The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1872-08-27
Stntc News,

state News.
AT the Rutland County supplement.
airy Convention held at Rutland, last
Thursday, the name Of Wheclock G.
Veazey was substituted for that of Martin
G. Everts. for State Senator, and the
name of Iliel HOLSTER for that Of Pitt,
w. Hyde as candidate for County Judge
No other changes were made.
GREELEY AT THE STATE FAIR.-The
Springfield Republican says, speaking of
Mr.. Greeley at Bradford, n. H., at Col.
Tappan's, "he arose early, withdrew to
cool shade, and spent the day in writing
out an address to the farmers Of YER
mont, which they are to hear at the State
Fair at st. Johnsbury week or two after
the September election
NEW York STATE REpUBLIoAN Ticket
The following is the ticket just placed
in nomination: For Governor, john. A.
Dix for observation-disclosures, John G
Robbins; for Congressman at large, Lyman
Tremain; for Canal Commissioner, Reuben
b. Stroud for State Prison Inspector,
Ezra Graves ; for electors at large, Fred.
Douglass, Emil Sauer, Stewart j.. Wood
ford.
The celebration of the first settle.
ment of Reading, by Andrew Spear and
his family, in 1772, one hundred years
ago, which is to be held on the 18th inst.
promises to be an occasion of interest.
The leading address is to be made by
Rev. Dr. Thomas Jefferson Sawyer, Of
Tufts College. native Of the town, and
an old graduate Of Middlebury. Calvin
Robinson, Esq, of Jacksonville, Florida,
and j. n. Stearns, and other natives Of
the town will give brief addresses.
Brutal AssAuLT.-William Savage
formerly Of Montpelier where his parents
reside, but now a brakeman on the Che
shire railroad, made brutal assault on
Sunday evening of last week upon Mr.. i
NJ. Read Of Bellows Falls. The attack
was entirely without provocation and Mr..
Reads injuries are quite severe. Savage
was at the time under the influence Of
liquor, and has the reputation Of being
an ugly customer at such times On
Tuesday Savage was brought before
Justice Bridgeman, and held to bail in the
sum of $4,000 for his appearance at
County Court, and $1,000 moro to keep
the peace for one year.
FLooD IL RoCHEsTER.-On the night
Of the Goth inst, in what is called West
Rooboeto .hora ooourro1 +bo ,roo+oat
freshct ever known in town. The north
and south branches did the damage from
the Mountains to White river, carrying
away five mills, including large circu-
lar saw mill, belonging to o. Il. Blod-
gett, with large amount Of logs and
lumber, People were driven from their
dwellings to safer positions, on the hills,
while others were completely hemmed in,
but fortunately none of their dwellings
we're moved. The piazza was torn from
Que house Men that owned beautiful
farms when they retired for the night,
arose in the morning finding them 4 pic
ture OF desolation their crops having
been carried away with barns and out
buildings their meadows and fields left
! full of deep gorges with large streams Of
water running through them. a barn
containing six horses and two cows, be-
ongng to l.. Il j. Robinson were also
carried away. The cows were carried
) miles, both Of them hltched to one
manger plank, and when found were still
hitched to the plank, alive and well es-
Gaping with few slight bruises. The horses
were all found within that distance two
Of them were dead, the rest were in good
condition. Fourteen public and five in
dividual bridges, were carried off the
roads were badly torn to pieces and in
some places the river has made use Of
them for its bed. Wagons, sleghs. har-
nesscs and farming utensils, shared their
lot with the rest We are glad to say
that no human lives were lost. Seven
inches of water fell in about four hours
time, in the bed of the stream. 1t was
seventeen feet deep at a place where the
water covered forty rods in width. X.
A tender-hearted Chicago omnibus
driver says he hates to run over a man
lie thinks it hurts the springs.
An exchange remarks that WATERPROOF.
or is very abundant in New England al
present. The Dock square merchant,
say it is altogether too much So
Rev. Mr.. Hepworth's new church il
New York is to be completed by mex
January. 1t will afford accommodation
for three thousand people, and cost 500,
600.
The excavations in search of antiouitic
in Moab have proved surprisingly sue
! c'ssful. About six hundred objects, il
earthenware jars, lamps, figures of mel
and animals inscribed slabs. 60, hav
been safely lodged in Jerusalem. Man,
Of these are of the highest interest.
1t is well for the girls to know tn
risk they run in marrying hrakemen. Al
enthusiastic member Of the guild in St
Louis the other nigh. was awakened from
f. dream Of an impending mishap by
cry of pain, aud found himself sitting u
in bed holding his wife by the ears, hav
, ing almost twisted her head off,
q The only successful attempt to counter
felt Mr.. Greeley's handwriting ia credite,
T to a crazy grasshoper, who jumped int
c the philosophers inkstand at Chappaqu
: and atterward Aoundered over a sheet o
t paper. The imitation was so perfect tina
D Mr.. Greeley read, approved and MALE
S it, and its authenticity was never'questiou
q ed,
Capt. ID. Tracy, formerly keeper O
the Seamen's Home in Philadelphia, ad
dressed an audience, composed chiefly @
sailers, at the Seamans Bethel in Mort
, square, last evening, upon the Shippin
l Act of June I, 1872