The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-01-19
News of tho Week,

News of tho Week.
The letter from the Maine Ea,mer.
on tae first pugc is very good as far as it
goes, though it would appear that the
writer saw but little of Addison County.
ila concentrations are Ill merited but
suggest the idea that there is still oppor
tuni,y for improvement in the same direc-
ton.
The Groud Encampment of Knights
Tenplars, at their meeting in Burlington,
on Tuesday, elected the following officers:
R.E.B. Davenport, Gr0M CD,n,0uo,icJ. .
V. f., Gamalel Washbnrn, Dp. a.. C0n
E. John S. Webster, GcactoNs1n,n.
w. p. Russell, Captotn Gt4e,W.
g T. II. Stewart, Preiate.
. Hiram Stevens, Sei0or lt0,Hen
james Clifford, fupioy. H'ardeu.
Samuel S. Brown, Treasurer.
J. b. Hollenbeck, Recorder.
d. A. Murray, StaHda,d Bea,sy.
Aaron Hall, .SaUO'd Bearer.
" Geo. l.. Mason. Fayder.
q" n. b, Bowman, Samuel Brooks, j.
L. Perry, Cdp'ainS 0t me Grdyd
Al the communication Of the Grand
Lodge held At Burlington on the 18th
and 18th insts., the following Grand Off.
Gers mere elected:
NJ W. Philip G. Tucker, Gya,a Master
R. ". Barzillai Davenport Dep. G..
Master.
- Gamalie q. Washburn. G. Sen
ITTdrden.
" George Nj. Hall, &. Jun. U'ardea.
" William G. Shaw. G.. TeaSurtr.
e j. B. Hollenbeck, G. .Secyetatq.
" William P Russell, g. Sen. Deocon.
" X. w. Clarke, q. Inn Deacon.
" Samuel Wilson, was appointed G..
Lecturer.
" ]. B. Bowdish, Grant Maysha'.
4" Sidney NJ Southland, e. Stcord
Bearer
" Joseph Sergeant, G, Chaplain
" L. S. Drew, G. Sswdyd.
d" H. N. Coon, D."
" james L. Nation, G. Tyley.
Rev. P II. White is preparing for
the press history of the Congregational
Churches of Vermont Mr.. Whites larae
and varied experience as a writer, and his
great statistical information qualify him
for the work he has undertaken
The administration does not respond
to Gov. Medary's requisition for United
States troops TO quiet the disturbance in
Kansas, on the ground that such interior.
ence heretofore has truly aggravated the
difhculties,--one streak of good sense at
least.
The Bellows Falls Ageu, comes to
US considerably enlarged aud improved in
appearance.
Senator Douglas has resumed his seat
in the Senate. Not much has lranspired
in Congress during the week worthy Of
note. The French Spoliation Bill has
past the Senate its friends are confident
that it will pass the House. The House
has passed the Indian Appropriation Bill.
A Bill has been introduced to organize
the Territory of Collona, including all the
recently discovered gold region. A Bill
was introduced by Mr. Seward, and re-
ferred to the Committee on the judiciary,
for the suppression OF the Slave Trade.
The foreign news is not important.
Mr. Morphy has played with Anderson,
who was entirely vanquished.
The accounts from Kansas look
threatening and there is reason to appre.
bend serious disturbances in that quarter.
"A case of body snatching in Troy re.
Gently caused : small riot in that city. A
mob, headed re brother OF n deceased
young man nam d Price, broke INTO dis
secting room and >as Dyed the furniture
in the absence Of II medical students,
rescued the subject" reburied it and
retired to their homes at the request Of
the Mayor who promised to bring the Of
Tending doctors to justice,
There were sixteen deaths in Essex
during the year 1858; two Of which We're
over 70; three over so; one over rs, and
10 children under II years of age The
population of the town is 2050
F1RE.-The beautiful new Catholic
church OF st, James, on st. Dennis street
Montreal, WAS destroyed by fire, on Tues.
day night, Jan. 18th. The loss is over one
hundred thousand dollars. The fire orig.
mated in the hot air hue.
A FAMILY REMEDY;-No family should
be without some efficatiOus remedy for the
cure of affections so universally prevalent
as coughs, and colds some remedy too,
which can be relied upon as safe, sure and
certain. ,Wistar's Balsam of Wild
Cherry combines this desideratum
Austin Brooks of the Illinois Senate
was removed from the Post Office at Quin.
cy as a Douglas man. The Springfield
correspondent of TIE 81. Louis RtDaJH-
caa says Mr. Brooks recently cast the
first vote for Douglas reelection. and after
the result of the ballot was known for.
warded the following dispatch to Old Buck
SPRINGrIELD, Ill, Jan, 3, 1859.
H. has ErtR,R,g Jnmes Bfcla"aa, Pr,sid,sf Of the
Unded .Sgtes
Senatorial election held to-day. O",
man received "a votes 4o," mau 40. All