The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-05-20
GENERAL NE UHS.

PENNSYLVANIA state prison has been re-
captured at Cniontown, Ky.
The ways and means committee have
decided, after hearing the parties Inter
ested. not to change the internal reve-
nue. inw relative to tine-cut chewing
tobacco.
New counterfeit : 10 notes os the mn
tional state bank of Terrc lIautc, Ind,
and s5 notes of the first national bank
OF Louisville, KY, have been discov-
cred
The first reports of the railroad acct
dent near Chester, Va, Monday, prove
to have been exaggerated nobody was
killed or fatally injured, although some
eight or ten were seriously bruised.
Fitzhugh, the letter writing door
keeper, obstinately refuses to resign his
place. He says he il Il representative
democrat, and, if the House wants to
get rid of him, il will have To vote him
out.
The Bunker Hill monument associa-
ton, recently, relocated the historic
points of the rcdoubts, breastwOrks,
etc, in accordance with the reports OF
the committee appointed to investigate,
make. surveys, etc.
Rev. DIR. Hall, who has been n pro-
fessor in the Auburn N. V. thcologi-
cal seminary since 1854, has resigned,
and has been voted $1,000 year 10y the
commissioners of the seminary for the
rest of his life.
A severe hail storm visited Paris,
KY, Friday night, covering the ground
to depth of two inches, and complete
~ stripping the trees of buds, blossoms
and fruit Hailstones an inch In diam
eter were picked up.
The South Carolina diocesan cOnven-
ton preserves the color line yet, by
voting against admitting colored CON
gregations TO representation. The lay
delegates did il. Theeclergy were for
letting the colored brother in.
There is now no doubt that Dick
Harrington, under indictment in the
safe-burglary case. has fled the country
probably TO Canada. The eXtradition
treaty with England does not apply to
the offense of conspiracy, with which
he is charged.
The House censured Clapp, the gov
eminent printer, Tuesday, by n strict
party vote-l37 to 74-and agreed to
turn over the evidence TO the grand
Jury. 1t is expected that the Senate
will give ClRpp a second trial, as he
says the House committee gave him no
chance.
Ten men, white and colored, old and
young, were f1ogged with various de-
grees of severity at New Castle, Del,
Saturday, and afterward punished In
the pilory. Most bore it stoically, and
one, James Frlsby, In the face OF very
heavy whipping. left the spot laughing
heartily.
Representative Waddell of North
Carolina had another combat with q
belligerent editor from his state named
Cassidy, in the vestibule of the Ebbett
house, Sunday night. Both of the
quarrelers were armed with heavy canes
but the bystanders pulled them apart,
before their heads were broken.
The report on Indian missions made
to the Southern Baptist convention at
Richmond, Va. Saturday. showed that
the work needed fostering and eXpan-
sion and urged the establishment OF
more schools among the Indians. An
Indian missionary present said Chris
tianity was better police force among
the Indians than the United States
cavalry.
The Methodist general conference at
Baltimore, after much investigation
and sputter, have decided that the de.
nominations book concerns are well
managed and nourishing, all charges
of Dr. Lanahan and Others to the con-
trary Notwithstanding. DR.. Lanahan
says the foundation for his statements
came from utterances of DR.. Nelson,
which the latter denies.
The Alabama Republican state con-
vention, called by the committee OF
which ex-Gov. Smith is chairman, as
ontra-distinguished from the Spencer
committee, met al Montgomery, Tues
DAY. About 80 counties, which includes
the republican stronghold counties,
We're represented by delegates, about
half colored and half white, and res.
olutiOn to select q state ticket prevailed
after long debate.
Door-keepor Fitzhugh's friends are
anxious to have him resign as speedily
as possible, for, if he doesn't, the House
will dismiss him. 1t is curious fact
that, aside from the writing of two OF
three foolish letters and doubtful past
record, Fitzhugh would be popular
No fault is found with him as door.
keever, but the democrats feel that they
cannot endure the odium of retaining
the author of 80 ridiculous q letter in
office.
While most of Congress were taking
in the centennial opening. last week
the House committee on public build
ings and grounds, of which Gen. Plais.
ted Of Maine il the most active mem
her, turned active attention to remedy.
ing the defective ventilation Of the
House of Representatives, and had 81
large new orltlces for fresh air made In
the floor of the hall, at cost of only
$1,000, and the ventilation is certainly q
good deal better, If ii Is not all that Is
needed
A deplorable affair occurred at Dahl
gren, Hamilton county, ILL.,, Friday
night A party of young men gave
John Sturman, recently married, 6
charivarl. and Sturman, greatly an
noyed by the uproar, ordered the party
of, but they not leaving at once, ht
fired into them with gun, killing
Willis Lowery, and woundlng BuC
Burton and Frank Taylor. All tn,
parties were highly respectable, young
Dtuli udu bcluS SUI VI y uuBc Dur man
one of the most prominent citizens o
the county.
George w. Campbell, brother of Bel
II. Campbell present United State
marshal in Chicago, and father-in-lav
of Gen. Babcock, testified before tn,
civil service committee that he was oil
the rolls of the Office one year at $500
without rendering much service, an,
an additional year at $1,000, wlthou
rendering any service whatever. II
was placed on the rolls through the In
fiuence of ]. Russell Jones by Gen
Sweet, pension agent it having beel
made condition of Sweets appoint
ment that Gen. Campbell should re
ceive such compensation.
Mrs. Myra Clark Gaines has gone [
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