The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1858-02-10
News of the Week.

News of the Week.
I'VE learn from the St. Adams Mes.
se0gey, that the dwelling House of Peter
Olmstead was consumed by fire, together
with lighthouse and wood.shed on the 30th
ult. There was considerable loss of fur.
niture, provision, &c. Insured for $500.
In Worcester, on the Dist ult., Mr..
A. VI. Hancock was accidentally run over
by sled loaded with three-fourths of
cord of green wood. He was much in
jursd but it is thought he will recover.
AT donation party in Fentonville,
Mass, Jan. 18th, gentleman offered the
young ladies barrel of -four, if they
would come to his residence, distance of
two and half miles, and draw it by hand
to the parsonage, the residence Of Rev.
l.. f.. Wakefield, for whose benefit the do.
nation party was given. The offer was
promptly accepted, and Jan. 18th, the
ladies', to the number of 20 went and got
the -four, drew it as agreed, and presen.
ted it with all due ceremony. They sub
sequently showed more Of the same spirit
by hauling wood to the parsonage and to
INDECENT persons.
The ship Arctic, Capt. Zerega, which
arrived at New York on Saturday, from
Liverpool, Nov. "a, when two days out
was struck on the deck by ball of fire,
which burst with tremendous explosion
With the exception of knocking down the
third mate, carpenter, boatswain and sew
eral Of the seamen, without seriously in
juring any one. no damage was sustained
from the fiery visitor.
The official advices from the Pacific,
show that the Indian tribes, though peace
able, have been much excited by rumors
which reached them of the destruction of
the government stores, and it was feared
that there is disposition on their part to
break out into open hostilities.
John Miller, baRgage.master on the
Hartford and Providence Railroad was
arrested on Saturday Of last week Tor rob.
bling the mails. The evidence against him
is very conclusive.
The recent escape of the American
Barque Adriaitic, from French custody in
Marseillies, may become matter of more
interest. We will briefly record the facts
On the night of the Goth. Of Nov. 1855.
the Adriatic came in collision with a
French steamer, st sea. The steamer
kept its course. though much damaged,
and made her way to New York, where
she reported the probability that the barque
and all On board were lost. Their case
however, proved not SO bad as the French
man supposed, for in two days Capt. D.
reported himself at Glocester Custom
House. had his vessel repaired and sailed
for Asfteilles, when it was attached by
the owner Of the steamer. The case was
tried before the Tribunal of Commerce
nul Capt d. exonerated from all blame
From this it was taken TO the Court of
Appeals and there reversed. The evi.
denee was all in favor Of Capt. D., but
the court rendered that his hight must
have been insufficient, or the steamer would
have seen il. On such a supposition, in
the face OF abundant contradictory evil
dence, the barque was condemned. She
has since escaped from custody and put to
sea and will probably surrender to Amer
lean authorities, and may become mat
ter for diplomacy.
"A letter dated Havana, Jan. 25th
says that Yellow Fever and Small Pox are
prevailing there,--the latter Of the worst
kind.
Col. Apderson's party are in New
Orleans, complaining loudly of the unjust
treatment of Commodore Paulding,
The Iowa Senators are instructed by
the Legislature to vote against the Lee
compton constitution.
AT Kankakee, ILL.,, lawyer burns
corn in the ear, finding it cheaper at 2'
cents, per hundred pounds, than coal at
80 cents for the same weight