The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1872-08-20

capped them. While asserting the rirht
Of every Republican to his uutrammeled
choice of candidate for next President,
until nomination is made, | venture to
suggest that Gen Grant will be far bet
ter qualified in 1872 than he was in
1868" Yet, since his own fortuitous
nomination as a rival candidate by the
Cincinnati and Baltimore conventions,
MIR. Greeley has been actively occupied
in impeachiug the patriotism and staining
the character Of President Grant as a
man totally unworthy of the confidence
and respect of the American people. 10
addition to this bascness and treachery,
bis special organ, The Tribune, is daily
filling the air with the foulest accuse.
tions against the President, and exhibit
ing mcanness and maIignity towards him
utterly despicable. To all these a crush
ing refutation is to be found in the testi-
monies have quoted, made by Mr.. Gree
ley only last year.
Hoping that, in the coming strug-
gle, Vermont will be true to her we'll
deserved fame as "the star that never
sets | remain. Cordially yours,
WIN. LLOYD GARRISON.
FROM WENDELL PHILLIPS.
BosToN July 29,1S72.
DEAR SIR.-l wish | could say yes
to your very kind aud hattcriug letter
for | feel deeply the understandable
Importance Of Grants election to save
us from peris only second to those OF
the war we have just finished. IN
Greeley's success | consider the South
victorious. But it is impossible for me
to be with you. [ am glad to feel YER
mont needs no outside help.
Yours very respectfully.
WENDELL PHILLIPS
Hon. Geo w, Grandey.
y TERRIBLE CASE or POISONING occur
cd, recently, at the residence Of Rev. p
II. Fontaine Of Rcidv.lle, Rockingham
county, n. G. Mr.. Fontaino is the prin.
cipal of a female academy, and wound
up his annual commencement exercises
with party, to which he invited the
youth and beauty Of the surrounding
country. Some days before this gather.
ing Mr.. Fontaino employed as nurse
the wife Of Jim johnson, a negro, who
was necessarily also domiciled on the
premises. johnson and his wife soou
had quarrel, and, when they failed tC
convince each other by words, came tc
blows. In the contest which followed
Johnson, in fury of rage, struck child
Of Mr.. Fontaine's which was then in it.
nurses arms, blow, which for IL time
appeared to cndangcr its life. As soor
as Mr.. Fontainc heard OF this outrage, h,
seized large switch and gave the negro
sound thrashing All parties .hcr
made friends, and the whole affair wouC
have been forgotten but for the tcrribl,
calamity which soon after occurred. Or
the evening Of the 9th the entertainment
spoken of above was given, and all thing
went merrily as a marriage bell. Th'
old folks partook of supper aud departed
and all of them escaped from injury |
was at this time that Mrs FOntaine uu
fortunately requested Jim johnson t
reireeze the ice cream, which had melteC
from the extreme heat. 1t was then tn,
poison was administered, and in this way
the guests became the victims of th
human hend in his attempt to wreal
cowardly vengeance for his supposed
grievance. The evening passed off pleas
antly, and, after mutual congratulations
the crowd separated. In few hours al
! these persons, to the nunher Of %, VII,
had so lately been in the enj yment o
perfect health, were seized with violcn
commissions, pain at the stomach and head
and other symptoms OF deadly nature
No one has yet died, but the physicians
say that several of the number canno
recover. The facts that johnson ha,
boon very angry with Mr. Fnnt,iue, thu
the persons who ate cream before he wa
sent to freeze it suffered no sickness, anC
that he, even when pressed by his wife
persi,tcntly refused to touch any Of it,ant
would not allow her to touch any, SCOT
led to his being suspected. The physi
clans, under advice, kept the suppose
cause secret until the would-bc poisoner
who had sought safety in flight, could b.
arrested. Active search for him was n
once instituted, and on Monday he wa
found and arrested at Ruliins Depot
n. G., living under an assumed name
The proofs of his guilt are conclusive an,