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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1869-12-28

The school taught by Mr.. Ladd, Of the
College, is in Aourishing running order,
and numbers sixty-fve scholars. We
understand he is thought well Of az a
teacher.
The Peg and Clothes Pin factory is
running like the lrishman's frog steady
by jerks. Other establishments are in
full blast.
SANrA-CLAUs IN East MIDDLEBuRY.-
Old Santa Claus seems to have been
almost everywhere present last Christmas
eve, but Judging from what we saw Of
him, we are confident that nowhere was
he greeted with a more friendly welcome,
or gave more real pleasure than among
the kind-hearted, and generous people of
East Middlebury.
The exercises Of the evening were con-
Quoted in the snug little church, which at
an early hour was filled to its utmost ca
pacity. Upon the stage and nearly filling
it, was the attraction of all eyes, the won
derful Christmas tree, a description Of
which, Mr. Editor, would be beyond my
power, suffice it to say it was ofthe species
which grow but once a year, and bears
fruit Of many kinds. Its branches were
loaded and weighed down by the weight
of love they bore, while the whole tree
glowed with the light of true affection.
Mr.. Upper presided and opened the ex-
ercises by introducing Fanny Wood who
in clear, distinct voice read the seventy
seventh psalm, then followed singing by
Miss Helen Upper, assisted by several
very fine voices. Miss Tupper's singing,
with which the audience were favored
two or three times during the evening,
was of very superior kind and added
greatly to the pleasure of the entertain
ment Prayer was then offered by the
Rev. II. Spoor, followed by singing and
declarations, among the latter, which
were all very good, We may mention that
of Jennie Farr, who in very sweet voice
repeated the " old old story" Eve and
Flora Hooker, two little song birds, merit
especial praise for the pleasure they gave
their hearers. Among the dialogues, of
which there were three or four, that by
Mrs Harrington called forth much laugh
ter with loud and repeated applause
We should have to search far and wide
before another such a comic actress could
be found The tableau of " Morning
Prayer" closed the exercises, which
were followed by the entrance of Old
Santa himself, the veritable old man,
the friend of the children, young and old
who Immediately set about distributing
the fruit Of the tree, light and left, while
eager hands were raised to receive their
gifts.
Many little heart was made glad
that night, and doubt not many an
older.
These scenes Of happy greeting are moi
apt to fade very soon from our memories
Our first visit from Santa Claus, when
our little stockings were hung up for the
first time TO receive his gifts, Away.
seems our pleasantcst, yet We look for.
ward eagerly to the time when we may
again welcome him with Merry Christ
mas" H. NJ. l..
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1869-12-28

were dispensed to the happy children,giits
to the value Of more than 5000. There
were few rccitations by the scholars aud
short addresses by gentlemen present
-Messrs. McGregor & Bristol of Yer
genncs are doing a heavy trade in hay
pressing at the depot They are paying
ten to twelve dollars per ton for hay, and
ten dollars per ton straw The demand
in market for pressed hay is so urgent that
they are obliged to keep their men at work
night and day.
A dry house connected with the
manufacturing establishment Of Durlee K
Eastman, at South Bristol was burnt to
the ground OH Saturday afternoon. There
were in it l,200 pine slaves ready for
use The heat was so intense that a large
heavy stove was melted down. Loss about
5000 No insurance.
Quarterly meeting at Ripton on Sun
day; and Rev. b. Eaton, p. E., preach.
ed. On account of Rev Mr.. Kent's
prostration from the effects of injuries re-
ceived about Thanksgiving time from a
fall, the members Of the Congregational
Society united with the Methodsts in the
services.
The respective weight of seven April
pigs recently killed at Bristol, is as fol.
lows: Joseph McGee, 400; Marble
Munson, 361 Simeon Chase, $40; vii.
liam S. Chase, 343 Henry Warner, 1923
Many more might be added weighing 300
pounds each. More heavy swine have
been killed there this fall than any pre-.
vious year since the settlement Of the
town.
The question oflocating and building
the Addison Railroad is being agitated
and will soon be settled. Three route.
have been surveyed, and it is understood
that the one which calls out the highest
bids will be accepted. There is to be {
meeting of those interested in the move
ment at Shoreham village, on Thursday
Jan. l3th,at 10 o'clock u. M Governor
Page will be present with diagrams and
will explain the several routes. See
notice.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1869-12-28
lTHE GREATEST MUSICAL
TRIIMpu OLE TILE AGE.
The Burdett Organ
THE CAMPANELLA.

This is in character like music box, and gi
variety and brilliancy to light music, producin
most charming effect.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1869-12-28

Nerpenncs, Dee. 9th 1869.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1869-12-28

Perfect imitation Of the instrument from viii
it takes it name, producing a clear string-li
quality of tone
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-04-03
The New Admiui.,r.tion.

We should think that the real friends
of General GRANT would not hesitate 10
apprise him without further delay, Of
the perls into which bis administration
is already drifting, aud of the state of
feeling. NJ President has ever yet en-
tered on the duties Of the office, under
fairer auspices than he, and it will be
the fault of his trusted advisers if the
American people turn against him. But
whOsOever listens can hear curses deep,
if not loud, rising from the hearts Of the
Radicals against him They accHsc
him of uepotism aud intense personal
fayoritism, to the neglect of all party
claims and public services. The general
public might stand q little of that, II
the appointments thus far made, were
satisfactory in other respects. Bu'
when We find the New York Post de
nouncing the New York appointments,
and both the Herald and Post deuounc.
ing the appointment of boutwell,, aud
the more Independent Radical journals
throughout the country murmurisg,
some at enc thing and some at another,
we may rest in the assurance that a
storm is brewing against GRANT in his
own party The fact is, GRANT is s'iil
in need ofa competent adviser.
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Opium Eating ia New York.

| The use of this drug by ladies who
occupy respectable positions in society
| is gradually becoming TO the female sex
what drunkenness Is to the male. The
testimony OF the druggists in all cities
prove that the use of it is not confined
to New York either. If opium is not
used morphine is, and neuralgia is the
excuse in most of the instances. A let.
tor from NsS York says: "The use of
the peruicious drug is not confined TO
the man; there are hundreds and thou
sands Of womcR WHO are in the daily
habit of Intoxicating themselves with
il, and they are found in all grades OF
society, iut chiefly among those who are
not dcpt.i"ut upon their own eXoItioas
for their spppa Some Ofthe drug stores
up town and Ia Brooklyn sell more
opium TO wOmeE than TO Nen, the lat
ter buying chiefly at tho down town
shops. Very few of the ladies' who use
opium venture into the street while
under its influence, and the fact that
these arrests occur in public shows
that the habit is very widely spread.
Many of those addicted to it conceal the
fact from their nearest friends, while
others are III the DaDtt OF meeting III
little parties and having social chew,
lust as some of the ladies down South
used to indulge in social dips Opium
takes the place of snuff, and the parties
generally get mp to high pitch
of enthusiasm. As opium does
not lead to a head breaking and
combative intoXiCation, like whis-
Ky or other strong drink, the
fair creatures douot, save in rare cases,
disturb their neighbors While ut these
opium seauCes. Men make less conceal
ment of the opium habit than women,
and from their more frequent mingliug
in business affairs they are more liable
20 detection. / know several men in
business who are in the habituai use of
opium, and gene ally carry neat little
Jumps in their pockets. The use of the
drug gives them Il certain nervousness
of manner, which is probably the first
sign to be discovered. Any metropol.
itan reader of this can probably call to
mind from one to half dozen men be
has net whose manner indicates that
they are no strangers 10 opium
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Connecticut.

On Monday next an entire State
ticket, new Legislature and four Con
gressmeu are to be chosen in Connucti-
cut, aud an unusually spirited contest
may be expected. Thus far the can
vaSs has been earnest and persistent,
but rather of an undemouStratIvc char.
acter. SO far as the Stale ticket is con-
cern-d, there is every reason TO believe
thaa the Democracy will repeat its sue
ceSScs Of the two years past under the
same leader. II full vote is cast Cover
nor ENGLISH cannot fail of reelection.
Three Of the four Congressional Dis.
tricts In the State are now rcp-
resented by Democrats, and that
verdict will not be reversed.
In choosing members of the Legislature
the Democrats have to fight against a
most unjust and iniquitous system,
While they may roll up a majority OF
thousands on the general ticket, the
Legislature, on tho plan which allows
the smallest hamlet an equal repres9n-
tation with the largest city, may be
strongly against them. Such has been
the case for two years past, the will of
the majority Of the people of the State
being represented only by a minority in
the law-making body. According to
this swindle negro suffrage may be en-
dorstd 10y the Legislature and forced
upon the white men of the State, while,
ifsEbmitted to popular vote, it would
bc defeated by thousands.
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senator sprnauc ns nn Orator

The queer character of Senator
Spraguc's little speech is not inspired
by wine. lie is habitually 4 sober man,
and in his entire Senatorial career, he
has been seen in his seat but seldom
with too much wine in him, and that
was before the war ended. The Boston
Sunday Times correspondent says :
"Sprague told the truth when he said
he was no orator His manner in
speaking is about rs had rs it can be.
On Wednesday he tnrned his back on
the Vice President and talked direct.
" up t. the galleries over
his seat for twenty minutes. lie
GnuEciat,s 5 RAPIDLY, hut there are some
times pauses of minute oT two be-
tween his sentences, during which he
arranges the chairs in his neighbOrhood,
or turns to speak privately with some
one sitting near, or StaUes ont sOlemnly
and somewhat frowningly at the prcsid,
ing officer. He speaks with both hands
in his pautaloons pockets a good deal;
at times he goes on for ten or fifteen
minutes with his arms akimbo and
hands on his hips; often he folds ki.
arms behind, under his coat skirts
when warmed up, he laboTS with tn,
smpty chair on his right-pushing 1t
Jerking it, pounding it, uuconSclously
but with evident satisfaction
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u.;hIe Outrage by N Negro ia Dooiy
I'eunIy, Georgia.

Soma days ago dispatch to this city
..,,tnJ th,f a negro had been taken from
sSa Sa I ioil of Dooly county, Georgia, and
hnr4sd by a mob. The Macon journal
IF Friday, the 26th instant, gives the
foIIowing account of the crime which
led 70 so fearful retribution:
From letter received from Mr.. 5. Il.
Good. of Vienna, and from a conyersa-
t;on with Mr.. Madison Jones, OF this
pIace. who reached Macon yesterday
afternoon, direct from the scene OF Ghe
crimes below related, we gather the
particulars OF one OF the ihost Horrioie
| affairs We have ever beard %
Oa Tuesday morning las, aoout 6
o'clock, Two little girl5, aged respective
| ly eight and twelve years, ana named
Martha Holland aud Emml Stancil,
were passing TO school 10y field distant
from DAYTON some four miles, and in
which field there was at work negro
man named Needham Brown, aged
Twenty-Five years. As they came close
to him he leaped the fence, and seizing
them in his arms he commenced to kiss
and fOndle them, saying as he ala so,
that if they screamed or made the
.Iipbtsst resistance he would kill them.
Tlg Youngest one, Martha Holland,
friuhfened almost TO death, did scream,
aud he INSTANTLY seized her, drew his
knife from his pocket, and cut her
rbroat almost from ear to ear, SeyeEtng
windpipe and arteries. The poor little
thing gave one grOau and fell TO the
ground dead.
The scOunGrel then dragged tue corpse
a short distance and covered it with
pine tops. Returning 10 the other girl,
he gagged aud bound her, and taking
her to a thicket threw her in. During
the day he returned at intervals, AID
attempted to add another crime to the
one already committed. Toward even
ing he went off after a spade, with the
intention of first killing the
bound girl, and thon using The spade to
bury both bodies in one grave.
While he was absent the girl, who had
been picking all day at the rope that
bound her wrist, succeeded in freeing
herself, and lettering to the nearest
house, told her story. The
alarm was given, and instantly the
was aroused. The negro
learning from another that they were
after him, fled, and was hotly pursued.
The chase pressed on, aud soon bullet
brought him 10 Is stand still. Strong
arms seized him, aud, securely bound,
Ee was dragged to Jail, where he now
lies. He has confessed the crime, and
says that LIE can only account for its
perpetration by the fact that "the devil
.got inrO him."
Tho Superior Court for Dooly county
will be held next Monday week, and we
do not doubt that before another month
rolls round he will have paid, on the
gallows, the forfeit Of his life.
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now THK STRIKE ENDED.
By ETHEL LYNN.


"a strike" they say. in the Melton Mill
The idle wheel In the stream stands Still
while water.rats through the braces run,
Where the drops fau trickling one by onei
Only the sun-lit wave looks bright
Shimuering upward In golden light;
ONLY the weed that was torn with spray,
is glad to rest all the hvelong day.
Under the hill. side low doors ajar,
Echo the threats of the "hands" at war;
Pale women wakon from troubled sleep.
Hearing the oaths men have sworn 10 keep
Plying the broom on the hearth-stone cold;
Scarce hiding tears when the COW Is sold;
Wistfully watching If each new day
The "boss'' shall speak, or the men give way.
Great Roger Green leads the angry band;
Ruling The Union" with iron hand
For MANY q man in the fortnigh past
Has sought to speak, and has feared at last
Feared for the sting Of his bitter jest
Feared for the vengeance but dimly guessed,
On him who looks from the ploughshare back,
Nor dares to hunger, and suffer lack.
But yesternight, when the meal was out,
His grayhaired mothers heart grew stout,
And she asked him boldly, rs II WeHF
He cursed in words cannot tell.
The wife he loved in his rugged way,
Thinking the question she dared not say,
Flung on its hinges the cupboard door,
That his eyes might count all its wasted store
=
So the strike continued. Till one night
His daughter Nelly grew strangely white,
And the dew Of pain on her forehead lay
Till the stars went ont in the light Of day.
BY the trundle- bed, like faithful hound,
Without a motion. without sound,
Sat Roger, tireless, till Nelly stirred,
And he, bending listened to catch each Word.
The wee hot hands on the blanket laid,
Drew close together, while Nelly prayed
But few and faint were the words she said
Give us, our Father, our daily bread"
The strike is over, the mills astir,
The workmen tend where the spindles whir;
And Roger watches with eager eye
When the noon. hour tells of Nelly nigh
But he never tells of the mighty spell
That broke at the bidding of feeble Nell.
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Correspondence of the Baltimore Gazettel
Trouble about tHc sale OF General
Grants House 20 General Shermnn.
WAsuINGTON, March %, 1869.

WASUINGTON, March %, 1869.
About the lst of February General
Grant put the property in the hands OF
well known real estate firm for the
purpose of sale. On the 9th of February
it was sold to Sayles J. Bowen and a
memorandum Of agreement made, in
which it was stipulated that $4,000
was the price to he paid for the proper
ty, $1,000 down on the signing of the
agreement, $4,000 cash upon the delivery
of the deed and possession Of the prem
iscs, and thirty thousand dollars in ten
years thereafter, with interest at six
per cent, payable semi annually. The
thirty thousand dollars were TO be COW
cred by promissOry note secured by n
deed Of trust on the property. 1t was
also agreed that Bowen should insure to
tha amount Of fifteen Thousand dollars,
and that he should have possession on
or before the 10Th of March. This
memorandum of agreement has attach
ed to it receipt for one thousand dol
lars, which receipt is signed by Kill
bourn & Latta, General Grants agents,
and also a note written and signed by
General Grant himSelfin relation to the
furnaces, gas fixtures, etc. it is under
stood that the General had the deed
prepared and everything arranged for
making the transfer, when he met a
very unexpected ana unsHrmountable
obstacle in the refusal of Mrs. Grant to
give her consent to the transfer. She
probably thought the terms unsatisfac-
tory, and positively refused to sign the
deed. Meastime the Sherman enthusi-
asts came along and made overtures for
the purchase Of the property for Sher-
man, and President Grant, ignoring the
agreement with Bowen, sells the house
for nearly double the price of the origi-
nal contract. Bowen is furious, and
demands to know why he has been treat
ed so, and holds the written agreement
above mentioned as rod over President
Grants head in very threatening way.
There need bs no surprise if suit for
twenty thousand dollars damages is en-
tered on the docket ere long. in which
President Grant will be defendant aud
SayleS }. Bowen prosecutor. An effort
has been made to have Bowen make q
quit claim Ivy the repayment of the one
Thousand dollars, but he demands ten
thousand dollars advance on the price
paid, which he alleges he was offered
for the property. This, of course, our
worthy President does not want to pay,
and the suit is imminent.
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snncr.tirious Negro swindIch

Tle New York Sun, of Wednesday,
SAYS Samuel Thompson, hall Indian,
half negro, known as the Indian root
doctor, was tried in the Newark Court
of Sessions yesterday for pract.cing
witchCratt upon 4 negro named Cesar
RemiSen. The story Is very curious
one. The negro Is an industrious man,
but seems to be Ovcrstocked with cred
ulity, and Thompson easily gained al
most unlimited control over him. He
first informed him that within circle
of fifty miles of Newark the ground
was flied with roots or herbs in
which evil spirits resided; that if
Cesar came in contact with anv of
these herbs, as he was Likely TO do, his
life aud the lives Of the members of his
family would be jcopaIpi2ed. When
the negro had become suficie~tly
alarmed, Thompson informed him that
he had power to exercise a counteract.
ing influence His price, however.
was fifty dollars. As Cesar had not the
money, he gave Thompson a rifle worth
more than that sum. After n short time
Cesar was informed by Thompson that
his life was again in danger by spirits
who pervaded his house. To ward
OIL these ho would give him a charm
for thirty dollars. Cesar again had
not the money, but Immediately
surrendered a new American watch, for
winch he had paid thirty-four dollars q
snort t'me before. He received in re.
turn an English SiN-penuy piece, wrap.
ped mp IN ball of worstcd yarn. He
however, was troubled again, and
Thompson, by similar promises, extort.
ed various sums of money from him
His superstitious fears in the mean
while grew so rapidly upon him tha,
his family threatened to leave him, an,
brought the case before the police, VIII,
arrested the swindler. The gun auC
watch were found in a pawubro ker'
establishmentint in this city.
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Who Recome En.nneI

Reports of Lunatic ASylums are some
times instructive reading. For instance,
the popular notion that the life of the
farmer is most conducive to mental sta
bIlity is dispelled by the statistics of lu-
matte asylums iA general. In the Mich
lgan asylum, the farming class prepon-
derateS over ali other classes, and taking
the asylums of the country together, it
appears that more than one fourth of all
the lUnatics of the country are farmers
and merchants. With the farmer the
cause uuquestionably is too much work,
100 little recreation, and habitual vio-
iaHou Of the laws of kealth-too
frequently the laws of cleanliness.
speaking of the farmers wife, saws a
writer: Her scant abolutious are per
formed In haste, she has little time TO
spend on her person, and none in which
10 read. Night finds her weary with
Auch doing. She goes to her bed tired
ont; 10 be kept awake half the night,
perhaps, by fretful babe. From Jan.
uat! TO December her only recreation is
gong 10 church-it may be every sun.
uay' IL may be twice month. Is there
an! wonder she becomes an inmate of a
iuhauc asylum 7 This is not only the
case With tae wives of small farmers
but those who have added acre ro acrs
gruuge money spent for household labor,
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SinguInrProposition.

N. Arnault, the proprietor of the Paris
Hippodrome, and well knOwni as the
Barnum of France, has made a singular
proposition to the Siamese Twins. He
offers to pay all the expenses of their
surgical separation, and employ for this
purpose the best surgeons of Europe,
provided that the operation is perform
ed on a table in the hipPodrome, in the
presence of such an audience as the pro-
prietor may invite on the occasion. At
the present time the Siamese Twins are
exhibited at Rentz's Berlin Circus. Mr..
Rentz pays them five hundred dollars
in gold week.
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To the Rescue.

Somebody about TIE Custom Honse
undertakes to relieve FOREMAN Of the
odium of OLEARY's removal. That's
perfectly natural under the circum.
stances. The small Senator's champion
doubtless has reasons of his own for DE-
Tending a man whose voice may con
troll other patronage besides the jaui-
torship. It's rather unfortunate ho
didn't sign his name to his piece, SO
that FOREMAN might know exactly
where TO address his practical graft
tude.
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NOTICE..

1t is well established fact that fully one
sdO a SI he ba OF OF our are re
use their own expression, never feel we'll"
They are languid, devoid of all energy, extreme.
y nervous, and have no appetite.
To this class of persons the BITTERS, or the
TONIC, is especially recommended.
WEAK AND DELICATE CHILDREN
Are made strong by the use of either of these
remedies. They win cure every case of MA.
RASMUS, without fail.
Thousands of certificates have accumulated
in the hands of the proprietor, but space will
allow of the publication Of but few. Those
it will be observed are men of note and of such
standing that they must be believed