The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1869-09-07

The Indifference entertained by Demo-
Gratis in the matter of Offices getting, is
illustrated by Bucks County, Pa, in which
lO1 Democrats are scratching for the
seven offices to be filled at th, falls cleo
ton.
Mr.. VIM. b. Champain, Attorney Cen
eral of New York, has given it as his
opinion that in case of the adoption of
the new constitution of that State. the
terms of the Senators and members to be
elected this fall will expire on the 3lst
Of December, 1879.
The editor Of the Bristol (Tenn.) Neus
atfrms that he saw all the important
Confederate documents placed in the
vaults Of Montreal bank not two years
ago. He denies many Of Polard's state
mcnts.
The Cincinnati CAroaich thinks Forrest
of Fort Pillow notoricty, would be the
Senatorial candidate Of the Tennessee
Democracy if there We're no disabilities in
the way.
An English firm is manufacturing for
the Russian Government huge steam
hammer which will weigh in all about one
thousand tons. The hammer head alone
weighs torty-two tons, and the anvil block
five hundred tons. The hammer, which
is believed to be the heaviest in the world,
is to be used i'll forging steel guns.
\ hare entered town in Inverness
shire, Scotland on July ~, and was UNI
successfully chased through all the principal
streets She carried II mans bonnet on
her head for about thirty yards,an finally
made her escape in triumph.
Mr.. Tcnnyson and his party were in
exprcssibly annoyed while in Switzerland
by the hero worshippers, who stole every
piece of property that they imagined
might have belonged to the poet, for rel
les. Even the most worthless articles
were appropriated by the treasurc-seek-
ing thieves.
A citizen Of Fairhayen, CT, after an
experience Of some years has concluded
that it pays profit of about 100 per
cent, to raise chickens.
A special train recently ran on the
Central Railroad from Syracuse to Utica
New York, at the rate of one mile and
ive-eights per minute.
The amount stolen from the Farmers
Bank Of Attica, at Batavia, last week
was between $4,000 and $4,000, was
chiefly in bonds and notes. Among tn,
former was ono Genesee County bond O
S20O-NO. ,367, one mortgage giver
by G. II. Cristio of 81 500, and among
the latter, notes to the amount of 2,00(
belonging to the estate of Daniel p
Waite, NJ. W. Hay, administrator.
General Mcmahon and Ex-Ministel
Worthington, from Buenos Ayres, ar,
expected to arrive at Paris soon, OH then
way home. The report that the Amer
can Legation at Asuncion had been pill
LACED is confirmed
A man named Jacob Mach, employed
on farm near Freehold, n. j., becam,
very abusive toward Mr.. j. w. Conover
neighbor, on Friday afternoon, and at
tackled him savagely with clubs and stakes
Conover being closely pressed fired hi
gun at Mach,killing him almost instantly
He surrendered himself, and coroner
jury rendered verdict of justifable homi
eide.
la Philadelphia, Tuesday, an insan,
young man named Marshall III. Evans
shot and killed his father, Thomas l.
Evans, an old man aged sixty-three, il
his own home, No. BOG South Tenth
street, not far from the scene of the fam
Gus Twitchell murder. The father wal
about to leave the house to consult will
the family physician regarding the SOM
condition and to suggest his removal Il
an asylum.
-Four men and three girls in Des Moines
Iowa, were fined a few days ago for dis
turbing a religious meeting. The men
disturbed to the amount of $40 each, AM
the girls IS.