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

people to an extent wholly unknown in
Europe, and if neglected, often assume
dangerous form Wistar's Balsam of Wild
Cherry is nte remedy in such cases.
"A boy by the name of johnson, in
crossing on the ice from Port Jackson to
Valcour Island, on Sunday of last week,
broke through, and was drowned before
assistance could be brought to his relief.
Zee Press.
In a breach of promise case in Gin
cinnati, between Mary Jane Cribbct and
VIM. Mathers, the Jury brought in YER
dict of 5000 for the complainant.
The number of steel pens manufac-
tured annually, at the works Of Joseph
elliott, birmingham, Eng, exceeds one
hundred and fifteen millions.
Mr.. A. NJ c ark of this town
weighed last week, full blood Durham
Heifer that reached 1915 pounds, and
one pair of full blood Durham yearling
steers, that weighed 2175 pounds. IF
any farmer in Franklin County, or in
Vermont, can make better showing, he
need not be backward in letting it be
known.-iSt, AUaHS Messenger.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2. 1853.
Specia. Agents, Maguires and Shallcross
assisted by detectives Allen and Bass have
succeeded in discovering large post-office
robberies and traced the act to the Wash,
ington Office. 1t is said that considerable
amount of money has been recovered The
person detected is Robert W. Young, Jr.,
aged about twenty years. Heis now I'M
der bonds for trial ..
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. l.
Mr.. William Walker appeared before
the United States District Court, this
morning, when Judge NlcCaleb said there
was nothing against him, the Grand Jury
having refused to find bill against him.
Walker then asked to be put on trial
for violation Of the neutrality laws, which
the Judge refused to do, as the District
Attorney said there was nothing against
him, unless new instructions were received
from Washington.
TORONTO, Can Feb, l, 1853.
j. McChesney, lumber and coal mer-
chant, of this city, died suddenly this NOR
ming in dentists chair after taking chic.
roform for the purpose Of having his teeth
extracted.
The CooLY MUrINY,-A letter publish.
lshed in the Portland Adeevtisel, dated
Angler. Nov. %, gives the following &C.
count of the Cody mutiny on board of
ship Kate Hooper, which is different
story from that made public few days
since:
THE ship Kate Hooper is now here
with six hundred Coolies, bound to Fla.
vana, and such a set of outlaws have
never before seen. They have several
times attempted to take the ship, and in
the last effort, made this side of Casper
Strait, were nearly successful. They had
set her on fire in three places, and had
possession of the between decks The Of
fcors were obliged to shoot down four of
them, and one they hung and now they
have some twenty in double irons, some Of
them with bullets in them. Among them
are about one hundred Chimes pirates, who
were determined to take the ship, and who
know well all the coast. Capt jackson
is very sick, and has this morning applied
TO Dutch man-of-var to tow the ship to
BATAVIA. His recovery is doubtful, unless
affairs look better on board"
The Atlantic Telegraph Co.. is to
come hefore Parliament with bill to in
crease their capital stock, to borrow on
mortgage. They are likely to &c short of
funds.
Tns SUGAR CROP OF LoUIsIAsA.-The
New Orleans Crescent estimates the su-
gar crop Of Louisiana for 1857 at 2z5,-
900 to 100000 hogsheads, against about
10000 hogsheads last year. Prices are
Of course much lowr than last year but
nevertheless, planters will realize about
100000 more from the crop of this sea.
son than from that of 1855, while consum.
ers will also gain largely. From our a.
bundance and low prices, foreign producers
will not suffer.
CLEVELAND, o., Feb. 2.-The Ashta.
bula County Infrmary at Kingsville, was
burnt tonight, having been set on FIRE by
an inmate. One life was lost, and sixty
paupers rendered homeless.
A chemical analysis of various Ii.
quors sold at low rum shop on one of
the wharves Of San Francisco, showed
that there was prussic acid and morphine
in the brandy, sulphuric acid in the gin,
and strychnine and creosote in the whiskey.
KANsAs.-Mr Prather Of Kansas,
whose name Was placed in the famous
Calhoun pledge (agreeing to submit the
constitution to the peopel has written a
letter to Mr.. Cor, NJ. c. from Ohio, on
the subject, in which he uses the following
language. The letter was drawn out by
a speech made by Mr.. Cox. and exhibits
in strong light the depth of feeling in
Kansas against the l4ecompton outrage,
even among Democrats of Southern origin:
franklin, k. r., Jan. Is, l s6s.
Now, sir, this is doing me
great injustice; for it rs we'll known thai
| was not n member of the Leeompton
Convention, and hnd no more to do with
attaching my name to those pledges to
which you refer than you had. was put
in nomination without my knowledge or
consent, and declined to become a candi-
date. and published card to that effect
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