The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1858-10-13

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The building itself is estimated at $780,.
900. The contents must have been worth
double that sum.
The following is list Of the ocean
steamships, which have been lost within
the past few years, on the Atlantic
!. President, Never heard Of
z. Columbia, All hands saved.
3. Humboldt, Ali hands saved
4. City Of Glasgow, Never heard OIL
8. City Of Phlidclphia, All hands
saved.
g. Franklin, All hands saved.
7. Arctic. 322 lost SO saved.
.. Pacific, Never heard of.
.. Lyonais, l4l lost--l6 saved.
10. Tempest, Never heard Of.
III. San Francisco, $40 lost-sS0.
saved.
IL. Central America. 422 lost-l70
saved
IL. Austria, $50 lost---67 saved.
RoHDrD-On Saturday night last, Mr.
Henry Griffin of Essex, was robbed of
forty dollar in money. The young man who
slept il an adjoining room, was suspected
of the theft, arrested, brought before JUS
tice Bryant WHO bound him up under $50
bonds for hi. appearance at Court.-Ser
tnd.
Dan Rice, the well known jester, is
said to be lying dangerously i'll at Zanes-
velle, Ohio.
TINE TELLS TALEs.-The London Couri
Journal has the folowing:-A most ex-
traordinary discovery which for obvious
reasons is sought to be kept n profound
secret, has taken place in an old ruined
house at Triel An immenee chest Of gold
coin. and silver coins Of English stamp
has been found concealed in one of the
cellars, where it had been carefully walled
up. From the papers and documents con-
tanned likewise in the chest, it has become
evident that the house was once inhabited
by Bollingbroke, who must have been con.
cealed here during the period his where
abouts has always remained a puzzle to
biographers and historians.
The news from Europe is four days
later, but is unusually barren of interest.
A report from Mr.. Marley, the electrician
in charge of the atlantic Telegraph at VAL
entia, afhrms that there Is still some chance
of its working inasn as faint signals
are still received from Newfoundland, but
at the same time expresses tho belief that
there is another defeat beside that hereto.
fore known, the locality of which can only
be determined at Trinity Bay. The Prus-
sian regency question has been settled.
Spain HIS ordered new reinforcement to
Cuba. Cotton was 6rmer, at an advance,
but hrcadstuffs were dull.
The Journal of Commerce says it is
noticeable fact tat Notwithstanding the
superiority claimed for iron steamers on
ground of their security from fire, steam
ship of this description is the first of the
Trans-At antic line to perish from conHa.
grafton.
GAIA Mr.. Hubbell, of Philadel-
phia has replied to circular from his AL
Alma Mater New Haven, asking money
for society or club instituted to train
young men to premeditated or extcmpo-
raneous speaking or discussion, declining
to contribute He says:
"Gab is the fatal epidemic ofrepnblics.
! What distracted Greece? Cab! What fic-
tionized Rome? Cab! What anarchized
France? Cab! What will dismember this
Union? Cab. This eternal propensity of
Cabling, upon all occasions and at all
times, is the curse of our country"
The first California Overland Mail
arrived at St.Louis on Saturday in twenty
three days and four hours from San Fran
cisco, bringing dates from our Pacific
emporium ten days later than had been
received by way Of the Panama route,
and from the interior of California Of
course still later.
WATERBURY,, Oct. 8.-A fire broke out
here at 2 o'clock this morning in the store
of Wells & Arms, which was destroyed.
together with five stores. the hotel and
stable. the Town Hall the building occu-
pied by the Bank, dwelling. house, and
four barns. A large quantity OF -four
was also consumed. Some of the suffer-
ers. saved portion of their stock and fur
niture. Loss estimated at S25 900; in
sured $4,000,
DOUGLAS ON VERMONT was born a.
way down in Yankee land was born in
u valley in Vermont, with the high noun
tains around me. love the old green
mountains and valleys of Vermont, where
was born. and where | played in my
childhood. went up TO visit them seven
or eight years ago, for the first time in
twen,y-odd years. When l got there,
they treated me very kindly. They in
vited me to the Commencement of their
College, placed me on the seats with their
distinguished guests, and conferred upon
me tie degree of LII. ID. in Latin, the
same us they did on Old Hickory at Cam
bridge many years ago, and / give you
my word and honor understood Just as
much of the Latin as he did. When they
got through comforting the honorary de-
gree. they called upon me for speech.
and got up with my heart full and SWELL
ing with gratitude for their kindness, and
said to themi My friends, Vermont
is the most glorious spot on the face of
this globe for a man TO be horn ia, ma
c,ael he cmigratos when he is very
| young."-SpeeeA onthes stump IN Msnois,