joseph Mayo, { X. N. }
1871; Col. Manfcld,' (Dcm.) 17l5.
The vote for the other officers is about
the same.
Mayor Wood of New York is IRE
pairing descent upon the gambling
and prostitution houses in that city,
lie says he will break both up. Many Of
the gamblers have already gone over to
the Jerseys.
The father of Mat. Ward. the muir.
derer, who brougt suit against tho
city Of Louisville for injuries done his
house by the mob, after the acquttal
Of his son, has failed to recover any
compensation.
THE FRENCH SroLIATIoNs.-It has
been said that the claimants for French
spoiations would have an opportunity
to prove their claims before the new
court Of claims. This is probably a mis-
take. The act organizing the court
oes not appear to recognize cases Of
this character.
A man named Jordan ran away
with his wife's sister, leaving his wife
and four children in Albany, penniless
and friendless. We hope jordan will
find hard road to travel.
A GooD SToRY.-If anything were
wanted to show the gulhbihty of the