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The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-06-13
south and West.

THE cargo of the steamer Wave, running
between Wilmington and Fayetteville, n c.,
shifted and the vessel sank Ned Beebe, col
ored cook; Lucy Graham, (colored), and EN-
pie Hill white, passengers, were drowned
THE Fourth Ohio Infantry regiment has
been disbanded on account of ineiliciency dur
ing the Cincinnati riots.
GENERAL O. L. BABCoCK, formerly private
secretary TO President Grant but of late en-
gineer of the Fifth Lighthouse district; Mr..
Levi p. Luckey, his chief clerk; Mr.. Ben 2.
Suffer, of Washington, ID. c., and n seaman
were drowned in Mosquito Inlet, off the coast
of Florida while experimenting the work on
the lighthouse now building at that point.
SADIE HAYES, a colored woman has been
sentenced to death at st. Louis for the murder
of Police Sergeant jerks.
j. H. WENDELL, an old resident Of Cald-
well, Kansas, III a fit of insanity caused by
whisky, shot and killed his wife, and then
killed himself.
A TERRIBLE crime is reported from Kansas.
Mrs. john Anderson, wife of poor farmer,
and her four children were all found muir
dered near Pleasanton, and it was thought the
father had met the same fate. The Anderson
family had knowledge of a crime committed
by one Lewis Wampler The two men left the
house together. Wamper returned alone,
saying that Anderson had sent for the family.
They started in wagon, and on the way it is
supposed that Wampler murdered the woman
and the four children and fed.
THE remains of John Anderson, the sixth
victim of the PSasonton Kan.) murder, were
found concealed in deserted coal shaft with
bullet wound i'll the head.
AN affray among the Indians at the Rose
bud agency, growing out of the return to the
reservation of Grow Dog, the slayer of Spotted
Tail, resulted in the killing of Chief White
Thunder and the fatal wounding of two other
Indians by the son and friends of Spotted Tail.
Crow Dog had been set free by a decision Of
the United States supreme court.
A TRAIN was wrecked on a railroad between
Denison and Gainesville in Texas, and four
teen persons were reported to have been killed
and many others injured.
AT the election in Oregon the Republicans
elected a majority of their legislative candi-
dates and their candidate for Congress.
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The Red Thread of Honor.

1t is related of Sir Charles Napier's
campaign of the Upper Scinde, that a
sergeant with eleven men became separ-
ated from the rest of his command. An
officer signaled an order to return, but
they mistook the signal for command
to charge. There were seventy of the foe
behind breastwork at the summit of the
mountain. They fell there, these brave
eleven, after Staying twice their number
There is, it is said, custom among
the robber tribe which these brave men
fought, that when one of their great war
riors is killed in battle, they bind his
wrist with thread either Of red or green
the red for the highest rank
When the British found the stark bod
les of their eleven brave comrades, around
both wrists of each they saw the red
thread. These robbers and foes gave
the hero his own glory as best they
could.
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(,anleIs.

The camel, says writer, is the most
perfect machine on four legs that we
have any knowledge of A sacred
treasure, indeed to the Arab is this
"pudding- footed pride of the DESERT
The expression on the face of 3 camel
is rather pathetic. His eyes are large
and liquid, and above them are deep
cavities large enough to hold hens
egg. The aquiline nose, with long,
slanting nostris that he can close tightly
against the sand storms and hot, burning
winds of the desert, give a very sorrow
full expression to the face The under
lip is pouting and puckering, and you
are not at all surprised when the poor
beast bursts into tears and cries long and
loud liked veXed child.
The feet of the camel are of very sin
gular construction, with a tough, elastic
sole, soft and spongy as they fall noise
lessly on the earth and spread out under
his tottering weight. This form of the
foot prevents the animal from sinking in
the sand, and he is very sure footed on
all sorts OF ground
The average rate of travel for a cara
van is between two and three miles an
hour; and the camel joys on, hour after
hour, at the same pace, and seems to be
almost as fresh at night as in the morn
ing when he started on his travels. The
Arabians say of the camel; "Job's beast
is a monument of Gods mercy"
The camel sheds his hair regularly once
a year, and carpets and tent-cloths are
made from it; it is also woven into cloth.
Some of it is exceedingly fine and soft,
though it is usually coarse and rough,
and is used for making coats for the
shepherds and camel-drivers; and huge
water bottles, leather sacks, also sandals,
ropes and thongs are made of its skin.
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Concerning Cork.

The cork tree belongs to the class Of
oaks, and there are two trees, quercus
suber and quercus occidentahs that fIom
time to time shed their bark or outer coat
ing. This coating is the cork of the
trade, but the bark shed by nature is not
marketable, because it does not contain
any sap, which is necessary to retain the
elasticity. Cork for industrial purposes
is gained by peeling After a tree is three
years old the peelingimay commence, but
cork of that age is of inferior quality and
the peeling would kill the tree. Trees of
twenty years give cork Of fair quality,
and the quality increases until the tree
has gained the respectable age of 100 or
$50 years, when the bark becomes hard
and unwieldy. The circular missions are
made around the trunk of the tree and
connected by perpendicular cuts, allow
ing the two half circles to be removed
Care must be taken not to disturb the
fiber or inner bark which keeps the tree
alive.
The peeling process can be repeated on
the same tree at intervals of from eight
to ten years, yielding cork plates from
one to four inches in thickness. The
half-round cork pieces are pressed into
plates while still moist from the tree
then the rough coatings are removed and
the plates are immersed in boiling water
for several minutes and pressed again.
After that they are piled into bundles,
fastened by iron hoops, and are ready for
the market. The raw material will sell
from four to seventy cents per pound, &C.
cording to the quality and thickness, and
is not subject to any import duty. The
full-grown cork tree reaches a hight of
seventy set and diameter of five feet.
1t grows in the almost impenetraole for
ests of SPAIN the southeastern part of
France, and Algiers and Senegambia in
Africa. The quality of the cork depends
very much on the lay of the land, that
exposed to the greatest heat being the
finest. Each tree yields cork of two diff.
ferent dimentions, the bark Oh the north
ern side of the tree being the finest
Experiments have been made to cult
vate the cork oak in Florida and Cali
fornia, but so far they have not resulted
in success. Therei is agood prospect, how.
ever, that cork of a marketable quality
may be obtained in the former State as
the oak plantations advance in age
Chicago Herald.
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This pewter never varies. marvel OF
purity, ST. ength aid whoesomeness. More
economical than tie ordinary kinds, md
cannot be sold in competition with the null
tit1de of low test, short weight, alum or
phosr hate powders. Sold only in cans.
ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., LOG Wall
street, New York.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-06-13

A TRAIN filed with Italian laborers was
wrecked by jumping the track near Akron,
Ohio. Seven laborers were fearfully mangled,
two dying soon and the others not being ex
pected to live.
The funeral of General o. Z. Babcock.
drowned off the Florida coast, took place from
his late residence in Washington. The pail
bearers were Secretary Lincoln, General
Sheridan, General Drum, General MacFee-
ley, General Horace Porter, Colonel Benjamin
and Major d. p Heap.
CRIMINAL proceedings are about to be COM
menced against John Hail. late United States
marshal of the western district of Pennsyl-
vania. Witnesses before a House committee
have testified that Hall has failed to account
for from 100000 to 100000
THE new treaty between France and An
nam. lately at war with each other, has been
signed.
ALEPPo, Turkey, has been shaken by
sharp earthquake shock.
THE French police, at the request of English
detectives, are searching suspected premises in
Par.s for dynamite.
Two young officers of the insurgent forces
in Cuba, have been captured by the Spaniards
and shot.
THE Spanish cabinet has decided that seven
of the fifteen members of the Black Hand an
archist society found guilty shall be executed
and the other eight suffer life imprisonment.
A FISHING vessel with crew of fourteen
men was wrecked in Trinity bay, Newfound-
land. and all on board were drowned
HENRY d. VENNoR, the well known weather
prophet, died few days since in Montreal,
aged forty-three years.
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Washington.

The last national debt statement issued
shows the decrease of the public debt during
May to be 81, 763 PAL 20
Decrease of debt since June 80,
1888. Observation-Disclosures so, S23, IA SO
Cash i'll the Treasury. .3S9, 36S 637 40
Gold certificates outstanding .. 9S, SIP 2G0 90
Silver certificates outstanding. III, 30009l 90
Certificates of deposit outstand-
Observation-Disclosures. II, 100000 90
Refunding certificates .......... POI, 100 90
Legal tenders outstanding ... SAC, 6S1 016 90
Fractional currency mot includ-
ing amount estimated as
lost or destroyed ......... 6.9S1, 379 so
Cash balance available .........147, S176GO So
GOVERNMENT receipts in May aggregated
1921 ,234, GAG, against $780,, 81 ,4l3 during May
1888. Government expenditures in May were
5000 G9S,290, against $3.50 ,6i7, 100 during the
same period last year.
DURING May the various United States
minis coined PAP, 100 gold pieces. worth s., 951,-
600; 100000 silver pieces worth $2,33l 900,
and 7,21S,OOO minor coins, worth 1929, 500
Total coinage, lO,O4O, 100 pieces, worth 50, 406,
100.
SECRETARY LINCOLN telegraphed to the
United States signal officer at Jacksonville,
Fla, to cause the remains of General Babcock
to be embalmed and sent to Washington
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-06-13

Suicides by drowning are more fire.
quent in the summer, while hanging and
poisoning are preferred in winter, accord
ing to medical journal. Poisoning was
once the favorite mode of suicide, but
hanging has gradually become more pop
ular. In France mature men generally
hang themselves, and young men shoot
themselves in the head. Women through
out Europe, except Russia, prefer death
by drowning.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-06-13
LATER CONGHESSIONA NEWS.
House..

A bill to determine the jurisdiction Of
United States circuit courts was passed. e.
The general deficiency appropriation bill was
reported. i lis to repeal the civil service
act were reported adversely. IA bill was
reported authorizing the retirement of Gen
eral Pleasonton. d. The consideration of the
bill repeating the preemption and timber cul-
ture laws began.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-06-13
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Eastern and Middle states.

FISK & HATCH, the well-known New York
brokers who failed during the recent panic,
have resumed business.
JESSE CARTER (colored), convicted of being
accessory to the murder of John Foster, was
hanged at Pittsburg, Penn. "Baben Jones,
the principal in the murder, was hanged last
April.
THE Democratic State conventions in Con-
necticut Vermont, and in other States held
recently, all declared in favor of the old
preside ntial ticket of 1876.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-06-13
GOLD AND SILVER.
The Production Last Year in the
United states,

Secretary Folger las transmitted to Con-
gress the fourth annual report of Mr.. Bur
chard, the director of the mint, on the pro-
duction of the precious metals in the United
States during the calendar year 1888. The
director estimates the production for the year
at, gold, $500 600; silver tat its coinage
rate, $46, 900; total, SIC, 20OO O; and dis
tributes it among the States and Territories
IS follows.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-06-13

London has seventy-six guilds, en-
dowed by wealthy benefactors, for the
benefit of the different trades, and their
trust property alone yields an income Of
1900, 900 annually.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-07
OLD WORLD NEWS.
Col. Stewart and Forty Men MUIR
dered by Arabs While En-
route to DOngOla.
Europe Becoming Alarmed Over Her Ag-
rieultural Crisis from Competition
with America.
THE UNITED KINGDOM.

LONDON. Oct 6.-The cabinet to-day con-
sidered Lord Northbrook's first statement
relative to the condition of Egypt. His re-
ports are very unfavorable. The cabinet
also considered the dispatches from Sir
Hercules Robinson, governor of the colony of
the Cape of Good Hope, urging that rein
forcements be sent him to act against the
Beers. Upon adjournment of the council
dispatches were forwarded to Gen. Wolseley
which are supposed to refer to to the acceler-
alton of the expedition up the Nile, and to
limit the cost thereof. Which latter item is
reported to alarm the ministry. Earl Spencer
sent the government gloomy reports relative
to the prospects of the coming win
ter in Ireland. Although the harvest is re-
ported good, the low prices or produce prevenl
the farmers from meeting the payment of
their rents. Should the landlords insist upon
their full legal rights, eyictions will ensue
and crime revive. At the opening of parlia-
ment the government will ask for further
credit, but the amount at present is unknown.
The Nile expedition is estimated at $50, 900
per day.
LONDON, Oct. 6-The war Office is uncer
tain as to the fate of Col. Stewart, whose
boats, with forty men, while en- route to
Dingola, got stuck on the rocks. Stewart
bargained with the Arabs to provide camels
and transfer the party across the desert. The
treacherous araLs massacred the first party
that landed, then boarded the steamer and
killed the remainder except four, whose
names are unknown. 1t is feared that Stew
art was killed.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-07
Cutting Passenger Rates.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.

III
CHICAGO, Oct. 6.-Ever since the trunk
line passenger pool expired rates to the sea
board have been more or less demoralized.
The first open demonstration was an an
nouncement by steamship lines of authority
to pay their agents 81 commission on railroad
road tickets between Chicago
and New York. This meant
cut of that amount by roads, and in few
days the prevailing rates was $40. 1t has
remained ostensibility at this figure, but there
is no doubt that S14 and $3.50 rates have
been given on the quiet. The situation
has all along been greatly disturbed,
and there have been fears Of an
aggravation of its condition. These fears
have now been realized, and it would seem
that nothing but a miraculous interposition
OF some sort can prevent dangerous con-
hict. The true inwardness of the situation
is revealed IN the following circular, which
Charles Kuzminsk & Co, agents of the
Hamburg American Packet company, will
issue to their sub-agents to-day:
son and after this date (Oct. y and until fur
Their notice, We will pay you commission of So
on second-class and SIS on first, orders drawn
up"
This, it will be readily seen,is an open cut
of 50 first-class and SO second-class by the
roads, and this extreme action after so long
a session of skirmishing cannot well be con-
strued as anything but declaration of very
big war
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-07
WINDOW.
Especial cOrrespOndence Of the Globe. |

Especial Correspondence of the Globe
WINDOW, Oct. 6.-Flax yielding from ten
to twenty bushels per acre, worth 81 O6 per
per bushel; wheat fifty cents per bushel We
would ask the p. p. who is the best off,
southern Minnesota farmers with their fax
crop or the farmers of Dakota with their
wheat crop.
We Democrats cannot see why wheat bears
such high price, unless it is owing to pro-
tective tariff.
Unfortunately there has been a large
amount of rainfall for the last two weeks.
which has retarded the threshing very
materially in this vicinity, but crops are all
yielding well and Of q good quality.
Republicans cross and sDarly, Democrats
buoyant and hopeful, and with the same fall
out the country, as there is in this county9
Cleveland is certain Of his election.
II Cleveland is elected Ole Frengan ought to
be a candidate for president after his period Of
service at saltwater has expired Window
Reporter.
Ole Frengan was convicted Of murder in
the third degree, at our last term Of court
aud sentenced to nine years in our state
prison. No doubt but the above article of
the Window Reporter is about on the level
with the minds of the average county Re-
publican editors, and speak the sentiment of
the majority of their party, and would be in
keeping for them to vote for any one whom
the party would set up, be he a murderer or
otherwise.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-07

The St. Louis-St Paul game of Sunday,
in which st. PAU Won by a score of to O.
was called at the end of the fifth inning on
account of rain.
Charley Houtz saws that Calvin, who
pitches for the st. Paul club to-day, is a
brother of Gentle Jeems Calvin, late of st.
Louis, but now of Buffalo.-TSt Louis Re
publican. Charley, you are about thirteen
rows o. apple trees out of the way Louis
Calvin, of the st. Paul club. is the son of
Henry Calvin, policeman of this city, who
does not claim the Gentle Jeems rs his son.
Dan o'Leary, manager of the Evansville
club, challenges all the clubs in the state of
Indiana to play one game for the state
championship. He offers to take his team 10
their city and play them on their own grounds
providing they will guarantee SIS a game.
with the privilege of half gross receipts. He
also offers to donate one hundred bushels of
potatoes to their charitable institutions if he
does not defeat them. He also saws: 81 am
particularly DESTROYS of PLAYING the In
dianapohs club, two best out of three games.
for ten barrels of flour. the game to be
played at Indianapolis, the winner to have
the privilege of donating the -four TO the
charitable institutions of his own CITY, and
the loser TO pay for the -four"
Saturdays 81. Louis Republican saws: The
st. Paul club, the new member of the Union
association, put in an appearance at the
Union grounds yesterday afternoon, and a
finer or more staIwart looking lot of PLAYERS
have not been seen together in many dav.
They bat wei aud they field well. Thev
played a plucky and interesting game. au6
in the seventh inning they hit Sweeney
harder than he has been hit before this sea-
son. Sharp line hits came in rapid success
sion, and when Hengle drove the bali over
Boyle for Aree bases, the fourth earned rlu
OF the innE y was scored. SO hot was the
fire, indeed, that Dunlap called the umrire's
attention to the fact that it was nearly dusk.
aud that tae felders could not do themselves
justice. Mr.. Gallery called the game at the
end OF the seventh inning, although it looked
light enough to play at least another inning.
Cancels catching was the best feature o. the
game. DE was plneky in his work, and his
throwing 10 bases was excellent. Besides
that he bstted well.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-07
Quarantine Against PIeuro-Pneumonia

TORONTO, Ont, Oct. EN- consequence
of the receipt of a communication from the
secretary of the department of agriculture at
Ottawa stating that pleuro-pneumonia pre-
walls in Illinois, which fact has an important
bearing on arrangements respecting the
transit Of meat cattle by the Grand Trunk
railway system from western to eastern
points in the United States, aud requesting
that the regulations agreed upon in April,
1850, in the department of railways, with re-
gard to the transportation Of American cat
tie through Canada, should be carried out
General Manager Hickson has issued gen
eral order insisting on the strictest com
plance with the regulations No deviation
whatever from the instructions will be per-
mitted. The regulations permit the Grand
Trunk to receive live stock at Sarnia
only and the Great Western division at Wind
sor to be delivered across the frontier at
Fort Erie, STANDARD or ROuse's Point via ST.
Johns, or at Island Pond from the Grand
Trunk, and at Black Rock and Suspension
Bridge from great western division on the
following, among other conditions: All cat
tie brought to Sarnia are to be placed in the
com any's isolated yard at the port of entry
Nhere lhey are 70 oe inspected Inc Atnefl-
can cars in which the cattle arrive are TO be
returned across the river and the cattle re-
loaded in Grand Trunk cars. or other cars,
unless there are not sufficient Of those.
when American ears may be allowed to 90
through. No Canadian cattle and no per
son except those actually employed for the
special purpose Of inspecting or taking care
OF the cattle are 10 be allowed in the isolated
yards. All droppings and ali animals dying
in transit, are to be carried across the From
tier and sufficient quantity Of straw. saw
dust or other matter, sufficient TO absorb the
droppings, is to be carried along. No Cana
dian cattle are TO be carried on any train
which CONVEYS American cattle, nor are they
TO be carried on return trains, or sn any cars
which have been used for the trans pors alton
% United States live stock until they are dis
enfected tothe satisfaction OF the department
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-07
MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN.

LONDON, Oct. 6.-Gladstone has issued
circular notifying his supporters to attend
the opening of parliament, as he proposes at
the earliest moment to submit important and
pressing business for the consideration Of
that body.
LONDON, Oct. 6.-The Bennett Mackay
cable, only recently laid between Europe and
America, is broken. 1t is supposed the
breakage was caused by icebergs.
HoNG KoNG, Oct 6.-The French forces
which commenced the attack upon Tani Sui
captured and occupied the town, and Admiral
Lespes has sent three battaions to effect
junction with Admiral Courbet.
AssoUAN, Oct. 6.-Tae Black Watch regi-
ment has been placed in quarantine, case
of smallpox having broken out on one of the
men.
BRUSSELS. Oct. 6.-The communal council
has adopted a resolution of regret that de-
monstrations of disrespect ia the king were
made Saturday on the occasion of the distri-
button of educational prizes. The resolution
further declares that respect for the king is
the first guarantee OF nationality, independ-
ence aud liberty, and ought to be exempt
from political strife.