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The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-11-16
LATER NEWS.

RELIGIOUS exercises commemorative of
Martin Luther's four hundfedth birthday,
were held in New York. Brooklyn, Philaiel-
phia Boston, and other cities throughout the
country.
COMMANDER CUsHMAN, of the United States
ravy, died the other day at Buffalo, n. Y,
aged fifty-two years
WILLIAM Il. BRoCKwAY, noted forger
and counterfeiter, and two associates, have
been captured by the New York police with
n large quantity of counterfeited railroad
bonds and material for counterfeiting in
their possession.
A ST. PAUL dispatch asserts that Morti-
mer Daneher, a native of Ireland who died
few days since at Derrynane, Mimi, at
the time of his death was 12l years old. His
mother is said to have died in her 101st year,
his eldest brother at the age of los years, and
his second brother at the age of nearly lis
years. The father was the shortest-lived of
the family, having died at the age of eighty.
This is a remarkable record of longevity.
JAMES TRox1LL was hanged to a railroad
bri lge at Point Burnside, Tenn, for assault
ing young woman.
BLUFFToN Texas, has lost its business por-
ton by fire
A FARMERS congress of the United States
will be held in Louisville, KY, Decem-
Der ).
THE cotton crop is estimated by the depart
ment of agriculture at about eighty-six Ter
cent. of last years crop.
CONGRESSMAN CARLISLE of Kentucky,
candidate for the speakership of the House
was the first of the prominent candidates for
that office to arrive in Washington.
GENERAL JAMES h. CARNAHAN, adiutaut-
general of Indiana, has written to the Sc ere
tary of war and to the adjutant generals Of
the several States, proposing that a national
encampment, TO consist of some OF the best
companies, battalion regiments, batteries and
troops of the national guard from
every State, be held in Washington
some time during May, 1854. The b.ects
OF the proposed encampment, as set
forth by General Carnahan, are to secure
congre ssional all and encouragement ly
Showing Congress the high degree of eflicien-
cy to which our national guard may be
brought" and 'to promote grand national
comradeship between all sections of our
nation, breaking down all bitterness or par
tisan feeling and bringing Us together in n
friendship stronger than can b. obtained IN
any other way
FRAN E has declined the offer of medic ton
made Ivy the United States in the Ton1uin
trouble.
MARTIN LUTHER's four hundredth birthday
anniversary was celebrated with religious
and other ceremonies by the Protestan cou-
munities of Europe. At Berlin 5000 school
children marched to the churches, in which
religious exercises were held in honor of Lu.
Their. whose bust was placed before the altar
in each of the e lifires The city was decked
with flags and banners, and the emperor,
the crown prince and principal g. neras of
the German army attended one of the
churches. Corner stones to Luther were
laid at Leipsic, Erfurt, Esanach aud Nor
dinsa h. a colossal bust was unveiled at
Bremen, and public hall was dedicated at
Worms The day was al so celebrated
throughout Denmark and in many towns in
England and other countries.
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South and West.

FIRE destroyed the business portion of Port
Costa, Cal, and eight railroad cars loaded
with wheat, causing a loss Of 100000.
CHARLES WILSON shot AMI killed Kitty
Clyde, an actress, at a Deadwood Dakota)
theatre and then shot himself through the
head, inflicting a probably fatal wound.
Jealousy was the cause of the act.
By the fall of an elevator at the capito
building in Bismarck, Dakota, six men were
precipitated fifty feet, and all probably fatal
ly injured
SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, has been visited by a
tornado which almost in the twinkling of an
eye demolished more than one hundred houses,
unroofed or otherwise damaged many others,
killed about six persons in the town and sew
eral in the surrounding country, and injured
many more. The pecunary damage amounts
to more than S250,000.
FITCH. the defauiting cashier of the Second
National bank Of Warren, Ohio, has been
sentenced to fve years imprisonment
ADDITIONAL reports from the scene of the
cyclone at Springfield. Mo, say that eleven
persons died, and several more were not ex-
pected to recover
JOHN L. MARTIN, a resident of Luing,
Texas, shot and killed his wife, and then pre-
tended she had committed suicide. He was
arrested, and confessed the crime. alleging
jealousy as the incentive. At night 100
masked men took Martin from the house in
which he was confined and hanged him to
tree.
A THREsHING machine exploded on a farm
near Canal Dover, Ohio, fatally injuring
Mrs. Geottge, the owner of the farm, and
badly wounding two men. The sides of the
adjoining house Were crushed in, fences de
molshed, and large barn and It's contents
including the thresher, twenty tons of hay
500 bushels of wheat, 500 bushels of corn and
800 bushels of oats, were consumed by the
fire that followed
A PASSENGER train ran into freight train
at Lockport Ohio, causing a fearful wreck.
The engineer and fireman of the passenger
train were instantly killed, and the engineer
and fireman of the freight train fatally in
jlTed
A HORRIBLE double TRACE ~ and suicide was
enacted the other day at a little farmhouse
about ten miles east of Kansas City, Mo. A
man named Henry Clay McGee note for his
bad temper and ugly disposition, first killed
his wife and daughter with a shot gun and
then committed suicide by taking morphine.
MCGEE came to Missouri about three years ago
from Kentucky, where he had just escaped
hanging for killing man.
HENRY FREsHwATER was shot at and killed
by a neighbor at Delaware Ohio, and two
DAYS afterward his father, Reuben Fresh
water, reside mt of nearby village, was in
stantly killed by stroke of lightning
AT Laurinburg, n. c.. while gathering
Of colored people was i'll public hall the
floor suddenly gave way, followed by the
walls tumbhng down. After all hal been
extricated from the ruins it was found that
eight persons were injured, two MORALLY.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-11-16

THE British steamer Iris has been lost of
the Spanish coast. OF crew of thirty six
all except one were drowned.
A BRILLIANT procession mile long, and a
banquet at which Premier Gladstone, Chief
Justice Coleridge and other notablities were
present, were the features of Lord Mayor
Fower's Inauguration in London.
THE four hundredth anniversary of Mar
tin Luther's birth was celebrated in Berlin
by festival at the Berlin university
A MOB attacked the Jewish residents Of
Zalaloevoe, Hungary, and fired upon the po-
lice, who were called upon to quell the dis
turbance. The police returned the fire, kill
ing two of the rioters and wounding several
more, and then made several arrests
THREE vessels went down during gale of
the coas5 of Nova Scotia and New Bruins
wick.
NEWS comes from Peru TO the effect that
after the revolt of Montoneros in Arequipa,
Colonel Raygado opposed the mutineers,
killing seventy of them, including the mayor
of the city. General Canevaro was killed by
his own troops
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MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.

Buffalo is thinking of musical festival
next spring.
False witnesses can be purchased in India
for sixpense
Edward f. Kidder has sod an original
drama to Lolita for $1,000.
RUBINsTKIN has at last decided upon a
name for his new comic opera. 1t is, Among
Robbers"
A STATE Music Teachers association has
been organized in Virginia. The first meet
ing is to be held at Richmond Christmas
week
THE SPIDER is the title of new play which
will be shortly submitted to New York
managers by gentleman well-known as q
journalist.
Miss MARIE VAN ZANDT, the American
prima donna, will'not employ manager, but
attends herself to all business matters and en-
gagements
The Calender organization and an addi-
tional 400 voices will participate in the great
minstrel festival to be he held in Cincinnati
the week of January Z.
10 HOWARD closes letter about Irving in
this way: mo- can't admit like him. He
has good qualities, but the Americ, IN stage
has many infinitely his superiors."
CHARLES GoUNoD, the composer of
'Faustn is also poet in his leisure hours,
revised work. "Saphon he has the advantage
of the association Of Emile Angler.
Mr. IRVING has brought with HIM to
America gentleman who is said to possess a
fine tenor voice, and who will sing in the
comedies in which solos are introduced. He
is paid according to common report, salary
TO 800 week.
Mr. ADOLPH NEUENDORFF, on of the best
German musicians in this country, who for n
,1,r, ,f In
German theatrical enterprises in New York,
has settled in Boston. and will devote him
self entirely to musical work.
NINE. MoDJESKA said to a reporter:
mean to retire from the stage after two years
more, while | am in full possession of all my
powers To mo there is something inexpressi-
hly sad in the last years of actors and ac-
tresses who linger on the stage"
The Popolo Romano, of Rome, Italy, says
that a little lucifer match seller has heen dis
covered to possess a most lovely tenor voice
and great intelligence. and that he will, no
doubt, be taken from his present life of men-
deity to be educated as a singer.
MISS ELLEN A. ORRIDGE pupil of Tenor
Garcias who successfully carried off the
Academy medal, London, the sllver' medal.
the Thomas gold medal. the certificate of
merit. the Parepa gold medal and the Farepa
Rosa gold medal, diel suddenly in London,
recently.
ESCALAIS, the new tenor, who has sprung
into fame by his singing in civilian Tell
at the Grand Opera, Paris, is said tn lie phe-
nomenally ugly. He is about five feet tall,
round as n barrel, with a fat, unmeoning fac
and hair that stands like hristleS a over his
head He is n native # Provence.
IF We NAV believe the american Regisfcr,
Madamoiseile Isaacs. formerly known as a
vivacious singer of OTenhach. has scored a
great sue ess at the Olera in the part of
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Washing ton.

REPAIRS costing S9i2,0O0 have been done
to the White House the past thirteen years
JUDGE OTTO, official reporter of the United
States Supreme court, has resigned, and }. c.
Bancroft Davis has been appointed to fl the
vacancy.
THE annual report of the chief of the bu-
reau of equipment and recruiting of the
United States navy for the fiscal year shows
that seventy-fOur vessels have been wholly or
partially equipped, at an expenditure for
labor of S51, 532 and for material of S49l ,12l.
HALLETT KILBoURN has been awarded by
a District of Columbia jury $4,000 damages
for his Imprisonment by the House of Repre-
sentatives few years ago a u contumacious
witness Last yeara verdict of $4,000 was
obtained, and it was set aside The party
sued was Thompson, the ex-sergeant-at-arnls
of the House. but he mas really nothing at
stake, "a Congres, viii be called upon 10 sat
isfy sny verdict rendered
ACCORDING to the report of the chief signal
officer, the number Of signal service stations
in operation at the c'ose of the year
was $40, or lis less than at The close OF
the previous year The work of the service
has been done by niuetC en- officers and 3 n en-
listed men. The indicatlon of weather fur
nished to the press during the year were
verified in lightweight PER cent. of the cases
THE President ha, appointed James T.
Dubois. of Pennsylv ania, United States con
sui at Leips.c
POSTMASTER GENERAL GRESHAM is be
lieved to be considering the advisability o
recommending to Congress an increase of til,
weight allowance for ingle rate letters from
one-haf ounce to one ounce.
MAJoR-GENER WRIGHT, chief of engin
GERS, in his annual report 'ays that our Goa,
is defenceless against modern naval attack
The appropriations recomme 'ded for tn
coming fiscal year aggregate SIG, 73O, 49,.
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Foreign.

CHINA is actively pre- airing for war with
France.
SIXTY-THREE miners were killed by an OK
plosion in a colliery at Actrington, England.
There were 40 minersi in the mine at the time
of the explosion.
A SERIOUS revolt has broken out in Serv.a.
A PLOT was discovered to tar and feathe I
the lord mayor of Dublin.
TwENTY-FoUR regiments and 5000 officers
took part in the recent uprising in Spain.
Two prominent residents of ChaIultepec
Mexico-Mr. Degheest. of the Mexican Ma
chant-fought duel, in which the latter was
killed and the former badly wounded. A
slight dispute was the cause of the duel.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-11-16

OF the 80. 600, 600 trade dollars coined
only 5000, coo remain in America. The
rest went INFO the trade with Asia, and
very few of them will ever come back,
having been recoined,in Oriental minis
on account of being heavier than the
local dollars.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-11-16

A Panama letter says that 1000 men
are at work on the Panama canal, and
that the number will be increased to 10
600 next year. There are in use thirty
steam excavators, forty locomotives and
500 tip carts.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-11-16

1t is stated as fact that corn and
potatoes planted on ''cyclone ground,
will not grow.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-11-16

Russian prisoners were first sent to
Siberia in 1710 by Peter the Great.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-11-16

Tn, ancients used black and white
beansas ballots.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-27
KELLOGG AND BRADY
Business Failures,

Special Dispatch TO THS BEH.
BosroN, March 26.-The suspension
Is announced Of tho well known wool
house of Harrington & Simmouds,
liabilities, $4,000. 1t Is understood
the firm will settle and resume bust.
ness.
PIrrsBURa, Msrch 26.-C. p. Mar.
kle 81 Sons, the largesT paper manu-.
facturers in western Pennsylvania,
have assigned, for the benefit of cred
itors, to Jesse A, L%lppenoott, of this
city. Liabilities, 81, 200, 900; assets,
nearly q million. An official state.
ment just prepared says the failure
was prec;pitated by Captain Csseiui
O. Markle, one of the firm, who lef,
the city on the limited train west las,
Thursday, taking with him q sum, ss'
timated at from $50, 900 to 500, 900,
Of the firms money. leaving theil
bank account bare. There were nc
funds to meet maturing obligations
on Thursday. He drew nearly 81, 20t
intended to meet their pay rolls q
West Newton, and their coke work.
In Westmoreland county. This hi
took with him. The firm was ont
of the Oldest In the city, having
been organized by Gen. @. p. Mar
kle when the manufacture of paper
was in its infancy. Their establish
ments are all closed down, thereby
throwing out of employment several
hundred persons. Csssius @. Markle
was about 40 years old, married, and
has a family at present reading al
West Newton, Pa. The failure oc-
casions great excitement.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-27
Tho Billiard Tournament.

1851 s't"N
CHICAGO, March 26.-The great
balk line billiard tournament of the
}. M. Brunswick & Bake company,
began tonight, with n crowded house
at Central Music hall. The game was
between Vignnax and DAILY, 600 points
up. DAILY led off In the best form for
the fret eighteen innings and was we'll
ahead, but In the next five innings
Vignsux made a total of 422 points,
including o run OF 161 in the twenty
third inning. No such on exhi
ton of billiards in every conceivable
form and style was evor see In Amer
lea 90 that given by Vignaux In these
five innings. Every variety OF shot
was introduced and all made with
such precision and daring an to com
pletely captivate tho great audience.
After this great performance he rested
for O time missing easy shots through
carelesaneas. He had the game at hi
mercy and though ths hour was lat,
he WAS evidently in no hurry to finial
tal.a nov I.rxiurs % yeroet = Ls- aye :
age. He closed the csme IN the 3Osl
inning wit 33, Days score being 4l2
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-27

p~ostofice clerk; first met Brady at the
cincinnati convention In 1876 and
Jno. III. Watts In New Mexico In 1876
or 1877.
Question-Did you ever enter Into
IN agreement with Brady, j. w, Dor.
ssy, Vail, Miner or any or either Of
them, to defaud the government by
bidding for mail contracts2 Witness
(psssionately)-I never entered Into
any such agreement with anybody, al
any place, or at any time.
y. DID you ever oonspire with them
TO defraud the government A. No.
l never entered into a conspiracy with
them of any kind.
Y. Did you ever pay money to
General Brady to influence his official
acts2 A. (ESoltedly) l never had a
tranaction with General Brady to the
extent of ono cent In my life. l never
paid him q cent or promised to pay
him n cent for any possible purpose.
Y. Did you YER pay MIR. Tyner
money or stock to influence his Of.
fioial action while he was first arsis.
'tant postmaster generate A. No.
Objection was made and the ques-
ton and answer was struck out.
Questions touching the payment OF
money or stock to MoGraw and Lilley
were also excluded.
Q. Did you ever give any directions
to Rerdell, either verbally or In writ
Ing, al to open an account with Will
liam SMITH A. Never In the world.
q Or with Samuel JonesY A.
Never.
Q. Or with John A. Mitchell2 A.
No.
Q. Did you ever ~statelto Rsrdell OF
anybody that William Smith stood..fol
Brsdy2 A. In the first place there
Yves no Smith on my books; In the
second place l never said 1t.
Q. When did you first hear that
anybody alleged that you had an &C
count with Smith or Jones. A. II
never came to my knowledge unit
after Rerdell's statement to JameI
and McVeagh. That was the first ]
ever heard of the books.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-27
Ex.President Diaz and Party.

Special Dispatch to TIIR BBE.
WARRINGTON, March 26.-Dlaz and
party have arrived here and were met
at the depot by Romero, the Mexican
minister, and Davis, the assistant
secretary of state, and A. Brown,
chief clerk of the state department,
and was escorted to the hotel. The
ex.president and party will be pre-
sented to the president by Secretary
Frelinghpy sen this afternoon.
IN MEMORY OF HOWE.
Flags on all the government build
ings' are placed at half.mast to-day al
a mark Of respect to the memory Of
the late postmaster general. Wher
the dsto of the funeral Is decided thu
president will issue an executive or
dos
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-27
Snow Down South.
cial Dispatch to THH BE,

Sf~N sfN w 49,. u.
RALEIGH, N. O., March 26.-The
snow fall of Sunday and to-day In
this state Is unprecedented. 1t Is
over two feet deep at Greensboro on
the level, and three feet at Hender-
son, with no abatement In the storm.
The telegraph lines are down from
Greensboro north. At Klttrells
houses fell under the weight of the
snow.
PETERSBURG, Va, March ga
heavy snow storm has been raging all
day south of WELDON, S. O. At
points along the Raleigh & CASTOR
railroad the snCw is reported to be
ton inches deep. The northern bound
passenger train from the south is three
hours late.
Jay Gould's family passed through
here this afternoon en- route to New
York, from Jacksonville, Fla.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-27
Politics In Chicago.
nacIal Diannk1b 10 TIN HHH.

CHICAGO, March 26.-The confer
ence to day between the citizens com.
mittee and the republican managers,
the former adopted a platform for the
mayoralty campaign, declaring for 9
license of $3.50 o year for beer saloons.
and $500 for saloons selling distilled
liquors. The republicans took no &C.
ton, but facility acauieuced to thii
declaration of principles. The repub'
leans and oltiz,nu are running a join
city ticket.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-27
The S~towaway's Claim

New YORK, March 26. -Captain
Irving and Chief Officer Barrett, of
the White Star steamer Republic,
were arrested to-day In the civil suit
for $25, 600 damages by Thomas Douz,
q stowaway recovered from the
wrecked steamer Glsmorgan and de-
talned on board the Republic on sus-
plclon of being implicated In the
Phoenix park murders, The prisoners
were bailed In So 600 each.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-27
a Looked For Cave in.

WILKEsBARRE, Pa, March &c.
Owing to an anticipated save In at the
Pine Ridge colliery of the Delaware &
Hudson Co., work has been suspended
to-day. The timbers supporting the
roof in the main gangway have given
way. Serious results are hourly ex-
pected.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-27
Dukes Invited TO Leave
ntanatrh IN Tim HHa.

UNIoYTowN, March 26.-Dukes ar
rived from his stepfather's last night,
and this morning a committee of clti-
zeus waited on him and presented him
with the resolutions adopted at the
indignation meeting lately held. They
also gave notice that he would have "a
hours to transact business and leave
town. If he attempts to remain, 1t Is
Thought there will be trouble.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-27
a Dig at Parnell.

epbcIAI DIHpAtuH 70 IHh bhb.
New YORK, March 2G,--The Trib-
une editorlally says: ''If Parnell
really said he knew of three limo.
cent men out of a certain ten had
been hanged an Ireland, 1t was a
most unfortunate speech. The Irish
leader has heretofore steadfastly de-
clared he was personally ignorant OF
the doings of the assassination So
c%ieties.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-27
STATE
Promotions TO the Bench and Insane
Asylum.
Special Dispatch TO THE BEE.

Special Dispatch TO THR BEE.
LINCOLN, March 26.-Governor
Dawes made the following appoint
ments to-day, which will take effect
Immediately: 7. l., Novill, of Sew
ard, was appointed judge of the Sixth
district, to succeed Judge Post, who
recently resigned to take the collector.
ship of customs of this state; Mrs. M.
A. Magoon, to be matron of the In
sane asylum at this place, and M.
Lewis, M, ID. to be assistant physician
of the insane asylum.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-27
The Cigarmaker's Strike.
Special Dispatch to The Bee.

Special Dispatch 70 The BEE.
MILWAUKEE, March 26-At a secret
meeting OF the cigarmakers last
night the committee reported that the
manufacturers would not accede to
the advance of 81 per 1000, and the
men have determined to 90 on a
strike May l. Letters were read
from New York, Chicago and Phila-
delphia, stating that strikes would
undoubtedly follow there.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-27
The Footpads.
Special Dispatch to THE BEE,

CHICAGO, March 26 The foot.
pads Of this city have ceased to attack
men at night, and seem to be devoting
their attention to ladies In daylight.
Three assaults and. robbsries have
been reported during the past three
days. Two of the ladies were roughly
handled and their pocket books
stolen.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-27
Huge Cattle Sale

bpeCIAI UIspAtuH 70 IHH bhh
ST LOUIS, March 26.-Perhsps the
largest transaction in cattle ever made
In this country was effected at Fort
Worth, Texas, last Saturday, the sale
being 8 1000 head of full grown cattle
by the lizards and the Harold Bros,
to the Franklin Land and Cattle com.
pauy, of New York, composed of
Chas. e. Franklin, nephew of Edwin
Cunsrd, of the Cunard line Of steam
ers; Frank G. Brown, president of the
Bosswick mines, Colorado, and vice.
president and manager of the Horn
silver mine, Utah; and B. b. Groom
g. Son, of Lexington, X, extensive
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-27
Pulling Down the Prioe
- nI...A.a A.. Trn nuu

PITTsBURG, March 26.-The ore
producers have been forced down an
other notch. The Republic ore COM
pany offers to sell ere So less than
iaat year and fifty cents less than
last week. Blast furnace men coy q
further reduction will be necessary
before they will buy.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-27
The Dorsey Check

Special Dispatch 10 TIM BKB,
DENVER, COL, March 26.-The fol,
lowing telegram was received here to.
day:
WASHINGTON, ID. @. March 2G.
To Hon. ]. b. Bedford.
j. b. Bissel Is here. He says he did re-
ceivs the check of 81, 900 of Dorsey.
(Signed) III. M. TRLLRR.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-27
Aid for Ireland.

Special DisT atch to THH BEE,
WATERBURY, Conn, March 90
Tomorrow the Rev. Lawrence Walsh
will cable for relief for the distress In
Ireland SO, 169, which sun has come
to him.