The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-12-02
GENERAL NE US.
Iowa gave Peter Cooper 1000 votes.


Iowa fave Peter Cooper 5000 votes.
Tllden carried only six counties out
Of nlnety.nine In Iowa, and none at all
In Kansas.
John u. Cough has been Obliged by
Ill health to reduce the number Of bis
lectures this season.
Senator Burnside oil Rhode Island
hopes to be well enough to take his
seat ut the opening of Congress.
dr." Edgar @. Mcclellan, who was
recently tried at Boston for malprac-
tice, has been discharged from custody.
The Massachusetts, building al the
centennial has been sold for $500 to =
Boston gentleman, who will re-erect IL
near that city.
Gov. Hayes's vote In New York
state was AZ, 1907 greater than President
Grants In 1872, while Tilden gains
1880 on Mr.. Greeley's vote.
A committee of physicians appointed
by the board of health report that
l,OOO,OOO quarts of water was sold as
milk In New York In 1874.
James Brogan fell from the scafIold
Of o building at Newark, N. J., Friday,
and striking q curb-stone within three
feet of where his mother was standing,
was killed. "
Commodore Paul Shirley of the Uni.
ted States navy died on a railroad train
en- route to Memphis, Tenn. last week.
His remains will be taken to Nash
vile for interment.
Miles Reddich, q colored man, con-
victed of murder In the frat degree In
killing Alexander Borke, also colored,
recently, has been sentenced at Rich
mond. Va, to be hanged January 2s.
Sophia Keltenhuzer and Ella Kauf.
man have been sentenced to imprison.
ment for twenty years, and Minnie
Keltenhuzer..for five years for causing
the abduction and ruin of a girl fifteen
years old at New York,
The revolution in Lower California
Is thought to be in the interests of Di-
az, the well-known Mexican rebel
leader. The government has very few
troops In that state, and President Ler-
do has sent three hundred.
One reason why We don't have any
more Democratic claims to Wisconsin
Is that the official vote has been an
nounced and gives Hayes 6l43 major
lily. The elector Downs, over whom
the Democrats made such a turmoil,
has q clear majority of 1900 in spite Of
the clerical errors against him.
The sensational breach of promise
suit In which Miss Martinez was plain.
tin against Juan de Valle-who made
her acquaintance, one day, when she
slipped down on Broadway, adopted
her as a friend, and subsequently, as
his housekeeper-has ended with the
pitiful award OF $50 as damages for
blighted hopes.
Tburlow Weed will preside at the
ceremonies at the unwilling OF the
Horace Greeley monument, December
4. Bayard Taylor will deliver an ad.
dress, Rev. DR.. E. H. Chaplin will ION.
duct the religious exercises. E. q
Stedman will read a poem, and w. II.
Bodwell Will make the presentation
address In behalf of the printers.
1t is reported that Tweed contem-
plates a compromise with the n. Y.
state authorities. Warden Watson. an
old and intimate friend of Tweed. and
whom the latter reposed much con.
hdence, thinks Tweed will compro.
mise, and the fact that his former coun.
sci ha not seen Tweed since his return
would seem to give a color of truth to
the statement.
Judge James X: knight of the cir
cult court of st. Louis comfy. Mo
shot himself dead, Saturday, and his
friends viairn tiIut the w.S..a. aon,
dental, but the nature of the wound.
the fact that he was financially embar.
raised, that he was much depressed in
consequence OF his defeat In The recent
election, and other circumstances. all
favor the theory Of suicide.
The supreme court of New York has
entered a final judgment dissolving the
continental life insurance company of
New York, and directing that Its af-
fairs be wound up. Mr.. Anderson. the
receiver, is preparing a report as to the
condition of the company, which he
will present to the court as 500 as pos.
sible, and then await the order Of the
court az to his future action.
Investigations made by the lleuten.
ant governor of Bengal, India, In those
districts Of Bengal which were visited
by the recent cyclone, fully confirm
previous reports as to the loss of hu-
man life. The number who persisted
Is now stated at 251 900. equal to nearly
hall the entire population of Connect
cut, and these figures illustrate very
fOrcibly the swift destruction which
marks the path Of an Indian cyclone.
1t is both asserted and denied that
Gov. Grover of Oregon Will not give
Watts, the postmaster and republican
presidential elector, his certificate of
election, but Cronin. the democratic
elector who received the highest vote,
stated recently that he would not &C.
cept the appointment If Watts were
thrown out,and 1t Is generally believed
that the governor will give Watts his
certificate unless enjoined by the
courts.
Tho state board of c~anvassers Tues
day decided not to issue certificates of
election to members of the legislature
from Barbour, Rush, Rocks and King
mar counties, there being not enough
votes cast In said counties to entitle
them under the constitution to repre-
sentation. The following is the vote
Presidential electors, Hayes 70, 1872:
Tilden, 1902. The temperance ticket
received ITO votes, and the American
alliance ticket IL votes.
At Menzie's great library sale in
New York on Wednesday, many rare
volumes we're disposed of for bibliophi.
lists collections. Henry G. Murphy's
copy OF "E!iot's Indian Bibleb was
for 5000. The gen of the colloctlon-a
set Of Didbin's biographical works, In
ffty-three volumes, containing 1000
high.class. inserted engravings-was
sold separately for $28, and after q close
struggle the remaining ffty-two vol
umes were knocked down for $50. %.