The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-02-03

from the CAPT oil.
A Washington correspondent under the
late Of Friday says:
All interested in Boss Shepherd are be.
coming more and more distracted over
the new turn which affairs are taking
The city press has undertaken to cry the
Investigation down by low abuse, To-day
the Republican takes a new turn, and as.
,umes IN a long editorial that the attack
on the District authorities is an assault
on the administration. All Of the papers
instead Of limiting that, if anything is
wrong, it ought to be exposed, have band
ed together to abuse all who favor an in.
vestigation. Everybody here understands
that an honest investigation would entire.
ly break down the ring There is an at
tempt to stop the move in the House for
an investigation but it finds little support,
and it is quite certain to be ordered, so
far as the House is concerned, next Mon.
day. There is very active inquiry among
members to ascertain how many more OF
the Huntington letters and papers of the
ring have been secured by these wretched
malcontents, but curiosity goes unsatsfed
and the restlessness continues.
Carpenter and Conkling played off n
pre.arraogcd comedy in the Senate, to-
day, both laboring under the impression
that they were creating a sensation. Car
pcnter, with the utmost gravity, called
upon his fellows for advice in matter he
had discovered, namely, that that terrible
class, the correspondents, were drawing
enormous qualities Of stationery, at which
Conkling affected utter amazement. al.
though the practice is older than the day
he was heard Of outside Of Utica, n y
After considerable debate, the matter wa,
referred to Carpenters committee for in
vestigation. The book Of issues Of sta
tionery shows that, thus far, each cores
pondent, for the two months Of the session
has had about 40 cents worth OF station
cry of all kinds, and that about oDe.thirC
Of all that has been issued is still on hand
Carpenter and Conkling played thcil
game so clumsily that everybody is laugh
ing at them.
The Senate spent most of its time to
day, in listening to Carpenter, who mad
a pointed aud forciblc speech on the Lou
isiana natter
The House was engaged the create
part of the day with the army bill. Gen
eral debate under the minute rule vii
begin tomorrow.
THE FACTS ABOUT HARRY GENEr's Is
cArE.-Now that Harry w. Genet an,
his friends are probably safe in Soutl
America, man well acquainted with tn
party, and who at the time was in tn
secret, has furnished the New York Su
with the following facts regarding thei
escape: On Monday morning, Dec. %
Genet entered coach drawn by feet hor-
es, which had been kept in readiness nea
his house, and was driven rapidly to Pei
ham bridge. Here fast yatch was i
waiting having on board Norten, Conan
and Walsh. Sail was Immediately hoist
ed, and the boat sped away to three
masted schooner near Communipaw. Tn
clearance papers had been made out ic
the schooner to sail on Monday, Dec. ..
for St. Marys river and Rio Janeirt
The schooner sailed on Tuesday, the %
for South America The vessel had bee
fitting up for three months FOR Prime
Harry and his friends, and the first da
was passed on board while waiting to sa
in lively game Of draw poker. 1t ",
the intention Of Genet TO call on bis oil
friend Henry Mcigs, the railroad king
South America, and after few wcel
visit his brother in the Sandwich Island
DEATH OF CARLOS BAxrER-Mr Ca
los Baxter, Of Burlington, died in th
city on Wednesday evening. We are il
debted to the Free Press for the folio,
ing sketch Of his life:
Mr.. Baxter was born in Browning,o
Orleans county, Jan. 18th, 1909. II
father was Hon. William Baxter, a prot
inent lawyer of northeastern Vernon
After receiving an academica educatio
he became a student in Norwich Univo
sity, under the administration of Car
Alden Partridge, and remained there u
til he entered the University Of Nermo
in 1876, which institution he left at t
end of his sophomore year, and gradual
at Union College in 1880, Adopting t
law as his profession, he attended ectur
at Cambridge, Mass, at the same
Charles Sumner and afterwards at NJ
Haven, Conn. Upon his admission
the bar, be located in Burlington, whe
be has resided ever since. Possessed
an ample fortune, he did not long follC
E the law, but engaged in extensive bu
ness projects, and was at one time large
identified with the manu- featuring int
ests of Burlington and Winooski.
AS an ardent Wbig, he was elect
representative from Burlington in lS4
He was reelected in lS47, and Was an
= Auentia member Of the General AsseI
bly,. OF strong anti-slavery conviction
he joined the Republican party at its {
ganization, and was made in 1862, t
first collector of internal revenue for II
congressional district, an Office which
accep;ably filled and held until lS6
Since then his health has gradually fail
him, aud he has led a quiet life. An {
thusiastlc admirer of Horace Greeley,
earnestly supported him for President
= the last national election,
. Mr. Baxter's disease was paralysis,
: first shock Of which Frustrated him abe
= four years ago. The last and fatal
y. tack was on Monday forenoon, when
y whole right side was paralyzed, and
= has remained almost unconscious from
first.
T. Mr.. Baxter was the younger brother
the late Hon. Portus Baxter, for seve
= years the representative of the 3D. distr
y in Congress. lie married daughter
= Hon. Benjamin f. Deming, Of Burlir
= ton, who died many years ago. Tb
r. daughters survive him-Ann Eliza, "
= of Rev, J. lsham Bliss Of Benningtl
. Caroline NJ, wife of b. b. Smalley,