The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1858-10-13

previous week.
--Chittondcn County held its Agricul-
taral Fair on the 9th and 7th inst. 1t
raned all the last day which was q dam.
per on the whole thing. NOTHING is more
detestable than rainy Fair day.
j. l.. Clark, of Wilmington, caught
youthful Bruin," few days since ana
took him to town for exhibition. Some
INSCRIPTIONS person in luced him to drink |
and the unsophisticatoi youth soon imoi-
bed more than he could Lcar and made a
beast of himself.
There has been, within the week, no
change in the Atlantic Telegraph.
The Norwegian ship, Catarina, res
cued % more of the passengers of the i'll
fated Austria.
1t is confidently believed that the
great problem Of ploughing by steam is
solved, Its demonstration is in locomo-
tive steam-plough, invented by MIR.
Fawkes. of Lancaster, Pa. 1t has beer
tried with the admirations OF thousands on
the praries of Ill. 1t is affirmed to be a
complete success, and it only remains to
bo proved that it is cheaper than horse
power.
Last Sabbath week, eight persons
received confirmation in Vergennes,
Bishop Hopkins preached two very able
sermons on the occasion.
1t has been confidently affirmed the
Comet which now appears with such bril-
lianoy is the expected Charles Fifth's
Comet, or that supposed to have period
of 292 years but there is no evidence of
this Tho Boston Journal among other re.
marks made on high astronomical author
ity has the following:
Whether it is periodic, 1. e., whether
its period can be accurately determined,
il still uncertain. Its orbit greatly re-
sembles that OF the first comet of 1927 !;
but the observation thus far made may be
satisfied within the limits of reasonable
error by the assumption of a period of
many thousand years. 1t is not impossi-
BILE that two different hypothesis may
equally well represent the observations !;
and computations are now making to de-
eide this point.
One part only, (the mechanically of
the Report of the Patent Office for 1857
has yet been published. OF this part, the
| House of Representatives ordered only
one third of the number of the previous
report; so that many persons, who have
heretofore been furnished by their Rep
resentativss, must inevitably 20 without
the Report Of 1857. Those who do not
recieve it may find the reason in this fact.
We would have preferred to cut off less
valuable documents, and print more Of
the aqricu tural and mechanical: but there
was difficulty enough in getting even the
limited number ordered. - ITatchmaa.
Our thanks are due to our Representa-.
tive for the said copy.
A IloRsE fell or jumped out of a
cattle car near Bratteboro, one day last
week. while the engine was moving at the
rate of twenty miles an hour, rolled
down the bank into the water picked
himself up and galloped away, leaping
fences &C., tor more than two miles
When found there was only scratch on
one leg to indicate his perilous journey
FIRE. Press.
CoMPLErED.-Mr. Meads figure for the
dome of the State House is now completed
and will be removed in few days. 1t is
the largest figure of the kind in the coun,
try, and is in every respect creditablc not
only to the artist who designed the statue
but to Mr.. Retting under whose super
intendence the carving was performed
1t is female figure typical Of Vermont
In her right hand is a scroll cmblematica
of the constitution and in her left arm i:
supported a sheaf Of wheat representing
the chief intrest and employment of Yer
lhonters, viz: Agriculture The dIapery
is disposed of with classical skill and ii
exquisite taste. 1t is singularly appro
pirate for the place it is to occupy. wher,
we hope it will stand for centuries, a mon
ument of Mr. Mead's geuius and of thu
taste of those under whose auspices tn,
work was initiated and accomplished
PheniI.
VERMONT ELECTION The official re
turns are in from all but a few towns
which dc not cast 800 votes in all. The,
foot up as follows, compared with las
year.
Hall, (Repl 2s,lsl. Fletcher, (Rep.) 1898
Keys, (Dem.) l2,s4S. Keys, Dem( l2,sla
Scattering, 90 Scattering, 284
Halls majority, 1890. Fletcher's ma
jority last year, l8,403. Net Republican
gain, l.7S7.
The Montpelier Journal of last weel
says, that estimating the towns not re
turned, the Republican majorities will be
For G ver1or, 1892
For Congress, lst District--E. p. al on, 900
= - I'D District. S. Morrill, $50
lid Diitrict--H. T, Royce, 100
Rspubl can majority in Congressional vote, i6
300.
The Legislature stands Senate-Re
publicans. 80 democrats, none. Repre-
sentstiyes, (complete,) Republicans, 1876