The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1868-07-07
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will effectually keep them from rust
during the summer months.
The New York Soldiers Friend and
Grand Army of the Republic has been
changed from " monthly to weekly
paper.
Mr. Alexander Delmar has been skill
fully legislated out of his office of bu-
reau of statistic, by the amendment to
the legislative appropriation bill, and
Commissioner David A Wells will here
after take charge of the statistical bu-
reau.
A correspondent of the New York
Times places the population of Colorado
last winter at $1,000 hardly enough to
make into state, holding as much
powar in the United States Senate as
Ohio or New York.
The boiling republicans of Maryland,
who sent an Independent delegation to
the Chicago convention, have with
drawn the electoral ticket which they
have since nominated, and the republic
cans of the state are now practically
united for Grant and ColfaX.
The funeral of Col Thomas Hayes of
San Francisco, Cal, who died while on
his way to the democratic national con-
vention, took place nj New York, Mon
day. His remains will be forwarded to
San Francisco by the next steamer.
Queen Victoria thought Tennyson's
Enoch Arden had rather an immoral
tendency, till she had talked it over
with the poet at his island home, been
shown the grave of Enoch and the child
of the "other man." Being thus con-
WINGED that the story was true, she de-
clared that Enoch did right after all,
God bless him."
Ex-Presidcnt Buchanan's estate is
appraised at $3.50 $50, not II dollar of
which il in United States bonds, and
but 500, 600 of which Is in real estate.
Kalloch, the reverend Boston Baptist
adulterer, is at Washington, lobbying
for the Usage swindle, and his friend
ship ought TO kill anything
Caleb Cushing is said to be irrevocably
devoted to his practice of the law, but
to have political leaning towards Tia e
republicans. It's otmuch consequence
what becomes of the fossils.
&c Whaley, president of the national
labor congress, has resigned his position
as proof-reader in the government
printing office at Washington as the
democratic papers say, having been
| threatened with removal, because he
had called a meeting of the congress to
act with the democratic convention at
! New York. More likely it was that he
may devote his whole time to political
campaigning this summer, trusting to
| the next administration for his reward
The Illinois normal university has
| had AZ students this year and graduated
10. Over 600 pupils are in its connect
ed schools.
Twelve thcaters will be in operation
in New York next season, not counting
the Ministries.
Major Gen Napier, the conqueror o
Abyssinia, arrived at Paris, Tuesday, on
his way to London, and was received Il
the British legation with great honors
He will be made II peer ON his arrival II
England.
The Toronto (Ont.) people have me
moriallizcd th,il city council to do TIL
handsome thing pecuniarily and other
wise, 10y Miss Rye, the English lad,
who lately brought out lot of servan
girls to the New Dominion.
Edward |. Stanton, son of the late sec
rotary of war, delivered the address he
fore the alumni of Kingston CO.. colleg
ut the recent commencement, on III
subject of practical education.
Congressman Wushhurn of Massachu
sets does not waste much breath i
speaking but for downright hard an
useful work he has no superior in tn
House. He is just now meeting on
} Justice To several large monopolies VIII
are vainly trying To buy their wa
through Congress.
Horace Greedy, Thurlow Weed, Hell
ny Ward Beechcr, Judge DAILY an
other New York gentlemen, have eac
given 500 To the working-women's III
ion of that city, because friend thereC
promised to give SluO ON condition tbs
nine Others would do the same.
The New York associated press
making extensive arrangements to +,
port the proceedings of the nationi
democratic convention. Two wirsS'al
to be extended To Tamany hall, an
fourteen reporters are to be employe
: there. The number of press represei
tatiVcs who will receive accommod;
tions to he limited to 80.
Capt Frederick w Stowe, son of Nj
Harriet Beecher stowe, has sailed ft
Spain on account of his health. nevt
: having entirely recovered from TIL
. wound which he received at Getty
, burg.
Gen Grant passed through Columbu
= o., Wednesday, en- route for the Yves
He was enthusiastically received at tn
depot.
The presidents latest scheme for gi'
ing aid and comfort to the enemy
said to be the creation of a new milital
t department of tho gulf, composed of Il
states of Georgia, Alabama, MississipI
Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas, wit
. Gen Rousseau as its commander, wit
headquarters at New Orleans.
The Albany and Troy editors are q
ing to take trip to Montreal and Gu
: bee about the 10Th.
n The late Matthew Nassar's will ca
GELS mortgage of ST5, 090 which he he
= on Vassar college, at Poughkeepsie,
! V, the institution OF his founding, az
a bequeaths $40, 600 rs II "lecture fund
4 and the same amount as an "auXilial
. fund" to aid INDECENT students, prope
ly selected and recommended by Il
s college authorities.
Gen Nelson A Miles, formerly of Il
army of the Potomac, now commissio
er of the freedmen's bureau in Mort
Carolina, and Mary Hoyt eldest daug
= ter of Judge Charles T Sherman
= Cleveland, o., were married, in Trini
h church at that city. The ceremony al