The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-10-04
GENERAL NE WS.


under the hammer.
d. O. Mills, the new president of the
hank of California, started In life by
vending soap.
George kliot's new novel is not to be
illustrative of American life, as 1t was
reported il would be.
The debt of the city of Brooklyn is for
ty millions, of which thirty-five has
been incurred within ten years.
It is said that the water of artesian
wells is not fit to drink, and many
cases are cited to prove the statement.
1t is positively asserted that the
secretaryship of the interior has been
rendered to Mr.. Coleman of Penesy Iva
MIA.
Professor f. d. Cope of Philadelphia
has found the fossil remains of II camel
in New Mexico. 1t WAS about the
size of a dromedary.
King Louis II. of Bavaria proposes
to celebrate the dedication of the mon
ument erected to his ather's memory
by roclaiming n general amnesty.
james Valley, Brunswick IN. y
blacksmith, settled long standing
feud with his brother-in-law, John
Horn, Tuesday night, by shooting him
dead.
William B. Workman, who is charg-
ed with having committed forgery III
1859 TOR the purpose of rohbing poo
woman of about 5000, has at last been
caught.
A visitor in South Park Colorado, has
picked up curious piece of ston
which, on scientific examination
pronounced to be petrtied plug o
tobacco.
NJ. Laboulaye has sent to Paris jour
nails an appeal for subscription in aid
of the statue of Liberty proposed to be
erected on Long Island, n. Y. by
Frenchmen.
An accidenton the Richmond Drum
mond and Arthalaska railway Tuesday
night near Sorel, Canada, resulted in
the death often persons and the wound
Ing of thirteen.
The annual reunion of the army of
the tennessee was held at Des Moines,
Iowa. President Grant, Gen. Sher-
man and other prominent persons
were present.
Mr.. James Lick has fixed upon
Mount Hamilton, Santa Clara county,
Cal, for the building of the great ob.
servatory for which he has given the
sum of $500. 900
In one of the large London hotels
they have introduced steam machinery
for washing dishes, AMI also for clean
ing boots and knives and forks. 1t j.
said to answer well.
A dog in Mower county, Mimi,
went to sleep under the tumbling- rod
ola threshing-machine and was caught
by the tail and wound into the ma
chine till the tail gave way and camt
out.
A custom house official at Chicago,
who has been discharged. publishes ali
treasury, charging him with covering
house,
Forty miles west of Laramie, w. r..
large lake has been discovered, H.
the bottom of which is a thick layer Of
sulphate of magnesia or epson salts in
almost pure state.
The damage done to crops by floods
Is reported to he enormous In Lang
ford. Kerry and Tipperary. i'm Ireland
AT Cork the floods have subsidized, hu
it is believed that several persons were
drowned.
He~ry Smith liquor dealer of New
York was stabbed seven times. Nveun---
day evening. for demanding pay foI
drinks furnished gang of rOwdies.
Smith is dying. and two of his assail-
ants have been arrested.
DIR. Dio Lewis. who is at present il
California, proposes to remain there u
year, when he will spend about yeal
in foreign travel. He thinks of return
Ing eventually to San Francisco to TAKE
up permanent residence there.
King Kalakaua Is reported sick and
o shoal of red fish, always regarded a.
precursor of the death of royal per
sonage, having appeared in the waite
near Honolulu, the king is visiblN
concerned about his condition.
French newspapers, like all others are
full of II Herzegovina in these days, am
Mr.. Hertz writes to one of them to say
that lie hears great deal about Hert
ct Govina, but there is no such firm
and that he is unacquainted with any
person named Govlna.
Rev. DR.. George b. Porteous OF
Brooklyn, late pastor of All Souls
I-s--...a .>ae~ 500 riiR "Wednesday
with Lewis Benjamin, by tie Upset
ting of boat. Toree others were res
cued from the bottom of the boat. DIR
Porteous was to have preached In Bos'
ton on Sunday.
The Hon. E. Jay Morris, ex-United
States MINISTRY to Turkey, and a Lib
eral Republican of 1872, has announc
ed his purpose to sustain the Republi-
can ticket in Pennsylvania, in a letter
in which he says The platform OF
the Democratic party, as adopted a.
Erie, leads to reputation, nationa
dshonOr, and universal bankruptcy
A ratification of it by the people o
this state would be an indelible stigmi
on their intelligence and patriotism
1t Is the duty of every honest man t,
resist to the uttermost of his ability.
Some time ago a shoemaker was fin
ed by the Skipton England magis
trate for refusing to have his child vac
cinated, and rather than pay the fin
he went TO prison for twenty-eigh
days. On his release from Jail he wa
met by several hundred anti-vaccin
ationists, who greeted him enthusias
tically, formed procession of carriage
with banners and IA brass band. march
ed 10 place where n meeting wa
held, aud finally burned the commit
ling magistrate in effigy.
The waste Of city sewage unde
present systems 10 attracting attention
In England, as vast amount of tn
best fertilizer Is now wasted in TIN
ocean. The Earl of Warwick. win
has used the sewage of bennington OF
farm of four hundred acres, and mp
piled it to all kinds of crops. has result
that seem almos. fabulous. Eighty
two tuns of mangolds to an acre Is on
statement, and five crops Of rye grss
in a season Ia another. The profits ar
also very great.
Some Chicago hotel keepers win
have been frequently swindled adopte,
the plan of advance payments. On
travelar who apnrepiated tha chonU