The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1858-03-03

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himself against assassination, and has APP
pointed the Empress Regent during the
minority Of the Prince, i'll case Of his
death. New revolutionry plots had been
discovered in Spain. The Emperor OF
Russia is emancipating his serfs. There
is report that scbamyl has submitted to
the Russians. Dates from bombay to
Jan. 18th, from Calcutta to Jan. 9th, and .
from Canton to Dec. 29tb, had arrived at /
Suez The English had gained further Rd.
vantages over the rebels in India, and the /,
intelligence from that quarter is Of cheer
ing character. Canton was bombarded
by the English and French on the 2sth Of
December, and according to one dispatch
was taken after one days easy fighting.
The Oxygenated Bitters are doing
wonders in the cure of Dyspepsia, Debil
ity, Jaundice, and Liver diseases. Among
the thousand and one preparations that
have come up, for these diseases, and
those of kindred nature, this alone ap-
pears to perform ali it promises
"A novel will case is now before the
District Court of Pittsburgh Pa. The
late Geo. 8. Hamilton, by his will gave
tho guardianship and Gu ,tody of his three
children to his brothers. The widow, by
her council, claims that she is the next
natural guardian and that no power, hui
man or divine, can seperato them from
her long as she is able and willing to care
for them. 1t is argued in opposition that
the father has perfect right to make such
provision for the future training of bis
children as he may deem proper, The
I mother adheres to the Catholic faith, and
the will was to place the children in the
. guardianship of Protestant families.
st. LOUIS, Feb. 20.
The Pacific Hotel in this place was
burned to-day at three o'clock. A. NJ.
About one hundred persons we're in the
house when the fire broke out. The fire
caught; in the drug store under the hotel,
and the flames spread so rapidly that the
stairways we're developed in flames before
the inu ates could be reused. All egress
was cut of, except through the windows.
Many leaped from the third story windows
and were horribly mutilated or instantly
killed, and many more we're unable even
to reach the windows, and were burned to
DEATH in their own rooms. Several more
: bodies are supposed to be in the ruins, and
hundreds Of men are engaged in removing
the rubbish. The wounded we're taken tc
the hospital. where many, it is feared, will
die. The loss Of property is upwards OF
$4,000.
It has been ascertained that the mum
Der of.the victims is twenty. Several o.
the wounded are not expected to survive
81. LouIs; Feb. 25.-Charles L. Tay
Tor, alias Sanders, has been arrested fol
setting FIRE to the Pacific Hotel, after
numbering Epkrsim Doane, one Of lite in
mates ..... 81.
DR.. Strader the landlord, and Charlie!
Woldrup the Waterman, have also beer
, arrested. The examination takes plact
r tomorrow, when 1t is supposed that one
of the most atrocious and diabolcal hct
:eySr conn itted will be developed.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 20.-Last evenin,
about seven o'clock, the Methodist Prot
J.. .es.ant Church on Sixth street, near Rae,
I street, was partially destroyed by the ex
: pIosion of defective gas pipes. At thu
house mentioned some fifteen persons wer,
/. assembled In the basement for meetings
. when strong odor was smelt, and an eff
4 fort was made to discover the leaka re
:. A light was applied to the metre, whel
the blaze burst forth, but was extinguishe,
E BY bucket of water. Quiet was almos
{ restored when the explosion took place
tearing up the floor, shattering the wall
and making wreck Of the basement
More than half the pews we're blown uT
and portions of the floor were blown a
+ high as the ceiling. Doors were force
4 from the hinges and blown into the street
The explosion was heard at a distance c
half mile. The windows of many build
ings in the vicinity were destroyed, an
d leighton ten persons were severely injureG
/. two or three Of whom are not expected t
a Five.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 22.
Il Judge Kane died at his residence. i
k this city, last evening.
t. ELMIRA, N. Y, Feb. II.
. A fie broke out in Water Street in tn
:. place. at O'Clock this morning, and befol
u 1t could be eItinguished twelve stores wei
e burned.
j. ct. LOUIS Feb. 10
!. The Kansas correspondent Of the D,
g mocrat says that the Topeka Legislator
=. fe-asssmbled on the 10th.
4 The Codfying Committee reported
e complete code Of laws, and concurrent re-
i. olutions were introduced, setting forth tbs
as the President of the United States &c
yocates the passage OF the Leoomptod Coz
=, stitntion through Congress, Gov. Robinso
- be requested to correspond with the Gov
}. errors Of the several States friendly to tn
: Peoples Government Of Kansas, AMI 81
licit aid in Case il should have 10 resi-.