The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-08-03
LATER NEWS.

THOMAS j. SMITH, CASHIER or rne Urungc
IN. j. National bank, drew $4,000 in
New York bank and entered traiu ut Ho-
boken on his return to Orange. He had
hardly been seated when man behind him
struck him violently several times with a
piece of lead pipe wrapped in newspaper
1nstinctiyely Mr.. Smith graspe1 the satchel
contain ny the money, and shouted for as
sistance. Fooled in the attempt at robbery
Mr.. Smiths assaillnt and confederate,
with brandished pistols, rushed from the car
to n wagon near at hand, in which vas seated
another confederate, waiting 10 drive them
away. After an exciting chase al three
would be robbers were caught. They proved
to be hardened criminals, one of them hav-
ing been discharged from the New York
police force for suspected completely in the
notorious Manhattan bank burglary.
The body of Captain Webb, the Eng ish
champion swimmer, was found in the Mia
CARA river few days after his attempt to
swim through the rapids and whirlpool
! low Niagara Falls. A deep cash in the
head indicated that Captain Webb had
struck hidden rock in the rapids and been
IT
much space to the unfortunate swimmers
fatal feat and to history of his life.
SEvENTY-FIvE RATS, contain NJ 375 90 feet
Of umter. we're swept from their moorings
by freshet in the Allegheny river, near
Titts burg. One man was drowned, and the
pecuniary loss will aggregate 100000.
SENIOR Don Francisco BARcA, Spanish
minister to the United States, shot and killed
himself in his rooms in the Albemarle hotel,
New York, between 9 O'Clock A. NJ. and sun
rise. He left some twenty letters addressed
to relatives and friends. He had arrive in
New York from Washington q week previous
and was preparing to go with his wife and
daug liter to Paris. Senior Birca was fifty
on years of age and had been minister
plenip otentiary to this country since 1881.
The substance of the letters left by deceased
is that he committed suicide on account of
Indebtedness.
FIVE negroes were drowned through skiff
capsizing in the river at Mayeisville, Mrs.
Mrs. GLADDEN., a Texas bride of only
two days, was instantly killed by light.
ming.
STAGE coach plying between Helena, M.
t., and Deer Lodge was stopped by highway
men, who robbed the passengers, t easure
box and mail.
A FIRE at Lincoln, Neb., destroyed ten
u mess houses, causing an aggregate lcss
of 500, GOO.
A SYNDICATE of London and continental
bankers las been formed to obtain the
recognition of Confederate bonds, and to
force the Southern States to pay the holders
of these bonds at least in part. About
$50, 600, COO of these bonds n deposited in a
London safe deposit company and more
are expected; and the syndicate expects to
be paid certain percentage of the proceeds
if they effect c5mpromise with the South
ern States. According to tie New York
Herald correspondent who sends an account
of the formation of this syndicate, gentle
man we'll acquainted with its plans says in
respect to its methods of operation: 1.-The
syndicate hope to hold this great mass
of bonds as a constant coud against the
credit of the South and in opposition to any
enterprise, no matter what it is, that comes
from the Southern States. They say that
already in this market, for years past, when
| ever southern enterprise mas made Its ap-
pearance this mass of discredited securities
has been thrust in the face of the South, and
in such way, though not thon in a CONSOLE
dated form as now, as to have be en- con-
slant and terrible obstacle to Southern ad-
vancement. Now, they say, the obstacle
will be mere heavily felt than before" The
Herald correspondent says that the syndi-
cate "expects TO get in 800, Zoo, 90, and if it
can succeed in obtaining twelve per cent, q
settlement with the bondholders would leave
three and half per cent, or $3,50o,O0o as
the share of the company"
FRESH troops made sortie from the town
of Hanoi in AMMAN, killing 1000 ma
tives and capturing seven pieces of artillery.
The French loss was eleven men.
! BY an explosion in mine at Cal.anisetta,
Sicily, thirty-five miners, out of total Of
seventy, lost their lives.
A FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT.