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The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-12-07

JAMES NJ. SIADE,
Attorney and Counselor at Law, and
Solicitor and Master in Chancery.
Office in Brewster's Block.
Middlebury, VT, April 2, 1877
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REPLY BY 8. w. DORSEY.
Ex-senator Dorsey furnishes for publication the fol
lowing statement:
REBATE OF BANK TAXES.

BY TELEGRAPH TO THE ThIBUNE.I
WASHINGTON, March SIT appears to be the gen.
eral impression among officers of the Treasury De-
partment that it will be held by the Attorney Cen
eral thar the banks entitled to rebate remis-
sion of the taxes on capital and deposits for the
current half year. The amount of taxes paid by
the banks capital and deposits last year was as
follows: National banks. $3.50 702 81; private
banks. So 1902 50; savings banks, $103 129 So
total, S11,2Os,s75 OF.
These taxes have been assessed semi-annually-in
June aud December in the of private banks and
savings banks, and IN January and July in the case
Of National banks. On the basis of last years re-
ceipts the taxes which had accrued between the
date of last payment and the date of repeal, but
which, in the language Of the repeating act, were
not :" due and payable" amounted to about
81 .961 ,553
While taxes to this amount. more or less, had
accrued prior TO the enactment of the new law,
they would not have been due and payable ITO
use the language of that act-until July next.
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THE FLOODS IN TIE SOUTH.

MISSISSIPPI LEvEEs OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES CITY
UNDER wATER-DIsTREss AMONG THE PEOPLE
HELENA, Ark, March 8.-The river has
risen scant half inch during the past twelve hours IL
is thought that the leyees can be held against prob
able emergencies they were maintained last night
against terrific gale that sent the water dash
ing many places The situation ia still critical.
and there will be relaxation OF vigilance and labor to
make every thing compact thoroughly secure Below
Helena the country is all under water from ve To M
teen feet The back water from the Hubbard break is
appearing in the lower end of the city, but VIII do no
damage. Unless other breaks there will be no
overflow IN Helena. The LAnguille River rose two
inches last night This indicates that the rise here VIII
MEMPHIS, Tenn. March s.-Two breaks in the levee
the east bank OF the river occurred Monday night
lone at McCloud's, fifteen miles below Friars Point,
miss, and the other AT Robards hirty-hve miles below
Fnars Point The ter break Is the mos serious The
crevasse s about 200 yards wide and % water rh
breaks reported rom the second Mississippi Lcvee Dis
rict The farms OF Colonel Edward Richardson, near
Robaris will be Over WED and the water Will hDd It's
way through the break into the YazoO River.
HELENA Ark, March s.-The situation isttle changed
from yesterday There 40 feet IL inches of water on
the gauge at 81. Francis 1t has been stationary &C
Madison 10 o'clock last night, but at Langv o the
river reported as having risen three inches work on
the leyee continues ygOrou -y.
MEMPHIS March s.-The AppeaFs Skipwith, Miss,
dispatch says that during storm neavy waves washed
against the main levee at Ellesies and II gave way
yesterday evening in three places Efforts have been
made close the bre AXIS but without The
f. running at Eeslies and the plantations will be
oyerowed. II he river does not rise the lr1nt
places may escape being suDmerge1. Reports from
Bolivar and Washing codnes favorable. The |
eyee mere still intact and fear- enter aimed OF
its breaklug large force OF been at work for
several days III tue weather does change the country
will be safe
LITTLE Rock, Ark, March s-The water In the Nissis
sppl River continues 10 Arkansas CITY, and like
last spring, the citizens otner OF COM
municalon than by boats There foIr feet OF water
Ia tnc Parker House aud back tie Litte
Rock Mississippi River and Railroad for eleven
miles, taOugn Communication L. stt maintained. me
grOunu visible town In the elevator. There
considerable suffering among the poorer classes and
provisions have been To relieve the destitute.
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UNHARMONIOUS ANTLMoNOPOLJSTS.

The Executive Committee of the New-York
County Monopoly League met in the Knicke
Cot age lat niga W. g. Manning presented the report Of
the committee which had been appointed to appear be-
fore the Senate Committee Insurance in relation 10
a resolution calling for investigation Of the life In
and trust companies The report reflected Sc
verely on the conduct O H. T. ChtendeD, president of
the National Anti NJ onopoly League working against
the resolution before the Senate Committee This
brought Mr. Chittenden to his feet. lie said that an
much Of the report related to him totally false
aud without any foundation whatever. Then spicy
dialogue ensued in which Mr. Thurber called Mr.. Man
ming spy, aud go-between. Mr. CbItten len was de-
nounced a railroad lawyer. Mr. Tburber at as sue
ceeded pouring oil the troubled waters Nv Offering
a resolution 10 refer the whole subject TO special com
mttee.
resolution was passed condemnng the action OF the
Governor IN eiOing the Five Cent Fare b ami Meesrs
Roosevelt, Spln0la, Howe aud Miller, the only New
York City members who voted to sustain his veto.
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THE STAR ROUTE TRIAL.

TESTIMONY GIVEN YESTERDAY-STATEMENT AND
COUNTER STATEMENT BY RERDELL AND DORSEY.
WASHINGTON, March S.-General Nelson
Miles wasca to thewness stand this morning by the
defence in the Star Route trial and testified that in the
summer Of 1870 he into the Tongue River country
II was lnst after the Custer massacre, and there were
white settlers there except the army attaches who
established mail service. From twenty 10 sixty days
were CONSUMED In communicating with Washington. The
witness had called upon the Postmaster-General and
OF his ants and had written letters through
official channels recommending the establishment and
increase OF the Tongue River route. At times the route
had OF the greatest service, often advising him OF
the movements Of the Indians and enabling him to antci
pate them.
Hannibal d. Norton testified that he had been for six
years Chief OF the Finance Division, Third Assistant
Cienernl's office lie detailed the method
pursued IN that oice In pa ing remttOd nnes. George
NJ sweeny, Of tue Contract Olce next appeared with
huge po Of papers, bOg accounts OF tue deduG IONS
fines remssiOns made Upon tue nineteen
out In tue indictment, and alter the usual conflict be-
tween counsel, 'he examination into tie pape.s
begun, and was continued until adjournment.
THE DELFoRD CHECK.
The Star says: "Inraell has made statement 10
the Government counsel, and also statements to y Star
reporter concerning the Deiord check mater which er
plain the relations OF Dorsey and Rerde These state
TO the following effect In the latter part OF
August or beginning OF september 1879, Rerdeil was
sent for By banker lie went TO the bank anu tnerow
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IN VARIOUS PLACES.

NASHVILLE, March S.-This morning search
for the bodies Of Ie missing in the debris of the
Broadst fire OF last night begun The remains OF a
about thirty years OF age were found, and have
since been identified those OF Thomas Womack. a
mOuder. A few hours later the bodies OF william Miller
a boiler-maker, and John FIRTH formerly policeman
taken from the ruins. The three crushed
death by the falling OF the Wal Of Lers drug store
viii u the act of rescung property from the adjoining
building.
Boston, March 8.-The Town Hall at Hyde Park has
been destroyed by fire. The loss the building il
O0O insured for S17 600 The Masonic Lodge loses
$1,000; Insurance. $4,000 The other losses amount
aboat 81 800.
AKRON. Ohio, March s.-Honman n Moss's clothing
house damaged by fire last night the extent OF
$50, 900.
LOGASsPoRr, Ind, March s-The German Lutheran
Church burned yesterday together with the psrsOn
age. Loss, $32, 900; no insurance.
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NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

WASHINGTON, March 8.-Lists are being pre-
pared in the Fourth AUDITORS Office for the distribution
OF the awards TO the officers aud crew OF the United
states ship Wyoming, their representatives, for
valuable and perlous In the destruction OF hos
tile vessels in the straits OF Smonosek the 9th OF
July, 1863 and to the officers and Of the steamer
Takiang, who detached from the United States
steamer amesown, their legal representatives, for
similar services. The money will be paid TO the claim
ants upon application forwarded to that Office Claim
will require the services OF cllm agents and
attorneys to secure their awards.
The United States steamer Alliance arrived at Key
west Fla, this morning. three days from Baracoa all
well.
Commodore James T.. Jonett has been appointed
president Of board 70 visit the principal naval and
mercantile arriving at New York the purpose
OF fexaminlng aud reporting upon their dimensions,
Passed Assistant Engineer A. j. Kenyon 10 duty in
superin ending the construction OF machinery Of the
Alarm under the direction OF Chief Engineer Isherwood.
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THE FIRE RECORD.
A CANDLE FACTORY BURNED.

A fire broke out about IL o'clock last night
in candle factory at Nos. o26 334 Front-st.
tending to south-st., owned by r. G. Mitchell
& Co. Flames discovered on the
northeast corner of the building and
spread rapidly. Three alarms sent out, an great
many engines answere the call In the base nent
large quantity of fat aud vrio and other chemicals
used In the manufacture Of candles On the north eide OF
the factory was cooperage belonging
to b. CosgrOve, and this was soon wrapped
In flames also. The flames shot high into the air. brill
ianty illuminating all the lower part of the city and even
lighting the Brooklyn shore. As spectacle the fire
OF the finest that has occurred in the city for
months.
About O'Clock the flames began to subside. Sud-
denly the north wall fell in and mass
of fire shot high up into the air, giving
the appearance of explosion About twenty
minutes the south wall fell and another volume OF
flames shot up toward the sky. BY o'clock the nremen
had the flames under control mlny streams of water
being poured on the burning building.
r. g. Mitchell & Company formerly had
their works at Frst-ave. aud Fourthst
Three years ago their works burned and they suf
fered heavy loss. Last they were bur ned out
again. There many complaints by their neiglbors
in regard to the factory account of the
foul odors emanating from it. and the
Board Of Health refused to give the firm per-
mission to build again at the old location 1t then moved
down to the foursory brick building which was burned
last night.
A few moments after O'Clock heavy explosion oc-
CURED A vat OF oil In the centre of the building took
fire and in bursting hued fragments OF iron high Ia the
air. A large piece OF the boiler motal fell IN
lumber yard Just the street In which several
fremen standing. There great ALARM but
was injured. The houses opposite tne candle
factory, occupied by Mrs. Caslear and Peter
Miller. csnght fire from the beat about
several streams upon tiem however, aud the flames
were put out
The light OF the fire was so strong at
Fulton Ferry, mile away, that
paper could be read easily on the deck OF the
ferry boats The effect upon the Brooklyn Bridge
fine. the whole structure seeming to gded, an tine
lights and shadows In the arches Of the towers
making a striking contrast Tue smoke rolled in a dense
black volume ;he Eastern District Of Brooklyn, at
times taking spiral form and rotating as IL moved
the fire. The loss Of Mitchell co.
ls estimated at $65,O00 Mr.. Cosgrove
lost about $4,000 The fire also spread to
a backyard on the south. rwo hundred
will be thrown out Of en-
poymen bv the 6re. The hreDOat Havemeyer came mp
The East River and threw streams OF the
flames An old barge at the pier took fire. but was not
muoh damaged.
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TELEGRAPHiC NOTES.

| ADJOURNMENT OF THE KANSAS LEGISLATURE
| Topeka. Kan, March s. h. Kansas Legislature
finished ts business and adjourned no de at l5O O'Clock
DEATH OF A CEVTENARIAN.
| WILKFsBARRE. Penn. March S.-Anthony Desire
Laooe Of Newton township died night aged hun
| dTed aud two years and nT months.
Nkw ELECTRIC LIGHT CoNPANY FORMED.
ALBANY, March s.-lhc schuyler Electric Liyht
Company, OF New York capital 10000 was Incorporated
MEETING OF LUMBER MILL OWNERS.
Chicago; March S.-A secret meeting Of abont
Pe object Being TO form s ssSo s @ on 70 % DdS S5
the appointment Of committees organization and
MouLDERs' wAGEs INCREASED.
READING, Penn, March s.-lhc Reading Hard
ware Company to-day conceded The rer cent increase n
@ Sds G @ Dy .ss Pen" Hard
PRODUCE SHIPMENTS FROM ST LOUIS
ST. LOUIS. March Since the resumoti0n of
navigation two weeks ago. the 81; Louis and Mississippi
SSe Sag o cn I'M oaR and Of Wheat
5iaSs saEs@e . G's ss"S tons
THE CHICAGO BILLIARD TOURNAMENT
CHICAGO, March Sin TIE afternoon game in
tho bakine billiard tournament tody Gallagher defeated
were payeL Gaaghers best run was 10 aud aggos A.
RECEPTION TO WHITTIER.
BosToX, March s..EXM-Go@yerGS99rE M @ S9E Glafiin gave
guests were ie Roy. samuel Lo9selloE The Rey samuel
% H Sos S Sa3 G fp S b
Higginson Anne Whitney and Miss Lucy Stone
VIOLATIONS OF THE ELECTION LAWS.
animation Of ncnocrc ctizens Of Fairfield County charged
The Fsdera Laws al the last general
election was resnmeG United states Commissioners
this morning Several for the Government were
examined. The hearing was adjourned uhth IuesdAy
March
ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SUICIDE ~
SPRINGFIELD OHIO, March S.-Aiartn Luther
eps night fifteen minutes after retNnng from church
with his wife med at her eacH ban taking eject
and then shot himself dead. His We VIII pfoDaDy recover
FARM LABoRER,s SUICIDE.
BoRDENTOwN, n. J March S.-.J0hn Dennis
laborer employed on the farm OF LippncoL few
miles IOumbus nitted suicide yesterday Dy MOOT.
himself He placed the OF gun III his mouth ana
discharged IT, The tOg Of his heal was blown on
THE NEw-HAVEN NALPRACTIcE CASE:
NRw- HAVEN, Conn, March Sit il stated that
Boman has ordered posponement OF the burial o.
Jua Jackson who witness IN me case OF
L. r. rhomsoI accused OF having produced m soor'
fou Mary III the OF MIS-. Enen Clements,
city where Julia Jackson employed a. nurse
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RAILWAY NAIL SERVICE COMMISSION.
MATTERS WHICH ARE TO BE INQUIRED INTO AND
ADJUSTED.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBvNE.l

lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBCSEl
WASHINGTON, March S.-The provision in tho
Post Office Appropriation bill authorizing the Post
master-General to appoint commission to take
into consideration and report upon the condition
and needs of the Railway Mail Service, in
accordance with recommendations made by Assist
ant Postmaster-Genera Elmer in his report for
1881, and repeated in his last report. The Commits
sion, consisting Of Mr. Elmer, Superintendent
Thompson and J. s. Slater, chief of the
division having charge of the adjustment
of the paw of railroads for carrying
the mails, have not yet had meeting. 1t will not
be rowing commission, like that known as the
Gardner G. Hubbard Commission of several years
ago, but will send out notices of its purposes to the
managers OF the railroads. and invite an expression
of opinion from all sources
eve want" said Mr. Elmer to a TRIBUNE cor
respondent to-day, " to formulate law that will
do away with all special privileges and with a num-
ber of vexed questions We want to do it with the
approval Of the railroads as a rule.'
What are the vexed questions to which you
refer7"
The just distribution of pay for services rendered
and the question Of side supplies are among them.
There roads that In our opinion are over-paid
and Others perhaps that do not get fair equivalent
for their work. The questions of weight, speed d
space ought all 10 be taken into consideration III
adjusting the paw of railroads, and they are hard
questions TO deal with. We send pair of boots TO
San Francisco upon tho fastest trains at the same
price send the same weight in letters. Why not
sen them n slower train I"
Senator Plumb. who was instrumental In shaping
the provision under which this Commission is raised
appr the views Of Nr. Elmer. He is In favor of
the establishment of unit of measuTement-a rate
of pay FOR transporting given weight in square
yard OF space at q certain minimum rate of speed
aud paying an additional proportional sum for in
crease of speed. THIS would enable the Department
To enlarge the fast mail system whenever business
demanded 1t without doing injustice to any one.
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FOREIGN NOTES.

LONDON, March e.-A dispatch to fhe STANDARD from
yeyp says the negotiations between Russia and the
Vatican have SO far advanced that twelve vacant Polish
sees will be filed the 18th instant.
LONDON, March s.-The Danubian Conference has COM
pleted arrangement for treaty The protocols VIII
be signed tomorrow.
LONDON, March 8.-windsors Cotton Mill at Man
chester been destroyed by fire. The loss 10 Eooooo
LONDON. March ga Dispatch from Calcntta reports
the prevalence Of heavy rains IN the kaadg district
An the presidency OF Bombay Two hundred aud f0rty
houses have been destroyed Hundreds OF persons are
homeless
IospoS March S.--Iho sinking OF the British steamer
Gloucester City was caused by c0llision with Toe.
BERLIN March e.-rhe Prince OF Wales has left here.
oeputation of the Bncher Hussars. OF which he was
recently nade colonel at the station TO bid him
adieu.
LONDON, March s.-wens d Co.. owners Of the Com
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shown check dated he thinks some day in July 1879
The check was for 50 900 payable to ]. b. or Janss
3 W. Dorsey. "he check had a number OF Endorsements
rng tnat t aad passed through some banks The
oe 1ank hsd doS. about s being genuine and there
examined the check and said 1t had undoubtedly
Seen written aud agDed by g. W. Dorsey, but he must
nave been drunk whel he wrote it,
" The check was paid.
IS ". Dorsey returned TO Washington about October
check and what RerdeID had said to the bank Dor'
eply seSs reply was: No. was not drunk wrote that
why it was 50 badly Wfiten few davs sfterwars
dorsey gave the check hook to Rerde to make up his
marked j. B. B., 1000, mall and Rerdeli charged
,nat t 10 the mail account as directed by Dorsey.
Aftterward, from conversations between Dorsey AMI
others, overheard by Rerde ne came that
t dorsey, Beford and crowd Of friends were the
cards Dorsey was Of the players. Belford was tue
stakeholder and cashier for the crowd. Dorsey lost
ford gave him this 81 600 eGeck which put bank
or COLLECTION BY either Be.rd Of the winners to
Dorsey was shrewd aud charged his loss to 'ma.' and
tn5s generously permitted Boser Brady Vale Co to
The above statement of Rerde has thrown some light
upon the Transaction and interested parties
lug q liVely time among themselves
REPLY BY s. w. DORSEY
Ex-senator Dorsey furnishes for publication fol-
lowing statement:
I never saw Beford the cars; I never played q
game OF cards with him in his presence anywhere
at any time; never gave him check of any kind what
soeyer for any purpose In the world never met him In
my life except In Washington or in Denver and then only
socially. Rerel says was here in October 1879, and
that he spoke TO about the check was not here any
day after lb day OF July 1879, until about August
1880. and in the meantime had not Rerdell This
story one that flows from the mouth of selfadmitted
perjurer and thief
Rirfell never kept book for me- never wrote line
in book for never made charge in book for me;
never had checkbOok OF mine. unless he stole it, No
check no stub OF check, entry of any name char
acter ever existed upon which to base this In famous
libel Rerdels statement is the natural outgrowh OF
the usual infamy of transmitted power and fairly repre-
sents 1t
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mercal Iron Works at shorcditch, have failed Their
bl lties are R250,000
LONDON, March s.-The bullion-a340, ,OO0-withdrawn
from the Bank OF England to-day is Tor shipment to
New York.
oRAN, Algeria, March s.-Two columns OF the expeii-
ton which being organized to crush the rebels in the
soutbern OF the Of Oan have started for
that section.
PARIS March e-The Senate to-day rejected, by vote
OF 169 TO 122, the first clause OF W. smons bill relative
to the right Of association and allowing the existence Of
religious societies. NJ wadeck Rousseau Minister of the
having stated mat the Government would short
Iy present bill on that subject.
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THE NEW CAPITOL PATRONAGE.
DEMOCRATIC EAGERNEss FOR oFFIcEs-TAMMANY
wATCHFUL.

DEMOCRATIC EAGERSEss FOR OFFICEs-TAMMANY
wATCHFUL.
lPBoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE.f
ALBANY, March 8.-The Democrats seem to
think that they are journeyng aloug thorny road in
their attempts TO grab the patronage OF the Capitol
First there Is the obstinate opposition Of the Republican
members OF the Legislature to encounter and secondly
there tue resistance Of the Capitol employees and
stone-cutters In all 1000 are af.
fected by Senator Tituss bill abolishing the
present Board OF New Capitol Commissioner.
and substituting for 1t New Capitol Commissioner
The bill was passed by the Assembly, but amendments
have been made to 1t In the Senate which will require it's
return to the Assembly. One OF the chief Of these
amendments was made at the demand of the Tammany
Hall Senators yesterday They fear that II the Gov
ernor is given the authority to appoint the
Commissioner without the confirmation Of the Senate
John O'Bren will be appoint O'Bren is the disap-
pointed Tlden candidate for superintendent Public
Works aud Governor Cleveland, IL been reported,
thinks OF c0nsolng him by putting him I'm charge the
edly displeasing TO Tammany Hall Democrats,
the man having long been OF their
most unreenng opponents In the interior OF the State
At tue caucus OF the Democratic Senators last nght they
said frankly that they would not vote for the bill II the
Senate was deprived Of its c0Dfrmatory power The
Other Democratic Senator'S thereupon surrendered.
To-day further amendment made TO the bill. Tho
Office OF superintendent of the New Capitol abolished
At present II is held by James W. Eaton, Republican,
An amendment offered by Senator Pitts TO reduce the
salary OF the Commissioner from 1000 to So 000
lost by strict party VOTE the Democrats voting against
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FUEL WORKS DESTROYED.

PHILADELPHIA, March Sat 2:30 this af-
works OF the Loseau Patent Fuel Company
at Linden and Bath sta caught fire. The works are
owned by the Reading Railway Company, and are de-
voted to manufacturing artificial fuel made OF coal
dust and pitch pressed into Jumps the size and shape OF
an egg The pitch IN one OF the tanks took fire from
unknown and the whole factory was soon In
flames. The frame part of the factory was used ms
pressroom ard storeroom. and contained mac llnery
valued at $4OO 900, whcd the loss is unknown. No
estimate be either OF loss insurance. The
building however. Is almost complete wreck.