The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1865-11-22
NEWS SUMMARY.

Heu'' Jonh H. mcGinnls, 20. &c"
9Th VT, died at Portsmouth, Va, Nov.
10th.
Barnum's new museum 'opened nm
Monday, Nov. Goth.
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee is practicing law
in Nevada
The Mississippi Legislature is engaged
in discussing the negro testimony aues-
ton.
There are some apprehensioDs of trou-
bic with Canada.
1t has been decided by the Cd Comp
troller that all matured and unpa;d
Instruments of bounty descend to heirs in
foreign countries the same as pay.
The President is assiduously laboriDg
at his message.
The cholera is on the decrease :,
France.
Considerable iHtesest is manifested at
Springfield, Mass, with regard to the
proposed Post Office removal.
Gov Hamilton of Texas, writes TO the
President that he expects to call a State
Convention in December.
Gov. Andrew has effected an adust-
ment of the war claims of Massachusetts
upon the General Government.
The suicide of Preston King, collector
of the port of New York, last week
caused considerable excitement az Wash
ington.
1t is reported that the clerical force in
tee different departments of the govern
ment are soon to be greatly reduced.
Gov. Morton of Indiana, advocates the
trial OF jeff. Davis for treason
Ex-Prcsidcnt Franklin Pierce il dan
gerously i'll at Concord.
Duff. G,een, formerly prominent
democratic politician and one of Gen.
Jackson's main supports during his polit-
ical life, died at Mobile on the Ilth.-
MIR. Green was editor of the Washington
Gto6e, Gen. ,Iackson's organ, during a
part of his presidential service.
DIR. Tyng's church in New York. was
destroyed ny IRE last week.
Gen. John A. Logan has been an
pointed munster to the republic of Mex
leo.
Prof. Newton, of Yale College, saw
43o shooting stars early Monday morning
Of last week.
Meerschaum pipes are Struggled over
the Canada border in loaves OF bread.
Gen. Mcclellan is not coming home at
present.
Middling cotton sold at New Orlean,
W ednesday week at 30 and SIC.
Warehousemen at Chicago have adj
vanced the rates Of storage for grain.
The work of mastering out the Vctcr-
an Reserve Corps began last week.
Including South Carolina, twenty-five
states have ratified the constitutional
amendment abolishing slavery.
There are four thousand two hundred
and thlrty-eight voters in Springfield.
Mass.
''" 'i"' oOVuifeu Ill Jersey Ilty
last Thursday.
The United States Senate at the open
ing OF the next session will consist of 80
CnonlstS and l Democrats
The damsel VINO was accused of break
ing young mans heart, has been bound
over in the bonds of matIimony to keep
the pieces
Richmond papers state that Kirby
smith took the oath recently at Lynch
burg.
John Minor Bolts of Virginia is at
Washington, asking for $4,000 more
Tor his wood burnt by our soldiers. He
has received $4,000 He valued the
standing wood at 81 per cord, which i.
considered rather exorbitaDt, but Bolts is
"loyal."
There are about thousand cases on the
docket of the United States circuit court
at Nashville, Tenn, majority being
suits against recent citizens for damages
growing out of the rebellion. There i,
no peace for ex-rebels in Tennessee, wheth-
,r amnested or not.
Judge Neill Robinson of Texas tells the
San Antonio Herald that his former
'laves are all with him, doing farm labor,
md that he treats them just as he always
lid, except that he pays them wages.
A colonel brother of major general,
who had excellent chances" in the South
or about six months, was found to be
worth seven million dollars at his death.
lis brother thinks the war closed out
wo years too soon.