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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-11-21
THE
Chicago & North western
THE
RAILWAY

l. the Oldest. Rest Constructed. Best Equipped
aud hence the
MOST RELIABLE RAILWAY CORPORATION
or the Great Vest.
1t IL to-day and will long remain the
LEADING RAILWAY or TIE WEST AND
NORTHWEST.
II embraces under one mB. agemeut {. l5S miles
Of road and forms the following trunk lines:
Chicago Connect Bluffs e California Line,
Chicago. Sioux CITY Il Yaukton Line,
Chicago CiiEton. Dubuque Il Lacrosse Line
Chicago Frreport Il Dubuque Line.
Chicago, Lacrosse. II mona Minnesota Line
Chicago. st Paul 4 Minneapolis Liue.
Chicago Milwaukee, IL Lake superior Line,
Chicago. Green Bay & Marquette Line.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1879-08-22

II Ex-President U. s. Grant while
in China had conversation with the
statesmen of that country with regard
to the recent Chinese troubles in the
United States. He gave them the whole
story and possible remedy "in nut
SHELL" He said: "The trouble about
your countrymen who come to America
il that they come under circumstances
which make them slaves-not Of their
own free will. Their labor is the prop
erty of capitalists. When you stop the
slavery feature then emigration from
China will be like emigration from 9TH
er countries" He also told them that
he thought it would be good plan to
stop emigration altogether for a while.
When congratulated on his prospect
for again becoming president Of the
United States, he said that he did not
care to be president again, that he was
satisfied with the honors which he had
already had, and that there were other
men just as deserving of the Office as
himself. This is, to say the least, very
magnanimous in the General, and we
hope that he will retain these views,
and, by declining to be again candi-
date for the presidency, show himself
then as he ever has, man of sound
common sense.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1879-08-22

T Capt. M. II. Dixon, the bull
dozed bull-dozer of Yazoo county,
Miss, who had decided to run for shcr-
i'd of the county in spite of his pledge
to refrain from course so eminently cal
culated to disturb the serenity of Demo-
cratic politics in that section, will give
no more trouble to the party managers.
A little "personal" difficulty with a
peace and harmony loving Democrat
named James II. Barksdale led to the
latter depositing four buckshot in the
person of the enterprising Dixon, to
the immediate fatal damage to his
health, and the termination of his indie
pendent condidature. Thus by this he
roic act of the chivalrous Barksdale is
peace and smoothncss restored to the
erstwhile stormtossed politics of Yazoo,
and truly enviable and Democratic
condition of things restored. And IL
any rash individual should in the future
wickedly and maliciously essay to stir
up turbidity in the dead pond of Dem
ocratic shot gun ascendency, the chival-
rous Southrons of Yazoo may be trusted
to remember the soothing powers of the
shot gun, and how to maintain republic
can form of government with it.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1879-08-22
TO Butter.Makers.

The special attention of dairymen Is
called tothe following special premiums
on butter, offered through the managers
of the state fair to be held at Montpelier,
Tuesday, Wednesday. and Thursday
September 9, 10 and IL, 1879:
1. For best package of buttor moi
less than 80 lbs. made i'm Vermont by
the Cooley process, q No. 3 Cooley
creamer, price $4,000.
2. For second best package of butter
not less than 30 lbs. made in Vermont
by the Cooley process, q No. 2 Cooley
creamer, price $500.
81 For best lot of print butter, moi
less than 10 lbs, made in Vermont by
the Cooley process, q No. Davis swing
churn, price $1,000.
4. For the second best lot of print
butter, not less than 10 lbs, made in
Vermont by the Cooley process, a No. 3
Eureka butter-worker, price $500.
Addison county butter-makers surely
ought to take some of these premiums
for this will probably be the best OK.
hibition of dairy products ever given in
the state. Other special premiums on
butter and cheese are offered of gold
silver and bronze medals, besides the
society's regular premiums. Let Ad.
Olson county dairymen come to the
front, and, If possible, make this the
banner county for dairy products.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1879-08-22
The Riot at Quebec.

There has been considerable trouble
for some time between the French Ca
madam and Irish ship-laborers at Que.
bee, Canada, owing more to jealousy
than anything else. The number Of
these laborers is very large, eight or ten
thousand, pretty evenly divided. The
ship-laborers have secret society. A
portion Of the society, mostly French
Canadians. considered for some reason
that they were not properly treated
and having seeded from the regular
society, formed an independent one
Friday morning they walked In pro-
cession through the streets to show
their numerical strength, but on the
way to the Cove were set upon by q
largo number of the parent society,
who opposed their further advance.
There were about three thousand men
OH the French Canadian side and not so
many on the other side, which was
composed principally of Irish Cstho-
lies. Shots from revolvers and blows
were freely exchanged, to the injury of
great number in the crowd. The
French Canadians were finally driver
back. The mayor did not allow the
police to interfere, as he had but linn
tied force, about forty men, at his com-
mand.
1t is strange that more men were not
killed, but only one man was shot
dead, though two or three others haye
died from wounds received in the me-
lee. About O dozen men were serious
ly wounded by revolver bullets, princt-
pally about the head and neck. One
man was CHASTITY sight, having had
the whole of his upper lip taken away
by ball. The rioters forcibly entered
the principal hardware stores and took
firearms away, Towards night q mob,
nearly two thousand men, ran in body
through the streets, firing on both sides
of them and bowling like demons.
About thirty persons were wounded
more or less seriously.
Military organizations were placed
in readiness to quiet any other disturb
ance should there be occasion. Can
non were placed In a position to sweep
the street. During the night the riot
ers made raid upon an armory and
robbed it of arms and ammunition.
The mob was as brutal as mobs gener-
ally arc. A carter was knocked down
by steel knuckles and badly cut about
the face; feeble old man was beaten
nearly TO death by three ruffians, and
several other cases of brutal assault are
reported.
There was no general disturbance
during Sunday and Monday. The mag
istrates of the city determined on Mon
day 10 call o meeting OF interested par
ties and have affairs peaceably settled
fpossible.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1879-08-22
xJnDrR In BOSTON.


On Thursday night, The fia, ins1. MI,
Joseph +. Frye, for several yeas q
honored Boston merchant, was tfcsch
erously murdered IL his own houpe Il
Joy Street Boston. y - =
Nothing was known of the murder
until about noon of the following day
when the postman stopped st Mr.. Fryc's
house 10 deliver some letters, and on
opening the lattice door saw mat the
front door was wide open and the pas
In the hall burning. The. carrier al
once notified Officer Leavitt, who pro.
ceeded to search the house. PASSING
rom the hall into the dining room In
the rear on the first floor, the officer
found the gas burning brightly, and the
outer doors of large safe wide open,
exposing to view valuable silver ser.
vice. Stopping, only long enough to sec
that the safe had been tempered with,
MIR. Leavitt continued his search, and
passing up stairs, found no evidence
that anything had been disturbed IN the
parlor or any of the adjacent rooms,
The sleeping room Of MIR. Frye was
next visited, and Mr.. Leavitt's fears
that something was wrong were
strengthened by the discovery of Mr.
Frye's coat upon chair, where IL had
evidently been placed when he was
about to retire. Mr.. Leavitt then re.
turned to the lower part of the house
and, descending to the basement, found
the lifelcss body of Mr.. Frye lying In q
pool of blood, with all his clothing Oh
except his coat.
All the members of Mr.. Frye's fami
ly were out of town and he had beer
accustomed to sleep alone In the house
A day or two after the murder thu
officers arrested one man on suspicion
but he was discharged and the deco
was wrapped in horrible mystery unit
Tuesday last, when the officers learned
that Antonio Ardito, an Italian barber
who recently fled from Italy to escape
punishment for murder, was the sub
ject of suspicion. He and fellow
barber, Nicolo Infantino, was arrested
In jail late that night Nicolo Infan
tino confessed that the murder was de
liberately planned by Ardito, himsel
and Sicilian, who escaped. The bar
UeI, NiCOlO, ndu 1Ormeu an dcqudlnt
ance with Frye from having shaved hin
many times, and, with his companion
was invited to Fryc's house. The thre
assassins went and while socially pass
ing the evening proposed to Frye t.
show them the house. Frye went wit
them to the basement, one of the mel
preceding. At the foot of the stair
the man ahead turned and grabbe,
Frye and stabbed him In the body wit
a pair Of scissors. Frye desperately
resisted. The man below ordered Mic
olo to shoot Frye, saying he woul
shoot him if no didn't. The Italia
then fired the fatal shot and the victim
fell on his face utteriDg single cry
They then ripped the pockets of tn
murdered man, stole what valuable
they could from the house and wen
away with their booty.
The police are on the track of tn
Sicilian accomplice, and it is TO b
hoped that the whole three will
receive the punishment they deserv
for their atrocious crime.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1879-08-22

e There seems to be no doubt that
the story of the persecution of Ger
man tutor by Ex-senator Sprague OF
Rhode Island, was one devised to cover
Senator Conkling's connection with the
affair, and that truthful version would
be highly discreditabIe TO the New York
senator. 1t is said to be well known in
Washington, where Mrs. Sprague
spends her winters, that Mr.. Spraguc
has ample grounds for his hatred and
jealousy of Conkling. The time has
gone by when great ability and exalted
position can be sufficient excuse for
immortality and disregard of public
opinion. Unless Conkling makes I" the
greatest effort of his life," and utterly
dispr0ves the truth of the scandal with
which his name is associated, his down.
fall may be considered assured. 1t is
unfortunate for the Republican party
that one of its greatest statesmen
should bring such blot upon his
own fair name, but 1t is useless and
harmful to try TO excuse or uphold
him. The man who will for the graft
fcation Of his own intense selfishness,
break up another mans household and
destroy his happiness and that of his
family, deserves all the scorn which
honest men can feel, and his high pc
sition emily makes the crime more de-
testable. Hereafter the Republican
party Of New York and the country can
far better dispense with Senator Conk-
ling than try TO carry him.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1879-08-22

" The papers generally had many
kind word to say when the news came
that Mrs. Nellie Sartoris, daughter Of
ex.President Grant, was dead, and the
editorials thereon were edifying. A
collection of them in book form will
make pleasing volume for Mrs. Sar-
toris, who isn't dead at all, the deceased
lady being her mother-in-law, once Miss
Adelaide Kemble, fine singer and bril-
liant society woman. 1t is said that
the air about some Democratic news
paper Offices is blue with the language
used by the editors, who through the
hlunder of the London agent OF the AS
ISOLATED Press, were nearly led into cx-
pressions of sympathy for Gen. Grant
in his supposed affection.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1879-08-22

turn up. Our schools are taught by
raw recruits, mostly young ladies just
out Of school themselves, who lack, III
not love for the business, at least the
experience necessary to enable them to
do the best work. They rarely teach
more than one term in the same school,
aud are always ready for something, an
offer of marriage or o situation in
"store," to take them from business
which has 80 little of attraction. While
this state of things exist good common
schools are out of the question. The
only remedy Is to make it an object for
successful teachers to continue in the
business. II Is not to be expected that
the taxpayers of our country school
districts, whose main idea in too many
cases seem to be to comply with the
school laws at the least possible ex-
pense to themselves, are going to raise
the wages of their teachers enough to
enable them to live and save money for
Olu uSO vi u ihihr Ouys Inv ~'-J
remedy for the evils resulting from this
economical disposition and wasteful
policy of the school districts rest in the
state government. This subject Is one
which will bear and deserves good
deal of thought. Perhaps Gen. Phelps
plan ofmaking teachers pensioners ftht
state may be practicable and desirable
though it is hardly the position which
men and women of independent spiri
would like to occupy. Perhaps the cd
ucational talent of the state might de
wise some still better plan in the way o
res ulating the engagement of teachers
and their compensation, which the hi
ennial wisdom assembled at Montpcliel
might be induced to frame into stat
ute. But if our schools are to progress
in usefulness, some radical change il
this respect must be made.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1879-08-22

E We are reminded that Samuel j.
Tilden once said very wise thing, to
wit: That great success In American
politics Is not to be achieved by pipe
laying and wirc-pulling, by truck and
decker, but by fidelity to those fnnda'
mental principles which lie at the bot.
tom of our democratic institutions ano
are dear to the hearts Of our people
Samuel has since learned from the re-
sults of his pipe-laying, wire-pullinG
and cipher operations that there was
really some truth in his wise observa
ton, and that he should have hung on
to those fundamental principles.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1879-08-22

BOSTON, August 1e--The receipts OF butter for
the week have been Il. $50 tubs and $50 boxes,
against lO,DH tubs and SIS boxes for the saule
time last year. Total receipts since January LEI
have been ~ lss packages. against Ssss1t for The
been a.sis packages. against s.oo< packages fos
tbs same time last year. I
There Ia no Improvement In trade, and prices
are about the same rs last week. For the beat
Vermont diaries l5e Is still the top price, aud only
strictly fne lots will command that New York
dairiee do not bring over lac. and but lew now
coming In are worth over lSc. while some lots In
poor condition are sold at IL and isc per pound.
We retxin dsos~ ions OF ~ anu ~ pr pound iof
this grade u very small. Dor most Of tbs Nest
ern lade packed w Is top price. and when 1t IL
10 give, while some go down 10 ! and l0c per
ponud. There 10 . fair inquiry for bakers stock.
but We hear OF no lots Offering under Sc and II Is
hard TO buy much below W. Pine creamcres are
selling alta aud lie per pound. In lots 10 the
trade, aud nv fancy brands job Al higher
rate, but some pretty good creanefies are hard 10
beifut over l5cs
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1879-08-22

a.. An article In another column from
the pen Of Gen. Phelps, of Brattleboro,
directs attention to matter of no little
importance. The need of good schools
implies the need Of good teachers. But
good teachers are to be had only by
paying for them. The qualifications
that mako good teacher are usually al
20 qualifications for other business.
Comparatively few good teachers follow
the profession, for the reason that their
abilities command better pay in other
occupations. Few who follow II remain
In Vermont, because they can command
better pay In other states. A few acad-
emies and graded schools retain tho
roughly qualified principals, but the
vast majority Of our common school
teachers continue teaching In Vermont
only for short time As u makeshift
while waiting for something better to
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1879-08-22
Springs is the principal market:

Farming tools are about fifteen per
cent. higher than In Vermont, and gro
ceries perhaps ten per cent higher-not
more than that. A half q ton of hay
will winter cow. Young cattle get
the most OF their living In winter where
they do In summer-on the prairies.
Cows also usually feed on the unoccu-
pied land during summer. The crops
raised here are potatoes, wheat, oats
and rye, with small quantities Of other
produce. The crops look finely here
now. The winter grain is mostly har-
vested; spring grain Is not ripe much
yet. There has been q large amount of
rain during tho last month, but locks
now as II the rain was about over for
this season. N.m w.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1879-08-22

Mrs. Edward J. Sartoris, daughter OF
Charles Kemble, the great actor, and
mother OF Algernon G. II. Sartoris, who
married Nellie Grant, Con. Grants on
ly daughter, is dead. She was former
ly Adelaide kemble, celebrated as an
actress, but left the stage to marry the
wealthy Sartoris. A despatch was sent
by cable that Nellie Sartoris, Gen.
Grants daughter was dead, and glow
Ing obituaries have appeared In nearly
all the papers In this country. The
similarity In names caused the mistake.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1879-08-22
A Losing Joke.

A prominent physician of Pittsburgh
said jokingly to a lady patient who was
complaining of her continued i'll health,
and Of his inability to cure her, "try
Hop Bitters!" The lady took it in
earnest and used the Bitters, from
which she obtained permanent health.
She now laughs at tho doctor for his
joke, but he Is not so well pleased with
1t, as it cost him good patient.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1879-08-22
DIED.

,GAUDET.--In Mildlcbuey. August 20. Fred.
die, son Of Joseph Gaudet.. aged Is months.
BOGUE.-In Crown Point. N. Y, August Il
years. son and only child OF Alr. and Mrs. E. 8
Bogue. \.
EvERTS.-In East Mddlebury. August Is
an infant soE Of Martin Everts, aged days.
BOSTWICK.-In Brooksyille, August 9th, Eff
he J.. daughter Of henry and Kettle Bostwic lick,
aged six months and u days. .i
B0fNTON, I'm New Haven Mills, August Is,
Mrs. F,delia Boyntop, wife of Joseph b. Boyn-
ton. aged u years.
DURFEE..In Lincoln. August 10th, Prosper
DGrfee, aged69 years.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1879-08-22
BY ne T'y TSSpsT,sI Z iHisss.k,, q
r AND TAX sALE.-1he resident propretO

AND TAX sALE.--The resident proprietor
Il OF lands In School District No. 2 IN the town
Of Middlebury, In tho county Of Addison AVID
state Of Vermont. are hereby notified that Inc
taxes assessed by said District within the three
years next preceding this date, remain either in
whole or In part unpaid ON the following describ
Ell property. TO wit:
a, The house and lot formerly belonging 10 the
Eber Her estate. now SGT 10 Esther HER, WV
Grant now set 10 sarah A. Grant '''''
A lot Of about two acres of land locataa ,o
tween the r. ID. Fan lot and Austin Peck's land
lotson lot" -" III
Thirty two acres ofwoodland belonging to Pete,
Donneliys being the west half of the "Wm. Har
rison lot" 40 called, conveyed to said Dopnellv
by deed, by sarah 3: Waugh. dated June /. 1896
And 80 much Of said lands will be sold al
pubic auction at the post Office in East Middle
bury aforesaid. ON the 9th day Of September next
NJ zen O'Clock In the forenoon. as shall lie re
previously paid. N"''''
Dated a. East Middlebnry this nth day Of Aug
Il. N. ROSS, Collector
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1879-08-22
A Card

To all who are suffering from the errors and In
discretions Of youth. nervous weakness. early de
cay. loss Of manhood. etc. will send q recip.
that will cpre you. FREE OF CHARGE. Thil
great remedy was discovered by q missionary IL
South America. Send q selfadtiressed enyelops
to the REV. JOSEPH T. IsNAs. Station d, New
York City.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1879-08-22
Weterfesrs Lice Stock Markes.
yoR THE WEEK ENDING AUGUST p. 1873.

Market Beef-A few choice t7a7 ls extra, 8 30 Q
ga; hrst quality 5.3pa600; second quality AIS 4
800; third quality t4.0O t4.5Q. .'.
Prices Of Store Cattle-working Oxen per pair
Mich Cove and Calves ftom go. >Oasso; farrow
Yesrings, s7ai4; two years old, isas7; three
Western fat swine, lire. 4aA l2c per ID.
Price OF sheep and Lambs In lots. t2.0Q e3.Oo,
Veal Calvs 81 al per ID. nI
Hides. Tallow Brighton hides, 7 l.s
Z 34c per H.. Country hides. 1-2a7c per ID.
Brighton tallow, Is. cts. pr ID; eountry. tallow
ala.
Pelts from 81 90 to 1 80 each.
Calf skins l0allc per ID.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1879-08-22
Alihhlehurp Rrsistsr
FRIDAY. AUGUST 20, 1879.

n There is already marked de-
cline In decency In the Democratic Rut-
land Leader, from which we conclude
that it will be more Of success than
under its former management.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1879-08-22

Col. Bob Ingersoll, the Illinois Re
publican orator, has left the republi-
can party because angry at President
Hayes, and Is now looking about 10 see
what party be shall join next.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1879-08-22
Prices In Colorado,

For The Kegister
l send yon for the purpose of publica-
ton for the benefit of your readers who
may contemplate coming to Colorado
TO engage in farming, the following list
of prices, which are correct now, but
the markets here are more changable
than In Vermont, SO these prices can
not be relied upon at all times. They
also vary considerably in different parts
of the state; this is the price list OF
central Colorado, Of which Colorado
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1879-08-22
IpzIssal KlstlNHl
CrArE or yrnMoxr.

CrATE or VERMONT.
~ District Of Addiscn, %.
In Probate Court held ut Middlebury. ~ifbi,
and COZ said district on the 18th day q Ausust,
Charles Il. youts, administrator OF the es,s,e
q Celnda Youth. late Of Cornwall. In said
ustrict, Deceased. presents his application IN
Mn.ng 70 this court. and presents Che assent In
writing OF al the heirs residing in this state re-
presenting that n will DC for The interest Of ali
ooncerned TO sell al Of the real estate with which
we sa,d deceased died seized in this state. and
ASKS his court for license 10 sell the same ut pri
vate sale or public auction. 49, -
Thereuponis ordered that said account and an id
application be referred 10 q session OF iris court
70 be heldat the probate once In Middlebury on
The lothfiny Of september, 1873 for hearing and
decislon hefeoni and II h further ordered that
notice hereof be given all persons Interested Nv
publication Of the same thres weeks successively
IN I, the Middlebury Register printed at Mid.
may appear at said time and place, and show
should not be granted,
BY the court.-Attest. q
LYMAN E. KNAPP. Judge.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1879-08-22

~ The undersigned. having been appointed BIZ
the Hon. Probate Court for the District Of Add.
just all claims and demands of all persons asainst
the estate Of Daniel Mclean, late Of N5tItie-
bury, IN said district deceased. and all claims
exhibited in Offset thereto hereby give NOTICE that
will meet for the purposes Aforesaid at the store
Of Langwortwy Co. In Middlebury. on the s5th
day OF August and 22nd day OF December next,
from one O'Clock p. NJ, until four O'clock. p. NJ
each Of said days, and that six months from the ask
DAY OF July A. D. 1879. is the time limited by sail
us for examination and allowance,
A. ID. 1873.
10 HEMAN LANGwORTHY, comrs.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1879-08-22

Thomas McSherry was killed al wor-
cester. Mass, and George Bailey at
Birmingham, by falling from railroad
trains, Saturday.