The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1857-09-16
Judge Curt T.


his practice at tho bar viii be pleassntor
as well as more profitable We fear his
gain will prove national loss. 1t baN
been thought that ox senator Toucy
would be his successor, but OF present
this seems improbable
SuIciDE.-Wo learn that Miss Ellis,
girl about ID years of age, aud daugh-
ter Of John Ellis of Wcs minister. at
tempted suicide by hanging herself a.
that place, CD the 2nd inst. She is said
to have stolen a sum Of money am unit
Jag to hundred dollars or more, from
L. f. Ward She afterwards went into
Adrich's store with New Jersy bill to
exchange Mr. A. suspectiug that all
was not right, questioned her in relation
to wberc she obtained the money Her
manner was embarrassed The larger
part Of the money was found in bed
where she had hidden it, The discovery
so mortified her that she hung herself
Her body was discovered soon after aud
cut down, aud with considerable efforts
was resuscitate ed - Phonis
A GALLANT ACT. During the passage
Of the steamer Glasgow, female with
Il child in her arms was accidentally
swept overheard. Mr. Robertson, hus.
band of the actress and vocalist. Miss
Georgia Hodsou, observed the accident,
and needless of danger, lost not mo.
ment in pluuging into the boiling ocean.
a life buoy was thrown to him. which
he caught simultaneously with his grasp.
ing the sinking mother aud infant. The
engines were backed blue lights we're
burned, n, it was almost dark. and life
boat was lowered and the woman, with
her infant, as well as their gallant pre-
server, were rescued from their perious
situation. A medal has been ordered
to be presented to the hero Of this gal
liant aot
THE STATUE OF WEBSTER. -Tuforma-
ton has boon received that the bronze
statue of Daniel Webster. BY Powers,
has been shipped at Leghorn for Boston,
and may be expected to reach this port
in few weeks. It is eight feet bish.-
The head is taken from the bust model
led by Mr. Powers from life and now
belonging to the Boston Atheneum
aud the costume is modelled from gar
ments actually worn by Mr.. Webster.
The cast Of the statue was made at
Florence BY very skiIful bronze founder
and is entirely successful
Down Down Down The re.
tail prices of moiasses 10 this city, on
Friday, was fifteen cents per gallon less
than on Thursday; and brown sugar
sells three cents less pound than it did
two days ago. People need not hurry
to purchase. as it will be lower and lower
still, aud tho spectators in these articles
will 60 down with tue price. If any
body is interested let him stand from
under "a soon as possible but it you
want sugar and molas,es. purchase here
after --New5urypot H-raid.
Louf,viLLE. Friday Sep. 4, 1857
The following are the awards for the
reaping machines at the trial in Syra.
cuse in July last: s. H. Mccormick,
Chicago gold medal; Walter A Wood.
Hoosic Falls N Y. silver medal War.
den Brokaw & Child Springfield, Ohio.
bronze medal aud Jonathan Haines, Pc.
kin, ILL.,. diploma.
For reapers and mowers combined, the
following awards were msde; Walter A
Wood, Housic Falls. n Y. gold medal !;
D NJ. Osborne, Buffalo silver medal
Warden. Brokaw s. Child, bronze medal
Tue awards for moving machines have
not yet been made.
MRs OUNNlNGHAM ADMITTED TO BAIL.
NEW YoRK, Sept S.-Mrs Cunning
ham was this afternoon admitted to bail
in the sum of $4,000.
The etitor of the Buffalo CONNER.
cial advertiser, Mr.. Chamberlain, was
assaulted in that city, yesterday forenoon.
By John Wilkinson, but neither party
was seriously injured The provocation
was reply 10 tho Commercial Adrer-
tiSsr to personal attack BY the Albany
Evening Journal, aud Mr. W.. being
brother of the editor 4 the Journal,
took this OCCASION to redress his grevan.
ces
Tho party engaged in passing coun,
terfeit notes in New York city on the
Hudson County Bank have been prompt
~ ia bbed by the police Seven men
and one woman have been arrested charg
cd with the crime, One Of the men was
committed for trial Tuesday, and the
balance Of them remanded for examua
ton. Three men wHre arrested IN Book
Ign for the same off,noe aud committed
WAsHINoToN FRENcH MAasHAL.-
It is not generally known to Washing
toms biographcrs that he was a marshal
Of Franc' yet the fact seems to be very
certainly established bv u letter from Geo
w. PArke CuStus, who says that:
When, in 1881 Colonel Laurens went
to France as special ambassador, diff.
Guilty arose between him and the French
ministry, as to the command of the com.
biued armies in America Our heroic
Laurens said Our chief must com.
mand it is our cause. and the battle is
on our soil 'C'est impossible, exclaim
ed the Frenchman by the etiquette OF
the French service, the Count de Roch-
ambeau, being an cid lieutenant general