The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1857-12-30
News of the Week ,


near the river breaking one of the bones
of his leg. lie was found there twelve
hours afterwards, inscnsible
We are informed Reuben Smith, of
Shoreham, has bull eighteen months old
that weighs 1909 lbs. He was kept on
swill for the first six months, and the bal
ance of the time on hay and grass.
Henry SELLING ham of Whiting, re-
Gently killed a pig seven months and four
teen days old, which weighed 1872 lbs
a good pig.
Albert Stoubs, a native Of Switzer-
land, living at West6eld, Mass, murdered
his wife and two children, by cutting
their throats The deed was done in the
morning, when he locked the house and
fed, and has not been heard from. The
murder was not known till more than
week afterwards, though there we're per-
Sous living in the same house.
We learn, from the Bennington Ban.
~er, thata magnificent monument has been
erected in Manchester, to the memory Of
JOSEPH BURR, and JOSIAH BURTON, the
founders of Burr Seminary.
\ The Kansas correspondent of the St.
\ Louis Democrat says that the said Office
has been removed from Duniphan to Kich.
apoo, the latter place being considered the
most reliable pro.slavery town.
Hon. FRANCIS w. PrcKrss, has been
nominated to the Senate for the Mission
to St. Petersburgh.
From Mexico we learn that another
revolution broke out on the 10th inst.
The garrison at Tacuyba had pronounced
against the disclosing of the Congress, the
overth-owing of the Constitut on, and the
declaring of Comontort Dictator. Vera
Cruz followed the example, and it was ex.
pected tbe.rsst Of the States would also
do so.
G. W. P. CusrIs.-This gentleman,
who lately died in Georgetown, D. c.,
was the grandson of Mrs. Martha Wash
ington On the dscease of his father,
soon after the siege Of Yorktown, he va.
adopted by Gen. Washington, and was
brought up in his family. He was prob.
ably the only man living who had Wit.
messed the inauguration of all the Pres.
dents Of the United States. He inhsri..
ted large estates, and was distinguished
for his cultivation of literature and the
hne arts. He made provision by will, for
the emancipation Of all bis slaves, about
300 in number, and for furn shing them
with tie means of removing to Africa.
The Democrats Of Detroit recently
held great ratification meeting, and pas
sed resolutions reafhrming the doctrine Of
popular sovereignty and sustaining Doug.
las in the views given in his recent speech
1t is stated positively, by some whose
words are entitled to respect, that Mr.
Buchana is to be brought forward by a
strong combination of leading democrats
for reelection, That he fsvors such q
movement is not certainly known, but the
course he is taking encourages the belle
that he in'ends to follow in the footsteps
Of bis predecessor, which will, OF course
lead him to the same destinatiu,,.
From the Utah expedition, we Learn
that the whole force, with exception O
COL Cook and his command, had concen
trated at Black Fort and were moving TO-
wards Fort Bridger, at the rale of two OF
three miles per day. The animals wer,
giving out daily and it was thought they
would all perish this winter.
FoREIeN-We have Liverpool dates
to the 9th. The Parliament was opened
on the Sd, by the Queen in person
Macaulay had taken his seat as a peer
a pension of $1,000 has been granted te
Gen. Haveluck. The revolt in India
had been entirely suppressed, except one
province on the upper Ganges
In England heavy failures are repor'
ted. In France the panic had wholly sub
sided At Hamburger, during the fers,
week in Dec, 20 leading houses failed
Business was entirely at a stand.still.
The work Of launching the Lsylathsu
was progressing slowly but surely. She
moves few feet every day. The mar.
rage of the Princess Royal is set down
for the 25th of Jan.
The Kansas Legislature ha. ad.
j0urned' They passed an act repeating
ths Law sutheriring the Constitutional Con.
vention,
The Militia Law was passed over act
ing Gov. Stanton's veto. Gen. Lane 10
appointed Major General, with eight Brig.
adicrs; also an Adjutant and full mile