The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1866-03-28


phist, died recently at his seat near Aylc-
bury, Bucks county. He inherited a
large fortune and devoted his life to maxi
ing others happy and the interests of
science. At his mansion was n fine as
Economical observatory and large mu-
scum of valuable curosities
"There," said Union soldier resting
on his crutches, when the Democratic re-
joicing began in Bangor, Maine, last
Thursday, with a fcu. de;joie from muskers
that never saw other than sporting service
there! that's the first rebel gun have
heard since the surrender of Lees army
1t is reported upon good authority that
the Judges Of the Supreme Court of New
Hampshire have decided that a law passed
by the last Legislature lcvying tax Of
20 per cent. upon incomes accrung from
notes, bonds or any other securities what.
socvcr not otherwise taxed under the
laws of this State, is unconstitutional so
far as it relates to I'll CLASSES of govern
ment bonds.
AT newspaper eli &C in Sidney, Aus
tralia, is tablet informing visitors that
the editor cannot be spoken to 1nltss paid
for his time. Persons desiring an audience
are invited to buy ticket of admission at
the door of the waiting ruom--one hour
costing ten s illings; a'f an hou", six
shillings; fifteen minldes, three shiiings
Swindlers now make tours of the New
York kitchens, per-uadmg the cooks to
invest in bogus Fcnian bonds. One Girl
had promised them So, when they over
reached themselves by the remark that the
girls next door had given SIS "Sure
the girls next door are nagurs," said Bird
get, and started for the police office but
the imposters escaped.
While the daughter of a keeper of an
old curiosity shop in Paris was displaying
Il Malay dagger to purchaser, recently,
the weapon fell from the scalbarl and
slightly grazed her foot The limb bcQar
to swell Immediately, and had to be am.
putatcd TO save her life. On testing the
weapon, it was found that the point had
been dipped in one Of those dire poisort
against which there is no antidotc.
Gen. John Eator, who had large re.
sponsiblities under Gen. Grant in care Of
the freedmen of the Southwest, has start
ell an unconditional Union and liberty.
loving paper in Mem Ibis, the Daily Post
1t starts strong and influential. and i.
likely to hold the leading position among
the papers of that important field =
Northern merchants AMI others, adverts
ing in that section, woul do well to re
member the Post
DISASTER At \ NV York lows
MEErING.-A sad occurrence is recordc,
i'll connection with Eilcnburnh (N. \.
town meeting. rs the emergency wa.
somewhat pressing TO the Democratic
party, four teams were sent into Canad.
for whiskey, and ON their return the Who'll,
concern, mln, liquor anil team, wcr,
taken by the custom house ofiiccr, Tn,
disaster was Of the most appalling charac
actcr
y Cincinnati paper thus reports re-
cent lecture by Miss Anna Dickinson
"Shc spoke 10 the people, and with s,ci
Nigor dad she assert he; rights as an in
spired instructrcss OF the ignorant publit,
that when IA poor fellow in the aldlencC
sneezed, she called upon him, in II voice
like the blast of buge, to talk like a
man, or forever hold his pcacc-anJ he
held his peace"
The facility for divorce out West mikes
things up terribly. In one small town in
Wisconsin are two woman and a man
who has been married to the woman
aforesaid. The man has been married
four times, and has now two wives living
and has no wife. The first woman ha,
been married three times, has two hus.
bands living, and has no husband. The
second woman has been married twice,
has two husbands living, and has no hus-
band.
Three of Professor Agassiz's assistant
returned from Brazil in the United State
and Brazil company's steamer Havana
The courtesles oI the company have been
most handsomely extended to Professor
Agassiz and his assistants, not only in the
way OF free passage, but in transporting
from the Amazon the rich collection OF
fishes to the United States. Prot. Agas-
siz and the remainder Of his party will
not return until much later in the season