The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1858-08-25
News of the Week,

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There seems to be a very general
revival Of military spirit in the Green
Mountain State. Infantry Companies
are springing up in almost every village
and hamlet, and now it is announced
that general muster will be held in
Brandon on the 1st and I'd of Septem
Der next, which will be reviewed by
the Governor.
The papers this week are nearly
filled with glowing accounts of cable
celebrations, which all would have US
believe were equal to the occasion.
The New Workers rather overdid the
thing. The City Hall was set on FIRE.
the upper story destroyed, and dam
age done to the amount of 1000.
Aug. II severe fire occurred
at McIndoe's Falls destroying props
erty to the amount of $4,000
ON the 9th inst. Mr.. ST.. Johns,
gentleman of Cincinnati, was making
hasty preparation to shoot hawk
which was in his yard. He raised tho
hammer Of the gun and was about TO
blow in the barrel to see see if it was
charged, when his favorite dog came
bounding towards him, and struck the
trigger, by which the gun was dis
charged and almost every particle Of
the brains was blown out Of his head.
The Battle of Pittsburgh, which &C.
CURED Sept. IA, 1914, is to 20 celebrated
at Plattsburgh, on the approaching ami
versary. Gen. Wool has accepted an in
vitation to be present, with his staff.
In the night Of Aug l6th,a burglsri.
Gus attempt was made upon the store Of
John j. Simmons, of Shelburn. There
were two persons engaged, but were
frightened away by the clerk before they
had effected an entrance.
AMERICAN HOUSE,
Burlington, VT, Aug. %. '5s. !
james Eddy, Esq, General Superin
tendsnt of the American Telegraph Com
pany's lines. died here to-day, of disease
of the heart. All the Offices of tn,
American Telegraph Company will b.
draped in mourning for one week from
Tuesday, August oath.
The Democrats of the First Con
gressional District held their Distric
Convention, at Rutland, ON Wsdnesda,
, (18 inst } and nominated c. G. EAST
MAN, Esq Of the Patriot, for Con
gress. 1t is but few days since Pres
f ident Buchanan cut off Maj. EAST
MANS head, as Postmaster Of Mont
pelier, and now the democrats of tn
District propose to send the rest of hi
: body to Washington. 1t would seer
, that the President and his Vernon
o friends don't "make things jibe
i. Whom he rejects. they uphold. TIL
truth of the matter is (and we dsin
= tsrestedly limited tito the hunbugge
administration, some time ago. tha
. Buchanan fred wide, and seriously il
@ jured his grandma, when he remove
Eastman +; and he is likely to live lon
> enough to find it out These Gree
is Mountain democrats are spunky char
.s and reasonably think, that as long q
. they are willing to bear the burden :
! Z" democracy" in Vermont, that the
y have a right to be consulted about re
70 movals from office. The President
ID fully warranted in considering himss
TO snubbsd Burlington Daily IS'neS.
10 H. H. Bingham Esq, Of Stow
il has been nominated by the Dem ocrat
r. Convention of the Second District f
N election to Congress.
Unparalleled horror and IRENE
G. dous excitement resulted in st. Lou
a from the finding Of the dead bodies
j. two fine looking children. in o box.
- coroner was called, and jury scrap'
ut together, when the children were foul
u' to be of wax,--Bosfon Daily Ad'ie
re Hsef.
I'D WONDERFUL ROTATION OF CROPS
c. A friend thus describes his summer