The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1856-06-04
News of the Week.

curious specimens OF Japanese work,
wrought with elaborate skill and princ-
pally for purposes Of ornament This is
the FIRST tangible evidence that Japan is,
at last, opened to our Common.
There has been no fighting, or whole
sale destruction of life or property in
Kansas, after all. No dependence what
ever can be placed upon tho Telegraph
on these matters Nothing is yet de-
fnitcly ascertaiued, but it is probably
true, that one or two houses have been
burnt by mob in Lawrence and posi-
bly, ono or two persons have been killed,
whether in connection with the mob or
not is not known.
Some of the eastern papers are out
for JOHN MCLEAN for President, and
JOHN 9. FREMoNr for Vice President
This is better than to take Fremont
alone
The last steamer from Nicaragua
brings the intelligence that the war in
that quarter has terminated The Cos
ia Ricans have prccipitatcly retreatcd to
their own State and the Walker Govern.
ment with President Rivas, ms its nom
inal head is firmly established. The
cholera made its appearance in the Costa
Rican army before the Retreat COM
mcnccd. The transit route from San
Juan del Norte to Juan del SUI is re-
opened. Schlcssingcr has been tried for
cowardico by court martial and found
guilty. He was sentenced to be shot
Some desorters have been sEot, in the
presence Of large numbers Of Americans,
at Rivas.
EE 1t is said that large numbers
Of Eastern Emigrants to Kansas, arc re-
turning to their former homes.
The Cincinnati Convention is now in
full blast 1t is a very large aud excited
one Pennsylvania has an immense del
ogation for Buchanan The New York
delegation consists of the Hard and Soft
factions each claiming to be the Simon
pure 1t Is a matte: o. considerable con-
lecture which party will be admitted to
the Convention. The soits are for Pierce
first. and Douglas next,
The Bcntouian Democrats from Mis-
souri, have been excluded by the action
of the Executive Committee. to whom
! the claims of the Missouri factions were
submtted.-Th Times CORES pondcnt
gives his opinion from what be can see
that Pierce's chances are no where that
Douglas is looking for an honorable re-
| treat: that Buchanan stands the best
chance Of any of the regular candidates,
and that he will in the end be beaten by
some nobody of the Polk an1 Pierce
striro OF course this is a nero guess.
Experience abundanty demonstrates.
that nobody can tell what Democratic
National Convention will DO, till they do
it.
\ break in tho Champlain Canal oc-
CURED near Covel, on the 30th ut. Two
hundred feet of heavy bank on sixteen
mile level was carried away 1t will
take week to repair it.
GREAT PREPARATIONS arc making BY
the Masons in Montpelier for Masonic
Celebration on St Johns day, june
9th, at Montpelier.
A LOSING BUSINESS "A Boston pap
says that a collector for a Wholesale Ii
oror firm in that city, lately returned
from Vermont without having collected
a single bill and under $500 bail for
violating the Vermont liquor law.
Dr. KANE AND THE Franklin EXrFDt
TON DR.. Kane has declined to take
charge of Lady Franklin's new expedi
ton to find if possible the remains Of
her husband and the relics of his ships
He does so from inability to get his pre-
vious engagements of his hands so as t;
be ready in season to set sail.
A JURoR's PElvILEGE.-The New
York Supreme Court has decided that I
juror actually empanneled on circui
and attending from day to day WAS priv
LEGGED from arrest during the term,
The National Convention of Radica
Abolionists at Syracuse nominate'
GERRlr SMITH for President and SAMuE
Nc FARLAND, of Pennsylvania, for Vice
President.
The Vermont Patriot of the 23d ms
saws that W +. W ooDwoRTH Of NORTH
, field. one Of the editors of the Star, ha
peen missing cince Monday night, til
10Th inst The circumstances as relate
, by tho Patriot, are these: Monday morn
, ing he left home for Montpelier on bus
, ness. That evening he wrote to his wit
from White River Junction that h
should retnru home the next day Th
, next day he wrote again, requesting hi
wife to open his safe and give his poke
book to her father. Mr. WoopwoNTn
, clothes we're found on the banks of th
Connecticut river, into which the
tracked him, by marks in the sane
The Patriot says that much doubt, how
ever. is entertained of his death
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