The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-08-12
GENERAL NE us.

The New York Herald estimates that
shere are 40, 900 workiDgmen now Idle
In that city.
Theodore Thomas has abandoned the
baton, and the Thomas orchestra no
longer exists,
A Springfield Mass baker has
dropped the price Of his loaves from ten
TO five cents.
During one week recently no less
than eleven deaths were reported from
drowning IN Scotland.
A native carbuncle or ruby hno just
been discovered near Litchfield, Mich-
igan.
Gen. Ben. Harrison has accepted the
republican nomination for governor of
Indiana.
! new Roumanan ministry has
teen formed, and means war or neu-
trnlity favorable to the Serviaus.
A crisis Is ut hand In tho Pennsyl-
vania mining regions. More suspen-
slons are announced. and the miners
are reported In wpnt Of food.
Among The wounded Servlnns about
one-third received their Injuries from
the bayonet or sabre, showing the des-
perSte character of the lighting
One of the wealthiest farmers of Du-
buque county, Ia, has been sued by
bis daughter for $40, 900 damages for
defamation of character.
A Mexican dwarf Is on exhibition at
New York. She IL twelve years old,
but smaller than many infants when
born, being but 214 inches In her shoes,
Mrs. Partington hopes, as the Gov
eminent ha, stopped the fast malls, II
will now turn Its attention to the sup
preston of fast" femal es.
The Guardians have an increasing
trade in live cattle exported to Eng
land, The ships of the Allan line have
taken across great number Of fat bul.
locks.
While waltzing on a barge on the
Hudson river. a few days since, a cou-
pie lost their balance and fell over
board. The man was rescued but his
partner was drowned.
4 small command, under Lieut..
Bulls. recently found Klckapoo and
Lipan camp, in Texas, attacked 1t,
killed two and captured -four Indians
and 100 horses.
Every where the same story 1t has
been go hot this summer In Seville,
that birds, trying TO fly about at noon
have fallen sunstruck and lifeless In
the plaza; so. Mt least, ssys y Seville
newspaper
Thomas Conyngham, a business man
uf Wilkesbarre. Pa, and member OF
sDe of the first families Of the city Is
found 10 he forger of nearly 100000,
The forgeries being upon individual
firms and banks He has. fed.
A passenger train on the louisville
and Cincinnati short.lne RAILROAD ran
Cd the track at Glencar station, Mon
day, the baggage car, one passenger car
and three sleeping-cafs going over an
eSbaukment; ten or twelve passengers
were injured.
The pardon Of Alderman Cullerton
ofChicago, convicted of neglect of duty
while gauger, and sentenced to six
months Imprisonment and fine OF
$4,000, arrived from Washington, Mon
day. 1t RENTS the imprisonment only.
Potter Palmer, of the Palmer House,
Chicago, where the widows of General
Custer, and Captains Yates, Smith and
Calhoun, whose husbands were killed
with Custer, have been guests. has
started q subscription for them which
will reach $4,000.
Bruce Younger, the suspected Otter.
Vile (Mo.) train robber, has been re-
lensed on writ of habeas corpus, and
has gone home. He threatens suit
for heavy damages for false imprlson-
ment aga nat his captOrs. Kerry. ON,
Of the arrested men has confessed,
Truman II. Stafford, the well-known
mathematician and astronomer. VIII,
was Royalton, VT, boy. and who Is
now employed at the Naval observa.
tory in Washington, has accepted the
appointment of Professor of Physlcs
and Astronomy at Williams College.
Gibson & Tyler of Minneapolis
Mimi, have failed. The firm are thu
manufacturers of the celebrated NORTH
9tar blankets. aud have been regarded
80 one OF the strongest concerns of Min
neapolis. The closing OF their mill!
sons OCT Of employment.
fhlneas starr mate of the steamer
Illinois lying at Nebbitt's landing neal
Memphis, Tenn, got Into quarre
with negro, the other day, and th,
latter having fred pistol at him, h.
returned the fire killing the negro. H.
Immediately offered to surrender him
selfand stand trial.
rhe porte has automatically hintet
atload that it Is willing to make peac,
tffervia and Montenegro Jointly asl
'or It. and vii! sllow the Turks to gar
risnn certain places In Serv:a. 1t is re
ported that In consequence of the dc
feat al Gurgusuvatz. Prince Milan ha
asked lie mediation of European pow
eis.
Sunday and Monday were quite gen
orally the hottest days of the summe
In New England. At Brattleboro, VI
the thermometer reached 100 and O
Bangor, Me-. 1t rose to l0s Policeman
John Mcdonald of Hartford died froI
sunstroke, while on his beat. Monda
afternoon and boy named Flanagan
overcome by the heat. fell from wsg
on and was killed.
Ths murder Of Paul Williams by :
W. Gone, at Tamworth, n. H., tn
first in town, exoiles the greatest IN
.ignallon. Gone WAS known as a des
perats character, and entertained a
old gfudge against Williams. The mul
derer has been lodged in JAIL and wa
with difficulty saved from lynching
500 citizens having collected for tn
avowsd purpose.
The steamer Carroll arrived at Bis
marck. Dakota, Monday, from Ger
Terry's camp. having on board Ger
Forsyth and twenty sick and wounde
soldiers. The Carroll, on her way uI
when near the mouth OF the Powde
river. found Indians on both sides {
the stream and for two aud hall hour
they kept up running fire upon tn
haat only aundinu one snldler slinhl