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The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-03-09

The population of the principal civ
lized countries of the world, according
to the most recent census for each, re-
turns for but few of them being older
than 1879, are as follows, with the per.
centages of annual increase appended
France, 81 1921 1856, %; Pruss ia, 81, 49,
Ill, 1923; Saxony, 2,972,S05, 1.54; Ba-
varia, 5,294,778, l.O4; Austria, o.
144,244, rs; Hungary, 1925 10, 10;
Belgium, 5,536,654, .9S; Holland,
4,012,693, 1.24; Switzerland, 2,S46, 1902,
&c; Sweden, 4,565,668, .95; Norway.
1,S7S,10 go; Spain, 16,625,860 sc;
Italy, 2S,437 ,09l, &c; Russia in Eu-
rope, S3,626,590, 1872; England and
Wales, 25,960.206, 1.43; Scotland.
3,734,370, Ill; Ireland, 1,159,o39,
AZ; United States, 50,155,78
1856. Russia in Europe is the only
country it will be seen, in
this list that surpasses the United
States in the number of it's inhabit-
ants, while the nearest approach that
is made to the United States in the
matter of increase is SaXony, which
shows percentage of 1.54, as against
ours of 2.96, or only about one-half as
great percentage.
A st. Louis man of wealth, being
about to undergo a dangerous surgical
operation, sent for alawyer to draw a
will. He coolly and carefully explained
that his only relatives were nieces, who
had firmly convinced him that they
cared nothing for him aside from his
money, and that he had long before de-
cided to leave them nothing. His
reason for previously making no will
was that he had not decided whom to
enrich, or whether he should let his
estate go to charities. In view of a
possibly fatal result of the
surgeons work, however, he
would devise everything to his land
lady, who had taken excellent care of
him and was a deserving woman. 1t
was clear that, in case he recovered he
meant to destroy the document. New
ertheless it was drawn with legal care,
witnessed by the several physicians.
and signed by the testator. He died
witlsn an hour. Wills are contested
before juries in Missouri, and the
nieces won verdict against the will;
bat the court of appeals declares that
there was no reason for believing that
it was made under any undue inhu-
ence or fraud, and therefore it must
stand.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-03-09

The expense of cigars should be ,,
down as among" losses b. fire."
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-03-09
TOPICS OF THE DAY.

There are said to lie fifty injurious
insects in our vegetable gardens; fifty
In our vineyards, while seventy-five
attack our apple trees and more than
nifty our grain fields. Seyenty-fve mil
lion dollars is estimated as the damage
done to the wheat in Illinois in one
season, and nearly ten years ago the
annual loss in the United States from
insect depredations alone was esti-
mated at nearly $400,000,0OO.
The Portland daily press., 1883-09-17
The October Magazines.

The October Atlantic Especially notable as
containing an essay from the unpublished man
uscripts Of Ralph Waldo Emerson. 1t is entit-
led Historic Notes of Life and Letters in
Massachusetts" and though it was evidently
written number of years ago, it is thoroughly
characteristic and exceedingly interesting.
Henry James continues his studies of provin-
cial towns in France. this time going from Poi
tiers to Carcassonne. Two chapters of "a
Roman Singer" and of Newport" continue
and increase the interest of these two serial
stories. A timely article is one on volcano
Studies" by Horace D. Warner The leading
short story OF the number is an East Tennessee
story, "A-Plsyin' Old Sledge at the Settle
mint" and a very pleasant story
is "Pere Antoine by Davida Colt.
%Cream-White and Crow Black" by E. M. De
Jarnette, is an engaging chapter of reminis-
cences of good old mammies" in the South.
Elizabeth Robins, who has contributed in
teresting chapters on Mythology in previous
numbers, this time writes on "Menadism in
Religion" William Chauncey Langdon con-
The Portland daily press., 1883-09-17
UNEASY CUBANs.
Extensive Plotting for "a Rising Against
the Spaniards.

MADRID. Sept. 15.-The Ministry has receiy-
ed information that some Cuban exiles living
in the United States have been carrying on ac-
tive correspondence with the elder Macco,
Maxine Gomez and four other chiefs we'll
known in the great rebellion and who are now
in the service of the Central American
republics. These exiles have come to the con-
clusion that if arms, ammunition and money
can be collected they could attempt rising in
the eastern part OF Cuba, which they believe to
be capital starting point. The Autonomist
party is also ripe for insurrect ion because their
demands for tariff reform and self-government
have tsen disappointed during the past thirty
two months. Lastly, these exiles expect as
sistance from the returned exiles, about three
hundred in number, whom the Madrid govern
ment has allowed to fix their abe lie in Cuba
The Spanish Minister and Consuls in Jamaica,
Central America and the United States have
put the home government and the Cuban au-
thorities on their guard against the probable
Decentralization near Santiago of the exiles
with arms Some arrests have been made in
Cuba and great vigilance is exercised on her
coast. The Madrid government has authorized
the new Captain General Castillo, who has
just left for Havana, with full powers to pro-
claim siege and crush with the utmost severi-
ty all filibustering expeditions, even though
foreigners share in them. The attempt isex-
pected this autumn from Honduras, Jamaica
and the United States.
The Portland daily press., 1883-09-17
HUGH HASTINGS FUNERAL.
Impressive Services at st. Leos Church =
Distinguished Men Presenf-The Re-
mains Inferred at Albany.

New YORK, Sept. 15.-Ths funeral of the
late Hugh j. Hastings, of the Commercial Ad-
vertiser, took place this morning from St.
Fifth avenue. Promptly at o'clock the Rev.
Father Thomas J. Ducsy, pastor of the
church, entered the sanctuary and began the
celebration of low MACS. The church was
crowded and hundreds had to ts turned away.
The coffin, which lay in front of the altar, was
almost hidden from view by the floral designs
which covered it. Light candelebra hanked
the casket, and a crucifix YVES placed at the
foot. The widow was in the first pew to the
right. She entered the church supported By
the President, who sat by her during the SER
vice. In the surrounding pews were the fam
lily and relatives, among them the four broth
ers of the dead man. The pall-bsarers, with
the exception of Mr.. Vanderbilt and Mr. Fol-
ger, who we're unavoidably detained, were the
same as mentioned in the dispatches yester-
day. Committees representing all the depart
ments of the paper, of which Mr.. Hastings
was the head, attended. Among the distin-
guished persons persent we're Judge o. German,
Russell Sage, VIM. j. Florence. Algernon
s. Sullivan, John Kelly, Judge Kelly, Will
liam Il. Vandershaick Jordan s. Mott, Sidney
Dillon, Charity Commissioner Brennan, Thos.
s. Acton, d. o. Mills, @. j. Osborne, ex-Sena-
tor Ecclesine, ex-County Clerk Gumbleton,
Professor Ogden Doremus, Postmaster Pear
son, Gen. Lloyd Aspinwall and many others.
At the conclusion of the services the coffin was
borne down the centre aisle to the hearse,
thence to the Grand Central depot, where 1t
was placed on the Albany train. The inter-
ment takes place in the Rural cemetery in
that city.
The Portland daily press., 1883-09-17
InGeneral.

Report of the harvest prospects from all
parts of Ireland are very encouraging. In
the northern, the midland, and southern
counties the crops are full and promising.
The potato yield is large.
Some Londoners have taken to the Thames
throughout the summer months, and eat,
drink and sleep in what are known as
house boats. These usually contain a snug
dining room and sitting room combined.
two or three small bedrooms, kitchen and
a verandah.
A bell weighing 1888 pounds, the largest
one ever made on the Pacific coast, was cast
recently at Mare Island Navy Yard for
fog signal alarm on Alcatraz Island.
1t is intended to collect the scattered bones
of all those Germans who fell in the battles
around Metz, and to deposit them in one
huge ossuary with suitable monument
G. R. Writers, one of the wealthiest and
best-known farmers of Genesee county.
New York, has beed arrested for horse
stealing and has confessed the crime.
The New York Sun recently fifty years
old, and devotes page to its history Its
management so often changed, has bean
confined to the Days, Beaches and Charles
A. Dana. The list of stockholders of the
Sun Publishing Company, as organized six
teen years ago, Is very remarkable one and
contains, among others, the names of G. A.
Dana, Roscoe Conkling. William NJ Evarts,
A. b. Cornell, Cyrus w. Field, Isaac w.
England, E. d. Morgan, E. c. Cowdin.
Charles 5. Weyman, August L. Brown,
Salem H. Wales, ]. 81. Sherwood, David
Dows, Theron R. Butler, j. c. Hamilton,
Marshall RloEa ~ IL.
Emo, F. A, Conkling, S. B. Chittenden, A.
A. Low, f. A. Palmer, Freeman Clarke,
William H. Webb, Thomas Murphy and
Dorman B. Eaton.
OF new railroads there have been built D.
796 miles thus far this year, against 5,667
miles reported at the corresponding time in
1882, 8, ,115 miles in 1881, 2631 miles in 1880.
1,273 miles in 1879, 947 miles in 1878. Sax
miles in 1877, /, ,l45 miles in 1876, 594 miles
in 1875, 913 miles in 1874, 1906 miles in
1878 and 1872 miles in 1872.
The Canada Southern railroad company in
now constructing bridge across the Niagara
river about three hundred feet above the
present suspension railroad bridge, upon q
new plan, and which, when completed, will
excel anything of the kind ever before nm
dertaken. The total length of this bridge is
to be S95 feet, and it will be 245 feet above
thesrushing torrent below, which renders
support from below, or wooden or tempora-
ry centers such as are used in erecting arch
es, utterly impossible.
A Nebraska thief devotes his time entirely
to the larceniof hogs, and with great sue
cess. He goes forth by night armed with a
long stick, to which sponge is fastened,
and bottle of chloroform. The porcine
victim is lulled to rest by The an@sthetic and
then borne silently away The other night
one of the slumbering hogs rolled out of the
thiefs wagon. A kind-hearted farmer who
came along the road assisted the thief to
load up again, amid profuse thanks. When
he farmer reached home he discov cred that
the pig was from his own sty,
The Portland daily press., 1883-09-17
WASHINGTON.
The Corean Embassy.

WASHINGTON Sept. 15.-The Corean en-
bassy arrived here from Chicago this morning,
and was met at the depot by Mr.. John Davis,
First Assistant Secretary Of State, and Lieut..
Hanson and Ensign Faulk OF the United
States navy. They will probably 60 in q few
days to New York and Boston, and return to
Washington when the President is here.
The March of Yellow Jack.
Surgeon Hamilton of the marine hos
pital service received a letter from govern
ment official at Yuma, Ari., stating that yellow
fever was beginning TO be epidemic there and
this news very important as affecting traffic on
the Southern Pacific and the construction OF
the Mexican railroads. Similar statements
have been made and denied before. DIR. HAM
ilton considers this information true. He has
telegraphed for more information.
Postal Matters.
Up to this date the postoffice department has
sent to postmasters 30.793,9Co new 2-cent
stamps and 594 ,9Co 4-cent stamps, 1851 ,250 2.
cent stamped envelopes, 9,033,3Co registry en-
velopes and 1000 4-cent registry envelopes.
There will be Plenty of Corn.
Statistician Lodge of the agricultural de-
partment says that our corn crop will be as
large this year last, even II further loss from
frosts is suffered, because there are 2,50oCo0
acres more acreage this year than last. He
thought there might be less In Ohio land Indi-
ana, although they did not suffer in the recent
cold, wet snap. They had no seed last year,
SO they planted Missouri and Kansas seed
which natures two or three weeks later than
Ohio and Indiana seed, so they may be caught
by late frost.
The Portland daily press., 1883-09-17
Eyanx.li.. Moody in chicago.

CHICAGO, Sept. 16.-D. L. Moody, the Evan
gelist, preached at his old church on Chicago
Avenue this morning. The church seats 2,2C0,
but cards were issued for $500, and above $500
crowded into the church, filling the aisles and
to the church was not available, owing to de-
fective sidewalk, and admittance was possible
only at the side dc or. The street was blocked
before the door opened, and when the door
turned on its hinges there was great crush,
and numb3r Of women and childen, unable
to get out or in, were seriously hurt, and some
tainted after getting inside. The sermon was
Mr.. Moody's usual fragmentary gospel appeal,
to which a number responded for prayers. In
the afternoon he delivered simple illustrated
address to the Sunday School children. In the
evening the crush was scarcely less than in the
morning, and an overflow meeting was held in
the lecture room Mr.. Moody's convention of
Christian workers, to last three days, will be-
gin on Tuesday.
The Portland daily press., 1883-09-17
THE SENATE COMMITTEE.

NEW YORK, Sspt. 15.-The Senate Com
mittee on Education and Labor held a brief
session this forenoon and adjourned till Mon
day, when Albert Fink, railroad commissioner,
will be heard.
AT the session the following letter from a
gentleman in Ohio was read by the chairman
II have the honor to inform you that during a
recent trip in Europe I learned that young
men and gentlemen were studying electrical
engineering, which profession the telegraph,
telephone, electric light electrical railroads.
fire alarm telegraph, ETC., in all parts of the
world, will create grand demand for. We
have too many doctors, lawyers and ministers
In America, and the great need and Cry here
Is technical education. We especially need
practical electricians. America is behind
Europe in technical education"
The Portland daily press., 1883-09-17
THE MAINE STATE PRESS.
WEATHER INDICATIONS.
WASHINGTON, Sept.

WASHINGTON, Sept Is.
The indications foe New England to-day are
light rains and partly cloudy weather, winds
shifting to west and northwest with lower
temperature during the night, and falling, fol-
lowed by rising barometer.
The weather bulletin says q slight dist turb-
ance has moved eastward north of the Lake re-
gion, followed by a cold wave which extends
over the upper Lake region and northwest to-
night. Warm southsrly winds and fair wealth
or continue on the Atlantic coast; rain has pre-
vailed in the Lake region and thence south
ward to the gulf coast, followed by fair wealth
er west of the lower Lake region where the
winds have shifted to northerly. Light rains
are indicated for the districts on 4he Atlantic
coast on Monday followed by slightly cooler
and fair weather on Tuesday. Cooler fair
weather is indicated for the Tennessee, Ohio
valley and lower region on Tuesday, and slight
1y warmer and fair weather is indicated for
the northwest and upper Lake region on Tues
dav
The Portland daily press., 1883-09-17
Newspaper Salaries in England

Literary pay in England varies largely
with place and quality. The leader writer's
on the Times are generally salaried men, re-
ceiving $4,000 or so year for three articles
week; but if an outsider-that is, man
who is not regularly on the staff of the pa
per-contributed an article column or so
in length, he would not probably be present.
ed with anything smaller than check for
five guineas. The edtorship of the Times
is the big plum of journalism, Mr.. Chenery,
the present editor, receiving, it is said, e5,-
600 year, with free chambers in Sergeants'
inn. The Echo pays guinea each for its
articles. The salary of Mr.. Arthur Arnold,
as editor of the Echo during Messrs. Cassell,
Peter & Galpin's proprietorship, was ei,-
600 year. There are provincial journals
who pay their editors as much and more
than this sum. The Manchester Guardian,
the Sportsman, the Newcastle Daily Chron-
icle and several other leading daily organs
of the provinces pay not less than $1,000
year each, and it is likely one or two OF
them give more. Mr.. Charles Pebody, re-
Gently appointed editor of the Yorkshire
S'e 81 A4OSNSt 10 W ACCClfc @l,OOU d year IOr
his services. A guinea or sovereign is the
lowest sum that is given for an article of the
orthodox column in length by any journal
of any standing at all. 1t is the price that
is paid by daily and weekly papers in LON
don and the provinces. The Globe gives a
guinea for what it calls its turnover arti-
cle," which begins on the last column of its
first page. The City Press pays its writer's
at the rate of guinea column, while the
Daily Chronicle, scorning the obsolete coin,
presents its outside penmen with checks for
sums for work done at the rate of pound
column. The Morning Post gives two gum
cas- for leading article, the St. James Ca
zette three, and the Spectator five. The lit
erarY beginner is advised to bear in mind
that merit is the only passport to success.
Introductions to editors may help at times,
but good work is the only thing that will
enable one to win in the end. An editors
only desire is to get hold of the best work he
can to suit his particular paper or periodical;
and, providing you produce the right sort of
stuff, success is certain.
The Portland daily press., 1883-09-17
Services i'm Catholic Churches.

Boston, Sept. 16.-Mgr. Capel preached
sermon in the Church of the Immaculate
Conception this morning on the Sacrament of
Penance and Duty OF Repentance" The SER
been delivered in the church of any denomina.
tion with the exception of the concluding nor
ton, in which comparison was made between
the confessonals of the Roman Catholic and
Episcopal churches The latter, he said, was
an unauthorized ministration and wholly in
complete. In the evening Mgr. Capel lectured
in Music Hall to an immense audience in aid
of the Home for Destitute Catholic Children
At the Ttalar feast of the Roman Catholic
Cathedral of the Holy Cross, which was cele-
brated to-day, the principal event was the
unveiling of the new altar, said to be in mag
niicenee and cost second only to the one In
New York Cathedral. Archbishop Williams
officiated,
The Portland daily press., 1883-09-17
FIRES.
eleven Business Houses Burned.

ELEVEN nusiness Houses burned.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Sept. 15.-Fire at Casey,
ILL.,, last night destroyed II business houses
and several Offices, causing loss of $S0,Cc0.
Grain Elevator Burned.
TOLEDO, o., Sept. 15.-The grain elevator at
Elmer, O., owned by Mage & Pofenbach. was
burned this morning, together with 4500 bush
els of wheat and other grain. Loss $10,CS0.
A Night Watchman Loses His Life i'm N
burning Building.
DELPHos, o., Sept. 15.-The Pittsburg Hoop
and Barrel Companys works were burned this
morning. Loss $70C09. A night watchman
was burned to death.
Barbed Wire Works at Des Moiue.
Burned.
Dies MONIES, Ia, Sept. 15.-The Merchants
Union barb iron works were burned last night.
Workmen were engaged in dipping wire in the
paint vat, when bunch of it came in contact
with lighted candle and started the fire. The
loss is not stated; insurance on building and
machinery, $4,000
The Portland daily press., 1883-09-17
More sprague Litisation.

PROVIDENCE, r. l., Sept. 15.-In the Su-
preme Court this afternoon hearing was had
on bill of equity, praying that the Spragues,
interfering with the management Of the Quid-
nick Companys affairs, by G. p Pomroy, the
assignee, appointed by the court. Two Of the
Sprague counsel were put on the stand, reveal
ing extraordinary proceedings in the so-called
transfer of the Quidnick Company stock to
its decision.
HARTFORD, Ct, Sept. 16.--Judge Shipman,
OF the United States District Court, yesterday
filed an opinion in the case Of the Stafford
Comm Bank vs. A. & W. Sprague and Y.
Chaffee, trustees. He holds that the Sprague
trust deeds and assignments are fraudulent
and void
The Portland daily press., 1883-09-17

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 15.-In response to call
issued by the Tailors' Union of this city, repre-
sentatives of the trade in all the principal cities
of the Union convened here this afternoon.
An effort will be made to establish a national
union. 1t is proposed to establish a beneficial
sick and death fund, the introduction OF a
normal working day of eight hours, the regula-
tion of the apprentice system, the foundation
of State bank of credit for labor organiza-
tions, and the assisting of all workingmen en-
deavoring to better their condition. The coz
vention will be in session four days.
The Portland daily press., 1883-09-17
MAINE.
Honor. to Chief Justice Appleton.

Honors TO Chief Justice Appleton.
BANGOR, Sept. 15.- The Penobscot county
bar voted to-day to tender Hon. John Apple
ton, Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial
Court, banquet on the occasion of his retire
ment from the bench.
Forest Fires.
BANGOR, Sept. 15.-Forest fires are raging
extensively in numerous quarters through east
ern and northern Maine.
An Old Man,s Suicide.
Phillips, Sept. 15.--William Sargent of
Temple, aged 81. committed suicide to-day at
this place. Cause, dependency. 1t was his
second tempt.
Eastern Maine Fair.
BANGOR, Sept. 15.- Pre- operations for the
Eastern Maine Fair, to be holden in this city
are rapidly approaching completion. The fair
grounds, located at Maplewood Park, are
among the finest in New England, and when
exhibition buildings are erected upon them, as
may possibly be done next year. as good attrac-
tions will be offered exhibitors and visitors as
at the old State Fair, now located at Lewiston
The display of dairy products, flowers, etc.
will be held in Norombega and City halls,
which will be fitted up with especial reference
to a good exhibit. The society has offered
$4,000 in premiums, many of which average
higher than those offered by the regular State
Fair. 1t is expected that the races will be the
finest ever seen in the State, especially the
free for ALL" as purse of 81 200 has been
prepared to be divided among the competing
horses in that race. The races are open to any
horses owned either in Maine or New Bruins
wick.
Escaped from Jail.
BANGOR, Sept. 15.--A special TO the Com
mercial, from Dover, says that Stevens, who
was found guilty of an attempt 10 rape and
was to be sentenced this morning. escaped
from his keeper at the Bethen House. There
is no clue to his whereabouts
Church Excursions 10 MaranecoolS.
LAKE MARANocooK, Sept. 15.-The Unitari-
an society of Waterville and the Universalst
society of Oakland made an excursion here te
day. Dancing and other sports were in
dulged in. This is probably the last excur-
sion of the season, save possibly some private
parties.
Barn and Contents Burned.
CALAIS, Sept. 16.-A barn belonging to Mrs.
N. Lamp of Milltown, was burned last night.
Less $500. The contents, seven tons of hsy,
belonging to w. j. Fleming, were also burned.
The Portland daily press., 1883-09-17
The New signal Code.

NEW YORK, Sept. 15-The new official dam
nal service, sea coast stations and mariners has
just been published by the chief signal officer
at washington, with full instructions for day
and night signaling. 1t also contains chart
OF the life saving service day and night signal
code with instructions. This sytem has been
long needed. The flag system has been in use
number of years, but 1t has never been ar
ranged in such aform as to be useful for sig.
naling between stations on the shore and vessels
at sea.
The Portland daily press., 1883-09-17
An Insane Wandarer.

The Rockland Opinion says that Wednesday
Sidney A. Morse found a man in the woods in
Rocklar d who said he was David Malone, and
he was from Providence. he was insane and
had been wandering in the woods eight days
without food or drink. Malone was very
weak and terribly thirsty, and could not have
lived much longer had he not been found. He
is still insane and talks of having conversations
with his dead mother and the Lord, to whom
he constantly prays. Some $40 in money was
found on his person, and also papers indicat-
ing that he is resident of Portland, and has
friends in Bangor. There is no David Malone
in the directory.