The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-01-04
LATER NEWS.

A FIERCE gale did considerable damage to
property in Eastern Massachusetts,. At East
Douglass the Central block, in course of con-
struction, was blown down, causing loss ex-
ceeding $4,000.
NUMEROUS coasting accidents are reported.
A coa,ting sled containing three boys and
three girls was going down steep decline at
Mahanoy Plain, Penn, when it ran into n
team. One boy had his skull fractured,
another had an arm and leg broken third
hal a broken leg, and a girls leg was broken.
A JERSEY CITY On. j. peddler named Nc
Cam and n woman became hilariously drunk
while driving in the formers wagon. The
vehicle overturned and the two were smoth
cred TO death in the snow underneath
SAMUEL c. BLoDGET. recently dismissed
from the position of treasurer of the Provi-
dencc Or. H. Institution of Savings, proves
to have enbezzled the funds of the bank to
the amount of S27, 1866.
THE steamer Clara S. struck a snag in
Tehula lake. Miss, and sank in five minutes,
with cargo of 1 900 bales of cotton and 800
sacks of seed
WILLIAM Fox was hanged at Nevada,
Mo-, for the murder and robbery of Thomas
Howard. Not less than 10000 people were
around the gallows.
A DISPATCH from Broollsvile, Fla, says:
A quarrel occurred between Esten HOPE and
a negro named Pagan, in which blows were
struck by Hope. The negro fled, pursued by
his adversary, and was joined by his brother,
while q white man name1 Steele joined TIore.
The negro tho had been struck by I1oIe fired
at his pursuers and wounded both of Them
The two negroes were arrested and lodged in
Jail. A few NIGHTS afterward masked men
took possession of the Jail and shot and killed
both negroes.
BROADER GENERAL ANDREW A. HUN
PHREYs, U. s. A, retire i died a few days
since at his residence i'll Washington. He
entered the regular army from the West
Point Military academy in 1881, and was on
active duty until 1879, at which time he was
chief of engineers. General Humphreys was
n member of various scientific societies in
this country and abroad.
THE report of the Mississippi River COM
mission for 1883 has been submitted to the
secretary of war The commission suggests
ment to cooperate with the communities
along the river which are interested in the
prevention of overfows for the purpose of
maintaining an adequate system of levees.
An estimate of the cost of the earthwork re-
qured for levees between Commerce, Mo,
and tho forts below New Orleans. distance
of ,55} miles, is submitted. The sum named
is Sl1 1870 The commission recommends
that Congress shall provide by law for the
appropriation of land and material needed
in any work of improving the Mis-
sissippi which may be undertaken
by the government. This is
suggested by the fact that landowners have
charg eXorbiant prices for brush ana poles
used in the work so far done. 1t is also
recommended that law be passed. for
the punishment of any person who makes
cutoff at any neck or point in the river.
a minority report is submitted by General
c. b. Comstock, who says that the sum of
81! .443,7'O mentioned by the commission is
too small for any system of levees ade luate
" give protection against floods.
CHARLES BRADLAUGH will again attempt
to take his seat in the British house of COM
mons when it meets, on February 5.