The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1856-05-21
News of the Week,

In nearl y two millions of treasure with
the following items Of news.
Abundance of rain has fallen so that
farmers and miners have plenty Of water
for operations $4,000 worth of prop.
erty has been destroyed by fire at Placer
vile.
The domestic news is generally unim
portant. The Oregon war continued. A
body of Regulars had been defeated by
the Indians at Rogue River, with loss
of % killed The capture and destruc-
ton OF Cascades by the Indians is con.
irmed. Several whites had been mas.
sacred at that place. 1t was reported
that 900 Indians were approaching
Dallos from the North. Several other
fights are reported, the whites being gen
orally victorious.
In Washington Territory the Indians
were attacking the settlements in every
direction. Colonel Buchanan had de-
feated the Indians along the banks of the
Rogue River, thus relieving the citizens
in that vicinity,
There is nothing new from Nicaragua,
except report current at Aspinwall,
that Col ScnLEssINGER had been recap
tured by the Walker party and condemn
ed to be shot.
Ten houses in Edward Street, Mon
treal. were destroyed by fire, last Thurs
day.
TRruNPHs OF YANKEE GENUS The
steamer Ericsson, which sailed for Liv-
erpool from New YORK on Saturday took
out one of Hoes six cylinder lightning
printing presses for the London Times.
Six men were sent out with the press as
feeders" accompanied by foreman.
INTERESTING RELICS "A Box has
been received at the office of the Amer.
lean aud European Express Company
in New York. which contains port on
and perhaps ALL the relces of the unfor-
tunote expedition of Sir John franklin.
There are nine articles. among them q
piece of boat. with the word "Ereb Us"
cut into 1t. This box was received from
the lludson's Bay House, Lachne. to be
forwarded to the Hudson's Bay House
in London.
y ''selfloading hay cart" has been
patented by d II Thompson of Fitch.
burg. It consist in the employment Of
rakes applied TO u cart or wagon. in
connection with an inclined frame, oyer.
ating 81 such a way that the hay will BE-
rakel TAP ard loaded into the cart or was
on By merely drawing the vehicle or
wagon over the meadow
\ VrRy SINGULAR AFFAIR "A very
curiou, instance ~ confusion has taken
place in a family in Lumher street. A
mothr AID hci daughter were both con
tincl on he same day each having lit.
tie sor. In the hustle Of the moment
both babies were placed in a cradle and
to the confusion of the mothers, when
the youngest were taken from the era
de. they were unable 20 tell which was
the mothers and which be daughter
SOM matter which Of course, must
ever remin a mystery. The family /.
in great distress over the afT,ir -lHaal
, hHJcIcr6ocker.
! HORRIBLE SToRY-A letter from
Fort Pierre. n. T.. published in Mil
~aukic paper. states that three DESERVING
dragons and four returning travellers
DOM the Kansas river, in Deco mbc
, last. were caught by the snow, and fou
If them perished one after another, on,
being Cornell Dragon. The survi
vors ate portions Of the bodies of thei
companions to preserve life, AMI the,
were found by part Of Major Howe
, command RECALLING themselves upon tn
I arms and legs os their dead companions
The survivors were taken to Majo
lIowcs camp, and under proper care an,
attention have all recovered.
One OF THE MOTHERS OF '76.-Saral
5 Philbrook of Hardwick, Vt, widow Q
| revolutionary soldier, and whose age
niuety-four years, made and sold las
season, from two COWS, SIX hundre
pounds of butter, besides milk and but
ter for the family use. Mrs. Philbroo
t has no assistance except what is render
s cd by her boy, who is not quite sevent
years old. and who docs not intend
. marry while his mother is able to dol he
: work
MARVELLOUS RESCUE OF MINERS =
The four miners who we're buried in
. coal pit, near GAINESVILLE, Ohio, were re-
- cued, after a confinement of fourtee
!! days, on Friday night last The onl
food they had was dinner provided 70
= two men. Wonderful to relate, the
were able to walk and talk when take
out, and soon will be entirely we'll.
q Chailes B. Lines, the President Of tn
: New Haven Kansas Company, which wa
y supplied with rifles at Mr.. Dutton
. church in New Haven, having reache
+. Kansas and witnessed the exact stat
g Of affairs there writes to the New Have
It PdHIdiuDI as follows
"One thing is now we'll settled in tn
> mind Of every man in our company, tina
q no fear or molestation need deter an
: persons from coming here as they ought
, aud that Flows and Bibles will b
more useful than Rifles and Revolver
. and yet it may be we'll for those VIII
= trust chiefly in weapons of defence whc
J. eXposed TO molcstation. to bring thcI