The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-09-14
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Eastern ana Middle States,

BosToN's great exhibition of arts, products
and manufactures, represented by all the
great nations, was opened with appropriate
ceremonies in presence of 10000 people.
HEAVY frosts that have caused serious dam
age to crops have occurred in Northern New
York and portions of the Eastern States.
THREE young ladies, aged each about seven
teen years, while rowing on the Genesee river.
near Rochester, N. Y, were thrown into the
water by their boat capsizing and drowned.
A SHAM battle between New Jersey sol
diers, representing Union and Confederate
troops, was fought the other day at Prince
ton Junction, and resulted disastrously to a
number of the men engaged. About twelve
men were struck and knocked down by wads,
and several were quite severely injured.
JAY GOULD appeared before the United
States Senate subcommittee in New York
and testified concerning the relations of labo
and capital. 1t the request of the committee,
which has been in session ever since the
telegrapbers' late strike, and has examined
many witnesses on the SUBJECT of the relations
of labor and capital, Mr.. Gould gave quite
a lengthy account of his career, from his
early struggles as n herder of cows on his
fathers farm in Delaware county, N. Y,
down to the present day.
Ten thousand workmen, representing
many societies and trades, took part in the
annual labor parade in New York.
THE New York Greenback-La party as
sembled in State convention at Rochester and
nominated the following ticket: Secretary of
state, Thomas X. Beecher; controller, G. L.
Halsey; encouragement, Louis F. Post
state treasurer, Julian Winnie; state engi-
neer, Edwin A. Stillman. The platform
adopted reafiirms the declarations set forth
in the party's State platforms the past three
years. A State committee for the ensuing
year was also appointed.
ABOUT $4,000 persons witnessed a boat.
built expressly for the purpose, go through
the rapids at Niagara Falls. The BOAT was
fifty mine feet long and built in imitation of
he Maid of the Mist, the steamer which
passed safely through the seething whirlpool
and rapids many years ago. This craft also
made the passage safely, and at the end of
her novel trip was ound to be uninjured.
THE American Science association has been
in session at Saratoga, n. Y. Interesting
papers on various topics were read and dis
cussed by prominent scientists.
THE executive committee of the joint con-
gressional committee on the Newburg CEN
tennial held meetings at Newburg, N. Y, for
the purpose of deciding upon a design for the
centennial monument to be erected at
Washington's Newburg headquarters. Those
present were Senators Bayard, Hawley
and Warner Miller, and Representatives
Townsend, of Ohio, and Ketcham and Beach,
ofNew York. The committee passed a resolu-
ton in favor of a granite obelisk, the largest
that they can get for the money at their dis
posal, $4,000. They desire hat it shall be
100 feet high. 1t is intended to have the cor
ner-stone of the base laid at the coming
centennial ceremonies.
Mrs. JULIA P. SMITH, the novelist, was
killed near her summer residence at New
Hartford, Conn, a few days ago. She was
driving with her husband, when the horse
took fright and ran away.
FOREST fires in various parts Of New Eng
land have caused damages estimated at
S1,25O,OOO Nearly every town within fifty
miles of Boston has suffered.