The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1857-02-04
News of the Week.

Ine little low OF aSnln9ton, IN
this State, takes 449 newspapers. Such
a town eau take anything it likes.
The death of Judge Prentiss has
rendered the appointment Of n new Dis
trict Judge necessary. Tie oHico is
worth $4,000 per year and nothing to do
except to keep clean and respectable. A
number Of candidates are mentioned.
Hon. Lucius B. Peck of Montpelier and
Chief Justice Redfeld, are prominently
talked Of. The Franklin County papers
are out iu favor of B. H. Smalley, Esq,
of ST. Albaus. The name of Charles
liusley, ESQ Of Rutland. is moutionod
in this ueighborhood, with favor.
The St, Lawrence is firmly bridged
with ice.
a PLEASANT KISK,-Tho Repository
appears this week with a column or two
Of matter provided by the young women
of the Green Mountain Liberal 10.
sti,ute." We should not, however, like
a bevy Of damsel editors to assist in our
Office. The devil would be sure to BIO
among them. We should have to dis
miss them or lock lin UP.
THE ReMovAL OF THE CApiroL.-It
will be perceived BY reference to suo,h.
er column that an extra session of the
Legislature is to be convened on the 18th
inst, to settle the matter Of the location
Of the State House. A good deal of
anxiety is manifested in different sec.
tions aud some very absurd stories have
been aloat on the subject. An effort is
being made to remove the capitol to
Burlington. 1t is supposed that Frank
lin, Chittendeu and the entire western
part Of the State are favorable to the
change. 1t would certainly accommo-
date people Of that section to have the
capitol where 1t eau be reached. One
great cause of complaint in its present
location is, that no news Of legislative nc.
tion cau be received during the session.
The newspapers Of that locality are mea-
ere and unsatisfactory in regard to pro.
ceedings during the session and the
papers, poor as they are, in this respect,
come at long intervals and With great ir-
regularity. Tue people wish to know
what their representatives, are about
and in these days Of steam aud progress,
they are getting inpatient of any six-by-
eight, one-horse newspaper business
They will not much longer tolerate it.
If no other remedy is found, thoy will
take the public business to some point.
where Its progress can be heard from.
Montpelier furnishes at least two first.
class country papers, which in every thing
else are what they ought to DO and
complaint is more ieady, because tho ut.
Ter needlessness of its cause lie apparent.
Another strong argument in favor of
removal is found 10 the fact that tho
great lines of Rail Road have practical.
ly changed the centers of tho State to
tho points where the leading roads con.
verge, Bellows Falls is really more
central than Montpelier.
On the other hand it is not to be de.
MED that the faith of the State is to
some extent pledged to tho present cap.
ital. On the strength of its location PEG.
pie have moved in aud laid out monet;
a removal Of the public buildings could
not fail materially to ipjure interests
which have grown up in consequence of
them.
1t is for the Legislature to gay what
is best for the State and We hone the
matter will be treated considerably and
upon q full investigation Of rival claims.
The Rutland HeraM says, that TIE
Medical College. at CastlstOn, will SON.
menoe its spring term under the most
tattering auspices. New apparatus has
been provided and no pains are to be
spared to make this q frat class school.
An Irishman of good habits, was
frozen to death on the railroad track be.
tween West Rutland aud Castleton, on
the night of the 22d ult. He bad al.
most reached his house when ho was over.
taken by death.
ID, p. Thompson, the author of the
Green Mountain Boys" is about to
bring out a new novel. The scene is
laid near tho bordar Of Nnrtharn Nau