The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-12-14
South and West.

Four burglars who had robbed q safe at
New Washington, Ohio, were pursued by a
body ofa00 men. During the pursuit two of
the burglars were shot and killed, a third was
captured, and one of the pursuers was fatally
and another badly wounded.
GREAT excitement followed the reported
discovery of a valuable silver mine near
Boyd, Wis.
THE grand jury at Danville, Va, charged
with the investigation of the circumstances
of the recent riot, after a session of two days
reported that they had no presentments to
make and submitte paper in which they
laid the bame for the riot upon the negroes,
and commended the white participants, who
fused their firearms in defence of their lives.
which were in imminent danger, and by their
courage and pluck in standing up against
such odds savel the lives of hundreds of pee
pie in this city"
In arguing a question regarding the adj.
instability of certain testimony in case on
trial at Prescott, Arizona, Attorn ,y-Gen-
eral Churchill and District-Attorney Ruch
became greatly excited and finally came to
blows. While the officers were endeavoring
to restore order McAtee, the defendant. Grew
knife, rushed upon man named Moore,
aged seventy, and inflicted fatal wound
Then turning on c. w. Beach, late editor of
the Prescott Miner, and son-in-law of Kelsey,
the plaintiff stabbed him in the neck He
then made rush for the court reporter and
was about to plunge his knife into him when
Mr.. Beach drew a revolver, sending a ball
through McAtee's spinal column. Moore and
McAtee were fatally and Beach seriously in
jured. 4
THREE colored children were burned to
death in Columbia county, Ga. during their
parents absence.
THE Rev. Mr.. Robinson, pastor of the
Methodist church at Pepin, Wis, and G II.
Conans, principal of the High school, broke
through the ice on Lake Pepin AMI were
drowned.
THE Virginia legislature organized by the
election of the Democratic officers nomin-
ated in caucus resolution was introduced
in the Senate asking United States Senator
Malone to resign
AT the convention Of the Farmer congress
of the United States, held in Louisville, the
president, Major Thomas j. Hudson, of
Lamar, Miss, made an address urging the
appointment of the commissioner of agricul-
ture as a member of the Presidents cabinet.
THE Pike County bank. of Pittsfield, ILL.,,
has failed with large liabilities.
NEAR Anderson, Ind. John j. johnson was
shot by Coleman Hawkins and dangerously
wounded. After the shooting Hawkins re
turned home and shot himself, dying instant
ly. Both We're wealthy farmers. The troubl.
arose about ditch between their farms
VERY heavy rains at Dallas, Texas, caused
floods which destroyed property of great
value.
NINE persons We're iniured-two or three
fataly-by an explosion in a rendering es-
tablishment at the Chicago stock yards
A ST LOUIS dispatch states that ''promi
nent parties in Texas will soon begin suit in
the court of claims at Washington, to re-
cover the value Of slaves emancpated during
the late war. The action will be based chiefly
on certain clauses of the State constitution
which were approved and Endorsed by
Congress at the time of the annexation of
Texas, and which, it is claimel, make the
United States government liable for Save
property. The plaintiff in the case was
strong and very pronoun ed Union man dur
ing the war, AMI the proposed action j. in.
dorsed and will be pushed by some of the best
lawyers of Texas
FOURTEEN business places, comprising the
greater part of Williamson, ~ C., together
with the Iostoffice, telegraph office, and
steamer loaded with $50 bales of cotton
have been destroyed by fire.
VIGILANTs broke up gang of horse
thieves operating in Northern Nebraska and
Southern Dakota by hanging several Of
them.
JAMES NJ. UNDERWOOD was hanged a.
Dardanelle, Arkansas, for the murder of
Robert j. Pendererass. He admitted his
guilt but declared he was impe!led to tn =
crin'' by the wife OF his victim.