The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-11-02
South and West.

Two men at Rossiter, Col. wantonly fired
into a crowded dance-house, killing four of
the jewellers. and then fled.
CHARLES MCCARTNEY an editor, was at
tackled with stones on the streets of Flem-
ing,burg KY. by two men who were ag-
grieved by publications in his paper Nc
CARNEY drew revolver, shot one assailant
dead and mortally wounded the other.
OFFICIAL figures show the vote in Ohio for
governor to he: Foraker Republican,, 247,-
O65; Hoadly Democrat, 351,5a3; Schu-
nacher Qrohibitionl, SCI; jenkins Green
hacker, ,, ,S5; total vote, ~ ,464: Hoadly's
majority. 1883. The liquor prohibition
amendment fell short of a majority 39,543.
AT an incendiarv fire in Vaudeville, Mich.
a falling wall crushed to death two men and
boy and injured two other men.
A MEETING of colored citizens at San
Francisco rassed series of resolu-
tions condemning the recent decision of the
United States supreme court on the civil
rights bill.
FIRE has destroyed thirteen of the business
houses of Miles City, Montana.
THiRrY-sEvEN persons were hurt, ten or
twelve quite badly, by the upsetting of two
crowded cars attached to train near East
St Louis, Ill.
A coLoRED child left at home alone in
Florida was killed by ants.
AT the baltimore city election the straight
Democratic candidate for mayor was sue
ces>ful over the fusion ticket.
A FIRE at st. Louis destroyed business
property valued at Sl5O,OOJ.
JOHN MURPHY was murdered for his money
at Wallace. Ind.
L. l.. DARING. of Clifton, Mo. was killed by
his aunt. Mrs William Straub who struck
him on the head with hammer.
j. c. MURPHY. owner of the farm in
hplCnnipn IN
Bender family of murderers, while blowing
the other day unearthed a can which con
tanned greenbacks. gold and silver amounting
to more than $4,000.
RICH gold fields have been discovered in the
vicinity of Lisbon, Dakota.
SLossoN beat Sexton in Chicago at a
match for the cushion-carom billiard-cha
pionship, making 800 to his opponents -.
COMPLETE returns from the late Iowa
election are as follows: For governor
Sherman (Repuhlicam, l64 1872; Kline demo
craft, 139, 093; Weaver lGreenbackerl, 23,039
Shermans majority over Kline, - ,0c9: over
Kline and Weaver both, 900
MRS. DAVID MOSES, formerly Miss Blanche
Gray, of Detroit, NJ ch., who was married a
few weeks age IN Bowery museum in New
York was found dead in bed at her boarding
house in Baltimore where she lad been on
exhibition. She was seventeen years old and
weighed 5l1 pounds. Death is supposed tC
have been caused by fatty degeneration OF
the heart.
GEORGE w. WILLIAMS, a farmer, living
near Wauseon, Ohio, AMI his wife were found
murdered, the formers lfeless body being
discovered i'll the barn and the latters corpse
in the house. while on the bed lay Their
six-weeks-old infant in a starving condition
One johnson, who had in his possession q
watch known to have belonged to Williams
was arrested for the double crime.
GEORGIA has Confederate pension list OF
$4,000 year. There is a triennial appro
priation for the loss of limbs, authorizing tn
governor to furnish artificial arms and leg
not oftener than once in three years.
NENNoR, the Canadian weather prophet
has a rival in the South in a Prof ssor
Gather, of Alabama, who publishes tn
statement that the coming winter will be di,
tingushed by its "p henomenal seasons o
cold, interspersed by paroxysnal spells 0
heat