The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-09-01

dore Tilion.
Resclred. That our confidence in aud love for
our pastor. so far from being diminished, is high
tened and leepenel by the unmerited sufierings
which he has so long borne, and that we welcome
him with sympathy moro tender and trust
more unbounded than ever felt before To his
public labors among US, to our church. our iaml-
lilies, our homes, and our hearts.
A TERRIBLE CASE OF "WILD OATS. -
On Sunday night last groans were heard
proceeding from u bin OF oats in freight
car at Schenectady, n. y, and upon in.
vestigation man was discovered there
half dead from exhaustion. On the ar.
rival of the train at Albany he was taken
to the hospital. AS soon as consciousness
was restored he stated that his name was
Kelley, that he belonged in Philadelphia
and had been soldier at Camp Douglass
in Utah. Receiving his discharge about
q month ago he started for home, but
stopped at Omaha on his way, and stayed
long enough to lose all his money at the
gaming table After that he continued
his journey as far as Davenport, Iowa,
stealing a ride whenever he could and
walking the rest of the distance. At
Davenport he could get nothing TO do or
to eat. nnd on Thursday entered the car
in which he was found, and secietcd him.
self ia the oats. Soon after the train
started the dust from the oats, owing to
the motion Of the car. filled his ears, nose
and mouth so that he could not breath
While confined in the car he made two
attempts 10 open the door, but was I'M.
able to do SO lie became inscnsibc, and
knew nothing more until found as above
stated. He had eaten nothing from
Wednesday morning till tina: time. kel.
ley is stout athletic young man. and on
Monday seemed but little the worse for
his terrible ride Of a thousand miles and
will undoubtedly recover, although con.
siderable care must be taken. 1t was
harvest Of wild oats he will he likely
to remember.
CuHAN AffAIns. The Spanish forces
we're defeated on the 18th inst IN q severe
engagement near Sancti Espirtus, losing
so men Two days aiterward, the Cuban
Gen. ,jiminez entered Sancti Espirtus,
seized and disarmed the different guards,
composed Of volunteers and colored ire
men, took some 800 Remington rifles
and marched away unmolesled The
Spanish Gen. Acasta barely made bis
escape by hiding on the roof oi his house
The Cinco Villas fare mcnaced by an
invasion Of all the Cuban forces from the
east, and it will doubtless have the effect
OF increasing the ranks of the insurgents
The latter have all Withdrawn from the
eastern department, and manifest : gns Of
concentration preparatory to marching
westward. Trinidad and other cities are
receiving considerable reiniorcements.
Tun WAR OF RACES ENDED Shreere.
port. La, Aug go courier lust ar.
rived from Couchatte reports $50 white
men there all quior, aud no further tron.
bic apprehended The white people ar.
rested the following ring. radcr> AID
have them in Jail under a strong guard
f. $. Edgerton, sheriff II T Twiehrl,
tax collector Clark Holland register
X. A, Dewes. ex.colleotor of prsoia Par.
ish Gilbert Cone, deputy sheriff " f.
Halwcll, attorney and six leading negroes.
These arrests left the nesror> without
leaders. and their camp was immediately
disbanded. Two negroes aud one white
man were killed and one white man ser-
ously wounded.
The bitterness with which The Bro0L.
Ign eagle has championed the cause OF
Mr.. Beecher, and The Argns of the same
city has defended Mr.. Tilton. has natur-
ally resulted in trouble to each The
same irate Mr.. Henry G. Bowen is the
Nemesis which has overtaken both. lie
! has sued the editor and one OF the repor-
tiers Of The E0gie for 100000, and ar.
rested the editor of The Aygus on a Grim
inal charge One at least of the articles
which Mr.. Bowen complains of was too
outrageous for publications even il true.
If everybody whose private character and
domestic happiness have been assaulted in
this great in,erInlnablc scandal is going
to law for redress. there il an awful fi.
tuIr before our courts
The closing work of the Committee OF
Investigation was finished on Thursday
The members were together the greater
part OF the day, and MIR. Tracy was with
them. The report Was finished late in
the aiternoos. MIR. Winslow, who has
had its prepa alton in charge, has fully
satisfied the Committee. who regard il as
u strong document Con. Trnoy is also
we'll Pieased with it, aud its presentation
10 Plymouth Church Friday night was
occasion of great interest
BEEcIng's SUMNER Passionate .Tloi,.
Mountain, A. H., Aug. 30 Iieecher
preached here 10 an audience over a
thousand persons Special trains were
run over the railroads from Lancaster
and the FaSyan House. while hundreds
come bv coaches and nrivate eonvevances