The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1855-02-21
Miscellaneous Items.

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The friends of temperance are mall,
ing a thorough organization in New
Hampshire, with a view to stir up pub
lie opinion to the demanding OF a strin-
gent liquor law. Gen. Joseph Low.
mayor Of Concord, is ct the head of
the movement,
A younglady Of Bndgcton, recently,
while in tho act Of sneezing, came near
dslocatting her neck she was insen>
slble for some hours, and had it not
been for the skill Of the surgeon who
was Immediately sent for, life would
soon have been extinct.
Gen. Cass and Mr.. Douglas were
among the first Senators who went to
Mr.. Stewards seat to congratulate him
on his reelection.
The Nashua Gazette declares that
the democracy" of New HAMPSHIRE
have not teen in better spirits for years.
The independent Democrat replies.
that the" democracy" are always blest
with " better" spirits than usual, dur.
ln2 the few weeks preceding election.
For the rest of the year they are obi
ged to put up with doctorcd article.
Austria has prohibited the publica-
ton or discussion in Lombardv of tho
papal bull concerning the immaculate
conception. 1t is reported that both
the weeping and the winking Madon-
mas are about to be sent to the United
States. Bishop Reze, of Detroit. it is
sad, has for some time past been kept
a close prisoner at Rome.
A New Jersey paper says Robert
Schuyler has been in Bergen, N. j.,
ever since he absconded.
The Governor of Michigan signed
the prohibtory liquor law Feb. Ist.-
1t is to take effect in 80 days.
Gen. Houston has always been the
friend of the Indians The Washiny>
ton correspondent Of the Journal of
Commerce says:
Much credit is due to Gen. Houston,
Gen. Cass and Gen. Rusk for their
efforts to avert the calamity and dis
honor of general war determination
against the Indian tribes. They have
succeeded to>day in kiling the volun-
teer enlistment bill.
Victor ConsiAerant, the protector
of colony in Texas. to be- organized
in part on the principles d Fourier,
has arrived at New York. lis COM
pany is provided with abundant capital,
and Immigrants Of an excellent class
will soon besin to arrive for the co.'s
ony.
MORGAN ForNr.-Tlc Masonic Mir.
ror publishes a rather curious Story to
the effect that Morgan, who, it was
alleged, was murdered by the Free
Masons for disclosing their secrets,
has been iound in Smyrna. in Turkey
that he now goes BY the namo Of
Mustarha. and is engaged in teaching
the English language. The Authority
given for this report is one Joseph a.
Bloom.
CONCORD, n. H., Feb IS. D.a'h
Of I Politic'on.-ilon. Cyrus Barton.
editor Of the Concord Reporter. drop
ped dead, from heart di-sasc, ccs-cr-
day afternoon. at half rast ) O'Clock.
Mr. HaronFhad just concluded sroech
at a political meeting in an adjoining
town, AMI was in the act Of taking his
seat when lie fell and exl i,ei.
FoRmGy News The Asia brings Us
dates week later from Europe. Mr..
Roebucks motion Of want Of conf
deuce y in the NJ nis.ry was adopted by
a vote Of more than two to one. and tho
English Ministry forthwith resigned.
the new Ministry had not been formed.
There has been sharp fighting at Sc
bastopol, but nothing decisive or very
important. The position OF tic allied
troops seems to be, on the whole, i'm
proving
Prussia indicates still more her Rus
rian tendencies.
GIN. Scorr The telegraph gives tho
| following account of the manner in which
Ger. Scott received the intelligence of
the passage of the act authorizing the
President to confer upon him the rank
Of Lieutenant General
=" Gen. Shields and Judge Dugas
both elcc;onccred in the House in favor
of comforting tho title. Upon ascertain
ing the vote Col Preston drove to the
War department, where he announced
the intelligence to Scott. The general
dropped his head for a moment, aud
tears were seen trickling down his cheek.
His reply was precisely as follows:
Let no man say, hereafter, that his
country is ungratefu to one whe has
served her faithfully"
Col. BrNroN's TESTIMONY gen
tleman has written an interesting reply
to the compliment recently paid him by
the New York Mercantile Library As,
ISOLATION, in the presentation Of a silver
pitcher and salver. He informs his cor
respondents that he attributes whatever
of mental and bodily yigor he now has
and whatever of business application hc
has ever shown, to resolution formed
early in life to abstain from all intoxicat.
ing drinks.
MoRE OF DEATus DoNGS We are
panied to announce the death Of Henry
Rogers, senior editor of the Boston
Journal He died suddenly at bis resi-.