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Suicide.



ELots. ILL.,, Ang. :0.-afrs. Sarah T. Burgess,
aged ,Ijycars. was found dead lit her bed nt day.
light thls morning, and tte Coroncr's jury de-
cidol she was suicide. Sic had been subject to
nervous pr.strltiun anu mental depression at
times, but duftuF yesterday shG seemed IN
mort thai, ueuul good spirits, n3ll rctirvu for
tic hight with her husoa Il, ellccrfnl tnDol,
And rcsl,.csted Lin tuawakcu tcr ut O'clock III
tue anurntny that Ale nlCbt arrange for tlle
1nnntry work. Nnthfng unusual attracted tic
attention OF the l,ishal until daylight, when,
upon awakening. lle discovered The a1McncG 0f
hls co1lipano,. Urnn examining the premises
hu souu discovered ilcr Gorrse lying up'n tho
"spare - bed IN the parlOr ht1-r0pnl. Dr. Ben
nett: Tho family physician, was In,
tne deatt, causcl ty potsun. Upon ln1uirlug u
Mr. burgess, llu promptly related Tho fart Of bis
plrcflneu Of email vial VI strycfAtne on
Saturday, and said that portion o{ tho poison
had bcc prepared for rats at,l thc balance fatl
been placed in q closct. The doctor requested
Him u prNluce 1t, hut search revealed tlat tho
deadly bult1u haA been removed fruuI tho closet
and placed In bureau drawer, anu that It's cam
tcnts wore ncarly all Ronc. Thu appearance OF
the corpse intcatcl TINT she died IN cnnvul-
Atons produced by tho strychninc, md no lnlht
tcok very large tlosc. Il is the opinion Of tho
attending phYslcian ti.at the unfortunate woman
temporary lit Of insanity suptrlnlluced By mental
depression and nervous dctaoEcinent. Mr.
Washington ". B4rRchs, tho husband, ID OF tho
firm Ut Fletcher IL li4rgess,. iutnbcrsiealcfs,
and ID IN ordinarily comfortable circumstances,
and a very good-1iAtutFtl uMl kEntl gentleman.
-Four children are left to nlouru, two Of whom
arc fully grown.
, 1877-08-21

THE MISSISSIPPI CENTRAL

THE MISSISSIPPI CENTRAL.
Mr.. ". II. Osborn. late Managing Director Of
The Illinois Central Railroad, and at present
President Of tho New Orleans, jackson Il
Northern, Mr. c. Mcnclas, Director, and Mr. D.
F. Ayers, General Solicitor Of the Illinois Cen
tra, left thrs rtty last evening for jackson,
Tenn, to attend the sale Of tho Mississippi Ce1t-
tral Railroad, Which takes place in that city on
tho 21t! Of this month. Tho sale will be tntrc-
" pro fotnn, rs tho Iltnus Genital las long
since couvhst1cti arrangements tu assliinu liz
management on The came terms as TINT of tho
New Orleans, jackson " Northern. as soon aa
The proper transtcr u the property. has beeu
made the Mississippi Central md the New Or.
lcans, Jackson {; Surthefn will lie consolidated
and controlled l,y The 1llfnuis Central, on the
eame basis rs the pcnnky lvana Itailroal controls
TIC litt.ou.g, Fort Wayne T. Chlcago 'sa!roa'l;.
Mr. ". II. OSt,0ra wfii he elected President ut
the rcnrean1zr! roa.1, ahl Air. j. c. Clark, Sec.
beconic tlac GENERA! Manager. The other Ut
tIciafs have not yet tcen designated, with tho.
txccntion of General riclkct mud Passenger
Agent, whlr1, position will be flied by s1r,
Ffnntc Chandler, late Assistant General Ticket
md Passenger Agent Of thu Illinois Central
Ratlf0ad
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atd hct rrol,t tmaStne' shc serne nt thr 1loirl
": dd trnn4
doubt a: to The end which his wife had In sfuw,
which vas the SECURING of her freedom by frpara-
lion Of hody In tttter 10 i've In her own way, ar:
ssofhsne tn TIC oad nenehania which Ind dcscloped
Tht e fhs sts ,F,h Ns[s" ssxng IT, s. r.
his a'.lsal III Paris. the :d ut tho same .nonth. 4
s. r: s "s III shs e,snt Ct f e
citation necessary before ali separation u body.
That i sna!ccs 70 compare The date alone Of tho
that Of tic pretended rscnc which waa stated ia
hare occurred On tho 14t, Al Y. petcrsharg to he
convinced that all was arranged and agreed upon
That the ncarncss Of tho two dates Is rcry sgnid-
cant,
WHAT THE FArsna SAID.
THAT. In fact, II doubt cnt exist he to the In
tcnllhne Of Mnc. 10 !'aux. II wunlh he ctIaecd by
the aeeonnis q eettan inurnals. among o,hcrs of
Of the III Of Oel"ber. is3t. announced thai init
for scnaration between II. and Nine. do Caux was
tS ~ ssS on ts Of 'sc h. st.et ~
ON MS DIGNITY.
y a' no nft S has s%c tSc
WRONGS attsbnted 10 him. ridiculous and offensva
impnlatlona. destitute cscnoi tcnblanee of truth,
hi. bifih, md 'iii lis .sciai siaainE. s'' "
That 'lo will easily show 1T TIC proper time, tho
nothiREness and fafseRess OF tHc*e aeeasa!ions,
eut thpt s ea,e s1o"ltl III" limit ie4ef 10 ttc le.
Tending himself nEanst tho allegations 10 lightly
brought acalnst him.
That 1t Il his .luty 10 hlmeelf 10 demand seps-
tn!fon Of bs!y aEninst Mmc. ,ic Canx.
That t will rnd'ce 10 }usttfJ his demand fanh
sts. 10 ' recai % hers iho u,e s e witch Mme. i da
bs, Sa.sand aai to sontIoas 10 b, enssesmsnt: IN
foreign countries.
Tint 1t is not The intention Of n. de Caux 10 In.
reached In her f0rgGfn1ncE* Of hot uut!eR but that
he ak In tic right 10 complain uf her attitude In
rnolic and her actions at time when her situation
demands the Esratest fefefsc Of conduct.
cnlpnhla relations With lyric artst. lier Grst care
to her mama made II a duty for her to protest
asnlnHt aEch grave lmputatsons BY IN IEfeproacha-
bic department.
That ar frum that shc 1as but given escdcnce her.
fef 10 Tue i1rputhtoht hT her attude nnh her a1ce-
In public, at travelling, Of living In
tho same hotels and houses, Of living III one word
IN an open Intimacy with one whom the press Of
n1i countries designate N her 1oscr.
the ltfcndant.
Faf these reasons, ...l
a[uy It pease tho tribunal to declare ths sepAra-
tion Oh tho request OF tbe Marquis de Cau1.
1t ts we'll known that separation OF tho body
entails separation OF property. Now. Adclna
l'atti at'l tho Marquis dc Caux worc married
without contract-that Is to say uu1cr the terms
Of the law and the regime OF community. Tho
fortune Of the couple will therefore be divided
In ilalf. From Information which appears to bg
reliable, VI. do Caux llas economically managed
Ills wttc'a earnings. Ono million tight hundred
thousand {rancs Is spoken 0f, Of which half
naturally CONES TO tho Marquis.
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SUBURBAN,

SUBURBAN, -
Tic Doart1 Of Trustees met at Tho FilfnEc-flall
yesterday nftcEnoun. Present: Trustees Clark,
Farrell, Mitchell, Raynor, and Wheeler.
Licenses wore issued for one pooi-tato and 10
four pcidlers, and ona permit to sell Gunpow-
der wns granted.
Permission was grnntet1 to Thomas Davies to
build a barn IN Bowen avenue.
Pcarce Il Benjamin, and many others, petl-
toned for tho repair OF tts brcakwatcr In front
Of the Village Park Tie Committee reported
advtafng that tho pier bc strengthened with
piles, bolts, and rtankfne; that new plies be
driven; and that about sixty or eighty cords Of
stone would be needed to Oil up tho gaps, Tie
sum that tho whole repatr would cost would
probably be al,out $3.50. The Board accepted tic
report, and tho Engineer WAS ordered to go
aficafl With the work.
Fifteen different ordinances we're orlercd en-
crossed repcaling ordinances for sit1cwalka.
An ors1t9aneo Repeating the or'linancc for the
niue to Indiana Avenue Was ordered cncrosscd.
Emory Bros, Of Douglas avenue, offered to
light, repair, extinrnssh, and to furntsh tho
headlight oil fer the street Tampa o! the village
Tor FL. ~ per lan1p t,1r ant,tlm.
Tic Uas Company offered to furnish gus for
10I lamps at tho rate of $3.50 pcr 1,00J cubic
feet. anL 10 keep thu lamps in or,ler for ~ PR
year. They a!to o!Ierc. e tlElt, keep, ete., all
lamp, September, $40 per annu.n; nctoljer,
81; November, u. Is; uccennbcr, ss5: january,
se'.50; February, t2; March, $3.50; April,
~.
Samuel /. Pope Il Co. offered for thu South
Chicago Pumping Works tlrve l,oilcrs md to do
all tho brick-work for tlo sum Of $i.Gd5, aud
smokc-stnck tor siM.
Tho Engineer was ordered to ropnEr some OF
the streets dan!agctt by tic building Of tho For
ty-!irst strict kewGr.
Tic bond Of Jancs Il. Beatty for tic compile
tion of tic F0rty-EIrst street sewer, 10 tho
a,uonnt OF $2o,000, was approved and ordered
ie.!,
The Treasurer was directed to purcl,asc {l0l-
0CU oI outstanding bonds from the money III tho
ftlnii.
The tug Martin Green was detained at Dalton
bridge Tor seventy huurs. Her Cantaiu estf-
males tic cost of.dclcntnn at $5 t,er hour, or
*:fAt, anu asked tho t3oard to pay the samc. Str.
Gideon Clark appeared as attorney foy the Cap
tain, md tnndc a lew remarks. Tie Dnartl coil-
clu.icd to Eive tho Captain S10. A suit will
probably Gc the result.
j. X. beatty was allowed, On an cstimate for
tho Forty-t'rat street acwer on work Of ITO feet,
the suln ot q, ,D25.80.
Aftc. few bills wero passed the Board I'D
tourncd.
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Apnit'ons Journal for !stpfema<r.
Whatoyor tho political or military importance
nj ain Nno- ~ thc uus,tan, u IL ~ .o,,o In.
o ~ ~" ,.,,s,. .h ,,s,.. -. sv"e ~ WI. M
.cses. ~ 'otc t1"t "'ta'h ."o lliaee ol thele
hopcd'tof conquest IN AsiaatIc turkey afo Vary
&nany places of august and memorable tradi-
tions in tho world's h,atory. Far tho Turk's
,,,.*os.tons ~ oo,t ~ fhn Hosrbor,,a tr.1,d. ~,
posssa' ~ s. ~ ".aaS w.. Do'"a NV
scenes o. many H'omchtous events. II tho
will have donc what tho Crusaders failed TO do
AFTER m etrort WHICH la.tcd two ccotur,cs. Tho
S,hI..,,n. ,.,,1 vi" In ,ho la. 1,na
,,..s Gmt.s''a'!s VIII su!o t"o my 1'al''.
With such con1ueat, not only Bcth1ehcm and
Damascus, Mount Sinai aud tho banks OF tho
Jordan, but Jerusalem itself. will bo croync,l
hv TN banners of thc Cross. Mount Arnrot
~ ~ .,,..a ..".ls =, s"o oa". 1,.A.u.'
.oo4 ""e'so 'nat pe ea'a 70 nsss V.o"a iolsn
Tic paEcnt trunk Of tito religions alike OF tic
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lseported blowing Up Of the Natural
l$FldKe.

GF4tHup M. INd<utndFN1.
1t u rep0reea tnat somu unt, unknown to tho
people In the neghburuoo4, has blown down Tho
Elliott County natural bridgu with powder. We
aru uuabIu to ilnnkins thu blscnc.4 Ut The heart
Of tho iulIyi.lua! who would get his own col,-
sent to do such trick. This natural briggs
has, for the past ultY years, been VISITED by per.
hona FROM 4 distance, who went away delighted
with what they saw, II was beati1ai, NATURAL
tock arch bridge, spanning q small tributary q
Little sandy ilyer, la0 feet wide, stool %
feet aboro tue stream, and was situated Just
bclow fall OF the stream OF the satus height,
sod abovs and under the bridge daily was seen
rainbow When the SUI was ahlnIbY,
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Death Altar Long SUFFERING, !,

This morning Mrs. Aun Mary. wife Of George
HcberRer, 1t. MIehsei's street, died after u
ulness extending back for Hf:eeu years. She
WIS afflicted 1t arst With rheumatism, and for
M vaks stcp Tic pust vu s es
has not been out OF CHAIR, even tp sit uoon
couch. Her spine aud limbs were distorted snd
stllfcled, aud she was bcut forward nearly
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REAL.
FINANCIAL.

Plr1ssuRo. Pa, Aug. ao.-Among tina largest
Of rrcept failures hero il that of j. C. Blawcll,
Of tho Ptt,sburg Plow and Crudble Works, who
fled voluntary petition In bankruptcy to-day.
li!s liabilities amount to $...0, 0o0. amply ST.
cured, e1eept $t3,O00: Tho bulk ri tho paper
ts held III fittsburg, the largest creditor bciiis
the fsuusyiyauls bAk, Sl2,U0.
, 1877-08-21
FlGEN ITEMS.


Sptctdi Dispafch to 1As Tribune
Etars, ILL.,, Aug 20.-A large number Of our
citizens ara now at SONG Of tho bfclienry
County hikes,
The Rev. d.. Evcste, Of Chicago, preached
twice tn this city yesterday to largo audiences.
prnf. Bridges has accepted the position OF
School Superintendent Tor tbs ensutug year.
, 1877-08-21
EDUCATIONAL.


Eptta0I UIpaIek u 1&t JS3hslA4.
MoAKIs. Ill.,, Aug. D.-The Teacbcrs' Insti-
tute convened 1t this plaea this afternoon With
about forty teachers present. sIr. Etter, State
Superintendent, will address, the Institute on
Tnu1sdAy aftrguoou
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RELIGIOUS.
Special NspkHcA to Tao 3tIbsax.

CARl1aylL1s, ILL.,, Aug. 20.-The eoutheEn
Methodist catnpmeetlns, which Aaa been Ia aes-
sion uear thia c1Iy for tcu days past, ceastl yes
tesdsy after most eucccssiul meeting. The
attendance wss unprecedented, Aad the interest
manifested increased With each dsy's meeting.
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General. when thr Governor Auditor. nnd Al
torncy. General will finally nnproyc or ,tl.ap-
prove the location At t|ranl Tower. Tho lor.,t.
Ing Commissioners wcrc In secret scsfInn MI
tlay. Thry rcf,lse to atF9rm Of deny that they
refuse to ~ 'r.1e from, tllc locating nj Nrand
Tower. The Alton delegation Is still conff!cut
however, that Grand Tower will not bo ap-
rrorcd
, 1877-08-21
THE MILITIA.


An adjourned meeting Of tho Third Ward mill
ttary organization was held last night at No.
1G9 rwcnty.second street, Mr. G. G. McrtIck In
tbe chafr. and Mr.. ". D. utst,on sacretarv.
Ihe enrolment COMMITTEE reportcu that
twenty persdns had signed the muster-rol, Tho
Ycport YVES ACCENTED. anil the Committee con.
t1naed ata Instructed 10 pfoslae sIeakc1s 10
aaaseas INC ne2t mcctlnR, "hlen VII! DC held
Monday Night at Meisner'a Hall, which ID on
Iwonty second street, near Wabash nranuo
n bel t,an',.,t w,,." # ~ r.r,a. z,
-. 1o"e"' nanuA!l "@tc, u, ". ia'ios' anu
Col. John II. Roberts, Mr. II. h. ita"iey, OF
tho First Ward, furnished the Cigarettes for tho
crowd. Sit. Powell in his retnarks said that II,
us "a1u' .no r"uttu' tne1e "ese e'snty-nso
men eh1oi'ct', anu !cauy 10 oa equipped a',d
do as much for tho formation OF nucleus for
tho battalion. Col. Roberta sall that "When
The Devil WAS etck, tho Devil saint wou!I h.;
but whcn tho Deyll was well, tho dayll saint
was he,' and compared the City OF
Chicago to tho Devil, Ho hoped that
now tho piping ttnc Of pchca iad come
aud Grl.l-vEsagcd war Ind su,oolho.l Ills wrln-
klcd front, etc., that tie interest Iu the militia
organization wotilA not 10 allowed to die out.
Az the next meeting there arc to be number
| ol speakers, prcsutnablv ao,ai ouss. Not u few
OF tho residents Of tho ward nru OF the oplnlu1
that when thc militia organization, las lcss
| fur better, md II may Us we'll be nldcd that
when thc organization ccasca to bo apparently u
political % " m1ye @ tnc p persons whose snpport u
] Those having tho formation Dl company Ut
hcart shuuld correct tho Rc1leral Impression to
thc above cIcct-tt II bo erroneous.
| ELEVENTH WARD.
=, Another meeting nt the young men Of tho
2ng soldiers, was held ut NarsiHe's Hall last
evening. Some Of the old heads were In attend
ance to g!vo dircct!o To tho gathering, mako
| speeches, anil create a1 enthusiasm, and they
succeeded admirably and would hayc dong bot-
ter, louotless Ind tho attendance been larger.
Get.. 2, /. Mann presided. 9na stated that Tho
Jaw, and, II 10, u!th What organization 1t would
| bec1nlo identified.
Tic committees appointed ht former meeting
reported rs tho result Of ttclr conference that
there was onu yacatt letter IN tho First, but
that tho company could only ill 1t by acting at
cnse;, and " agtse!ng to gEys 10 tho tisa Ct
Some speeches were then made, In which tic
eusscd pro and co'.. after which il was
ts to SGs !. tns s.atG !. n ta rs s
acnt.
and measured. twenty-five pa.seti muster. '~
Thu action OF thu company wilt ba reported
to the First Repiment to-daY, anl IN few tlays
tho company viii ba swurl. In mud filled Up.
Tho cjtizuns pf the warl are to uniform tjle
company, which It Is understood vii! be known
rs Company "K." 0!llccrs will be elected ~
| soOu Vi tho company IL full.
HoAHD or THADa.
4 meeting Of tho young nen from the Board
Of rralo VIA held last evening at the cluh-room
| OF the Sherman HOUSE for tho nutposc Of form
lug militia company. Mr Dai,teis was elcctrd
Chairman. On tasins tie chair he said, TINT
owlllg 10 Tho slim ATTENDANCE, It would probably
, 1877-08-21

Happy ttdiazs Tor nervous sufferers, aud those
who have been lu.rl. dsu .scl. and quleked. FuI-
scEuaehsts Electric ilcls ttectualiy cuks pre-.
mature debility. weakness. and decay, Book and
iousnsl with tufosmntlua worth thous4uIs, mailed
Tree; Addkess Pulsssm,chss GA]san!a Oompauy.
Cincinnati. O
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THE HAND or GOD.

Eb9c10E U1EF91cA 70 726 1F75NHe.
DUBUQUE, Ia, Aug. e0.-About hali-past
o'clock to-day Mrs. Nicholas Basan, wife Of
tailor, was found dead In the rear OF her house.
The doctors think her death resulted from
lleaFtrdsseasc, but could not say for Certaln.
, 1877-08-21
TAX FIGURES.

srn,sGrlELp, ,llt., ., Aug. %. -fha S,utc Auditors
statement, prepared fur thu Board Of Equa!IxR-
tluu, shows forle!turcs to tho Slate for unpaid
taxca on real estate for five years, including
lssJ, amounting 10 $i74, ,:l9, 80 ana losses from
failure to cullcct on personal property by reason
Of tnholychc!ca. removals, ctr., amounting 10
eE.,6!l'U9. 1n Cook County tue figures arc Is
fpllQW&;
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QutscY, ILL.,, Aur. 20.-Thc officers Of tho
Quinty, Missouri & Pacific Railroad have dc-
etlcti to take immediate steps fur an extension
Of that road from Ki.ksvillc. Mo-. westward.
They wlll usc tho 62ssU,ol0 Ut bonus recently
votctl l,y The City Council, III conjunction will
the sut,sk stpions already tnatc atong the line Vi
the ROAD IN Missouri. Tho officers of tue road
left this city tnla evening for an inspection of
tho contemplated route west Of ktrksyillc.
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double. ilcr l1cal Nos,l! rttt m the hnck Of
cntr. nn In that position for FIVE yrars sht has
patiently awaited Heath. Ri,c WAS Ga years OF
arc at tho time Of her DEATH
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Another Letter from Mrs. c. Krapt.

DE- RApwAT-Klnd 9r. lake ths llberty to ttdrr3f
yoa sgain ~ ae4lt greatly in,1osed y shs 4e
Eone aud ls fourth Ii nesf!y nroi~y Il eone. ata'
stt lpfovlnx aud my weight 4rcf*AAfnx r H. Il
ihs cefs y9sT latsjns ~ doas 81 ns' ~ ~
aaio number from ibis plars. xnufs ~. Is'TfHt' H'
eati1bie Indy. aud very beuut oieut. hAs tseu
1e, " ssng many lott*s ot t9 ,ner.
ua I1n,ors. W. hata heard SONS wonderful cures
s'ss'ea " ~ to4'@ '''ps'''1E EDEnBACu co.
Ann Arbor, Mich, Aug. ls. 1e73.
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considered, was mt a SUCCESS, espec.ally In
point Of numbers, fur at nm time in the evening
where there over LOU persons present,
, 1877-08-21

Urinary and Womb pleasra. Gravel. Dlahetrs propl!
nsoptaKs of MsteE, iasoasincnre af Cr'ae iiflxh!
l5sSk '!spo:s. o .l,s Eatei tek. slody ,DAs
whts SIX pr fl,cFs ~ d niorbI.l IaI huu. syisi.
nnce nnd white foLc. dust deposits. and when trtt h
nFtEktHKt hutAnR krna2.tun when passing xGttE4 Al
ilan u tho sual u the hnck Rna 3lohY tbs lnInt.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-09-14
A Disastrous Confagratiou in Brattle-
boro.

One of the most destructive fires that
Bratileboro has ever witnessed, and sec
ond only TO the great fire which destroy
ed one-half of the business portion of
the town in 1869, broke out in a large
frame barn OH Elliot street, belonging
to and adjoining the Revere House, at
eleven O'Clock Sunday night. So rapid
" did the flames spread that before the
fire department reached the scene the
building was wrapt in flames, and in
less than twenty minutes its entire con-
tents, including seven valuable horses,
four of which belonged to Kibbe & Co.,
of Springfield, Mass, had been destroy
ed. Adjoining and belonging to the
same property was G.. +. Alexander's
meat market, which with its contents
was also destroyed, together with the
paint shop and contents of G.. :. Sar-
gent. The flames Immediately COM
municated with the Revere House, a
large three story brick hotel on the COR
ner of Main and Elliot streets. An hour
after the rooffell, carrying down almost
the entire inside of the building, with
much of its contents. The occupants,
including many transient guests, es-
capped uniniured, though good share
of their personal effects were burned.
One young man-J. y. Pike, of Boston
narrowly escaped with his life, his
bed having partially burned before he
was aroused by the fircmen. Crosby's
block on the north, and Clark's build
ing OH the west, were several times OH
fire during the night, but were saved by
the timely use of fire eXtinguishers, al
ter all of the plate glass windows in that
part owned by the Vermont National
Bank had been broken. Cox 4 Co.'s
stove store in the Revere House block
was destroyed, as was part of A. p.
Halls blacksmith shop on Flat street,
with considerable damage to j. w.
Simond's dwelling, on the same street
Luckily the night was calm, to which
fact is attributed the saving of Main
street, on which almost the whole bus
mess portion of the village is erected.
The fire was undoubtedly the work of
incendiaries, who were heard TO run
from one of the buildings short time
before the alarm. One arrest was made,
but with no likelihood that the man can
be convicted. Three steam and two
hand engines kept the fire under con-
troll. The loss is estimated at thirty
five thousand dollars, with insurance OF
about twenty thousand dollars in the
following companies: Etna, So, 800
Hartford, $4,000; Phoenix, 81 400
Royal, $1,000; Pennsylvania, $4,000
Lancashire, $1,000; North America,
81 800; Union and Vermont Mutual,
81 900 each; Atlas, 81 900. The Re-
we're House property was built in l849
by James Fisk, and has been quite a
popular and remunerative hotel. 1t was
owned at the time of the fire by IL. c.
Nash. whose loss is heavy.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-09-14

fhc following is John Gains racy and
Emphatic way of stating the case of the
removal of the Howe scale manufactory
from Brandon to Rutland. 1t was pub
lished in the Argus of August G:
The Brandon Scale Works are finally
to be removed to Rutland, provided the
proprietors of the patent do not get out
all Injunction to re strain their removal
Hon. n. Il. Sprague and his particular
friend, John b. Page, We're both very
anxious to unload their too much wa
tered stock. Page offered Sprague his
stock at seycnty-five per cent. Spragut
offered to take half of it if the Brandon
people would take the other half. Blu
the Brandon people fancied they coult
see Il cat under the meal, and an ele
plant on their hands, in the way of
law suit about the patent, and a law
suit relative TO the water power of ;
concern that had never paid a dividend
Sprague had also offered his very mucl
watered stock at seventy-five cents OF
the dollar, and the "Christian gentle
man" has now got the elephant on hi
hands, while Sprague's 81 10 800, at sew
nty-HNc per cent, Has put just -oO,o
in his pockets from stock that never is
sued dividend. So neighbor Spragu,
is 1888, 900 better off than he was weel
ago, which makes n handsome capita
to commence the campaign for governor
one year hence. Can Barlow, Taft, Of
Parks show such political and finan
cial record for 1873 as this? "Mone,
makes the mare to go, whether she ha
legs or no." and Mr.. Sprague, with tn,
Farmers Club" the "Spragu
Guards" and 900 in greenbacks
may become formidable candidate
but let me bescech of him not to rel
on the aid ofthe "Christian gentleman
who has had to pay him $83,000 TO
non-paying stock. think Mr.. Spragu
is now ahead, as it will cost Page som
$500, 900 TO start the scale works in Rut
land so they will amount to anything
while | understand that Mr.. Sprague IN
tends to start the scale works i'm Bran
don on his own hook. Rutland peopl
did the right thing in subscribing RICH
ont charity donation to the seal
works, instead of taking watered stock
1t is to be hoped that all the generou
Rutland subscribers will now pay NJ
SO as to help pay Sprague one-half til
sum due him on his stock, SAYING notl
ing of the 100000 due Sprague's Bral
don bank by the Scale Company.