The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1858-11-17

house, waving his handkerchief TO friend
when the tug burst into fragments, with
dull report, followed by crash like thuu-
der, and instantly disappeared in cloud
OF steam The body of the engineer was
thrown on the steamer Broadway, breaking
through the hurricane deck. The fireman
was picked up from the water, badly
bruised. The bodies of the pilot and deck
hands were not found The Captain was
ashore. The fireman says there we're sew.
enty pounds Of steam on, at least twenty
more than the boiler would bear. The
boat was Of fifty tons and valued at $4,000.
THE GoULDr TRAoEDY-DEArH or ONE
OF THE SERVANTS OF THE FAMILY.-Eiza.
beth Carr, one of the victims to the muir.
derous assault of young Gouldy, died on
Sunday morning from the effects of her ILL
juries. She was one Of the two domestic
who were wounded, and it was supposed
that her wounds were comparatively light
but on Saturday an alarming chance Tor
the worse took place, and dealt -o,n en-
sued. Johadna Murphy, the Other ser
want, is rapidly improving, aud her recN-
cry is confidently expected. MIR. Gouldy
is still in precarious situation at times
he is rational and inquiries for his son, who,
he supposes, is in prison. Nathaniel is
rapidly recovery. as is also Mrs Gouley.
but Charles. the youngest son. will prob
ably sink under his wounds. Coroner
Hills has been notified ard will probably
hold an inquest upon the body Of Elizabeth
Carr to-day.-N, Y. Tr,bnae.
The ADMINISTRATION PARTY.-The
Washington correspondent of the N. Y.
Tribune writes
The Tajon, in an elaborate leading
article. discussing the question Of sovrr-
eighty in the Territories, dcnounces squat
ter sovereignty in all its forms, and accepts
the Republican doctrine, that Congress has
full, exclusive jurisdiction over the Terri
tories; that the supreme ultimate author.
ity in respect to the Territories resides
outside of them, not within.
The schism between the Douglas faction
and the Administration is widening, net.
withstanding the fact that Senator Brown
and some other leading Senators here are
urging reconciliation, as essential to the
preservation of the party"
The ILLINOIS AppoRT1oNMENT-H ow
Douglas yas Electei.-The following
facts and figures from the Chicago Press
and Tribune verify the statement that,
but for the unjust apportionment, Lin
coin, instead of Douglas, would have car
ried the State of Illinois
1.-THE thirty-fve Lincoln members of
the House represent larger population
than the forty Douglas members and the
eleven Lincoln Senators represent larger
constituency than the fourteen Douglas
and Buchanan Senators. In other words,
if the State had been apportionsd accord.
ing population, the districts carried by
the Republicans would have returned for
tyrone Lincoln Representatives and four
teen Lincoln Senators, which, Of course,
would have elected him. In the Repub-
lican districts it requires, on an averaged
population of 1885 inhabitants to elect
representative, and $4,000 for Sena-
tor, while in the Democratic districts,
1875 for Representative and At, 100
for Senator sufices. On fair appor-
tionment, Douglas would have been beat
en- seven in the House and three in the
Senate. He was elected for the reason
that $50 voters in Egypt are an offset
to 1000 in Canaan"
About o'clock on the morning of
Nov. 6, when the second Vermont Central
cattle train had arrived near Dyers cross.
ing, in Andover, N. H., the floor of one Of
the cars loaded with oxen broke, and
large bull fell through upon the track.
The car was thrown from the track, and
dragged some eight Or ten rods, when the
coupling broke, and it went down an EN-.
bankment Of about fifteen feet The cars
in the rear followed, till four were piled
up, mass of ruins. The car next the
rear car loaded with horses, was drawn
from the track, but the coupling with the
rear car held, and it did not 90 down
the embankment though the car was con-
siderably injured. A man in this car.
with the horses, escaped with a few
bruises, and got his horses all safely out
Two men were in one Of the cars that went
down the embankment. This car was
loaded with horses. One of the men,
whose name could not learn. was asleep,
and was thrown violently against the side
of the car, and it is supposed was injured
seriously internally. Mr.. Woods, dealer
in horses, of Rouse's Point, N. Y, the
other man in the car, was injured inter.
nally, and his right arm broken. One
person in the rear car was slightly injured
Four of the cars were complete wreck,
and one set of trucks was driven into the
ground nearly out of sight. Six cattle
and twelve sheep were killed, and many
injured The track was torn up for about
twelve rods, but at 81 this morning the
road was passable. One of the cars was
loaded with turkeys, and being set at lib
erty by the breakage of the car, they
separated and made off pursued by the
owner shouting frantically for some one
to get some corn. The corn was finally
obtained, but many of his fowls were lost
AMI somebody will get Thanksgiving
dinner cheap.-M'rrimack.
The Vermont Baptist State Associa-
ton met at Windsor, on the 9th. The
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