The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-10-19
News Summary.

The Basque provinces of France are
being depopuiated by emigration 10
South America.
The rates on Eastern bound freights
from Chicago we're increased FIVE cents
per 100 pounds Oct. IL.
The Protectionists are actively epgsg
ed 10 the election contest throughout tho
Dominion Of Canada
Judge Robert J. Mckinney, for many
years Uu the bench Of the Supreme Court
Of Tennessee, died the 9th inst.
The tongue OF horse became paralyz.
cd in Oneida Valley, N. Y. Being I'd.
able to take food or water, be died.
Cochranes distillery in Chicago tas
been detected in irregularities by The
treasury agents. 1t is one Of the largest
iu the city.
The Citizens Bank Of Chicago boa
voluntarily gone into liquidation. It's
capital stock is $4,000 aud the liabilities
$4,000.
Cnme is unusually abundant 10 the
Adirondack country now, and hundrecs
OF huuters, both professions and amateur.
are there.
A harp preserved in Trinity College.
Dublin. is said to have becu made in the
eleventh century, and is considered the
oldest 10 the world
In the four Pennsylvania counties of
Crawford, Venango, Erie snd Mercer,
there are l0l cheese factories, producing
yearly an aggregate oi $500 900 lbs.
A man who bought chest of tea in
Binghampton, N. Y, found in it s'cne
weighing twelve pounds; sort of thing cal.
cuated neither to cheer nor to inebrate.
Two thousand children enjoyed weeks
seaside pleasures each at the Childrei's
Summer Home, at Bath, l. l., the o, at
season. The entire expense was less Ii an
$4,000
The Mexican congress met on the 10th
Of September President Lerdo reported
the county at peace, the finances 10 good
condition, and internal Improvements
steadily progressing
Alexander H. Stephens was taken il
at his Georgia home on Saturday week
his suffering is represented as excrucia.
ting and his condition critical. He is
afflicted with stone in the bladder.
The winters iu Russia are becomin
colder every year, aud the summers he's.
ter, more dry and less fruitful, owing 10
the destruction of the woodlands that for.
merly abounded ia the southern districts.
Benz. Wood, veteran Of the war of
1912. did in Br okIyn, Oct 9. Ee
boarded the vessel that brought the news
Of peacc 10 1915, aud was the first m,u
IN the country TO receive the good news.
Gen n. B. Forest has $50 acres Of
land upder cultivation near Glencoe a.
'ion, Shelby county, Miss. The first in.
stalmeot OF bis crop for tho season was
ten bales OF cotton, aggregating al cut
$500 pounds.
Kaiser Wilhelm maintains his bodily
vigor wonderfully. He was 10 the sodda
during the whole time on both days Of
the recent Sedan anniversary, aud gal.
loped up and down the field at the head
Of his staff as briskly as ever.
The Clinch Rifles Of Augusta, the
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have accepted the invitation of the W, sh.
iugron light infantry to join the cenien.
nisl legion, which will leave Charle. ton,
s. C., for Philadelphia. next July.
Two members of the British Paria.
ment have undertaken to prove the quick
est way Of going to Japan. They left
Loudon the same day under appointment
to meet at Yokohama, Sept. Is, ono trav.
cling by an eastern and the other ,by
western route.
Sheep.raisiog has its drawbacks in
California. The Visala Delta remarks:
Many nerds Of sheep are driven from the
mountains 10 the valleys, where the feed
is already almost completely exhausted
There is fair chance Tor 100000 sheep
to starve 10 this county this fall if they
are not fed"
The pope is going to take hand ia
the Philadelphia centennial, sending mo.
saics representing the Madonna by Raph.
ael and St. Agnes BY Gentle. To save
expnns". tho Italian goVsrument is going
to appoint committee Of Italians resi-.
dent in America to act at The centennial
exhibition.
An ingenious scamp has been selling
to SteuLen county Neg Workers "an ex.
otto. an importation from Northern Tar.
tary, the snise tree of Scripture These
desirable plants were sold for the modest
price OF seveuty-fye cents They grow
ubundantly throughout Connecticut, ani
could be bought for one cent each.
Mr. Gladstones good physical health.
which has carried him through so much
mental wear and tear. is gained by Wig.
orous exercise. Two hours before re-
cent meeting at Hawardcn he was engae-
ed in his iavorte exercise of telling trees
and when be appeared at the meeting it
was with woodsman'S glow upon his
face.
Ahmed Fedji.Gwaio, one of tho rich.
est rsjahs tributary to England ia Iudia,
is going to marry Miss Emily Decker,
daughter Of an English colonel who wss
formerly one of his fathers ministers,
and who has stipulated that Miss Decker
is to remain Protestant The rai.h is a
model Of manly beauty, and has already
a small collection of 227 ladies.
A bunch of grspes weighing 20 Ia
pounds was shown recently at the great
fruit show at Edinburgh. Scotland, BY
Mr.. Carror, gardener at E,k Bank. An.
other, over 70 pounds, was shown by
Mr.. Jsrdine, gardener at Arkelton DUN.
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