The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1857-09-16
News of the Week.

jority. The vote so far as heard from
shows an aggregate loss in the total
vote,o II, 1000, and this keeps the OPP
position majority proportionally good
with whatit was last year for Fremont.
The Democrats have no reason to con-
| graduate themselves on the result,
The froGts mentioned in our last,
we're much more severe farther South,
Corn aud tobacco sufferc considera-
bly, in the latitude Of New York City.
Of late we are in the habit of looking
to the south for accounts of early frosts
and long severe winters.
From the St. Adams Messenger we
learn, that man named Daniel Morse
Of Incorporate habits, died near that
place on Wednesday last BY rumdrink.
ug. He was found near the road side,
in dying state and lived but short
time. A bottle Of rum, partly empty,
was found in his pocket. Blame is at.
tiribu'ed to the agent:
"On Thursday eve meeting of citizens
was called TO consider what measures
were to be taken with our liquor agent,
several resolutions were passed one re-
questing the agent to resign, and then
adjourned to Saturday eve.
Our sgent refuses to resign, and our
citizens have resolved to use all legal
means 10 compel him to-"
The Rutland Herald gives very
fatteripg account of the growth of that
town, and adds:
Rutland is tire largest on the list Of any
town in Vermont; comes but lirtlr short
OF Burlington III uumbrr # inhabitants
aud will, we expect. shortly tlke the
lead Of every other town 10 the Green
Mou1tain State.
THIEVES At WORK. Montpelier
.Sryt. 9. Among several other "stran-
gers from abroad" we have been hon,
ored to-day with several Of the light
fingered gentry from your city, who
have as usual, improved the opportuni-
ty Of suifiing the country all for few
days, and at the same time plying their
usual ave cation in the way of making
sundry predatory excursions iuto the
pockets of their country friends. We
hear Of some half dozen persons who
have thus been vlctimized. One gen
tleman who has been stopping at this
hotel, this morning paid his bill at the
office, stepped over to the Railroad
station just across the street, called for
a ticket. but placing his hand in his
pocket Tor his wallet, and it had mys-
tcriously disappeared. The money
drawer Of one of the eating>houses of
this place was also,we hear, riAed Of its
contents last evening. The theft was
committed in daring manner, while
the attendants we're in the room, and
was discovered only when one OF them
went to the drawer to change bill.
Three persons we're arrested aud COM
mi,ted to Jail today, on suspicion Of
being pickpockets, but nothing was dis
covered about their persons which i'm
plcated them as being any Of the des-
peradoes spokenof above Orrespon
dent Of the Traveller.
SUIcIpE.-Thomas Dow1er, aged
60 y, ans. residing with his son>in>law,
j. Bowtell. in this village, committed
suicide by hanging on Sunday last,
His folks left him at church time sit
ting in the house reading a newspaper.
After their return Mr.. Bowtell chang
ed his clothes went to the barn to take
care of his horses, and there found him
hanging by the neck, dead. No S at
isfactory cause can be assigned for the
act. lie was buried on Monday, a
large concourse of citizens following
him to his last resting place.-BellO'0s
Falls Argus.
Some scamp placed lot of plank
on the New York Central Railroad
about seven miles west of Syracuse on
Wednesday morning, by which one en-
CINE was destroyed, two cars much
damaged, ana preakluah oaoly liiJu'
red.
We learn that an arrangement has
been entered into between the Depart
ment aud the Managers of the X. X
; by which the mails are to be carried Oh
the Road heretofore. We have not the
details of the arrangement, which We
understand Was Effected by Albert An
drus. ESQ. who visited Washington tol
that PM, os .liai'nr Pll'"d' i'm.
MIR. Rol,an Malhers OF Bennns-
ton had his kee crushed in the machn
cry of paper mill at Waloomsac or
Friday, August 2Sth. lie died while
undergoing the process Of amputation'
! IIis ave WAS So wears.