The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-06-24
GENERAL NEVIS.

who murdered Jesse McCarty last fall,
was hanged at Oquawka, Tuesday al
ternoon
The widow uf President Lincoln hav-
ing been restored to reason, has been
relieved of guardianship, by decree OF
court In which her son acquiesced.
The French Pavilion Of public works
located near the Vienna bakery, Is
nearly completed 1t will be one of the
handsomest structures on tho Centen-
NAL grounds.
Dick Harrington still keeps shady In
Canada, and no one here believes he
has the slightest intention of standing
trial in the safe burglary or the Slater
case.
RI. Beaumont of May field, KY,
former postmaster, editor and vigorous
democratic reformer. Is under arrest for
robbing the mails. He says he has car
RED 1t on for ak years past
The body of W. NJ. Moore, former
dry-goods merchant of Saginaw, Mich,
was found In the woods near that place
Wednesday. He was evidently MUIR
dered and robbed
Casper Hartman, farmer, living
eight miles south of Anderson Ill. shot
and MORALLY wounded his wife, Thurs
day, because Of jealousy and family
troubles
Austin Parks, who shot Amelia Fos-
ter through rage at unrequited love,
four months ago, pleaded guilty at Pom
tiac. Mich, Thursday, and was sem
fenced to the state prison for twenty
years.
Two colored men, Robinson and Love
were fatally shot from an ambush near
Lawton, Mich, Wednesday, 1t Is sup
posed In revenge by the father OF a
young man named Smead, who was
killed BIZ Love In April last
The trustees of Vanderbilt university,
Goiorcd, OF Nashville, Tenn, have just
received another donation of $500, 900
from Cornelius Vanderbilt, making lls
entire doustion to the institution n
round million.
Heavy deposits OF Smithsonian car
Donate Of zinc have just been discover
ed on Powell's river, east Tennessee.
The ore shows high percentage Of me-
tallic zinc. and the supply is said to be
iDaxhaust.ble.
The statue of Samuel Adams by Miss
Ample Whitney has Just arrived at
Boston from Italy, and is on exhibition
at the Athep@um, preliminary to It's
removal to the Capitol at Washington.
1t receives most favorable criticisms.
The German minister at Washing
ron says that the report telegraphed
from London that be has charged some
members Of the German commission to
the Philadelphia exhibition with cor
rupt practices, and requested their re-
movnl, is entirely without foundation.
Four Mexican cattle thieves were
caught near Matamoras, day or two
since, and promptly hung by order OF
of the Mexican com -nander. Gen. d.
ven, commanding the United States
forces at Fort Brown, and the Mexican
authorities have arranged afresh to act
in concert in the capture of marauders.
There was fight near Harold, Ont,
Sunday, between the Irish aud Italian
workmen on section twelve of the new
canal, during which an italian was So
badly beaten that he died during the
night and All Irishman shot In the
thigh aud several Italians wounded.
Mr.. Mar1uand of New York has CIV
en- one hundred and fifty thousand dol.
lars for new chapel at Princeton col
lege. Another gentleman has bought
ten acres Of ground at Princeton, and
intends to inclose 1t with fence, erect
grand stand, lay out track, and
make other arrangements for the bene.
fit of athletic sports at the college.
Commencement week at Yale opens
the Esd, with the delivery of the Town
send Grafton for the DeForest medal
baccalaureate by President Porter, Sun.
day. the goth class Grafton and poem,
27th; annual meeting of the alumni,
anniversary of the law department
competition for the Townsend oratory
prizes and Grafton by Richard H. Dana
Jr., 2sth graduating exercises, 29th
For some time past. the Boston firm
OF Chase, Raymond & Ayres have miss
ed money repeatedly from the safe and
q week ago gave the case to detective
who, Monday night, arrested PhiliI
Clark as he was coming from the store
Clark had obtained an impression d
the door and safe keys, and with false
keys had been In the habit of opening
the safe and helping himself
A constable named Mckay, assisted
by man named Hall, attempted, Sat
urday, to arrest James Harris, O resi-
dent of Pleasant Hill, Ont. Harris Of
Tered some resistance, whereupon Nc
FAY shot him In the neck, and after h'
fell Hall struck him on the head with
club, causing instant death. An In
quest Monday. resulted In verdict o
wlllful murder against both Mckay ant
Hall.
A queer case, which may be murde
and may motifs puzzllng the New Yorl
authorities to solve. A couple of week
ago, the seven-year-old son Of Charlie
aeyne suddenly died, as was then sup
posed, OF n relapse Of scarlet fever. Oh
saturday last, Augusta hasten, age
seventeen, o servant girl, confessed t
milk, the day before he died, and ha'
served the cat the same way. Monda
she retracted her confes ion, declared
she had taken poison herself, and want
ed to die to rid herself of the cruel treat
ment of mother, But she don
die, and evidently isn't poisoned. and
partial analysis of the boys remains
have been exhumed, shows no signs
poison The girl IS undoubtedly crazy
The Senate has overruled the appl
cation of Belknap's counsel for pos
ponemeht till November, and decide
to 20 on with the trial July 9, as upo
plea of not guilty. An order was ais
adopted authorizing the secretary {
the Senate to issue subp9nas for wi
nesses desired by the respondent con
mit.ee consisting of Senators Frelini
huysen. Thurman and Chrlstiancy
decide upon the expenses of those to
paid by the United States, the othe
only to receive lawful fees from the r.
spondent. Several prominent senate
express the opinion that, notwitbstan
ing the vote of the Senate, the Belkus
trial, after hearing argument on the p
per filed by the respondents counse
will be postponed until November,
the beginning Of thu next session.
An unusually shocking tragedy Q