The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1856-10-29

detected among the Slaves III Union
County Arkansas, in which white men
are implicated. The plan was 10 muir.
der tho women and children, while the
masters were absent at the Election, and
then to attack the men while unarmed
at the polls. A Memphis paper says
that the plot extended even ss far as
to the regions in Texas. The excite.
ment was very great and some of the
colorcd people have been hung.
Mrs. Harric, Beecher Stowe, is now
IN London.
NICARAGUA The news from this
state is important. A decisive battle
has been fought between Gen. Walker,
and his opponents at Grenada. Wal
ker's loss is represented as being six.
teen men. The number killed Old the
other side was much larger but is not
definitely known. The result ofthe bat.
tie if as represented, will be effectually
to settle the business, and fully es.ab-
lish the Walker government.
- The Governor Of New York has
appointed the Goth day of November a
day Of Thanksgiving in that State.
- The sentence imposed upon Bishop
Oudcrdonck, twelve years ago, has been
RENTED by decided majority, in the
Episcopal Convention at Philadelphia
This restores him to the ministry but not
to The Bishoprc the latter being occu-
ped by Bishop Potter.
- The Chivalry with 1t. Comman.
der Henry A. Wise, Governor at their
head held high tournament at Richmond,
on Monday week. Diminishing cares Of
state, this high arch duke of Blood and
Thunder. CALAMITY escorted the success.
full knight, to the foot OF the throne aud
with his own puissant hand, crowned the
/ Queen Of Beauty and of Love Edo
Shin, the First softly dallying among the
females while the Constitution and the
Union, are going headlong to eternal
smash Sardanapalus, Belshazzer and
Marc Antony aggregated and improved,
his conduct is like that of ths Nero who
fiddled, while Rome was in blaze.
- Two women were killed and de-
vourcd by wolves at Warrington Cana
da West, on the 9Th inst. They we're
out in the evening, in search Of some
COWS. Their bones were found the next
morning.
KANsAs-Co mplaiu.s of Gov. Geary's
conduct in this vexed territory continue
to reach US. A large party Of Free
State men who were emigrating to Kan.
sas wero stopped by posse under
the command Of the United Statos Mar
shall near the line. Their arms were
taken away, their baggage searched and
the ladies of the party were roughly
treated. The whole body to the number
OF $50 were detained as prisoners Of
,car, but wero subsequently released
Court was opened at Lecompton, on the
18th inst, and the causes for treason,
stand for trial on the list. Tho Free
| State men had o convention Oct 10,
but decided not to nominate any Pres.
ideutial Electors. They repuiiated the
election Of Whitfield as based on the Bo.
gus laws, and had a convention yesterday
to nominate candidate for his place.
AN election has been held in Min
nesota, which indicates the territory to
be in the Republican interest
A Roman Catholic Priest has been
arrested in Cleveland,o on charge of whip
ping to death one OF his female Sunday
School scholars, because she attended a
Protestant school.
The Boston atlas gives a detailed
account of the great Horse Exhibition,
held last week at Boston. We extract
thereffom the portion Of most interest to
our readers, being what relates to the
Ethan AUen,on the 4th day of the show.
At three o'clock the gratifying intclli-
gcnce was announced to tho crowd that
the grand trial of speed between ETHAN
Allen" and Hiram Drew would then
taxa place.
The conditions Of this trial we're
Trial of speed between trotting stations
Mile heats-best three in FIVE to harness,
not over three to start, two of which
must be Ethan Allen and Hiram Drew.
Premiums LIST, $1,000, I'd, 500,
Tho following gentlemen acted as
Judges Joshua Steward and Moses Wild
of Boston Tristan Burgess, of Provi
dence. Both horses appeared on the
ground at the sound of the bugle, Ethan
driven by Dan Mace, and Hiram by War
rem Peabody.
First Heat.-Hiram drew the pole
After a false start both nags got off to-
gethcr On the first turn Ethan lod
about length. Hiram broke, and when
at the quarter pole, Ethan had added
two more lengths to the gap, On the