The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1856-07-30

The Negro Wilson who was con-
victed of tho murder of the Captain of
the Eudo,a, was hanged at Westchester
prison last week. The miserable wretch
died without confession.
On Saturday evening the steamer
Empire State with ISL passengers, burst
her boiler, between New York City and
Fall river. Some twenty passengers
mostly deck--wcrc seriously injured, Of
which injury six have already died. The
cause of the explosion was a defect in
her chimney. 4 committee was appoin.
ted to investigst ate the cause of the acct
dent, of which com .nittee Mr.. L. 4.
Hodges oe Boston was chairman.
CALlroRNA The Vigilance Commit
tee continue TO hold the authority at
San Francisco. The Governor attempt
ed to smugglc into the port some mill
tary means to suppress the instruction.
The vessel fell a prey to the committee.
Subsequently, in attempting the arrest
of one of the parties implicated. a Mr..
Hopkins-an officer Of the committee,
was stabbed in the streets by David s..
Terry, a judge of the Supreme Court of
the State. Hopkins now lies in extreme
danger, and the Judge aud several CT
his supporters are in the hands Of the
Committee. Tho military was called
out during the f%raGas, and all the arms
in San Francisco were SURRENDERED, on
demand, and are safely housed in the
quarters of the Committee. Business
was dull, at the last adviccs, in Califor-
mia but was improving. The last steam.
err brought in n million and a half of
Treasure. There is no interest taken in
National politics. Two murderers have
been executed at Sacramento.
The Oregon war has been brought
to a close.
The King of the Sandwich Islands
was married to Emma Rookie on the
third Thursday in jane last
- The Republicans Lave nominated
an Electoral ticket in Kentucky. 1t has
taken the other parties by surprise, and
as brag is a western game. each Of the
other parties claim they are to reap tho
benefit of the movement.
- The bill to repeal the Prohibitory
Liquor Law, New Brunswick, passed
the Assembly 50 to .. The move is to
return to tde old License System.
The Ladies of Fitchburgh Mass,
participate in politics and are to have a
Jessie Picnic" in connection with the
State Convention to be held there.
Mn. IIGGBgRT AND Hrs CONSTITUENTS
The Worcester Spy says that a letter
has been received in that city from a gen.
tleman in California, which states that
Herbert, the Congressional murderer,
has been notified by the Vigilance Com,
mittcc of San Francisco never to show
his head in California again, under the
sevcarest penalties. His second murder
ia Washington, it is said, is not the first
he has committed and he has been a
muntc dealer in California besides
An E%xrEDirloN TO MExIco.-A cor.
respondent ofthe New York Herald says.
that au expedition is being fotmed in
that and some Of the Southern cities,
whose destination is Mexico. 1t is to be
commanded by American officers, and
the men armed with Mimic rifles and re-
v%olvers abe corps has already enrolled
over 400 men, and will be off as soon ss
the ranks are full 500 being the full
complement. 1t is to act with the PRES.
ent Mexican government.
LyNcn Law prevails in some parts
of the South Alettcr from a gentleman
in Rio Graude City, Texas, of the 18th
instant, contains the following We have
had a little banging at this place. A
few days ago two robbers, white man aud
Mexican, were hanged. They had rob
bed the church a. Gurrero, and attempt.
ed TO steal the hoises from a detachment
of Rifles and were caught in the act
In Morgan county, Missouri, a man
named Ray, who was accused of the dia.
bo~lolical deed of poisoning the spring Of
water at a school house, was hanged a
few DAYS since. lie asserted his inpo-
cence to the last, but he had a bad char
acter.
THREE Persons PolsoNEO BY a SUR
GlcAL OPERATION. DR.. John Potter, Of
Prattsburgh, Steuben County, brother
of DR.. Hazard Potter of this village, one
of the most skillful surgeons in this
state. was recently called upon to dress
a mans arm which had been mutilated
in the cog wheels of some machinery. He
made every effort to save the arm from
amputatiou, and has probably succeeded.
The arm having maturated, he called
on his brother, Hazard Potter, to assist
in opening ii. BY some accident he cut
himself slightly. aud allowed scme virus
from the arm of his patiOnt to mingle
with the blood. This in a few days had
poisoned his entire system. lie died or
Friday, Whilo attending his funeral
his brother Hazard. who had a slight
scratch on his band at the time of per
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