The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-05-18

the fire which consumed tc nil fictorv
of Mcssrs. Kingsland, on the Both uit,.
is supposed TO have caught from the fur
naces used for heating plate. The fire
was discovered about 4 A. NJ, whom the
whole interior of the building was in
flames. The factory, contained some
twenty-five machines fer manufacturing
the larger sized nails, and all the machine.
ry gearing, tools, &C., are destroyed.
The s%tore-house adjoining, filed with
manufactured nails, was saved. There
was an insurance of $4,000 on the factory
and machines.
The Republican says that the Factory
will be rebuilt and running again, in thirty
days.
"A disastrous fire occurred at Pots
dam, on Monday night, the 81 inst, be.
tween the hours Of eleven AMI twelve
o'clock, destroying a number of valuable
buildings. The fire originated in the
boarding house owned by Mr.. Putnam,
destroyed that building and also Watkins
d Lcach's machine and plough shops,
Bachelor q Patridge's cabinet shop, Put
nam u Sons extensive shovel and hoe
mluuiactory, Ctane & Co.'S chair shop,
another dwelling OF Mr.. Putnam and a
forge and trip hammer shop. There were
some ten buildings, in all, destroyed. A
grist mill and n saw mill and other build.
ings were considerably injured by the fire.
A young man by the name of L. Wilcox,
was badly injured by being knocked from
the top of a ladder by the falling of a
burning beam. a large portion Of the
machinery and tools were also injured.
The loss, it is thought, will amount to a
number Of thousands of dollars. The fire
occurred on the Misunderstanding all,
Or nearly all, the buildings on it. The
citizens of Potsdam are taking measures
to aid the sufferers.-Muione Paiadi.
nm.
PACKING THE CHARLESTON CONVENTION.
Tho Washington correspondent Of the
Philadelphia Press writes:
The oficc.holdcrs of New England arc
in a great stew in reference to the election
of delegates to the Charleston Convention.
| referred in one of MY last letters to the
approaching election OF the four delegates
at large from Maine, and now | am en-
ablcd to tell you that the Administration
is hard at work trying to pack tina dele
gates from Vermont, the Democratic State
Convention of which State is shortly to be
held. While the Democracy Of other
States are hardly thinking Of the matter
Of elccting delegates, the Administration
is whipping up its dependents to carry the
delegates OF certain States in which no
Democratic electoral vote can possibly hc
given in 1850 ; but | am satisfied, from
u conversation l have just hid with y
leading man from Vermont, that there will
be Il r~csolutc resistance mlde to any at
tempt to send an Administration delega.
ton from that state.
Yes" packing is the word. Pack
the conventions to secure u nomination ;
and then pack the ballot-boxes with fraud
ulcnt votes to secure the election. Such
is the contempt for the people of the DOM
inant power at Washington. Vermont
will prove stony ground Tor such work.
il atchm0n.
To PREVENT PorATors SrRoUrIyG.--
Some advise to gut potatoes for summer
use in barrels, and occasionally empty
them from one barrel to another; but |
have found that a much more og.ctral
way to prevent their growth is to shake
them in a basket. Take a common bas-
ket that will hold a basket or more fill
it half or two-thirds full, and after giving
a good shaking, if the sprouts are long,
you will find most Of them in the bottom
Of the basket. and the remainder com.
pletcly scotchod." 1t is more pleasant
certain and vastly more expeditions way
than s%prouting by hand. Try it'll. v
WELToN, Waterbury, CT Country
GENT.
a VIEW oE EUaoPE.-Thc Albany A.
gus complies the following material facts
relating to t osc nationalities of Europe
to which general attention is now dircc-
ted 4:
lopuldllO1. Dent.
Austria. ..40,l49633 S1,2IO.OOO.O 600
France...... 36,0j9,364 l,436, 900 900
G'i' T H5',nin 7,575,s2l a774465,oc
Prussia. 49,. 6,246.6 25 Isl, 500. 900
Russia. ...... 1902, 600 4S3, 00O, 900
Spain. .l4,2l6,2l9 100 900, 900
ITALIAN STATES,
IIucca '....... lo-,UUU llS,UUU
Modena. ..... 5SG,45S
Parma ...... 602,S4l l,2S0.O00
San Marino... 1906
Sardinia. ..... 5.lI7,542 12S,500.O 900
States of Ch.. .2.S9S,ll5 $4,000, 900
Tuscany...... l77S,S2l 5000, 900
Two SiciIies. ...S ,704,472 77,280,OO0
Army. Navy.
Ships. Guns.
Austria. ..... 73S,624 l35 Of SOP
France. ..... 5000 3jl of l4,4l4
Grit. Britain 1900 ooe
and Ireland
Prussia. ...l27,T42 So Of ISIS
Russia ...... 100000 POI of 1000
Spain. ....... 132,933 l79 of l,206
ITALIAN STATES.
iIuCCd '..'s..' fJO
Modcna. 1866
Parma. 6.ll3
San Marine. -. 500
Sardinia ....... 1913 % of 436
States of CHI. 2l,059