The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-09-14
GENERAL We US.

Capt. Jones of New York committed
suicide Wednesday, by jumping ovei
Niagara Falls.
Lewis NJ. Reynolds, well known
resident of Easton, Conn, committed
ruicide, Sunday, by taking opium.
John S. Clapp of New Bedford, Mass,
about seventy years old, committed sui
eide at Boston, Tuesday, while partial
ly insane.
The latest reports indicate that all
the New Jersey Constitutional amend
ments have been carried despite the OPP
position of the Catholic clergy,
Rufus ingalls,, who was recently APP
pointed quartermaster general, has
bought some land at Bladensburg, Md,
and Is going to raise fine stock.
A terrific explosion occurred in eel
luloid factory, at Newark, n. j., re
sulting in the death and serious injury
of several men.
Another Democratic Co. heard from.
Its name is Brown. 1t is in Ohio. The
defalcation Is only $50, 000.-[N. Y.
Commercial Advertiser.
Gov. Ames of Mississippi feels his in
ability to.cope with the lawless element
In his state, and appeals to the general
government for aid in crushing the
outlaws.
Augustus II. Knapp, thlrty-five
years old, station agent at Brookfield,
Conn, on the Housatonic railroad, was
wNr Bfrdge91 h1lfd,Sv III" "ars OF Corn
Nathan Varmnum of Bowdoinham,
Me-, attempted to commit suicide while
In fit of dependency Sunday, by
taking morphine, and is not expected
to recover.
Interest in the poisoning case at
Dunbarton. n. H. Is revived by recent
discoveries, which it Is alleged impli.
cate several parties in the attempted
murder Of Mrs. Barnard.
Wellesley College, for females, was
opened Wednesday, Three hundred
pupils took possession of the beautiful
apartments, and about two hundred
disappointed applicants We're turned
away, the institution being full.
The New York Republican state con-
vention Wednesday declared against
further Initiation of the currency and
against the election Of any president
for the third term. Frederick w Sc.
ward was nominated for secretary Of
state.
Good sign In Pennsylvania. One
Patrick Monaghan, for 'stuffing" G
ballot-box has just received sentence
of imprisonment for three months, g
fine Of 5000 and costs, and disfranchise
ment and disqualification for Office fol
seven years.
The Tribune saloon Is driving grea
business. Often there is a stream o
men going out and In as if fair were
inside, and crowds sometimes hans
about the door so as to impede thu
thoroughfare. The sidewalk is also a
times encountered with lager beel
casks.-N. Y. Witness.
Somebody having the key to th,
combination lock safe on the bank o
F. b. Hancock d Co. at Granville, Ky.
helped himself, or themselves, Mon
day night, to S34, 460 in United State,
bonds, currency and gold and walk &c
of, leaving no clew to their identity
behind.
A riot occurred at Satartia, Miss.
Tuesday night, In which DR.. Maybl
and Charles Rose, whites, were wound
ed. A company has left Yazoo City OF
the steamer Tallahatchee for the scene
OF actlOn. Inc negroes OF NOli LAKE
have 300 stand of arms, and much ex
element prevails.
THE GUIBoRD AFFAIR.-The Mon
treal Witness OF Monday says thai
while there were many visitors at tho
Catholic Cemetery there were no gath
erings of persons likely to create dis
turbapce In the event of an attempt tC
bury the remains of Guibord. About
the slopes of the mountain. however
were number of young French Cana
dams who, IL is said. blvouac there day
and night. In the surrounding coun
try also there are said to be many who
only wait for word from their con
freres to rush In and make trouble
Several of the Montreal newspapers
have received anonymous letters stat
ing that quantities of guns have been
brought Into the city.