The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1858-02-24

what is most remarkable the house did not J
take FIRE although towel which hung |
near the door was burnt up, and bag of |
rags took FIRE and went out Of itself, also |
sheet which hung over head burnt part.
ly up and went out, although the room
was only lathed, no plastering having been
put ou She wore brass hoops and these
were found burnt into the floor, still there
was no fire TO be seen when she was found
taking it all together it may be considered
II singular case. NJ.
"A man named Benjamin Cheslee was
arraigned in the Police Court of Worces-
ter Mass. on Friday, the 18th inst. on
charge of having an unlawful surplus of
wives.
MIR. j. Farwell of No. AZ Ludlow
street, New York city, has opened free
dining saloon for the poor, where from Eve
to eight hundred poor creatures get meal
free Of expense every day. Mr. Farwell
commenced the experiment on a small
scale in November, and has continued it
to its present wide extent Of charity. 1t
has thus far cost him about $4,000, and
although he is man Of moderate means
he persists in paying the entire expenses
from his own pocket.
Feb. 10, A row took place in New
Haven Conn. between the Students Of Yale
and the Firemen. Firearms we're used,
and one Of the 6rensn killed.
The Worcester Spy, gives an inter-
esting account of "a new invention by which
steam is generated for the purpose ofpro.
polling steam engines without the use of
boilers. The Spy says:
With everything cold at the start, the
engine works up to pressure Of thirty
six pounds to the inch in three minutes.
A statement of the amount Of heat requir-
ed to produce the result, would seem in.
credible to any but those witnessing the
work being done. We will venture, how.
ever, to remark, that the amount required
to develop horse power in one minute,
would not raise the temperature Of a quart
of water to the boiling point in one hour.
This great gain over steam generated
| by boiling water is due simply to an en-.
tirely inexpensive mode of disintegratine
| the particles of water, and the presenting
them to an atmosphere of calorlc in such
manner that the afinitiss of each arr
absolutely satisfied, and the full value o.
the quantities Of both made available. .
The value of this improvement cannot
be estimated by dollars and cent?.
The author of the invention is Mr.. Hen
ry Payne, the individual who made sc
much noise in the world by the promulga
ton of an alledged invention for manufac
turing gas from water which proved q
kfailnre. We fear there is something gas
eous about this, though the Spy says, "wt
do not speak at random, but of what ",
have seen with our own eyes"
Feb. Is, An elderly man named VIC
Intire was murdered, near Eagle Bridg'
N. ". while intoxicated, by a young mar
ma med Wallace. He was sent to see hin
safe home, instead of which, he knocked
him on the head and robbed him. He wa
soon captured and is now in Salem jail
STANTON IN New YoRY.-After con
siderable difficulty in obtaining room
suitable to such an occasional great Anti
Lecompton demonstration was made il
New York last Wednesday evening. Tn
gathering, in the Chinese Assembly Room
was immense Mr. Bancroft presided ant
the most honored of the New York demo
crazy listsnad and applauded. Such de
monstrations are not to be disregarded b,
the administration democrats. Mr.. Stan
ton made speech Of great power. W.
extract the following amusing para graph
which goes to show that the people o
Kansas had their eyes open to remark.
able degree
Now, as the October election bega1
to approach, it became perfectly eviden
that the policy pursued by Gov. Wake
was about to succeed. and that the peopl,
had resolved almost unanimously to try tn,
thing. and ascertain whether Gov. Wake
would really stand by his pledges. The!
had determined to vote in the Octobe
election. 1t is true they said, Cover
nor, that We will try you, but you dom
know these officers as we do. They viii
cheat you to your face they will chea
you out of your eyes, aud you can't hell
YOURSELF
What is still more strange, and wha
looked to me at that time to be the very
hight of impudence, they said, If you d.
undertake to do right, the President 0
the United States will desert you laugh
ing and applause.l He will not let you.
Continued applauss.) Why, this was
common saying in the Territory. heart
it repeatedly. laughed at it. l dic
not think it possible that my old frient
James Buchanan, who m l have respected