The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1858-05-12
News of the Week.

why they need be. We have very little
feeling, and no anxiety about the matter.
We are quite confident we shall have
Republican and good man for Governor,
and we feel pretty certain who it will be.
But we don't care pin about the Demo-
cratic nomination
We learn from the Burlington Free
Press that the Boxer" fire company
have obtained a new engine, at cost of
about $1,000.
On Monday of last week, the body
Of man named Roby, a travelling root
doctor, was found in STAFFORD, where it
had lain by an unfrequented road since
last November. When last seen he was
partially intoxicated, and was refused en-
tertainment in several houses because Of
his abusive conduct, and tits presumed that
he died from intoxication and exposure.
We learn that L. G. Mead, the
young artist, who's Recording Angel"
attracted so much attention, has been Sc
lected to mould the statue of Ethan Al
len, to be placed on the monument at
Burlington, now being erected, The stat
ne is to be eight feet in height, and of
Vermont marble, and will represent Col.
Allen in the characteristic attitude of i'm
patience to get at the "Y orkers."
The temperance reformation in North
field continues. The sheriff recently seized
ten gallons of new rum and also keg Of
liquor, and ordered it to be destroyed.
Pat Remington was fined S., for being
drunk. Two barrels Of liquor were seized
at the depot, and no one appearing to
claim them, were turned into the river.
Every student and member of Am
herst College have become professors of
religion.
On the Goth ult., woman in Rouses
Point, in attempting to snatch her child
from before the cars, was herself thrown
upon the track and had an arm taken off
at the shoulder and one foot seriously in-
jured. The child was but slightly injured,
though two cars passed over it.
Some evil disposed person or persons,
have been pulling up newly set shade
trees in Burlington Such vandalism
should be treated with the utmost vigor,
if the perpetrators can be found.
1t is said there is monster grape
vine at Monteath, Cal, that yielded last
summer, 1000 bushels of grapes, weighing
$4,000 pounds. But we don't believe it.
Late frosts in the latter part of April
were very destructive to the cotton plant,
in S. G. The peach crop in New Jersey
has also been destroyed by frost.
On Sunday, the End inst, fire oc-
Cured in Boston, the most destructive
known in that place for many years, which
involved the loss of two lives, of fremen,
and property to the amount Of s250,000.
The building has large five story, gran
tie trent, block on Federal St., owned by
j. g. Torrey. The greater part of the
property was insured in Boston.
"A grand Buffalo Hunt is to be en-
gagged in in July, in the region of the
Red River of the north, in which will
participate Mahommed Pasha, bevy Of
Congressman, and lot OF diplomatists
and as many more We presume as have
the inclination to participate. Through
this country roam the buffalo and elk, the
hunting Of which will afford noble sport
Editors of the press will be conveyed, free
of expense, from St. Cloud to the ground.
and back.
The Fort Smelling swindle has been
investigated by competent committee
and great fraud is put beyond doubt. II
appears that during the last session a bill
was hurriedly passed authorizing the sale
of reservations that were not needed fol
military purposes. Contrary to the opin
ion of military officers who were, and per
haps were alone, fully competent to de
eide the matter of military wants, Score
tary Floyd proceeded to sell the Fit. Smell
ling reservation Mt private sale, and TO
about one fourth its market value. Wha
disposition was made of the spois cal
only be conjectursd. A majority of the
committee have reported that in theil
view the sale was illegal and void.
The Charter election in Philadelphia
has resulted in the trinhph of the Anti
LecomptOn party. Two gears ago MI
Vaux, democrat, was elected Mayor, b.
$500 majority, now he is defeated. hi
opponent receiving 1890 majority.
The city electionin indianapolis Ind,
May 4th. resulted in an overwhelming DC
feat of the Lecomptonites.