The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-09-14

10 WHICH arc the nielallc OAiues, sllCll IS
zinc, &C." II makes the brick imperyious
10 water, and any color may he given TO
it, black. pure white. yellow, brown, &c.
The dwelling house Of Ira Beard, Of
Pitts6eld, w., was feloniously entered, on
the night of the 3lst ult., aud four huud.
red dollars we're stolen from trunk. This
sum included one hundred dollar hill on
the Brandon Bank
THIEvINa IN PITTsFoBD.-W ale IN
formed that on Saturday, Mr. Rollin
Smith, of Pittsford, and bis sister bad
some sixty dollars worth of clothing stolen
from their wagon in Pittsford village
One Seneca johnson, from Gaysville aud
other sections was suspected of being the
rogue. Messrs. Geo. Wheaton and Rollin
Smith went in pursuit of the property and
thief, and succeeded in finding every
article Of the lost goods, together with a
! coat taken from 8. b. Loveand's wagon
the same day, and some whips belonging
to other Pittsford - lie. Messrs, Whea-
ton and Smith procured the assistance of
an old officer Of Gsysvile, and very
luckily found and arrested the thief, and
as uniuckity lost him by his being SO
willing to use his legs, and he is now at
lasge - Raj. Her.
"A Louisians paper in recording the
de ath by Ugh ming of 1.-TWO likely negro
men," says -
The electric fluid Of the clouds seems
to be no respecter Of persons. 1t would
as soon kill 4 negro worth fifteen hundred
or two thousand dollars as u poor white
man" not worth the powder and lead that
it would take to blow his brains out.
MERIT APPLICABILITY New York
Express of yesterday says "A meeting of
enthusiastic lrishmen was held on Monday
night. When il was resolved TO present
horse and furniture worth $1,000 to
Marshal McMahon, the Duke of Magenta
1t Is understood that the Sixty-Nnth
Regiment will make similar demonstra-
ton in favor of General Mel
There are already three vacancies in
the Thirty-sixth Congress, before it has
even assembled Hon Thos. l.. Harris,
Dem of the sixth Illinois district Hon.
Cyrus Spinck, jRep.) Of the fourteenth
Ohio district and Hon. VIM. o. Goode,
of the fourth Virginia district, have all
died since their eleccion.--Special elections
will be held in each Of these districts this
fall, 20 that their successors can take their
seats at the opening Of the session.
IMPORTANT ARREsT.-Humphrey, the
English defaulter, who came to this country
about three months since leaving bis cred.
itors minus some E40 900, and with the
wife of another man-leaving his own
family-was arrested in Boston, on Fri.
day last.
Gold has been found near the mouth
of Locust Greek, in the town of Bethel.
A few days since man found $3.50, in
few hours, Prospecting there is all the
rage.
1t is supposed that Michigan has
produced a much larger crop of wool this,
than in any previous year. The clip is
estimated at three and halt millions of
pounds, and of better quality than any
previous clip. The average rrice is put
at AZ cents per pound.
The town of Rutland has voted to
purchase new engine for Company No.
l., and dispose of the old one, upon which
the Watckmon remarks -" Better done
than Montpelier; we keep the old engine
and dispose Of the Company"
r. Nick. Ormsby of Bradford is
writing history of the whig party.
A NOBLE BUT UNFORTUNATE AoT.-A
brakeman Of the Galena railway, named
Timothy Raglan, risked his own life and
suffered the loss Of one OF his hands, day
before yesterday, in an attempt to rescue
from death two children who foolishly
tried to crawl under car, just as tho
train started. He succeeded in pulling
the children out Of the way of danger, but
in so doing got bis left hand under q car,
wheel which crushed it to atoms. Dr..
Isham dressed the wound, and thinks he
will be able to save portion Of the hand.
chicago Times.
A YANKEE RIVAL TO BLosp1S.--" Pro.
lessor Sweet" who has afforded considera.
Bile fun for the Rhode Island papers for a
week past, but whom we considered nv.
thicai individual, crossed the Pawtuxet
river at Phepix, R. l., on Saturday, upon
tight rope, agreeably to public anuoun.
cement, and to the delight of assembled
thousands" Upon a previous trial, he
tumbled into the river and "got wet"
The Providence J0uynal says the PRO
fessor," who prides himself on " paucrati-
cal" and "callaco" performances on his
rope, and declares that Americans is as
bold aud as smart as Frenchman," is :" q
young man about twenty zone years of age
of more than an average size-solid, but
not too fat-of steady nerves-abounding
in muscle and full of grit-fair haired and
blue-eyed-quaint in speech-good natur-
ed to fault-lofty in his aspirations, and |
a native American, starred and striped all |
over and bound to be as bold and as smart |
as ErenchmaD. - Boston Journal.
MAMMOTH INDIcrMKNI.-The indict.
ment y. 8. .. Ebenezer Bickford, lately
tried at Windsor contained it is said, one |
hundred aud thirty-eight distinct counts
each count for distinct offence, at diff.
ferent times and places. Many issues of
facts, were involved in each count. 500
pages, folio, of written and printed matter,
were necessary 10 contaiR these accuse.