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


made Ia burn one of the work shops.
The papcrs in the ease of collector of
internal revenue Bailey, charged with
perjury, have been turned over To the
United States district Attorney, and
Mr. BailcY's counsel intend To COM
mcnce counter proceedings immediate |
~, against the PLAINTIFF, Davis
Horace Grcelcy's premium of 500 to
the first township Of more than fifty |
dwellings which should report itself as
having at least two good grape vines /,
planted ON each homestead, has been
awarded To Sunderland, and the second
of 500, to Nineland, y J.
Weston and George Topley, the cele-
brated English pedestrian, have been
matched to walk 100 miles for $4,000, at
Boston, between June - and IS, under
u forfeiture OF 1900, and Waeers are al
80 pending that Weston will walk los
miles in twenty-four consecutive hours.
Thomas Mulloy, a young man serv-
ing out term in the Hudson IN j.
county Jail for larceny, attempted TO
commit suicide, Monday night, 10y
hanging. hccauec lac had received let
ter from his sweetheart refusing to have
anything further To do with him. He
was cut down and saved.
The McCoule- Cubum prize fight did
not come of, "Wednesday, ~ advertised
in consequence of the arrest of both pa
pilists. MUCOulc was arrested at Lau-
renceburp, in Dearborn county, q. and
held IN 5000 bonds, and tohurn was
arrested at Cold Spring, Ind, just rs lac
entered the ring. The excursion trains
reached Cincinnati ON the return trip at
$50 p. m, and the opinion generally
prevailed that the fight was sold.
The New Orleans LA grand jury
have appealed to Gen Buchanan to com
pei the chief of police to arrest n noted
burglar named Watson, whose Wherea-
bouts he says lac knows, but whom he
will not arrest until he is paid reward
for IL. Gen Buchanan Gays there is no
state law that Will cover the offenae, but
that he will investigate and take the
necessary steps in the matter A little
military ju9tice might not be inappTo-
pirate III the circumstance.
Both the Presbyterian assemblies, Old
school at Albany, and New School at
Harrisburg Pa occupied Wednesday
with discussion n the proposed plan OF
reunion. In the Old School the report
Of the board OF domestic missions was
received showing that the receipts for
the year had boon Sll3, 100, with the re-
served fund "l SOL s0S the diehurse-
| ment9 sl4G coo, and that the number oi
| missionaries now IN the service was 6ls
Icy more than in the year previous -
Fifty nine churches have been organ
| lied, 49, Sabbath schools founded and
| 400 teachers and 81 81, scholars added
The committee recommend An entire
| change Of management fOI the ensuing
| yeAr
| Chief Justice Iha-r having a sented
! 10 June 3, aq the day fDr commencing
| the trial ut jet DAVIS, II the impeach
mcnl trial was finished. il vas under
! TODD al Richmond, lncsdAN HAT the
| Trial would begin then
Mr. Wilder who assumed the editor.
| snip Of the lraVcuWorth Conservative
| the other day, said very frankly in hi,
| salutaiOrN; Il have done some very
mean things in my day, of which am
| more ashamed than any other man can
he. These thing will probably he
| more talked of NOW than ever before.
Texas ought to hr u good plac" for Ia,
| life insurance hu~incs~ The o1llcia
| records of seventeen counties SLOW lol
! the year lo61, t." murders and % as
saults with intent to kill. For the iouI
months ending MAY ! thorc were IN ):
counties lS7 murders and ll3 assault,
with intent 10 Kill.
Henry Bcrnd i, the DambuiN cigal
maker whose brand ColfaN rccommen.
dcd 10 Grant, the other day. He iss
, German and good Republican
The lith of September has been tXco
| for the new trial of ten tole. the His
cock murderer.
Judge lneall~ has refused a stay o
] i,,a. in l.
| child murderer, who is Ia Ice hung al
Hudson, Saturday.
The jury in the Callicot Hen reve.
Nue fraud ease AT Brooklyn has return.
| ed Il verdict of Guilty against Cailicot
and Of acquittal of Allen.
Josephine Duhritski, the German
woman VIII" Was shot 10y her Jealous
husband At New York Just prey ious 10
lis suicide, Il few days ago. died Tues
daN.
/ One Of the telegram uneurthed by
I Builel's Investigations was the follow
| ing, sent 10y WoolleN -four hours before
! the impeachmentV vote and which shows
| With what tremendous odds the friends
| OF the president had to contend -
III 5 Hastings, tcare Sheridan Shook
| SO Cedar street, \ Y: We have beat
| the Methodist Episcopal church North
| He'll, George Wilkes and Impeachment
II il believed vote will be had to-day
I doubt ii "
The 81 Louis Mo Democrat has
/ beeu sued for $50 900 damages done to
The reputation of a Capt NIarsden by
! copying statement of the La Crosse
| Democrat that he had swindled that
| paper
Mayor Thomas OF 81 Loui., Mo, has
issued proclamation, recommending q
general suspension Of business, to-mor-
row, in honor Of the ceremonies OF un-
| yelling the statue OF Gov Thomas II
Benton
John Molrissey'z club house at sara
| toPa Is not To be opened this season 49,
| The furniture has been sold To parties
in New York, ana viii he transferred
| TO Long Branch, there 10 be used In ut
ting up new club house.
Mrs Mary l. Browsher has been ac-
quilted al Upper SanduslSy, O., OF the
murder of her son by poison, and ne.
manded 10 await trial on two other in.
dictments for the murder OF her two
daughters. The evidence IL all circum.
| stantial.
The Canadian government has been
sufficiently alarmed at the rumors of !
| Fenian invasion 10 Intercept two reei,
ments on their way back 10 England
and il is also reported that il will tax,
immediate and full control of the rail
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