The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-12-14
GENERAL NE WIS.

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Count Andrassy's scheme of reform.
Count Won Arnm has refused to
obey the summons TO attend trial for
treason, on the plea of i'll health.
The Prussian government has for
mally summoned the archbishop of
Cologne to resign, preliminary to legal
proceedings to depose him.
Arrangements for sending Chinese
legations abroad are proceeding. Min
listers have already. been appointed to
the United States, Peru and Japan.
The will of Amasa Walker of North
Brookfield Mass. disposing of S37 900
worth of real estate and $35, 900 worth
of personal property, has been proba-
ted.
A leading citizen in Hampton coun-
ty, Mass, recently buried his daughter
from another church than his own ,ow-
ing to q superstiti0us fear OF passing
church with corpse.
Charles O'Conor is still alive. but his
little remaining strength appears to be
fast ebbing away, and 1t does not seem
possible that he should long survive,
though his tenacity of life is wonder
full.
Col. L.. w. Rector of Hot Springs,
Ark, who enjoys the reputation of be-
ing the handsomest man in the state,
has Just married Miss Rosebud Alcorn,
daughter of Senator Alcorn of Missis-
slppi.
The prince of Wales. while return
ing from his elephant hunt in Ceylon,
the other day, came near being killed
by the overturning of his carriage but
fortunately was taken out of the wreck
unhurt.
All. 0uden. one of tho proprictors
OF the Brooklyn flint glass works, has
been missing since Saturday, with
$3.50 drawn from the bank to pay his
workmen, and it is supposed that he
has been robbed and murdered.
The steamer c. H. Durfee, bound
from New Orleans for the Red river,
when twelve miles up the river, Mon
day of last week, burst her steampipe
killing one man and soalding three
while three more jumped overheard
and were drowned.
Leonard Buell. captain of the schoon-
or Silas Brainerd, lying at Wallabout
basin, Brooklyn, was shot dead, last
week, by the steward, who was arrest
cd, and claims that the shooting was
accidental, Buell. was native of Had
dam, ct.
Anthony Trollope, in sending the
manuscript of his burlesque story to
the "Sheets for the Cradle" little pa
per published during the infant asy-
lum fair at Boston, says: LAS Bret
Harte says have no sense of humor,
and won't laugh at me, l must try to
laugh at myself and make fun of the
heroine l have loved best"
The Arkansas legislature has passed
bill donating all the state lands ly-
ing in the counties of the north western
part of the state for the building of a
railroad from some point on the A
lantic and Pacific railroad in Missouri
via Fayetteville in Arkansas, to a point
ON the Little Rock and Fort Smith
railroad. at or near Ozark
William ii. Newman, northerner
who while residing in Camden, Ark
in 1871. had his store broken into, his
goods seized and himself beaten by cit.
liens, prominent among whom was
George Goddard, has just got verdict
in the supreme court here against God
daId for $l5 900. gold, with interes
from 1871, for the loss of his goods, ant
$4,000 damages He sued for 800, 900.
President Garrett and bis Baltimor,
and Ohio railroad have kept faith will
the trunk lines as long the spirit of com
petition would lot them, and got aIount
the recent agreement for advanced
freight rates by announcing drawing
back Of three veuts pvr Uuv huudrci
pounds on all grain brought to Baltimor,
from western points which paeses through
their elevators to fore ign ports.
A patrolman said to reporter, las
evening, that $40 900 reward would no
tempt him to lay hands on Tweed if h,
should meet him, and he thought tina
many others Of the force felt the sam
way. Said he :" If | should arres
Tweed, it would be the end of me in thi
city. His friends would be after me
and they have got the money to do any
thing. 1t is queer state of affairs.
didn't arrest him at sight should b
fool. and if did arrest him l shout,
be bigger fool ; and between the two
should let him go."-N y. Cor.
The trial at Boston. of Thomas w
Piper for the murder of Mabel Young i
in progress. The appearance of the pris
oner is study. Perfectly calm, as i
trained to such scenes. catching ever
word, suggesting questions to his attor
might be expected under such threaten
ing fate,he has made quite an impresso
a. a remarkable character at least. Th
jury is of remarkably high quality, an,
they are said to look more like grou
Of Judges than Of men drawn at random
from the crowd. From the Gross. exami
nations it is inferred that the defens
will try to fssten the crime on anothe
person.
A lively frscas broke the monotony Q
prison life at Thomaston. Maine, Thurs
day 1t seems that Sims, the Bowdoir
ham bank roboer, and Moore, the Lin
Rock bank robber, who work IN th
eelwright shop together, are morris
enemies, and the other prisoners tax
sides in the feud One Of Moore's friend
insulted Sims who knocked him dewr
Moore returned the compliment, and
fight. in which every prisoner in the she
took part at once began. and some yer
savage wounds were inflicted before III
ofhcer- got the upper hand And, whe
the principals get out OF the hospital the
will be treated to a generous alowanC
of the ball and chain
Highwaymen are getting unpleasant
familiar at North Adams, Mass. Au
tin Bond, a tunnel paymaster, was a
sauted by two rough looking customer
the other night, but drove them off b
displaying a revolver At about mi,
night of the same night, g. NJ. Brow
another paymaster, with $500 abo,
him was waylaid, and only escape
nh the iinelv annearance Of annthl