The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1857-05-20

uiubo uuu us lsiuiiJ TeSiucu, HccOIupuuy'
ing their attack with the sh outings |
and Rawlings usual on such occasions,
till near midnight, when Mr.. S fired
from his window gun heavily charged
with shot, among those upon the out.
side, and with fatal effect A young
man, named Perley Cbids, son Of one
of his neighbors, Some 9 or 10 years old,
had his right arm completed sevtrvcd. and
some Of the shot pierced bis body, which
terminated fatally on Sunday last. oh.
crs of the rioters we're injured, but none
seriously except young Childs.
Mr.. Stebbiugs was arrested on Sun.
day, aud gave bail for trial, which is to
take place on tho Sth inst. AS might
te expected, the excitement produced
by such tragical occurrence, is very
great Adams Messenger.
1T is stated that not less than two
hundred patonts for sowing machines
have been issued That department of
the Patent Office occupies the entire time
of one examiner. Another devotcs him.
self exclusively to moving aud reaping
machines. of which the inventions, origi.
Gus. Mr.. Singer the manufacturer of
the celebrated sewing machine that bears
his name, has just given 20 600 advance
for ten years lease Of the building in
which be carries on his operations,
Iowa ELECTION The official result Of
the late election in Iowa takes the poet
ry out of the resembling claims of a dem.
80. Il
chosen the superintendent Of public in.
s,ruction and the register Of tho land
Office by 500 majority each, while 'bo
republicans elected the third officer vot.
cd for, the commissioner Of the Des
Moines river navigation. by SIS MAORI.
ty. The total vote is 50 900. or over
81, zoos less than last fall
The FlLrrBusTEus IN Mrxlco--Nem
Orleans, Mag II We have dates from
the City Of Mexico to April 20. The
ilibustor expedition to Sonora, was Gro.
atipg great excitement; 1000 troops had
been sent against it, 1t was reported
that Crabbo the loader of the 6lllbustcrs,
had captured several points.
Tho Slaveholding interest is less
satisfied with its triumph last November
| than its antagonists are with their do.
fea'. Like Pnyru's. latter his frs. con
hict with the Romans. i. fears another
such victory" The St. Louis Election
has pealed toc,in through the South.
The Newbury Is. CO. Rising Sun thus
expresses the general feeling
Clouds and darkness threatening
| nlnuIa do, II. I
our political future. A night, gloomy
ond terrible, sets in upon US We are
drifting slowly. silently, into an ocean Of
storms. furious whiilwinjs quicksand
and fearful of whirlpools, a solemn
sil, nee prevails-'tis tue precursor of a
horrible tempest. IIark tho low NUT
teiing rumbling Of dist thunder breaks
upon the stiffness Ftful flashes reveal
the sulen gloom. The lurid air is
heavy aud chill The storm approaches
-noarer and nearer it comes. louder an |
more loud it howls Man the saiis--all
hands to their posts. The South expects
every man to do his duty. Life and
death, honor aud liberty are involved.
lie. o.eL Laart bn firm, each nerve be
steady. The cotflc, will bs fierce a.
hate and malice can make it, Stard
firm IIaik ! what crash was that ?
Kansas is gone List, triumphant
shout from the spirits of the storm !
Missouri is yielding How fierce the
blasts, how lurid the lightning How
teri ibc the tempest ssa and heaven
are commngled IIowls horrible, yclis
terrific, tear our ears Virginia is as
sailed Gloomy. dark, terrible bowls
the tempest Wathchman. what of the
night2 All is dark dark no dawn
appears
Rather sqna!ly prospect. P'rhOps
those WHO have "conjurcd up" til, storm
had better try to "corjurc it dow
again"
When Delmonico undertook to com.
ply with the New York License Law, by
filing an application to sell liquor, signed
by twenty freehodrrs, he purchased o
couple of acres of Long Island land for
$40, cut it up into twenty lots presented
these lots to twenty Of hi. waters, who
being thus qualified, signed the petction,
according TO law"
GEN. CAss AND TEMPERANCE - Col.
Orr stated the other day, that no heard
Cass say, some years ago. he never lad
tasted spirits in his life The Colonel.
thinking about tho expression. thought,
perhaps, be ha6 misunderstood Gen. Cass
and last winter inquired Of him whether
or not he had misunderstood him. The
Gcncal assured Col. Orr that he had not
misunderstood him. that il was true. he
had never tasted distilled spirits in his
life, and had not drank, in his whole life
moro than half pint Of wire Here is
temperance man worthy of bis ceiling
aud enjoying in a ripe old age, the frnits
of his temperancc-hcalth, strength, Wig
or Of body dmiud,
WHAT DECEIvaR They circulate
some very slandcrous stories of the PEG.
| pic Of North Carolina, but the following
of fellow who was imprisoned for hav.
ing the small number Of thirteen wives is
tho most slandcrous If all. Having