The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-10-12
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

- beSlle, VIM SWlnuleu tlc mllslC
Ca cheers, has been tried aud sentenced to
.hree years labor in the penetentiary.
The California news ia interesting to
politicians. The State election which
came Of on the 9Th ult, resulted in the
choice of the Lecompton Democratic eau.
didate for Governor by large majority,
estimated at 10000. The Congressional
nre in doubt, a. yet. The en-.
tire Lecompton Democratic State ticket
is elected by an immense majority. The
Legislature is largely Democratic. --latest
advices at st. Louis reports a duel between
Messrs. Broderick and Terry resulting
fatally to the former.
Another flibustering expedition
against Nicaragua is reported to be on
foot. Government will take means to in
tercept it. The latest advioos from New
Orleans report the sailing Of the eIpcdi-
ton, under Gen. Walker
Governor Banks goes West this week,
to attend the Michigan State Fair at De
tro,t, where he gives the address on Thus
day, after which he will proceed to CHI
cago, and return to Massachusetts next
Times.
DAsTARDLY OurRAGE.---The accommo.
dation Train on the Vt. 4 Canada Road,
coming from st. Adams last evening. and
a short distance from that village, wa
fired into the bullet passing through the
forward passenger car. ltpassed straight
through the car, and across the only seats
that we're unoccupiej The train was
stopped an backed to st. Albang and
steps at once taken to arrest the perpe-
traitor of the outragc The Superintend-
ent Mr.. Merrill, was in the seat forward
Of the one traversed by the bullet aud
Brownell, of New York, in the seat be.
hind--Tnles.
The Big Oyster Bed" Just discoy.
cred of Eaton's Neck, Long Island, lies
about midway between the Connecticut
and New York shore, is believed to be one
mile wide and two miles long, and worth
over six millions Of dollars The bvalves
lie in to : fathoms of water and some Of
them are as large az an ordinary garden
spade and look more like beef tongues in
size than the real oyster. Everythg in has
gone dredging, even steamboats, left
New York for the new oyster bed on Sun
day. One craft took 700 bushels in one
day.
The NEXT Census. --Next year the
eighth annual census Of The United States
is to be taken This enumeration is one
| OF the most laborious and Difficult. tasks
which The government has TO perform. A
timely suggestion is made by the Nat,on-
| al NteHtgeacer, which is worthy Of cou.
sideration, and which we quote. in the
hope that it may be needed before the
census takers shall be called upon to dis
charge their duties. The suggestion is
| this:
That each farmer this fall, as he gath
ers his crops, shall keep something like an
accurate account of the quantity and val
no Of the same and, if he will take the
trouble to make out statement of the
names and ages of his family; the number
of acres of land cleared and timberea
the number and ages Of his servants; the
number and value Of his horses and mules
the number of bales Of cotton, barrels of
corn, bushels Of wheat, oats, rye barley,
| potatoes, &c, and the value Of each, and
and leave it in some place where any
member of the family, who may be at
home when the deputy marshal shall call
can readily get hold of it. 1t will save
time to all concerned, and very greatly
assist to make the census returns perfect,
complete and satisfactory
The st. Louis Democrat says that
upward of four hundred slaves leave that
State every week, nearly all whom 20 to
the South, and argues that this draining
must soon rid the State of slavery The
gross receipts Of money in Missouri from
this source, this year, it is thought vii.
amount to millions of dollars
The citizens of Christ Church parish
near Charleston 8. c., have voted to ha We
a grand slave trade barbecue at that place
on the Goth October, at which all the
! prominent advocates OF the re-openng in
the State will be invited to attend.
An HONORABLE FAMILY.-Abishai
Stoddard, Esq, Of Townshend, Aurelius
| G. Howard, Of Chester. and Geo. f. Davis
Esq, of Cavendish, are representatives
elect from their several towns in our State
Legislature for the year ensuing, and VIM.
Harris, Jr., Esq, Of Windham, is one of
the County Senators elect of Windham
County. They are all of them men Of
talent. good Republicans, and brother.in.
law, having each of them married a daugh.
ter Of Daniel Cobb, Esq, Of Windham.
1t is little unfortunate that there are no
more daughters in that family - Bran-
don Visitor.
MIDDLFBURY COLLEGE. There are
i now more students in College than at
any time before since President Labar
rec came here The Freshman class
numbers over 30, while several are
waiting at Manchester to enter in the
spring.
There is apparently good state of
religious feeling in the College and in
the church 1t is said that 1850
members have belonged to this chnrch;
The present membership is, | believe.
over 400 The present number of our
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