The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1857-07-01

putting belt upon Rapidly rttoi5iag
drum, and was caught by bis apron and
drawn between the frame upcu which he
was standing aud the shaft He is doing
as well as could be expected
Tho New Hampshire legislature hrs
voted to adjourn on the 27,h, which viii
make a session Of ouly three weeks
COMMENCEMENT AT DARrMoru Col.
LEcE Prof Park Of Andoyer his con
scnted to address the Theological Socie
ty of the college at their approaching
anniversary Rev. Wililm Ii. Lord of
Montpelier, Vt. will deliver the Grafton
before the Phi Beta Kappa Society, and
George w. Curtis Of New York, viii
deliver an Grafton befoie the Uuitrd
Literary Societies, which viii be follow
cd by poem from John G. Sake
The St. Louis Republican has let.
ter dated Fort Riley, June 9, stating
that about so miles from that post an
omigrant train, consisting of ten men,
eight women and ten children, had been
attacked by about $50 Cheyenne Indians
and four men killed. Capt Hendriok.
son, with two companies of the 9th infant.
ry, who had just arrived at Fort Riley
from Fort Lovenworth Immediately star.
ted out to bring in the survivors As
his command is on foot it will be impos.
siblo for him to pursue the indians who
are well mounted
Three companies Of Z S. soldiers
| passed through jersey City to-day. on
their way westward by the New York
and Erie Railroad, to join the forces de-
tached for serAice in Utah
During the week ending June goth
S9s dogs, of all conditions were killed in
New York City, under the dog law.
"A slave women is advertised to be
sold i'll St. Louis who is so surprisingly
beautiful that SIS 900 has been already
offered for her. at private sale; and re.
| fused.
AUGUSTA. Ga, june 25th.-Tho Geor
gia Democratic Convention met at Mil.
ledseville on Wednesday, Resolutions
were passed in favor of the Cincinnati
platform, and condemniug Walkers pol
icy III Kansas, They are now balloting
for Governor
The resolution relating to Gov, Wal
ker, Of Kansas, was as follows
RcSolced, That the address Of Gov.
Walker, in prescribing the grounds on
which Congress should admit Kansas in.
to the Union, aud in Attempting to die.
tate to the people az to the submission
Of their Constitution constitutes a pre-
sumptous interference in matters for rat.
ifcation over which he has no legitimate
control; and that the same address, in ex.
pressing the official opinions that Kansas
will become free State, and in presen.
ting arguments to support that side of
that question, is gross departure from
the principles of non.intervention and of
neutrality, which were established by the
! Kansas bill and the Convention has full
confidence that Mr.. Buchanan will mani
fest. fidelity to the principles which car.
ried him into office by recalling Gov.
Walker
To GET RID OF HousE ANrs.--The
best way to get rid Of house ants is to
set quantity Of cracked waluuts. or
shell'barks, on plates, and put them in q
closet where the ants congregato. They
| are very fond Of these, and will collect
10 them in myriads When they have
collected in them make a general sacri.
fee, by turning nuts aud ants togsth or
into the fire, and then replace the plates
with fresh nuts.
THE DRIED ScoTT DECISION IN PRAc-
! TIcE-IHe BangOr UHie contains the
following report Of civil suit tried on
the Sth inst, before the Police Court of
that CITY between a white plaintiff and a
black defendant.
DaUid Sands rs. William l.. Bar.
r0nett.-Actlon of debt for $40 balance
of account. The defendant being of "Af.
rican descent and " having no rights
which white men are bound to rcspect."
put it in special plea that under the
late decision Of the United Suites Su
preme Court, BY Judge fancy, he is not
citizen Of the United States. and there.
fore can't sue in any Court nor be sued.
| The learned councillor for the plaintiff
being bunker of the most Lunkerish
stripe, immediately upon reading the plea
wiltod, and allowed non suit. Il is
malicously said, in groups where polite.
ians most do cergregato, that the coun.
sci had fears for his political standing
if he dared oppose the decision of judge
fancy, which is universally received by
the Democratic press as part of their
party creed. The defendant, guilty Of
skin not colored like our own" depar.
ted from the awful presence of Judge
Pratt with smiling face
One OF THE LETTERS The following
is literal copy of letter received by
gentleman Of this village II beats
photography and every other 'graphy"
we ever heard of -
June the ono 1857
sir i have learned that you have a
horse rake that goes on whales that is
got up at your phase and ishod like to
no what you ask spase fore them ore by
the dosen at your phase or di,lered at
hens Stasion Jefferson county tow of
Antwerp or fer the write of jefferson
county SAINT lawrence county and luis
county orc won Separate county ihavc