The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-03-15

Tuesday evening the blacksmith
shop of Joseph Gibson, of Rutland, was
destroyed by fire loss $1,000 par
TALLY insured.
Two hundred shares Of Windsor
Manufacturing Company were sold for
$1,000 at public sale at the Windsor
House, on the Goth ult.
Springfield has suffered largely the
past year by the freshets, and the town
expenses foot up thus Liabilities, s57-
890.S8; balance against the town, $40
63S10
The fourth lecture in the course
given before the Young Mems Christian
Association of Brattleboro was delivered
by President Clark Of the Agricultural
College, at Amherst, Mass. Subject
"Salt."
CABor.-Nlr Eleazer Walbridge, of
Bangor, Me-, formerly of Cabot, son of
Ames Walbridge, aged % years, fell
dead the 10th of February, and post
norton examination disclosed rent in
his heart, two inches long, caused by dis
gorgement of blood.
The Brandon House, at Brandon,
was nearly destroyed by fire on the morn
ing of the Sth inst. Loss about $4,000 ;
fully insured in the Etna, Phoenix,
Springfield, New York Home, Niagara
and Hanover of New York, and the I'M
perial of London.
AT the Baptist Ministers Institute
held in Brattleboro q few days ago, there
were some forty clergymen in attendance.
Profs. Hovey and Anderson of Newton
Theological Seminary. delivered lectures.
DR.. Sewal Cutting of New York, lectured
on the importance of the higher forms of
Christian education
UNITED STATES MARSHAL DFrIcE.--
The new United States Marshal, General
Foster, is about to establish his Office and
residence in Burlington. This will be a
very convenient location for the Office, as
the Collectors Office, the United States
Judge and the sessions Of the United
States Circuit and District Courts are
hereafter to be held at Burlington.
DISTRICT OF VERMoNr.--An important
order has been received by Gen. George
p. Foster, United States Marshal of the
District Of Vermont, to at once sub-di-
vide his District into sub-districts, each
of which is to contain from seven to ten
thousand inhabitants, and to he placed
under the charge of an assistant Marshal.
This is, of course, with reference to the
taking of the Census.
Coop NEws.-Rcv. j. W. Nudge. oi
Providence, r. l., has been holding II Sc
ries of meetings at the Congregational
church in Hubbardton, and the meetings
are still in progress Last Sabbath about
forty persons signifed their intention Of
becoming christians. Mr.. Nudge has re.
Gently been laboring with like success, il
Panton, Castleton and some other places
in this vicinity. His friends bid hin
God-speed in his noble work
/ Castleton, March ., 1870.
DEATH OF CAPTAIN NEwMAN.--CaptaiI
4 William A. Newman, well known tC
\ many of our readers, died at Toronto
Canada, on Saturday last, the 9TH instant
| Captain Newman served with distinction
lin the Mexican war, having lost an arm
in the battle Of Cherubusco, and wa
brevetted for gallantry in that action
He served recently for several years n
captain of the Capitol police at the Unit
ed States Capitol, and has for some tim,
past been stationed at Toronto as specia
agent Of the Treasury Department. Il!
was brother-in-law Of Hon. +. E. Wood
bridge, ex-member of Congress from Yer
mont ---Nationa' Repulisan.
The U. S. District Court for tia
District of Vermont, Judge Smalley pre-
siding, has been in session ut Burlington
for several days, and large amount o
business has come before it. One of til
most exciting causes on trial has been tn
petition of Bailey, Davis & Adams, o
St. Adams. to force A. NJ. Clark, of tn
same place, into bankruptcy. The mos
eminent counsel in the State were engage
in this case-Hon l.. p Poland havin
left his duties at Washington, to appea
= for the defendant CLARK, and Hon D
Roberts of Burlington, being associate
: with Mr.. Poland. Opposed to them an
for the petitioners, were Hons. +. r
Hard and f. s. Phelps, of Burlington
The hearing lasted three days and the al
guments and pleas of the counsel wer
most able and exhaustive. The case wa
givon to the jury on Tuesday, and afte
twenty minutes consultation they returnc
verdict that Clark was a bankrupt III
; der the indictment.
Indictments and fines for smuggin
, and for violations of the Internal Revt
nue. law we're numerous, and the bono
forfeited will put large sums into III
treasury of the government
RESUMPTION OF SrRcIT PAyMENTs.--
{, Washington dispatch says Secretary Bou
well is strongly urged by many lcadir
10 men in different parts of the country,
> well as by some of the banks, to make a
= rangements for resuming specie payment
> The Secretary declines to give any ind
cations as to his views on the subject
is understood that the matter will he di
cussed in the Cabinet.
=. POLITIcAL.-It is stated that the b
!. to be reported to Congress by the ban
r ing committee to increase the currency
!, fifty millions, will be purposely made cd
, Gus by the majority Of the committee
!. insure its defeat
The question of the curr ent gold NOV
;, ment having been brought up in the la
n Cabinet meeting, it is repor ted that t
!, judgment Of the Administration "
!. found to be in favor of letting affairs tai
tba., ..,,,ra aIlt, AMMAN