The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1872-07-02
"A. L. Stanley will lecture at East
,Middlebury on Sunday the 7th inst, at
il a. m.

SUNDAY, JULY 7Tn.
9 1-2 y. .-Baccalaurcat Discourse,by
President Buckham.
I l-2 p. m.-Aunversary Of Society TOR
Religious Inquiry Address by Rev.
James McCosh, d. D., President Of
Princeton College.
MONDAY, JULY SIN.
Q H. III. aud . p. determination Of
Candidates for admission to the mi
versty at College Room.
s p. m.-Commencemen Concert AZ City
Hall
TUESDAY, JULN 9ln.
"a m.-Annual Meeting Of Alumni at
the College Chapel addresses com
momorative Of Prof George W,
Benedict.
IL p. m.--Annual Meeting oi' the Phi
Beta Kappa Society.
2 IL p. m.-Celebration Of the Phi Beta
Kappa.
4 p. m.-Celebration Of the Sigma Phi
Society. Grafton by Rev. Norman
Seaver, d. D., of Brooklyn, n, Y.
Poem by George b. Romick Esq,
of Detroit, Mich
m.-,Junior Exhibition
WEDNESDAY, JULY 10TH-coNMENcEMEN
o ID u. m.-Procession from College
10 n. m.-Orations of Graduating Glass
Masters Orations Comforting of
Degree.
CORPORATION DINNER.
S p. m.-Commencement Levee at Pres
ident's House.
Music to be furnished by the Germania
Band of Boston. Commencement boat
ride on Lake ChamPlain Thursday even
ing by the Steamer United States,
Democratic District Convention.
The Democracy of the First Congress
sional district of Vermont met at this
place on Tuesday last, in District Con-
vention. The Convention was called to
order by Geo. NJ. Fisk, Esq, Of North
field, Chairman Of the District Commit
tee, when on motion, the Hon. Homer
Heaton, of Montpelier, was chosen tenn
porary Chairman and DR.. G.. G. WASH
burn, Secretary
The permanent officers OF the Conyen-
ton were
Presdent--John Cain, OF Rutland
Sccretary-G. G. Washburn of Water
bury.
The adoption of the following resolu
tions constituted the principal business Of
the Convention.
Resoirei That the principle, enunciated at the
Cincinnati Convention constitute platform on
which all the elements in opposition to the present
corrupt administration Of the Federal Government
can stand, and should therefore command the re-
spect and support Of every law abiding citizen.
Resolved, That the affairs Of our Govern
ment are in a deplorable condition. reeking with
corruption in every department, our free institu-
tions being endangered thereby, we call upon att
those who opposed to Grants administration to
join US, and thereby defeat military arrogance
and despotism, and place in power men who will
administer the affairs of the Government honestly
and economically and to the best Interests Of the
whole people.
Resoired, That in order to restore harmony and
good feeling among tho opponents of the present
corrupt administration, VIC hereby pledge our
selves to abide by the action of the State Conven
/ ton in the election Of c. Soper from this Dis
let to the National Democratic Convention at
Baltimore, and We also cordially endorse the Hon.
William T. Horrobin and Hon, Homer W IIea-
ton as delegates at large and residents of the Dis
trct
Rcsoired, That in anticipation OF closer ALI
ance with the Liberal Republicans who are OPP
, posed to the election Of Grant, we postpone the
nomination of a candidate for Congress, and Eec-
tor for President and Vice President 10 future
day, TO be named by the District Committee.
\ Il toll al ltctr ~
Committee for the two years ensuing -
. George NJ. Fisk Washington Co.; VIM.
C Mulcahey, Addison Co.; n 5. Stearns,
Rutland Co., and f. O. Cole for Ben
q nington Co.
NAcciient on the Rutland Railroad.
The nigh; express train, from the north
over the Rutland railroad, met With .
serious accident a short distance South
of Vergenncs, having its origin in the same
= causes as the fatal accident on the SAINT
road, at the Summit, June Sth, 1870, bu
fortunately, unlike that, resulting in NJ
d loss of life or serious injury to any pas
=. senger or employee of the road.
ei The train, which was made up OF on,
d baggage car, two passenger cars an(
IS three sleeping coaches, with about fort,
d passengers, drawn by the locomotiv,
IF III. +. Chamberlin," Moses Pratt
l. engineer, left Burlington, ''on time" will
IF George w. Stewart as conductor, and a
1044, Saturday night, had passed abou
one and one-half miles south of Vergenn
" " station when,in passing over narrow an
- shallow culvert, the engineer felt ial
:! The locomotive, however, passed in safet
- but no sooner had it crossed and the bag
NJ NJ gage car was partially over,when the Gu
p vert caved in and the track over il CAV
~ away, throwing the rear trucks of tn
~ baggage car from the rails. The enginee
= asjsoon as possible stopped his locomotiv,
y but not until the couplings of the entir
- train were all broken, except those attacl
ing the engine and tender TO the baggag
or car. The momentum the train, Of couri
n forced the rear cars forward and the frs
n or,as II is called the Troy passenger car
W. was forced from its trucks and hurled
ID the side of the fence distance Of son
lit three or four rods. The next car. the
NJ. Boston passenger car" followed but n
'ge so great n distance. Next TO this was Il
ey, sleeping coach, destined for Boston. viii,
of was forced through the passenger ear
nd front, while its trucks, keeping ON 4
en road bed landed in the now open culver
The sleeping coach, with through passen
lit ers for Troy, came on and, iortunatel
in her trucks too went into the cuvert re-
"A ing on the trucks of the other car, al
md filled up the gap, forming a barrier al
ess preventing the rear coach from passi
nv, off the rails. An examination demonstrat
lies that the recent heavy rains had undermi
The ed the bed of the culvert, so that, wi
ev the jar of the train, proceeding at its