The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-10-07

world Of beauty. No art can initiate
the wings of the insect or the plumage Of
the warbler. Yet however strong our
attachments nothing eau avert the i'm.
pending change or prevent the biighling
iros,s Of winter. So in life no endeariug
remembrance Of carly pleasure can block
the wheels of destiny or elode the grasp
Of age. Observer.
THE MISSISSIPPI MupDLE The up.
preaching election in Mississippi is likely
to be curiously complicated Amos, tho
regular Republican nominee. and Alcorn,
the boltcr, were just getting comfortably
warmed NJ in the champaign when Gov.
Powers makes his appearance with
proclamation declaring that by the Con.
stitution, no election at all can be held
this year. In this opinion he Is support.
ed by the Attorney General of the State
If this position could be subs,antiated a
wonderful amount Of political enthusiasm
will be found to have been expended to
no purpose. 1t appears that the Lcgisla-
ture, disregarding the provisions of the
Constitution which directs that all gener-
al elections shall be Biennial. made laws
providing for a systom Of annual elections
the first occurring in 1871, for Lcgisla-
tive and County officers the second in
1872 for Congressman and Presidential
electors aud the third in 1878, for Gov.
ernor aud State officers. Granting the
biennial system to be the only correct one
as the act went into effect in 1871, it
would seem as if 1873 would be the year
for the next election. By what compli-
Gated mathematical process Gov. Powers
and his Attorney General make it in 1914
is not plain. There is no little reason for
believing that the whole matter is merely
a device, calculated to thwart the cleo.
ton of Ames and retain Gov. Powers il
his Office for another twelvemonth.
ACCIDENT on THE BoSToN AND AL
BANY RAILROAD. The 3 O'Clock eX-
press train from New York to Boston
Wednesday afternoon met with an ac-
cidcnt which possessed all the elements
of first class catastrophe, excepting
loss of life. The train, consisting of al
engine, II baggage car, three Pullman
and five ordinary passenger cars, was
proceeding at the rate of thirty mile
an hour, and when between Palmer
and West Warren was turned by mis-
| placed switch, and entered upon a sid,
track. Upon the side track were stand
ing several freight cars, into which tn
train ran ut full speed. The locomo
tive was thrown from the track AM
smashed, partie Nho witnessed til,
accident declaring that the hcadligh
was thrown Mgnel than the TELEGRAPH
poles. The baggage car was landed
minus its trucks, in n position direct
across the inward track. The Pullma
cars were left upon the side track, tn
rear one having telcscoped the othe
slightly, and the trucks having bee
thrown from under both. Fortunatel
the passengers were seated in about tn
centre of these cars and so the only in
juries that were sustained were bruis
ed face by Il gentleman belonging il
New York, and some cuts about tn
eye by Mrs. Dunlap of Boston. y
other person on the train was hurt
Had there been any one in the seat
near the ends of the Pullman cars whe
the cars came together, or on the plat
form on either end there would certain
~ have been loss of life. The rear car
were thrown from the track and some
) what damaged.
The conductor of the train made ev
/, cry effort to reassure and provide 70
the comfort of the passengers, meritin
J the thanks of those who were unde
his care. The engineer stuck to hi
post like Il hero, and when asked VIII
he did not jump Off exclaimed that II
would never leave his engine at such
, time unless laid ont. The trucks wei
cleared in about two hours, and til
train, which was due in Boston at hall
past eleven Wednesday, did not reac
that city until half-past four Thursda
$ morning,