The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1856-05-07
News of the Week.

ed by representatives from twenty States
end Territories, to be held in thu city of
New York, on the 10Th June, has APP
pearod in the papers. The States to be
represented are New Hampshire, Con-
necticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts,,
Vermont, New York, Ohio, Wisconsin,
Penn, Mich, Iowa, Ind, ILL.,, Maine
New Jersey, Cal, Kansas, Oregon, Min
nesota and Washington.
The call is signed for Vermont. by
James NJ. Slade, Esq, of this place. The
Convention is to be composed of those
Americans only, who demand tho restor-
alton of the Missouri Compromise.
THAcKEHAY, the English Salirist who
has lectured in this country, the past
season and made $4,000, by it, has re.
turned to Europe, A publishing house
in New York, offers him twenty-five
thousand dollars for his next novel.
a SEVERE FAMINE is now prevailing
in the De Vcrd Islands An informant
of the N Y Times says, that sir Mou-
Sond persons have already persisted with
hunger there, during the present drouth
which has continued three years.
PIERRE SouLE, has consented to ad-
dress a meeting of Nicaragua sympathiz-
ers at New Orleans. lie expresses great
regard for Walker and his projects.
Cor. BuroRp's detachment of chiyal
rous southerncrs, to the number Of 500
for tho relicfo of Kansas, each armed with
a Bible, had a rebellion between Mobile
and New Orleans because they were de-
MED cabin passages
AN ATTuMrT was made on the 23d
ult, to assassnatc Jones, the obnoxious
Sheriff, in Kansas lie was sitting in
his tent when some villain shot him in
the back. lie lies in a very critical con-
dition.
THE New YoRK STATE Canals were
opened on Monday last. This week il
is probable, says the Albany AtlaS. that
whole chain of Eastern and Western
navigation will be in full operation"
THE CRITERION n valuable critical Pc
riodical published in New York. by
Charles r Rode, commences a new vol
ume this week
The last steamer from Panama, brings
the frighiful Intelligence Of a massacreo Of
passengers at that place, on the way to
the United States From a careful in
spcciion Of numerous statements, the
facts would be as follows. Near Pan
ANA is a squald village inhabited by ne
groes, who have for a considerable time
entertained a settled hostility to the
Rail Road, and TO passengers across the
Isthnus. On the 18th April, a large
nun Der of passengers arrived from Cali.
fornia, and from some cause did not 60
Immediately on board the homeward
bound steamer. A drunken fellow n
mong the passengers brought on a quar-
rel with negro fruit pedlar, by refusing
to pay for a melon which he had taken
from the stall. The white fellow drew
a revolver, scuflc cnsued, alarm was
given, and soon a mob of brutal negroes
armed with hatchets and other deadly
weapons, swarmed around the American
hotel, and cut down and robbed without
distinction, all the Americans who came
in their way. The Rail Road depot was
likewise attacked and many passengers
who bad fled there for safety were shot
down Tho police a worthless gang,
were called out, but instead Of quclling
the riot participated in the murder and
destruction. 1t is impossible TO state
the precise number of the killed and
wounded. Only one person, by the name
of Atwater, appears in the accounts to
have belonged to this state.
1t is understood that our Government
has already ordered, some war vessels to
tho scene Of the massacre.
a great battle has been fought at
Rivns between the troops of Fillibus.ero
Walker and the Costa Ricans, in which
Walker had tho worst of it aud was com.
PEELED to retreat. The Nicaragua paper
reports another great battle on the It'll
April. in which a glorious victory was
achieved by the Walker meu, Six hun.
dred human beings, more OF less, are re-
ported as having been blown out Of tho
world -
But what they fought each other for
! could not well make out"
A civic reception of Mr.. Dallas was
given by the Lord Mayor of London,
At the banquet the best of feeling pre-
vailed aud the first toast drank, was of
fered by the Mayor to 'the health of
the American Minister, and prosperity