The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1857-05-27
NeWS of the Week.


HeraiG says. tho Congregational s oci-
ETY. of Castleton, have voted to increase
the salary of their Iastor, to $1,000
which is the highest sum paid to any
clergyman Of that denomination in the
state. That is as it should be-"
That is as it should be, aud may be
true at this present writing, but that
denomination in this place have paid
the same sum for years lack, and expect
to again when they have pastor.
Tho Burlington Sentinel comes to
US 10 new dress, greatly enlarged and
with the name Of Fred A. Aiken as As.
sociato Editor. Mr.. A, has formerly heqn
among us,,ud since lie hae turned Sen,in.
ell We shall look for uncommon viglAnce
on the north.
Every day brings accounts Of Nor
n on >nutrhsos Groat preparations are
making for sending missionaries to all
parts of tho world. Husbands arc to be
temporarily provided for the wives of
those who are absent on missions That
their minds may not be distracted from
their work, by anxiety about their do.
nestle affairs probably.
The people Of Rochester, w., have
been having series Of bear hunts. The
result was, the capture of three old bears
ana two cubs. ,.t
-Kalloch, the minister, who es"'ped
conviction for high crime, i Boston
lately, draws crowded hoses and Is the
observed of all obscr'ers on religious &C.
cas,ons in his r.ighborbood.
"A serious accident occurred on the
Southern and Michigan Railroad between
Toledo and Adrian, on the 9th inst, by
which FIVE passengers were killed and
others severely injured. The accident
was occasioned by the night train run.
ming against COW.
There are at present four persons
charged with the crime Of murder, com.
,nitted in tho county Of Worcester,
Mass.
Tho police war continues to rage iu
N. Y. city, to the scandal of the al.
th9ritie', and the jeopardy Of every citi'
zen.
The cause, and substance Of the coutro'
vcrsy arc these. The General Assembly,
in which the republican element propon'
dera,e', thought the interests of the city
required that the control o: the police
should be taken from the Mayor, and
put in the hands Of newly created Office
of Police Commissioners. The Mayor
going upon
That those who've got may keep,
And those may get who cam
pronounees the law unconstitutional, and
iuope rativc. until his decision is reversed
by higher court. So there are two
complete. police systems il existence,
which are just able to cancel each other,
aud powerless for the legitimate purpo-
ses of that institution.
The opinion Of the Press seems to be,
that the Assembly made mistake i'll
interfering in affairs which properly be-
long to the city; and that the Mayor
is making a still grester mistake, in not
complying with the law, until its validity
is pronounced upon by the proper court.
The Sonora 6illibusters have all been
captured or killed. The former to the
numbet Of fifty nine were ordered for ex'
ecution on the 9th.
The Peruvian ship Carmen left
Swaiau, March LIST, for Cal!oa, with two
hundred Coolies and seven passengers.
When off the great Natauas the Coolies
set FIRE to the ship. The crew armed
and drove them below, where they we're
probably smothered. The Captsin, crew