The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-01-26
News of the Week.

of no Importance with the exception of
the account of the loss of the whaleship
Raiah, and 13 of her crew and officers
Foreign advces are Of considerable i'm.
portance. The bearing of the French
Emperor towards the Austrian minister
has been such that it is thought to por-
tend serious rupture between those
governments. A political panic is said to
exist at Vienna, and it was rumored that
a formidable conspiracy had been discov.
cred at Cracow. Italy is in very disturb
ed state, and revolution may at any time
break out. Wise men are predicting that
the long forotold storm, which is to disturb
thrones, is about to break
TIE CONGREGATIONAL SOCIETY of this
village are making arrangements to repair
their house of worship during the coming
summer, in thorough and handsome
manner. Nearly three thousand dollars
have been subscribed, which, with the
thousand dollars the Ladies of the Sewing
Society have on hand, will be amply suf.
fcient for the purpose Woodstock
Stadard. -,
l~--When Mr.. Douglas was informed of
his reelection as U. s. Senator he tele-
graphed back to Illinois, "Let the voice
of the people rule" To this the Chicago
Press and Tribune replied by quoting the
official vote of the State, showing that
Lincoln had popular majority of 4,l9l.
/ "A sewing girl at Chicago has received
letter from an uncle in New York sta
ting that herself ana two uncles in New
York had become equal heirs to the sum
Of EFT 100000, or about S1S5, 100000,
by the recent death of an uncle at Calcut.
ia, India where he had accumulated his
immense fortune in mercantile pursuits.
SHOCKING WASTE OF THE RAW MATE.
RIAL.-WIthin the last fortnight several
arrests of rum casks and rum dealers have
been made in Vergennes. Several of the
rum dealers have been made to discharge
portion of their illgotten gains, and sew.
eral of the rum casks have been emptied
n the gutter. The ice disappeared where.
ever the cocculus indlcus tinctured pure
spirits struck it, and we should think the
soft horns who can be wheedled into
drinking such poison must indeed be cop.
per lined, if not copper fastened Sever
al thoughtless dogs Tapped up portion
of the liquid fire by mistake, and the way
they disappeared when they found out
what they had been drinking would have
done the foreman of old Deacon Giles
Distillery good to have witnessed.
The dwelling Of Mr.. Decatur Tickout
of Puinesville, took fire and was totally
consumed one day last week. Most of the
furniture was removed, though we regret
to learn that sister of Mr.. Tickout lost
silver ware, and other valuables, to the
amount of some $3.50. The whole loss is
estimated at seven or eight hundred dollars
and there was no insurance.-Feman.
OUTRAGEOUS AssAuLT-Mr. P. Gas.
sidy, Of Hinesburgh, on Thursday OF last
week, was assailed in the highway, about
mile from Burlington on the Williston
road, by negro by the namc Of Philips,
who, without any provocation, struck at
him with bottle, which Cassidy warded
off, seized the negro, threw him down, held
him some time, and then released him.
The negro ran to wood pile near by, for
an axe, which he was induced to drop by
the people who had collected, but imme-
diately seized sled stake and struck Mr..
Cassidy severe blow on the head, and
then seized him by the hair and dragged
him some distance. kicking and striking
him.-Mr. Goulding, who was conversing
with Cassidy when the ARRAY began, in
terfered, whereupon the negro turned and
struck Goulding blow which broke in the
frontal bones OF the head and rendered
him senseless for a timo. The negroes
father son and nephew, were all promptly
arrested and lodged in jail Mr.. Goul-
ding, we understand, under the care of
DR.. Carpenter, is likely to recover. On
Wednesday they were brought before JUS
tice Holienbe4k, and held to bail in $500
each for their appearance at County Court.
In default Of bail, they were committed
70 Jail. The Free Press has it that the
criminals were Frenchm Our infor-
mant said negroes. The fact, we believe
| lS tuut tney are 'neitncr one uOr totner,
but a tincture of both. -
DEATH OF AN EDIToR.-We record
with regret the death of WILLIAM VI.
MANN, editor Of the Bradford Telegraph.
He died at about 10 o'clock, on Wednes-
day, 18th inst says the Windsor Journal,
aged about so years. His disease was
consumption, DR.. MANN. some Is years
since, was connected with the Vermont
Methodist Conference. A man of talent,
he rendered valuable services as Chris
tian minister He subsequently engaged
In the practice of medicine, and nearly
twoyears since commenced the publication
Of the Telegraph.
"A party of hunters, out in the red
River Valley lately, in three weeks time
killed 600 buffaloes, and another of eight
in the same length Of time, killed 220O
the meat being dried for future use, and
the skins selling for two dollars each, ac'
cording to the January number of the Ea'
ton County Argus, Michigan. Rather
"sound" sport, bagging tsecnty-eight hun
dyed bnfaloss.