The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1858-06-23
News of the Week.


attempted to rob the change drawer of j. !
S. Weeks store in Dapville, by breakinga
pane of glass and inserting his arm. The /
clerk being aroused by the noise gave his
arm blow about the time it reached the
drawer, upon which hint the fellow left
and was out of sight before the clerk could
open the door.
We learn from the Caledonian that
on the fifth inst, the covered bridge on the
Passumsc Road below st. Johnsbury was
set on fire by sparks from the locomotive
and burned. 1t was the largest on the
road. Loss S2,000,-fully insured. In
three days another was constructed.
The Republicans. of Windsor Coun-
ty hold their convention on the first Of
July, at Woodstock
The Republicans of Bennington
County will hold their convention on the
\ 7th of July.
We have received spicy little sheet
from Rutland, entitled, "Hhofs The
Ms0s," published by W. A. Bacon, for
merly of Ludlow, and filled with a large
and choice amount of Rutland local mat
tiers, It is designed by the Editor to pub
fish = What's The News" once month.
We continue to receive reports from
the West, of excessive rains unpreceden-
ted foods and immense destruction of
property. 1t appears that it is about the
same throughout the whole Mississippi
valley.
Congress adjourned, as was expected.
An extra session of the Senate was called
for executive business, which held two
days.
We have received information Of one
of the most shocking steamboat disasters
that have occurred for many years. The
steamer Pennsylvania, left New Orleans
on the 9th inst. for St.. Louis, and when
about 70 miles below Memphis she burst
four of her boilers. After the explosion
the boat became quite helpless and foated
rapidly with tho current. The accident
took place about 800 yards from the shore.
By great GOODNESS and exertion the Cap
tain got along side wood-boat. In from
three to FIVE minutes after, the steamer was
found to be on fire, and in one minute the
whole boat was envelloped in flames. ls2
we're saved on the wood-boat, and about 70
others escaped in various other ways.
About 200 were lost and missing. The
cabin passengers, except few who might
have been killed at the explosion, were
saved. with none of their effects.
From Salt Lake we learn that the
Mormons are moving Southwark, and that
a complete abandonment Of the Territory
by them seems certain. 1t does not ap-
pear that the Saints have lost their conf
dence in Brigham. 1t is thought most
probable that their destination is Sonora.
From Europe we have information
that immediate explanations will be given
in relation to the Boarding Of American
vessels Experiments in laying the Tele-
graph Line in three miles of water, have
been made with perfect success.-There
had been frightful eruption of Mount
vesuvius which destroyed many lives and
much property.
The people of the Azors Islands are
suffering severe famine.
VINO ARE THE MISERABLE ?ALet tn,
Dyspeptic, who suffers physically an(
mentally answer. But though he ha
drunk the very dregs of suffering, relic
exists in the Orygenated Buffers; the.
are ga cure for all his woes"
The Bellows Falls Times says: A
correspondent intimates, that rum largel.
prevented the success at the recent bea
hunt in Plymouth. There were some 50'
engaged. He says: The fact was the
carried their ammunition in glass bottles
and from the bottles it went into thei
stomachs, and from thence into thei
brains, and it very much affected thei
pedal extremeties."
THE CAP STONE Of the die of the ALE
Monument was laid Tuesday, and tn
Committee, availing themselves off vacan
cy beneath it, placed there a stone pot
sealed air-tight, containing tho variou
numbers of the Daily Free Press and tn
Daily Times having articles relative to tn
controversy as 10 the location of Allen
Burial-place and Remains the Burlingto
Sentinel newspapers of New York, Bo'
ton, Baltimore, New Orleans, Chicago
Philadelphia the Christian Register an
New York Independent Aliens Narra
tive of his Captivity Appleton's Railwa
Guide and Maps; the Vermont Register
few small American Coins; a bras
Matchbox with Matches, and containin
also bullet from Ticonderoga with labs
and bottle containing the ordinary Gar
den Seeds, severa! kinds of Corn, Whea
&C., tightly sealed. This was altogethe
an ertSmpore affair, as it is intended t