The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1868-06-02


an admlrlng crowd, with like fatal re-
suit. Thomas Worthington, the "star
diver, advertised that lie would dive
from a platform into the Derwent, 90
feet below. A large crowd of people
was present. Worthington made the
perilous leap but by an involuntary turn
OF his body in the air ho fell upon his
chest and was probably instantly killed.
His body sunk and did not rise again un.
I'll spectator recovered it by diving -
All attempts at resusctation failed. and
a jury returned a verdict Of d" accidental
death.
We have already mentioned the acci,
dental death Of William Gingles, last
week, at Jersey City by the discharge Of
a pistol in his coat pocket. The carry
ing Of deadly weapons is poor protec-
tive, and statistice show that al least five
deaths occur by their unintentionaI dis
charge TO every one rendered necessary in
selt-deiense, TO say nothing Of the very
homicdcs which are committd simply be-
cause pistol in the pocket is handy
The most bitter personal enemies a man
may possess are not half so dangerous az
bis own pistol. And as 10 self,defeuse
the law and mans courtesy and com,
mon sense are his beet safeguards
Two slender maidens OF New York are
tattening against each other for 4 wager.
the first attaining one hundred and fifty
pounds TO win One trains on sherry.
eggs and tripc, the other on chocolate and
1had rocs.
An English gentleman visited the Ran
dalls's island institution at New York, a
few days since, and was 30 much pleased
with the military drill of the boys, that
he has presented them with large silk
banner, TO be called ''thc English en-
sign
\ woman in Lansing, Mich, being in-
formed in an unguarded way that her
husband, a railroad employe, had been
killed, tainted and fell over, her head
striking against the side of the house, in
hicting injuries from which she died the
next morning
The New York Central railroad EN-
ploys - operators on its telegraph line.
u Of whom are ladies, and they receive
the same compensation as the men,
There are sent %, 900 messages per month
which average 30 words each, and 100.
OOo trains reports are recorded every
year Any car on the road can be found
in thirty minutes, and its contents noted.
There are at present 1910 convicts in
Sing Sing prison. Ofthat number thirty
} are in hospital the remainder being well
and constantly emplyed at some kind Of
work about the place. Last year there
was but thirteen deaths in all, and there
has been no violent contagious disease
for six years New York city sends, on
an average, one prisoner daily
a German named James Stone was
murdered in the yard of residence, in First
avenue. at New \ lork, Thursday morning
by unknown parties.
The Fenians of New York had civil
and military picnic, Thursday, and spe-
eches wer made which indicated speedy
fighting. Cen O'Neill was not present.
The grand lodge OF Good Templa:. in
North America has been in session at
Richmond, Ind, for the past three days
Three enthusiastic public meetings were
held
The general assembly Of the Southern
presbyterian church closed its session at
Baltimore, Thursday, and appointed
Thursday, August C, as a day of tasting
humiliation and prayer.
Nathaniel Caldwell received $50, 900
in the New York courts, Thursday, from
the New Jels'y steamboat company, lct
snluries received by the explosion Of the
| steamer 81 John, in 1856.
y lad named Conklin was arrested al
New York, for swindling the East river
bank ont of $1,000 by forgery,