The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-10-24
south and West.

Two little girls, the children Of Garrett
Wiseman, a resident of Mitchell county,
n. c., while passing through strip of woods
were attacked by large catamount and
killed.
A sawmill boiler exploded in HARRISON
county, Ga, killing j. c. Rogers, the pro
pretor; James Eson and Bud Pardon, and
lnjuring several others
A PATIENT at the Cincinnati hospital fell
through hatchway with his attendant, and
both were killed.
THE miners and the mine owners Of the
Hooking valley region charge each other with
setting fire to the mines
The excitement growing out of the poiti
cal campaign in Ohio-the fiercest ever wit
messed III that State-did not eliminate in the
trouble on election day that was anticipated,
although several tragedies were reported. In
Cincinnati an alteration between Albert
Russell, a colored man. and Deputy Marshall
Cayne, also coored, ended in the
latters shooting the former dead Two other
men were wounded, one fatally, and a woman
was struck by rock and fatally injured
Two policemen in Cincinnati were also dan
gerously wounded by pistol shots during a
iracas in the evening.
IMMEDIATELY after the Ohio election Mr.
Blaine made flying tour through Michigan
briefly addressing the Republican throngs
that greeted him in the various cities and
towns.
A MARKET wagon containing William A.
Pryor, farmer, residing near Elkton, Md
and two little children was struck by an ex-
press train, and the three occupants instantly
killed
A COLUMBUS Ohio dispatch says that
''the official returns from the election are
coming in slowly at both State headquarters,
and the final estimates are made with diff.
Guilty. On figures received, subject to re.
xyigi n ha
State ticket majority Of 1857
while the Republicans estimate the majority
at ore. The Democratic committee claim
eleven of the twenty one Congressman, while
the Republican committee consider the
Eleventh district doubtful and say it will re.
quire the official returns to decide it.
A REPUBLICAN procession was forming at
La Crosse, Wis, when its leader, +. A. Bur
ton, president of the Blaine and Logan club
of that city, was suddenly shot dead by a
man known as "Scotty," who fired seven
shots in rapid succession, nearly every one
jail, but an immense crowd battered down
| the doors, took the murderer out and hanged
him.
JOHN A. ATKINSON, twenty-four years old
manager of the Chicago branch of the Liver
pool hog packing house of Davies, Atkinson
& Co., has been specializing on his own &C
| count with the firms funds and has become
a defaulter to the extent of about S2OOOOO.
THE entire business portion of Crisfeld
Nd, including several large oyster-packing
! establishments and scores of frame dwellings
has been destroyed by fire The loss is esti
mated at 100000.
REVISED Ohio returns elect Ellsbury Demo
craft to Congress in the Eleventh district in
stead Of Hart (Republican), as at first re
ported. This makes the congressional dele
cation stand eleven Democrats TO ten Re
publicans.
THE town of GAINESVILLE, Ga has been lai(
waste by fire. The depot, hotel, stores and
almost the entire town, together with 500 bale
of cotton, have been swept away The los
will not be less than $4,000.
j. r. SwoFFORD a member of the Tennessee,
senate, was shot and killed at Sparta by
jailer Monroe Hudson Hot words between
the two men led to the drawing of pistols
with the result described.
THE boiler of a saw mill near Roland, ILL.,
exploded, killing three men.