The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1857-06-17

q rare one 10 this State he was Of
greyish color yellowish white beneath,
with ears ending in tufts OF black hair
an inch or more long, standing a little
more than q foot high, and measuring
abou, three feet in length. Telegraph.
We are always gratifed when our
Middlebury boys successfully ppsb their
way out into the busy working world, and
therefore Gu. the following from the
Cleavelapd Daily Review:
HESRY M. SLApE, Esq, son Of ex.G Gov
Slade of Vermont, and who has resided
in this city for the past six years during
which time be has won the esteem and
respect Of all our citizens who have be.
come known to him, and whom we re-
gard as young man of superior literary
taste, of fine education, accomplished and
courteous manners, and withal Of sterling
character, left Cleveland this morning
for Minnesota, which Territory (soon to
be Sta,e) he has determined to make bis
future home. To the enserprising young
men Of that noble country, he will be
both in his professional Chat Of q law.
| yer) and social character, an accession Of
no ordinary value. May every success
attend and wait upon him.
The most shocking suicide that we
have ever heard Of occurred lately near
| London It was that of Scotchman,
named John Ross, belonging 10 the city
of London. The wretched man first
stabbed himself in the bowels Eve sue.
cessive times, with small knife. Find.
ing that death did not epsue, he proceed.
ed some yards of, where be cut himself
in the throat, and made n second cash,
completely severing his windpipe. Here
another pool of blood was found. He
then went, wounded as he was, to q tree,
which he climbed, evidently with view
to hanging. but finding il not suitable to
his purpose, he descended, leaving the
tree covered with blood. The blood
tracks next showed that he went some
little distance of, and selected q young
sapling, to which he tied his haddker-
chief, and throwing himself on his hands
and knees, he effeotually committed bis
purpoae. The foregoing facts being ellie.
tied At the inquest, the jury returned a
verdict of temporary insanity."-Trav-
eher.
The house Of George Sleeper, in
Newport, VI, was burned on Tuesday
Insured
CATE, not Cate, as tho telegraph said,
is the name Of the Democratic candidate
| for Governo or OF New Hamshire. He isa
rum 'un," not Roman. -Providenc
Journal.
The Copgrega tional Meeting House
in this city 10 undergoing Q thorough re.
pairing on the inside. Il 10 to be newly
lathed and plastered, handsomely fro
scoed, the pulpit lowered. and its gener.
oil architectural appearance essentially
altered and improved. This rejuvsns.
ton added to the cost of the new organ
but recently put up will probably amount
to an outlay of over S2000-Iu the
mean time the Society hold their meet
ipgs al the Town Hall, and probably
will continue to until their house is ready
to occupy.-Citizen.
POTATOES A DEMOCRATIC PRiNcIpLE.-
We laughed consumsdly at tho mar.
ration Of . gentleman who attended
meeting in Pike County, = few days
since The object was to appoint dele.
gates to the Gubernatorial Convertinr:
and vhiJa ~ --..mitteo were out writ
ing resolutions, q sturdy farmer rose and
Addressed the chair:
"Mr. President, mout say . word q"
said he.
THE meeting will be proud to hear
from you, Mr.. Subsoil."
"Well, Mr.. President, endureu the
time the committees out, couldn't YOU
tell us all how you've bedded your TIA
ters7"
There was great laugh at Subsoips
expense, but his question involved q
matter OF more practical importance
than such as often come before political
meetings.
DoN'T GIVE THE New CENT TO THE
BABY,-A fine little girl. the daughter
OF James Crsigie, of the Seventh Ward,
New York, swallowed one of the new
cents on Monday, to the great dismay
of the parents. Suitable remedies facii.
lated the passage Of the dirty little coin.
which saw day light just fourteen hours
/ s'e' Woiu' ius eame pnyelclaD who
put this eagle through, has child now
under his care in Williamsburg, who
swallowed one Of tho new cents about a
week since. All emetics and purpatives
have thus far proved useless. The pa.
tient suffers immensely from giddinsss
and nervous irritability. The new cent
is a bad plaything for children.
How SuN.STRoxr AFFECTS Man
The general impression is that death bv
sun'stroke is very painful, but the con.
trary would seem to be the fact, Judging
from the following account of the effect Of
such . visitation, given by General Sir
Z: j. Napier. He experienced an stack
while in Scinde, where the Thermometer
according to the General himself was OF
ss muoh use to him az il would have
bsen to boiling lobster, and wrote a,
follows to ono of his dsughters:-" The
sun'stroke was staggsrer YET my hope
is to die by one, for never can death
come IN an easier shape I was just