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

party under capt Drabbi is coufirmed
Great indignation Is falt throughout
the S'n'e against the Mormons of Salt
Lake. since the developments b Judge
Drummond concerning them. and
prompt and energetic action Of the Ad
ministration in the premises is universal.
~ endorsed
rumor prevailed that Col. Harazs.
thy, melter aud refner at the u. s.
branch mint. was defaulter to a large
am uni. variously stated at from slOO..
600 to $500 600,
Agricultural interests have been ben.
efttod by the late spring rains, aud
fair. though not an average. crop was
anticipated.
FoREioN. The House of Commons
is engaged on the Oath al Jews disa
bilities bill.
The Roman Catholic amendment was
defeated by 273 to SO, and on test
question tie bill was sustained by BAL
to POL.
The Londo1 II -es advocates the alb.
clifton Of slavery IN Cuba, as the only
ctfectual means Of checking the slave
trade.
The funeral of Douglas Jerrold took
place on the 18th, and was attended by
large number of the most eminent
men of literature and art,
The infant princess was chri4tened on
the 10th, and is named Beatrice Mary
Victoria
The French M0niteur de III F2otte
publishes letter from Sebastopol, in
which it is asserted that the vessels
raised in that barber wero those hich
were merely grounded in shallow alter,
receiving slight damage; while those
sunk as barriers arc imbedded in the
sand above the blgo, and we're immova
bic
Tho whole kingdom of Saxony, and
most Of the Saxon Principalties were
visited on the 9TH of June, by an earth.
quake. which caused houses to tremble.
and created great CONSERVATION but
no serious consequences are reported.
-Rumors are ahoat that Conference
of the Potsntates of the italian States is
to be held, including the Pope, Emperor
of Austria, King Of Naples snd others
Major McCulloch's deeliuation of
the Utah Governorshp would seem to
have been founded on the most substan.
tial reasons, justifying him 10 persistent.
ly refusing to take the place, though
twice streuuously urged by the President
to undertake it. We are told that:
:" The Major, among other reasons for
declining, suggested that he would inc.
vitality suffer in public estimation, if be
should undertake TO fulfill the duties of
that position, for the reason that the
people would expect him to string up
Brigham Young at once, and thrash his
adherents sopndly-gentle pastines for
indulgence in which he was we'll satisfied
the Mormons would give him nc pretext
when they found him backed by troops.
If peaceful policy was to be pursued
AS he believed it must be necessarily
the Major thought it better that some
man Of whom the public have u less fe.
rJclous idea, and consequently less fero
clous expectations, should be the instru.
mont of its initiation and development
at Salt Lake The President was un.
willing to let him off on this plea--and
then the Major fred his reserve-inform.
ing the bachelor Executive that he
could@t go because he was intending to
get married sooD-a duty, the discharge
OF which he had Neglected for forty wears
or more, until his day of grace had near.
y expired. The argument brought Mr..
buchanan down. HI at once acknowl.
edged his lnvincibltity, and bowed in &C.
quiesceuce"
OF course it wouldn't do to send
marrying man" to Utah.
A GREEN RcsE-One of thesea$t,rs
ordinary natural curiosities may be seen
az Thorburn's seed store 10 Broadway.
The loaf, stalk, buds and flower are all
like those Of ordinary roses in form, but
all Of one uniform green color. The pa.
rent stalk is said to have come from Jap.
an.-Al6any Journal.
Col Fremont is about to sail for
California. to look after his Mariposa
claims. Mrs. Fremont will sal! for
Europe on Saturday
Horace Mann, whose religious no.
tons when he was in Massachusetts
were considered rather loose, even by
the most liberal of the scots has an.
preached nearer the popular standard
'lnce his transferance to the Antioch
College Ohio, and has now assumed the
title of Reverend This has brought
the following bon mot from one OF his
old associates in Mass. Why is Hor.
ace Mann like the early disci pies Be.
cause they we're first called Christians
at Antioch
The PROSPER IN CALFoRNIA-
GREAT YIELD OF GoLD ANrIcipArED.-
The editor of the New York Herald
has seen private letter, which came by
the last steamer, from gentleman in
San Francisco, which states that in the
writer's opinion the yield of gold for the
Year 1857 will not be much short of
one hundred millions of dollars. The
assumption is based on tho knowledge
that the facilities for washing have been
greatly increased by the completion of
numerous canals and bitches which have