The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1867-09-10

for night in the Detroit Mich station
house. last week. and though nobody en-
tered the cell during the night, four per-
SONS, including two infants, left it in the
morning.
Indianapolis. Ind, had great ilumi-
nation, Tuesday night, in honor of the
meeting of the 30 societies of the German
saengcrbund in that city. A grand concert
was given, Wednesday evening
Three million dollars worth Of govern
mcnt clothing was sold at St Louis, Tues
day and Wednesday. Purchasers were
from all over the country, including several
from New England.
A man named Gardiner was arrested
Mt Toronto, Ontario, Wednesday on a
telegram from Chicago, charging him
with forgery TO II large amount
The preparations for the Michigan state
fair at Detroit are being rapidly compile
ted and the indications are good for an I'M
usually large attendance.
United States Judge Nelson of Coo2crs.
town, n. Y, refused the petition tor an
injunction to restrain the Merchants
Union express company from collecting
the late assessments ON their stock. The
case was considered test one and the
decision is final.
Twenty ships are quarantined at the
lower New York bay, and are being dis
infected.
a. I. Stewart & Co, the great dry
goods merchants of New York, are about
TO establish II branch house in Boston.
The steamer Scotia, which sailed from
New York, Wednesday, took out $l1i,-
800 in gold
A tobacco warehouse On William street
Mt New York, containing 10000 cigars
and ten barrels of tobacco. was seized,
Tuesday, by the revenue officers.
The st. Louis (Mo) board of health
has re,cinlcd lis order prohibiting the sale
of vegetables, fruit or oysters in tho mar
kets OF that city.
Mnhcnberg college, new institution
at Allentown, Pa commenced operations
Tuesday, with Il faculty Of eight profess
urs.
While party Of fourteen young per-
SONS from Rochester were taking sail on
Lake Ontario, Tuesday afternoon, their
boat sud lcl.ly upset, and six girls AMI
three boys were drowned. Their bodies
have not yet been recovered.
a new evening associated press is being
organize at New York. with James Cor
don Bennett of the Herald as treasurer
Crispn dc Cordcnn, a Cuban, murder
cd his wife at New York, Wednesday, by
slabbing her with carving knife. Jeal,
ousy was the cause.
The Grand Trunk Railway of Canada
wants to consolidate its capital, RI lse
money on is bonlS, and absorb two or
three closely connecting line4, and will
petition the next provincial parliament for
leave to do 50 Anything by which it
can pay its debts.
The New York butchers and drovcrs
are naturally very wrlthiul at the recent
order of the superintendent of police, for
bidding the driving and Strengthening of
cattle below Foriieth street, and are going
to rails, funds. employ counsel and wage
legal battle in self: defense
The new hotel at st Louis to take the
place of the lately burned Linlcl, has
been named the paschall House IN honor
of the late Nathaniel Paschall, editor of
OF the Missouri Republican, Over 300
names were received in answer to AN adj
vcriiscmcnt soliciting them. from which to
select.
The postal money order Offices have in
creased from 40 when the system com
menced, y vembcr |, 1864, to $50, and
| their business last year amounted To So
O)O,O 900. During the year 400 more
VIII be put i'll operation. The depart
mcnt pays expenses with han lsome sur
plus Tor tue government.
One OF the Rochester papers says the
droulh there this season i4a special Prov
idcncc for the citv's neglect To provide
proper supply of water How about the
country around about! Is lrovilrnce
drying it up, destroying the crops and i'm
povrri-hing the. farmers, because Roches-
ter sins by neglect.
Lizzie Simpson. Young Lady of high
responsibility, and II relative of the Mclh-
odIst Bishop Simpson, was subjected TO
gross inmllIariiics, and attempted outrage
by the railroad employees at pana, H.,
Last week, while waiting in the station for
"a ght train. Three of the scoundrels
have been arrested. AMI will be properly
and severely punched.
Appeals to the number of loo have
been presented by contributors to the Paris
exhibition against the desci,ons OF the
I grand jury, which accorded the premiums
ON the r-t Of July; and an idea /, enter
tanned by the imperial commission to
award a new series OF rccompenses. medals
and decorations, TO be accorded to dissat.
isfied exhibitors on the 20h OF October
IWO FARMS IN ONE, OR ONE
i FARM IN TWO.
/ The "cll-kuowu Lot sanford Fam, situated in
Sh"lchim l. now for sale. Sail farm contain,
in all nearly 800 ACRES If the choicest baud for all
farming purposes, but it de,lel hv purchasers it
can ani will BE- divided into two farms and sold
| separate. The princinll or llrrp farm contains