The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1855-07-11
Miscellaneous Items.

the n H. State Temperance Conyen.
ton, approved of Neal BOWS course in
the late riots, and sid he had not tasted
ardent spirits or wine either, for the last
20 years.
PHILADELPHIA, July jih.-The X. N.
State Council, now in session at Read.
ing. has divided, Governor Johnston
leading of for a Northern party. a
number of the delegates are also organ.
lzing State Council on the Philadel.
pbia platform. Gov Gardner, of Mass.
has written a letter to Coy. Johnston
urging Pennsylvania to join the Eastern
wing of the party. There is much ex.
element among the members The
Council has repudiated the PHILADELPHIA
platform by striking out the twelfth arti.
Gle of the same.
ST. Lotus, July lst.-The rumored
personal rencortre between Strngfellow
and Gov. Reeder is confirmed. The
parties met at Westport. General
Stipgfelow demand ed from Coz. Reed.
er retraction 0: the charges or imputa.
tions made against him BY the latter in
some one of his Eastern speeches. Gov.
Rceder declined making any rctraction,
or giving any satisfaction, and then fol.
lowed the personal roncontre, in which
the Governor was pretty severely hand.
led.
EE We regret to learn, that at the
celebration in Townsend, on the 4th,two
young men were injured-one of them
severcly-by the premature discharge Of
a cannon rattleboro Republican.
CAUSE OF REnovAL.-Mr. Wilson,
late Commissioner of the General Land
Office, was removed, it is now said, in
consequence Of some investigation he
had made into the land spcculations of
favoritcs Of the present ADMINISTRATION.
The Washington Union said be was re.
moved for political reasons, which must
be true, for it would be very polite tore.
move such an officer.
The Montpelier TYatchmd5, learns
that person concerned with three others
in numbering a man in Woodbury., forty
years ago, has recently confessed ION a
death bed) the deed and detailed tho
circumstances, naming all the parties ex-
cept one who is still living.
SHOCKING SUIciDE.-Last Tuesdny
morning. in Woodbury., the wife of Mr.
Ora Lyford took her infant child to a
pond in the vicinity, aud with it in her
arms threw herself in. The child and
mother were both dead when found.
Montpelier Patriot.
SAWED IN Two young man named
John Spooner was caught in n circular
saw in the Brigham's Saw Mills, at Dun
ham, n Y, the 29th ult. and sawed COM
pletcly in two. 1t should serve as a
caution to those using circular saws,
EE Mayor Wood, of New York, has
received from the American Consul at
Lcirsc, communication made to him
from the National Society of German
emigration in that city in which it is
stated that several German States. not
including Saxony. have been in the hab-
it Of sending paurcrs and criminals to
the United States. 1t is also declared
that the emigration from Germany this
year will not be half so numerous as that
of last year.
aIr. Tappan Of Bradford from a select
committee, report ID in tie y II. House,
on Friday, series of resolutions on the
subject of slavery. declaring that in view
Of tho recent aggrcssions of the slave
power it became tue free states to tako
counsel together therefore resolved that
the Legislature of New Hampshire dc.
mand-l, That no more slave states or
territory shall ever be added to the I'm.
ion 2. The abolition of slavery in the
District Of Columbia 3, The uncondi.
tional repeal of the Fugitive Slave Bill;
and 4, The protection cf the people Of
the territories from the unlawful invasion
Of slavery proragandists.
A great Know Nothing ratification
meeting was held at Louisville, Ky,
Humphrey Marshall presiding. Speeches
were made by Mr.. Marshall, Gen Pilch.
err, Gen. Prentice and others Great en-.
thusiasm prevailed, and the number Of
persons present is estimated at 10000.
AMERICAN PARTY MEETINGS, &c.
The Connecticut State Convention on
Thursday endorsed the action of tho del
ogates to the Philadelphia Convention,
passed mild resolutions on the subject of
foreigners privileges, and others against
slavery. adopted the name of Americans,
absolved all its members from the pledge
of secrecy, and invited all who agreed
with it TO act with it.
None HrMBucolNG.-Mr. Humbug
Barnum has been on a trip to New
Hampshire, where he discoursed on tenn.
perance very sensibly. While at Con.
cord he disclosed new project of his TO
put more money in his pocket. 1t is to
make show of all the handsome ladies'
in the country who are vain enough to
send their portraits or go themselves to
see how others look. TO complete the
PLAN he designs to select the portraits
Of few Of the most beautiful aud take
them to France aud England aud repeat
the farce there Granite Farmer
POPULATION OF NEW YoRK Cry.
The enumeration Of the Inhabitants Of
New York is now progressing, and 1t 10
the opinion of the marshals that the in
crease of the population since 1850 has
been such that the aggregate number
will reach about $4,000.
Wine is getting to be profitable bus.
mess in I.owar (alifornia mhora tha