The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1858-10-20


we will add, as our own opinion, that, had
the House selected him for the post, it
would have found him to be of the very
best of Clerks. Duty Journoi.
ST Adams, Vt, Oct. Is, 1858.
About quarter before o'clock this
morning, a FIRE was discovered in the store
occupied by james & Mason, dry goods
dealers, which extended to the adjoining
store, occupied by Wheeler & Stevens,
dry goo i dealers and groccrs. and to the
cabinet warehouse OF Horace Livingstone.
The buildings were entirely demolished,
but the contents were saved in damaged
state. The loss is not known. There was
some insurance on the property.
AN INTERESTING SLAVE CASE III
LOWELL. We learn by an advance copy
OF the Lowell Tor Popuf, that slave
case ofmuch interest has been pending in
that city for several days, the particulars
of which are thus given:
jesse Cornwell, rich planter in Miss
issippi, had smart favorite 81 I'VE named
Betsey, who was employed ~ the con6den-
tial relation of housekeeper, and with
whom he cohabited. The result ofthis
cohabition was a daughter, who is now
twenty four years old, smart, capable,
intelligent aud good looking. Her name
is Caroline. Cornwell on his death -bed
six years since, requested his friend, Dr.
Lewis Reyes, to take charge of his effects
including considerable sum of money,
and especially charged him, as soon as he
could arrange so to do to take the woman
Betsey and his and her child Caroline
to free State and there see them comfort
ebly located. For this special service
Keves was directed to take $4,000 cash
$1,000 of which was to be equally divided
between mother and daughter and $1,000
to be retained for his own services.
Instead of performing faithfully this
last dying request, it is alleged, Cornwell
Immediately on the death of Reyes took
the mother and dpughter and hired them
out at 800 year each for a period of
six years. when he finally brought them
with him North arriving in Lowell in the
latter part of May last They have been
here with Reyes, family, under strict sur
VIGILANCE, since that time.
On Saturday last the mother and daugh-
ter appeared before Isaac s. Morse. ESQ.
to whom they made complaint and told
their story. Mr.. Morse in their behalf
instituted suit sgainst Reyes for the
recovery of the money given by Cornwell,
and also for six years labor .
Reyes was arrested by Deputy sheriff
f, L. Shed, and held to bail in the sum
of $4,000. Tie claims that these woman
were given to him by Cornwell, but this
is hard to believe. 1t is unnatural to
suppose a father who according to the
testimony of both mother and daughter.
never struck, caused TO be struck, blow
upon either ofthem would consign his own
child to the ownership of a man who has
since. according to the same authority,
fogged them both numerically, the marks
of which the mother still bears.
They will not suffer, though they are
here without money in strange land, for
in addition to District Attorney Morse,
we are happy to learn that Gen. Butler
has signi6ed willingness to lend a help
ing hand to protect them in their rights
Hon j. G. Abbott has been retaied by
the defendant.
There are several nice legal points in
volved in this case. The writ is returnable
at the December term in Cambridge"
HoRRIBLY.-Samnel Greene. a colored
man, methodist preacher, has been sem
fenced to ten years Imprisonment in the
penitentiary in Maryland, for having in
his possession a volume OF Uncle Toms
Cabin. He has already been imprisoned
a year. The case has been brought be-
fore the Methodist Church, and it is to
be hoped that general effort will be made
by the denomination to obtain his release.
Such cruelty as this does more against
slavery than all the efforts of abolitionists.
An institution that requires such means to
support it, excites the horror of every
friend of humanity.-Pror. Journal.
FoR LIBERIA.-About twenty heads of
families and others, in Cambridge and
that neighborhood, of African "extrac-
ton" feeling the Disadvantages under
which they labor here have determined
to emigrate to Liberia. The whole party
will number hundred. On Tuesday eve
ming they held a meeting in Cambridge,
over which ex-Gov. Washburn presided
for the purpose of awakening interest in
the movement. The principal speaker
was Judge James of Liberia a native Of
Nonrovia, some 40 years old, and quite
intelligent. He gave detailed and in
teresting account of that country-its
natural advantages, resources, population,
history, &c. There were in the limits Of
Liberia about $4,000 Americans (includ-
ing children Of American par ntage). and
the speaker thought 100000 natives.
There was excellent timber and stone and
fertile soil. On three acres Of land
1900 gallons Of molasses had been pro-
duced in year--worth So cents per gal
lon there. The country was adapted to
the raising OF cotton AM slgar-cane.-
NeVi'1gP'r' Her"6d.
Hon Sabin Kelam OF Irasburgh,
raised 10 bushels of Coru from little
less than two Gnd half acres of ground
the past season.
CoNcERr.-The " Hosmsrs," formerly
known as the "Orpheans," will give a
a