The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-04-25
South and West.

Two Spanish war vessels have been cr1lis-
ing off Key West Fla, on the watch for fill
bustering expeditions for Cuba. United
States revenue vessels are also on the lookout
in that region
NINE buildings, forming the principal
business houses of Ia ma, Washington en-
ritory, have been completely destroyed by
fire, resulting III an estimated aggregate loss
of $500.
The commissary general of the army has
received dispatch from Captain Whitehead
at New Orleans saying that he had shipped
10000 rations to the recently flooded region
lie says matters are looking more favorable
and promising.
FIFTY masked men went to jackson, KY,
at night took Henry kilDurn white and Ben
Strong coloreh from the Jail AMI hanged
them. l he two men were imprisoned on the
charge of murder
CHARLES GIBBS, n negro employed by a
farmer named Moore, in BurleSon county,
Texas, murdered his employers wife with an
ak and fled. He was captured by a crowd
tied to a stake and burned to death
AT the third annual banquet of the
lroquois club of Chicago. an organization
composed of prominent Democrats, Senator
Pendleton and others made addresses and
letters were read from Samuel j. Tidcn
and Senator Bayard
NINE thousand railr lad employees from
Illinois, Iowa. Wisconsin, MINES TIA and
Dakota attended the funeral Of Assistant
General Superintendent Atkins, of the st
Paul road i'll Milwaukee. Special trains
from all parts of the State mentioned were
run to Milwaukee
THE Alabama and South Carolina Replb.
licans have held State conventions for the
purpose of ele ting delegates to the Chicago
national convention. Both delegations are
understood to be solid for Arthur as first
ohoi Tor President.
AT the West Virginia Democratic State con
Ventlon, held in Charleston, delegates to the
national convention at Chicago were elect ed
a resolution, proposed by United Sta.es
Senator kenna, was adopted de daring that
Samuel j. 1ilden was the conventions choice
for President, and the delegates were in
struc'ed TO cast their votes for Tilden and
Hendricks.
THE illinois Republican State convention
at Peoria nominated full ii rket hea led by
Ex-Governor Richard j. Oglesby for COVER
nor, and ee ted delegates to the national con-
ventlon who We're instructed to present the
name of General John A. Logan for President
and give him their undivided support
INDIANA Republicans, at Their State con
ventiln in indianapolis eiect,d an uniustruct
ed de'eSat on, headed by eX-United States
senator Harr S N and cX-Se'rctIry of the
Navy thompson to tie Chicago national
6onNo ntlon. The del = a on list choice is
understood to be Harrison
The Tennessee Republican State COMMITTEE,
hold at Nashville, nominated a full ticket
headed by Judge Frank 7. Reid for governor,
and chose an uninstructed delegation at large
for the national convention at Chicago.
ToBE TURNER, about to be hang, d for muir
der at Hreenville, Ga, asked the sheriff to
leave him alone few minutes so III It he
might pray, and when the sheriff returned to
put the law in.o execution his intended VIC
tim had choked himself to death with silk
handkerC hief.
UNITED STATES revenue officers have been
raiding Kentucky mJonshiners and making
many arrests cfmen Tor manufacturing Iii, i.
whisky.
OREGoN'S Democrat State convention
nominal d John Myers for c. ngresS, elected
Il deleg Itio IL at large to the national conven
ton at Chicago, and adopted resolution.
fav oring the old ticket-Tilden and Hen
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