The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1868-01-07
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/ jeff Davis and vile have gone to lla-
Sana
A man in Lexington, Ky. has just e.
loped with his twelfth wife.
Albert d. Richar lson is lCcturing in the
Mort. west.
Queen Victoria has more heather sub
jects than Christian.
Not one of the l43 newspapers pub
lished in Iowa is religious.
The number of deaths in Baltimore last
year was 5225
A $95 pearl was found in An oyster AT
Alexandria. Va, the other day.
An artesian well near 81. Louis, has
reached the depth of half mile
A lhaw in Washington has put an end
to two weeks good sleighirg there.
The New Years address of the New
York letter carriers WAS written by Alice
Cary.
William A. Beach has been elected
city attorney OF Troy, n. Y with sal
AIRY Of $500
Since Canada had separate legislatures
y years ago, the popnlaiion of the prov
ince of Ontario has 1undrupled
Recruiting for the regular army is dull
at New York, although the number "f
unemployed men is large and daily i'm
creasing
Egyptian corn is popular in the Mach.
itochcs section of Lpni-inrt II ,irl,ls =
or ps - Nnrin'l, ,,uy.
Gen. Willard Warner, formerly Of
Ohio, is candidate for representative to
Congress from AN Alabama district,
Gen Swayne, who was lately relieved
from duty in the freedmcns bureau in
Alabama, will be ordered to go out ON the
plains.
Barker Burbank, n prominent citizen
OF Coos County \ ii died at Shclbnrne
n. H., on the 29th Of Dec. aged ~
years.
The winter apples of New England be:
come fall apples in Ohio and Illinois,
while their best Keeping apples come from
the places we should least expec,-thc
southern states
Mutton can now be purchased in the
New York MAJ kets at from five to six
cents per pound by the carcass, and what
Is stranger, the cheap boarding house
keepers have found il out.
Brcachy steers may be cured of the
bad habit by cutting off the eyelashes of
the under lils The effect is the same
as sending Samson to the barber. The
authority for this statement is Samuel
Thorne, the great breeder.
England is likely to get mixed in
another African war. The bishop of
Sierra Leone, while on late visitation
on the upper Niger. was taken prisoners
and on going to effect his rclease, the
British vicc-consnl was captured and
killed.
The French navy comprises 3 3 vessels
with an aggregate steam power OF ,543
ho scs, and ll6 sailing ships There nr,
also four steamships AMI 30 vessels with
more or less steam power On the stocks
To this others are added constantly.
The soldiers orphans home at Mad
i>on, Wis, has 2S5 children stoweI
only 250. Fifty applications have been
rejected, and the trustees give notice that
they must hnve more room or no more
Accommodations.
Gen. Candy has called the state con
sttu,ional convention of North Carolina
10 meet at Raleigh. Tuesday, january
l4h. The notice is so short that it will
be impossible far alt the members to be
present.
Gen. T. w. Sherman, who has been
ordered to the command of the eastern
district reported at the army headquarters
at Washington, Wednesday, and received
the formal transfer Of the command from
Gen. Meade, who goes to Alabama in q
few days.
Gen Stcedman telcgraphed the presi.
dent from New Orleans, Tuesday. asking
that Gov. Wells of Louisiana might be
reinstatcd thai he might sign the levee
bonds before the close of the year -
The dispatch WAS referred to Gen. Grant
who took ne notice of it. Gen. Sheridan
and Mr.. Flanders, the present governor:
Of Louisiana, are of opl ion that the
bonds are valid without Gov. Wells aig,
nature.
The new constitution of Alabama will
be submitted for Subtraction, Tuesday
Feb 4 The New York Tribune,
Greenvile correspondent takes very
hopeful view of the situation and saws
that there is clear majority Of 10000
in favor OF the constitution, and that defeat
is hardly possible
Gen. Canpy has revoked Gen Sickles',
order prohibiting the distribution of Ii
quors and the granting of licenses to bar
rooms in Charestown, and ordered tn,
proceeds of such licenses TO be given to thu
support of the poor.
Portions of wrecked vessel, consislin.
Of matches, sails, &c, cam ashore a
Fortress Monroe, Wednesday. Her nams
is unknown, but she is supposed to havl
been of about 200 tons burthen. ThI
bodies OF three seamen were washed
ashore near the fortress, one of which
was buried. but the other two were car
ried off by the undercurent
Mr.. Rose, the Canadian financial MN
lister, figures out better n1ition o
things in the New Dominion than ha
usually been supposed. Instead of run
ming steadily in debt there has been M