The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-05-31

beel vi tne sirect lOrty-elBnt years. |
During that time, thirty eight out of ev-
cry forty who have left money as you
propose to do have lost it. | will take
your money if you insist upon it but
you had better take good look at it, for
you will never see it again"
Agentleman left the dry goods business
and came on the street. He brought with
him some money. He became a very
daring operator and was the terror Of the !
street. He was said to be successful as
well as very bold. His broker was one
of the heaviest houses in New York. 49,
Oneday the senior partner of the house
said to the operrtor. do you know
how much cash we have to your credit ?'
The man replied indfferently "You
have a few thousand, suppose There
are S750.000, the banker said, "to your
credit on our books. Now let me give
you little piece OF advice. Take out
of this house 100000 buy fine house
on Fifth avenue furnish it complete and
settle it on your wife Salt down the
balance in Government Securities take
your wife, 60 abroad and get out Of the
street for six months The man could
not do that, for he had gigantic spec
ulations on hand, and when they were
completed he would think about it, In
four months from that time the operator
was penniless, and is now working a coal
mine in Pennsylvania. The mental ago
ny through which he passed in that short
time made him twenty years older, bur-
nished the top of his head like billiard
bali, and sank him out of sight on the
street. This is mere specimen of the
magnitude and suddenness of the reverses
in Wall street.
MIDDLEBURY IN PERIL Threatened in
vasion The enemy in our midst 300,-
600 strong The enemy thoroughly Off
cered and drilled and well supplied with
offensive armor
esterday the currant worm marched
upon us, and commenced a series of sharp
skirmishes, which called out all our for
ces, and a determined resistance was made
against their attempts upon our prop
erty.
Peter Simpson-our colored command
er-(who served acceptably during the
late war; with such force as he could
muster made heroic attack upon them,
, with view to capture them, or drive
them from their entrenched position.
After about so minutes of sharp fight
ing under a burning sun, the enemy ca
pitulated en- masse, to Colonel Simpson,
: stacked their guns, and became prisoners
, of war. The more usual mode of treat
ing prisoners and captives was denied
: them, on the plea, as was affirmed by our
+ colored communicate he did not rec
ognze them as bellgerents, and hence he
S should order them all-every rebel of
T.. them to be put to death.
n A council of war was held, and it was
! decided that instead of being shot, they
should be throttled or strangled to death.
e The prisoners received their sentence
. in sulen silence, and within an hour from
: the announcement Of their doom every
5 one over 100000, had been hurried to
n his long home-sent to a dishonored
k grave. The mode Of strangulation in
: augurated by the Colonel, was this =
q He takes the currant leaf covered with
c the devouring enemy and squeezes the
f leaf in his hand until the little rascals
v cease eating and stop breathing. 1t is a
G summary process and sure cure for the
c evil in question. The Colonel allows his
Y townsmen to make free use of his mode Of
$ treating these rebels to justice, until such
c time as he shall have taken out letters
e patent for his discovery.
Y Try this process and save your currants
q X.
. Lee n~..:.. i...a L.~.. .Loeo" a ,rstty.
man Of the Church of st. Lazarus al
Memphis. The rector is the Rev. .Johr
: T. Wheat who lost two sons in the Con
icderate service.
:. There is to be dummy street rail
II road Worcester to Shrewsbury, the Leg
. islature having granted charter and the
| people of Shrewsbury having votcd-20O
| out of $50 voters--when the town invest,
= L. per cent of its valuation on the stock
- Of the road.
|, The Governor Of Louisiana has ISSUED
|. proclamation quarantning vessel.
= from Havana and other infected ports, at
: New Orleans, after June }.
}, A man named George Livingston wa,
r stabbed in Oswego on Tuesday night anc
# thrown into the river. On his body wer,
e found papers which lead to the beleftha
it he had seduced a young girl in New Yorl
e city and had been killed by an avenger o
t the wrong.
n A fire broke out on Tuesday evening il
: the bindery of the Missouri Republican
$ printing establishment, which destroyed
the building and others adjoining TIL,
l total loss is about 100000.