The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1858-05-19
News of the Week.

ed 10 have been IN the water some time.
An inquest was held, but nothing learned
beyond that it was thought to be the body
Of au lrishman
The body of Chamberlain who fell
through the bridge at Bellows Falls, in
April last has been found
"A new democratic paper called, if
we recollect Alright, TIE Connecticut
Rircr Kollcy Union, was started last
fall in some plucc over the mountain, and
in the first number published what it
called u " rahdicto,y." We were not
able at the time to understand the use Of
the word, but have concluded it was all
right. We have seen nothing of it since
few Of the first numbers, and suppose
that it made its exit soon after the appear
ance Of the yaledictory. Does anybody
know anything about it
"A dreadful accident occurred on the
New York Central Railroad, on Wednes-
day Of last week. This happened a few
miles west Of Utica,by the breaking down
OF bridge over Sanquoit Creek. The
track is double and it 80 happened that
two trains met on the bridge. The en-
gines passed, but the combined weight of
the freight and passenger cars of both
trains was sufficient to crush the bridge.
| The space between the abutmeuts of the
bridge is about equal to the length of
car, and i'll this three cars were smashed
up into an indistinguishable mass. Ten
or twelve persons were killed. and many
more barely escaped with their lives.
About forty are manned. The casualty
was, without doubt, owing to the rotten.
ness of the bridge. which was notorious in
the vicinity, of its timbers being
mere unk,--insufhcieu to bear their own
weight
Cain ofthe Rutland Courier is afraid
that the Republicans of Vermont won't
nominate Mr. holbrook as their candidate
for Governor. He also says that the Yer.
mont Democracy know no Lecompton or
anti Lecompton." Then they must be in
the same fix the boy was who remained on
the fence because he couldn't tell on which
side it was the best walking FergenneS
Citizen.
There is no danger of the Citizen or
the Republican party remaining on the
fence" or any 'ohere clSo, long enough to
be counted. They are generally found on
the fence, over the fence, and on both sides
of it, and consequently after election, al
ways under the fence Courier.
1t will be seen by the above that the
Cpize" and the Courier have been try
ing hand at lenciag We think however
that the Citizen is wrong. The Democra.
cy are rather of-fencc-ive.--Herd
1t is clear that the Citizen and Herald
are both wrong the Courier is, in thi,
case, as usual, in defence.
THE VERMONT GEOGRAPHICAL AssocIA-
TON AND SOCIETY OF NATURAL History
held its monthly meeting for May on Mon.
day evening of this week, at Bradford.
!, This society is now fully organized and
has had several regular meetings. At its
meetings papers upon various branches Of
natural science have been read By men,
beers.
The next meeting will be on the frat
Wednesday in June.
The MORNING STAR-The tens of thou
sand Of children in America who are share
holders in that noble little craft the Morn
ing STAR will be glad to learn that sht
is successfully fulfilling the mission fol
which she WAS built. She recently arrived
at Honolulu, on her return from Ascension
Island, A letter from Rev. Mr.. Gulick
which was sent by her, says, : We bl s.
the Lord of Missions for the Morning Star
Many, many thanks to those who sent hel
on her MISSION Our young friends vii
also be glad to learn that the missionarie
she carried to those Islands have an en-
couraging prospect before them.
4 "A Castleton Correspondent sends t.
the HsroW the following Mr.. O. P
Ward, of East Poultney, has SOW tina
mas gwen pillu ~ Gu plBs III lue iollOWln
order,-April 9Th, 1856, II, Sept. a
1855, 10, April 4, 1857, 16; Aug. %
1857, IS; April l6, 1858, %. Tota
SO.
The Rev. E. Smith, of Benson, Vt
had the misfortune to lose most valuable
COW, by its being kicked by horse, abou
the 9th inst. She gave thirty.six quart
of milk per day, or fifty pounds. In on
week, in the mouth of May, he made l.
pounds of butter, besides the milk con
sumed by his .mlly, consisting of eigh
persons l would like to have Farmer
beat this, if they can, but they must b
careful not to skim their milk more thai
once to do it,-Cor. Rutland Herald.
1t is reported that on Monday Of la,
week, the river Delaware was on fire. Th
Philadelphia Ledger says =" About
o'clock the whole surface of the river OF
posite Chestnut street was covered wit
the densest volumes Of smoke. The FIRE
men, with their usual alacrity, were ou
and there is no knowing what they Nigh
have done towards extinguishing the De-
aware, by pouring streams FROM the Schuy