The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-11-25


An Iowa newspaper proclames itself
an "honest newspaper" and in another
paragraph says, "When a man processes
honesty. keep your eye peeled for a
thief"
The Congregationali1 has seen this
item in late invoice of fashionable New
York furniture: "Elegent upholstered
kneeling benches for.the weary and heavy
laden"
The City Councils of Detroit and
Cleveland voted large sums of money to
aid Memphis. but it is now found there
is no law for the appropriation. The
treasurers refuse to honor the vote.
An iron bar tied across the track of
the Memphis and Louisville railroad
near Brownsville, Tenn. threw the engine,
tender, baggage and one passenger car of
train of the track, Wednesday. killing
Mrs. Agnes Mckenzie, who had Just or.
rived from Scotland, and slightly ipjuring
a number Of others,
The semi.annual session OF the "Great
Council of Pennsylvania of the Improved
Order of Red Men" was held at Phila.
delphia, Wednesday. The report Of the
great sachem showed that the order is
in fourishing condition. Ten new
tribes have been instituted since April,
and 80 past sachems admitted to the
council
There has been fresh dispute as TO
which is the fastest train 10 Engl and.
The Great Western express between Pad.
dington and Exeter, runs II "a miles
between Paddington and Swindon), Doth
up and down, in 81 minutes, including
starting and stopping, or at the rate Of
1892 miles per hour. At full pace tho
speed is, as nearly as possible, mile a
minute.
At country church in New Bruins.
wick on recent Sabbath young lady
entered and passed up the aisle without
bonnet or hat. She had lost it on the
road. Her CONSERVATION at the discov.
cry was not lessened when the young
pastor, who had picked it up, entered
and handed it to her. The incident pro.
badly inspired the pastor, for his sermon
was based on the text, "A woman ought
to have power on her head"
The state of affairs in New York may
be judged from the following clipping :
1--WE expect to record and give pictures
in the Daily Graphic, before the yea,
1874 is through, of Aldermen hanging ts
lamp.posts, and delinquent bank presi
dents hunted into the North and Eas
rivers" If mob law is going to prevail
in New York, it may be we'll for decen
people to keep out Of the clutches of tn,
mob, which is not apt to be discriminat
: ing.
A lady correspondent of the New Yorl
Graphic flies to the defense of the ma
ligned baokbones Of Boston ladies, deny
ing Die Lewis's statement that nine
tenths Of them have lateral crook pro
duced by fashionable methods of dress
She says that the doctor has to inveigl
against fashions that have long sine
! passed away, or his occupation woul'
DO gone.
A special dispatch from California
$ Mo-, states that Henry Rol shot an,
. killed Miss Mollie Woline, near BellaiI
Cooper county, on Friday, 7th inst, an
|; then blew out his own brains. Rol ant
3 Miss Wolline were engaged to be married
!. but her parents refused consent, where
upon Rol attempted suicide. but was pre-
$ vented By members Of his family. TIL
v next day he went to the residence Of tn
a young lady and committed the deed q
J. above stated He left a note saying tbs
a be could not live without the girl an
4 was resolved to kill her and himself {
] that they might be together in the nel
Il world,