The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-11-21

PRESIDENT GREvY has published a decree
stating that universal exhibition in Paris
will open May 5, 1889.
EIGHTY persons have been arrested in Ros
TOW, Russia, for political offences.
THE pope has just appointed eight new car
linalS.
NUMEROUS nuggars laden with military
stores for the British forces are wrecked in
attempting to ascend tho cataracts of the
Nile every day.
Two Chinese iron-clad cruisers are prepar.
ing to leave Shanghai for the purpose of at
tempting to force the French blockade of the
island of Formosa
A FRESH outbreak of cholera in Paris Gre
ated CONSERVATION among all classes. The
hospitals were crowded with patients suffer
ing from the scourge, and many deaths &C.
CURED.
THE Washington monument has now
reached greater height than that of any
other structure in the world, being 520 feet
ten inches above the floor of the monument.
The next highest structure is the splre of the
Cologne cathedral, which towers DO feet
above the floor of the building, 1t has been
estimated that it will take but twenty-five
working days to complete the monument, so
that there is no doubt of its being finished in
time for its dedication on the 22d of next
February.
THE British ship Thirlmere, has put in
at Permanbuco in a damaged condi-
ton. She reports that she collided with the
/ ship Andrew johnson, which sank with sew
enteen of her crew. The remainder were
saved and landed at Pernambuco.
FOUR men We're drowned by the swapping
of their boat while crossing from Cape Vim
cent to Wolfe island, Ontario
The English government disrre1its the
rumor that General Gordon was shot dea |
while passing from khartoum to Berber.
A COLLISION between two railway trains
near Hanau, Germany resulted in the death
of fourteen persons and serious injuries to
many more.
A SEVERE shock of earthquake, accom-
panied with a terrific explosive report, oc-
Cured at Clitheroe, England. The shock
threw down horses and wagons in the streets
and caused great CONSERVATION and excite
ment among the inhabitants.
/ SPARTALI & Co., London merchants, have
| failed for $500 600
AN explosion of dynamite in Vale de An
! geles, Honduras, totally destroyed three
| houses, killed two men, and dangerously in
| jured twelve more.
ADvICEs by way of Panama safe that
peace has been restored in Colombia. The
/ town of Gaduas, captured by the rebels, who
| subsequently laid down their arms, was the
scene of many atrocities. \ picket of TWEEN
! ty-ive men, who hal defended the school
house for five hours, were slaughta red after
surrendering. Many houses were sacked and
! numerous persons assassnated.
GOVERNMENT troops in Peru captured the
! town of Truiilo from the rebels after a dies
! perate resistance. Three hundred men were
| killed on both sides, and more than four hun
dred wounded.
FOURTEEN men, women and children were
murdered in San Salvador, Central America
! by a mob of 2"O persons. The crimes were
/ committed owing to dispute as to the pro
/ prietorship in some lands.
| The total values of domestic breadstuifs
exported during October, 1854, amount tc
| 81 ,5il, ll2, as against Sl4,74O,9Ji exported
during the corresponding month Of 1855. TIL,
total values of the exports for the ten months
ended October 81, 1884, Were Sl20, 99S ,0i7, anc
| Sl45, l25, 1881 during the corresponding perioC
| of 1855.