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

The remainder made for Singapore.
% the way, they were attacked by pi.
rates who killed two of their number.
They at length reached Singapore in a
furnishing condition.
BuBNr.-On tho 9th inst, at Oak
Grove Wisconsin, the well known tav.
efn stand, Green Mountain House, own.
ed and occupied by J. w. Nash, former.
ly of New Haven, Vt, Insured for
$1,000
The Republican State Convention
for the nomination of candidate for
Governor of Maine, is to be held at Ban.
gor, on Thursday, Juno, 25.
Mr. Truman Thompson. of Chester.
hung himself from a raftor ia his burn.
on the morning of the 9Th inst. Cause
uukn own, probably momsntary insanity,
as be had previously attempted suicide,
by cutting his throat, several years since
lIo was 81 years of age, and left
wife and two children.
SAD AFFAiR.-The wife of David Nv.
ers,of Pownal,in this County ,camert her
death by poisoning on Monday last un.
der tho following circumstances. She
was at work cleaning house, when feel.
ing rather faint she took what she sup.
posed to be camphor but which proved
to be Cor. Sublinato and Alcohol
She discovered her mistake almost as
soon aa made, and a physician was sent
for and emetics aDd autidotes given, but
all to no effect She fingered few
days and died as above stated A post
norton examination was held by tho
Drs Morgan and DR.. NJ ]. Love. when
it was found her death was caused by
inflammation of the stomach. resultinr
from taking the poison X Ben. Banner.
SETH WARNER "A monument in hon.
or of Seth Warner, the associate Of Eth.
an Allen and other brave and patriotic
Vermonters, is to be erected 10 Roxbury,
CT, where his remains were buried.
The State of Connecticut has appropria,.
ed $3.50 aud citizens Of the town have
added S250.-Citicen.
HUBBAEDToN BATTLE MoNuMrNr.-
Az meeting of the Hubbar'lton Battle
Monument Association held at Castle.
ton on the 9th inst. the following sums
were reported as being alre1dy raised
Hubbardton, s2I5; Sudbury $780, Cas-.
tleton, $40; Ira, 81; Pittsford, s27-
The Association adjourned to meet at
Cas.leton on tue Ist Saturday in juno
New INVENTIONS Patents were
granted to Vermouters, during the week
ending My 18th, as follows: f. +,
French, If Frank.in-for Improvement
in corn huskcrs. Iartwell Kendall, Of
Fast Dorset-for improvement in black
smiths strikers.
Albert w. Chase Of Whi,tingham,
W., q Young man of good habits, killed
himself, for love, with laulanum, last
week
FouND.--The body of Ahira Bennett,
who was drowned in Missisqnoi Bay,
Oct. IL 1856, was found last Saturday
at the mouth of Missisquo River An
inquest wn. held on tho body by Wnltor
G. Stevens, Esqr. A silver hunting
watch. sixteen dollars in bills, and other
papers were found on the body.
INCREASED PRIcEs.-The New York
Tribune reports that the principal hotlls
in that city have resolved to increase
their charge for boarding and lodging
fir m So 20 TO e5 per day-every article
of ho.seheld umption-meats. vcee.
t.blcs, tea. sugar, &c being higher than
for long period 1t says -. Tl,cu
dollars to-day will not buy 50 much food
., two dollars did fifteen years ago /;
hence those who live by selling food mus.
furnish poorer article. or charge high
or price than formerly"
j w. Gray, of the Cleveland
Plaindcolcr. has employed Senator
Toombs. of Gsorgia, as his counsel in the
suit Of Horace Greeley against bin for
libel
DR.. Charles Jewett, the famous
temperance orator, is member Of the
present. Minnesota Legislature.
Tho jury iu the suit Of Rev George
b. Jewett u. Concord Railroad Company
tried at Salem, for $40, 900 for injuries
received at Nashua some two years ago.
were unable to agree on verdict They
we're equally divided on the question of
the liability of the corporation.
"A, Cleveland, Miss. on the evening
of the 9th inst, Mr. w: d. McKrec,
principal of Georgetown Academy. in
that State. was married to Miss Miry
Roberts, and at midnight, during the re-
joicog of the bridal party, he fell dead
in their midst
SUDDEN DEATH OF DIsTiLLER In
the manufacture Of brandy from raw
spirits a certain article called essence
of brandy" is sometimes used. which, in
its properties, is nearly allied to prussic
acid, and drop or two will produce TO-
slant death. At Toronto, recently, a
manufacturer of brandy named Morris,
applied his tongue to preparation of
this essence, with Wow probably to as.
certain its strength, and 10 less than six
ty seconds was q corpse.
TRAFFlc IN MURDER The Now York
Times offers $4,000 reward for informa.
ton which will lead to the detection Of
the real murderer of DR.. Burdell.
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