The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-08-03
South and West.

NINE persons were killed and about fifty
injured by tornado near Huron, Dakota.
In Minnesotaten or twelve persons lost their
lives and about 100 were injured during the
recent storm.
WHILE George Kane. Harry Shaffer and
Worthington McCul.oh, young unmarried
men from Frostburg, Nd, were rowing in
the Potomac river at Cumberland, the boa
capsized and althree were drowned.
THOMAS SWAMI, ex-governor of Maryland
ex-congressman and ex-mayor of Baltimore
died few nights ago at his estate near
Leesburg, Va, aged seventy eight years.
A CARRIAGE containing the skeletons Of
three adults and two children. sitting bolt
upright as if in life, under a tree, has been
found in a secluded spot, in Llano county.
Texas. The tree was shattered by lightning
1t is supposed the carriage sought shelter
under the tree and was struck, the bolt kill
ing the inmates and the horses. The wealth
er-beaten appearance of the carriage and
its trimmings indicates that the event hap
pened year or two ago.
A Loaf containing eight men and two
young girls Gall colored), who were crossing
the James riverat Claremont, Va, to attend
"A prayer-meeting at Sandy Point, upset, and
eight of the party were drowned. Two men
we're saved by the captain of sloop.
A REUNION of John Morgan's Confed
command has taken place at Lexington, Ky.
A letter of regret at his inability to be pres
.ent as sent by Jefferson Davis.
The schooner Matte Fidgett was found
keel up in Chesapeake Bay, and only her
captain of q crew of four was rescued.
A soow has been found overturned in Lake
Michigan, and her crew Of six men are IN iss-
ing.
ONE death having occurred from yellow
fever on British steamship at Newport
News, Va, she was ordered to sea to bury
the dead and then to anchor at Quarantine,
strict precautions being taken to prevent
the disease from making its appearance on
shore.
THR annual sun dance of the Sioux In
,dians took place at the camp near the Rose
bud agency, in Dakota, about 600 Indian
being Fesent from all parts of the reserva.
ton, as we'll as a number of white visitors.
Fifteen warriors took Part in the dance,
having tasted four days before entering into
it. Their bodies were frightfully lacerated,
according to the usages of the tribe IN test
ing the "game qualities of the participants
1t is probable that this is the Ia st tune these
cruelties will be permitted, as strong effors
will be made to have the government inter
dict the harbarous practice.
DURING a storm in Ohio and Indiana six
persons were killed by lightning, three of
them being children who had taken refuge
under tree at Jacksonville, in the former
State
The George house Of representatives has
nnseated ID. B. Proctor, a white representa-
tive from Camden county, and seated An
thony Wilson (colored) inlhis place, by vote
of eighty-seven to sixty-one. There are two
other negroes in the Georgia house.
MARSHALL II. Polk, ex-treasurer of Ten
nessse, was found guilty at Nashville of en-
bezzling the public fxnds and senfenced to
twenty years. imprisonment and to pay tie
full amount Of his INSTRUMENTATION
100000.
CROWD of men at Miles, Montana. took
abarkeeper out Of jail whers he was con