The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1857-08-05


Hartford, Conn.,, gave good specimen
Of rifle practice at shooting gallery ip
Saratoga, last week. She cred at the
distance Of 65 feet, hitting the bulls eye
eleven times out of tlirty.one shots; every
other ball she fred struck within two
inches of the mark
How TO Preserve CoRN--A Mr..
Rowe, Of Lancaster, Pa, has obtained
letters patent on newly discovered pro.
cess for preserving green corn. II con-
sists in removing the pith from the cob
while yo. green, and then drying the ear.
1t 10 stated that this prevents the accu-
mutation Of mould, and renders the work
Of preparing the corn very trivial Corn
thus preserved is said to retain all its pc
culiar sweetness.
Tho editors Of the New Orleans
Picayune have been shown lot Of wool
from the prairies in Texas, which is equal
to the best imported Saxony. 1t is said
that in a few years the "Star State" will
furnish more wool than any of her sisters.
The late William L. Marcy was
born at Southbridge, Mass. When the
intelligence Of his death reached that vii
age, the bells wore tolled minute guns
fred, and the flags draped in mourning
and placed at halfmast, In token Of res.
poet to his memory.
Louisville, July ala street rem.
contre occurred this afternoon between
George D. Prentice, editor of the Jour
nal, and r. d. Durrett, edito of the
Courier, growing out Of an article 10 the
latter paper, rejecting on Mr.. Prentice.
Pistols were used by both parties. Mr..
Prentice was slightly wounded
Syracuse, July 20, 1857 The con.
test is over,and the Judges and compet-
i.ors are departing by each train. The
decisions Of the jury will be announced
at the United States Agricultural Soci-
ety's Fair at Louisville, September /.
The last three days Of tho trial have been
very satisfactory. Haioe's illinois
Header" was tried to day by the Presi.
dent and Judges, and worked very we'll
Rev. R. W. Griswold will not prob
ably accomplish any more literary labor
He is q ute i'll. A few days since he al.
tempted to visit bis parents. residing in
Vermont, who are now both over eighty
years Of age but be was taken back Ia
New York, which he will probably never
leave alive. ..
"A gentleman in Illinois, who had q
quantity Of Chinease sugar cane in hi,
field last year, was somewhat surprised
this summer to see another crop growing
although be had planted pone. 1t mus
have come from the seed which fell from
the stalk last fall-a prof that the plan,
is harder than some supposed.
The New York editors are getting
to be foreign in their tastes. Horace
Greeley OF the Tribune is going % Flu
rope with his family this fall to BE- gon,
year. Mr.. Bryant Of the Evening
Post is abroad with his family. Mr.
Raymond Of the Times has gone to plac.
his wife and children in Paris for veal
or two. The wife OF Mr.. Bennett o
the Herald, resides permanently in Par
is, and report says, spends one quarter
of the great income Of that establish
mens, Or not less than S25, 900 q year
Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT TIL.
quarterly returns of tina General Pos
Office Department, for the quarter end
ing March 81. 1857, have been exam
ined, audited, analysed, and reglstere,
in the Auditors Office. and exhibit tn
following result:
| Gross revenue frem letter post
age'.... ....... -. S264 1867 3
Gross revenue from newspapers
and pamphlets SO. go. ...... 1877 1876 i
Gross revenue from registered
letters. lO,34o =
| Gross revenue from stamps sold ! ,426, Gal
Gross revenue from emoluments 20,107
| Iotal.. .... ..,..... 81 ,oIe, 40 3
| Total amount of balance due
| postmasters ................. 1858 8
Total. ............. 81 80, 1856 ]
Amount Of compensation to post
masters 80. 5000 .Z69 b.
Amount of ship, steamboat, and
way letters. .............. 4,009 2
Incidental expenses of offices . 264, $40 2
Net revenue to the United Sits 81 ,026 .9e6
Of the stamps sold there were
| USED .... 2O,32o