The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-04-20
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

going the rounds of Vermont papers, that
Ariel Martin /; lately sentenced to death
in Montpelier, was the first person con-
victed Of murder in Vermont for twenty
five years. The Windsor Journal has
learned from the Warden of the State
Prison. that not less than seven have been
thus convicted within that time.
The Bellows Falls Times says, that
Geo. W. Black of that place has recently
obtained a full blooded Russian Sheep of
the fat rump' species, which is said to
bc a great curiosity.
We learn from the Rutland Courier
that a large bear was killed in Chittcnden
on Wednesday.
The Cow Boys of Rutland are try
ing to raise Cain. 1t remains to be seen
whether they will get him of his pegs.
Tho Fair Of the Rutland County Ag-
ricultural Society will be held on the 5th
and 9th of Oct. The HcyaM says that
several gentlemen have purchased thirty
seven acres Of land near the village, on
the r. u j. and W. V. Railroads. and
on this the Society have voted to hold
their annual Fairs for five years to come.
The Society pays the proprietors 6 per
cent. annually Of the purchase money, and
propose to deed it to the Society when
they shall receive the purchase money.
As a morcHy, there is entered on the list
Oh premiums SIS, for Ladies Equestrian
ship. This feature is q matter of taste
which Of course is not to be disputed
about. If the Ladies () of Rutland
County wish to exhibit themselves in that
way and at that price we have 10 obiec-
ton, but we predict that it will not meet
with general favor.
The Montpelier RpositOry gives a
minute description of the new School
House from which We conclude it must
be the most complete thing of the kind
in the State.
1t is rumored on the authority Of the
New York Sun, that an expedition has
sailed from New York which is to lift the
standard of Free Cuba upon the soil of
that island, with the determination to
rovoluticnize the government or die in the
attempt. They are represented by the
San, which is the organ of all fllibusters,
to be young Cubans of good families. The
San aiirms it rs certain that the next ar
rival from CuEa, after the arrival of the
patriots will certainly verify this state
ment.
The Democratic State Rights Con-
vention met in HarrisLurgh on the 18th
inst. The attendance was very large.
1t seems necessary to abandon all
thoughts of n Pacific Railroad by the
Southern route from the fact that no wa
ter can be obtained for a long distance.
1t was hoped that ~artesian wells could be
made to supply the deficiency, but after
a thorough experiment it was found I'M
possible 10 bring it nearer than $50 feet
Of the surface. The enterprise is aban-
doned, and with it, probably, the South
ern Route.
The Legislature of Massachusetts has
passed a law taxing all male dogs one dol
lar, and female dogs FIVE dollars.
On the fourth inst. a large, enthusi-
astic and indignant meeting was held in
N. o. to denounce the foreign policy of
the administration.
B. Gratz Brown Esq, has retired
from the St. Louis Eemocrat.
The rebellion in Chill is represented
as drawing to a close.
"A new Temperance movement is in.
augurated in Massachusetts, under the
name CT the Massachusetts Temperance
Alliance. 1t is a State organization, and
is spoken of as promising much for tho
cause Of temperance.
The Boston and Maine r. r. is to
have a smoking-car attached to every
train.
New York has a Registry law by the
late Legislature enacted. We trust this
is the commencement of a thorough deal.
ing with the dangerous license that has
for a few years been usedat the ballot-box.
The San Jose (Cal.) Tribune ofFeb.
25th, says The snow at Sonora was if
teen feet deep last week.
The anniversary Of the birth day of
Henry Clay, which was Tuesday of last
week, was somewhat literally celebrated
in n. Y, and some other cities.
The Free Press says: "The WOOL
EN- factory at Winuoski Falls, (Burlington)