The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1857-07-08

might be expected. No less than font
serious riots wore reported on tho 2sth
ult
New York city Oh the fourth, was
the scene OF worse riots than have occur.
red there for five years The occasion
was sympathy with tho Mayor, BY some
OF the most rufianly characters Of the
city. Riot, robbery. and murder. were
prevalent on large scale /; the aid of
the Military was necessary to restore
peace From ten to twelve we're killed
and from eighty to one hundred wounded.
There are in New York city a con.
siderable number Of men and women. re.
turned from Nicaragua in the loves,
condition. of poverty, and disease, subsis,.
ing upon public and private charity.
These wretches have been unable TO OBJ.
tain from Gen Walker, 30 much as an
expression of sympathy.
The new Gov. of Utah, is to be nc
companied by 5000, mon under the com.
mand of Gen. Harvey, This force will
after the 9th Of Jan. next constitute a
new and separate military department,
to be styled the i" Department OF Utah :"
The intelligence from that territory
will ere long be more prominent than
ever among the news of the day.
Powers Greek Slave, which was
drawn as prize from the Cosmopolitan
Art Association, was recently sold at
auction for $4,000. Stewart, of dry.
goods celebrcty, bid s. 500, but the as.
sociation again became the owner, and
will probably have the pleasure of again
bestowiug it upon some fortunate patron.
The Republican Committee for the
County Of Bennington has issued call
for convention to be held in Manchester,
the 18th day of Aug.
Hon William L. Marcy died very
suddenly OF Ballston, N Y, on the 4.h
inst.
| Since our last issue more detailed
accounts of the burning Of the Montreal
have been received, and as might be ex.
pected, present features of horror sell.
dom equalled. Men women and chill.
dren suffered the tortures Of fire and
drowning. On one hand poor crea.
ture would be seen perchod on an out.
side part of the steamer, where a rest.
ing place could be obtained only BY the
closest hold with both hands and feet
and there hanging in torture, till, driven
by the smoke or flames, he or she bad to
take the fatal plunge into the cold river
below. In another direction, stalwart
men might be seen seeking to secure
themselves about the irons Of the guards,
or paddles. Some of them lost their
hold, and sunk at once. Others manag.
cd to hang on for space, but at last
they had to give up from sheer fatigue,
or by the pressure of other sufferers
seeking to secure the same refuge. Here
families were preparing and determining
to die together There the husband or
the wife saw bis or her partner separated
forever. Women with children in their
arms loaped into the water others held
on to the burning wreck until, losing
their foothold, they fell and we're lost
together.
| 1t is now alleged that the Montreal
was not, and has not been during this
season, in safe condition, and more es.
pecially that the precautions against fire
were so extremely insufficient.
1t is sad, it 10 dreadful, to contemplate
the cruel fate Of the poor immigrants
who were on board the doomed vessel
aud who had only reached what they had
had looked forward to as o Gland Of
PROMISE" to find in it hopeless destruc.
ton and sudden death. Words, howev.
err, fail to express the indignation which
must be felt should theii terrible fate be
proved, on enquiry, to be the result Of
he reckless negligence, or of the unfeel.
ing, grasping love of gain of those who
enticed them on board the Montreal.
-Pres't John c. Young of Centre
College, KY, is dead His wife was a
daughter of Vice President Breckren.
ridges sister. Thirty years ago he was
pastor Of the Mo Chord Church in Lex.
ingtop.
No less than twenty.seven execu,
tions of criminals we're appointed to take
place IN Missouri and Illinois on Friday
the 10Th inst.
Rev. j. f. Rakin, was installed Pas.
tor of the Congregational Church. in
ST. Adams, on the Gath inst.
"A correspondent of the WORLDS
Paper, speaks of valuable medical
spring in Hartland, which he says was
discovered through the agency Of the
spirit of an Indian Chief, who had test.
ed its virtues by bathing in the waters,
more than six hundred years ago
The Phonix says lady 10 that
village lately passed a 500 bill upon a
milliner there for 81, aud it passed
through several hands ere the mistake
was discovered. Wish money were as
plentiful round here.