The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-08-15


barometer is in position again, and tn,
rain has entirely ceased-perfectly cleai
now IN all directions. Great storm il
reported from the mouth of Mrs. .Sippi
causing great CONSERVATION among mar
rled men thereabouts, all in consequence
OF a "Woman's Suffrage" meeting held
in New Orleans last night
The old lady is considerably "ried -
and has taken the whole question down
at one gulph.
Rain fell hard in California yesterday.
not much injurod-having been on a
thigh" for some time past-and will be
much "mist" hereafter.
High pressure report" have been spread
from the mouth of Mss Souri, indicating
fair weather.
PRoBABTLITIEs.-Ifi it clears off at the
northwest, it will stop raining and be
quito dusty in the upper lakes. Should
IL cease to blow eery hard, there will be
light winds and pleasant weather through
out the New England and married states
and constant sunshine and happiness at
the beautiful and charming "Broad
Loaf lnn,' at Ripton, VT, whittier this
dispatch is ordered to be sent.
When the Chicago city fathers 20 oil
on summer vacation, the journal unfili.
ally remarks upon the departure of "our
scalawag aldermen"
Calais, Me-, is nice place for young
men to go to. The local paper there sa Va
that two-thirds of the wealth of the town
is to be inherited by young girls
Mr.. Elihu Burritt, figuring upon
Statistics comes to the following tremend
Gus generalization "Twenty.si hundred
millions OF dollars year for Mars against
perhaps, twcnty-six millions tor Messiah 81
Truth is to be discovered, and pardon
to be won, for every man by himself
We arc not to put confidence in those
who say; Here is tho treasure, we have
found it, aud have it, and will eiy, von
some Of it; but in those who say: We
think that il good place to dig, and YOU
will dig most easily in such and such i.
way RuSiin.
at Is curious TO observe the change Of
tuner reference to President Grant ADOPT.
ed hy Democratic journals. During H..
war they termed him "an imbecle." ,
"ln'chrr.' q creature Of luck" Now
D. is g >''"ond Napoleon who is wa,ohine
i"r an Opportunity to pcrpctuate his rule
and hrn"" q N,ry dangerous man.
An 'n''u"ting fellow calling himself
Midrhipman Eotelt II. Fletcher. OF thu
United States Navy wheedled number
of the citizens of Exeter, n. H.. ont Of
small sums OF money several weeks ago.
and then left for the State Of Maine, where
he played the same game. TsAt last &C.
counts he was paying his respects to gen.
tlemen in Ohio.
There arc now five ministers Of The
Methodist Church in Utah. The church
at Salt Lake City, organized May "a.
1870, has II membership of 81 that at
Corinne of 10; that at Evanston of 9.
total -. There are five Sunday schools,
with an aggregate enrolled membership
of 400 Three day schools are sustained
having 200 scholars enrolled. The value
Of church property is estimated at SO.
000
At gathering in Bridgeport, Conn,
few days ago, request was made that
the four front seats be vacated by ladies
over twenty, to make room for those un.
der that tender age. A malignant report
cr says;
at is unnecessary to add that there
was no great amount of moving, but there
was some rafting among the false teeth
after the service was over"
1t is now believed that the Ku.Klux
Investigating Committee will report il
favor Of the bill drawn up by the Com.
missioner Of Internal Revenue and intro.
duced in the last Congress providing rev.
enue police force to be selected from re.
liable citizens in the districts where now
the revenue officers are powerlesa to en
force the laws.
Dolly Davenport broke his leg in Texas
recently, and, nursed by his wife, has been
staying at the Washington Hotel in Gal.
weston. His landlord called at his room
the other day and presented his bill in
full for six weeks. Dolly examined it.
and remarked that it was receipted
"Well." said the old.fashioned landlord
"you should always take good care OF
your receipts. It's just little compli.
ment, you see. Good morning"
A correspondent of the Washington
Chronicle, writing from Gettysburg. says
odd John Burns, whose name is familiar
to every man, woman and child Of the
country as that OF the only inhabitant OF
the place who raised his hands in defence
of his country and his home, lives in qui-
ct plenty in his old house on the west side
of the town. lie is always delighted to
talk to strangers Of the battle of which he
was the hero, and can discourse eloquent
ly of the incidents of the fight, especially
those in which he participated a.
long as he can find hearers. The old man
rarely enjoys his character of lion, and is
somewhat jealous if mention is made Of
any one else.
The SEASON IN ENGLAND.-Rev Dr.
Dexter writes to the "Congregationalist"
that at midsummer in Yorkshire good
coal fires were necessary for comfort, and
thunder storms of unusual violence were
of daily occurrence Frequently there
storms in one day. Not delightful Ri.
mate, one would imagine.
SEVENTEEN HUNDRED YEARS IN 1uf
OvEN.-One house in Pompeii had eyi.
IDENTIFY been in state of repair when thu
yelcano-storm buried it. Painters and
decorators and cleaners we're masters OF
the situation. The household gods were