The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1856-09-03
News of the Week.

Republican meeting at ST. Adams last
week. The concourse of people amount
ed to $500 persons, and addresses were
made by Homer + Royce, t. D Cu.
yer and others.
- An application will be made to the
Legislature, this Fall, to annex Hard
wick to Washington County. 1t part
Of the quarrel growing out of the change
of shire of Caledonia
- The barr, shed and house of Joshua
Clark on Cemetery Hill, Brattleboro,
were burned, last Wednesday night.
Loss $500. Insurance 5000. The
Republican says, they have had three
fires there lately, AID argues from tho
circumstances, that they arc the work of
inccndiaries.
The Ladies' Fair and Tea Party, at
Brattleboro was a lively success. The
bachelors suffered to such an extent that
the ladies made s2lS, clear, out Of tho
transactiou.
- Hon. Geo p Marsh addresses the
Calcdouians at their County Fair
- The State Banner is greatly OK.
ercised, because Congress has increased
the pay of its members, and denounccs
the act, it small capitals, as public rob
berry.
Tile State Fair is to be held at
Burlington next Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday. The railroads
carry for half fare.
FoREiGN.-Reports Of the crops in
England and Scotland are very favora.
BILE. In Ireland there is to be a great
plenty Of potatoes. In France Marshal
Pelssier has been invested with the title
of Duke of Malakoff with n pension of
about $4,000 per annum, for his ser.
vices in the Ciimea.
IL California, the Vigilance Com.
mittcc still hold the power. They hung
two numbering rascals at San Francisco
last month. Judge Terry remains a
prisoner. Hopkins, the person he stab
bed, has recovered The last steamer
brought in about million and a half Of
treasure.
CONGRESS finally passed the army bill
by majority of three without the pro-
viso, and has adjourned.
- The X. Ms in Massachusetts have
nominated Geo. W. Gordon for Governor
in place of A. A. Lawrence, declined.
- Prof Morse, the inventor Of the
Telegraph, has been invited by the EN-
peror Of Russia, to attend his coronation.
The steamer Knickerbocker, run.
ming between New York and Albany,
struck the mast of a sunken sloop near
Peekskill, Monday morning, and was
obliged to be run ashore. The pas
sengers (150 in numbcr) were all
saved, but the steamer capsized about
noon.
WASHINGTON, Aug 81 COrrespon-
dcnce ofthc ~ Y Tribune, The I'M
ion is again saved. The Army bill pass
ed yesterday, somewhat unexpectedly in
point Of time, but not SO in result The
Committee of Ways and Means reported
it with simple proviso restricting the
President in empl Dying force to execute
the Kansas laws, and divestod Of other
objections raised by the Senate.
The House. by % majority, carried the
bill in this form, many not voting, so as
to make issue direct OF the action of tho
Senate. 1t was promptly returned with
the proviso stricken out. Then the
House came to distinct test on concur.
ring with the Senate. Ga this division
the vote stood l0l Yeas against 9S Nays
Mr.. Miller or New Work was paired on
Friday night with Mr.. English, who was
absent, by which the Republicans praoti.
cally los, one vote Messrs Burlingame
and Millward were absent impaired
These Free votes would have defeated
the Senate amendment and protractsd
the contest. Besides, the Speakers vote
was also in reserve. The Opposition
had Messrs Foster, Herbert, Paine and
Reade absent impaired, two or three of
whom would have been obtained to,mor-
row if necessary. Twenty-Five members
we're paired; twenty Northern men voted
for expurgating the proviso, namely
Messrs. Cadwalader, Denver, Florence,
Fuller of Maine, Hall of Iowa Harris of
Illinois, Harrison, Haven. Hickman, Ksl-
ley, Marshall of Illinois, Miller of Indi.
ana, Packer, Peck, Tyson, Vail, Wallis,
Wheeler, Whitney. Williams. Mr. Fill
more's Northern trio could have decided
the question differently, Tokens of gen.
eral rejoicing were manifested when the
House was declared adjourned. The
same result could have been reached on
tho 18th il the House had sat two hours
longer.