The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1856-04-30
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censc. The proof was that ho had sold.
Oh article described on the casks as
Maine Law 3eer-W Warranted not to
intoxicate !" and the only question was
whether the article was intoxicating
About thirty witnesses were summoned
and quite number of them testified
They all said that the fluid looked,
smelled, and tasted like Strong Beer of
tho old rat soup kind, but they were con-
fident it could not intoxicatc At last
a Chemist was called, and he said the
drink was a mild kind of Ale with
small per centage of Alcohol, not suli-
cient, however, to render it at all likely
that person could hold enough to make
him drunk and that the narcotic prop
erty of the hops used in its manufacture
would induce sleep before intoxication
would ensuo. On this state of proof the
jury-which was composed of some of
our best men-without leaving their
seats, said not guilty.
COLLEGE PoLirIcs have run pretty
high the last week. The Junior Class
fell cut among themselves in regard to
some Of their election matters and re-
fused to be reconcilcd The Faculty in
tcrposcd to help them, but without effect.
A lac lao e.
was established, and the three points
or more were submitted to tue arbitra-
ton Of some heads which had been
cooled by some years out Of college. We
understand the award was satisfactory
and that business has resumed its old
channels.
\ gentleman of a queorsh sort of
turn, by the name Of BrrrrLnElM,
Hungarian, who has spent nine years Oh
one Of the islands Of Japan was an
nounced as up for lecture on WeGnes.
day evening, Quite an audience was col
loctod, ard the discourse was more
around than about Japan. The nara
tive Of the speaker was curious. lie
was man, with a wife, children and
baggage, residing in London. lie was
skilled in surgery aud had great facul-
~ for acquiring Ian guagcs lilo consid-
cred it u duty to 20 on a mission to Jap,
an. 50 one morning, without consulting
with any Society, he packed up his wife,
children and baggage, went aboard ship
and landed in China The missionaries
there told him it was impossible for any
person to land among the japanese, and
everybody tried to dssuade him from his
mission. But 20 he would, and 60 he
did, lie succeeded in ciecting land
ing, by stratagom and managed to
keep himself, wife and children alive for
nine years The first four years he was
kept under strict watch, but he spent
them proftably in acquiring the Ian
guaec. lie practiccd considerably in the
surgical line and thus rendered himself
acceptable TO The natives. 1t is said
he has translated tho New Testament
into japanese and has prepared yalua-
bl. dictionary.
TuEoDoRE pAnKkE, who was adver-
tised and expected to hold forth on Kan.
sas matters last week, did not appear
The telegraph said he was sick, and
unable to leave his hcme. L is said he
will be here in about month
We are panied to announce the death
Of Capt Ous GooDEICH, Of this place
Mr. Goodrich had for several years been
laborirg uuder a cancerous affection.
which finally terminated his life. He
died in the immediate neighborhood of
his birth, and will long be remembered
in the circle Of lis friends az an honora
bic and an upright man, None who re-
call to their minds his manly form and
! gentle heart Will fail u pay tribute to
bis simple worth.
The Tree MOVEMENT On Saturday
evening, a meeting called to devise ways
and means to improve and bcautify the
village, was held at tho Town Room.
The quantity Of the assembly was not
large, but the quality was excellent The
whole matter Of trying to be decent in
the way Of walks, and ornamental in the
way Of trees was fully discussed. a
committee was appoiAtcd to take the
matter in charge who arc to be further
instructed this evening.
On Monday night we were visited by
n powerful rain accompanied with thur
der and Lightning Tuesday morning
sun shining-wind south-weather warm
leaves bursting forth-grass carpeting
the earth in green-ovcrythirg betokeu
ing forward Spring.