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BURDENS OF NATIONS.
Debts Of the Great Powers Of the
World-Changes During Four.
teen Years.
Successful Financiering in the United
Stntes-Cost Of Military Estab.
lishments. 7

UNITED STATES CONSULAR GENERATE, FRANK
FORT, jan 26.-1he Hon Jol.', Hay, Assistant Sec-
retary Of State-S1n: The Daily Zcitung Of this
city, which is one Of tho best commercial and
financial papers in Germany, has recently pub
ished collation. Of statistics concerning the
public expenditures und debt Of the Empire and
Of other great States Of Europe, which has be-
come the! subject of vide comment, and which,
1t has occurred to ,fne muy be Of much interest
to the Department. These statistics are given
In the form Of series Of small tables, the sums
being reduced, for the sake Of convenience, to
round millions Of marks, and excluding all items
of contingent Or hypothetical nature concern
ing the amount or verify of which there could
be any serious difference Of opinion.
The first Of these tables compares the
PuDLIC EXPENSES OF THE VARIOUS GERMAN
STATES
during the years 1865 and 1870, and is as follows,
the amounts being reduced to equivalents III
United States gold:
, 1880-02-28
PEORIA.

pron1A. Fcb 2z-GRA1N-Coru easier; high mixed,
ay1@56,ac; Mixed :aa93G1c- Oats dull; No. white
SsxaSic Rye steady; No. 2, 761sc-
HiGHwISES-Dull; offered at7Lue3-
, 1880-02-28

Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune
KANSAS CITY, Feb. 27.-GAA1N-The Price Current
reports: Wheat receipts, o1 bu; shipments, 8125 bu
No cash :f1s Februnry sls 81 y, 81 cash. sSn
nents 1851 bu; easy; No. clsh 2S}}@c; February,
, 1880-02-28

NEW YORK, Feb. N.-Business continues fairly act
tyo with package houses, and jobbers are dong
good business staple and department goods e9t m
foir renuest and fir1n Spr.gues shirtin9 Prlnts M
vanced Dress goods awns ana nonna and very
7,rm Foreign goods fnirly active.
, 1880-02-28
DETR0LEUNI.

CLEVELAND, O., Feb. 2. 2'.-PErnoIEoM- f1r1neF'
Standard WHITE ITO test ?Ac
p1rrsBuRa, Feb. 27.-PETnoLEuM-Qalet: crude
8. m Mt parkcrs for shipment; refined, 1890 Tor Ph-
arelphia delivery.
, 1880-02-28
NDIANApOI1S.

IND1ANApoL1s Feb. E.-GRAIS-Vhcat urn; NO
ercd, $1E.s@1aD5<. Corn steady at 5'a4@S1@c- oafs
steady Mt 5fs3G4c
, 1880-02-28

Half of Marshal MacAnhous mansion, 63 Rue
Bciechasse in Paris, is to be sold for $4,000
francs. It Is said that family affairs have led to
Of bis priynte income when he was in power.
, 1880-02-28
COTTON.

oswEoo, Feb. g7.-G1sA1S-Wheat steady corn
nominally unchanged
, 1880-02-28
Leave. | AT

c. BE- O. Palace Dtntnx-Cnrs and Pullman 16-wheel
S,cepng-t run between Chicago and Ouaaha. To"
oeka and Kansas City on the Pacific Express
Chicago, Milwaukee d st. Fau1 Railway.
Union Depot, corner Madison nnd Cana1-sts- ii kes
D1ice, s. South Ciark-st~ and At depot
, 1880-02-28
TITRPENIINE.
De PRoFUNDIs.

xy1rwryaroN, Feb. T.-SpIhlTs TCRPEST1SE
Firm ut 4c-
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-01-23
C02yH ALL,

"A horse belonging to Mrs. James
Tracy died Of heart disease few daye
since. Mr. Tracy was riding the horse
when it fell, falling on MIR. Tracy IL
such q manner rs to badly cut and
bruise him. The horse died almost I'm.
nediately, and it was found by exam.
inaii0n that its heart was twice as large
" It's natural size. &
- h"dihe en!crtaiumcnt given nv III
choir lie CJl.rekati NAL church u
.his .r'c. was n ,1rplete snccess, ana
"rs heaid Ii, an appreciative andienc...
tie cnieIisinl EN- consisted Of the fol.
...w ing | rngranne: Anthem, 20 sing
- the na.ie Uf jehovah" by the choir !:
duet, Schuberf's Serenaie; recitation.
Hrs. Arthur Field; sO,g. THE Merr,
Pusiilliol,," Mrs. James Wing; reading
- Tie L.re," Dwight Matthews; quar-
'clte. " Softly aud SIowly," Mr.. aud
hrs. r. Holly, Mr.. Wing. G.. j. B-ne
iict; song, "The Two Pictures" Nell,
Benedict; reading, Cors Holly; duet.
- Moonlight on the Rhine," Mr.. and
Mrs. y. Gillette; solo and chorus from
'rat"rio " Marvellous Works." by thu
choir; recitation, ." The Maid of Tyro!,"
Anna Sl"weli; song Bird Carol"
Mira. o. Gilleit; reading, " The Pas
s'geoi the Red Sea- Anson Carr; fut'
>nlr, Biuebells at Scotland" o. Gil.
,eiIe; Song, "The Lust Child" q. A.
| Benedict, encored anu followed h.,
- Teacher aud Pupil" song The On.
fortunate Man." .. Gillette, encored
and followed by "The Sneezing MAN.
chorus, from OratoriO " The Creation"
ny the choir; Mrs. NJ. A. Porter pre-
sided at the piano with her usual grace
aud ability.
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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-01-23
Notices.

Kerosene oil ut Maune,'s.
Fresh oysters at Manuey's.
Florida oranges at Manncy's.
Diaries at cost, at DIR. Plumley's.
-Oranges rs cts. a doz. at Manney's.
Dodge is selling all kinds Of hard
ware at wholesale prices.
Violet ink for the chromogrsph for
sale At DR.. Plumley's.
The best two cases of candy III
town at Colby's dining roJins.
Everything in sheet rusic and III
struction books ut DR.. Plumley's.
Smoke cubeb cigarettes for cold In
the head. Sold at DR.. Plnmley's.
w, 8. Alden will close out remain
ders of Holiday Goods at greatly reduc'
ed prices.
IsAY-All persons owing US on book
account please settle now.
HYDE & CALVIN.
Remember II. B. Dodge makes a
speciality of carriage bent stuff, wheels,
etc. Ask for prices.
-Four or five table boarders car be
accommodated. Price reasonable. APP
ply to Geo. K. Marshall. wv
Diaries for 1880 just received at
DIR. Plumley's. Call and examine be-
fore buying elsewhere.
Call in at the Register Office and
see the Treatise on the Horse, NELL
toned in anuther column. Only Zoe.
w. s. Alden has IN stock, organs
fresh from the nauufactory, which for
cash will be sold very low. Sold also
on instailments.
Losr.-About town, chinchilla fur
muff.s The fiuder will be suitably re-
warded on leaving the same ut L. M.
Chapman q Co.'s store.
A new Estey organ will be ordered
from the factory for any person desiring
to purchase, for about half price. Only
one chance. Call at this office.
Potter Chapter, No. 20, r. A. M
will meet for. work ON Wednesday eve-
ming, Jan. 20; at z P. NJ, promptly.
Tsfbsg WIZ. II. COBB, II. p.
ADDISON Assoc1AT1oN.-The Addison
Association of Congregational Minis
tiers will meet with Rev. E. P. Hooker
In Middiebury, on Tuesday, Jan. q.
w. W. WINCHESTER, Register.
ALI accounts of over thirty days
standing must be paid immediately.
We have many such that are going
into . lawyers hands for collection un-
less attended to at once.
SHELDON & Co.
ONION SEKD.-Go to the store OF
Fariisworth & Chapman to get your on
ion seed. They will show You samples
OF onions raised BY me on my farm III
New Haven from this kind OF seed.
.sf.t.t- WILL LANE.
Sheet music, music books and nu-
mel Gus other goods In the line, at AL
den's. Chcirs, churches, classes and
teachers win BE- supplied on rs favora-
bic tC,ms rs Lah Le obtained in large
c.ties. orders T., mail promptly and
carefully attended to.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-01-23
MUNGER STREET.
County News.
BRISTOL.

Splendid sleighing.
Wood is coming into town lively
now.
-Teamsters have had revival in
their line Of business.
Meeting of the Masonic fraternity
next, ut p. N.
Charles McGee's child has been
quite sick, but Is now recovering.
The measles seem to be- abating.
Now aud then new case 10 heard Of.
-Hnlner Ninb:et has gone Ia Bolton
10 work for A. j. Eastman fitting up a
slave mill.
Mrs. Scarbnry is building an addi-
ion to her house. Willis Sleadlnan
has the jnb.
Donation visit at the hotel, this
Wednesday evening, for the benefit vi
Rev. Mr.. Dibble.
-Children's meeting with Mrs. Du-
mas, ut her residence Oh Church street.
Saturday afternoon.
M. p. Varney is hauling stone for
his new house on Church street. Has
got part of his lumber ON tho spot.
% E. Grover ia talking some abou,
selling his stock of boots and shoes,
preparatory to going West.
Our village path master, Noble
MunsOn, started his snow pillow for the
first time this winter, Wednesday morn.
ing.
Quite pile of logs have been haul
ed int" the yard Of the Bristol manu-
featuring company since the snow
came.
Rev. II. B. Quimbv, pastor of the
Advent church, is negotiate z for q
building lot Of Dennis Meader on
Church street.
New houses are being talked o.
nowadays. The new street west of the
NJ. X. church seems to be the most fa
vored for location.
Cottage meetings are being held
nearly every evening this week. To
morrow evening, Thursday, there will
be one held at D. G. Crsndsli's.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-01-23
VERGEANES.

Mrs. Adlie. wife of A. Ostiguv, OF
this city, died last Monday morning OF
aged thirty-nine years.
The new pastor Of the Baptist
church, Rev. d. r. Estes, fr0w Paris,
Me-, preached his first sermon on Sun
day last.
Tho Baptist church festival, held
at their vestrv last Wednesday eve., was
we'll attended, and the proceeds amount
cd to sos.
The Union Gospel Temperance
meeting will be held In the ". z
church next Sunday evening, and will
be addressed by Rev. d. F. Estes.
Rev. WM. MUNGER, Chairman.
Mr.. II. J. Parker, ]. J. Wrighfi
popular clerk, intends going TO Middle.
hurv soon, where he will learn the den
tsl business with w. Kingsley. Mr.
Parker leaves a host friends here and
will be missed by all.
Mr.. Arthur White, who has beer
IN the employ Of P. & NJ. T. Bristol 70,
three or four years past, left their EN-
plov last Saturday, aud Intends going
to Swanton soon, where he will clerk
for a live business house. Mr.. Whit,
ia much liked as clerk and will bs
missed by all of his business acquaint
ances.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-01-23
UR WE'LL.

The Pb@nix club meets this week. .
Tho prayer meetings are still con
tinued.
"A violent snow ct ,rm prevailed
all day Tuesday.
The last ihaw msde considerab e
v Ater which was very welcome.
The sociable at NJ. J. Clark's came
of last week Thursday evening and
WAS In every wsv very pleasant gath
ering. About seventy-fve souls were
present. The programme consisted Of
readings, songs, etc. The names of
those participating are Mrs. DR.. j. =.
Gale, Mrs. NJ. NJ. Cole of Shoreham,
Mrs. c. II. Bnwker, Mrs. Florence
Bssc"m, Miss florence Clark, Ii. T.
Cults, Edward McGrxw, Chas. Sar-
geant and Robert o. Bascom. The
next social Is to be next week Thursday
evening at Wyman Horizons.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-01-23
LEICESTER.

Mrs. Irwin Barker has been quite
sick, but IL now better.
Several carloads of lime are burned
aud shipped weekly b, the Brandon
Lime and Marble ca. The Leicester
lime kilns remain idle this winter.
The shoemaker at the Junction.
Mr.. Dion, and family have left the
place and returned to Canada, their
former home; be has nice little farm
there.
Mr.. A. Bryant of Whiting has sued
1.-THE town of Sudbury for damage done
him and his family by getting out of
tie highway one ds,k night last fall
and being upset. tie lays his dsnisg,
at three hundred dollars.
MIR. John Murly, the blacksmith at
the Junction, has rented his house aud
shop, aud moved with lila family to
Chitiendrn, To- work FIR the lr,n ca.
MIR. Cunmins, frrn Benson. we under.
stand, Is to take his place tor the year
to come, and perhaps longer.
The Junction House, MIR. .. c.
Iiuntle,, proprietor, Is having good Gus
tom this winter. Is, the way, Oliver,
what II II that you keep IN that little
room back Of your fife, where YOU
have such jill, ii,pesi A little black
pig, eh2 Well, don't let him squeal aud
bite too hard.
The company formerly owning the
store at the junction have Dissolved.
and instead of Ross. Pins & Osivuir,
1t is now :, lvestrr Ostiguir & C".
they having bought out the uld cnrnpa-
ny, aud also the building aud real o.
tate pertaining. They have fitted up
hr store IN good shape the, are bound
to sell their guvsis, aud We should think
they made good sales ever, day. \
/+Wil,i,m Alden, VIII re death &c.
crrcd IN he 18Th insl., was n native
n ihis toan and had lived here all his
IAiie. He WAS much respected in this
community, where he had held acrept-
ably many tfficiaI positions. lie rep
resented the town IL the Legislature 10
1858 and 1854. He WIS twice married.
and leaves vile aud two children.
Mr.. Alden was u direct descpndent
the sixth generation from john Alden
who came over IN tho MAY flower, ami
who holds an honorable tame among
the Pilgrim fathers.
Mr.. Woodford Osfiguie has pur-
chased the timber on fhe land owned
by Mr.. Abel Walker of Whiting. that
was burned over last fall, and as II 10 .
ga, ing "that II 10 All III WIND that blow.
nobody any good" Mr.. Walker receiv.
ed good price for his wood, and Mr..
Ostiguie has hired it cut into cor.l
wood, thereby giving employ ment to n
good many men otherwise out of bust.
ness. Mr.. O. has sold the wood 10 the
b. L. q NJ Co., tor % per cord delivered
IN the yards. MIR. 0. IN company with
Mr.. Peter Dumas, has also taken " con-
tract ~ Chittemdcn 10 cut some 4OO
cords of wood and deliver the same Il,
the wards of the Iron Co.. IN Piusf0rd.
to burn into coal.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-01-23
ISON.

The lyccum is now all institution.
--G. W. Norton has been erecting q
hennery.
The St. Clair house is being slo WY
finished.
Rev. Mr.. Macomber is not settled
- the Baptist pastor.
MIR. Wilson continued his preach.
ing during last week.
Our dramatic club will soon give
the drama East Lynne"
Our Methodist friends are soon to
give their pastor do,ation.
Owing tn sickness, ex-pastor N Il
has not yet moved his family.
-Itev. II. Mott and wife we're recent.
ly surpr sed. with soine presents tr.n,
friends.
We have now one dwelling IT,
town, which display architectural taste
in the designer. viz, the fine Residence
OF MIR. John Wright, our great turke,
man, whose present stock of turkeys
we presume, numbers n Thousand "
more.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-01-23

VERMONT ATWOOD NlERrNo SHEEP
GLIB. The annual meeting otrhi- cuh
was held at the house OF Col. z. =
StOwell, III Cornwall, on Wedmesds,
last. There were present quite nun.
Der of the members. The president
called the meeting to order aud the
minutes of the last meeting were read
by the secretary. The treaeurers' re-
port was called for by MIR. Hammond,
and was given bv Chas. Sanford, the
t. easurer, as follows: Cash received
from memberships. $40; paid out for
printing, postage, ETC.. $l2.65; balance
in hands "f treasurer, Sl57.35. There
are no liabilities.
Gen. II. Hall moved that a committc,
If three be- appointed by the chair -,
present namts Ia be voted on for n
rers f'rthp ensuing year. Carried, aud
Gen. II. lI"lI. ). G.. H"lyoke and |. W
Buell. were appointed.
The f,lluwiux resolution was read b,
he pre- ideni. and adopted:
Whereas. in the history Of tie Unit States o
Amertc'', II IL Il reese that p,..p rity ever fol
lows protective tiri6, land that advprsit, nnt
depression Is the sure fount OF revenue tariff.
the more complete the nearer Its approximation
therefore, we, the members or the Vermont At
wood Merino sheep Club assembled, do herrb,
resolve and declare II to he our firm belief anC
conviction that our national policy is prnt ctivt
on, and that our present and prospective pros
rrity Is largely due tn the innu, oi the pre-
cnt timely disrrimi iatng protective tai ID Of oui
senator morrill, Therefore,
Resolved, That We most earnestly request ant
implorc our senator's and representatives In Con
sress to exercise their best cndeavors tn ! du
ence 10 the end, one that the present tariff shal
MT be altered or changed during the present see
sion Of the American Congress, nor until the wan
ing prosperity Of the country shall declare th,
wisdom ola change.
1t WAS moved and adopted that ths
,b"ve resolution be rdopted, and print
ed IN Frakiin, Chiitenden., Addison
! and Rutland county papers, and tha
copies be forwarded to our representa-
tives and senators in Congress.
The nominating committee reported
as f,llows:
For president, E. s. Stowell; vice
president, Frank Barton; directors, r
j. Jones, Henry Thorp, 8. q. Holyuke
The report was accepted.
The club then adj ,urned for dinner
which was was spread with Col. Stow
ella usual aboundiug hospitality, an,
" hich did credit to the hands that fur
nished 1t.
At the afternoon session the execu
tive board reported the nams Of Geo
Hammond, ID. B. Buell. and Geo. n
Hall for committee IN pedigrees.
On motion by J. u. Holyoke the o.
membership fee was omitted for thi
year. The executive board fixed IN
rate of admission Al $40; and 20 cent
per head for sheep. On motion If Mi
Drew the meeting recommended tn
executive board to issue a register 4
pamphlet form each year.
On motion of Mr.. Griawold IN
thanks Of the meeting we're given Gil
Stowell for his generous and bouniifl
repast. This completed the bushes
ofthe meeting.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-01-23
NEW HAVEN.

AT the church meeting last Friday.
committee was appointed 10 visit
those church members who seemed to
be neglecting their Christian duties.
The weather being favorable, Prof.
Owens delivered his lecture last FRIDAY
evening. 1t 10 very highly spoken Of
by those who heard II. Prof. Owens
expected to deliver the lecture last fall,
nut the weather was so stormy at the
time that be did not come.
As Bseman Academy Lvceum 10
not intend hg To have any lycenms this
term, the ladies of the Academy held
one lasi Monday night. 1t consisted of
recitaiions. declamarions, mnsic and a
paper. Although they had no debate, II
was good lyceum and very interesting.
There is to be an oyster supper and
neck tie party al The town hall, next
Wednesday evening. the proceeds Of
which are IN go towards the payment
for the lamps in the church. The ad-
mission will be ten cents. A pleasant
zine will he had, NJ cnurse. and nc
New Havener should stay away.
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RIPTON.

The time Of Rev. Mr.. Church is
largely taken up In delivering funeral
discourses.
Joseph Gee has had the misfortune 10
have a valuable horse die from a dis-
ease that IL quite prevalent at present
among the equines.
"A vicious dog made a fierce attack
on valuable colt In the field, short
time ago, aud was inficiing serious in
juries, when Colts revolver interfered
snd conferred peace that will be per-
maDeut.
--George A. Baker has been purchas-
Ing a small but very select lot Of goods
und put them into tie building he
erected during the summer and Is rap
idl, selling them out. We leave him 10
write his next advertisement.
The !ong della, ed snow put In All
appearance on the goth instant, aud
mill owners are jubilxm ut the prospect
of r-plphishi,g their yards, that showed
-igns If the drain the, hid been rub
jecled 10 with little cessaIiun since the
opening 1T last spring. Al prescn!
writing. Tuesday evening, about six
inches of very wet, heavy snow h We
fallen, aud more In II hurry to We down.
deferred Items.
Mrs e. McQuivey keeps the school
In the new schvu.hu use.
Song sparrows aud butterflies the
Gil, vf JANUARY are u little out vi the ordi-
nary run If things.
-Diphtheria IL getting fnoting here
again. Three Cases IN one family, one
fatal, II the latest account.
We are pleased to are our friend
Chas. Gee looking So D'uch better than
Nc mas iur some mon he past.
\ IA lily old time at the opening of
'ha new hall. Whisky (fron out of
town) plenty. How many rows in a
gallonr
There is n sound in the air of All
oyster supper for the benefit Of the
Meth 'di- p ,stOr, AT z. g. Towards,
Thur-da! evening, 22d inst.
The browning feature of the week
is the singing school by Prof. Gibbs a,
M. schoolhousc. 1t draws q full
house every Saturday evening.
--"Abe" Chandler is gathering mate
rial for new barn to replace the one
burned in the fall; 42x70 will be about
the dimensions he will propose. l. P.
Syford Is engaged to do the work.
"A. G. Chandler, while telling tim
her IN the woods recently, was felled
by q falling limb that cut quite . cash
in the scalp, that bled freely, but from
which he spprehends no unpleasant re-
suits.
There has been considerable sick
noes among horses, aud a peculiar class
# symptoms appear to be inclined to
f;ecome epidemic, requiring active treat.
ment. d. Draggnn has lost two ami
mails aud j. s. Chandler one.
Rev. s. w. Bidwell occupied the
Meth'dist pulpit In the forenoon Of the
llrh inst, using the LIST Psalm for a
text. and after brief though eloquent
delivered u discourse OF
which none need be ashamed; after the
sermon he administered the eucharist.