The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-05-04
NEWS OF THE WEEK,

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matter of no mean importance. 1t is
thought it will involve n collision between
the State and United States Courts.
The proposed amendment Of the corr
stitution of VI; ssartusetts, by which for
cianers can be permitted to vote only after
having been naturllizod two years, is
likely to meet with strong opposition,
The affairs of Mexico continue an
hopeless rs ever BY the latest accounts
the Liberals who had been in the ascend
ant had suffered defeat 10y Miramon. At
Vera Cruz the British were threatening
bombardment unless the claims of British
subjects were Immediately settled.
The affairs of Utah are becoming
very much complicated and are of a char
acter to excite some apprehension. A
misunderstanding exists between Gov.
Cummings and Gen, Johnston about their
respective jurisdictions and at the same
time q collision is threatened between the
Mormons and the troops. The courts are
a nullity.
NJ. lie Toqucville the distinguished
author OF Democracy in America is dead.
He spout three years in this country, du-
ring the Administration of Gen. Jackson,
in the careful study of our institutions,
and produced a book far superior to any
thing on the subject which has ever been
written by any foreigner. Indeed it would
be difficult to direct the young student to
a better work on the nature of our insti-
tu;ions.
The latest arrivals from Europe pre-
sent the wal question in about the same
light as before. The conviction that war
is inevitable seems to be the prevailing
sentiment there. Tho Peace Congress
was to meet on the 23d of April. There
seems to be but little faith that the Con.
gress will be able to maintain the peace.
In France there is a continual hum of gi-
gantic preparation and Austria shows no
disposition to rcccdc from from her hold
on Italy.
BY a late arrival form South America
we learn that the City of Quito has been
totally destroyed by an earthquake, in.
volying a loss of several thousand lives.
The City had a population of about
10000.
-Bishop Doane, of New Jersey, died
on the u utl.
THE SUGAR CRop.-In this part of Yer.
mont has been greater this year than evcr
before known. We have been told that q
farmer in Walden has made 6O00 pound,
from 600 trces-be'ng exactly ten pound.
per tree Never have we heard of such
a yield before. and we should doubt tn.
story did we not know that Mr.. Pitkin o
Marsh6eld has nearly if not quite equal
led it. A correspondent of the Vernon
Cbron,ci" estimates the crop in Cam
bridge at 1928 lbs. TO each sugar-placc
$4,000 his. for the town of Cambridge
and 10000 lbs. for the county of La
moille.- W0ichman.
, AccIDEyr.-The wife of Mr.. Toni
Wells, Of this village met with 4 very s.
rious accident on Saturday evening last
Her little girl was leaning against a stan,
on which were two fluid lamps, in conse
qucnce of which the lamps were knockc,
/ over, the fluid ignited and Mrs. We'll
dress caught fire and was nearly burnt oil
her person before extinguished Her lcf
arm, neck and face were very badl
burned, but she is now more comfot tabl
and in 4 fair way of recovery BeGow
Fails IrWcs.
SHOCKING OCcURANCE.- "A child 5 o
4 years old. son Of S. D. Townsend o
4 W~allingforI, WAS drcalfu.ly burned oil
/ Saturday last. by falling backward into
kettle of hot 'ollow which had been pre-
pared for tn" ru'po~e OF dipping candles
He fingered in intense pain until Tuesday
: night. when death relieved the l.tlc sut
ferer.
| The letter to Mr.. Brady sgned in
Greek letters "Olympia Aiken and con
tanning a quotation from WhiteILics apro
pos of the Sickles case is the production
OF Mrs. Aiken, author and mistress Of
several languages, who reside at West
, Randolph. Vermont. Her huband, Col,
Aiken, a respectable lawyer. ends a note
to the Burlington Times, l. which he
says 81 wish merely to say that no
: improperly was intended, Tor publicity
| even dreamed Of, when the Iotc was writ
ten."
Mr.. G. w. Lewis Blacksmith Shop
y in East Montpelier. was urned on the
c first instant, loss 5000. N insurance.
EcemaR.
> The Charleston Merury says, that
' the jury acquitted the mn of the Echo
5 SLAYER because they consier the foreign
slave trade no more n crime than the do
mestic trade. and that further prosecu-
= tons at the South will / idle, expensive
and vain.
I" Col. King of Gozales County, in
C Texas, who is an equd enemy of hard
money and grammar, living n proper con-
n tempt for both, and wo lives, as he says.
- down 10 the coot OF ma yipatiOn." neal