The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1857-09-16
PoTAToE RoT.-We regret to learn
says the Caledonian, that this disease

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yet how much this will affect the gem
eral yield, but people are predicting a
light crop.
SAD AcolDENT.-Sidney johnson,
q lad of some II years of age, son Of
Capt. Haynes johnson, Of Newbury,
while riding on a moving machine on
the 4th inst for the purpose Of clear
ing the grass away from cogging the
knives by the use Of a stick, fell in
front of the machine, when his hand
was completely severed at the wrist by
the machine.
"A balloonist' attempted to make
an ascension at Albany last week; but
it was no 60. He got up high enough
to clear one or two blocks-came down
in private garden, breaking the shrub.
bery--lost his pocket -book-was ar
rested for damages, and put in the
watch-house. That's what may be cal
led "ballooning extra"
-Ahappy comment on. the annihi-
lation OF time and space by locomotive
agency is as follows "A little child
who rode fifty miles in a railroad train,
then took a coach to her unclo's house
some five miles further, was asked on
her arrival, if she came by the cars.
"We came little way in the cars and
then all the rest Of the way in car
riage,"
The prize of 1oo,o0ofr. at the
last drawing Of the bonds of the city Of
Paris has fallen to the lot OF the cook
maid of NJ. de Crouzas. ex>cashier Of
the Bank Of France. On hearing of
her good fortune, she informed her mas
ter that she should no longer remain in
service, but that she certainly should
never take servant for herself, as &C.
cording to her experience, they were
the gr latest plaques on earth.
We get but very little foreign
news this week and none of much i'm
portance. 1t is announced that the
India Company have applied to the
government FIR six.more regiments to
be sent out Immediately. This will
raise the European force in India after
allowing for contingencies, to eighty
thousand men. Jnthe course of fort
night from the present date those who
were first sent out will perhaps begin
| to arrive at Calcutta. The India Com
pany are very anxious regarding the
probable complexion of the next news.
The feats of Arga and Lucknow are
the great points in suspense. On 4th
oil August, also, is the grand Moham-
medan festival, and there have been
surmises that upon that occasion the
whole Mahommedan population will
attempt rising The last dates from
Bombay are to July Both.
AS the Vermont Central cattle
train. on the Lowell Railroad. was pas
sing near Blllellco, Oh Tuesday alter
noon of last week, an axletree broke,
throwing seven cars from the track and
smashing them up badly. One man
was slightly injured, and narrowly es-
capped death, as the car in which he
was completely demolished. None of
the cattle We're Killed, but somo we're
injured more or less. Herald.
MELANCHOLY CASE OF SUICIDE
III Bristol VT, August the 14th, Mrs.
Olive Clyde came TO her death in the
following way Her husband had left
her to struggle along in life alone and
forlorn. She had worked for slender
wages where she could. At last she
applied to the poor master for assist
ance. She readily obtained help in
this way. But deep and settled mel
ancholy had fastened on her mind, UNI
til death seemed to her more desirable
than life. Al length she firmly set
tied her mind, once for all, that she
would die. She accordingly refused
all food and drink and being a woman
of strong constitution she continued
steadfast to her resolution thirty-three
dags, when she breathcd her last in
most terrible agony, at the house of Mr..
Bonnet Dean, the poor master. All
was done for her that prudence could
ask, but in vain.-Correspondence Of
Chronicle.
AGED. -Nliss LYDIA BARNARD, oil
Amherst, n. H., completed her one
hundredth ycaron Sunday Of last week
Her mother lived to the age of one
hundred and one .-.Standard.
A tete champetre recently giver
at the residence of w, S. Wetmore, ii
Newport r. l., in honor of Geo. Pea
body, the wealthy American banker il
London, England, was splendid affair
Thirty.two hundred invitations were is
sued and $500 guests assembled among
whom were Lords Harvey and Althrop,
and other distinguished persons. The
carriages numbered upwards of 800
The fete is said to have cost Mr.. Wet
more nearly ten thousand dollars.