The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1858-11-10
News of the Week.

for passing counterfeit money He ac-
knowledged the passing the bills, but al
legged that he was ignorant of their char.
acter.
The Frazer River gold excitement
has entirely subsidized and the emigrants
have many of them returned to California.
All speculation has for the present ceased.
Twenty Bears have been killed in or
near Wilmington, Vt, this year, the last
one being taken about two weeks since in
the eastern part of Readsboro.
"A new body of religious enthusiasts,
called "Congrepezites,' have established
themselves about seventy miles north of
Council Bluffs, Iowa. The society coru-
prises about 800 MEMBERS and all their
property is held in common. Their sect
profess to believe 10 the Bible as the word
of God. but also that it is in a measure
done away with by new revelations made
since the year 1S48. by 'the voice Of
Baneemy, through the medium of the
Chief Apostolical Bishop" The new rev.
Citations are styled. "'he Law and Coven-
ants of Israel
IMPORTANT TELEGRAPHIc MOvENENT.-
An organization of all the Geographic
lines in the United States, Except the
seaboqrd line from ''oston to New Orleans
which points are also connected with wires
through the interior) is just being per
fected, under the title Of the North
American Telegraphic Association" hav-
ing for its OBJECT the union extension and
Improvement of telegraph facilities
throulhou' the country. The first meet
ing was held on Thursday, and embraced
seven telegraphic corporations, including
one in Canada. Arrangement are now
Making, more in detail, 90 that in a few
days the whole may be announced as COM
plete. A primary object, we understand,
is to effect united, comprehensive and
economical working Of the whole telegra-
phc system, under which tolls may be re-
duced to the lowest remunerative rates.
We learn that the North American
Te,egraphic Association has already taken
action with view to the carly completion
of direct teiegrophic communication
ofhe Mississippi riuef ,cith California;,
under the grant Of the late Congress,
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IRON VERSUS TIMBER FOR RA1LRoAps.
We spoke of the great invention of 8.
A. Beers of BROOKLYN. N, Y, in our issue
of Yesterday. in relation to a locomotive
track. constructed exclusively of iron ma.
terials, with suitable elasticity combined,
ana oy when plan track aosoiuteiy free
IRON undulatlons is proouced' thereby
saVing one NAH .. ."e necessary "o'ive
power now required 10 move tne same
weight OF froign' on the present undulating
raj; =, =,
we %ouia now cal the attention OF
iron anu ran roau men 10 an Invention,
oy 'he same Engineer OF pan 1or cast
iron Guy or horsepower railroad, whion Is
laid GOWN without s'e or string-piece, put
wn1iiy Oh iron, LUG nrs' cost OF wn'cn
wiz pe solhe .nree ,nousano uoilArs per
niue Tess 'nan 'n' pan now In use. ana
VIII last quite as long as three successive
s!ruc.ures. as now cc :,, as every
Guy IN .ne onion VIII soon DC convinced
81 tue u'lli!y OF cry railroads. we consider
!nls inven'lon OF tne grea'es! importance
IN carrying FORWARD 70 a9op',on u1,ver-
sal system OF cry ra,Iroaos' as mr.. Doors
VIII leave ior Tue Nor'n on fr,oey' We
weuid ADVISE every one INTERESTED 10 tne
manu,acture OF iron' OF N 'ns construction
or railroads. 70 call at tne FAR dreunds
ana examine LOT Observation-Disclosures
inquirer.
During our visit to Lowell we were
shown through the Laboratory of our
celebrated country man. DR.. J.C. AYKR
Scarcely could we have believed what is
seen there without proof beyond disputipe.
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