The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1858-04-21

fort of the will only. His constitution
was sound 10 every respect, and the dis
ease which prccipitated his death was
strickly local."
The funeral Of the Hon. 1'nodAs r.. |
BENTON, took place on Friday at st. L.. ,
is. His remains were inferred in I, .
Belletontaino Cemetry, and were followed
by the most imposing procession ever
formed in St. Louis. 1t CO sted Of the
relatives, all the mi'it5I. companies of the
city, the S,v.a.l Regiment of United
States Infantry, the Judges of the Courts,
the members Of tho bar, the members Of |
the City Government, the benevolent So.
cietics, the Turner's, and an immense con.
course of citizens. Tho cortege was for.
ty.fve minutes in passing given point.
The April Term of Windham County
Court commenced its session at Newfane
on Tuesday OF this week.
&C. b. Eddy, Esq, from the office of
Stoughttn & Grant, was on the first day
of the Term admitted to practice at the
Bar of the County Court.
PRArTLEBoRo.-The whole number of
cattle destroyed by fire in Bratteboro DUR
ing the last FIVE months is about 70, and
all Of the fires are supposed to be the work
of incendiaries.
A LARGE HAUL OF F1sn.-Mr. Reuben
Kellogh,of Ferrisburgh, caught at one haul
of his seine last week, twelve hundred and
seventy-fve bull-ponts, one hundred perch,
three pickcrel, and two suckers [ It'll
zen.
A GEOLOGICAL SuRvEY.-We learn that
DR.. Hit .hcock of Amherst, State Geolo.
gist last week visited Gov. Fletcher for
the purpose Of making arrangements to re-
sumo the active field work of the survey
the present season. 1t is expected that two
parties will Immediately enter upon the
business under the direct supervision of
DR.. Hitchcock himself and his resident
assistant, A D. Hager, Esq, of Proctors-
ville,--and that the work will be complet.
ed during the summer, and the final Re.
port commenced before the next session of
the Legp lature. Geological maps Of the
State have been prepared during the win
ter from the field notes taken last season,
which speak well for the industry and
learning Of those engaged in the enterprise.
A final Report from such man as DR..
Hitchcock, and on the Geology Of such
State as ours, must indeed be treasure
to science, and an honor to the people who
have so generously appropriated funds to
sccure--under all the disadvantages met
wth-this happy, result Bcilores Falls
Times 80
The MANUFACTURING INTEREST "A
writer in the Providence Journal closes
a long and very able article on the cotton
and wooden manufacturing interest in New
England al follows:
=. With the energy and perseverance
characteristic of the New England popu.
lation, there is reason to anticipate pro.
forged period Of prosperity in the cotton
and and wooden manufacture, which will
more tn an compensate for the losses of the
past year, and give fresh impulse to the
prosperity Of New England"
From EuRopE-The steamer City Of
Washington, from Liverpool 31st ult., ar.
rived at New York Tuesday.
Later telegraph news from India had
been received. Sir Colin Campbell was
before Lucknow at the head of 10000
troops. The attack was to be made on
the 10th of March. There is nothing la.
ter f. nj China.
FROM CALrroRNrA.-The steamship Star
/. of the West from Aspinwal 4th inst, ar.
rived at New York Tuesday, with 163
passengers, the California mails Of the
;. Goth ut and 1880 900 in specie.
: The California news presents no feature
, ofgteat Importance. The Senate had pas.
sed the resolutions previously adopted by
the Assembly in favor Of the lecomptou
Constitution.
TESTIMONIAL TO AN EDITOR. Several o.
t the personal and political friends of 2 K
=. Pangborn, Esq the wide awake editor o
the Boston Be, have united in presenting
a to him a silver cup and sum of money
8 las a testimonial for his devotion to tn,
t party of freedom in 1857.
KAssAs.-Leoren,ooyth, II. T., Aprt
8, 1858. The Constitutional Convention
: adjourned yesterday evening Compli
. mentary resolutions were passed to tn,
i President, Judge Conway, and ex-Presi
. dent Gen. Lane; also to the other officers
J. A State Convention is to be called of tn
e Free State party, to nominate State off
: GERS. 1t will convene in a week or two
s Intelligence has been received that tw
y Free-Statc men had been killed, and
third severely, if not MORALLY, wounded
n in the valley Of the Usage, near For
It Scott. A Pro.Slavery rarty went to thei
g houses at night and shot them
q Gov. Denver keeps very quiet. He ha
1t never taken any notice Of or visited thi
f. Convention.
/. Emigrants are arriving moro freely
% The Missouri River is in a very goo
:, stage. A large number of fine boats ar
;. on it. and freights and passage are low,
ATTEMPT TO AssAssINArE THE BouRBo
}. IN WAsHISaros-The Washington Sta
70 gives an account Of an attempt to assas
sinate the Rev. Eleazer Williams, Will
. engaged in literary labors at his lodgings
i Ala Pennsylvania Avenue, on Frida
IS night, between the hours of IL and
|. o'clock. A man entered his room witt
an uplifted dagger in his hand, eIclainl
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