The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1857-11-11

the b. C. & NJ. Railroad was passing
downward between Fogg's Crossing
and Meredith Village, brake drop
ped down breaking an axle and one
wheel, throwing Ave cass from I've
track, four of which were smasl
Seven cattle aud about 80 sheep " e;
killed, and others we're injured.
The postmaster general has re-
Gently decided that T. postmaster do
not give ruh'sa.ls Of newspapers nos
tice when their papers remain in the
post Office without being taken out Will
in five weeks, they are liable for
the pay.
There are eight Democratic pa
pers in Oregon, five OF which have
come out in favor Of establishing slave
ry in the territory. Gen. Lane, the
Democratic delegate to Congress, ad-
vocates the same tolicy. Democracy
in Oregon, in this respect, is very like
Democracy in New England. Z
"A newsboy who took a SO piece
from man by mistake, for a cent, and
persisted in keeping it, was turned out
Of the Newsboys' Lodging House, Sat-
urday night, ia New York, after being
compelled to give up the money.
The POPULATION OF KANsAs.-Tho
late vote in Kansas will range between
$4,000 and 10000, indicating a pops
ulation not much below 100000. This
is constantly increasing by overland
arrivals. The Lawrence Herald of
freedom says, that the roads are COW,
cred with the wagons Of families seek
ing new locations.
Punch says that the reason why ed.
itors are so apt 10 have their manners
spoiled, is because they receive from
one correspondent and another, such a
vast amount OF evil communications.
"A quarter of million bushels of
wheat alone, reached Buffalo on Friday
besides large quantity of corn aud other
grain.
The people of Washington, D. G,
finding the same difficulty that is felt
all over the country in getting retail
prices of food down into any sort of pro.
portion to the fall 10 Wholesale prices
have organized associations for the pur.
chase of supplies, and find that they
save some 30 per cent. by the operation
IowA-Returns from all but five
small counties give Lowe, Republican
Governor, 1888 majority. The five
counties to come in gave AZ Republican
majority last April. The new Legisla-
ture stands politically as follows:
Senate-Republicans % House Republicans Al
Democrats IA Democrats 81
Repub. majOrity-Senate House 10
Wisconsin has chosen Republican
State Officers by three to Five Thousand
majority. The new Legislature is prob.
ably of like faith.
CINCINNATI, Thursday, Nov 5. 1857.
Tho official vote of Ohio for Cover.
nor is as follows Chase, Republican,
l6O.568i Payne, Democrat, l59,065.
Plurality of Chase, 1903.
RUM-The wife of a man named
Gray at Rochester, n Y, took her two
children and started to 90 to her sister's
a few evenings since because her brutal
husband was abusing her and them, but
while crossing railroad bridge thoy all
fell through and were drowned.
The Missouri House passed a bill
legalizipg the suspension by the banks
of that State till the LIST of Novemb Der,
1857.
AT the recent Maine State Fair in
Bangor, the receipts were about $1,000,
which covered all expenses. At the
Fair just closed in Boston, the receipts
were but $4,000, while the expenses were
between $4,000 and $4,000.
"A maiden lady advertises in one of
the city papers a babboon, three cats,
and parrot for sale She is about to
be married, and has no further u.e for
them
BLACK LION Pratt, of Middlebury
W., has re-purchased Black Lion" own.
ed by The Geauga Horse Company"
and has taken him back to this State.
He has proved an admirable stock getter
and will prove valuable even 10 that home
OF the Morgans.-Ffee Press.
-Thauksgiving in Pennsylvania,
November Goth. The same day in Ma
ryland.
The young lady who burst into tears
has been put together again, and is now
wearing hoops to prevent a recurrence
of the accident.
The New York Times says that H..
600 persons have been thrown out of EN-
ployment in that city, within few days
Why is bank note like a fish2-Be-
cause if you keep it two days, it's likely
to spoil.
A PULPIT EXQUISITE "A friend who
attended Que of the fashionable up town
churches lately, tells us that tho text
was He that hath ears to hear let him
hear" which the preacher rendered; He