The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1881-05-20
GENERAL NOTES.

Henry Hall, proprietor of the Eureka |
hotel, the other evening, publicly cow
hided his sister, aged IS years, who was
walking with a young man TO whom
Hall objected.
An Indiana girl last year cultivated,
harvested, threshed and sold $50 BUSH
els of wheat. She has Just bought
sulky pillow, and will extend her work.
If this young lady keeps on she will be
able to support husband in a year or
two.
1t Is stated that arrangements for the
early construction of an underground
railroad the whole length eff New York
city have been made. Gen. Mcclellan
Is president of the company. Tho esti-
mated cost of the road is s13, OOO, 900.
The locomotives will be run by COM
pressed air. The speed will be 25 miles
an hour and the fare five cents.
There are about 1900 postmasters in
Virginia whose appointments are made
by the postmaster general. At present
from 1000 to 1900 of these offices are
filed by Bourbon Democrats, appoint
ed under the late administration, who
are accused of mislaying and delaying
matter mailed to Republicans. A very
good reform would seem to be the filling
of these offices by competent and honest
Republicans.
Ex-senator Dorsey's difficulties in
crease rapidly. A story comes from
Arkansas, where he is best known, of
his connection with grossly unlawful
methods in obtaining mail contracts.
1t is limited that the assistant postmas-
ter at Little Rock, Arkansas, who dis
appeared and was charged with being a
defaulter, has been spirited away by
Dorsey's friends, OH account OF his
knowledge of Dorsey's guilty transac-
lions. Dorsey has been shrewd
enough to settle the Wilcox suit, and
thus gets possession of his damaging
letters.
The following is statement in detail
of the net annual saving in the cost OF
the Star route and steamboat mail ser.
vice under the administration of Post.
master-G General James: For the month
of March, 1926, AGO; for the month OF
| April, 1874, 53l; for the month from
May to IS, $112 ,013; total, S412, O34
This saving has been effected without
in any way gripping the service oil
curtailing its efficiency, and has beer
made on exact Information gathered by
inspectors of the department, who
have carefully examined the various
routes.
THE RISING TENDENCY IN LUMBER
Under this caption the Boston Com
mercial Bulletin says: The activity
which is now commencing il
building circles every where il
already giving evidence of al
enormous demand for all classes of ma
terials. 4obably not in their respec
tive histories have the prospects of III,
lumber and building trades been NOR,
encouraging than they are at present
1t is undoubtedly safe to buy almos
any kind of lumber at present prices
and the prospects are that all kinds O
building materials will cost higher tw,
months hence than they do to-day.
The director of the mint estimate
that the total gold coin in the Unite,
States, including the bullion in th
treasury, amounted the first of the cur
rent month to $500, OOO,O 900, of whicl
about $264, 900, 900 was held as treas
ury and national bank reserves, an,
1886 ,000, 900 was in actual circulation
There has been a total gain of gold coli
and bullion 10 the country since Jul,
lst, 1879, 1884 ,0OO, 900, of which S35
O00, 900 was added to the treasury, 1853
DOC, 900 to the banks and $14O,0OO 90
to actual circulation. The tota
amount of gold in the country make
q fair showing compared with tn
principal countries of Europe, bein,
exceeded by two only. The amour
estimated to be in England in 1880 we
1886, 100000; in France, 1927 900, 900.