The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1858-09-01

them for General Review. len COM
panies have already responded favorably \
to the call, and others are expected TO
come B. andon AdUocate. I
PATENTs-In the list Of Patents issued
Aug 10, we notice one TO Rufus Nutting
of Randolph, for improvement in machines
for tanning and asserting grain. Also,
among those issued Aug. IT. one TO Luke
White of Essex, for improvement in ma
chimes for digging potatoes; and one to
James s. Appleton of White River juno
ton, for improved Churn.
Geo. Campbell of Westminster, Vt.
has just shipped twenty merino bucks to
Buenos Ayres, and in few years we shall
be importing the wool of the progeny, in
stead of growing it on our own soil. Vtre
la Free Trade!
M1NNEsoTA.-Th Buchanier Democra-
cy undertook TO force an election of U. s.
Senator, in the place Of Gen. Shields not
daring to trust another Legislature. Nine
Douglas democrats voted with the Repub-
licans, and thus the scheme was defeated.
Good
The WOMAN WHO LIVES WITHOUT EAT
inca medical correspondent of the
Newark Aduertiser, having recently Wis
tied Mrs. Simeon Hays, A." the woman who
lives without eating" at Chester, Warren
County, N. Y, says:
1.-THE case is PROFESSIONALLY one of hys-
terra in its most aggravated form. Little
food is required in such cases, and this
little is unquestionably administered. 1t
appears that two sisters have had some-
what similaa attacks of hysteria, which
indicates the constitutional tendencies of
the family. That implicit credence is not
placed in the statement of Mr.. Hays, after
all, may be inferred by the fact that with
in the last few days the citizens have met
to appoint a vigilence committee to watch
and determine conclusively whether food
is taken or not. There is not here want
of motive. Although the husband has
properly refused to consent to let his wife
go to Albany or New York for exhibition
she has been removed to sort Of exhibit
tion-looking building in village accessible
to Caldwell by PLANK road. Here Mr..
Hays, the hotel keepers and gate-tenders,
find their incomes and business increased.
Doubtless they feel sensibly that it is an
ill-wind that blows nobody any good"
A WEALTHY NEGRO FAM1LY.-An i'm.
mense estate in Louisiana, embracing over
four thousand acres of land, with two
hundred and fifty negroes belonging to the
! plantation, was recently sold for quarter
of million of dollars.-The purchaser
was free negro, who is said to be one of
the wealthiest men of the South.
} This is from New York paper, and
refers to the Harrison property, which was
purchased by Cyprien Ricaud, a free man
of color, Of our parish. If the property
had contained as many acres as stated
above. and as many slaves, it would have
brought nearer million than a quarter
Of a million. On the contrary, the land
we believe comprises some sixteen humid
red acres, and there were about one humid
red slaves Of all sizes. 1t lays in the rear
of Madame G. Ricaud's plantation, and
the two plantations, now owned by that
family, probably do comprise the number
of acres of land and slaves as above stated
making them. doubtless, the richest black
family in this or any other country
Pla9uemine Sentinel
THE ILLINOIS LEGIsLATURE.-Thep pop.
ular vote at the close Of the present ex.
cited canvass in Illinois, though it will be
of great interest to the country, wiki moi
necessarily determine the chief aim of
the struggle, which is the election of q
United States Senator. This depends up
on the choice of members of the Legisla
ture, of which the Senators, who serve
four years, have half their number, and
the Representatives, who serve two years
have the whole of their number chosen al
the coming election. The Senate consists
Of twenty-five, and those whose places art
to be filled this year, comprise six Repub
licans, five Democrats, and one American
The members holding over are divided in
to eight Democrats, four Republicans
and one American. For the Republicans
to have majority Of the whole twenty
five, they must choose nine new Senators
leaving their opponents three. What add
to the Importance of this election is, tina
the Senators now chosen will also partici
pate in the election of U. S. Senator t,
succeed Mr.. Trumbull in 1861.
The House of Representatives consist
of seventy-fve members, all of whom ar
to be chosen this year.
CAUSE OF INDIAN TRouBLEs.-We hav
heretofore alluded to the probable con
nection of the recent alarming India
troubles in Washington and Oregon Tel
ritories with certain treaties long sine
signed by the Indians, but even now re
naming before the Senate of the Unite
States not ratified. We learn from til
Washington Star that the Indian tribe
in those territories number in the aggrt
gate upward of fifteen thousand souls, AN
that they have ceded to the United State
government between sixty-two aud sixty
three millions of acres of land, for whic
they were to receive, within twenty year
two millions and fifty thousand dollars i
money, besides the residence among thel
of physicians, school teachers, farmer
&c. These treaties, ten in number, wei