The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1857-06-24

earth and tapering as il decended, pnss
ed over Utica,with buzzing noise which
was generally noted and remark ed upon
Its appearance was that of very largo
water spout. AT Deer6sld, about two
miles distant, it settled to the earth.
prostrating fences, aud tearing up trees
by the roots along its path. A Mr.
Warren saw it Apr oaching his dwelling
and rushing in, seized two Of bis chill.
dren and rushed for the cellar. urging
his wife to follow with snotber He
reached the cellar, but before his W lie
bad done so, the body struck the bull.
ding leaving it a perfect wreck. killing
tho women, and dangerously injnring the
child A barn belonging to NJ Budlopg.
and another owned by John NJ. Budloue.
both substantial structures, we're crushed
to pieces. A COW standing near by was
Killed without any apparent wound. A
threshing machine weighing four hun.
drod pounds was caught up and carried
distance Of about eighty feet. A small
wooden barn was demolished. ard only
two or three timbers can be found TO al.
test its previous existence. The BODY
travelled at the rate of about q mile a
minute, and the indications of its pas.
sage does not extend over five miles. II
was distinctly seen to rise from the
earth near Mr.. BudloDg's, lose its con.
meal shape, and dissipatc in a cloud.
None can explain the phenomena wheth.
crit was vaporous liquid. or electri.
cal condensation is q matter for the sci.
entlfc to determine. Certainly the in.
vestigation of the subject would not be
without interest x Gin. Times.
On Saturday the 18th inst while
four U. S. Deputy Marshals were ares
ting fugitive slave and wife, the slave
stabbed Deputy Elliot with sword knife
whereupon another deputy shot at Tho
negro four times, lodging bullet each
imemortally wounding him. The Mar.
shals wound is dangerous The aff,ay
occurred in room where the fugitive
was secreted
The bearing in the Habeas CORFU,
Case, IN the U 8 District Court at Gin.
clonati, commenced on the 9th inst Ev.
idence was introduced to show the Mar.
,hal guilty of the violence as charged and
therefore rightfully held to answer. ON
the criminal charge, aid also some rebut.
ting testimony. Senator Pugh argued
the case for the Marshal on the til
For the State the case is managed by the
Attorney General and Mr.. Mason. 1t
was expected that the case would be n.
gain adjourned over.
In the New Hampshire Legislature
Friday, Daniel Clark of Manchester was
elected to the United States Senate. The
vote stood MS follows House-Clark
1882; John S. Wells, 1872 scattering 3.
Senate-Clark. 8 Wells 3.
New HAMPSHIRE L LEGISLATURE - Con.
cord, June l6-ln the New Hampshire
Legislature today, resolves were introdu.
ced, strongly denounciug the decision in
the bred Scott case, as an attempt to
usurp the legislative functions of govern
ment An act to secure personal free
dom was also introduced, giving to all
races and colors the same rights as white
citizens.
BosJoN, June I6.
The American State Convention re.af.
frmcd the Springfield platform and re-.
fused to adopt the Louisville national
platform. N p. Banks received PIG out
of 229 votes for Governor, aud was then
nominated unimously. Elphat Frask of
Springfield was nominated for Lieut.. Gov.
and j. III. Clifford for Atty. Gen
PHILADELPHIA, Juno lS.
The Mansion House, with adjoining
buildings, were burned last night. Loss
unknown.
Tho New York supreme court
Judge Wells presiding, has decided a.
gainst the traditional claim of the Cath.
Ollie bishops to hold all the property of
the church, against the right of the par
ish or society.
TnE GREAT EAsrERN-N is now
thought probable, says the New York
Commercial Adre' tier, that the nam
moth steamship Great Eastern will make
her first voyage from London to New
Yerk-aud not to Portland or Norfolk.
If she goes there, she will probably take
the route by way of the Sound, and stop
OF Morriss wharf, above Hurlgate. There
is said to be 50 feet depth of water at
high tide in the shallowsst places by that
route, while the depth of channel over
the bar at Sandy Hook is only 81 feet
at high water.
More PEARLS DISCOVER ED-THg Elk.
ciTEMENT ON THE INCREASE We saw
to day three huudred and twenty ttco
pearls which were obtained yesterday by
John Il, Pool, of this city, in a small
stream south ofhere not far from Fitch's
Corners. They were obtained by open.
ing about seven hundred muscles. A.
mong the number possessed by Mr.. Pool.
we saw greater proportion of large and
beautiful ones than wo have yet seen; one
in particular, is to be noted for its size,
clearness and brilliancy, A Jew pedler
from New York, who saw these PEARL
said they were worth $4,000, and We pre-.
sumo, would have been very glad to get
them at that price. Taking for stand.
ard the price Of those Obtained ia New
Jersey, they are worth five times this
sum, A r. Ford, enc of the jewellers of
this city, will send specimens to New