The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-04-27

! t''NiN "PI' lSSloi ADrl ,, to >. Il,
Rod N, Midd'ehury, VI. for improve.
men, FOR keeping airspriuqs supplicd with
mir and to ". LuiIum, FAIR Haven. VT.
lor improved watcr.tight doors Tor marine
safes, lockers. &c.
The Philadelphia fremen induced
IN their usual pastimo at a fire on Sunday.
by shooting each other, and engaging in a
game Of bricE-bats. Three men were shot.
1t is reported that at least five
thousand apostato Mormons will leave for
CALIFORNIA early in the Spring.
"A deaf and dumb boy, seven years
old. a son of Mr.. Raglan, section hand on
the Passumpsic Railroad, was struck by
the engine of the freight train on Monday
last, at st. JohnsburY Centre, and his legs
broken. He was not seen by the en-
gineer until too late to stop the train.
The Caledonia says: > this is the first
accident that has occurred since the Road
was extended and considering the OBJ.
scure crossings (which seem like traps to
catch the unwary,) we think it remarka-
ble."
1t is reported that after the adjourn
ment of the last Congress, speaker Orr
said " In my opinion the opposition will
organize the next House of Representa-
tives and, if they select a conservative.
national candidate, will also elect the
next president"
The pelch crop in North I'm Missouri
and Southern Illinois has been destroyed.
and there is no hope for more than d very
small quantity Of that fruit the present
year. Southern Missouri promises better.
The little boy Whall, who was whip
ped in Boston for not repeating the COM
m%andments, and disobeying his father. has
received a second mark of approval in a
gold medal from Alexandria, Va.
DR., Edward Reccher of G~alcsburgh,
Ill. the author of " the Conflict of Ages"
is about to bring out a new work under
the title of The Concord of Ages"
The Governor of Louisiana recently
sent to Missouri to reclaim a fugitive from
justice, who had murdered a female slave
in New Orleans, and fed to St. Louis,
where he had been taken into custody to
await a requisition. When the messcn-
ger waited upon Gov. Stewart Of Missouri
the requisitiou was refused, and the mes
senger told to say to the Governor Of
Louisisna that he was a id fool, " that
if he (Stewart) had not more brains than
Wickliffe, he would resign. The murder.
or, of course, was discharged.
The old Wing party is endeavoring
to accomplish a resurrection in Virginia,
Maryland, Kentucky, Tennessee and
Louisiana.
John Heenan, the "Benicia Bow
now the tstic champion of America, sent
out by a recent steamer a challenge to
Tom Sayers, the champion of England, to
fight him. The gallant Tom replies by
the Europa, that if his three coming fights
with Bill Benjamin, the Unknown" and
Bob Brettlo are decided in his favor thus
leaving him still the champion he "will
be most happy to fight Hcenan for e200,
and bet him $500 10 81 ,000 that he wins
the fight" The winner of the battle
would also be entitled to the Champions
Belt. As the affair between Sayars and
Benjamin has now been decided in favo,
Of Sayers, there are but two other gentle.
men to be attended to before Mr.. Heenan't
claim to the personal attention of the
English champion will be taken into &C.
tive consideration.
MASSACRE OF $50 CHINESE EMlGRANrs.
The Courier DIES Flats inns gives O
long statement Of the loss of the ship St
Paul, and the massacre of $50 persons or
board, both sailors and passengers. Thc
St. Paul belongs to Havre, and was ma
king, at the time of her loss, a voyage
from China to Australia, with n load o
Chinese emigrants. 1t was at one of thu
numerous islands of the Louisiade Arch
pelago that the vessel was lost. TIL,
wreck took place on the 1lth of Septem
Der. but the passengers escaped from thi
peril, and an English vessel was hailed
1t was too small to carry away all tn
uufortunates, and $50 were left till wor,
was taken to Sydney. and another vesse
sent to their relief. This relief expedition
arrived at the place in December or Jan
uary, and found that of the $50 individu
ais, but one, a Chinaman, had been saveC
, all the others having been mastered b
the savagcs amid most frightful fortunes
These are all the particulars given.
C%IYcIyNATI, April pa special dis
patch from Memphis to The Commcrcia
says that two coal hnrccs containin,
10000 bushels, belonging to j. L. Lyat
{ of Louisville, were swept into the crevass
near Lake Providence on Saturday night
and their crews. consisting of 80 meu
persisted.
Several new and disastrous breaks ar
reported in the levee below Memphis.
Not long ago a man of low characte
and no ostensible vocation, managed T.
1 get into debt to some of the merchants i,
Rutland and then ran away. The fact O
his absconding being mentioned soon after
in hearing of an Irishman who happene,
to know the delinquent party Dennis sta
ted the case with great accuracy by ex
; claiming" Faith, Sir, I'm thinking tn
loss of him will be an addition to tn
|, town" The Senate concurred.
/, William B. Aston of New York, VIII
, is worth sixty millions ofdollars, recent
requested Rev. Mr.. Chapin's society no
to anticipate the payment of a Deb
CC0 000 dna him nc tboy 1os;rod g.. l.,