The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-09-28

Two indignant fathers are watching for
Vroom, but he considers this good
time of the year to take his vacation,
and does not frequent his usual haunts
now.
Since my last, publicity has been Civ
Ell to the financial embarrassments OF
two very prominent and enterprising
business men of this city. Frank Les.
lie, the well-known publisher of "The
Illustrated News" and numerous other
Illustrated publications, has made an as
signment for the benefit of his creditors.
His liabilities amount to $500, 900, and
his assets are said to be only S75, 900
Fast living and unlucky investments III
real estate are the cause of his failure.
No suspension of any of his publications
will occur, as arrangements have been
made by which they will be issued as
heretofore.
Mr.. Augustin DAILY, the eminent play
wright and manager of the Fifth Aven-
ne and other theatres has not made an
assignment or entered into bankruptcy
but he has become unable to pay the
salaries of his actors and has ceased the
management of his Fifth Avenue thea
ter His trouble is demand OH the
part of his landlord for an increased
rent for the Fifth Avenue theatcr and
the failure of play on which he had
counted. His splendid company has
been disbanded, but he will, Immediate
ly organize another with which he will
travel through the country until he can
secure the lease of another theatcr.
Four unsuccessful attempts at sui
eide were made by different men in
different parts of the city, on Tues
day last; one with the pistol, one
with the razor, and two with the knife.
In each instance the perpetrators were
crazcd by excessive drinking of intoxi-
eating liquors. On Wednesday night a
Young man stabbed his sweetheart to
death in the hallway of II tenement
house and then stabbed himself, but not
with the fatal force that he had used on
his victim, and he will probably live TO
get of on the plea of insanity.
L. S. Senator George f.. Spencer, of
Alabama, was married to Miss May
Nunez, the actress, on Wednesday even
ing last. The ceremony was perform
ed privately at the parochial residence
of st. Bernard's Roman Catholic church
at No. 1913 West Fourteenth street. The
bride, who is widely known in thcatri-
cal circles, made her last appearance on
the stage the previous Saturday evening
in Kit, the Arkansas Traveller, at the
Grand Opera House. In spite of the
privacy desired by the parties, the pa
pers give very minute details of their
lineage, history. appearance and dress,
and state that the bride is a pretty bru-
nette, twenty-five years of age, and the
groom forty-two years old, portly and
ruddy-but singularly enough they neg
lect to mention whether or not he is
bald-headed. However, it is certainly
gratifying to be informed that this is his
second wife.
The great suspension bridge between
New York and Brooklyn is beginning
to show considerable progress. The APP
proaches to both ends are now being
constructed, and it is expected that the
bridge, which was commenced on JAN
vary 2, 1870, will be ready for public
travel by January /, 1880. The New
York terminus will be in Chatham
street, near the northeast corner of the
City Hall Park.
Although the almanac tells us that this
is the fall of the year, the oppressive
heat of the past week assures us that
summer is still lingering with us. But
it cannot be for long; the leaves are be-
ginning to fall, the laggard summer
tourists are struggling back to their city
homes, and the parsons are resuming
their pulpits, reinvigorated for their
winter struggle against Satan and sin.
Business is said to be improving, but
the improvement is not apparent to the
naked eye. The prospect ola very hard
winter for the poor and unemployed is
far too promising to be a pleasant sub
iect to think or write about. Let us
hope for the best. Yours,
LII. I.I.