The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1858-11-17

for laying Il Submarine Tel
egraph from Cape Ann, Mass, TO Var
mouth, Nova Scotia, at an estimated cost
of not over $l50.000. This will lessen
the distance 270 miles and the expense
correspondingly. The scheme finds favor
with those interested.
james Rodgers, the boy who was con-
vcted of numbering man in New York
a few months since was on Friday |
last hung at noon in the prison yard, ac-
cording to previous arrangement. The
execution was delayed until the last mo-
ment as his friends had hopes that re-
prieve would be granted. But few persons
were present in the yard, but outside the
tombs there was large crowd, including
many women. Rogers remained tolerably
firm to the last His father was present.
and when the body was cut down threw
himself upon it in paroxysm of grief.
On Thursday last large counter
feiting and bogus money establishment
was broken up in Brooklyn.
Mr.. David Davis died in N. Y, city,
on Thursday last, aged 104 years and 10
months. He served during the whole of
the Revolutionary war.
1t is understood that Gen. VIM.
Walker is about to proceed on another
expedition against Central America. The
Pro-slavery leaders loudly demand his
federation and the President is understood
to be greatly perpexed with the case.
We learn from the St. Adams Mes
senger, that Sanford Lawrence was on
Sunday morning of last week found dead
in field. He had been out cunning the
day previous and did not return, A jury
of inquest was holden, and the conclusion
was, that he had taken suddenly and vic.
lently i'll, and being unable to make HIM
self heard died there, as he was found.
"A magnificent bogus money swindle
was recently brought to light in N. Y
city. 1t was ascertained that bills purpor-
ting to represent the amount of half
million of dollars have been executed in
New York for the New England Bank"
located somewhere in Maine. 1t now ap-
pears that said concern is entirely mythic-
al 1t is said that the western country
is flooded with this spurious paper, $780,
600 has within few days passed the
hands of brokers in Wall st.
Prof. Whitehouse late Electrician
to the Atlantic Telegraph Co. is confident
that he can restore the Telegraph to work.
ing condition. He says that if after a
few days testing, the result is satisfactory
to himself he will be ready to make the
following offer to the Company:
l will undertake. at my own cost and
at my own risk, to reopen communication
with Newfoundland, and, further, to main
tain it for given number of years, at a
moderate per centage upon the gross re-
ceipts of the company, this being payable
so long as the lines shall be kept by me
in good working order"
The proposition had not been accepted
at last dates.
One of the most successful and prof.
liable religious meetings ever held in
Franklin County, closed its session last
Thursday evening. We mean the Mis-.
sionary Convention. Although, on the
second day the weather was very unia-
vorable, yet from first to last, large and
attentive assembly of some of the most
intelligent and devoted citizens of Frank
lin and other adjacent Counties, was in
regular attendance Adams Messen-
ger.
MURDERoUs ASSAULT AND SUlcIDE.-We
learn by Rev. Mr.. Atwater, of Crown
Point, N. Y, that terrible tragedy was
enacted in that town on Saturday evening
last. MIR. Gilbert Huestis, while his cousin
Mr.. Villo Hues.is, was visiting him, de-
liberately walked up stairs, took bayo.
net, returned with it and stabbed his cousin
thirteen times after which he cut himself
in several places in his arms, with his jack.
knife, severing the arteries. His wounds
were bound up but on Sunday he tore
off the bandages and bled to death. Gill
bert Huestis the murderer and suicide,
had been considered partially insane for
several months past, and the deed is sup.
posed to have been that Of crazy man.
His victim, Villo Huestis, was reported
to be in dying condition yesterday. Both
the men were heads of families. Free
Press.
Gas has been introduced on one of
the Fulton ferry boats, New York, and
the intention is, if the experiment equals
the expectation, to apply it to all of them.
The Burlington Qowa) HatOkeye
tell of lady in that vicinity, who, by
marriage, has got herself into the follow
ing distressing situation in regard to her
own family. She is sister.in-law to her
father, aunt to her brothers, sister to her
uncle, daughter to her grandfather, and
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