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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-04-07

There is a familiar feature about the
following story anent the Congregational
Council, which makes its truth matter
of doubt. A New York paper tells it :;
"The Scribe of the Council was DR.. CUNT
Of New Bedford In reading the Lesson'
Sunday morning Mr.. Beecher said Ana
where is the Scribe? The sexton ran
round to the little door and tried to whs.
per that he was in pew 10. But as the
Scribe he meant wasn't the Scribe Mr..
Beccher read about, no further notice
beyond a circlng ripple OF smiling recog-
ntion-- was taken Of it,
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-04-07
Children Often Leels Pale and
sick

from no other cause than worms in the oUaek>
BROWNS VERMIfUGE c0MFlrS
will destroy worms without injury to the CHI
being perfectly WHITE. and free frou all c. p.
ing or other injurious ingredients usually US, q
worm preparations.
CURTIS BROWN, Prcprietors,
No 2l5 Fulton street, New York.
Sold by Druggists and Chemists and Dealers "a
Neiciass al TwENrY-FIyE CESrs BOX. 49,
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-04-07

CONSUMPTION, the scOurge ofthe human
amily, may in its carly stages be prompt
ly arrested and permanently cured.
RAvLNrwooD, W. Va, Oct. 2Sth 1872.
DR.. Il. V. Pierce Sir:
For the las, year have been using
YOUR Golden Medical Discovery. owe
my life to it having been afflicted for years
Did not use it but short timo before |
vas benefited at that time | was very
bad, not able 10 sit up much, was suffer-
ing greatly with my throat, was getting
blind, had dry cough. and much pain III
my lungs, have used twelve bottles Of
he Discovery and am almost we'll.
KATE Il. WARpNER.
\ son OF Mr., j. II. ME,EcK, of Chat.
ham Four Corners, y. Y, has been cured
of Consumption by DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery,-so says Mr. c. b.
Caufold, editor Of the Chatham Courier.
S. Il. EGLER, druggist, of West Union,
o.. writes to state that DR. Pierce's Gold
en- Discovery has effected wonderful
cure of Consumption in his neighborhood
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-04-07
" by Will You
SufteIl

To all persons sufer-
ing from Rheumatism,
Neuralgia, Cramps in
tho stomach, bilious
Collie, pain in the back.
bowels or side, we
would say, THE HousE-
HoL D PASAcEA and
FAMILY LISIMEsT ia of
all others the remedy
you want for internal
and external use. It
has cured tho above
Complaints in thousands
Of cases. There is 70
mistake about it. Try il.
sold by all Druggists.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-04-07

4 single Nevada mine, the Belchor,
has just made its report for 1873, which
shows that it took ont Of its part OF the
lode nearly 5il 900 600, Of which one.
half was paid to the stockholders in diyi.
dends.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-04-07

DR.. \. Johnson, Of the most successful
practitioners If his time, invented what is now
called Johnson's 'ncdyne Linment. The great
success of this article in the cure Of Bronchitis
and all dsesses OF throat and lungs, will make
the name Of johnson not less favorably, II less
widely known, than that Of Louis Napoleon.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-04-07

The public arc lr,eby assured, through the
columns Of the Kcfiater that Parsons Purgative
Pills contain no injurious principle, but that they
may be administered to children and the most
weak and shattered constitutions in small doses,
with great certainty of success
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-04-07

Immediate relief from Coughs, colds, hoarse-
ness, whooping cough and all distressing com
plants of the throat and lung1 nav be /. pnd in
tho use OF Weeks Magic c. npound No other
remedy seems to reach the seat Of disease like it
Don't hesitate to try it when all others 'ail. 1t
truly possesses magic power in the cure Of ell
lung diseases. Sold by all druggists 2m2
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-04-07

ABOUT BrTERs.--At certain periods 81 life .
tonic is necessity; but there is danger 10 using
stimulsnts that iDjure the organs Of digestion
while giving temporary relief. To obviate this
and present IN the public tonic free from alec :
holic poison, DIR. Greene prepared the Oxygenated
Bitters, a sure cure for Dyspepsia and kindred
complaints. Sold everywhere. John F. Henry.
Currsn Co, rropretors, & college Place,
New Noft
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-04-07

The war indemnity to be paid by the
Ashantee king is fixed at $4,000 ounces
Of gold or about 100000, on amount
that will be raised only by the plumber.
ing Of the chiefs and OF everybody else
probably, Unless the wealth Of the coun.
try is greatly underestimate, specie pay.
menfs will be suspended for some time at
Coomassie. This is how the first 100
ounces was delivered. Ii was truly
picturesque aitna'ion. latter the shade of
u mcss.hut and adjoining Ono which ia
the generals that the gold. which was
the sign patent to ali men Of the sub.
mission of the Ashantcc king. was paid
over and weighed The government gold
taker had been brought up from Cape
Coast 10 be ready for any emergency of
the kind. He sat on one side receiving
the precious metal on tho opposite sat
some six or seven Of the Ashantecs, round
large, white cloth Of native manufac.
ture, filed with gold plates and figures,
nuggets bracelets, knobs, masks, bells,
jaw. bones and fragments ofskuls, plaques,
bosses, all Of the metal as pure as il can
bc,and Of an endless variety oil shape aud
size. All, or almost all, Of these have
through them fue hole for threading to
form necklaces or armlets. Besides these,
door ornaments and gold nails were
thrown in, and plumber Of odds and
ends that must have been wrenched off in
the hurry Of escape from the palace, and
which now added 9uantness to the rich
handfuls that were poured into the bal.
aucc.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-04-07
MILLERSTowN, April |


y fire early this morning broke out in
the Central Hotel, which was totally de-
stroyed and seven persons burned to
death O0e woman leaped from a third
story window and was seriously injured.
All the buildings on the cast side of Main
street, from Frederick's grocery and
hardware storc,iDcudug the Central and
Harlan houses, opera house, Reed X Du-
rants hardware store, aud Sinks hotel
and two other buildings all south on the
west side OF Main street, from Red
Franks saloon north, including the But.
Ter County Bank, United Pipe Lines
office, express Office, Millertown Savings
Bank. Wcsterman's grocery Schneider's
billiard room on Slippery Rock street,
on the north side, from FredericS's boot
and shoe store west to Barnhari's groce-
ry store and from Hooks dwelling on the
sonih side Of Slippery Rock street east to
Puff's Misunderstanding 90 buildings in
all-aro burned. More persons are
thought to have been burned, but il is not
yet known.
Latcr.--The loss 10y the Miller>iowo,
Penn fire to day is s232,000; insurance,
$4,000
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-04-07

DR.. ALFRED HITcHcocK.-Dr. Alfred
Hitchcock, OF Fitchburg, died in that city
about nine o'clock Monday evening, aged
about sixty. tie was attacked last Tues.
day night with angina pectoris, from
which he appeared to be couvalcsciug I'M
til the evening upon which he died. Dr.
Hitchcock was widely known, and his
personal character and professional skill
were held in the highest respect not only
by those to whom he was most familiar as
physician and fellow citizen, but by
many persons throughout the State and il
other parts ofthe country. He graduated
at Dartmouth Medical College, and sub.
sequently at Jefferson Medical College
Philadelphia. lie was Brigade Surgeon
in Burnsde'S expedition, member OF the
Legislature in 1874, and of the Executive
Council under Gov. Andrew, lS6l.G2.63
lie was several times appointed on medi.
cal commissions By the late Gov. Andrew
and was one Of the committee of ply cans
who attended the autopsy Of Mr.. Sumner
He leaves wife and four children.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-04-07

eakeb breasts, .eads. burns, salt-rheum, earache,
etc. upon the human frame, and Of strains spav-
in, gals etc., upon animals in one year than
hive all other pretended remedies since the world
began. Tkcy are counter.irritsnt, all-healing
paia believers. Crpplcs throw away their
cru,ohes, the lame walk, poisonous bites are rem
dered harmless and the wounded arc healed with
out scar. The recipe is published around each
bottle They sell a. no other article ever sold
before, and they sell because they do just what
they pretend To do. Those who now sater from
rheumatism, pain or sweling deserve to suffer il
they will not use Centaur Liniment, white wrap
per. More than 100 certificates of remarkable
cures, including frozen limbs, chronic rhedmat-
ism, govt, running tumors etc, have been re-
cevcd. vs. will send a circular containing GER
tidcatcs, the recipe, etc, gratis, to any ono re-
questng il. Ono bottle Of the yellow wrapper
Cen;aur Iinirucnt is worth one hundred dollars
for spawned or sweenied horses and mules, or for
serew-wGrm in sheep. Stock-owncrs-these lini-
ments are worth your attestion. No family
should bo without them white wrapper fr
family use;" yellow wrapper for animals. Sold
by all druggists. 80 cents per bottle; large bot
ties, 81. j, u. Rose Co, 81 Broadway, New
York.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-04-07

Custoria is more that substitute for Castor
OIL, 1t il the only safe article in existence which
l. certain TO assimulate tho fool, regulate tho
bowels, cure wind-colic and produce natural sleep.
II contains neither minerals, morphine or alco-
hol and is pleasant TO take Children need not
cry and mothers may rest 32yl
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-04-07

SUR AGAINsr THE Central VERMONT
RAnRoAp.-The Ogdensburg aud Lake
Champlain Railroad Company have com
mcnced an actioh in the Supreme Court
OF New York against John Gregory
Smith, the Cen'rnl Vermont Railroad
Company aud others, Ia test the validity
OF the agreement OF 1870, under which
Smith 4 Co, have controlled the Ogdens.
burg Railroad.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-04-07

TIE LAST Work OF SENATOR SUMNER
Mr.. Sumner has been engaged during mo-
ments stolen from laborious duties 10. the
preparation Of volume entitled "Pro
phetic Voices concerning America" com
prising selections taken from the speeches
and works of eminent men. 1t Is vol
ume which will have an additional inter
es: now that it is the last legacy of :
great man to the people Of the Who'll,
country.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-04-07

A New SARATOGA HoTEL.-Saratoga,
always famous for the magnlfcence of it,
hotel accommodations, promises TO gather
new laurels the coming season ny the
opening of the new United States, erected
on the site Of the old States, which was
destroyed by fire g few years ago 10
size, architectural appearance and In the
taste displayed in its construction the new
hotel is said to be without a rival in the
world. It's proportions are simply stu.
pendous. Think, for instance, OF con.
tinuous hotel over a quarter OF mile
long, covering $4,000 feet of earth, with
sleeping accommodation for 1900 guests,
with 1850 windows, $500 doors miles Of
gas and water.pipes, and constructed of
upwards of 4 100000 Of bricks 1t &C.
cupied plot Of ground Of seven acrcs in
extent, in the fern of an irregular pcnta.
gon, and extended back 81 feet, making
the main building SS7 fec; by 81 feet.
This main building is six stories in height,
the sixth story heing the MansaFd root,
which Is ombellished by piodments,
gables, dormer windows and crcsting, aud
three large pavilions. The cost of the
hotel aud furniture is 100000, the fur
ni,uro alone costing a225,000. The
building is constructed of brick and stone,
commencing on tho rock, and has been
flushed under the personal supervision
Of the architects.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-04-07

NEW STATE RELIGION IN FRANCE
The recent decree OF President McMahon,
dated February IS, authorizing the pub
LEGATION of the professioo Of faith adopted
by the Syn IDS of the Reformed Church
on the Goth OF June, 1872. would appear
to make France ostensibly Protestant
country, orthodox Professionalism taking
the lead of all other sects in Franco and
Algeria from the present time. Accord.
ing to the Paris correspondence of the
New York Times no sect will be recog.
nized, allowed to install pastors, or be
permitted to draw upon the budget for
the support Of public worship which does
not subscribe to the credo of the Synods
This creed recognizes the sovereign au.
thority of the Holy Scriptures in matters
Of faith direct blow against the doc.
trinc of Papal infallibility, or absolute
church dominion. 1t also believes that
salvation is by faith in Jesus Christ only
Son of God who died for our offences, and
was resusctated for our redemption :;
and it preserves, therefore, aud main.
taius, at tho foundation OF its teaching,
Of its worship, of its discipline, the great
facts Of Christianity represented by the
sacraments, celebrated in its religious
solemnities, and expressed in its liturgies
notably in the confession Of sins, in the
symbol Of the Apostles, and in the litur.
gy of Saint Como While this creed is
so conservative that it cau be subscribed
to by every evangelical body, it seems by
its recognition of the Bible as the Su.
premc authority, and especially as il
designates no authorized Interpreter oil
the Scriptures, to make it an impossibili.
ty for the Church Of Rome to subscribe
Should this really be the case the aspect
Of religious affairs is very surprising, bu,
the train has been laid for development:
which will be watched with intense in
tcrcst by tho whole Christian world.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-04-07
CentRur Lininicnts.

There Is no pain which the
Ccutaur Linimonts will not re-
lieyo, no swelling they will not
subdue, and no lameness they
will no, cure. This ia strong
language, but il /. true. They
have produced more cures Of
rheumatism, neuralgia, lock-
jaw, palsy, sprains. swoilings,
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-04-07

In Middbory, March 18th, Poarlio Bell ,daugL
tor Of WIZ. ". and Fnma stcatns, ogeI
yea and IL months.
safe in the arms OF J,sus,
Safo on his gontlc breast,
There by his love oershadowed
swcctly NY dear baby rests
In Cornwall March 18th, Robert II. Walker
aged IS years.
In Salisbury. April "a, Mrs. Polly Smith
mother Of Columbus Smith, Esq, agod So years
In Brilpott, March 9th, of Scarlet fever, Fl D..
da. Youngest daughter u Loyal and Maria Frost
agei years and q months
In West Cornwall. April 5ih, Of ery,lpela.
Dorastus J. Wooster, aged "a years and mos.
In Whiting, March 23d, very Suddenly, Sarah
Marion, daughter Of Jonas \. and Setaph q
Watts, aged ~ years rnd 10 months.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-04-07

The death of Rev. DR.. Kirk Of Boston
has removed one more representative of
the old type Of Congregationalism He
was born in New York city in 1902, and
graduated at Princeton college in 1920,
after which he studied law at New York
but returned and took the theological
course at Princeton. Tie was first set.
tied in Albany, where he founded the
Fourth Presbyterian church. but, after
having remained in that city for nine
years, he went to Europe for his health,
and preached in Paris year. He be.
came pastor Of the Mount Vernon church
at Boston in lS42. and remained there
till his death, with the exception of one
year, part Of which he spent in Paris, to
establish American Protestant worship
there, and part on flying trip TO Pales
tine. The past three years, however,
most of the work in DR.. Kinks pupit
has been done by an assistant, owing to
the doctors fcebleucss. DR.. Kirk had
great fame as an evangelist, in his day,
his oratorical qualities being of high
Oiuoi, NO cou'ictiops stfopS; uuu HIS
power to touch the hearts Of his hearers
great. His published works were two
or three volumes Of sermons, Lectures on
Christ's Parallels, translation Of 'Gaus.
sen on Inspiration, and The Literature
Of the Time Of Louis w. Very few
if any clergymcn remain in New Eng.
land whose influence during the past
half century can be compared with his
He was stricken down by apoplcxy on
Friday morning, while writing an address
to be delivered to-day, and at ) O'Clock
in the afternoon he was dead. lie kept
industriously al work the last three years
Of his life, though he was very feeble and
nearly blind, ard, the Sunday before he
died. he took part in the services OF his
own church.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-04-07

The SANBoRN CONTRACTS. Tho New
York Erening Post publishes the text OF
the original contract between Secretary
Richardson and John y. Sanborn. Thu
contract designntes Sanborn as one Of
three persons to assist the officers of the
Government in unearthing frauds, with
especial reference to false returns or
revenue taxes on spurious and fermented
liquors. The contract gives Sanborn pow.
er to collect moneys alleged 10 be due to
the Government in this way; to press
legal proceedings. through United States
attorneys, after obtaining written consent
from the Secretary Of the Treasury to
make no settlement of claims except un.
der section 10 of the act of March g.
1873, providing for compromise it pro.
vides that Sanborn's costs and expenses
should be borne by himself; that he
should make full reports Of his acts and
proceedings whenever required by the
Secretary that he should receive fifty
per cent ofthc sums collected on payments
in full for bis services and for his costs
and expenses and that the coutrac,
should be at any time revoked at the
pleasure Of the Secretary of,bc Treasury
All the contracts were made iu this form
Mr.. Richardson, as acting Secretary OF
the Treasury. also signed contract under
the law Of the 9th day of August, 1872
with Malcomb Campbell OF Philadelphia
On the 9th Of September Mr. Richard
son signed paper extending Campbell,
contract. On the Goth Of October, 1872
Mr.. Richardson signed paper extending
Sanborn's contract so as to make it include
legacy, succession and income taxes. Or
the 10Th of August, 1878, Mr.. Richard
son, who was then Secretary OF the Treas
nry, signed second paper, whereby
Sanborns contract was made to cover
more taxes of the same kind, and on tn,
7th Of July he signed a contract giving
Sanborn the right to collect from certain
railroad companies the taxes on dividends
and interest moneys paid on bonds. Or
the 1st of September, 1873. Mr.. Richard
son signed n contract with John Clark o
Philadelphia
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-04-07
RItIEiJ.

In st. Adams, March 10Th, at tho parsonage,
by Rev. A. c. stevens. Mr. o. e. Stanley Vi IL
sex. and Miss Clara y. Flanders Of It. Altans
DIED.
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DOiing the hour that the Secretary was
before the Committee Tuesday morning,
bis appearance was such as to excite the
compassion Of every member of the Com.
mittee. He was questioned Ly several
Of the members, but the testimony may
be searched in win for any indication Of
the slightest knowledge or experience ss
to business before the Department or the
manner Of conducting it, alike in import.
ant matters and small ones. Such luck.
cusablo ignorance as to the business Of
the Department was probably never heard
Of and there is not an intelligent man 10
private life who would not have given as
much information to the Committee as
the Secretary Of the Treasury Although
he has been in the Department, as Score.
tary mud Assistant Secretary for more
than four years, it was said to-day tina,
there was not q clerk in office who could
not have given more Of an insight into the
business than Mr.. Richardson. So un.
favorable a showing did he nuke fol
himself that the Committee were com
PEELED 10 believe that he was either
improperly Influenced or was hopeess!y
ignorant and incompetent. They chose
the latter, AID so Mr.. Richardson stand:
before the Committee as a pure and up.
right man.
In the Senate Thursday, petitions were
presented for the relief OF the Polari.
survivors and for pension for the widow
OF Capt. Hall the consideration of the
financial bill was resumed substitute
for MIR. Merrimon's amendment, provid
ing that $50, 900 in bank circulation
shall be redistributed was rcjccted-2(
to 81 Mr.. Merrimon's substitute for al
additional issue of 46,000,0U0 TO banks
to be distributed among the scvera
States. was adopted-33 to 10; NJ
amendment providing for the accumula.
ton Of gold coin in the Treasury was re
jected-16 to 81 au amendment affect
ing the revenue was rejectod--l9 to q
an amendment for the redemption of lc
gal-tendcr notes in coin was also reject
ed to 81 after the Executive session
the Senate adjourned. In the House, {
bill for obtaining information regarding
the Alaska seal fisheries was discussed il
the morning hour the consideration o
the Currency bill was then resuned anC
and continued till adjournment during
the debate a controversy arose between
Messrs. Dawes and G +. iloar. which
was participated in by Messrs. Butler anC
Hawley Of Connecticut.
If any further proof we're needed o
the disappearance Of the old democratic
party, as a national organization, from
our politics, it was furnished. last week
in the votes in Congress upon ,he initiation
schemes. That party. while it still ex
listed, was hard money party. OF thu
gentlemen calling themselves democrats
who at present furnish the House with al
apology for an opposition, SO voted for {
paper money increase Of Si4,000,000
and only 20 voted against it.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-04-07
From the sunny south.

The following extract from n letter
written by our friend Joseph Battell,
Esq. who is spending few weeks in
Tallahassee, Fla, this winter, will be Of
especial interest as it shows contrast to
our condition here in the north, which
is delightful, evenJto think Of:
We are having most lovely weather at
the capital of Florida, and such display
of flowers as there is in every yard Of
this beautiful place and such magnif.
cent country as sweeps away on evei y
side Of US Here lies the very gem OF
Florida, and this whole southern coast, a
magnificent country indeed, with its fer.
',le fields, hard roads, and beautiful elm
ate. Tallahassee is built upon hills 300
ieet above the gulf A succession of high
nils, high for this country. extends as
tar as the eye can reach on several sides.
These are composed Of clay mixed with
the southern sand, which forms a most
excellent soil Corn and oats are raised
here to greit advantage, sweet potatoes
aud Irish potatoes, every kind Of vegita-
bles and berry, pears, peaches, grapes,
figs, and oranges. But to get back again
upon those flowers. If man could live by
beauty alone, he could live here with but
little toll The most delicate roses shyly
peep at you. Nerbenas, fuschias, violets,
honeysuckles, geraniums, pinks, blossom
on every side. Fragrance loads the air.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-04-07

Total debt Without interest
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1874-08-27

USE OF SILENCE.-It is pity that so
few people understand the full effect Of
well.timed silence How eloquent it is
in reality! Acquiescence, contradiction,
difference, disdain, embarrassment and
awe may all be expressed by silence. 1t
may be necessary to illustrate this appa-
rent paradox by few examples. Do you
seek an assurance of your lady loves af-
fection ? The fair one confirms her low.
cr's fondest hopes by compliant and as
senting silence. Should you hear an as
sertion which you may deem false, made
by some one of whose veracity politeness
may withhold you from openly declaring
your doubt, you denote a difference OF
opinion by remaining silent. Are you
receiving reprimand from superior
You mark your respect by an attentive