The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1858-06-30


The Commissioners for the erection
of the Ethan Allen monument have pub
lshed a statement denying that the bones
of Allen have been found in the graveyard
at Burlington. It is still unknown where
they lie,
Cold Digging is prosecuted just now
in Worcester, plymouth and Bridgwater,
Vermont-but, fortunately, with only mod
crate success. The temptation is not sui
fciently great to draw industrious men
from their usual pursuits,-so no great
injury is to be unprecedented.
A bear was killed in Duxbury, one
mile from Waterbury street, recently
weighing three hundred and sixty pounds.
Another has been discovered, and hunt
came of on Saturday last, but the bear
escaped.
Tho Black River Conference was the
ninth in succession, which Bishop Ames
ha Is attended since February, had travel.
led 1000 miles, 95 preachers had been
received on trial i the nine Conferences,
and the Increase OF members in these Con-
ferences was between 81 900 and 10000.
He had ordained $50 ministers. The Epis-
copal labors are severe this year. A glo-
rious enlargement of the churches show
that now as at first" The best of all is,
God is with us"
We understand that sheriff Flanagan
raised quite tempest in teapot, the
other evening, by CALAMITY assisting sun
dry women in carrying their jugs and bot
ties from he arf-Tnc trouble was, the
Sheriff was not inclined to take the direc-
ton they desired. The women protested,
but the sheriff was inexorable. He would
have his owu way about 1.-THE same Of.
6cer, on Wednesday we learn, generously
took charge of some City barrels OF what
purported to be strong beer, that had just
been landed upon our shores The sheriff
Is evidently fearful that our morals will
become corrupted by the use of SO much
bad liquor - Burlington Sentinel.
IMPORTANT INvENrIoN.-An improve.
ment Of Hoes best printing press has
been made by Mr.. NJ 5. Beach, of the
Sun,by which the sheet, after being print
/ ed on one side in the usual way, is i'm
mediately drawback and printed on the
other side, from the second form, which
takes the place Of the balance weight on
the type drum. By this arrangement the
sheet is drawn back without checking OF
| changing the ordinary action on any part
Of the press and the amount Of work
done in the same time is thereby doubled.
We have seen an extra sun struck of
from this press as experimental sheet
and every appearance indicates that the
invention VIII prove, in every respect, u
success. IF this shall indeed, be the case
Mr.. Beach will have conferred d vast ben
eft ETchaugc.
The London Times received by the
last arrival, makes prominent announce
ment Of the fact that it is now printed on
one Of Hoes American ten cylinder presses.
Thus the heart and soul of the British ma
ton finds expression thro Ugh the medium
of " Yankee notion"
Mrs. Breckenridge, wife of the Vios
President Of the United States, died at
New Orleans few days since, she has
been an invalid for many months and
went South in hopes of recovery.
The Illinois Republican State Con.
vention met at Springfield, ILL.,, June l6.
One thousand delegates, and alternates,
representing ninety.6ve counties, were in
attendance. James Miller was renomina-
ted ms the candidate for State Treasurer,
and n. Batoman for Superintendent, of
| Public destruction. Resolutions were
adopted endorsing the Philadelphia plat
form, denouncing the bred Scott decision
and Ieafirming the power Of Congress
over the Territories.
In Forestdale, on tie 18th, the house
occupied hy Lewis Russell was burned
The fire company Of Brandon was present
and rendered important service,
Tho London 7lmrs is q great con.
cern. Tt is divided into twen,y-iour shares,
Of which John Walter, Nj. p, owns nine.
teen, the responsible publisher enc, the
editor one, aud Mrs Garden, mother Of
the present lord mayor of London, three
Each share received an income Of $4,000
last year, making III. profits of the whole
concern nearly half million dollars.