The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-08-31

The statue OF Senator Douglas. which |
was ordered by Gov. Matteson for his new
mansion, is on exhibition in Springfield,
Ill. The sculptor is Mr. Volk, of Chica-
go. The statue is the exact size and
counterpart of Douglas, and cut from mar
BILE from Vermont, his native State. It
is said to be masterpiece.
A Love HORSEBACK RrDE.-Thirteen
ladies and gentlemen from New York city
took dinner at the st Johnsbury House
Wednesday. They were on their way TO
the Mountains, and their mode Of travel
was on horseback. We have understood
that horseback riding was conducive to
health, but we should consider trip Of
700 miles as rather OVERRIDING good ex-
ercise. How many of our country girls
conld take such trip p Caledonian.
The Mayor of Montreal, in a letter
addressed to the citizens, tells them that
the debt Of Montreal exceeds 100000,
and there is this year deficiency Of Esq.,.
900. Fifteen thousand heads Of families,
indebted to the corporation, have already
beeu SIZED, and two thousand more are
about to be sued.
| COOKING An OMELET OVER THE MAG
AR4.-On Wednesday Mons. Blondin en-.
deavored to keep up the excitement about
his tight-rope feats by taking q stove out
upon his rope and cooking an Omelet.
The Buffalo EapseSs gives description
of the amusing performance
After It stay of fifteen or twenty min
utes upon the Canadian shore, be started
back with cook stove swung upon his
back, the culinary appurtenances thereto
consisting of saucepan, adle. sundry dishes
and a pair Of bellows securely fastened
upon the stove 1t must not be imagined
that the stove he bore upon his back was
full-sized cast iron Victor neither
must it be fancied miniature affair
disguised spirit lamp-chafug dish. 1t was
a goodly-siEed, properly.fashioned cook.
ing-stove, made of Russia sheet-iron, and
5oastiug of a smoke.pipe abou: two feet
in hight.
J Arrived at the centre Of the rope Bon-
din secured bis pole and proceeded with
nonchalance to make preparations for
} camping Unslinging his stove he placed
it upon the rope before him. sat down, and
with some pitchey, combustible material
r built his fire, exciting it with the bellows,
) and soon raising smoke which proved
the genuineness of the preparations for
3 cooking. When proper degree of heat
. had been attained he produced his eggs,
r broke them into his dish and threw the
. shells into the river The omelet was
q prepared with all the skill of a chef d.
= cuisine, and when it was complete he
: lowered it to the deck of the Maid Of the
e Mist, where, we doubt not it was divided
into the smallest possible shares, ant
eagerly treasured by tho passengers
Gathering up his hotel Blondin read
y justed it upon his back, and quickly
: landed himself and it upon the American
:, shore, amid the loud cheers Of the throng
!. Coon SENsE.-The New York Tribun,
!. say the following very sensible things -
"Our excellent contemporary the New
. ark Mercury, perceiTes and deplores al
= impenetrable mystery in the political pol
- icy advocated by the Tribune. A uniol
!. of all parties opposed to the extension o
. slavery, for the purpose Of electing
: President and reforming the Federal Gov
eminent is something beyond its under
standing. We will endeavor 10 iluminat
I, the subject.
q There is state in this Union, whicl
\ in 1856 gave its vote to Buchanan, an,
Il chose Bucharan Senator and three Blu
chanan to two Republican members 0
s Congress. While in respect of the Ma
e tlonal Government the election in thi
e, State was thus disastrous, in respect of tn
3. Govsrnorship Of the State judicious com
q bination of the different branches of tn
j. Opposition had been made. and the resul
If was the defeat of the Buchanan candidat
and the election OF the man supported b
o the cooperating Republicans and Ameri
!. cans.-The same combination has since
\. with much wisdom and patriotism beel
). maintained and extended and the result
a is that in 1858 three Republicans an
two Anti-Lecompton Democrats were re
re returned to Congress, while Legislator
o waa chosen which has since elected a
IF uneyceptionable Republican to the Unite
' States Senate.
r. This State is New Jersey, and ouch ar
some of the fruits of union of the Or
position.
e. Perhaps the Newark Mercury may no,
m be able to appreciate our desire to accom-
:. plish in the Nation what has been 80 sue
csssfully consummatsd in one Of til
"a States.
1t is said the Croton water used i
), New York has strong taste Of dish cloth
" as If it had done some service in kitche
- before it reached the consumer, althoug
p it is as crystalline as ever. The usua
=, remedial measure FOL all impurities in tn
;" water-a discharge of the main pipes
has been tried-but without success.
az During the past week, there occurre
VI an unusual number OF fires, causing a
3 aggregate loss of upwards Of half mi
ie lion Of dollars The fires at Lawrenc
and Westboro,' in this State were tn
I'd most destructive. Three lives were los
e. at the former place. The burning of tn
is Reform School at Westboro is peculiarl
lg unfortunate, both for the State which ha
Is got the Institution in fair working ordel
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