The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1858-03-24


American Agriuultutjat viii properly es
innate and benefit by their offered liberal
bestowment Of rare and valuable seeds.
The editor in the March number says:
We trust no one will feel any delicacy
in sending for the seeds offered by us, nor
as some have done, deem an apology nee
essary in applying for them, simply be-
cause they are offered free We have pro-
vided a supply large enough for all, We
trust Though some rarer k uds that chance
to he more largely called for may run
short before Spring. We really take
great pleasure in scattering them broad.
cast Cver the land. A little packet Of
any kind, if dropped down in any locality
where not before introduced, may prove
another centre Of distribution, and ere
many years be the source of much pleas
ure, if not Of positive and lasting benefit.
Let our readers, then, with as many Of
their friends as they can still induce to
become subscribers, send along for the
seeds.
Michigan papers say that during the
year ending on the Goth of February
neither life nor limb has been sacrificed on
the Michigan Southern Railroad
/ EMIGRATION FALLING OFF. The Bel.
fast (Ireland) Banner states that tho en-,
suing season is expected 10 be less favor.
able for emigration than any for several
years past, owing to the unpromising con-
dtion of comerce and manufactures in the
United States. Within the last six months
more persons have returned to Belfast
from New York, than sailed hence direct
for that port during 1857. There are but
two vessels on berth there at present for
America-one for New Y ork and the 9TH
err for Quebec. A few years since there
would have been score at the correspond
ing date.
The artesian well at Lafayette, Ind,
at the depth of PIG feet, after penetrating
limestone strata, reached a subterranean
stream, which, in an incredible short time
filled the well to the top. The Courier
says that Arabs in the desert could not
have been more delighted" than were the
citizens of that city.
A " ROYAL" TYpo-According to an
ancient usage in Prussia, all the Princes
of the royal family must learn a trade
1t is stated that the Prince Frederick
William, just married to the Princess
Royal of England, learned the trade of
compositor in the printing Office Of Mr..
Hauel, at Berlin.
LIQUOR LAWN Brattleboro, last
week, G. w. Britton was fined 500 and
costs on I'd conviction for violating the
Liquor Law.
The Detroit A,jueytiser says that
Mrs. Thomas,a wasberwoman of hat city,
has recently become heir to fortune of
million of dollars in Europe.
"A correspondent of New Orleans
paper, in a description of the marriage of
two slaves on a neighboring plantation, re-
marks that the minister, instead of the
words, "until death do you part" used the
words. "un(ess you are unduoidabiy
Separated"
The LEv1ATHAN-It is estimated that
the total cost of completing her fittings,
putting on board stores, etc., and making
the Leviathan in all respects ready for
sea, will not exceed e120,O00, and that
the time required will not extend beyond
the month of July. 1t has been proved
that eight anchors are not sufficient to
hold her at moorings during only hall
gale, and she has been supplied with ten,
five at the stem and five at the stern. The
masts are being mado at Millwall six in
all, three square-rigged, and three rugged
with fore and aft sails. They will all be
composed of plates of wrought iron, an
inch thick, and riveted together in the
same manner as the sides of the ship, or
steam boiler Of the strongest description
They will vary from 1870 to ITO feet from
the keel to the truck each will be #.
in. in diameter at the deck, the weight
varying from so to 40 tuus, exclusive Of
yards or rigging In case of it becoming
necessary to cut away the masts an appa.
ratus working by means of a powerful
screw is made to compress the two sides
, together in such manner as to complete
ly crush them in, and let them fall over
the sides Immediately. All the main and
topmast yards of the square-rigged masts
will also be of iron plates. The main
yard will be 100 feet long, and lighter
than if made of wood. AS there is no
dock large enough at the entrance to take
in the Leviathan, when she needs cleaning
she will have to be gridironed" that is
9 run aground on rows of piles along the
Mersey's side for the purpose, and the tide
of course, will leave her dry at each low
water.
The Akron (Ohio) Beacon states
that the women of Cuyahoga Falls, few
days since, made an onslaught upon the
drinking saloons in that place and des-
troyed all of " the critter" they could find
They made such formidable demonstra.
tion in front of the American House that
the Mayor read the riot act, but his proc
lamation was treated with every feminine
demonstration of disrespect, and at last
the landlord pledged himself to stop the
sale of liquors The leaders in the cru
SADIE are said to be of high responsibility.
The only actual resistance made to their
movements was made by a chap vino
caught his hat full of whisky as it flowed
from bung-hole, and threw it upon the
oscanltinr foraa who mana H. q.