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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1857-03-18

The FUNERAL OF DR.. KANE AT PHl1.
ADELpnlA.-The Philadelphia Journal of
Thursday afternoon, has full accoun.
Of the ceremonies attending the fuheral
of DR.. Kane in that city. We make the
following extracts:-
throughout the city flags were hung
with Grape, and along the wharves the
vessels generally had their colors at half
mast. 10 honor of the illustrious dead -
Various pubic Buildings, including the
Theatres, had their colors drapcd aud at
half mast. The route ran through streets
almost entirely occupied by the dwellings
Of our most respectable citizens, and
throughout the symbols of sorrow were
ouspicuously displayed.
The funeral car was one Of the most
magnificent pieces of work of tho kind
that we havo ever behold. 1t was drawn
by six black horses, harnessed two
abreast, and led by attendants. Their
heads were decorated with plumes of
black and white. Tho oar itself was
twelve feet in length, and five in breadth,
upon four wheels. Its body was not
much elevated abeve the ground, and the
coffin, as it passed. was about on the line
with the breasts of spectators. The low
er part Of the car was hung with black,
and the wheels thereby concealed from
view. From the four corners we're up.
right spears with golden heads Around
three of these we're entwined American,
and from the one remaining, British
flags. Above the center of the car was
miglobe-a dome of black cloth with
white stripes, and running from it, form
ing canopy. were raven bands attached
to the tops Of the spears at the four cor
Ders. The coffin lay 10 the center, be.
meath, and was decorated with flowers
and the flag of the American Republic.
The military force present was very
large, consisting of cavalry, artillery,
infantry, and company of United States
soldiers. 80
" In the rear Of the funeral car, walked
eigh. marines, carrying the worn flag Of
the ship " Advance" which the gallant
Kane commanded, aud which now crum-
bles among the ice.of'the far north zone
This object attracted much attention,
from the thrilling associations with which
il is associated
Following the flag of the Advance
came those men Of peril and hardship,
who were with Dr.. Kane Through all the
trials of that wouderous voyage-men
stouter in frame than he, yet owing their
lives aud their presence among US to his
energetic devotion, endurance and self
sacrifice. They numbered eight. The
whole lumber who returned with DR..
Kane was thirteen. VIM. Morton, the
faithful and indomitable, was conspicu.
GUS, aud DR.. Hayes, Gen Stephenson,
Amos BoDsall, Isaac Wood, VIM. God.
frey, August Sontag, and Henry Brooks,
made up the party of survivors of one
Of those expeditions, the memory of
which shall live to tho LAS, syllable of
recorded time"
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1857-03-18

GRAHAM's MAGAzINE.-The April
number of this Magazine makes its
appearance, and under the control
Of its new Editor, CHARLES c. LEI
LAND, is better than usual. Watson
g. Co., Philadelphia.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1857-03-18

DEATH OF S. F. CARLL.--Mr. Sam.
uel F. Carl, printer, one of the foun-
ders of the Boston Bee, and for long
period proprietor and editor of that
paper, died at Orange, Mass, on.
Thursday hast, of consumption. Mr..
CARL was a native of Waterford, Me. =,
and was thirty-nine years of ago. He.
was possessed of many excellent quail
tiles, and his death will be lamentcd
by q large circle of friends.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1857-03-18

GoDEY's LADY's Book for April is
q splendid number, containing interes-
ting reading matter, beautiful engrav-
ngs' fashions for spring dresses, col,
lara' mantillas, besides patchwork,
caps sleeves. embroidery, baby's shoe,
" How to cut -Children's Clothes" and
other things " too numerous to men>
ton" Address L. A. Cooley, Phila,
dslphia. -.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1857-03-18

L. b. PETERSON, Philadelphia, will
publish March 18th, another of Mrs.
Southworth's works, entitled Viva,
the Secret of Power" complete in two
volumes, neatly bound in cloth, for
$l,25, or in two volumes, paper coy
or, for one dollar.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1857-03-18

OxydEHArED BlrrERs-This peculiar
aihcacious medicine has no equal, aud
trial will satisfy the mos, skcptical emf.
ferer that 10 regard to the power Of this
remedy, too much cannot be said in its
praise. 1t will cure Dyspepsia. PIE.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1857-03-18
Mihhlebury Rtgisttr.
MID L e B RY:
WEDNESDAY. MARCH IS, 1857.

We have 70 record another awful
Railroad accident on one of the Canas
do roads. The frequency Of accidents
where q few lives are lost, almost fixes
in our minds the idea that accidents
are necessary. Until some awful ca
lamity occurs, we are not sensibly a.
ware to what an extent we are endan.
gering our lives when we place our
selves upon the cars. In too many in.
stances it proves suicidal-the guillo-
tine would be o death far more to be
desired, than to be plunged headlong
down precipice fifty or an hundred
feet among the crash ofsteam engines,
baggage and passenger cars, to be bur-
led or crushed to death in the general
destruction.
Who can picture to themselves the
anguish and suffering Of such cataS-
trophe as recorded in our paper
Who oan follow the news to the houses
made desolate, and view tho blancl,cd
check and fearful eye of the wife, who
had parted with beloved husband but
few hours before, or the child who
had embraced a father, alas, for the
last time.
We have often thought that we
ought to have law regulating the
running time on railroads. IF such
was the case, we are inclined to think
We should have fewer of these lawful
accidents" to record.
Had carefulness been used, even
this accident would have been pre-
vented, and this general slaughter
of human life been averted. Com~
mon sense, too, would seem to die.
tate low rate Of speed in spanning
such chasm { was fifty feet deep!)
under the most favorable circumstan>
ces; and, il we rightly comprehend
the nature Of the conclusion which
sent tho cars overheard, it is rcasona-
BILE to conclude that, had the engine
been going slow, in all probability
there would have been no such sudden
jerk at the abutment ahead as to throw
the cars of the track behind, into the
yawning death-pit below. Ifhuman
life is to be periodically sacrificed, in
this wholesale way, by these swinging
bridges and draw BRIDGES it is high
time to consider whether both should
not give way, at once, to structures of
solid masonry. Additional expense,
and, indeed, all other objections of
that nature must dwindle into insignif.
canoe in the presence Of sush scenes
az those we describe to-day.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1857-03-18

"Sally, said fellow to girl who,
had red hair 'keep away from me, .or
you will set me afre." mo danger OF
that" was the answer, "you are toe
green 10 burn"
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1857-03-18

A Passenger Train Plunged into de Water BY
Breaking Bridge / Terrible Slaughter f-Sirfy
Bodies Recovered
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-12-19

There IA MIR. RIcn-sickness has so impaired
his physique that the Pioneer would probably
criticise him as sun apology for man. as
on Sunday last it unfeelingly did Senator
BsMAN's bodily appearance inherited from
birth then Mr.. BECKER is rather low Dutch
in his build; and Mr.. PHELPS is OF long,
sab-sided look and it does positively need
therefore, Mr.. SrEELE's handsome form, &C.
NAL smiles and social amenities-a man too'
who would so freely ''damn expense Oh 'ne
score of champaigne-to serve at " aSti'hs-
ton as the true representative OF the P"gs'ea'
manhood of the new State of Minnesota!
This consideration of personal beauty has
as much and more force in Mr.. SrEELES
case, we submit, than when SO vehemently
urged in the late canvass, as principai
reason why his brother-in-law' Mr. oiBLEY'
should be chosen Governor
Here at home, people didn't care much
about having so particularly a good looking
Governor. For that matter, old RAMSEY,
was, las Seeshaunce once said) "portinable
man" enough for the post to which he is hon
estly elected but in this U. S. Senator bust
ness it is different, and for Heavens sake
let Mr.. STEELE be elected, that the world
abroad may know that Minnesota contains
amongst her citizens "handsome men as is
handsome men,
"Steele forever" should be the watch word
Gas it has been) of every true Democrat
henceforward and all the time!
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-12-19

the introduction of Slavery into the State OF
Kansas under the said Constitution or not
and requires of me to appoint three commits
sioners in each county of the Territory, whose
duty it shall be to appoint three Judges OF
election in each existing election district, or
such other districts as may by said commits
sioners be established to enable the people to
vote thereon
The second proclamation is in regard to
the election for State officers. 1t says, that
on the first Monday Of January, 1898, polls
will be opened in the several election pre-
cincts of said Territory, at which the quail
Fl ed voters, under said Constitution shall
elect a Governor, Lieutenant Governor,
Secretary of State, Auditor Of State, State
Treasurer. Members of the Legislature, and
one Member of Congress. Said election
shall be conducted in the same manner, and
by the same judges appointed to conduct the
election on the Constitution, on the 2lst day
of Dece, uber 1857, and returns thereof made
to me at Lecompton.s
Hon. n. p. Banks Governor elect of Mass
achusettS, has given notice that he will resign
his seat in Con gress by Jan. lst.
Hon. r. NJ. I. Hunter of Virginia, was re-
elected on the 10th inst, to the U. S. Senate
for six wears from the 4th of March, 1859, by
a nearly unanimous VOTE
Since the determin alton of Buchanan to
dismiss John McKeon, U. S. District Attor-
new for the Southern District of New Y ork,
for voting against "Ferna ndy Wud" for May
or, much speculation has existed as to who
would be his probable successor. Despatch
es from Washington on the 10th, confer this
honor on both Theodore Sedgwick and Judge
Sutherland.
The Treasury Department has suspended
payment. acquisitions to the amount OF
nearly half million dollars are held in the
department.
The District Attorney at New Orleans, has
been moved for setting Gov. Walker off on
light bail.
Mr.. Cliffords name was sent into the Sen
ate, on the 10th for confirmation to i'll va
cancy on the Supreme Bench.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-12-19

ST.. Louis, Dec. y.
The Democrat has received letters from
Kansas containing two proclamations from
Calhoun, specifying the manner of the cleo
ton of the 2lst inst, forsubmitting the Con-
stitution to the people, and the first Monday
in January for the election of State officers,
and giving the names of Commissioners for
each county.
At mass convention at Leavenworth, on
the 9th ult., a resolution was passed reques-
ting the Territorial Legislature to meet at
Lecompton on the third of December.
The resolution was passed under the belief
that Stanton will recognise the Legislature so
convened. A resolution offered by General
Lane was unanimously adopted, pledging
themselves, in case Stanton declined to recog-
nize the Legislature, to put the Topeka gov
eminent in motion and stand or fall by it. A
Democratic Convention is called for the 2 4th
inst.
The Democrat learns from private sources
that Stanton had issued proclamation call
ing special session of the Legislature, to be
held december 9th.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-12-19

$23,7l4,528.37. The probable expenditure
! of the remaining three quarters to June &c
1885, are $5l, 248,530 and four cents, making
an aggregate of $74,963, O58.4l, leaving an
estimated balance in the treasury at the close
of the present fiscal year of $426,875.67.
The amount of the public debt unredeemed
at this time 1885, 5l 81. The amount Of
estimated expenditures for the remaining
three-quarters of the fiscal year will in ali
probability be increased from causes stated
by the Secretary. His suggestions, therefore,
that authority should be given to supply any
temporary deficiency by an issue of limited
amount of Treasurer's notes, is approved, and
[ accordingly recommend the passage of such
q law as stated in the;report of the Secreta-
ry. The tariff of March 3D., 1857, has been
in operation for only short period of time,
and under circumstances so unfavorable to a
just development of it's result as revenue
measure, that l should regard it as inexpedi-
ent, at least for the present, to undertake its
revision. l would call the sptcial attention
of Congress to the recommendation of the
Secretary of the Navy, in favor of the con-
struction of ten small gar steamers, of light
draught. The whole cost of their construc-
ton would not exceed $2,3O0OOO.
The President counsels great caution in the
bestowing of public lands, while as source
of revenue they are of great Importance.
Their importance is far greater as furnish.
ing homes for hardy and independent race of
honest and industrious citizens, who desire
to subdue and cultivate the soil, and they
ought to be administered mainly wth::.the
view OF promoting this wise and benevolent
policy.
If Congress should hereafter grant altern-
ate sections to States or companies as they
have done heretofore, recommend the in
termediate sections retained by the Govern
ment should be subject to pre-emption by
actual settlers, The present system of max
ing the Indians valuable presents to influence
them to remain at peace, has proved ineffec-
tual. 1t is believed the better policy to COL
onize them in suitable localities where they
can receive the rudiments of education. and
be gradually induced to adopt habits OF in
dustry. So far as the experiment has been
tried it has worked we'll in practice and will
doubtless prove to be less expensive than the
present system. 1t will be seen from the re-
port OF the Postmaster General, that the
Post Office Department still continues to
depend on the Treasury for an important
portion of the means of sustaining and ex-
tending its operations.
The President concludes by expressing the
determination to approve no bill which he
has not examined, and it will be a case of ex-
treme necessity which shall ever induce me
to depart from this rule therefore respect
fully, but earnestly recommend that the two
Houses would allow the President at least
two days previous TO the adjournment of the
session within which no bill shall be pre-
sented.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-12-19
The Integrity of the Republican Party
Vindicated by its Opponents.

1t is worth while for the members of the
Democratic party, who have hitherto been
deceived in relation to the oppression endur-
ed by the people of Kansas to note we'll the
accounts which their own party publish at the
present time of the frauds in the Territory.
Have the Republican paper for the three years
published any "Kansas Outrage" intrinsical-
" worse than the deliberate attempt of the
Lecompton scoundrels to deprive the people
of the right of self government They have
not, and yet all that they did publish was de-
MED and sneered at by the Democratic press,
which now has the confession wrung from it,
that the representations of the Republican
press we're true. A late number of the Phil
,,,delphia Press has the following significant
col, tession:
81. he first fair election in the Territory of
Kansas took place on the 9Th of October,
1857. Tt. which preceded it, though legal
according IT, the forms, were controlled by
the minority in the Territory, but were sub
mitted to. inasmuCh as no other alternative
was left to these who objected to them"
Previous to October last there had been as
many as fire elections in Kansas, and yet we
have high Democratic authority for saying
that the election of October 9Th, was the
"frst FAIR electi.m" AS each of these 6ce
fraudulent elections took place, AID the facts
concerning them bee anne known, the Repub-
lican press declared tn, Nh fraudulent, and pub
lished the most ample testimony to prove all
they charged. How was the subject treated
by the Democratic party? The orators aid
organs Of that party denied that there was
any fraud in these elections, and all the PAIN
full narrative of the Border Rutiian reign of
terror in Kansas, when Strngfello,v and Atch-
ison were leading on their land pira ties to eV-
cry species of outrage and atrocity, was pro-
nounccd, "a Black Republican lie," and
bleeding Kansas" was sneered at, and the
most honorable and heroic suffering in behalf
of freedom and selfgovernment, was decided
by the same heartless demagogues, who now,
that there is an opportunity for making polit-
cal capital, are the most vociferOus Kansas
shriekers; and even Democratic papers con-
TESS, that three years having transpired since
the organization of Kansas Territory, only
last October, che BRIT month since, acitnessed
"TIIE FIRST FAIR ELECTION" Had
the people at the North generally believed
the story of the wrongs of Kansas Mr.. b.
CHANAN could not have been elected The
people were deceived, and the men who did
most to mislead them are now confessing the
deception, and, at the same time, showing
that Mr.. BUCHANAN was successful through
false pretenses and thus they vndicate the
integrity of the Republican party. Our en-
enes are made to praise us.-Detr0H Tribune.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-12-19

The WINTER AT WAsHINGToN.-A gossip
ing correspondent of the st. Louis Repub-
icam writes from Washington as fol-
lows -
"a gay winter is anticipated. The White
House has been put in complete order and
an elegant conservatory opening from the
western side, will add to the attractions which
Miss Lane 1.-THE Presidents niece) can present
to her guests, Vice President Breckenridge,
with Senator Douglas and Mr.. Rice of Min
nesota will occupy three large double hous-
es which have been erected during the sum-
mer, near the we'll known house of Senator
Douglas.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-12-19

In lecture delivered by Mr.. Beecher re-
Gently at Philadelphia, we find the following
apology for Mr.. Curthss failure to fulfil his
engagement there. The topic of the lecture
was 1.-THE Causes of Sn ccess or Failure in
Life" Mr.. Beechcr said
"With regard to Mr.. Curtis's failure he
felt called upon to say that Mr.. Curtis re-
quested him to act as his substitute. 1t hap
pened, however, that Mr.. Curtis was blest
with one good gift, which was, widespread
reputation, and another, and another which
was still better, good wife, and who had on
that occasion given to him son. And he
would say to the audience, that if the son in
berited the talents of his father, and the beau
ty of his mother, the world would gain in that
much more than they could possibly have lost
in no. being allowed the privilege Of hearing
the father of the child on the evening pro-
posed.7'
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-12-19

The GREAT AMERICAN DOC, "PK1NcE." D.
The London Illustrated News gives the follow
ing description of the dog, recently exhibited
to Queen Victoria, at Windsor Castle
The dog was born in Pennsylvania, but as
he is barely year old, he is far from being
fully developed. His height is 81 inches
length feet inches girth of body Al inch
es; of fore leg ID, and of his neck Is inches !;
weight over two hundred lbs. Such is his
strength that man weighing 200 lbs. may
spring on his back without causing him to
finch. prince is valued by his owner at
81 25O
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-12-19

RUSH OF Hoes EAsr.-The stock train of
the G. c. & G. R. r. last evening brought in
thrty-6ve cars, containing nearly four thou
sand hogs. They were all from Cincinnati,
or the country usually tributary to that city,
and the rush of hogs eastward from the
southern part of the State is tremendous, the
owners finding it better to sell alive in New
York than to pack in Cincinnati The night
train from Toledo brought in fourteen cars of
hogs. mostly from the Wabash valley
When it is remembered that there are two
stock trains daily on each oftheseroads, and
that the average receipts by each train do
not fall much below those of last evenings
trains, it will be seen that the live hog trade
is no small item IN the railroad CARRYING
business Cleveland Herald.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-12-19

A BOLD "ORGAN.'-The New York Day
Book, which is about the only northern pa
per in Mr.. Buchanans interest which has the
courage to avow doctrines in harmony with
the late utterances of the Washington linton
on the subject of Slavery, says:
'Negro subordination, or so-called slavery,
is the basis, the foundation, the cornerstone
of our republican edifce,' and the time has
come when this must be openly avowed and
boldly proclaimed as the distinctive badge of
Democracy"
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-12-19

CEDAR M1NEs.-We observe a paragraph
10 the Trenton State Gazette, mentioning that
in South Jersey numbers Of cedar trees are
dug up from the marshes and they are the
most valuable timber of the kind brought to
mar ket; A gentleman living in the neighbor-
hood tells us that these buried cedar trees
are often found of an enormous size, much
larger, in fact, than any living cedars above
ground, and that they are invariably in per-
feet state of preservation. 1t is not impossi-
BILE that they belong to very easy period
possibly to an autediluvian age.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-12-19

A LARGE grey eagle attacked two men in
Bedford County, Pennsylvania, recently. 1t
flew at the throat of one of the men who was
short distance from the other, but the blow
was warded off: The eagle then struck him
through the wrist with his claw, when they
closed and fell to the ground in a fearful
struggle. The other man had his gun with
him, but was prevented from firing by fear
OF killing his friend. He ran Immediately to
his assistance and cut the throat of the eagle.
1t measured nine feet between the tips of its
WINGS
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-12-19

HE Commercial editor is somewhat indis-
posed this week, but we have learned that
two new boats are being built at the Hokah
Yard, under the superintendent of Mr.. E..
u. Buck. Our advantages for bodybuilding
are beginning to attract considerable atten-
ton, and this business will undoubtedly be-
come large and fourishing one in few
years. Good timber, good saw mill and grist
mills, and large machine shop materially
assist this branch of enterprise, and we have
them all.-Hokah Chief
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-12-19
TRAVELLER in the wilds of Nebrasl

A TRAVELLER in the wilds of Nebraska
says:
GIVE got off our horses, hitched them to a
cotton wood corncrib and went in. We ask
ed for supper. We got some bacon molasses,
boiled pumpkin, and corn dodger We ate
heartily. After meal was over the woman
said to the oldest girl, snow, Jane you have
just got to keep that old slut and them ere
pups from sleepin' in this 'ere meal box any
longer. In making the strangers corn bread
I was almost pestered to death pickin out
the short hairs and dead heas that comes out
of them pesky pups, and if they sleep in it
week longer it won't hardly be fit to
use."