The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-01-26

lC SiDItlnt tOllL VI lAilOtlt lSItiltl HIS
ordered the trustees of the Sprague
estate to divide the proceeds of the sales
of property among the holders of the
trust notes. The amount makes a divi-
dend of ten per cent, the first in eight
years.
a census bulletin shows 40 .537,- =
600 cords of wood. valued at S30G. $50, 900,
consumed for domestic purposes during
the census year. The wood consumed
by railroads and steamboats,. in mining
operations and in manufacturing was
%, 450, 900 cords, valued at Sll5.0ll 900.
During December. 26.SGS immigrants
arrived in the United States, including
5000 from England and Wales, 400 from
Ireland, 800 from GERMANY, 1900 from
Hungary W2200 from Italy and $500 from
Canada. During the year 7l2,000 ar
rived.
The steamer Labrador has arrived at Lon
don from New York with the crew of the
French steamer Picarde, which sank at
sea. The Picardie Capt. Fortier. sailed
from New York, December %. She lost
her rudder and the Labrador came up
with her before the 18th inst. and tried
to bring her to port but after towing her
a week she was compelled to abandon
her, having previously taken all the
passengers, officers and crew. The
Picardic soon afterwards sank.
Intelligence has been received of
II horrible tragedy in Banks county, Ga.
Shortly after one John Patterson and his
wife had retired screams were heard
from their room. Forcible entrance into
their room was made. and the woman
was found with her throat and breast
fearfully gashed. In the excitement
Patterson escaped. No explanation of
the crime is given. Mrs. Patterson will
die.
The steamer Cimbria left Hamburg.
Germany, on Thurs day last with $50
passengers and crew of 92. She ran
aground before leaving the Elbe, but got
of with the flood tide with the assistance
of the steamer Hansa, without damage,
and put to sea at , 80 p. IN. On Friday
morning she came in collision during
thick fog off Borkum with the steamer
Sultan and sank. The latest accounts
show that some 300 lives were lost.
The search of the ruins of the Newhall
House. Milwaukee, was ended On Satur
day afternoon. Two more charred re-
mains were found, making forty-eight.
OF III people said to be in the hotel at
the time of the fire 176 are now ac-
counted for; identified. %; non-ideni-
fled, GO; saved, l02; still missing. | :;
making Il total loss of life of -. Thurs
day was decided upon as the day
of general funeral of the charrcd
remains. Scheler the bartender, has
been arrested on the charge of having
set fire to the house. The eviden =
against him has not been fully developed.
A few days ago Alonzo Lynch was
married near Bowling Green. Caroline
county, Va, to Miss Isola Abbey. The
parties were of good social position. and
the wedding was largely attended by the
best people. As the happy couple were
about to board the northern train on
their wedding tour they were arrested on
the charge of stealing 81 900 from James
Wright, an uncle of the bride. Their
friends were indignant at the arrest. pro-
nouncing it an outrage, but the officers
insisted that they knew what they were
about. The bridal couple were taken to
the hotel parlOr and the detective insist
ed on searching them. This was done,
but no money was found. and the officer
was about to release them, when lady
friend present. confident of the brides
innocence, suggested sarcastically that
the officer had better look in her hair.
Il believe | will" said the officer:
whereupon the bride turned pale, and
said; "Oh, don't, please don't; | have
not got it there" Her hair was worn in
heavy coils. She took it down. and.
neatly coiled in the heavy brads of her
back hair. were Sl30 in greenbacks.
Subsequently the rest of the money was
recovered.
The Southern Pacific express train
which left San Francisco on Sunday was
wrecked near Tehichipa. The train
broke loose. the air brakes having been
taken off and the men who tended the
hand brakes being away from their
posts, one switching the engine and the
other relighting lamp. The train was
soon dashng down the grade at the rate
of mile minute. At n sharp curve
the coach and smoker. which were
ahead, broke the coupling and separated,
making the turn safely. The sleeper,
mail, express and baggage ears were
thrown back, rolling down the embank-
ment. The lamps and stove fired the
wreck, which was instantly ablaze.
Search showed that 2l persons perished.
Eleven were beyond recognition, only
1headless bodies and charred limbs being
found. or the body of Mrs. Downey
only the head and bust remained, which
were recognized by her jewelry.
\ mixing house and six packing
houses of the Giant powder works n
Point Clement, near Berkeley. Cal, eX-
ploded on Sunday. A white foreman and
some thirty Chinese were blown to
atoms. The assistant superintendent is
missing and supposed to have been
killed. The superintendent was not at
the works. Oscar Terguffsky was pulled
from the ruins seriously hurt. Seven
Chinese were taken from the debris bad
ly hurt. All the houses within radius
of half mile are completely shattered
the doors and windows of the houses of
the employees on the opposite side of the
hill were blown in and most of the occu-
pants thrown to the floors. Sheds and
barns are laid fiat. The total loss is
100000. The Giant powder works are
damaged to the amount of 500, 900 and
the acid works of Judson d Co. 10000
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