The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1858-05-26
News of the Week.

An'eeeksuhB Nshhiiste~s aio aoihB gnu.
We learn from the Bellows Falls
Times, that on the night Of Saturday week
new building in that place, just being
finished for store, was fred by an incen-
diary. A suspected individual was being
examined when the Times went to press.
On Thursday of last week bear was
discovered in Plymouth, eating a sheep.
He was soon surrounded by about forty
men, and shot,
The citizens Of Rutland are talking
of having their village lighted by gas.
On Tuesday night, of last week,
Luther More, and Allen Campbell, es-
capped from the Bennington County Jail.
During Saturday and Sunday, of last
week, a house and three barns we're burned
in Benhington,-the work of incendiaries.
Late intelligence from Utah, repre-
sent, that the leaders and more fanatical
members Of the Mormon community, are
leaving for the mountains.
On the 18th inst, the passenger train
from Chicago to Alton, was blown off the
track, by tornado, and several persons
severely injured.
is the editor of the Bellows Falls
IArgus an Irishman He saws:
The Congregationalist minister lately at
Westminster, Rev. g. Seabry, has ac-
cepted a call to the Church at South
Royalton, Mass, tohers he is n3,o SET
tied.
Henry G. Goednow, has been ap.
pointed Post Master at Houe htoasville,
vice Houghton resigned.
Three barns of Capt. Nathaniel Gil.
man, at Exeter, N. g., were burned by an
incendiary FIRE on Thursday night. Seven.
teen head of working oxen were destroy.
ed, and seven or eight tons of hay.
From the Burlington papers, we learn
that the Phoenix shops are progressing
with wonderful rapidity, and will soon be
ready for use.
WIN. Henry Herbert better known
to the public by the name of Frank For.
ester, committed suicide at the Stephens
hotel in New York on the 18th. he was
the author Of several notable wUks on
field sports, fishing, &C., and Was large
contributor to the sporting journal. He
was an Englishman by birth. From let.
tiers left by him on the table of the hotel
addressed to the Press and the CORNER it
seems that domestic infelicity was The i'm.
mediate exciting cause of the act.
On the 18th inst, an unprecedented
hail-storm occurred in Chesterfield Co., in
Va. The stones were some of them of the
size of hens eggs, and in some places in
the roads were two feet deep.
There j, in Manchester N. H., har.
dy, active horse. that is thirty-si1 year,
old.
-Minnesota papers state that emigra.
ton is fast tending to the Territory of Da.
cotah.
Lewis Paulsen, of Chicago, recently
performed the wonderful feat of playing
blindfolded, ten games of Chess at the
same time.
One week ago last Tuesday, Charlie,
H. Davis, son of Bliss N. Davis, ESQ.,, o.
Danville, lost his left hand by the bursting
| of an overcharged shot gun. Doctor AL
exander, Of that village, cut off his arm
about three inches above the wrist, and the
lad is now doing we'll.
The people of this State are abou
erecting monument over the remains O.
Ethan Allen, the hero Of Ticonderoga, bu
on examination, his remains canno. b.
found. What has become of them?
The N. Y. independent referring Il
several instances where restitution ha
been made of stolen property, as d" the bles
sed fruit of the revival" says:-
You would o astonished to hear how
many of these cases are constantly cominI
uuder my notice. Secret dishonesty keep
more men from coming out good Christian
than almost any other sin.
WINDSOR COUNTY DEMooRAcY.-Th
democracy of Windsor County held con
vention at Woodstock last week and mad
the following nominations.
| Senators.-Dr. Hubbard of Springfield
Josiah Josselyn, Jr., of Bridgwater, Cole
man S. Shedd, West Windsor, George An
drus, Norwich. Associate Judges-Col
Parkhurst, Royalton VIM. Felch, Read
ing JUDGES of Probate-Otis Chamber
lain, Hartford District. John p. Skinner
Windsor District. Sheriff-.Paul d. Dean
Barnard. High Bailiff--Eben Tracy
Woodstock.
The French government is seriousl
thinking of importing one hundred thou
sand negroes into Algeria, to give an i'm
petus to production there.
The CALIFORNIA papers have adopte
the English custom of publishing births a
well as marriages, and also add trul.
Yankee" popularity by giving the weigh
Of the newborn citizens.
VERMONT TEACHERS AssocIATIos.-Th
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