The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1858-09-08
great grasp of thought in the Presidents

great grasp of thought in the Presidents |
response, with PERHAPS u dash of ambitious
straining after effect The Nc'oS says,
also, that it would have been better for
the President to have omitted the last
paragraph.
The London Times believes that the
Ocean Telegraph will be the guaranty OF
perpetual peace between the two countries.
The rumor is gaining ground that the
de6nitive abdication of the King of Prus.
STA has become absolutely necessary. His
disease is getting worse. There are some
fears that tn 9 event will bring on polit-
ical crisis.
The news Of peace with China, by the
Atlantic Telegraph was not confirmed but
generally credited.
On & 3let ult was muster on
Boston Common of Steam Fire Engines
The use of steam for this purpose seems
to be coming into very general favor.
John W. Wocott has been sued by
the creditors of Lawrence, Stone & Co.,
for the recovery of the $4,000 which no
received from that firm for the purpose Of
influencing the passage of the Tariff of
1857 and which, it is alledged, he retain
ed for his own benefit,
--Suoor1Ne Academia son Of Mr..
Ephraim Clement of Wheelock aged about
Is years whilo visiting at Mr. Oliver Ma
goon's in this place, was accidentally shot
on Wednesday last, by corolessly h1ndlngf
IA pistol. The ball passed throurh his lcfy
hand, and entered his abdomen passed
round over the hip and LODGING near the
backbone. At last accounts the ball had
not been removed, and fatal result is an
ticpated - aivfo7iun.
Miss Roberts of Utica is lecturinC
at Auburn, N. Y, on old maids.
-Gerritt Smith has determined to
stump New York for the govenorship, and
one of his hobbies will be the acquisition
of Cuba, for which he goes in strongly.
Jenny Lind, in a recent letter to an
American friend, expresses an earnest
desire to cross the ocean once more"
According to a computation recently
made, there are about 5000 Tsraeltes in
Cincinnati, They are principally engaged
in trade.
CAPTURE OF SLAYER. The United
States brig Dolphin, Lieut.. John n. Maffit
commander, arrived at Key West on the
22d inst, having sailed from Ssgua Ia
Grande the previous day, and reported
having captured a SLAYER. A letter from
\ Key West gives the following particulars.
AT daylight she discovered sail
ahead standing on the same course as the
Dolphin, which gained on her rapidly
during the day. At P NJ. the sail
ahead hauled on the wind, as if trying to
get out of the Dolphin's course, which
caused her to be considered suspicious
craft. The Dolphin tackled and stood off
in pursuit, hosting English colors, and
fired blank cartridge, which not being
answered by the other vessel, another was
fired at hslf-past 4 P. NJ, and this also
being unnoticed, at 8 P. NJ, she fred n
shot across the bows of the suspected yes.
sci, which had the effect of causing her to
display the American flag at her peak |;
but she still continued on her course, and
seemed to be making her best endeavors
to- escape, when well directed shot from
the Dolphin took effect in her fore rigging
causing her to heave to and lower her
colors.
On sending boat on board she proved
to be brig from the African coast, with
three hundred and eighteen negroes.
Her crew were instantly confined, and
the prize placed in charge of Lieut.. j. NJ .
Bradford and Second Lieut.. Charles G..
Carpenter and sixteen men from the Dol
phin, with orders to proceed to Charles.
ton, s. G.
The captain of the slave brig is on board
the Dolphin. The Dolphin will leave to-
morrow morning for Boston. learn that
the briggs name was formerly Putnam.
Echo was on her stern, but had been
painted over"
The Potomac has arrived at Charles
ton, and remains at quarantine. The
Dolphin is on her way to Boston.