The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-05-27
GENERAL We MS.


Orleans for Europe on Saturday.
Ex-Judge Bowling. Of New York left
an estate valued at Sl70 600, and dying
without Will, the property will be
equally divided between his three sis
ters.
The residence of George w. Josselyn
on Chatham street, Lynn, with its con-
tents, was nearly destroyed by fire
absent, and the fire Is supposed to have
been lncendary,
Henrietta Sorhagen, aged twelve, who
was bitten two weeks ago, at Newark
n. J., by pet SptZ dog, which after.
ward became mad, died Saturday, from
hydrophobia, after intense suffering
Four other persons were also bitten by
the dog.
Reports were received at New Or
leans. Saturday, of another difficulty
near Fort Adams, Mississippi. Two hos
tile parties, white and blacks, are In
camp there and n collision is monienta
rily expected. There ia no confirmation
of II yet.
The Cuban insurgents have, within
the past few days, made several impor-
tant captures of conveys of commercial
Spritlis district There are rumors of n
big fight in Colon, in which the lnsur-
gents We're repused with heavy loss.
The Methodist general conference at
Baltimore voted, Monday, to place the
Southwestern Christian Advocate under
the control and to be published by the
New York book agents as an official
weekly paper, and made an annual APP
preparation of $4,000 toward its support.
A boiler used for boiling rags in the
keystone paper mills, opposite Read
ing, Pa, exploded with terrific effect
Saturday. evening, fatally injuring an
employe named Daniel Rothenherger
The boiler, weighing eight tons, was
carried across 1ulpehocken creek, u
distance of one hundred yards.
A resolution was offered at the Meth
odlst general conference ut Baltimore,
Saturday, that the conference instruct
all Methodists to vote only for proved
Christians for civil Offices The confer
ence elected as editor of the Ladies' Re-
postory, DR.. Curry, who has been one
of the most earnest advocates for the
burial of il.
The latest advices from Newfound-
land say the ice-pack still prevents
UetWten DI JOINS anu
the northern bays Several steamers
have arrived from their second trip to
the seal fishery. some with good fares,
others almost empty. The outfit for the
summer fishery will be on as large
scale as in any former years.
An explosion of fire. damp In the Ok
ford air-shaft of the Delaware and Lack
awanna mine at Scranton, Pa, Satur-
fnf fol Of
bottom of the shaft, while fifth,
named Taffe, who had just stepped into
the bucket to descend, was flung high
into the air and then down the awful
depth of six hundred feet in the mine,
where he was literally smashed to
pieces.
An explosion of fire damp occurred in
the old Midlothian coal pit In Chester
field county, Va. Saturday, by which
five white and three colored miners
were killed, and two others badly burn
ed. A similar accident occurred at the
same pit short time ago, in which one
man was killed and another severely
Injured. The pit was noted for its bad
ventilation, and the proprietors for
their stinginess in all attempts to rem
edy the trouble.
Sheriff Noble of Wilkinson county.
Miss, reports regarding the recent trou-
BILE at Woodville Quiet is restored
throughout the country. The trouble
could have been avoided had not the
colored people fired into my posse
They were advised by their leaders to
kill the white people from their cradle
up. l have arrested some of the ring
leaders, and may get more. Politics
had nothing to do with the affair |
Prominent colored men were with me
attempting to pacify the rioters, but
they would listen to no advice. APP
prehend no further trouble.
There was a heavy snow storm at
Laramie City, w. r., Sunday, and |
heavy storms and gales in various parts |
of the Northwest during the last forty
eight hours are reported. At Gaysville, |
La, many houses were torn down and |
wrecked, and hail-stones two or three |
Inches in diameter fell, covering the |
ground to the depth Of four inches. At
Lansing, Mich, the storm was also |
very destructive, and al Sparta, Wis,
and Mendoza and Rockf ford, H., fields |
were deluged and much damage inflict-
ed. No loss of life is reported.
The Society of the Army of the Poto-
mac, General Winfield S. Hancock, |
President, holds its seventh annual re-
union at the Academy of Music, in |
Philadelphia, on Tuesday, the 9th of
June. The Grafton will be delivered by |
Gen. John a Dix. Of New York, and |
The poem by William Winter. also of
that city. The meetings of various
corps belonging TO the Army of the Po- |
tOmac will be held June ;. The Soce- |
eral p. II. Sheridan, President, and the !
Society of the Army of the James, Gen
eral A. II. Terry, President, meet in |
Philadelphia June 6 and 7.
There was bit of u breeze in the |
Presbyterian general assembly in ses-
sion at New York this week, over
sharp arraignment of the denomina-
tons theological school for laxity of
discipline by DR.. Evans of Dayton, o., |
he charging that smoking and chewing,
and the frequentlng of questionable
places of amusement were very COM
mon practices with the Presbyterian
theologues. Rev. DR.. Spear, In reply, |
thought this an unjust reflection on the
church, and one which ought not to be
spread over the whole church, when
the application probably belonged to
local church. If there were any such
among the students, they should be ex-
PEELED ut once.
General Burnside had narrow es-
cape from the gas explosion in the cap
itol, Friday, as il was, getting a slight
scorching Of his face and hands. These
gas explosions in the Senate wing of
the capitol are becoming SO frequent as
to cause no little solictude among SEN
ators and others. Employees about the
Senate say that slight explosions are
of very frequent occurrence. With
proper supervision, there would seem
to be no excuse for an occurrence of this
kind. A leak In the gas-plpes ought to
be promptly discovered aud as prompt
ly stopped but In the Instance which
occurred Friday, rs well rs in that of
last year, the leak had been frequently
noticed and had continued for consld-