The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-07-25

Because a brother fireman had been
promoted above him, Jno. Churchill, in
employ Of the Hudson River Railroad
company, set fire to 1000 cords of wood
at Albany, belonging to the company
Some Of the ladies at Saratoga have
appeared with new style Of earring and
necklace composed of fvc-dolar gold
pieces, joined together by small gold
chains. They are very unique and
elegant.
The Mobile Register, leading Demo
cratic journal of Alabama, says Of this
"new departure" that, $50 far from being
a bridge to pass over new members into
the Democratic camp alt is a bridge
that lures and marches over the Demo-
cratic camp to radical mongrelism."
Elections will be held in the States
named below as follows General cleo
tons will be held in Pennsylvania, Ohio,
Kentucky, Iowa, California, Texas, Hi
nois, and North Carolina, the first two
and the fourth and fifth in October and
September, and Kentucky in August.
Dresses are to be made with very little
trimming next season, nouncos, and rufles
being altogether dispensed with, and or.
namcntcd instead with bias folds Of the
material, one above another, or else per-
fcctly plain. The overskirts are to be
worn very long, and loopcd only at the
sides.
Chicago, after having changed the cur
rent Of its delcctablc river, by making it
run up stream toward the Mississippi ill.,
stead of from the Mississippi to the lake,
now placidly asks ado you suppose that
turning the lake into the Mississippi will
abolish the falls Of Niagara? And, oh,
what will become Of the Gulf of st. Law
renee 2"
According to Mrs. Stanton, the moral
ity among the Mormon women and chill
dren is appalling She visited their
cemetery, and saw acres Of little graves
So it would seem that the story about
Brigham Young's losing forty-eight
mothers.in-law is not all gentle myth.
Those who trample on one section of the
Constitution of human nature, usually
find that they are dealing with a grave
subject before they get through.
The Postmaster General has shown his
good sense by appointing four women to
| tirst-class cerkships in his department,
where they will receive the same pay as
q male clerks of the same grade but they
| are accomplished linguistsan and translators
q which is more than can he said Of most
Q of the male clerks. Women have always
3. been noted for their linguistic abilities
G and it is remarkable that governments
Y have been SO slow to utilize their gifts,
|, In recent interview with corrcspon
@ dent, General Sherman expressed himsel
unrcservedly in favor Of the reelection o
: President Grant The country was quic
If and prosperous under the present Admin
| istration, and it ought to ho and woul,
}. be continued in power a second term. III
d thought the Ku-Kux at the South wcr
e ovcrcstimatcd otherwise there would no
.. have been this year n larger crop of cot
n ton than the general average.
TnE LINCOLN MoNUllENT-$j0,00t
r. WANTED TO COMPLETE lr.-SwinQ6eld
d. H., July 20 The Lincoln Monumon
N Association held meeting yesterday t
&c ascertain their financial condition.
d, was found that they could pay for til
OF monument as it is, the bronze statue Q
y Lincoln, and for the grading of tn
grounds. This will leave the four group
as of statuary contemplated in the origins
h. design, unprovidcd for. The purpose {
e me dissertation mas Decn to build Just S
H. far as they could pay for the worl
re They have done so, and are now out {
&c debt. The groups of statuary will COS
10 $50, 900, and will be bought il the nor
y ey can be raised.