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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-10-28
YERGENNEN.

The steamer Curlew has ended it's
season, and is getting in readiness Tor
winter.
The NJ. l.. church is receiving new
coat Of paint. which has been very much
needed for long time.
MIR. s. s. Gaines of the Stevens
House, has left us for while to crack his
jokes 10 San Francisco.
The concert of Esther, the Beautiful
Queen" will take place OF School House
Hall on Tuesday evening next.
We notice the Franklin hotel, under
its new manager, is undergoing a change
inside in painting and undermining.
MIR. S. d. Miner and Charles Case
have broken ground for their new dwell
ings on Elbow street. So the march Of
improvement goes on.
Shipments for the last week from
this station include II, 406 pounds butter,
1895 lbs. poultry, 7 bbls. potatoes. 2
cars stock, 8 cars hay.
-Thirty.6ve couples attended tho mas.
querade ball last week Thursday night,
but the enjoyment was marred by the
sneaking conduct of some villain sprink.
ling red pepper on the floor,
Quito party went over to Port
Henry, on Monday last, via the Curlew,
to hear Gen. Fitzpatrick and having
musical turn Of mind, they took our band
with them to give tone to the party.
j. M. Hawrican, Esq, formerly Of
Grand Isle county, has purchased the
Fuller place on the street toward the de.
pot, and opened law Office in the room
formerly occupied by Strickland & Gui.
mond.
On Tuesday evening, there was
public meeting of the Y. NJ. G. A. in the
Congregational chnrch. Public speakers
from abroad were desired, but did not
put in an appearance, SO disappointment
seemed to pervade all of tho religious
gatherings Of the week.
"A very spirited game of base ball
came off on Saturday last, between q
picked nine of the city and the "Lono
Stars" of the Reform School, resulting in
favor Of the latter, in score Of II to 20.
Owing to the darkness the game was
called on the ninth inning.
The Ministerial Association of the
Burlington District, held here on Tues.
day and Wednesday, was rather thinly
attended by clergy as we'll as laity.
Monday evening, Rev. Mr.. Barnet of
Pittsford preached, Tuesday evening,
Rev. W. l.. Smith, former pastor, and
Wednesday evening, Rev. j. w. Eaton
of Rutland, all of them good sermons,
So few preachers being present, the dis
cussion was not as interesting as we could
have desired.
The Methodist ministerial associa.
tion of the Burlington district, held
meeting at Vcrgennes on Tuesday and
Wednesday of this week. There was
only small attendance, and some of the
subjects named for discussions were not
discussed by all of the appointees on &C.
count of absences. Tuesday morning
Rev. Il. G. Pickett read an essay on
" Modern Spiritualism," and general
discussion of the subject followed by
those present. The seventh subject.
WAS St. Paul pedestinarian, and if so
in what sense" was then taken up and
discussed by the only regular appointee
present, Rev. j. NJ. Edgerton, after
which general discussion followed.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-10-28
RIPTON.

On Friday evening last, l.. Howard
and s. @. Gibbs, while driving past Mr..
s. Fishers in opposite directions, came
into collision. Mr.. Howard and his sis.
tor Eta were thrown out of the wagon,
the lady being somewhat injured, while
the horse and carriage suffered no loss /;
but Gibbs's turnout suffered, some two
wheels Of the wagon and q whiffietree
being used up, and quantity Of glass
and china ware being broken. Mr.. How.
ard was driving at walk, while Mr..
Gibbs team had attained high rate Of
Of speed. too high for night as dark as
the one in question was.
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LOCAL NEWS.
Butter 80 cents last Monday +.

Butter ~ cents last Monday.
Mr.. Benham Preston has sold his
home farm to Mr.. Frank Phelps. Mr.
Phelps will be welcomed as an accession
to the district and town.
DIR. Harland Page Boardman has
left home for Philadelphia, thence to pass
the winter at the homeopathic Hospital
College, Cleveland, Ohio.
Shipments from the Middlebury sta.
; tion for the week ending Oct. 26. 1876,
included IL cars potatoes; 7 cars onions
8 cars live stock; 7 cars lumber, 14,030
pounds batter.
We are glad to note tho recovery OF
MIR. Swiney from the effects of the injury
to his knee which we mentioned at the
time Of its occurrence, so that he is able
to go down to his store
MIR. d. E. Boyden, the grange or.
ganiser, was in town this friday morn.
ing. returning from a visit to West Sal.
isbury, where it is expected grange
will be organized soon.
M. A. Munroe, constable and col.
lector for the town of Middlebury, has
located his Office in Stewards block with
Sheriff Tripp,where he is ready to receive
town, school and highway taxes
the Middlebury chapter of the
Delta Epsilon fraternity was represented
at the annual convention of that college
society. held at Rochester this week, by
Mr.. II. p. Stimson, class of 1877.
The Middlebury Rifle club shot 70,
the centennial cup last Saturday, with
the following result out of q possible so
+. s. .Holley &C S. Holton 3;
H. L. Sheldon SO J. A. Wright s.
George Hammond Sc orrin Abbey q
Two chaps made IN attempt to stea
poultry from the poultry yard Of Mr.. A
Williamson. on Monday night. Messrs
G. G. Huntington and J. Cobb pursued
them but failed to catch them or discover
who they were.
AT tho Weybridge shoot Thursday tn,
Middlebury boys took six out of the eigh
turkies shot. Col. Tracy took tw,
George Hammond two, Judson A. Wrigh
one and John Mack one. The other tw,
were taken in Weybridge.
-Messrs. N. f. Rider and G.. II
PlumleY, druggists, have been in Mont
pelier during the week attending th,
Druggists convention, and looking aftel
s. legislation desired by that body. The,
returned home on Thursday evening.
The price of potatoes has gone VI
again to sixty cents for Early Rose AM
fifty cents for skies and twos. The croI
is said to be small, though the response
bility for the small crop is not charged
against the wicked Colorado potato bul
at all.
Oracle three.year. daughter o
Byron Fleming, was poisoned with opium
Friday forenoon, administered under tn
supposition that il was rhubarb. At on
o'clock the child was still under its inhu
ence, and the result doubtful. though tn
physicians thought the symptoms i'm
proved.
Joseph Battell. Esq. member of th
Legislature from Ripton, who owns
farm just east Of this village, is maxim,
improvements TO his property by putin,
ahydraulic ram in spring in MI. Foote'
meadow and conducting the water in iro
pipes to bis barns. The water is irst /
pass through Mr.. Foote'S house and th
surplus not used by them. of which Their
Is an ample supply, will pass on to MI
Battell's barn.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-10-28
PANTON.

-Panton carried of the palm this
year, as the banner Republican town OF
the state. This honor has formerly been
disputed between Lincoln and Apdover.
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LEICESTER.

Mr.. Edmond Matot ID erecting
q two story building, designed for a store
and oyster saloon.
Sixteen carloads of lime, amounting
to nearly two thousand barrels, have
been shipped from this station since last
Monday, and the lime company have
orders for several car loads more wanted
this week.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-05-11

hedge, and as in-luck would have IT, were
caught by tine dread landlord himself in
the act OF digging up the burrow. The
father of the two boys was summoned,
and Mr.. Wilberforce, who is an unpaid
magistrate, being unable to bring the de-
linquents before court, proposed that the
father should cbastise them in his pres
ence. The father pleaded q sore hand, but
agreed that Mr.. Wilberforce should exer-
else his own dire will, which he did
literally with a vengeance. The insfru-
ment Of chastisement was stout birch
rod: and so effectually were these two
small boys whipped that the executioner
leff their poor little backs dripping with
blood. Even the meek father thought
that property had over avenged itself, and
so he brought an action OF assault; where
upon the Justice decided that Mr.. WILDER
forces luxury was worth aboutten pounds
sterling.
II then became question whether
man, even though be were a lord OF the
manor and a county magnate, who could
thus torture two poor little boys for a
very slight and thoroughly boyish tres
pass, was fit TO sit upon the bench as
magistrate. He was finally allowed To re-
main. and will continue 10 dispense
Justices justice peculiarly his own in the
vicinity of Gragham. IL is not too much
TO say that England Is the only civilized
country where children so young would
be treated with q cruelty so savage and
wanton, and where the disgraces OF rural
Justice are so mildly censured and so easi-
ly condoned Curiously enough, while
the Wilberforce affair was being talked
about, the House OF Commons was ring
ing with indignant speeches against the
return of slaves 10 their owners by Brltlsh
naval commanders in foreign seas. These
very statesmen, however, who so luridly
pictured the atocity OF delivering TO
slavery again those human beings who
had sought freedom and protection on En-
gIish men-of-war. had litsle or nothing to
say about the scandal OF Justices justice,
which in many parts OF England has pro-
duced state Of terror among the humber
classes, and which certainly threatens
more serious national results than the fail
ure to always aid the liberty OF slaves In
the antipodes. Journas
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but let us examine into the p-sc.;.,
and industrial value OF the camel ~
resided some fourteen months In Ca;ro &c
Egypt. and while there made il no; =. "a
study the camel and his economic vsI,.oA
The khedive, by far the most enterDr;s;...
sovereign Of his dsy--a sort of NohaIs
medan Peter the Great--was and i me-
ernizing and remodeling the ancient Arsa
city, after the manner Of Baron Han
man Wide streets and avenues %
opened, old buildings torn down. vacs..
spaces flled up, and Cairo, the victorjon-
Is made to put on new dress. Woas
being nearly as precious as silver =
Egypt was not used in building m na-.
Cairo; all the palaces and houses w.
built Of the soft, cream-colored l;na
stone quarried in the Mokattam h;Ils
some few miles from the city. and All ~
stone is transported on the backs ns
camels, 1, 200 pounds constituting the AZ
erage load.
We have stated these facts TO shou u,
probable value of the camel to the mine
in the almost inaccessible hills where fba
precious metals are most abundant T.
is great mistake TO suppose the camai
fitted only to the plains; he is a pooJ
LnouHIaIHcci d Luc mutt, anu even more
frugal than he. He yields q yearly Gin
ping Of fine wool Of considerable eommer
cial value. The milk of the female cam.
el is as good as that of COW The came,
lives as long as the mule, and can bear
with ease burden three times greater
We are satisfied that an importation AZ
Bactracian or other Asialie camels womb
prove a paying speculation to any marty
who would make it.-Iurf, Field am
E1ry0
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A Piute Fandang0.

a PARTY Of ladies and gentlemen Of This
city made visit, last evening. to the
spring fandango of the Piute tribe OF In.
dians, which is now in progress. The
Indians were found encamped in circe
formed by piling up brush, and at De
time of the arrival OF the party, damon,
not having yet commenced, the children
of the sage-brush were distributed within
the circle in various picturesque groups
The camp seemed to be subdiyided into
several smaller camps, in some of which
games of cards were in progress; in
others, the braves were sitting around
small sage brush fire engaged in CONVEX
sation, the light Of the fire giving a sub.
dued glow to the various colored blankets
and the painted faces of the Indians, and
forming a picture such as we have seen
painted of gypsy life. Other groups con.
sisted of families, the women sitting or
lying quietly on the ground, and the in.
fants in their beds of rabbit-skins, and
here and there a pair of tiny red-feet
could be seen peeping out from under the
skins catching the warmth of the sage
brush fire. On the outer edge of the
girls were al play, running and jump
lUR tUIDupH HiC, dbu tltH BIdu
Shouts and risky motions showed
that they were happy in their rags,
and felt not the lack of comfort
and shelter which are indispensable TO the
children of the white man. The first
dance being called. number of youths
formed circle around a small cedar
which was set up in the center of the cir
Gle of brush, and commencing a low,
monotonous chant, placed shoulder to
shoulder and moved with regular step
around the tree, keeping time to the chant
with their feet. Gradually the circle be-
came enlarged, squaws and children fall
ing into it and taking up the refrain Of
the chant, till al the time of the departure
of the party, about nine O'Clock p. m,
about fifty indians were engaged in the
dance. This dance, or fandango, as the
Indians cali it, is held in celebration of
the approach of spring, being sort Of
thanksgiving for the disappearance of the
snow and cold and the advent of mild
weather II is solemn business for Mr.
Indian, and he goes at it in dead earnest,
not smile or laugh disturbing his coun-
tenance during its progress. The feature
of last evening was an Indian dressed in
a harlequin costume which some white
man had worn at one Of the masquerades
big Indian, and was an object OF merri-
ment to the other Indians and of awe to
the children, who followed him around
as though he were whole circus in him
self.-Reese Ricer Neu.) ReUeiHe.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-05-11

" turoeed on him for maltreating British
snhs<.e. ana had sent an iEsolent message TO
the British commanding officer who expos
talaied With him, inviting him to visit
Dahome, where he would pay the demand In
powder and balls.
TIVE German Government has published .
decree giving 20 the inhabitants OF Alssce
ma Lorraine the right of suffrage In CAGES
where clec,ing TO retain the French nation
alt. they still remained domiciled 10 those
provinces.
THE death 81 Hon. J. L. Graham, United
states CousuI at Florence, Italy, occurred O.
The 3xh ult
arpagsgax from Mexico on the Both ult
state. that Gen. Diaz, the leader Of tho
Mexican instruction, bad occupied Camargo,
unopposed.
OK The Ist, the boilers Of the ferry-boat
nlvinv between Rudesheim and Bingen, on
lie Rhine. exploded and killed thirty Of the
passengers.
ACCORDING to London dispatches Of the Cd
orders had been issued for military and
naval expedition against the King OF Daho-
,uey 70 punish him for his late contemptuous
refusal to pay fine for maltreating British
subject.
Three THOUSAND iron workers, In Shelf
field, Eng. who we're on strike, resumed
work on the "a, at reduced wages.
Az application was made In London On
the Sd TO the tribunal having In charge the
case Of Winslow, the Boston forger, for his
discharge, on the ground that the sixty days
within which the United States might perfect
is case had expired. This application was
resisted by the officers Of the Crown, and it
was decided TO hold the prisoner ten days
longer, TO await the reply from Washington
10 the latest Eogiish note.
Or the 3D., in the Spanish Cortes, an
amendment to the proposed Constitution,
striking out the clause providing for religious
liberation and substituting one providing for
religious unity, was rejected-226 TO 30.
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Peculiarities Of Three Famous Sena-
tors.

SENATOR SHARON, the lode-star of the
Comstock Mine, as he is POLITICALLY called,
will Ego West week from next Satur-
day. The fascination of the Pacific coast
lures him, and mining interests are dear
er to his soul than Legislative honors.
This mans success has been rapid and
wonderful. He, like most stock specu-
lators, has made and lost fortune, and
it has only been few years since lac lost
almost everything and went TO work TO
win back and add to his millions. his
fortune is now estimated at about 3d.
100000 with magnificent promises OF
millions more. He has about s 100000
invested in the Palace Hotel. He is small,
thin and wiry, possessing vast amount
OF nervous energy. His entire manner
while in the Senate indicates excessive
freedom, though he says that he is inter
ested in the proceedings. " We did not
come TO remain through the session. he
says, land next winter we will bring our
knitting with US and take house"
japanese servant keeps guard at the door
OF the Senator's parlors, and there are
comparatively few cards brought in dur
ing an evening, forming marked con-
trast to the manner in which Senator
Jones is riddled with pasteboard. From
morning until night the Senator's elegant
home is besieged with men who want
offices and women who want subscrip-
tons 81 can get rid of the latter by graf
flying them, but what shall do with the
former? Do they want me to buy offices
for them?'' wonders Jones. Senator
Jones is exactly the opposite of Senator
Sharon in appearance. He is fair, fat
ard fifty, with broad expanse of fore
head, ruddy complexion, and a little,
sharp, thin nose that is almost lost amid
the vast amount of cheeks that he possess
es. He likewise is bored with the Senate
rial routine, and his thoughts are far
away In the mining regions or absorbed
in his great ice project, and he restlessly
roams about. The two millionaire sena-
tors are often seen in close conversation
during the session of the Senate. GU
rious contrast to these men is Senator
Christiancy, of matrimonial fame, whose
desk is adjoining. although rarely does
the thin, sparse figure of Christianey oc--
cupy IL. Backward and forward around
the outer edge OF tile Senate Chamber this
dainty old gentlemen, in his old-iashioned
vest and quaint stock, wanders. He is
keeping order in school, his manner and
appearance Indicate, and we almost look
for the birch In the closely clasped hands
as the Senator goes on his ceaseless tramp
--Washiagton Cor. PhiLadeipisfa Times.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-05-11
An English Magistrates Vengeance.

The sacredness Of property in En-.
gland has Just been asserted by some
what novel method of punishment. 1t
seems that certain Mr.. Wilberforce, In
whose veins II Is scarcely to be imagined
or hoped that the blood of the great
philanthropist runs, has an estate bounded
by hedges, and that beneath these hedges
rabbits have made their burrows. To the
English boy there are few temptations so
irresistible as that presented by a rabbit
hole, especially If furry white cony has
been seen to dart into il. Two quite
small lads one day experienced this SEN
saiion In the vicinity OF MIR. Wilberforce's
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-05-11
FOREIGN uNTELLIGENCE.

A VIENNA dispatch OF the 2sth ult. says
the Porte had sent circular letter 10 It's
representatives at the various European
courts, demanding military assistance In the
suppression Of the Instruction, and citing as
precedent the suppression Of the Hunga-
rian insurrection by Russia, In ls49. A re-
port prevailed that Austria had ordered her
army in Dalmatia to be Increased to $4,000.
The royal assent has been given to the bill
comforting upon Queen Victoria the title Of
Empress Of India, and on the 2sth ult. the
Gazette contained proclamation announcing
It's assumption by Her Majesty.
A MosTAR telegram OF the 3oth ult an
nounces that the Turks had succeeded, after
desperate lighting at Presjcka, in revietuai.
ing Nissa. The insurgents were driven into
their intrenchments with great loss.
ApvIcEs from the Cape Coast received on
the 30.h ult., report that the King Of
Dahomey had refused TO pay the iine recent
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-05-11
wEsr Ann SOUTH.

JuDGE BOND has sentenced twcnty-four dis
tlllers in South Carolina, Convicted OF fraud.
TO an average Of two years each In the Albany
Penitentiary.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-05-11

'.BrsHop HAvENs mother cooked tur.
key on her eighty-eighth birthday" says
fugitive paragraph. There appears
nothing strange in this, unless II may be
that you will notice there is an omlnous
silence.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-05-11

INDEPENDENCE Of thought and expires
sion ID rare virtue In these days.
, 1876-03-11

Supreme Court Circuit, and is for the
recovery of $~1,Ooo,O0o from Tweed's
Sequestrated property. 1t took weeks to
draw a jury, on account Of the stubborn
resistance made at every stage. But the
12jurymen-all substantial and reputable
citizens-were finally selected, although
several panels were exhausted in doing
it, and yesterday they came into court
and were addressed by the Judge upon
their grave duties and responsibilities IN
the cause which begins on the cath inst.
This suit will be watched with close at
tention by the people of New York, who
are in hopes that some Of the plumber may
be replaced in the city Treasury"
, 1876-03-11

about the name, but about the handle to
the name. We do not suppose that the
%rectors, and Wears, and curates wish to
put off all their personal individuality,
and to merge themselves in their official
relation to the parish as a bishop merges
himself in his official relation to a divine.
The real question is whether the Rev.
I. Jones will now call himself " Reverend
or not and the real dilemma, we suppose,
is about his taking, as a cIergyman, the
title " Esquire" if he insists on dlsowuing
the present titular property which he
must share with a Dissenter. Of course,
If he is prepared to be addressed simply
as the Rector Of A, the Vicar Of B, the
CITRATE of G, the difficulty disappears but
these names are hardly sufficient for postal
purposes, and if the individual name comes
in at all, it will be awkward to strip it
suddenly bare of both prefix and sufix.
Would it not be better to go back quietly
to the old system, and to remember that
God made of one blood not only all the
nations of the earth, but ever Churchmen
and Dissenters9
, 1876-03-11
G U S.
From the Spectator.)

A mechanic. Mr.. George Beayl9, living
at 6 Queens Place, Rutherield Street,
lexington, appears, if his own account sent
to the Keatish Mercury be accurate, to
have been almost as badly treated by the
administrators of English "justice' as II
he had been an innocent person committed
for trial by the bIunder of a county Bench
His little girl, who ought to have attend
ed school, was kept away for the ring-worm.
Her sisters had the whooping-cough. The
children of the dodgers had the measles.
SO after the child got well from the ring
worm, she was KEEP, at home another
month, for fear she should spread
the whooping-cough and the measles,
which were still in the house. Summoned
to Clerkenwell Police-court for her nom
attendance, Beayis was told that he was
pleading a petty excuse, and fined 2s., with
Is. costs. He had only brought a shilling
in his pocket, and asked leave to give this
shilling to a messenger who should be sent
to his house for the requisite money. He
was not only refused, but sent straight oft
to Coldbath Prison had his hair cut, was
locked up in q dark cell all night, dressed
the next morning in the prison dress,
and only released when his wife found him
out and paid The fine. That is simply
INDUSTRIOUS. 1t turns a ine into a disgrace
ful and severe punishment. A system Of
justice which, in its eagerness to prevent
the escape Of guilt, inficts gratuitous pun
ishment on the guiItless, more than neu-
t~raIises a great deal Of the benefit OF its own
work, A Court of Injustice might take
some pleasure in rewarding crime, but its
chief aim would be to scourge the just.