The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1881-07-29
GENERAL NOTES.
Dean Stanley is dead.

Dean Stanley is dead.
Arkansas has 1Os lynchings last year.
The presidents mother is progressing
rapidly TOW ard recovery.
Hayes is said to have kissed 4,2S3
babies while he was president.
After the first of August one can send
a message over the cable at twenty-five
cents word.
Hon. William ii. Robertson was
sworn in as collector of this port of New
York last Monday,
A tree full of birds was struck by
lightning at Greensboro, Kentucky,
and $50 of them killed.
Sitting Bull, with the last of the hos
tile Sioux, has surrendered himself to
Major Brotherton of the Seventh United
States Infantry.
Postmaster-General James has issued
an order with a view of putting an end
to the dilatory practice of many post
masters in delaying the settlement of
their accounts with the department.
A man named Beaumont has arrived
at Kilrush, Ireland, from Norway, in
a half decked boat thirty feet long, and
sailed again for'America, where he ex-
poets to arrive in fifty days. He car
ried eighty days' provisions
The New York court of appeals has
decided that if man leaves his house
empty for two or three months in the
summer and it burns down, insurance
cannot be collected if the policy requir-
ed the house to be occupied"
At grand display of fireworks at
Cry stall Palace, London, on July Sth, a
fine piece representing President Gar
field ives given. The London Times
says that, at was received with hearth
ness of applause that denoted deep
sympathy with the subject of the pic
ture,"
CaptainECharles p. Smith, IN charge
of the Seawanhaka when the steamer
burned in June, 1880, died Sunday at
Roslin, New York, from erysipelas,
supposed to be superinduced by injuries
received at the time of the disaster.
Smith remained at the wheel in the
midst of the flames until tie steamer
was beached, thus saving large num-
Der of lives.
More men are now at work laying
rails OH the Denver & Rio Grande rail-
road extensions than the whole force of
the United States army. Nearly 10000
are employed in Mexico, some 1000 in
New Mexico, over 5000 in Colorado,
and the remainder are scattered through
Utah and otie; localities, making to-
tai force of over 1000. The only
trouble experienced in Mexico is from
the lack of supplies, timber being $50
scarce that the ties have 10 be trans
ported from Louisiana and florida.
The freaks of the recent Minnesota
cyclone were numerous and remarka-
BILE. At New Ulm horfe wasIlifted alive
into tree top; cattle were blown into
the river; heavy iron bars, stones and
agricultural implements were carried
over high bluffs, and boards and timbers
were hurled through buildings and into
the ground like spears. A pump stand
ing in a we'll thirty feet deep at Apple
ton was jerked out and carried away
bodily, while the nine feet of water in
the well was scooped out clean. A
pillow and pieces ola wagon were carried
a mile. A large oak to which COW
was tied was torn up by the roots, and
the COW completely buried in the pit.
1t is stated in New York that new
company has been formed by
well-known capitalists of this country
and Europe. 1t is intended it shall
include every paying point covered by
the Western Union line. 1t is under |
stood James r. Keene will be president.
The directors will include John Mackey
and other well known California CAPT.
talists. George d. Roberts is also |
largely interested. The capital will be |
80 100000, which it is asserted is |
already subscribed.
Mr.. Van Auken, living near Lake |
George, was startled one day by the |
sight of large rattlesnake making its |
appearance in her kitchen where she |
was at work, and, seiziDg her by the
skirt, tried 10 pull her toward the door.
Woman's curiosity overcoming her
fear, she followed the snake down to
he lake, where she was still more hor-
'ified to find her little daughter on the
point of drowning. Seeing the little
,ne fall into the water, it seems that
he snake, with astonishing instinct,
to the house TO give warning.
A sensation is caused at Providence,
z. L., by the announcement that the
Rev. w. +. Whitcher, the leading
clergyman OF the city, has
,een pilfering rare books from the H.
,raries and dealers In old publications.
Mr.. Whitcher has a salary off 900 and
.ets many large fees for marriages.
lis wife has handsome income of her
'wn, and his father is a wealthy New
hampshire lumber dealer. He is said
o feel keenly his unfortunate position.
lie is preacher of ability. There will
e no prosecution, but he has been adj