The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1868-12-15
SUMMARY OF NEWS.

Navigation on the Hudson river
and the Welland (Ont.) cannal closed,
Thursday. for the season.
Oregon reports surplus OF four mil
lion bushels Of wheat this season, and
has poorprospect forpaying prices for it.
The title of Mr. Motley's lecture be-
fore the New York historical society
will he Political progress in Europe
and America"
Gen. Grant has fought many battles
and made one speech. Thomas Jeffer-
son never fought a battle or made a
speech.
The new national association of
photographers will hold its first meeting
in Boston on the second Tuesday ofnext
June.
Robert Hoe, the printing press in
ventor, began life as n Leicestershire
England mechanic, and came to New
York in 1915.
Charles j. Bridges, managing di-
rector of the Grand Trunk railroad of
Canada, arrived at Montreal from En-
gland last week.
Representative Mccarthy Of New
York, is living in Reverdy Jonhson's
house in Washington. It's unfortunate
that the owner ever left it.
Brick Pomeroy, the classic and
scholarly author, calls Gen. Grant "the
smoke stack" and the y. Y. World
"Belmont's fliphop."
All the railroads centering In Chi
cago will transport soldiers at reduced
rates to the reunion of the veterans of
the western armies ut that city this
week.
The word debt il composed Of
the initials of dun every body twice.
Credit is formed of the initial letters
of "call regularly every day 1t trust"
--Gens. Grant and Mcclellan were
closeted for an hou rat the St. Nicholas
hotel, New York, on last week. aud the
interview is said to have been mutually
satisfactory.
The Empress Carlotta has nearly
recovered her reason, and her physical
health is very much improved. She
cOntemplatcs writing series of me
moirs OF her life in Mexico,
M. S. Bright, well known stock
broker OF New York, was lost in the
Ohio river disaster, and the gold room
and open board suspended, last week, in
respect to his memory.
Tie chartered company TO build u
tunnel across the East river at y. y. to
Brooklyn, is making preparations 10 go
to work and construct the much needed
improvement.
Fifteen thousand poor perons visit
ed the house of the late Baron James
Rothschild in Paris n few days since,
and received louis ga each, making
the sum of $4,000 in gold.
Man will NOT lNa tV,,1,- ,,,o,, ,,,til L.
shall labor seriously to accomplish the
mission which the earth expects of him:
the pacification and harmonious COM
munion of all living nature.
Newfoundland is DESTROYS oeimme-
diate annexation to the Canadian Do
minion as its only safety from speedy
depopulation. Nova Scotia is more
anxious to get out than Newfoundland
to get III.
DR.. d. a. Ross, Cincinnati O.,
abortionist, was last week sentenced to
seven years in the penitentiary, the eX-
of his Internal art The dying decla-
rations of his victim were admitted in
evidence at the trial.
A gentleman recently received an
unpaid letter commencing: "Sir, your
y
the stamp of falsehood. His answer
was brief and to the purpose "Sir,
only wish your letter of yesterday bore
upon its face stamp of any kind"
The New York Tribune proposes to
to stop the Worlds continued brag
about its having the larger circulation,
Germs to the examination OfCol. Robert
Hoe, and that the one which has the
largest cash receipts shall give $1,000 to
the newsboys' home.
Hester Vaughan, the Philadelphia
infanticidp, is Il short, stout girl, with
round head, high, broad forehead, an
soft blue eyes, and fair complexion.
She has quiet, self-possessed manner,
and is gentle in her movements and
speech. She can read and write, and is
very intelligent for one of her class.
"A French journal reports the dis
covery of book of theological discus
sions written by some ofthe early monks
upon such questions as these "What
was the shape of the wing on the arch
angel Gabriel?" did PLATE use soap
when he wished his hands ?" "How
much wine did they drink at the mar
riage in Cana?" "Are they any angels
with baritone voices?"
-Erchmann, the French novelist, is
thin and pale, with light hair. He
wears spectacles, and Is a great must
clan, besides smoking ten cents worth
of tobacco every day. Chatrian, his
associate, is short, heavy set, broad
backed individual, with wide for
head, thick, straight, black hair, big
mouth, and bushy moustache. They |
live to themselves, and are scarcely ever
seen in society.
Both Houses Of Congress were very
indignant over the Presidents Message. |
After being read in the House, IL was |
denounced as disgraceful and dishonor- |
able in its terms and Gen. Schenok
caused it to be disposed of in very |
summary manner. In the Senate about |
half of the message had been gone |
with, when its further reading |
was opposed and while the discussion
was going on, amotion for adjournment |
was carried. Mr.. Johnson has begun
worse with this session of Congress
than was expected, and 1t looks as
though he would embarrass legislation,