The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1869-05-25
SUMMARY OF NEWS.


Stcarns, the Governor elect Of New.
Hampshire, which takes place in June, is
to be a quiet affair, with no military dis
play, as is customary.
A large -four mill and contents in the
town Of MITCHELL Canada, owned by
Francis Holland, was destroyed by fire
Wednesday morning, causing loss of
$4,000
The Middleton Academy, in Randolph
County, N. c., was recently entirely des-
troyed by an incendiary fire. The school
admitted colored pupils, and there was
strong feeling against it on that account
Both branches of the Massachusetts
Legislature have passed bill to authorize
any married woman to be an executrix,
administrators, guardian or trustee, TO
which offices they have been ineligible
heretofore under the laws Of that State,
though unmarried women are allowed to
fill them.
Caesar Virgins, one of the ten negroes
on trial at Savannah for the murder of
Messrs Broadbacker and Buchanan on
the 9Th of December, has been found guilty
of murder. The others will be tried in sue
cession.
The Commissioner of the General Land
Office has received word from Canada
that the tide of immigration from the
Dominion to the States i9 greatly increas-
ing, and that considerable alarm is mani
Tested by the authorities at the exodus !;
and also that the France Canadian, a
paper published at st. Johns, Canada,
says from 500 to 1,C0O worth of tick
cts to the United States are sold daily at
that station.
Genei al Cooper, com mending the Ten,
nessee State Guards, has resigned and
been mustered out of service. He gives
as his reason for resigning that the service
will no longer justify the retention of field
officers.
Hon. j. Lothrop Motley, United States
Minister to Great Britain, sailed WednesS
day, in the steamer Cuba, for Liverpool,
accompanied by his wife and three daugh-
tiers and General Ba1eau, Assistant Score
tary Of Legation.
The store Of g. 4. Mckenzie, of Port
Henry, was broken open on Sunday night
and considerable quantity of clothing
and other goods taken, as well IA small
quantity Of fractional currency and few
pennies from the change drawer, which
had been left there the previous evening.
The safe was tried by the burglars, but
resisted their attempts TO epenit. Entrance
was effected by boring around The lock OF
tn g door and taking it completely off.
An attempt was made TO enter the resi-.
dence of George Sherman, Of the firm
Wethei bee, Sherman & Co., on Saturday
evening. A cellar window was taken ou
and planks laid thence to the floor, when
it is believed, the burglars were frightened
off, as nothing was missed from thu
house
Three stores in Cruwn Point were burg
ariously entered last week 1t is probabl,
the eame gang of burglars which ha
perpetrated all these robberies, and w
understand that the officers have thei
eyes on some suspicious characters, will
some clue to their guilt, and the prospec
are good for their speedy apprehension.
At meeting of the Directors 6f tn
Northern Airline Railroad held a
Keeseville on Tuesday of last week, DIR
Richardson, of Westport, WAS elected
member of the Board in place of Eddy
deceased A resolution was passed I
employ a competent engineer and assstan,
to proceed ut once with the necessary sur
veys.
Another serious Irish riot has occurred
Two mobs got into fight IN Tralee; aftc
, a while the Police interiered, and the op
posing mobs united and made war as on
party against the officers Before the rio
was ended one roter was killed and sever
nj wounded, and three of the Police wer
wounded
Hon. John Jay, our new Minister
Austria, has gone from London 10 Paris
The Commissioners appointed by I'll
Legislatures of the States Of Florida an
Alabama to treat concerning the annexa
o ton of West Florida 10 Alabama hay
l agreed spon terms. The contract will /
submitted TO the two Legislatures for rat
tication, and then To Congress for apprC
val or rejection.
The execution ui John Griffin for Il
murder Of Prickett, the wrestler. at Gil
s cinnati, has been deferred until after d
cission Of the Supreme Court of the Sta
% can be had in June, on the ground that
defective transcript of the indictment WI
made by the clerk Griffin was to ha,
IS been hanged on the y inst.
81 The Board of Oyerseers of Hsryar
IS College have finally acted on the nomin
ton by the corporation of Profess,
/, Charles q. Elliot to the Presidency of Il
University. AT special meeting he
yesterday the nomination was confirms
by vote of sixteen TO eight. Mr. Eli,
was nominated early in the Spring.
, 1t is said of cross old lady of eigh
81 seven, in Ohio, who is now cutting h
"a third set of teeth, that she is bound
N show her teeth TO the last
20 Vast ruins have been discovered in Il
Zulu country in south Afrca-obelsk
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