The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1856-07-30
News of tho Week.

for Lectures for the evenings of next
Winter. The Patriot says, there are
to be twelve lectures of a very distin,
guished character in Literature and
Science.
Col. Weden Of Williamstown,
VT, committed suicide, 18th inst,
without known cause.
Rev. Mr.. Webster, a clergyman
and agent for the Bible Society, lcc>
tured the people Of Bennington last
week on the subject of d" Kansas"
1t would seem that the field of his la
Dor was quite extensive enough, with
out h%oundering into politics. Visit
we not that | must be about my Edth-
er's business ?"
- Mr.. Lester Hall Of Williston
died on the 18th inst from effects of
poison. Intending to take camphor,
he took corrosive sublimate.
Com. Stockton has Withdrawn
from the Presidential contest. lie
goes for Mr.. Fillmore.
- W. are happy to that
the South Carolina papers approve the
conduct Of the gentleman who caned
a Massachusetts man at the Mctropo-
Titan Hotel, week before last. 1t now
appears that the Massachusetts man
had said nothing whatever about the
gallant Brooks, and that the first in>
timation he had Of a rencountcr,"
was the blow of a club over bis head,
from the same position occupied by the
gallant Brooks-namely from behind.
The authorities Of New York, with
true northern inpertincnce, issued a
warrant for the arrest Of the southern
gentleman, but as he was not arrested,
it is presumed he has " resigned and
gone home to the bosom of his consti
tuency.
The Telcgraphic Cable which it
will be recollected, was laid and lost,
last year, between Cape Ray and Cape
Breton has been mostly recovered.
Mr.: Robert c. Winthrop has
written a letter in reply to Nr. Rives
of Virginia, on the subject of the pres.
ent Slavery difficulties. lie depre-
Gates the excited tone used in the dis
cussion regrets tho repeal of the Mis-
souri, Compromise hopes for the best.
lie gives the particulars Of a CONVEX
sation between himself and President
Madison, in which the latter expressed
himself earnestly in favor Of Enamel
patton.
- Thomas Corwin was announced to
speak at Republican meeting in Ohio.
lie did no: appear but authorized a
friend to say that be should vote for Mr.
Fillmore ii there was at the time VI
election any fair show for his success
otherwise he would vote for Fremont.
An American State Convention
was held at Boston, July 2ith. A good
deal Of excitement was manifested. The
Fremont men were in majority, aud the
Fillmore men bolted. Gov. Gardner was
then re.nomiua,ed for Governor By G
very large ma jority, subsequently made
unanimous.
- The Coroner's Jury in the Penn
sylvauia Rail Road case, where so many
children were killed, have rendered t
verdict, blaming the Conductor % the
Excursion Train, and the company and
wholly acquitiing the poor cond uetol
who killed himself, and the engineer o.
the other train.
"A convention Of boiling Democrat.
of the State Of New York met at syria
cusc, oath inst. The Fremont and Day
ton ticket was indorsed, and the Demo
cratic Platform was denounced.
A great meeting of the friends o
Mr.. Fillmore was held in New York las
week. The Times says it was large AID
enthusiastic. Hiram Kelchum presided
assisted by many Vice Presidents among
whom We observe the names of George
Wood, Mayors Kingslaud and Harper
S~hcperd Knapp, George Briggs, Luther
Bradish. aud many other highly respect
able gentlemen of the city. Speeches
wero made by Humphrey MARSHALL and
others.
- Thomas Doughty, ono Of the firs'
men in America, who had distinguishes
himself as q landscape painter, died a