The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1867-02-12


An Italian physician thinks lie ha.
found a cure for hydrophobia in electric
ity, this treatment being suggested by its
successful employment in tclunus or lock
jaw.
Mrs. Gertrude Roche of Segal Town.
ship, Brown county. Mimi, was raped
and murdered on Sunday week by man
who was in the employ Of her husband.
The villain has not yet been arrested.
A citizen of Chicago, who had not
been in the country for some years, faint
ed on smelling the fresh air. lie revived
on inhaling the odur of a dead fish placed
under his nose, cxclaming, "Ah! that's
good, it smells Of home
Two Gcrman> recently had foot race
for $1,000 from Nashville to Murphrccs
boro, Tenn, the winner weighing 2lO
pounds, making the - miles in hours
and 10 minutes The bets were largely
III favor OF his competitor, who weighed
only loo pounds. Neither had had any
training
The New York police commissioners
are said to favor licensing prostitutes and
heavily filming the unlicensed The idea
is that there are large numbers who will
quit the business rather than be pulicly
registered ms halluis. The commissioners
also imposing n fine of $500 upon every
owner OF Il house Of ill fame.
A great skating tournament for prize
of $500 and the champion gold medal Of
America, commenced at Pittsburg, Pa,
last week Monday, and lasted till Thurs
day, when the prize was won by c. r.
Goodrich of Quincy, Ill. The best lady
skater was awarded $500 and the cham
plon lady's medal.
A letter has been received in Washing
ton from an officer of the steamer Swat
ara, who writes from Lisbon that Surratt
is very reticcnt, speaking only in answer
to questions, and then in monosyllables.
lie is still clad in the zouave uniform.
lie seems to be in coed health, and is
entirely self possessed.
The Office of Leonard w. Jerome, on
Wall street, New York, was entered by
burglars between II and o'clock, Tues.
day, and robbed of 100000 in five
twenty bonds The detectives have some
hopes of securing the guilty parties.
The Summers are the worshppcj OF
society in Washington. At an elegant
party lately, she is described as wearing
an elegant black corded silk dress, with
Pompadour waist, and heavy black lace
mantle, and a golden wreath of antique
mould, and half like crown, curiously
interviewer with her hair, helped to create
an Illusion before which men instinct.
lively rendered homage"
James p. Knball and his wife, Of
East Midway, Mass, who were captured
by Snake and Shoshonec Indians, while
crossing the plains Is years ago, recently
fought their way out, aided by United
States troops from Fort Laramie, and
have rcjoined their family, now living
near Corning, n. Y, who had long ago
given them up as lost. The Indians OK
allied KimbalI to be the "grcat medicine
man" Of the tribe, and he was with them
so long that lac lost most of his civilized
tastes. For food he prefers raw beef to
anything else.
A crowd Of rougl,s, men, women, and
children, set upon police officer IN New
York, who was trying TO enforce the OK.
else law, on Sunday. and would have
killed him had not several more officers
come to his relief, and as it was, there
was lively fight for some time, in which
the police used their clubs freely, knock
ing down their assailants right and left.
The policeman first attacked brought out
the man he first arrested, and one of the
ringleaders of the mob was also captured
The reports of the late Indian massacre
on the Smoky Hill route across the plains
are discreditcd at Denver, Colorado
where the overland coaches arrive regd-
larry, and denied by official dlspatchds
received by the war department at WASH
ington The Indians madr a raid on
Central City, Colorado, on the night of
the 23d ult., killed three men and run off
large amount of stock. Demand has