The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1857-08-26

great a fall in so short time has been
rarely seen. A great deal Of hay has
been injured by the excessive wet weatl or
of this last fortnight. 1t is now fine, with
a far prospect Of continuance - Free
Press
THE MERCHANTS BANK, we learn. has
bought the west part of Peck's Block,
north side Of Court house square. The
purchase takes 10 the two stores occupied
by Mr.. Ward and Mr.. Partridge, and the
Offices and rooms above with the yard
pertaining thereto.
The intention we presume 10 to locate
the Bank there for the future.-l B.
Out Of the fifty nine members Of the
Senate during the last Congress, l>ss
than Eve have already passed away, viz:
Mes'rs. Clayton, Of Delaware Bell Of
New Hamshire !; Adams Of Mississippi
Butler, Of South Carolina and Rusk Of
Texas.
Also two members of President Pierce
Cabinet, viz, Gov. Marcy Secre tary of
the State, and Mr.. Dobbin. Secretary of
the Navy.
FALLlNo-A firm in Buffalo has con.
tracted to deliver 100 900 bushels Of
wheat at decline Of Scots. on present
prices
WASHINGTON, August 20.-The Pres.
ident has by proclamation declared the
the treaty of friendship and commerce
between the Unitrd States and Persia of
binding force In addition to the Ambas.
sador or diplomatic Agent near each
Government. it provides for Persian Con.
suls at Washington, New York and New
Orleans, and United States Consuls at
Teheran, Bender, Bushire and Tamis,
The treaty is 20 continue in force ten
years
The General Land Office to-day de.
cided against the presumption claim Of q
colored man to 800 acres Of land in Wis.
copsin, taking the ground of the Court in
the bred Scott case, that negro is no,
citizen. This decision applies to other
similar cases pending.
WASHINGTON, Friday, Aug. 81, 1857.
Tho Interior Department has received
intelligence, from reliable gentlemen and
fugitive Mormons, that Brigham Young
if preparing to resist General Harvey;
that he hos relapsed into the grossest in.
fidelity and atheism and that he contin.
ues to hold up the Government. of tho
United States to the supreme contempt
of the Mormons
ST. PAUL Aug 10, via Dubuque, Aug
2l.-The Democratic Convention today
passed resolution for the appointment
Of Committee to confer with the Re-
publican Convention for the purpose of
arranging for the submission Of but one
Constitution to the people. 1t i. not
probable that the members Of the two
bodies will meet in one Convention, but
the great obstacle to tho immediate act.
Element Of tho difficulties ia removed.
The rumored collision between the
Sioux and the Chippewas is without foun.
dation'
CHICAGO, Saturday, Ang. %, 1857
The Republican State Convention met
at lowo City Oh the 18th inst Gen. r
p. Lowe was nominated for Governor
and Oran Favills for Lieutenant Gov
ern0t
ST Louis. Aug 22, 1859 Col
Roberts. who has arrived here from New
Mexico, reports that a battle had occur.
red between the Apache Indians and
Col Miles's command, on the ella River,
in which 25 Indians we're killed. snd up.
ward of 80 wounded Lieuts. Stein and
Davis and 9 priyates were wounded -
Col Miles recovered large amount of
property.
A terrible hurricane passed over
the town Of Woodland, Wisconsin, last
night, destroying every house in the
place. Mr.. Fox, the Railroad Station
Agent, was run over and instantly killed
while endeavoring to stop train of
freight cars which the wind had set in
motion. The telegraph lines we're pros.
trated aud the railroad track oonside "a .
bly, damaged
DEsERTIoN OF 500 U. 8. TaooPs st.
Louis, Friday, Aug 81, 1857. A letter
in The Republican, dated Fort Kearney
9TH inst, says that the 5th and 10th Reg.
iments Of Infantry and Phelps Battery
had arrived there. Captain Van Wee,
had gone in advance on important bust.
ness The troops were much dissatisfied
and the two infantry regiments had lost
nearly 500 men by desertlon.
The splsndor of the Utah expedition
has quite faded away. Only two regi,
ments Of infantry, one battery and one
squadron Outrageous will 60 to Sal, Lake.
SUFFERING AMONG THE INpIANs.-The
steamer Iron City arrived here on the
10th inst When she was at Grand Pat.
ronage, about 700 Indians were there
waiting for their payments. There were
. no provisions, and no fish to be caught.
The poor wretches were actually starv-
ing, and had killed horse the night
previous as a small 'stay stomach" until
the arrival of the Illinois with provisions
and pay. They have several days yet
to watt CleUeland Herald.
"A letter in Tie So. Louis Mtelh.
gencer, dated San Antonio, Texas, Aug.
,, says that Col. A. S. Johnston of that
city is to be sent to Utah in place Of
Gen. Harvey, and is already en- route,
Prof Silliman of Yale College, was
robbed of some 500 while promenading
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