The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-01-04
GENERAL We WIS.


New York, was convicted and sent to
prison, for pouring scalding water up
on his little son while the latter was
in bed,
The effort to prejudice Grant against
Bristow still goes on, and the whisky
thieves are mostly at the bottom of 1t.
So far, however, they meet with no
success.
Mrs. Catharlne Reinhold of Balti-
more, Md, was severely and her
daughter Annie, aged thirteen, fatally
burned, by the explosion OF coal-oil
lamp, tine other evening.
Port Henry is to have skating rink
on the lake. Something over 500 has
been subscribed, which is to be expend-
ed in keeping the ice free from snow
during the season of skating.
Rev. Adalbertus Mielcuszny pastor
of the Polish congregation of New
York, has brought suit for $4,000,
against one of his flock, Anton Lam
bui, for circulating the story that he
had stolen Sl60 from him.
There are lively times ahead for the
kentucky legislature about to con-
vene. There are five candidates for
speaker of the House, and two-Gens.
Williams and Preston-for the senator
ship, and all are on the ground and
working actively
A serious race fight occurred at Char
lotte, n. c., Christmas day, between a
party of drunken negroes from the
country who came into town TO celc
brate, and number of whites, result
ing in the killing of one negro and the
wounding of several of both parties.
The market is greatly overstocked
with oranges, and the choicest fruit il
going a-begging An old dealer says
he never knew oranges to be so plenty
and so cheap before. Choice fruit,
therefore, must go for what II will
fetch. Havana oranges sell for SIS per
barrel, while Florida ms readily bring
Sl2.
Attorney General Perrepoint gives
the opinion that the SIG, 600 collected
as income tax on dividends of stock
held by non resident aliens, illegally
collected from the Illinois Central rail
road company, should he returned tc
the company and not to the stockhold
ers, the latter to resort to the courts II
recover their share.
There Is some talk among the House
democrats of special committee, as
soon as Congress meets, to look into
the affairs of the District of Columbia
and especially into the doings of the
board of audit. The issue of 1856 bonds
goes on, and work enough is already
laid out to require millions more, al
of which Congress has to provide for.
The Democrats see presidential
plot in everything Gen. Grant does
but it is hard for him to suit them i
he recommends Intervention in Cubar
affairs, they accuse him of intriguing
for third term, and if he does moth
ing, they are ready to pass resolutions
in the House condemning him and the
administration for pusillanimitv.
Rev. Hepworths church in New
York, are good deal troubled witt
their big debt, these day. and are tas
learning the lesson that to meet the
current expenses, pay the pastors sal
ary and raise Sl3 900 of interest money
besides, to say nothing of paying thu
principal, church needs to be strong
in purse quite as much as in numbers
and popularity.
Tax Commissioner James Hand o
Paterson, n. j. has been removed
from office by the board of aldermen
for malfeasance in Office in unlawfully
changing the value of certain mil
property from SIS, 200 to $4,000 to favo
friend who had bought in after tn,
first valuation lso in unlawfully col
lecting the tax from the first owne
and retaining the same for his owl
use.
The old dentist suit of DR.. Salmon
SINNERS against Rev. Henry War
Beecher for $500 for fixing Mira. Beech
er's teeth is up again and has been no
ticed for trial in the January term O
the supreme court circuit. Mr.. Beech
er, in his answer, first, denies that IL
employed the plaintiff to do the worl
named second, if he did employ hin
he has forgotten it and third, he set
up the statute of limitations as bar t.
recovery of the amount demanded.
Miss Franklina Gray, whose fathe
died in New York, twenty-five year
ago, leaving in trust for her, then al
infant, an estate in California value,
at 1927 900, and now worth more thai
$1,000, 900, has just succeeded, after tw
years of legal fighting, since she be
came of age, in getting possession o
5000 of it, all that is left to her, tn
rest having been squandered or stolel
by those who should have been he
guardians, or eaten up by the legal ex
penses.
1t is now well established that Their
will be at least . partial suspension il
the Wyoming (Pa.) coal region, begin
n nng early 81 IL on YaHnannsmryw The
tinuance of mild weather, is one reaso
for it, while another is the necessar
annual repairs to the mines. The sus
pension will not be for more than tw
or three weeks, however. and will nc
extend to the individual operators {
the valley whose intention it is to pus
operations.
A labor convention. composed of IL
delegates from various parts of Penn
sylvanla New York and Connection
has been in session at Tyrone. Pa, fc
two days and among the resolution
adoIted L. one providing for the al
pointment of national committee Z
thirty seven to issue n call for "A nation
nj labor convention to he held in Pitt
burg in April next, and one favorin
the election of the president direct
by the people and emphatically oppo
ing third-term.
Mr.. Whitthorne, chairman of IL
committee on naval affairs, propos
to introduce in the House bill
abolish the navy yards at Boston. Port
mouth, New London and Washing
ton, and expresses himself in favor a
so of abolishing the marine corr
Thereby saving 81 900, 900 year,, al
placing the navy in an efficient defel
sive condition by selling off the o
wooden vessels and building numb
of iron vessels, which. he thinks. ca
be done without increasing the presel
cost of its maintenance.
The case of Zaulo Poole, the boy n
robat. which has attracted so much a
tention In New York and elsewher
has been terminated by the decision
Judge Wylie of the equity court, wi
held that the brothers of the boy hi
forfeited their right to his custody
their oruel treatment in cOmpelliI