The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-07-06
ADDITIONAL NEWS.

HE total coinage executed at the Phila-
delphia mint during the fiscal year ending
June 80 was S0,691, 2S2 pieces, valued at s2l,.
1891
SMALL excursion steamer capsized on
the Tonawanda creek, at Batavia, n. Y, and
two men and two women we're drowned.
AT Rasseles, Penn, the first section of a
coal train, to which was attached passen-
ger car containing fifteen persons, broke in
two on heavy grade, and seven of tie cars
rushing back down the grade ran into the
second section, smashing the cars to pieces.
Six persons, including the conductor and a
brakeman, were killed, and the other nine
were wounded more or less severely,
THREE men were killed by black damp in
well near Lackawanna, Penn. One of the
men looked into the well for some unknown
reason, when he became insensibe and fell
to the bottom, distance of forty feet The
other two men, while looking for their con,
panion, were also overpowered by the foul
air.
DURING the first six months this yesr
224, 494 emigrants were landed in New Yorl,
1881 less than arrived in the first six
months of 1882.
DUEL was fought near Waynesboro, Va,
between Richard F. Beirne, editor of thu
Richmond State, and W. c. Elan, secretary
of the commonwealth, and editor of the
Richmond Wing. The duel was the ou:-
come of bitter political editorials of per-
sonal nature published in the columns of tie
two papers. The challenging party was Mr..
Beirne. The two editors had considerable
difficulty in coming together, as they were
threatened with arrest by the author
tiles, and we're followed by detectives,
but by taking circuitous routes and after
travelling several hundred miles they avoided
the warrants issued for their arrest, and
met in a wood near Waynesboro. Beirne
was represented by Frank Wright. of Peters
burg, and W. Z. Chalkley, of Richmond.
Elam's secon Is were Sheriff Lewis, of Rock
ingham, son of Lieutenant Governor John
F. Lewis, and United States attorney for the
western district of Virginia, and
John d. Smelling, well-known
local Coalition politician of Richmond.
At the first fire Elam's ball pierced the skirt
of a sack coat worn by his opponent but
neither was hurt. Mr.. Beirne, as the chal-
longing party, demanded another shot, which
was accorded. In that round Elan was
dangerously wounded in the right hip, the
ball passing through the feshy rart OF
that side and striking the left hip.
When Z am was struck he said to his
seconds, who stood near by: " am struck"
Mr.. Beirne then declared himself satisfied,
and raised his hat to his opponent, and his
seconds entered his vehicle and left the
grounds. The affair created intenfe excite
ment throughout Virginia.
The town of Cottonwood Falls, Kan, was
destroyed by fire.
| A FAMILY Of five persons-a father, mother
and three chillren-were browne ed in the
Ohio river, twenty miles below Madison
Ind, the waves from passing steamer up
setting their sdf.
A NEGRO named Bill Mcdowell was taker
from Jail and hanged by crowd of men a
Bowling Green, Mo-, for an assault on
young lady.
The Pre- sident has designated twelve young
men from civil life for examination for ap
pointment as second lieutenants n the army
The daughter, son and daughter o,
Charles Reeves, Miss George and the two
Misses Ibers, were drowned at Indian River
Prince Edwards Island, by the capsizing Of
boat.
DuRiNi fire in a warehouse in Winnipeg
Manitoba, number of kegs of powder ex
ploded, tearing buildings to splinters and in
juring twenty persons, several with fatal re-
suits