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The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-06-01
THE WORLDS NEWS.
Eastern and Middle States.

MORE than 10000 Sunday-school children
took part in the annual May walk in
Brooklyn.
Mrs. GUEDAN, a widow seventy years old,
was killed in New York while heroically
saving the lives of others in her burning
dwelling.
THApDEus DAvIDs & Co., well-known ink
manufacturers of New York, have failed for
a large amount. Some time ago George W.
Davids, a son of Thaddeus Davids, COM
mitted suicide, and it was discovered that he
had iIregularly issued the firms paper for
more than $4,000, beside appropriating a
large amount of his fathers private funds.
The gross earnings of the Pennsylvania
railroad division for the past year were
$50, 1896, 1862, an increase of SO, 1853 over
the previous year, and the net earnings $11,-
472, S61, an increase over the previous yelr
of $530,261. The total expenses we're ST.
S7S~, 776-being an increase of 81 no. 0S, as
compared with the previous year. The
number of passengers carried on the
Pennsylvania railroad and branches
during the year was 10,372,89 8
There were carried 20,360, 800 tons of freight.
The total number of miles of single track in
use at the beginringo of the year on the Penn
s~ylvania railroad and its branches was 2,377.
The rolling stock on the Pennsylvania rail-
road, the united railroads of New Jersey, and
the Philadelphia and Erie divisions at the
commencement of the year comp. ised 1,105
locomotives and 2S,S43 cars.
IMMENSE crowds nave been crossing the
East River bridge ever since the great
structure was opened. About 10000 crossed
the bridge on the day after it was opened.
MAURICE DAILY won the first prize in the
cushion-carom billiard tournament held in
New York, Schaefer and Wallace tying for
second place, and Vignaux, the French
champion, and Dion for fourth place.
WILLIAM PENIS old house-probably the
Oldest historic relic in Pennsylvania-has
been torn down in Philadelphia, to make
room for a modern ediice, but all the parts
were preserved and removed to Paramount
park, where the building will be recon-
structtd.
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the rigging. FL ON the decks foated up the
sounds of music and merry-making, and the
applause of the multitude of passengers
which greeted each Iyiotechnic display
reached the ears Of those on thu bridge like
the hoarse, subdued surge of n distant ccean.
The scene on the river, the display on the
bridge, the music, dancing and merry shouts
of the people, aided by the mild, balmy
weather, formed a tout ensemble reminding
one of a night in Venice during the carni-
val.
After the fireworks n reception was given
by President Arthur at the Bro oklyn Academy
of Music. The President took his stand with
Mayor Low and Governor Cleveland upon a
raised dais, and Immediately began to shake
hands with the officials already collected.
The academy was brilliantly decorated with
flags and shields, and the columns under the
galleries were entwined with ivy, emblematic
of the friendship between the two cities. A
large throng crowded into the building and
passed in line before the President.
At midnight the bridge was opened for
public business, the first person to pay the
one-cent toll being a reporter at either end.
And thus the great structure, which has been
SO many years in building, has at last linked
the two cities in bands of iron and steel.
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Washington Notes.

president ARTHUR has appointed Walter
Evans, of Louisville, to succeed Internal
Revenue COMMISSIONS Raum, Samuel w.
Ferguson, of Mississippi, to succeed Captain
Eads ms a member of the Mississippi river
commission, and Richard Lambert, of Cali
fornia, to be United States consul at San
Bias Mexico.
COLONEL A. H. NrcKERsoN, a major on the
retired list of the army, is about to be tried
by court martial for conduct unbecoming an
officer and a gentleman. He was an officer
of volunteers at Gettysburg, and was shot
through the body. He was taken up for
dead, but survived, and was again wounded
when, as an officer of the regular army, he
entered the service against the Indians on
the Western frontier. The charges againsS
him are the obtaining of a fraudulent d.
vorce from his wife and marriage to a young
woman from Baltimore.
THE committee, of which Frederick Doug
lass is chairman, appointed to make ar
rangements for a national convention of
the colored people of the United States has
decided to change the place of the proposed
convention from Washington to Louisville,
ny 1hO Will AloOb vi luo udy
previously agreed upon, September "a, next.
SIX army and navy officers having been i'm
plicated in disreputable practices, resulting
from heavy gambling and domestic scandals,
an investigation has been ordered. Those
in power, both in the war and navy depart
ments, are seriously concerned about the
state of things that these exposures indicate.
The state department has received in.
formation that a treaty of peace substantially
in the same form heretofore reported has
been signed by Chill and General Iglesias
for Peru.
TOTAL values of imports of merchandise
for the twelve months ended April 80, 1889,
we're $733, III, 49,, and for the twelve months
ended April 30, 1882, sos, O24, 427, showing
an increase of S25, 153, O04. TIL total values
of the exports of merchandise for the twelve
months ended April 20, 1883, were $811 ,641,-
34, and for the preceding twelve months,
$777, 1915, ISL, an increase Of 1893, 765.573.
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The First BOwie-Knife.

James Bowie and two younger br
ers emigrated from Maryland and
tied in Mississippi, near hatcher
1925. They were men of means
well educated. They opened U
cotton plantation. But James B(
was naturally of a rowing diSposi1
and was particularly fond OF hunt
In those days it was no trouble to
game. and consequently James wa
his element. He whitfield ont o. a
of cypress what he thought woul|
a good model for Il hunting knife
had a blacksmith named A,l,sol
NatcheZ, t. make him one from
model. This was the first bd
knife. This | believe to be a true
tory of this noted knife. lie thoI
it So perfect for what he intcnde|
for that he took out Il patent fol
and sold the right to a Philadel|
firm, who flooded the country \
these knives.
The celebrated fight in which
men were killed, including a bird
of James Bowie, which occurred
the Willow bar, and in which trad|
SAYS the bowie-knife WAS So II
used, happened in 1929, two yeari
fore the knife was invented. n
Bowie was killed at the takin|
Alamo, in 1S36.-Louisei l. Cot4
Journal.
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South M West.

FURTHER particulars of the great flood in
Deadwood show that five lives were lost, 10l
houses washed away, and pecuniary losses
amounting to 100000 incurred.
A TERRIFIC storm on Lake Michigan has
resulted in the wreck of several vessels, &C
c%ompanied by loss Of life. The schooner
Jenny Lynn capsized, and four of the five
persons on board were drowned. The
schooner Petrol was wrecked, and three of
her crew lost their lives. The same storm
also swept Lake Erie, doing much damage
to shipping.
LEoNATUs won the Kentucky Derby for
three-year-old colts, the leading racing event
at the Louisville races.
BUILDINGS in Catlettsburg, KY, and vicin-
ity were we'll shaken by two distinct earth
quake shocks.
Mrs. S. p. SALES, wife of a conspicuous
citizen of Muskingum county, Ohio, has ap-
piled for a divorce from her husband. The
case is one of the most curious on record.
Mrs. Sales claims in her petition that her
husband is a devout church member, that he
conducts family worship three times a day,
and selects passages from the Scriptures
which strongly condemn all manner of sins
and then, in the presence of all the members
of the family, makes the application to Mrs.
Sales, applying bitter denunciations against
her. This she considers a refined cruelty.
THE own of Moody, Mo-, and many farm
houses in that locality have been destroyed
by a tornado.
An immense discovery of ~silveris reported
at Turkey Creek valley, twenty-three miles
southwest of Prescott, Arizona. The reas-
says $4,000 to a ton.
JUDGE SAUNDERS, CT the circuit court of
Helena, Ark, while in the courtroom YVES
shot at twice and wounded in the hand by
DR.. Ovinton Moore, who was under the in
fuence of liquor.
A NATIONAL exhibition of railroad appli-
anCes is in progress in Chicago. The exhibi-
tors number over one thousand, and the ex-
hibits about four thousand, from the largest
locomotive to the smallest brass tack.
A TOMBSTONE (Arizona) dispatch reports
that General Crook, with his force of United
States troops, has had IN engagement with n
large body or Apaches, whom he encoun-
tered in their ~fastness in Mexico and routed,
killing thirty.
The steamer Pilo., n stern wheeler, was
blown up near Lakeyille, CAL, and about
eighteen lives were lost. A defective boiler
caused the explosion. One passenger lost
five children, and his wife went crazy.
Three men we're hanged in Arkansas on
the same day before great crowis-John
Young, colored, in Richmond, for an assault
on n white woman Jack Morton, in Helena
for murder, and John Taylor, in Clarendon,
Tor the murder of Colonel Ingram, a leading
citizen. Leander Coleman, a negro, was
also hanged on the same day at Baton Rouge
La, for murder. '
CROWD of sixty armed men from Menifee
county, KY, headed by Sheriff A. j. Rings,
made a night attack ON the Jail at Sterling,
their object being to lynch John Barnett
inoarcerated on the charge of murder. Three
special guards repulsed the would-b be
! lynchers, badly wounding Rings and several
others.
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Tom Carroll, a hydraulic miner of
Washington, Nevada county, New.
weighs over 200 pounds, is six feet
four and a half inches high, measures
forty-four inches around the chest and
fifteen and a half inches around the
biceps, and can put out 2O4 pounds
with n arm and with a strap raise
1900 pounds. He is only twenty-five
years old.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-06-01

bouquet of roses IN her hand Music was
furnished by a band in a balcony on the
river side of the house. A luncheon was
served in a marquee spread on the lawn over
looking the river. At the conclusion of the
reception, the president, Governor Cleve-
land and others of the distinguished guests
were driven to the home OF Mayor Low,
was more complete at night. when miles and
miles of houses. as soon as it bee ime dark,
we're illuminated. The whole city was aglow
with lanterns, calcium and electric lights,
transparencies, and window cendles. From
an elevated point the city seemed to be in
the suspension bridge. The public buildings
were ablaze with gaslights, and Greek fire
was burned on the roofs. Mayor Lows
house was particularly luminous, and Colonel
Roebling's was ablaze after he had gone for
the night to his bedroom.
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A tramway is about to be con-
structed for the transportation of
visitors to the summit of Pixies Peak,
Col. The cost of the work is esti-
mated at $780, 00, and the ascent,
which now requires about a day and a
half, will then be made in three hours,
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An Industrious Doctor.

The town of Greenwich, Il. l.
a physician, says the Boston jon
who believes in improving ones
and in doing whatsoever ones |
find to do. When he has to so
distance out of town he take
worsted work, generally in the
of embroidery, and devoteS hi
assiduouSly to it. while his horse
ceeds over the road independer
reins or whip. The Industrious d
is quite an old man now, but this
been his custom from his youth.
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Interesting Facts and Figures About the
Great Structure.

Interesting Facts and Figures About the
Great Structure.
The following facts and figures will convey
a good idea of the great East River bridges
vast size, and the amount of material used
in its construction.
Construction commenced January 3, 1870.
Bridge completed 1883.
Length of river span, 1,595 feet 6 inches.
Length of each land span, $50 feet, 1,SC0
feet.
Length of Brooklyn approach, 81 feet.
Length of New York approach, 1862 feet 6
inches.
Total length of bridge, $3.50 feet.
Width of bridge, S5 feet.
Number of cables, 4.
Diameter of each cable, 1914 inches.
First wire was run out May 30, 1877.
Length of wire in 4 cables, exclusive of
wrapping wire, 14,361 miles.
Length of each single wire in cables, 3,579
feet.
Weight of four cables, inclusive of wrapping
wire, 3,5SS% tons.
Depth of tower foundation below high water,
Brooklyn, As feet.
Depth of tower foundation below high water,
New York, 78 feet.
Total height of towers above high water, 27S
feet.
Clear height of bridge in center of river span
above high water, at 80 degrees Fahren-
heit, 1876 feet.
Height of overs above high water, 10 feet
3 inches.
Grade of roadway, 81 feet in 100 feet.
Height of towers above roadway, 159 feet.
The weight of the whole suspended struc-
ture Central span), cables and all. is
GAO tons, and the maximum weight
with which the bridge can be crowded
by freely moving passengers, vehicles
and cars is estimated at 1850 tons, max
ing a total weight borne by the cables
and stays of 8,12O tons, in the proper
ton of $500 tons by the cables and l, 100
tons by the stays. The stress Cor length
wise pull in the cables due to the load
becomes about IL, 700 tons, and their Ill
innate strength is 1920 tons.
eli npInnR MALTA
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Twenty-one daily papers are
lished in Connecticut.
Delta chief., 1883-06-27
An Intere.t,nx bear story.

Mr.. ]. II. Hall (Arkansaw) is a bear-hunter
from way back, having slain over thirty bear
in the mountains of Colorado, and he is good
for as many more if opportunity offers, and
all these without ever having to come to a
hand to hand conflict. Last week, getting,
hungry for meat, he sailed forth to replenish
his larder. After killing fine buck and se-
curing it, he started for more game, when he
heard terrible racket in the underbrush,
grunting. snorting, sqealing, and breaking of
timber, when young young bear cub was
observed climbing tree ut a terrible rate
only short distance off, and almost at the
the brush making in the direction of Ark,
and about thirty feet off. He drew bead with
his Sharp's, pulled the trigger but the cart
ridge failed to discharge. Believing he would
not have time to replace the cartridge in time
he dropped his gun and took refuge in a tree
close by, when the bear started back to where
the cub had been left. Ark. thinking that
this would be his opportunity to recover his
lost gun, descended to the ground, when the
bear made another advance on him, and Ark.
went up the tree again. The bear after recon-
noitering short time returned to the vicinity
of the cub and proceeded to climb tree her
self. Ark, believing this to be his time, de-
scended and recovered his gun. Replacing
the foul cartridge with "A fresh one, he
the second time drew down on her bearship
and killed her dead with single shot. After
skinning her, he by this time being joined by
his companions, they proceeded to capture
the cub, an easy job. After keeping it day
it made good its escape. Mr.. Hall says mall
his experience this was the first bear showing
fight before being wounded. Such instances
are very scarce, bear generally showing the
white feather until they are wounded, when
they are ugly customers to deal with.
Delta chief., 1883-06-27
A Fruit Farm.

That fruit raising is to be one of the most
profitable businesses that can be engaged in
in the Reservation there can be no doubt
Almost every ranchman has set out more or
less fruit trees, and we have heard but few
that have not lived. The Rev. l.. c. Alley,
whose location is about mile and u half from
Delta, up the Gunnison, has started q fruit
farm this spring. In answer to how his trees
were doing, he replied substantially as fol-
lows: To begin with the Strawberries, the
plants are making fine growth, there being
about quarter Of an acre. They bloomed
profusely, but / clipped them off that the
plants might not exhaust themselves the first
year. Give strawberrie, plenty of water and
heavy mulching.
OF raspberries have 1000 Turner, red
variety 100 Gregg, black-cap; and few
Souhegan, all of which are growing grandly.
My grapes are of the earliest and best va
riety all are making fine growth. Goose
berries also are doing well. Ny nurscryman
failed to send me any currants as ordered.
The apple trees all lived and are growing
finely. Some of my seckel pears died, but
the plums and cherries all lived and are doing
well the latter are bearing considerable
fruit. OF 1000 apple root gratis, 100 cherry
and 80 plum, believe nine-tenths of them
are alive and growing nicely.
That frpits of all the hariicr kinds will do
well there can be no doubt. Water and win.
ter protection is the key to success.
Delta chief., 1883-06-27
a fcw Interesting Facts.

Professor Marcy during the past week has
made estimates of the amount of water pass.
ing down the valleys, and finds that the Tn
compahgre, with fall in the neghborhood
of thirty five feet to the mile, with a velocity
of seven miles per hour, carries JOG, ,309inches
of water. The reason for its com parativcly
slow flow IL accounted for by its extreme tor
tuous course.
The Gunnison river carries 600, 900 inches
Of water, and runs eight miles to the hour.
FROM Delta to the mouth of the canon the
river has fall of something less than ten
feet to the mile, and from Delta to Grand
Junction the fall is about six feet to the mile
Mr.. Marcy has also been taking the tenn
perature of the Gunnison river three times
a day, morning, noon and night, and finds
that it iluctuatcs only four degrees, from $50
to 500, and some days less. This equitable
ness Of temperature in the river is surprising
when we consider that the temperature Of the
air varies over 400 during the twenty four
hours. The thermometer on the bank of the
river shows 100 less during the heat of the
day, than it does in the city.
These observations have been taken with
care and can be relied on.
Delta chief., 1883-06-27

At n meeting held at Settles ranch, last
Sunday, the following were recommended to
the County Commissioners for officers of the
new Surface creek precinct: =. 8. Baldwin
for justice of the peace; James Stcll for con-
stable; Pierre Settle, F. +. Boyd, md w. y.
Kennicott for judges Of election J. u. Hmt
for road overseer; Settles ranch for polling
place.
Delta chief., 1883-06-27

The committee appointed to select grounds
for the Fourth of July celebration have taken
the King ranch, adjoining town. The com
mittee of arrangements have not yet prepared
the order of exercises.
Delta chief., 1883-06-27

Mr.. Standsh disposed of his first invoice of
house plants in short order, and last Monday
received the second lot, consisting of roses,
fuchsias, gernniums, calla-lilies, etc, which
he has on sale at the post Office news depot
Delta chief., 1883-06-27

Tie smoke from an extensive fire some
where on the south side of the UDcompahgre
range, could plainly be be seen in Delta last
Friday, although hundred miles off.
Delta chief., 1883-06-27

A fine assortment Of house plants from the
Denver Conseryatores, just received at the
post Office news stand.
Delta chief., 1883-06-27

Messrs. S. s. Baldwin and J. b. Hart, of
Alfalfa Basin, last week purchased the herd
of cattle belonging to Messrs. Toll & Roberts,
consisting Of $50 head. The cattle will here
after be ranged on the Grand Mesa.
Delta chief., 1883-06-27
Notice.

The Board of County Commissioners will
meet as a board of Equalization July Cd and
23d, for the correction of the assessment roll
MS required by law. +. l.. KELLOGG,
County Clerk Delta County.
Delta June Is, 1883.
Delta chief., 1883-06-27
For sale.

The largest, best mated and best broken
yoke Of work cattle in Delta county. In
qnirc of G. W. Moody, Delta.
Delta chief., 1883-06-27

A heavy fire ragged in the cedars on the
Grand Mesa for three days last week, burn
ing over quite space of ground.
Delta chief., 1883-06-27

The Delta County Bank is making arrange
ments to open its doors, which will be as soon
as its time-lock safe arrives.
Delta chief., 1883-06-27

Delta the past week has been almost over.
run with drummers, all of whom made salts.
factory sales.
Delta chief., 1883-06-27

Headquarters for Groceries, Dry Goods,
Boots and Shoes, the largest stock. Special
prices on large bills, at McGranahan's.
Delta chief., 1883-06-27

The thermometer has ranged as high as 1929
: in the shade during the past week. Yet the
evenings are cool and pleasant.
Delta chief., 1883-06-27

The UncomPahgre river is out of its bank.
and doing considerable damage to rancho,
along its border.
Delta chief., 1883-06-27

Cattlemen have made Delta u rendezvous
for the past week. We counted six men,
all owners of large herds, in one flock, last
Delta chief., 1883-06-27

New stock White Goods, plain, figured and
lace stripe Pcquc, ,.ainsook, etc., at McGran-
Delta chief., 1883-06-27

New stock Prints, Ginghams, Cheviots an'
Sbirtings at McGranahan's.
Delta chief., 1883-06-27

Religious services in Delta next Sunday at
II a. m. Sunday school at 2p. IN.
Delta chief., 1883-06-27

Wanted to trade town property for team
Of horses, wagon and harness. For Particu-
lars inquire at this office
Delta chief., 1883-06-27

Morgan, Grape Vine and Dutch Bow Grain
Cradles at McGranahans.
Delta chief., 1883-06-27

Grass scythes and Hay Forks.at McGrana-
hans.
Delta chief., 1883-06-27

Best scent cigar in the market at the post
office cigar stand.
Delta chief., 1883-06-27

Overalls our own Caiitornid make, cheap
er than ever, the best made, at McGranahan's
Delta chief., 1883-06-27

We are under obligations to Mr.. L. F
Coleman for favors extended.
Delta chief., 1883-06-27

Fine stock Lace Remnants, ioc bunch, at
McGranahan's.
Delta chief., 1883-06-27

Presiding Elder RAIDER held quarterly meet.
ing in Delta last Sunday.
Delta chief., 1883-06-27

Assessor Mccormick has about closed up
his business for the year.
Delta chief., 1883-06-27

Wire window and door screens male to or
der at Breesc's. Wire cloth for sale.
Delta chief., 1883-06-27

Quit-claim deeds, chattcl mortgage deeds
dnd leases for sale Mt the office of THE CHIEF.
Delta chief., 1883-06-27

Rope enough to hang the county at Nc
Granalian's.
Delta chief., 1883-06-27

Wanted to trade ii watch on a riding pony
Inquire at this Office.
Delta chief., 1883-06-27

81 Governor George A. Crawford was in the
Y city last Thursday
Delta chief., 1883-06-27

Fine New Orleans and sorghum at Nc
Granahan's
Delta chief., 1883-06-27

Otis T. Standish has assumed charge of the
Delta post Office.
Delta chief., 1883-06-27

The Rev. Isaac Whicher has returned from
Grand junction.
Delta chief., 1883-06-27

The contractors have commenced work on
the Garnet ditch.
Delta chief., 1883-06-27

The family of Mr.. G. L. Boyd arrived last
week.
Delta chief., 1883-06-27

Mr.. Alf. eastman gave THE CHIEF a cal
last Saturday.
Delta chief., 1883-06-27

To Arrive this Weeki
Lawns, Fans, Parasols, fine line Ladies'
Shoes and Slippers, at McGranahan Bros,
Delta chief., 1883-06-27

jamestown dress goods at MeGranahan's
Delta chief., 1883-06-27

Hats from 25c to.s6.Oo at McGranahan's
Delta chief., 1883-06-27

Salt Lake potatoes at McGranahan's.
Delta chief., 1883-06-27

Watermelon time draws on apace.
Delta chief., 1883-06-27

Business outlook is improving.
Delta chief., 1883-06-27

Nobby linen hats at McGranahan's.
Delta chief., 1883-06-27

The ranchmen.are smiling.
Delta chief., 1883-06-27

1t is somewhat warm.