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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1855-05-16
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MIDDLEBURY, MAY i6, 1856.
Ex.President Fillmore at Middle
bury,

Hon. MiLLAnD FLLMonK, who has
been taking . brief tour through some Of
the New England States, previous to
his departure for Europe, reached this
place on Friday evening last, and ro.
manned the next day. He had a cordial
reception from our citizens large num-
Der Of whom greeted him at tho depot.
with cheers, and escorted him to the Ad.
dison House, where rooms had beon ia.
ken for him during his stay.
Alta later hour, having been scrcuadod
BY the Band,and in response to call, he
appeared on tho piazza Of the hotel, and
made brief and very handsome speech,
which was loudly applauded.
He cordially th,nkcd his fellow.citi.
ssns for their kind and unexpected greet.
ing. 1t was unsuitable, he said for "onc
who had passed the bourne whence no
public man returns" to speak as a par.
" man. or on partizan topics lilo said
he came not to defend his own admins.
tra.ion, or to criticiso that Of bis succos.
sor. Ho well knew tho trials of the lat.
ter and how to pity him. lie alluded
to tho fillibustor movements, whether as
relating to Cuba, to Central Amcri
ca, or to Europe, as tho worst of all
means for Propagating republicanism
and referred to our national character
and internal prosperity and harmony, as
the method of leading other nations to
choose between freedom and Slavery.
He hoped Vermont, which had hereto.
fore done so much for tho Union, would
continue to revere and sustain the con.
stitution, believing that its overthrow
would be ruinous to liberty through tho
world.
Again thanking his audience, he with
drew, amid hearty cheers.
lilo afterwards gave reception" in
the public parlor of the Addison House
"A large number of ladies and gentle.
men calling upon him. All hearts were
won BY the same kindness and urtanity
OF manner, which always made him per
sonally favoritc at the White House.
On Saturday forenoon, no went with a
party Of friends, to visit the Monumcn,
to SILAs WnIcnr, and was hospitabl,
entertained by s. w. JEwErr, Esq. at
his residence. He also called on Mrs
8. s. PHELr,, and on Mr.. MEAcmAM.wi,h
whom he was to have dined the day pre-
vious, but for his dctcntious at Burlng
ton, on account Of illness resulting from
q cold contracted on his journey.
The E1-Prcsident left at noon, for
New York, from whence no sails for Eu
rope to-day. +. r. JEwErr, ESQ, ac
companied Mr.. FILLMORE on his late
tour, and to him "a former resident herc)
we arc under special obligations for Sc
curing us the favor Of this visit.
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Kansas and the Missourians.

CHICAGO. Tuesday May 8
The Platte tMisscuri) AreuS of the
list inst. publishes the proceedings of a
mass meeting held at Webster, Mo, at
which the following extraordinary rcso
lutions were passed: That self.Gefence
requires the expulsion of every person
bringing into reproach Negro Slavery /;
that robbers and traitors have no right
to the protection of the law that they
ratify the proceedings at the Parkville
rio'; that they approve Of the resolutions
III regard to Methodists, and add thereto
all ministers preaching prejudicial to
Slavery: that they have no arguments
against Abolition papers but " Missouri
River" Bonfire" and Il Hemp Rope !"
that they pledge themselves to 60 to
Kansas and help to expel those corrupt
ing the slaves; and that they call
grand mass meeting at Parkvill c on the
9TH inst.
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Tho Kanaas Outrage.

We ask the attention Of those Demo
cratic journals in this State that at
temp, to wEitewash the late election out.
rage in Kansas to the following com.
ments Of the Albany Argus. After
stating its adhesion to the popular SOW.
eighty" principle, and its support of the
Nebraska-Kansas bill, while pending the
Argus proceeds;
Thi. principle has been grossly violat-
ed. While the authority for such a
charge rested on mere newspaper rumor,
We preferred to keep silent and wait for
authentic intelligence. We at length
have it on the assurance Of the Governor
Of the Territory of n ansas-a gentleman
who WAS decidedly in favor Of the doc.
trine of the Nebraska and Kansas bill.
1t is true We have only Geographic re-.
port Of its remarks at Easton, and we
shall look with interest for more relia.
bic statement Of facts from his pen. But
wethink there can 10 no mistake as to the
general tenor Of bis testimony 1t is said
that the recent election in Kansas was
not controlled BY her own citizens-that
armed parties of men from neighboring
State took possession Of the ballot box.
es--in a word, that Kansas has been in.
vaded and conquered.
Now this 10 not the kind of popular
sovereignty to which Democrats Of the
North. in standing shoulder to shoulder
with Southern men in passing the Ne.
,brsska bill, consented. II does not meet
our approval. We repudiatc it. And
We call upon Southern men and South.
rrn presses to speak out ana repudiate il
also. .. We atleast are entitled
|. to know, most explicitly, whether we are
to be met by the same good faith which
I'VE have extended to our Southern
friends. We say to the South plainly
snd honestly, that unless this is done,
Northern men who have stood on com.
mon platform with the South, can stand
there no longer. Northern feeling will
not tolerate it.
Are the ioughfaccs Of Vermont
to be the last to wake up to sense Of
these base violations of all right, good
faith, and descercy2
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--latest From California

Accidcnt to Steamship Golicn Agc!
Nrw ORLEANS. May 1.-The steam
ship Empire City has arrived al thi,
port from Havana. with California mails
Of the 18th ult
Tie steamship Illinois Gu rOnte from
Asplnwall for New York, had put into
Havana for coal.
The Golden Age. which left San Fran
cisco on the 10th Of April with $50 pas
seugers and sl,S00,000 in gold OIL board,
struck a rock on the night Of the 2srh
ult, off the island of Quibo, about five
miles from Panama She was going at
full speed at tho time of striking and
the water gained rapidly upon her.
Perfect discipline, however, was main,
tanned among the crew and PASSENGERS,
until communication was held with Pan.
anna. when the steamship J. l. Stephens
went TO their rescue and landed them all
in safety.
The steamship Panama was dispatch
cd on the Sd to the assistance of the un-
fortunate vessel, and with strong hopes
of saving her, although the tide ebbel
and flowed in her.
The Golden Gate would take IN to
San Francisco the passengers who lsl t
New York on the 9Th inst.
The news from California is of no
great importance.
The rain continued. and the mines
were producing we'll
In commercial circles confidence was
gradually returning
The Legislature would adjourn on
the 18th ult, but an effort was to be
made to elect an u S. Senator on the
23d
ARRIVAL or THE ILLINOIS.
NEW York, May l3th.-Tho steam.
ship Illinois arrived here this morning
from Aspipwall, via Kingston. She did
not put into Havana, but the news there
was obtained from the steamer FL Do
RADIO.
The Illinois brings about 700 passen-
gers, and SI,lI5,000 in Treasure princi-
pally consigned rs follows - Bank of A.
merica. $4,000; Metropolitan Bank,
$4,000; Drexel & Co SI50,O00 Ds.
vid Hoadly, $4,000 Wells Fargo &
Co, S205, oo0 VIM. Hoeo & Co, 1922
GOO; Sweetzer, Hutchins & Co, S36, 900;
johnson & Lowden, s2l 900; Ross, Fall
concr & Co.. s24 600 Thos. Watson &
Sons, $4,000; II W. Riley, $4,000 ;
Crocker & Warren, 2o,000; L. Kelley
& Co., $4,000
The disaster to the Golden Age is re-
ported by Purser Hall as follows -
On the Goth of April, at 2 A. NJ, the
Golden Age struck on sunken rock,
of the southwest end Of the island of l.
caron. She commenced leaking badly,
and it was deemed advisable, for the
safety of the passengers. mails and treas
ure, to run the ship ashore, which was
accordingly done-a smooth sandy beach
having been selected for the purpose
There was strong probability of the
ship being got off. Aftera detention Of
two days, the passengers, mails and
treasure wero transferred to the John l..
Stephens, and landed on the ed of May
at Panama safely.
Business in California was very dull
and money tight. Several mercantile
houses ha9 failed.
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Seventeen vessels from Atlantic ports
had arrived within six days.
The miners were doing we'll. but, owing
to the scarcity Of coin, very little gold
dust reached the market.
The Mint had not resumed operations
Rain had fallen steadily in the valleys
for a week, and in the mountains snow
to great depth had fallen
The unsatisfactory state of commct
cial pursuits was driving large numbers
of clerks and mechanics to the mines.
The news from Kern River is as con-
Trajectory as ever, but the diggings are
represented.
The Know Nothings were successful
in the city elections all oyer the State.
At San jose, however. they had been de.
fcated by general fusion.
The Press Club of San Francisco had
taken steps for the erection of monu.
ment to tho memory of Edward Gilbert.
ono Of the pioneers of the press in San
Francisco, and the first Representative
to Congress from California.
The steamer Sunrise ,nc Of the steam
crs of the California Steam Navigation
Company were to have n race shortly for
$4,000. In the meantime the Sunrise
had been hauled off from the river trade.
Both branches of the Legislature had
fixed upon the 30th for adjournment
The rivival Of the Senatorial question
was considered very doubtful.
An anti gambling law. Of a very
stringent nature had passed both houses.
and is calcuhstcd to eiToctualy close all
the gambling houses in the State.
Dates from Portland Oregon. Anril
9TH, mention that the Know Nothing
had triumrhed in municipal election.
Dates from Sandwich Islands are up
to April Sd.
The U. S sloop.of war Decatur arriv-
cd there on tho 9Th Of March. and the
British sloop of-war Dido on the 9th
Among the failures at San Frsuci,co
were Mcssrs. Beck & Elan, and Tlden
and Little
Every article of merchandise was dull
Of sale. and in many things a consi,lera.
bic decline had taken place The clos.
ing rates were. Gallego and Haxal flour.
IN lots. Sl4 extra choice butter Ace !;
crushed sugar Q 2c; Lackawana coal
sl2; Cumberland SO; CLAIR pork lsa
DC mess l5ci ham 20 | &c; spirits cf
turpcntne 55a5Gc.
| a party of five gentlemen. including
Mr. Carter, purscr of one of the mail
steamers. and DIR. Watson. of Tabogo
were drowned while sailing in a pleas.
urc boat, in the Bay of Panama.
Valparaiso dates to the 9th and Cal.
lao to the 18th Of April. had reached
| Panama.
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PENSsYLvAYIA.--The Legislature
has adjourned. The House passed a
resolution thanking Gov. Reeder, for
his faithful adherence to the old land
marks ofreputlician liberty, in defend.
ing the purity Of the ballot boxes a.
gainst lawless mobs of Missourians,
and bidding him most hearty welcome
home to his family and trends. 1t ia
reported that President Pierce will
sustain Gov. Reeder against "Vice
President Atchison." We hope he
may, for it would be pleasant to rec
ord one act Of his so just. He may
sustain him as Governor, but we do
not believe be will sustain him 10 such
q manner as viii tend to keep slavery
out of the territory Of Kansas. This
would be against his "second nature T"
-Cdlcdoniaa,
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VERMONT We have the handsome
compliment below from the Liichficld
Comm Enquirer Ifsuch an estimate
Of our State is we'll deserved, her people
may we'll be relied upon for tho full
est developcmcnt even Of material civ.
ilization.
Next to, il not in advance of Massa-
cbasetts, for intellectual and moral dc.
velopcmcnt. and just and equal laws.
stands the State Of Vermont. At pres
ent. the jails of tina; State do not aver
age three occupants each Three are
entirely empty. two have but one prison.
er each, two others have four each, one
has six. and another seven. We doubt
whether there is another state in the
Union which can show such an cxcmp-
ton from crime.
EMIGRATION FROM VERMoNT:-"Whcn
the last Census was taken, the sons and
daughters Of Vermont. residing in the
State. numbered little less than t,co
hundred and twcnty.n'ne thousand
souls, (22S 94I.) and tho children of
Vermont residing in other States. main.
ly at tho West. numbered nearly one
hnn9rcG and forty-sir thousand. In
other words about Mtrty-nine per cent.
of the native born population of the
State had emigrutcd from it to other
parts Of the country. The effect of this
enormous emigration upon the total
population Of the State is in part coun.
tcracted by the coming in of natives of
other States, Of whom there were 81.
is in Vermont in 1850, and of foreign.
ers, Of whom there were SO, US"
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SHEEP SHEARING
AND
EXHIBITION OF STOCK,
IN TILE ELGIN SPRING

AT THE ELGlN SfhiNGS.
We, the undersigned, wiit.hcar Sheep and
exhibit Stock at the Elgin Springs House,
June 18th and 18th, 1855; and we invite all
who feel AN interest in the Improvement Of
Stock to exhibit them at that time.
Justus Smith, s. W. Smith.
Hiram H. Hall, c. z. Morrison,
Harry Adams, L. Bristol,
Wv. Fuller, +. L. Roberts,
J. n. Smith, 5. NJ. Burroughs,
Wheeler French, Wilson Richards
Hollett Thorn, c. Q. lloAghton.
A Premium of S25 will be given the fast
est trottine horse or mare, over years old
q 2d best, $40; 81 best, SIS. Also premium
Of S25 will be given the fastest troiting horse
or marc under -four years old; I'd best, $40;
81 best SO. A good graded course Of half
mile will be in readiness at that time.
All stock on exhibition will be fres Of ex-
pense, except those competing for premiums
on trotting. SOLOMON ALLEN.
\ Elsin Springs, Panton, April 10, 1855. 5ii3
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O. Mr.. Park, editor of the Park.
vile Luminayy, whose Office was de-
stroyed by a mob, was from Grafton,
Vermont. He left for the College at
Springfield, Ill, and while there pursu-
ing his studies, the war broke out be-
tween Mexico and Texas. in which he
enlisted and served under Gen. Houston.
lie was at the massacre Of San Jacintc,
aud barely escaped with his life. At
the close Of the war he returned to llli'
nois, and received lieutenants commits
sion; but left again to take part in the
border war with the Camanches. Mr..
Park built a warehouse at the place
which bears his name
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JUDGE LoRlNG REMAINS IN OFFICE
Gcv' Gardner declines complying with
the request Of the Massachusetts, Legis.
lature for the removal of Il. G.. Loring
from the Office of Judge of Probate. lie
seems lin common with an increasing
public sentimens) to have no great re.
gard for the opinions of the Legislature,
Of late, and chooses to fall back on his
own judgment.
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THE CONNECTICUT School FUND.
The income of this fund for the
past year was $129.10S IS, which
was divided among 100,13S children,
at the rate of 81. % to each child
There has been increase of children
between the ages Of four and sixteen,
during the past year, amounting to l.,
15S. The population of the State is
370,792.
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On Monday of-this week, the Sum-
mcr Arrangement Of the time Of run
ming the cars on the several railroads
in this vicinity commenced. What
the arrangements are, our readers can
learn by enquiiins at the r. r. Sta>
tons, providing anybody will answer
their questions, and answer them
rightly. The r. r. Managers with>
hold the publication Of their times of
departure and arrival in the newspa.
pers, probably because the less there
is known of X. r. matters the better
fnr them. 1t is small potatoe.' bus
mess to withhold these notices from the
public, SIM ly because it will cost some
thing. 1t would not cost all the Rail
road corporations in this regeon over
$50 year to advertise all that is
necessary in a newspapcr.-Rmland
Herald.
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Die0,

| In this town, on the LIST inst, Mr.. BE-
ia SAWYER, in the SD year Of his age
In this town, of Consumption, May 4,
N JvpE CAnPENTER. aged "a years,
In New Haven, May 4th, Mrs llrL'
PAN PARnELrr. aged % years.
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Nrw HAMrsninE.-Tbo Legislature
Of Now Hampshire is to meet early in
Juno. Two Senator's are to be elected.
There arc various spcculations as to
the manner disposing of these Offices.
John p. Hale, and Daniel Clark OF Man.
chester, are prominently named
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sS55~ People who think there is no
-four tout West" are not posted up.
At Milwaukee there are 10000 bars
rcls Of flour and $4,000 bushels OF
wheat bound for the East. The ship
ments of Milwaukee will double those
of last year.
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NEW York, May II. A meeting in
behalf of the American Board of For>
eign Missions took place at the taber-
naclc to-day, and was largely attcn-
ded. The receipts of Board for the
last nine months have been 1913 ,633,
slight excess upon the same time
last year. TO meet the expenses of
the coming year not far from $40, 900
q month will be rcnnisitc.
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VIRGINIA The election in Virginia
takes place on the Oath inst.-one week
from tomorrow. Both sijcs are conf.
dent of success. Mr.. Wise, in a public
speech at Washington few days since,
snid he expected to DO elected by from
l2.0Ooto 10000 majority We shall
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For Sale.

Az valuable high. spirited young and per-
lcctlt sound horse. Also, two fine cutters
and ohe pleasure Wagon, one lumber wag-
gon, aud some new Buffalo Robes.
Man /, 1855 > y BROuSSO.
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PHILADELPHIA, May II. The new
Arctic ship to go in search OF the
Kane Expedition, is completed and is
taking her stores on board, and will
sail tomorrow at noon under the
command of Lieut.. Simms, to join her
concert at the Brooklyn navy yard.
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@ DR.. Peck, lately imprisoned at
Havana, has arrived in New York.
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CINCINNATI, May II. A Locomotive
attached to freight train on the JEFF,
fersonvillc Railroad exploded near
Seymour" Ind, this morning, kill
ing instantly the engineer and four
others. The Locomotive was complete,
ly blown to pieces.
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0IIH8
farmers Department,
Bots in Horses.

Bots originated from the larva of the
gad-fy, which being deposited on the
sides and fore extremities of the horse
IN the shape of mats, are licked off by the
tongue of the horse, and thus into the
stomach, and finally assume the form of
full grewn ot,.and when capable of e1-
srcising an independant life, they leave
the stomach, their natural habitation by
the alimentary passage and rectum, bur-
row into the earth and there undergo. a
sort of metamorphosis, acquire wings,
and in their turn deposit nits, and thus
perpetrate the species
They seldom do any harm, AID while
in tho stomach they cannot produce pain
A. il generally supposed, because they
are located on the cusicular division,
aportion of the stomach as insensible az
the lining membrane of the fowls giz-
card, and if ever found to have burrowed
through the walls of the stomach into
the abdominal cavity, they are there
from the force of circumstances, occur
ring in the death of the horse, from Pc
euliar causes, or from drenching the an
imal with strong medicine or poison.
Ha horse happens to have a sudden
attack of cholic, or any other acute dis
ease, and should turn his head toward
the side, expressive of the pains and
agony experienced, many people jump
at the conclusion that the horse is af-
ficted with bots, and all the " Knoto
Something's - seem to favor the opinion,
and will scarcely believe otherwise but
this results from that backward mode
of reasoning, that eompels US to look
upon the error, rather than embrace the
: light of science. The horse may be de-
Btroyed by powerful medicines, but the
bot, being the monarch ofhis own domi-
ell the stomach, can refuse the dose
you offer him.
The best way to rid the horse eff bots,
is to turn him into a pasture in the
Pring, at which time the bot comes to
maturity,and will thenTacate his strong
y held.
Bots cannot be killed by poisons, for
they will live and grow fat in turpen-
time, and sven in some of the mineral
acids, SC that it is folly to attempt their
expulsion.
BE- All animals, as we'll as men, are more
Of less pestered with various kinds Of
parasites, and they seldom do harm
The pig is often infested with animal.
sule, Sc that its body is surcharged with
/. the same, and this gives to pork that
peculiar appearance known as measles.
DR.. Dadd.
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Fruit Crops.

The Cincinnati Commercial says !:
eve are happy to be informed by a
careful observer, that the prospect for
an abundant yield Of fruit was never fair
er than at this present writing. Not
w~ithstanding the b~ackwardncss of the
season, and the severity of the cold dur
ing the latter part of the winter, the
tender buds CT promise have wonderful
ly escaped their trials. All of the fruit
trees are studded with blossom buds,
full, plump. and now beginning to cast
of their winter coatings, under the in
fusnce of genial sunshine. The peach
crop, especially, promises to be abun-
dant, and who does not rejoice in "eream
and peaches"
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to exceed three feet, at most, making
as light a mark as we can. Plant as
soon as wo can after preparing the
ground, before the weeds have time to
start, At the rate of from five to ten
bushels to the acre, according to tie size
OF the seed large seed requires more
bushels per acre, than small onas. We
cover about four inches deep, and if the
ground is net wet, step on each hill with
both feet, to facilitate the sprouting-
1.-THE weather is favorable, they will be
up in ten days or two weeks. AS soon
as theymake their appearance, We go
over them with a hoe, covering about
two inches deep with fresh earth
This covers and keeps back all little
weeds, and also, if carly, protects them
from frost. The potatoes being strong
and vigorous, will be up again in a few
days, leaving the hill free from weeds
W. let them get about six or eight in.
ehes high, then go lightly each way with
a shovel plough, and just before the
vines begin to fall, we go once more each
with a shovel plough. This forms the
hill just the right size, if planted at the
distance above mentioned, and is all
that is necessary to do except it may be
a boy to go through them and pull out
the scattering weeds, which viii be few
and far between, that may have escaped
the pillow. If tho ground is not very
mellow it is we'll to run the cultivation
through them, between the two plough
ings. We have raised our potatoes il
this way for several years, and have al
ways taken the first premium on them:
when we have taken them to our Fairs.
In 1852 we took the two first premiums
Oh potatoes at our Cuyahoga county
Fair, one on the best ten acres, and the
other, on the best bushel of table potatoes
To succeed in this way, it is necessary
to watch them closely. Work the ground
as far as possible when it is dry, and dc
everything just at the right time, for il
the weeds nee get the advantage e, it is.
farewell honions, as the Englishman
said, when the weeds got the start Of
his onion bed.