The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-06-22
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Eastern and Middle States.

Eastern and Middle States.
RESOLUTION was adopted in the New
Hampshire house providing for an investiga-
ton by the judiciary committee of certain
charges that The last State election was
affected by an improper use of money.
AMONG the bills signed by the governor of
Pennsylvania is one abolishing the con-
tract system in prisons, and another pro-
hibiting political parties from demanding
from officials contributions for political pur-
poses.
LONG ISLAND has been devastated by the
most terrific storm ever known in its history.
Numerous houses were wrecked, Others par
TALLY demolished, farms, fences and trees
we're torn into fragments, and many persons
injured.
N. L. DUKES, who was recently acquitted
of the murder of Captain A. G. Mutt, cashier
of the State treasury of Pennsylvania, was
shot and killed by the latter's son, James
Mutt, at Uniontown, Penn. James Mutt
lay in wait for Dukes near the postofiice in
Uniontown, having previously been observed
practicing with revolver. When Dukes ap-
peared Mutt fred several shots from revolt
yer at him. Dukes fed but had been
wounded by the bullets and fell dead within
q few feet of the place where he had been
shot. His body was conveyed to the same
room in which Captain Mutt was slain
last December. Mutt was arrested and taken
to Jail. 1t will be remembered that last
December Dukes shot and killed Captain
Mutt in hotel at Uniontown. A num-
Der of letters in regard to Captain
Nuts daughter, whom Dukes had
paid some attentions and whose
character he had attacked, passed between
the two men. Finally Mutt visited Dukes in
the latter's room at the hotel. Soon after
there was scuffle, and Mutt was fshot dead
by Dukes, who claimed that he acted in self
defence. The trial of Dukes created
great excitement, which was in
tensifed when the jury, to the
judges amazement, brought in a verdict of
acquittal between him and Captain Mutt
The trial was followed by indignation meet
ings, at which the jurymen and Dukes were
denounced in strong language. For
a time there was danger of mob vio-
lence against Dukes, and he took the
precaution to keep out of Uniontown.
ordered by meeting of citizens to leave the
town within twenty-fou hours. An effort
was made in the legislature to expel him,
but before the committee appointed to in
vestigate the matter could take action Dukes
resigned.
The tragedy at Uniontown has been the
all-absorbing topic of conversation in West
ern Pennsylvania. The coroner's inquest,
which resulted in a verdict that Dukes came
to his death at the hands of James Mutt, re-
vealed the fact that two of the bullets
pierced the heart of deceased. SUI scrip
tions have been started to pay for Nuts de-
tense.
Two ladies who died in New York city
within few hours of each other have just
been cremated at Washington, Penn, on sue
ceeding days. They were Mrs. Cornelia
Wolberg and Mrs. Bertha Blechen. By a
strange coincidence both died from the same
disease-a painful organic one-and each
had been sick a year and half.
Mr.. Wollberg said that his wifes ashes
would be kept in his home, in an urn
wreathed with flowers and having her picture
suspended over it. Mr.. Blechen will send
the ashes of his wife to Carlsruhe, Germany,
to be deposited in the burial-place of her
family.
PHILADELPHIA is arranging for scientific
congress in August, 1884, at which Huxley,
Tyndal and many other distinguished Euro
means are expected