The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-07-01
GENERAL NE WrS.


season, for which he Is to receive $40,-
0O0.
A large number uf deaf mutes, with
much enthusiasm but little noise. or
gained Haves and Wheeler club in
Brooklyn, last Saturday evening.
A dispatch from General Crook, re-
ceived ut Omaha, gives details of an en-
counter with the Indians, in which the
soldiers succeeded after loss of nine
men.
l.. V. Howard and company's cloth
ing store at Pittsburgh, n. Y. WIS de-
stroyed by fire last Sunday morning.
The loss will reach several thousand
dollars.
1t 10 stated that the apple crop on the
upper Kennebec river Is completely
ruined, the cnterpilars eating up ev-
erything as they have the leaves upon
the poplars in the forests.
Cirsassians and Bnshi- Bozouks have
been guilty of great outrages and afro
cities In Bulgaria. The Turkish gov
eminent sent troops 10 the district, when
the troubles speedily ceased.
The House investigating committee
unanimously exonerated Clerk Adams
IIOIn uli CtluIRth VI itCtlNlub peCuillhTy
consideration for appointments, and
the House has adopted the committees
report.
Last Monday some men employed In
large morocco factory in Newark,
n. j.. struck for higher wages. They
assaulted several non-strikers, and riot
being feared, the services OF the police
were called into requisltlon and several
arreats were mada
An eccentric citizen of Cape May
carried rope in his pocket for forty
years, his explanation being that he
was liable at any time to wish TO kill
himself, and meant to have the means
handy. A few days ago he hung him
self with the old rope.
The bill for tho release of the dia-
monds presented by the Khedlve of
Egypt to Mrs. Minnie Sherman Fitch
has been received at the New York
Custom House. 1t Is signed by the
President, and exempts the jewels from |
duty. Mrs. Fitch Is now happy.
Owing to the instructions from Eng |
land, the fortress Of Gibraltar Is being |
placed in complete condition for de- |
feuse. Artillerymen are everywhere |
mounting guns two ship-loads of pow
der per day are expected to arrive, and |
oil furloughed officers have been re-
called.
There is an italian nobleman in Phil
adelphia who has matrimonially en-
gagged himself to four different ladies,
and although they are all aware of the
fact none Of them will give him up.
Meanwhile he is diminishing around
Centennialvlle for number five for his
airing.
The president has pardoned seven of
the store keepers and gaugers who were
convicted In Indiana for completely in
the whisky frauds, and the second pc
tition for the pardon of Editor Mckee
of the st. Louis be-Democrat is now
before the attorney-general, but it is
not believed it will be granted.
Salisbury, Mass, is agitated over all
alleged case of cruel discipline by a fe-
male school teacher in keeping scholars
standing on the floor for several hours
A girl named Roach ten years old died
u few days ago. it Is alleged from the
effects of this discipline, inducing fe-
Yer. An investigation will be had.
Burglars broke into the cigar store of
Messrs. Carpenter & Gerard, importers,
Mt Is Beaver street, New York, Friday
morning, June %, and stole 237 900 cigars
Of different kinds, valued at Sl3, 900. The
burglary was remarkable for being dar-
ing and cool-the parties laughing and
cracking jokes while packing the wa
gon with the goods.
There is quite general subscribing
among congressman to the proposal
that Congress meet, July 4, In Inde-
pendence Hall. for n short centennial
session in the place of meeting of the
first American Congress. A resolution
providing for such meeting is in the
hands of the centennial committee of
the House, and will doubtless be adopt
ed.
Mr.. McCrary of Iowa has prepared
and will offer in the House, as soon as
he can get u can get chance, resolu-
ton asking the committee on the real
estate pool it's authority for selling and
rumaging over large number of tele-
graphic dispatches embracing business
and confidential messages Of private
citizens, not relating to any subject I'M
der investigation.
A mob of masked men appeared at
the Jail at Burlington, Boon county,
KY. Friday night of last week, obtain.
ed the keys from the jailer, and took
out c0lOred man named Williams.
awaiting trial on charge of murder.
They were preparing to hang him
when Ne got away and ran, but was
shot aud badly wounded. The mob re-
captured the prisoner. hung him to a
tree and riddled his body with bullets.
Bill' were reported in the House,
Tuesday. declaring the country north
nf tla North plata unI aoot of tko D;ox
Horn mountains in Wyoming open to
exploration and settlement and for a
commission of skilled mechanics, to be
appointed by the president, one from
each congressional district, to attend
the centennial exhibition and make a
full report In writing of all that IL i'm
portant and useful to the industry and
art of the country.
A most teraific thunder storm and
hurricane swept over Portage, Pa, and
vicinity, Saturday afternoon ,unroofing
houses, aud removing Others from their
foundations, till the streets were filled
with brick from fallen chimneys, p0r-
tions Of roofs, boards of all kinds and
branches and trunks OF trees, and pros
trailing whole fields of grain almost
ready to cut. Singularly enough, not
single life was lost. aud but little
bodily injury sustained
A patron of New York Sunday
school promised one of the girls, II pu
pill of the school. about two years ago,
that If she would collect | 200, 900 can
celed postage stamps by the first of
July. 1879. he would settle upon her a
sufficient annuity to support her for
life. The girl got assistance in the
work. and over month ago the re.
quisite number Of stamps were obtain.
ed, and the gentleman redeemed his
promise to the fortunate girl.
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