The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1858-05-05

Advancement of Science, commenced on
Wednesday last in Baltimore.
Great Damage has teen caused by
the flood in Mississippi Several ,ow"7,
and II large numb.r OF plantations, q
partly under The water. From Greeny .>,
in Mississippi, TO Helena. Arkansa-, a
distance OF one hundred and Fly miles,
there was scarcely plant IN that was
not submerged. The river was higher
than it hl : '''5 been known to be, and
there was an apprehension felt of a gen.
cral overflow.
The wife of General Nonag1s, late
President Of Vcnzuela, had 100000
year pin money. 1t is also asserted that
the Monagas family have, during n few
years, RENTED FIVE millions OF dollars to
Europe for safe investment, and az a pro-
vision against revolutionary contingencies.
Two STEAMERS BURNEp.-Tuo steam
ers. the Deem !Sproy and Keokuk, were
burned on the Mississippi near St. Louis.
The Ocean Spray was racing with anoth-
or boat at the time she took fire, and the
flames communicated from her to the Kc-
okuk. About twenty persons are said to
have lost their lives by this disaster.
The ship Pac'fc, which arrived at
New York on the 23d ult. from New Or
leans, experienced severe shocks of an
earthquake on the morning of the 7th, in
lat. II %, Ion. 10 Is. the sea being per.
fectly smooth at the time. The shocks
lasted ten or fifteen minute, during which
the ship was shaken violently, as if she
had struck a rock. The weather during
the day had been sultry. and there was a
strange appearance of the sky at sunset.
The Oldest married couple are sup
posed 10 be Mr. Syndcr and his wife,
who reside at Burnside, Pa. He is Ill
ard she 10Y years old, and they have been
married about ninety.threc years.
-Orson Hyde, one of The Mormon
apostles, boasts that if he lives ten years
ard thrives as ho has been thriving, he
will have sons enough to make regi-
mcnt by themselv 81
MIR. James Sprl que, of Stratton,
while in search for gum on the 10Th inst =,
on the mountain in that town, found three
bears (young cubs) upon n Having
nothing with him for assistance he went
two miles for help, and on returning cap
turcd and took them all alive to the Strait
ton post Office, where they may be seen.
They are now offered for SALE Beho,cs
| Fails Times.
The Washington correspondent Of the
| New York Commercial says:
| 7 ,,,o,, eaa,, Al.
crnor of Alabama has written to the Rep
resentative from that State. to know
whether the time has come for him to is.
sue his proclamation for call, of con-
vention. to endorse the act of the State
Legislature at the last session, to take
measures for Withdrawing the State from
the Union"
"A mob assembled in Peoria Illinois,
on Sunday 18th, and proceeded to demol.
ish several houses of ill-famc and drive
their inmates into the streets, and no eff
fort was made by the police authorities 10
quell the disturbance. The mob first pro-
ceeded to house kept by person named
Cleveland, where, after breaking the win.
dows and doors, fire eng ne was brought,
and the house flooded with water This
drove out the inmates The mob then
entered, carried out the furniture, enl-
bracing sofas, pianos, OF which there were
two very costly ones, chairs, trunks bed
ding, and every available article, and pill
ing it up, set fire TO it and burned it to
ashes. The house was completely ri1dled
and sacked, and the property destroyed
in this single instance was not less than
$4,000. Eight or ten ether houses were
treated in similar manner, regardless Of
the remonstrances Of their owners, who,
in so instances, had let them without
knowing the character of their tenants.
The work of destruction was continued OF
Sunday night and Monday, and, although
by the Mayors orders, a military com.
pany was in reserve, such was tic char
acter of the mob and those who counter.
unced the proceedings, that no opposition
to the destruction was made.
TIE YANKEE CoLoNY IN VIRGINIA.
This colony. at Ceredo, which has been
considered doubtful experiment, if not a
humbug, may turn out something after all
A letter in the Worcester Transcript,
dated April 18th gives n favorable ac-
count of it. 1t says; " the weather has
become warm, thermometer ranging from
IS to co. Pears, peach and apple trees
are in full bloom, and the woody hill. sides
are covered all over with laurel blossoms.
Many Of the farmers in the vicinity
have peas and potatoes up, and nearly all
have planted most Of their ground The
pleasant weather has also been favorable
for building operations in Ceredo, and a
great deal of work has been done during
the last four weeks. The boating bust.
ness on the Ohio, has been lively too, and
large share of freight has been given
to Ceredo. Last week there were eigh.
teen landings of the river boats at our
wharf, some for passengers and others to
leave freight. A Mr. A. Of Vermont
has just returned from New York, where
he has been negotiating for machinery
usel in chair making,
We can boast of our church building
designed also for a school house. 1t is
the best looking house in this part of the
country, and but very few towns of villa
ges anywhere have places or religious