The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-04-27
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

being exhibited in this State. 1t was in
Burlington last and is in Rutland this
week.
The Howard Guards of Burlington
appeared for the first time in the streets
last Friday. The Times says this COM
rany is recruiting fast. What has become
Of our I.inht Guard.
-Karl Formcs and Madam LaBorde
sustained by other renowned artists are
to give a concert in Burlington to NOR
row evening.
By the latest adviccs from Mexico
it was expected that the city would soon
fall into the hands of the liberals,
The Methodist book concern in New
York publish annually S,sSS,295 Vols.
or IS every minute during working hours.
The Echo prisoners have had their
trial, at Charleston s. G. The Govern
ment easily proved all it wished to, and
and the defence offered no testimony, yet
they were acquitted ON what grounds
does not appear.
The Sickles trial has been daily re-
ported from Washington to the principal
daily papers, of New York and Boston.
Fifteen thousand words in a day have
passed over the line, at an expense. to the
associated Press, of $1,000.
There is reason to hope that the
Sickles case has, before this, ccme to a
conclusion. The evidence was all in on
Friday last, and it was thought that the
case would go to the jury as soon as Mon
day night. Nothing has transpired which
would indicate that the prisoner is in
much peril. The trial has become the
most complete bore the country has suf.
fered for a long time, and it will be a uni
versal relief to have it close.
The rumored invasion of Cuba turns
out to be a hoax.
VERMONT MILITARY.-In the election
of officers in the Third Regiment V. V.
NJ, at St. Adams on the 10Th inst, they
had a stormy time, owing to a slight put
upon the Howard Guards Of Burlington.
and the Ransom Guards of St. Adams,
their claims to a representation in the
Field Officers of the Regiment being en-
tirely ignored by the other companies.
The result was a rupture of the Regiment,
and the adoption of resolution by the
Howard and Ransom Guards, to consider
the ~propriety of organizing a new bat
talon or requesting to be transferred to
the First Regiment. under the command
of Col. Joseph Bush.
The First Regiment will muster at
Rutland some time during the next sum.
mer, when in all probability there will be
half as many more companies present as
we're mustered at Brandon last autumn.
RAILRoAp ACcIDENTs.-In Mortified
as Mr.. Brockway was crossing the
Railroad track between two freight cars,
with Il horse and wagon the cars were
suddenly backed together, smashing the
wagon, hurting the horse and somewha,
%injuring Mr. BrOckway.
"A gold mine belonging to Mathew
Kennedy Of Bennington has been sold fol
$1,000, to some California miners, who
propose soon to put in a new quartz
crusher.
1t is singular that some people will
be so foolish as to persist in sending arti
cles to the publisher of a paper. without
signing their names to their letters, cspc.
cially if they have the slightest hopes o.
their articles ever being published
The Providence Journal anffources
that Rev. Moses Fifeld, known and be,
loved all over New England as one of the
most devoted members of the Methods
church died at his residence in Warwick
R. I. on Tuesday, aged nearly seventy,
-Ex-Governor William G. Bouck o.
New York, died at his residence in SEQ,
harie county, 10Th inst, at tho age of Il
years.
On the l1th inst, q fire broke ou
in the tavern.barn of Mr.. A. j. Bailey
which was destroyed, with one horst
valued at more than $500. From thit
building the fire extended, and destroyed
a cabinet shop occupied by John Carried
"A d%welling-house and barn of Josial
Paul, and a barn and shed of VIM. Oar
ling. Supposed to be the work of an in
2endiary.
TnE NEXT CoMMENCEMENT.-The com
ing Commencement of the University o
Vermont promises to be one of uncommon
interest.-We learn that the following
gentlemen have accepted their several ap
pointnents and will take part in the pub
lie exercises.
GEO. WILLIAM CURTIS, ESQ.,, as Orator
before the Literary Societies.
It. b. ALpMcu, ESQ, of N. Y-the au
thor of Babe Bell"-as Poet for thu
Literary Societies.
W. II. BURLEIGH ESQ, of Albany, a
Poet before the Phi Beta Kappa Society
Rev. TnoM AS HILL, of Waltham, Mass.
will deliver the discourse before the So
ciety for Relig ious Inquiry.
The Orator Tor the Phi Beta Kapp,
has not been def nitely secured as yet bu.
we trust in a very few days to be able t.
announce him.-1FTee Press.
A CAIy-The Citizen saws that Mr.