The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1869-12-14

ITS appearance al froctorSVllle, Where
there has been one case, in the East part
of Cavendish, where five cases have ap-
peared, and at Felchville, where there
have been two cases 1t was introduced
by man from New \ ork, who had it 50
mild he did not know what allied him and
was about the stores, etc. for SIX days,
and there will doubtless be more OF it
BRANDON The second lecture Of the
course in the hall of the Christian Asso-
citation in Brandon was delivered Friday
evening by Rev f. Mills of Rutland, to
an appreciative audience, in his natural
clear and easy style. 1t was full Of in
teresting and instructive statements Of
geography and history of Great Britain,
the peculiarities pitts people and the pres
ent and prospective condition ofits social,
political and religious institutions.
TIE ESp OF The GRkeoRY-A ATKINS Ii
BL Sur MOI Yfr--The Montpelier Free
nan learns that on the third inst. Nj
Atkins of the argus, having paid the
judgment recovered against him BY Mr.
Gregory of Mortified, sued James n
Johnson, Esq, of Mortified, as being the
writer of the libellous article for which
the County Court had mulcted said At
kins in certain fines and costs, alleging
damages of $4,000, and attaching all OF
said Johnson's real estate Oh said writ
The Freeman add When BROTHERS
not aogaes remember-fall out, the world
and the rest of mankind may reasonably
expect some rich disclosures"
PoLYdAMY.-A bill has already been
introduced into the Senate providing iol
the execution of the law against polygamy
iu Utah This special law for the sup.
preston of polygamy has been for a long
time on the statute books, but it has al
ways been ai.dead letter. Several attempts
were made at the last session to secure it;
enforcement, but they were all failures
None of the measures proposed for the
purpose were such as we could altogether
approve. There should be no mistake
about the matter this time, and there
should be particular care that the bill, al
adopted, should be practicable and fessi
Bile, and shall have an actual and positiv,
bearing upon the order Of things estab
lished under Mormonism.
THE LAMoILLE RAILRoAD.-The con
tracts for the grading of the eastern anC
western sections of this road have beef
taken by Messrs. King, Fuller & Co., o.
New York city, who are said to be re
sponsible and experienced railroad build
ers. They commence work within tel
days. The Ne~sdeaIer says these contract
have been let at prices within the loves
estimates ever made by any ngineer, o
which the Directors have ever held on
to the community as inducements to tax
stock, and that considering the great ex
citement that was gotten up over that sec
ton ofthe road from Cambridge to Swantol
the figures are absolutely laughable ;" Tn
same parties desire to contract for tn
middle section, the survey of which is no
yet completed,
A RKDoUBIAsIE CAPTAIE-Capt job
. Beattie Of Brunswick, who was formerl
an officer in the Third Vermont Volunteer
. aud last year and year before representa-
E his town in the Legislature, is slight
terrible to the people on the New Hamp
: shire border About year and ha
D.. ago he stabbed man at Lancaster, Will
= under the influence Of liquor, and now h
?, is in another scrape About twelve o
clock last Saturday night, while ina stat
= of intoxication, he broke into the hou;
n of William Boutwell,, about two mil'
from Lancaster. After frightening ii
- family of Mr. Boutwell,, he attacked Bel
r q colorsd man living there, and threatene
g to shoot him, but Ben, getting away, ra
5 about half mile for assistance, and, r
turning, found Beattie eyerpowered
It the rum he had taken, and sent hi
home. Legal proceedings have been i
d stituted against Besttie for house-brea
ny,
The Rutland Herald says "a new i
stitution has been established in Rutlan
which should commend itself to the pc
u pie. 1t is a circulating library under t
care aud spprintendance of Miss Ma
! Seymour o. Middlebury. She is the or
- inator of the library aud has been at gre
= expense and pains to furnish library
y valuable current literature for the readi
:, of our citizens, and they should av
y > themselves ofthe privilege it affords the
D. We now have a valuable public library
the High School but the two need 1
r conflict, for both should be literally pl
= ronized, as the books in each are of
y different character"
es The ex-King of Naples, who has j.
D. returned from visit to Germany, say
" Il have brought back one conviction, a
- that ie-fhere are no more kinoaD