The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-01-28

inehu. Inc IOllOWlnp Ol11ccrS were |
elected for the ensuing year: a. b,
Stockwell, president; Paul n. spot |
ford, vice president Henry Clews
treasurer; II. Il. Hazard, secretary
The company intend building three
steamers besides the Tybee, which will
run regularly between this port and
SANTANA bay. The company Also intend
chartering u large steamer and sending
ou6 cabin load of excursonists who |
may wish to inspect San Domingo be |
fore taking up their residence there.
An officer attempted to arrest two
men who were fighting in the fifth
ward of Brooklyn, on Tuesday, when
II brother of one and a number of his
associates Knocked the officer down and
beat him severely. Another officer
came to the rescue, and was also badly
beaten Finally a posse of police ares
ed the brothers, Thomas and James Me-
Gurk.
Stokes seemed much depressed, on
hearing Of the decision of the court of
appeals, which seals the fate of Foster.
Stokes's counsel feel confident, however
of success in their efforts for q stay of
proceedings and new trial They
profess to have discovered new evidence
in favor of Stokes
The name of the man murdered in
the street of New York on Tuesday by
Nixon, the bill-poster, proves to be
Charles Phyfer of Brooklyn. He leav-
es wife and four children. His body
has been taken charge of by the "order
of red men," of which he was a mem
Der. Phyfer is said to have been re
markable steady man, of peaceful hab-
| its.
7 <,f "a,
and New London, and for some time Il
prominent citizen of Brooklyn, has sue
ceeded Mr.. Sinclair as publisher of the
Tribune. The Tribune association will
rebuild its office in a greatly enlarged
and improved fOrm,n next season, begin
ming in May.
Horace f. Clarke, president of the
Union Pacific railroad, is not quite clear
as to Jim Fisk's present whereabouts,
I n a list of stockholders in the road
with their residences, which he recent
ly handed to the secretary of the inte-
ror, appears this entry, james Fisk
Jr., uncertain"
a countryman went to Louisville, KY,
the other day, got drunk, mistook the
red flag on an infected house for an auc-
ton signal, and wandered around the
, premises, the result bel ng that he has
, since died, while the rest of his family
six in number, are all down with the
disease.
Coroner Jordan of Rochester, n. Y.
permitted legal snarl in which he be-
came involved in the performance o
his duties to weigh upon his mind 81
} heavily that he became partially in
sane, and last week, after kissing his
wife and children, he went out and
hanged himself upon an apple-trec
A Chinaman summoned as wit.
ness in New York. the other day. and
, to ascertain his views on the nature 81
an oath, the judge asked him VIVA
+ would be his punishment if he shnul,i
swear to lies. II shall never return to
t'nina, but always remain in New York
was the reply, and he was at one
sworn.
senator Pomerov figures as the recen
. purchaser of 500, 900 of King Bride
go npany'S stock at ropel>a X m, an
le ln- been made president % the cor
- alton. An uuchartabie KansA
rlrnal thinks this is "A bid 10 secure til,
favorable influence ofthe virluouS To
pekahs in the approaching senatorial
election
: The fact that Albert w Chamberlain
g of Cleveland o., was left-handed cans
4 ed his arrest for the murder of an oil
H hermit 1t was shown that the murdc
n was done 10y IA left-hande'i person. AN
IL Chamberlain was the only man q
j. hat kind in the vicinity he was arre-
Ell aud has confessed. Money was h.
= object. and he got Sl2.
e The smallpox is on the increase n
Lima, Peru, 10 persons dying on tn
II, ~ Of
n ei'e@hsd "iii prove ,iio,. fetal ,l'a., -
= en- the epidemic years of yellow tever
e The disease is also raging in Chilli !
; Lota paper says: The town is meltin
: away the smallpox does not decrease
l. the alarm is great, terror has stricken
.r every one; the government knows
/. and does not stir the people are aban
. doning the place, and the plague over
10 runs the whole town. There is not
e street, court or alley without its comp
II lement of victims. No one thinks @
1t succor or hygienic measures.
v While some workmen in Beleman I
,e Gerrson's foundry at Pittsburg, Pa
> were moving ladle filled with severa
y tons of melted metal. Thursday evenin
the CRANE hooks broke, letting the irol
y fall into hole which contained som
- two feet of water. A terrific explosion
IL followed. the roof of the building wa
DC carried away, and the walls cracked
tie The houses in the vicinity had thei
/. windows badly shattered, and severa
"a workmen were slightly injured. TIL
~ damage to the foundry is $4,000.
- Mr. Greeley was ridiculed beyon
5 measure by all the drynenusses of tn,
RS United States treasury because he sal
a. that the way to resumption of speci
Or payments is to resume; but now tina
nj the Senate finance committee. throug
" its chairman, Senator Sherman, ha
. virtually recommended Mr.. Greeley
ID plan, it may be received with more fay
he or. Secretary Boutwell's methed {
st securing resumption seems to be not t
resume i Boston Herald.
n. 1t so happens that since the organic,
J.. ton Of the republican party it has ne,
y err taken candidate for governor fror
te New Haven. Seven years ago Mr. Hal
ty risOn was brought forward, and ther
ne was very general acquiescence in tn
-. 1ropriety of his nomination, but fO
reasons that need not here be rehearse
~ he saw fit 10 withdraw in favor of
nj Hartford gentleman, who was thu
OF enabled to secure the nomination an
he an election. We believe that he coul
u. at that time have secured the positio'
. Int he gave way that a Representative
IL of the returned soldiers might he hor
Gu ored. II was n generous and mani
y hing to do and the strangest thin
e. about the matter is that the most activ
~, nd strenuous opposition to him NOV
= com"s from the quarter which profile
" most hv his ma"nnnimity.
4 Ifthe bov believed that the accumr
II, 'rtion Of wealth and the acquisition
p, mower were what the old man saws the
~" the w0rll would very soon br stas
"ant. 'r he believed that his chance
o. ~ Obtaining either were as poor as IT.
= majority of men find them to he, an
Ii hi'ion would die within him. 1t is h,
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