The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1857-12-09
News of the Week.

We learn from the Citizen, that
Judge Munsill has appointed C. NJ. Fish.
er Register Of Probate for the Now Ha.
ven District The Office has been filed
for more than twenty years by the Hon
John Pierpoin,, now Judge Of the sn.
preme Court, No change will be made
in the locality Of the Registers Office
The severe storms and unreasonable
cold Of last week and week before, caused
a suspension Of navigation Of the west.
ern canals, aud of course much delay 10
the forwarding Of freight Warmer
weather and q resumption of business
has succeeded The working conditi- n
of these avenues Of transit was never Of
so much consequence as now, whom such
vast amounts of produce are waiting to
be forwarded, aud to which everybody
and all departments Of business are look.
ing for relief
The dispute between the govern
melts of Costa Ries and Nicaragua as to
the control CT the Transit Route has re.
suited in open hostili,ies.
Nick BRuNrLL Tho trial of Nick
Brunell aud bis associates, came on this
week, and resulted 10 the conviction ri
the whole gang The main testimony
against them was that Of Mr.. Darling,
who stated his business to the court 40
being 1" catcher of .cnundrels," and who
ineratiated himself irto the good gracss
of the gang, ard ofer having learned
from ,bsm who committed the robbery
Of MoLans's shpr, where the stolen
property could be found and what tbei'
49,. W.. Wr Iutufe Expectations, made
The whole known to tie officers VIII made
the arrests. Burlington Sentinel.
LleuoR.ARY.-- On Saturday last, the
proprietors Of the hotels and saloons,
six in number were brought before Roy.
al Tyler, Esq on complaint of the grand
juror, for violations of the liquor law.
They all plead guilty, and we're several.
" fined $40 each and costs, all Of which
they readily paid. Messrs. Howe &
Paine were iued $40 and costs for keep.
ing an eating saloon witbou, q license. -
Bgattie6oro Ph0niz
Liquor Law IN BuaLikoroN.-How
PAT Missed Ir,--Patriok Grespough,
Esq, retailer Of poor rum 10 violation
Of the law, was caught by himself on
Saturday last. by the following process /:
In the afternoon two Canadians called
on Pat, took something to drink. paid
for the same aud went away Shortly
AFTER Patrick found bogus half dollar
in bis till. whersupon he started after
the young men, and audipg them 10 the
street charged them with passing on him
the bad coin. Whsreupon all were ia.
ken before Justice Hollenbeck. The
Canadians averred that their only crime
10 the matter was the buyiug Of bad Ii.
quor, and were discharged Mr.. Green.
ough, for illegal sale of liquor. was ipsd
(iuoludiog cosu) s27, which he paid,
and went away excessively Disguised
with the rs,ult of the operation -FIee
Press
FiHE.- The store of David Powers, of
Sutton, occupied by 6. A. Nslson. was
burned on the night Of the I'd. Loss
$4,000, insured $l40p.
DEATH OF REvoLuTIoNARY SOLDIERS.
We learn from the Wallipgford Local
Spy that Jerathiel Doty, a revolution.
airy soldier, and the last survivor Of the
body guard and escort Of Gen Lafayette
to France. died on the l4th Of Novem.
Der, at South Nsllineford. The Sc
ceased was born 10 Rhode Island in
1854, and was 90 years Of age at his
death. AT the early age Of fifteen, be
enlisted in the continental army, and
served through the seven years war
At the battle of Plattsburg, in 1919, be
again entered the army As q volunteer
aud took an active part in its operations.
Mr.. Doty was buried with public honors,
on Wednesday, Nov 18th, the people
turning out en- 1'as1 to manifest their
respect for the departed soldier. The
Declaration Of Independence was read,
o eulogy was pronounced by d E Mich.
olson and The ceremanie, closed BY the
WalliDeford Rife Company firing a fare.
well volley over his grave
Another soldier of the revolution, Eb.
eneasr Robinson, died at South Reading,
October slst, eyed go ysars and eight
mouths.
1t is reported from Washington,
that the Wsr Department designs send
ing two columns Of military into Utah
from the Pacific side oue from Oregon
and the other from California