The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-04-22


Alexandra Concert Hall, in Lcistcr
square. London aud AN cX-cditor GU Of
a little sheet, which used to ooze out of
some obscurl hole here. This little sheet
ostensibly started to make the science Of
Insurance its chief aim, end and object.
But legitimate business being slack, the
sheet was turned into 'blackmailing' Or
gan. aud large number of prominent
public men attacked by it. The paper
finally run against Mr.. Il. S. Winston,
President Of tho Mutual Lille Insurance
Company Of this city, and as soon as the
backmoiler put his foot in, Mr. w. had
him arrested On u charge Of libel, and
this English found himself in Ludlow St.
Jail in default of bail. Being thus shut
up, the executor began to study what
was the best thing to do, and finally con.
cluded to petition the Legislature, and
he petitioned, and he set forth shat he
was deprived Of his personal liberty and
as before said, this is a subject dear to
American hearts, and so mis- petition was
TelCTTCu W INC NOIliuitISO vi O'iO'ohOOS'
with some of the spread-eaglesm which
obtains under the circumstances, and the
committee or majority Of them, came
down to investigate this cruel case Of
deprivation The committee were so
anxious to have something to do, not
having had chance to make dollar
during the session, that they came away
without any authority, nor did they have
power to send for persons and papers, but
they got here.
Their first meeting was held at Ludlow
st. Jail where they examined English as
to his 'depriyat!ous' of personal libcr-
ty etc.
They found him in jail 50 he really
and truly was deprived Not getting
much good out of English, they held their
next meeting at the Metropolitan Hotel
and there concluded to Investigate the
management Of the company'-a curious
switching off it would seem to the unin-
itiatcd. At the meeting they examined
one McCollock, lard hroker, with aspi-
rations not bounded by hogs lard. What
wounded pride will not do in this world.
The lard broker once aspired to be high
luminary in the Insurance world but no
one saw his brightness, and he has ever
since had a chronic sourness against in
surance. But the Committee could only
get from this party a repetition Of state.
ments made long ago and long ago ex
amined and exploded on no less thar
four separate investigations, made by the
State Insurance Departmental the Legisla
tive Committee on Insurance and the
policy holders. However times being
hard, the Committee were forced to dc
volopo their little game They wanted
to be seen or as Jim. Fisk used to pu
it, thoy wanted some body to COM
down but the Mutual could not be scared
and would not come down dime, an'
amid a shower of terrible profanity, tn,
! '.--- 90 S'lICtduccS lctrcatcu u
Albany. They seem to have dropped
double quick, the poor devil, who howlc'
SO Justify about being de- rived Of hi
personal liberty, as he still continues il
that sad predicamcnt
: This may serve as n warning to black
mailers and mud throwcrs, and all homo
to the man who had the nerve to arrcs
the libeler and bring him before jury
The people most interested in the manage
: ment of the Mutual, the State Insuranc
: Department, Committeeson Insurance an
policy holders, extol not less the wisdom
and economy. with which the company
is managed than the iirmuess OF its officer
: in deiying the organ Of a bleckmailcr
and the greed Of a Legislative ring.
SPOILED SENSATION.
1t seems now that the Mrs Genera
Frederick W. Arlington, whose stor
about having been in the hands of som
pr9!iessj?nall 2e2Sqa9ii Tres rG 6srfe. tia
long editorial homlies were based upo
it, is a fraud. There never was any sue
general. Instead Of being marie
: woman, she is an adventures Of tn
: worst repute, and of the most braze
type The sensation papers, are IN con
sequence very much detected.
TIE SPRING FASHIONS
ana lashionablcs are IN terrible pllgh
because it SHOWS here every day or tw
yet, aud rains and blows, aud is awlu
} weather, and wont let milliners sell thci
stock, nor Flora McFlimsey deposit her
self in the newest shades and latest style.
! Furs and wraps and umbrellas form
very considerable portion Of street COS
| tunes yet, and it was the coolest Eastc
! Sunday known in lie time. Wei
who cares for fashion, with gold in tn
vicinity Of 20 GREEN MOUNTAIN.