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

dates Of the 9TH ult., arrived. The STATE
election on the 18th resulted in the IN,
doubted choice of Milton S. Latham, ibc
Lecompton Democratic candidate foi Gov
ernor by a very large majority, perhaps
20 600. Messrs. Scott and Burchal are
probably elected to Congress, although !
their opponents, Niessrs Barker and
Mckibben, who received the united vote .
Of the Republican and Anti-Lecompton .
parties, have the benefit of a slight doubt I
in this favor. The Anti-Lecompton can.
didate for State Printer, who was also
supported by the Republicans, has sight
chance Of election With these possible
exceptions, the Democratic Lecompton
State ticket is elected by an immense ma
jority. Both branches of the legislature
are largely Democratic 1t would be
about a week before the official returns
were counted.
The Peoples Reform ticket, being the
regular succession of that inaugurqted in
1856 by the Vigilance Committee, has
again triumphed in San Francisco by a
handsome majority
Since the sailing Of the steamer on the
9TH, business has been good deal inter-
fered with by the State election and but
a slight demand for goods for the country
has been experienced. A number of ar
rivals had occurred from Atlantic and
foreign ports, from which few sales are
reported The market remained firm. and
quotations unchanged.
The annual meeting Of the Vermont
Mutual Fire Insurance Company - warned
for the 10Th of October, at one clock,
p. m, at their office in Montpelier.
The new chandelier for the Repre-
sentativos Hall, in the State Capitol, was
manufactured by Cornelius 4 Baker Of
Philadelphia and is thus described by the
Bulletin of that city -
at is of bronze, relieved with gold, and
its ornamcatation is elaborate and tasteful.
The coat of arms of the State OF Vermont,
upon a shield, is appropriately introduced
into the design, and there are also devices
Of the eagle and snake. Around the stem
of the chandelier there are allegorical
figures Of Commerce, Prudehce, Science
and Eloquence, among which is placed q
bronze copy of Powers Greek Slave in
compliment to the distinguished sculptor
of the work, who is a native of Vermont.
The Superintendent Of the building of the
capitol ia relative and name-sake of the
great sculptor. 1t is fourteen feet high
by ten in width. 1t has twenty-iour
burners, which are arranged intwo tiers
| We would like to know if il is the
bronze copy" that is IA feet high, or
WHAT
! UNPRECEDENTED ORDER FOR Piano
FoRTEs. The largest order for piano fortes
ever given in the United States, and prob.
ably in the world. has just been received
by Messrs Albert w Ladd 4 Co, Of
Boston, numbering one hn0dyed and
fttY-Sersn instruments, including ten
grands forty.two deliberately carved LouS
XIV, styles, and many other first class
pianos, which are all destined for the
Southwestern market. The purchaser,
Alanson Reed, Esq, is one Of me oldest
and most respectable dealers, having been
among the first in the introduction of piano
fortes into fhe Western States, nearly
twenty years ago. He is fitting up the
most elegant and spacious warehouse in
the country, being located in st, Louis,
with branch house in Nashville. Tenn.
--Trauel2er.
REPORTED FIGHT WITH THE In
| DAMS In The 81 Joseph Vest of
Tuesday, We find a letter written by
Richard NJ Parish. from Salt Lake
City, giving an account of fight said
to have occurred at Sublett's cut.off,, in
the western rart Of Utah. on the
26th Of July last The writer states
that a party of California emigrants, Of
whom ne was oneatracked by the Snake
Indians three several tines. The en-
igrants resisted spiritedlv and killed
four of the savages, but had five of
their number Ferguson Sheppard,
VIM. Sheppard, WIN Digs Clay
Brains. and James D. Wright. killed,
and several wounded All the men
were from Howard County, except
Mr.. Brains
A DEvossHIRE UuMeLING.--On the
opening of the Dartmouth and Torbay
Railway, the navvies and other persons
employed in constructing the line were
entertained at dinner, the principal feature
being a Devonshire dumping" of unu.
sual magnitude 1t was in the form of
cone, about eight feet in diameter at the
base and about thirteen feet in perpendic.
ular hight. 1t weighed 200 lbs, and its
ingredients were b73 lbs of -four, l9 lbs,
of bread, 3S2 lbs. of raisins, l9l lbs, of
currents, 1852 lbs. OF suet. 81 lbs. of sugar,
800 lemons, l44 nuimeg>, go lbs. Of
milk. 1t was baked in sections. and then
built up on a wagon, the fabric being kept
together by hoops and other mechanical
devices
-Emma, only daughter Of VIM. and
Maria Whitley of Sheldon, Vt, was
burned last Friday by her clothes tax
ing fire, so that she only survived about
|, five honrs,
HoNoRABLE GRANTLEY BERKELEY, the
"miahty hunter" from England, who Ia a
go much trouble with his dogs on our rail
road cars, has lately been in Kansas city,
busily engaged making preparations for
his proposed HINT for buffalo elk and an
talona unon our ura.t Wastarn nlaing