The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-06-17

does like that of Iowa, and to fix, prox-
imatcly, the scene of their ravages.
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A pile of wood, containing over 10000
cords and belonging to Messrs. Wither-
bees e. Fletcher, of Port Henry, caught
fire, Thursday, and burned until late in
the afternoon, when it was extinguished.
The wood was valued at about $40, ,009,
and the loss is estimated at about 81 900.
A letter from Hot Springs, Ark, tells
that Senator Morton is thriving enormous
ly. His peculiar and complicated
maladies are gradually relaxing before
the lifc-giving powers OF the springs, and
he is said to be working for dear life on
his forthcoming essay on capital and
monopoly indianapolis Sentinel.
The graduating class Of Kimball Union
Academy at Meriden N. H., numbers
twenty-four, of whom seven are women.
The Vermont graduates to whom were as
signed parts are John d. Haskell Julia
s. Haskell Of Ascutneyville; Flora L.
Pierce of Springfield; Kate NJ. Hatch of
Chelsea George A. Brown Of Plymouth.
The London modistes have insisted
upon their claims to recognition on the
opera stage and in the concert room, and
singers are now announced to perform in
dresses made at certain establishments
and thus the unoffending artists are con-
verted into irst-cass puffs and dress
makers.
A London omnibus company has adopt.
cd a novel method Of inducing travel by
its line. 1t offers a set OF prizes, vary
ing in value from s to S25, to be distri-
buted every three months to those per-
sons who can produce the largest number
of tickets in proof that they have per-
formed the journey.
The St. Louis Globe complains of the
questionable taste Of those inconsiderate
people who, in their eagerness to swell
the list Of signatures to certain petitions
the law regulating the tho "social evil"
thrust the document before the eyes Of
uusophisticated schoolgirls and boys for
their names.
The HomUupa,uiU p,av..vuv,s unv
have been so long on trial, were expelled
BY nearly unanimous vote of the Socie-
ty. 1t is understood the Hom0opaths
will carry the matter to the Supreme
Court, and it is intimated that an indig-
nation meeting Of their friends in this
city will be called at an early date.
Credulity still thrives in France. Thou
sands ofcopes ofa letter said to have been
written by the Virgin Mary are now in
circulation throughout the country, and
those who keep this letter about their
person are assured tina. they will no,
perish by fire or water, nor reet with
sudden death without having received
the last sacraments also that they will
be protected from visible and invisible
enemies.
There is difference OF opinion be.
tween the clerk Of the House Of Repre-.
scntativcs at Washington and the photo.
grapher Brady concerning certain chail
taken by the latter from the House nint
years ago, for the purpose of taking the
picture OF Lincolu therein. Brady has
used it since ior distinguished patrons
and aflirms that Mr.. Lincoln gave it tC
him, which the clerk denies and litiga
tion is imminent.
The latest boon to literary travellers il
"Graphine," which is described by tn,
London press as little packet containing
four small sheets Of paper, and on cutting
off little bit, no larger than ones iinge
nail, and soaking it in tablespoonful o
water, it will produce beautiful purple
colorcd ink This condensed writing inl
can be carried in the pocket.book, lik
court plaster, and no traveller need il
, future take an inkstand about with him
The three.card monte swindlers tha
iniest the trains on the Union Pacih
railroad struck it rich in the shape Of
jolly, green English tourist, the othe
: day. After looking on and getting tn
hang Of the game, as he thought, tn
, ,, Englishman drew wallet out of tn
depths of his capacious pocket, planke
down round thousand, and said
There I'll bet you l eau guess tn
, queen" At last accounts the English
man was bewailing the loss of his thor
}. sand and roundly abusing the "blawste
L. country" whose only queen is paste
y board one.
r Mr. ii. O. Houghton, of the prospel
), GUS Riverside press, tells how, nearl
. fifty years ago, little pale-faced ma
a came into the Vermont printing offi'
c where he was learning his trade an
: handing him printed slip, said, IN
:. lad, when you use these words spell the
=. as here, theater, center," etc. 1t W,
# Noah Webster, travelling on foot al
i, visiting country printing offices to pc
K suade people to spell as he did. III
s apprentice little thought at that tin
e that he should ever be head Of an esta
', lishment which would manufacture
r. thousand tons of Webster's dictionarie
!. HoosAc TUNNEL.-The progress of Il
~ Hoosac Tunnel for the month of Ma
u 1878; West shaft heading 100 fe'
g Central shaft heading 155 feet. Di
a tauce penetrated from the Central sha
'o going West, 1l,07S feet. Distance I
&c naming to be opened, 1864 feet. !
&c the bench East of the Central shaft q
n' feet were made, leaving only 60 fe
u more to be taken out, after which all t
'o water at the Central shaft will flow o
70 70 itself through the East end.
a In justice to our friend, the late ch
ne justice, we have to say that, although
X, died of disease of the brain, his mi
K renamed clear and able to the last, '
It. know he regarded this administration,
N all thoughtful, patriotic men do, as
ne great calamity, He believed Gen, Gra
1t 10 he honest and well.meauipp. but