Evening star., 1877-08-16
The Bennington Centennial.

Nermonts centennial celebration began at
Bennington yesterday with grand process
/ sion, In which militia regiments from the
/ other New England states took part. A his
torical grafton was delivered by the Hon.
Daniel Roberts, which was followed by the
| r. aiding OF a poem written by Mrs. Julia
| noIr Gen. Hawley, Gen. Banks AMI Gel.
Hartman alto delivered addresses.
PRESIDENT HAYES
| Harrington, of W ash ington. special aid, and
| Col Geo. A. Merrill, OF Rutland, OF the cen
Iernial commission; at the state line by
| Big. Gen. Jas. Peck, adjutant and inspector
| general. When the distinguished party ar
| rived at North Bennington they were re
| ceived by Gov. Fairbanks aud staff and OF
! ncers OF the centennial commission, VINO
, greeted him with proper houors. Upon their
! arrival in Remington at p IN. he was re-
| ceived with military honors by the lst regi
| ment, National Guard of Vermont, Col.
Theo. s. Peck, commander. The Pres den
| tlsl party were escorted to their quarters at
the residence of Rev. John b I bbetts.
! Upon the arrival of the train at The depot,
Fuller's battery fired a salute. Toe Presi-
! dent was welcomed with great enthusiasm
by fully 1000 people. and a. he passed along
| the line of n arch cheer after cheer rent the
| air. Many banners were displayed with the
! words Welcome to the President" He
! gave public reception last night TO an inn
mense mum Der OF people at the WoOloomOSe
/ touse, in Bennington Centre. Tne members
OF the Vermont Veteran Soldiers X eunio1
| society will close the celebration to night by
monster torchlight process ion.
\ MIIwAUKEE SOCIAL SENSATION
4 81 ecial dIspal ch to the New York World ON
Milwaukee e, AupuoJ Am. says: A scandal IN
/ The best social circles Of Milwaukee, of which
sent you some iutlmatIun recently without
RAINING names, has come 10 the light of day
most di>asreeaoiy in consequence OF an
Effort made by the lady involved 10 reya IN
| the custody OF her infant son. S;ate Senator
! John L. Mitchell, the son Of Mr.. AleXaa adeT
| Mitchell, who was a member OF the s3i Con
gTess and more recently Chairman of the
! democratic state committee, had been living
IN unpleasant relations for some time with
| his wife, a charming and acc0mpli shed lady,
and a separation was recently agreed Ia be-
| tween them, faults on both sides have been
alleged. The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Mitchell was given into the charge OF
! his grandmother, Mrs. Alexander Mitchell.
| To-Day Mrs John L. Mitchell called at the
house of her father in-law during Mrs. Alex
ander Mltchells s absence on a visit TO the
| family OF Mr.. " ]. Emmons, and attempted
| to carry her child away. Tie servants fol-
lowed her to her carriage and before she
| could IT ach and enter IL, she tainted thrOu sh
extreme excitement. and the little one was
| captured ard taken b ack to its grand parents
| house. The affair has created much excite
mel here, all the parties being well known,
| and Mrs. John L. Mitchell a leader I'm Mil
waukee society. Mr.. Alexander Mitchell is
regarded as the richest man in Wisconsin,
| If Lot in the whole Northwest.
CANAL INTERESTS SACRIFICED TO Pol
ITICS.-The business in bitumiuous coal
| continues quite unsettled owing to the
strikes: prices are quite nominal. At last
President German, of the Chesapeake and
Ohio canal, and Governor Carroll have con-
cluded that the obstruction of the Chesapeake
and Ohio canal by the bOatmen is uni awful,
which every one knew long ago, but these
| gentlemen are afflicted with the curse Of our
| public Officers-a thirst for political prefer
ment-and must needs sacrifice the interests
| OF the country at large 10 the desire OF ad
vancing personal ends by currying favor
with the rioters, each of whom has good a
| vote as the best citizen in the land. What a
| public shame is this to see officers in the
| responsible positions held by President G lr-
man and Governor Carroll coquetting with
vtOlators of the law, apparently for fear the
| perfo, nance OF their duty may affect their
chances % OF - ELECTION lee, or re1eleetio9' II the
left by its officials to the government OF
mobs, capitalists will he careful To avoid
| railroads. We can see little difference be-
tween government directly by the mob and
by the mob through officials afraid To do
| their duty.-lI The Engineering and N5irJ
i Journal
THREE MEN MURDERED II ALABAMA
| The Montgomery Ala.l Advertiser states that
| On Friday last, in Pickens county, in tina
| state, Andrew Bush, peaceable citiz IN, was
| struck on the head with a billet Of wood by
a he gro man with whom he demonstrated for
| ,teaiing his fruit. The blow fractured his
| skull, and death resulted n, xt morning The
murderer tied. bat two citizens, named VIM
60 in pursuit of him. This fact was known
| TO the negroes in the community, and a party
| of them waylaid the road they were to travel,
| and about eleven O'Clock on Saturday night
only short distance from Pickensville fired
| on them, killing both OF them Instantly
After shooting Mr.. Story off his horse, the
| in the head and face, almost shooting both
| away. They then laid him ont in the road ,
| crossed his hands and laid hiS gun and sad
| die across his dead body. Mr.. Story had
been acting as deputy sheriff for the county
| Mr.. Fitzpatrick was left in the road where he
was shot and died. Seven negroes were ar
! der, two OF whom have confessed their guilt.
| All three of the men killed were good ciIi-
Zens.
| RI COVERING STOLEN PROPERTY AT
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS at Pittsburg, Pa,
| are actively engaged in recovering the goods
stolen from the looted cars and depot of the
| Pennsy lvania railroad company. The prop
| erty forms singular collection, embracing
| boots and shoes, an immense wood cary ing,
| cushions, mattresses, spittoons, framel time
| cards, an encyclopedia, forty barrels OF
| fiour-each minus a baking or two-a tierce
| ard twelve barrels of lard, 800 hams, kegs
| and barrels of whisky and high wines, glass
| ware, hardware, shovels and picks, bales of
| wool. a complete Jersey wagon, leather
| rope, bundles and barrels OF leaf tobacco,
| block tin, beeswaX, oatmeax, boxes of foo.
rules, lamp chimneys. coffee mills, gas
| stoves, palace car furniture, sewing ma
| chimes, carpets, OIL cloths, muslin, ready
| made clothing. yarn, harnesses, whips, flags
aud the like. Seven Saratoga trunks full of
| clothing were found i'm one house and eleven
barrels of fieur I'm another. Eye-w Illnesses
| Of the riot tell of auctions where circular
saws three feet in diameter sold for fifty
cents, and a carload OF sewing machines
brought from 81 down totem cents apiece.
| Mr.. WILLIAM J. FLORENCE, the actor,
| has been turning his vacation to advantage
by rescuing a lady and her two children from
| drowning at Coney Island. This really he
| roic achievement occurred during the recent
terrific gale, and an account OF it says =
| "Mr. Elias. Hulitts wife and two children
| were In the water when the storm burst upon
| the beach. They were whelmed in the waves
| and OverpOwered by the wind. Mr. Florence
was on the shore. Hastily throwing OF his
| clothing he plunged in and rushed with Diff
| ficulty TO their assistance. SeiZing them he
| almost brought them to the land, but the
| binding waves and the fierce wind pulled
him back. Twice he came In; twice they