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

n SUI c"ihmltte was sp. H l. 10 teINr
upon the canoes Of The a.r ut aud ,',e
beet mosus Of eu,uriue IF. suscs7s
The directors cit in 'auebce fll
their future plan. are o. ged TIE
c 'mman ore Of sll the .Iips evg~2,d
will consult with the directors Co.d.
d'ncc was expressed as to airims,, sc.
cess
The experiments Of connecting ne
wire IN m'd ocean had tcen suecessfui,y
tried II 1000 fathoms during heavy
sea. The engineers report detailed he
progre's # paying ont uptil tlIc acci. NJ
occurred The machinery ch'y reani@es
'Iighf Improvement. The cable IL r,crs.
thing that Gao b. desired and the "A.
pineer has greater confidence han Ger
OF the tinal result
Iadaa.- 1t is stated that Delhi il LOT
taken, but the date Il this Statement, is
not given.
Ger. Barnard is reported to haveded
from dyscutery.
The news given in the Bombay Times
of July IA. by the Lac: mail respect "
the taking of Cawnpors BY the rebel Is,
aud the massacre ofths Europeans there,
is confirmed.
Sir Henry Lawrence died Ct wound
received in q soriic from Lucknow where.
at present, all lie we'll.
All the troops in Dude bave mutipi d.
At Agra ell is quiet, and the native
troops are disarmed.
VERMONT HonsEs AGAIN We learn
from undoubtsd authority that Mr.. Noer.
ing, of Orwell, while in town on Sa,ur.
day last, sold his Black Hawk colt, Ad.
olson, six years old. to Mss.r.. Peirco &
Penn, of Belville, Illinois, for fpe thou.
sand dollars This bors. is Of a beau.
tifuI black color, large in size Of fns
form aud graceful action. Though be
is not one of the fastest Of the Black
Hawks, still be trots a three minute gait
with ease, full fast enough, We think. for
ordinary purposes The high prices that
have been paid for our best breeds of
horses, with in the past few years, should
stimulate all our breeders to breed from
the very best of our stock, a. /. costs
no more TO raise a good colt than it does
to raise poor one.-Rse Press
AMYsrEsIous ArFAIR.-hu ch excite.
ment has been raised 10 johnson and I'D.
joining towns 10 consequence Of q search
commenced for the remains Of q sirl,who
suddenly disappeared FROM that vicinity
last October. We are indebted 70 a
friend Mr. s L Burndsm, for many par.
ticulars connected with the affair, tat
have room only to refer to some Of them.
The girls name WAS Esther Lsdd with.
cut relatives, and having disappeared
very suddenly, suspicious we're entertain.
ed that she had been deli foully BY. some
believing that che had bson thrown into
a we'll about two miles east Of The village
ofJohnson which wa more than fit,y feet
deep, and only two fee, in diameter. The
suspicion in reference 10 the veil ipsrsas.
ed, and about three weeks sinss efforts
ware commenced to clear out the veil
which was found to be exceedingly dill.
cult. I, WAS found Necessary 20 take ~
tho stones ard owing to the water aaa
quich'and, very slow progress was made.
On the l4th inst, having brought up ar.
ticles confirming the suspicious, libor
was kept mp nigh. and dsy. and on saa.
dsv the 10th, il was Judged that 1000
people visited the spot With the aid o.
q pump Of superior dimensions. a Ere en-.
CINE. 60 the we'll was finally cleared and
the body found. I, is belrvsd that nus.
der vas committed and suspicion. ~ 10
the author Of it, rest strongly upso .
married man who fed shortly AFTER the
girl was missing -Nessenssy.
"ScsiPfues DICK IN 4 Funny PLACE
"A correspondent of the New York
Evening Post, says tina, Daniel 8 Dick.
inson was trying . case in Cortland . few
days ago, and had handled the Witnesses
pretty roughly, enc Of whom when ridins
home had expressed bis opinion of Disk.
inson's behavior pretty freely. He wss
PIT on the stand the next day and iuqsir.
ed OF IS TO the convsrration, whom the fol.
lowing scene occurred -
The ex-senator asked what slse he
said
Wisnsis-NOshiug else Of any sonas.
quence
Dictinson-But what did yos s,y2
Let others judge whether il 10 Of coass-
qusnce.
Witness-I said nothing tha, hss any
bearing on this case.
Dickinson-Ths court, ir, will be able
70 judge whether your testiusnv has ssy
bearing upon the case wish you 70
give me the rest Of your oosvsrntion.
Witness-Why, sir, really would
rather not it had no bearing upon this
case. l assure you, and
Dictinson-(R isinq)-I hope the
court will not permit it'slf to be triaed
with and fts time wasted by these mani.
fest evssioDs, The witness has given .
part OF this conversation, and refuses to
give the remainder. 1 call upon tho court
TO compel him to finish it.
The Court-The witness had better
repeat all be said, that he can temsn.
Der.
Witness-Well, il | must I will,
though | do not see Of what use il en- b.
to this trial. said sir, addressing Dick.
inson) that you were one of the most ILL
hammered aud overbesring lawyers, in sI.
aiming witness, that ever pu, my