The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-03-09
News Of the Week,

We learn that the renowned traveller,
Bayard Taylor will speak In Brandon, on
Tuesday. the goth inst. It Is hoped that
arrangements will be made with the Rail.
road to carry for half fare. This will be
a rare opportunity for hearing the most
distinguished traveller of the present time.
The editor Of the Christinn Mes
enRer has bad surprise visit which he
enjoyed while the company remained and
he mentions that they left something for
him to enjoy after they had gone.
"A writer in the Boston Journal
gives very good evidence that this Gre
which destroyed tho Mechanical Bakery,
was occasioned by spontaneous combus.
ton.
Tho theatre of Utica N. Y, was
burned on the 18th ult. Loss sls 900;
insurance 5000.
--Obedient to executive dictation, New
Mexico has passed law protecting
Slavery in that Territory, and it is be.
lieved that Oregon did the same before it
was known, there, that it was admitted to
the Union. Kansas has not the same
respect for the powers at Washington and
no more fear than respect. 1t has passed
a very different law but it is feared that
tho executive will not suffer it to be exc.
cuted.
A hurglarous attempt was made on
Monday night upon the Mercantile Bank
of this village. An entrance was made
through the front window and demonstra.
tions were made upon the large Safe.
which is one Of Lilies make-all of
which proved of M avail and the bur.
glars were obliged to leave without getting
ANYTHING Of value. They then proceeded
to Prescott's store. which they entered
and took some silver spoons and other
articles but were unable to make an
entrance to the Safe where the most val.
liable articles were deposited, The ar.
ticles tsken at Prs.cott's may lead to the
discovery Of these villains.-Platt,5urgh
Sentinel, TN.
vEpMoNr CRoPs.-The following crops
were raised in Addison Cou'ty last year,
according to the premium list;
Winter Wheat-84 l.2 and 80 IA bu.
per acre.
sprine When'-3h l.2 bu. per acre.
Indian Corn -l2s 81 and l2l IA bu.
per acre.
Pess-s5 bu. per acre.
White Beans-4l 80 hu. per acre.
Potatoes-226 and 1872 l.2 bu. per half
0cre
Farming pays better In Vermont than
in Massachusetts, according to this. Be.
sides she raises horses, cattle. sheep. pork
butter and cheese lsrgely.-SprineftH
{ Md~.) Republican.
EASTER. - Easter, will be on the Gath
Of April this year.
Hon. John A Dix has consented to
edit a life Of Silas Wright, and correspon-
dcnce, etc.. have been furnished him for
the work.
-Mary Is. Reed wife OF Prof. n. u.
Clark, of the University IF Vermont. dad
at Orange Springs, Florida, on the llth
Of February, Of consumption, aged 50
years.
Queen Victoria will be petitioDsd by
the Canadian Parliament to cross the
ocean and open the first Parliament in
Ottawa, which is henceforth to DO capital
Of Canada.
MIR. n. D Robbins shot beautiful
specimen of an Am rican Otter. nea- his
place in Worcester, on Saturday the 10th
measuring four feet and eight inches from
the tip Of its nose TO the end Of its tail.
Such animals are good game, but now
rarely found in this section.
Mrs Stowe will visit Paris in Octo-
Der intending, it is said, to place her chill.
drsn At school in that city.