The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1856-10-01

on tne Z5u ult. e. tN
The Times says that President
Muhroo lies buried IN the city of New
Y ork, in another mans tomb, and with.
out even a headstono to mark The spot
Of his rest.
- President Pierce is expected q,
Concord, N. H., his home, to day. A
meeting was called at that place to con-
suit with regard to rendering him pub.
lie reception without distinction Of par
ty. The proposition was voted down
four to one. The Democrats, however,
will extend to him party hospitality.
- Mr.. Speaker Banks addressed an
immense meeting, at the Exchange New
York, on Thursday last
The Steamer Niagara was burnt on
Lake Michigan near Fl. Washington
last Wednesday. The fire was discover.
ed issuing from the engine room about
four O'Clock P. NJ. The greatest con.
stcrnation prevailed; the boats were
lowered, but were Immediately swamped
BY the numbers which crowded into
them. Many jumped into the water,
and were lost. 1t is reported that be.
tween sixty and seventy persisted in the
flames or in the lake. We notice nnm-
Der of Vermont people were on board;
a list Of the saved only, has as yet
reached us. OF these were Harvey Aims
worth of Royalton, Henry Love of
Washington, j. Locke and Henry Locke
of Waterbury. There are painful ru.
mors that the fire was set by an iucen.
diary. For the honor of human nature
we hope these will prove unfouuded.
- The latest reports from Kansas,aro
peaceful. The new Governour,it is hop
ed, will prove himself adequate to his
post 1t is not supposed the Democrat.
ic Party or President will be anxious
for any more trouble in that quarter,
until after the election in November.
NOILhND W DURLlNGTON ~. NJ
Tho annual meeting of tho stockholders
of the Rutland and Burlington r. R. Co.,
was held in this village. on Wednesday
the 18th inst, at which meeting the fol.
i5v iGg board Of Directors were elected
Thomas Thatcher, Harrison Fay, B. 7.
Read, Charles j. Heudee, Boston A VI.
Wentworth, Jr., Bellows Falls, Vt. Da.
vid A. Smally, Burlington VT, Paris
Fletcher, Middlebury, Vt.
| Subsequently at Meeting Of the Di.
rectors, Thomas Thatcher, Esq, of Bos.
ton, was elected President. r. Times
Elk Governor Slade Of Vermont passed
through Springfield on Saturday, with
another detachment of his army of fe.
male school teachers to invade the igno.
rance of the West. There were twenty.
five in this company, and they swell the
total who have thus gone ont under Gov
SHADES auspices to fonr huudread and q T..
Boston Journal.
One of the most int resting gather.
ings ever held in this part of the State.
came or yesterday in thi, place, on the
occasion Of christening the Mountain op.
posite this village, by the Seniors of Am
hetst Collage. The occasion passed off
most pleasantly and was of unc expected
Interest The Senior class of Middle.
bury College were present, by invitation
from class of ST above mentioned, as
were also the clergymen Of this place aud
others. The exercises we're upon the
Mountain, and in the evening .umpuous
repass was had at the Island House,
where soasts were given, speeches made,
60. &c President Stearns aud Prof
Hitchcock, of Amherst College wero
among the speakers As indicated above.
the Mountain was christened, /" Mourn
KLBURN,"-aftcr the famous KILDunN
who with two or three men heroicilly De.
Tended a fort from the Indians on the
south aide many years ago.-Tin,es
MoRE THAN A YANKEE TRlcK.-It ap.
pears that some Of the planters in the
South have got into way of sending lu.
matte negroes to the frontier and allow.
ing them to escape to the Canadas'wher
our provincial neighbors find the care of
them rather costly exercise Of philanthro-
py. Fifty three of them are in one a.y.
lum.
A crazy man was found riding on tho
COW catcher of a LOGON olive, on the ari-
val Of train of cars at Waukegan Wis =,
on the 18th inst, but how or whore he
got into the position he occupied was q
mystery to every one On attempting
to remove him, it was found that one Of
his legs was broken.
GAN ACTUAL SETTLER Main
election is what is called out west an
actual settler. .t.l ...,... .
BY the arrival of the Illinois on Sat
urday. we have datss from California to
Sept. 5. The amount of gold by this
Steamer is 81, s67, Jas. The Vigilance
Committee, as was anticipated by tho
advices of the last arrival, have dissolved
their organization and returned to the
duties of private life. Our accounts
from the mines are favorable, and bust.
moss in general is represented as being
in a prosperous condition. The Presi.
Dental canvass calls forth active exsr.
tions from the friends Of the Republioan