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The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-05-02
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC,

LORD LYTToN inten Is to write a play for
Miss Mary Anderson.
MADAME PATTI, of Maplesons opera troupe,
has soi,el from New York to Europe.
HENRY IRvING's receipts during his Amer
Ian engagement are estimated at over 5 iOO,-
00C
SARDoU is at work on new play, the
chief part of viii h is inten led Tor Bern
hardt.
and acco nplished proft ss,onal vio.inst in
Austria.
COLONEL MAPLEsoN is going to give an OPP
cratic festival in Chicago, May, 1855, II moth
ing intervenes to pre- vent
IN San Fran ,isco Gerster received floral
riece sixte II feet high, and Patti silver
images worth several thousand dollars.
"QUENTIN MATsYs,' new opera by JAG,
quet military band master, has been well
received at the Theatre Royal, Antwerp
IL August the great spe tace of "SieSa,"
now tn rage in Paris, will be presented by
the kira fys at the Star theatre New YORK.
THERE are five versions of an old German
spe tao called The Seven Ravens" which
are In course OF translation to be p aged next
season.
MATILDA CoTTRELLY is to create the
character of "Ne.l Gwynne' in this country
when that opera is produced at the New York
Casino.
BEETHovEN's and .Schubert's remains are
TO be dlsinterred from the Wahring church
yard, and transferred to the Central cemetery
Jenna.
GoUNOD is writing an important work to
dem dish Wagner 1t will be divided into
hire parts, The Man, "The Artist and
The SCHOOL,
LAWRENCE BARRETT will return from Eng
land July /, opening in Denver exposition
thence tn Salt md
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-05-02
THE BANKRUPTCY LAWS.
Synopsis of the bill Establishing. a
Uniform system of Bankruptcy.

The bill establishing n uniform system OF
bankrupt y throughout the country passe
the United States Senate by thirty-tw yeas
to seventeen nays.
The bill as pass d constitutes the several
distri courts of the United stat Is and of the
Territories and the supreme court o. tie Dis
trict of Columbia courts of bankruptcy. Fer
the purposes of bankruptcy the court shall
be always oIen.
On the application Of any rarty interested
the district judge may cert v any Gu 'stion OF
law involved to the United States circu
court The decision of the c rcdit co ,rt sha |
not be reviewed by the supreme court ex ut
upon certificate OF disagreement betwe n
the two circuit ju ii es
The bill authorizes the circuit court in each
judicial district to appoint co nmissioners
who shall have the powers Of the master in
chancery; also supervisor in ban .rupt
for each Judicial circuit u examine into til
admin stration of bankruptcy pro eedings in
his circuit. Every arty Tetitianing for
bankruptcy shall pay $50, and every trustee
shall pay one per cent. o. the gross amount
realized from the assets. AMI every debtor
making composition shall pay one-nalf of
one per cent. on the amount of such com %
sltlon. These fees are T. be paid by the clerk
of the court into the treasury o. tn Unite
States
Any person owing debts exceeding SOD
and unable TO pay may, by petition. apply
to be adjudicated bankrupt, and the filing
of such petition shall be deemed an act Of
bankruptcy. Any person owing debts ex-
ceeding 81 600 who leaves his State to avoid
his creditors or conceals himself to avoid
arrest or the service of legal process. or
makes fraudulent transfer of his property.
or suspends payment of his commercial paper
or open accounts for thirty days after the
same are due and payable, or who makes a
fraudulent preference, shall be deemed to
have committed an act of bankruptcy and
may be adjudged a bankrupt on petition of
three or more of his creditors whose bills
would amount in all to $40.
The bill excerpts and eyempts in favor of the
BANKRUPT the necessary and proper wearing
ap arel of himself and family, and lch other
property as may be exempt il. m attachment
by the laws of the United States, or of the
STATE in which the ban ,rdpt y procedinls
are instituted, and the courts may, fro n the
assets allow the bankr ipt a sum not t. ey-
ceei 500 for his suppo t. pending the pro
ceedings if his circumstances require it.
reasonable wages for any ser ices rendere
his estate at the request OF his trustee and tho
usual fees when attending rs a witness.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-05-02
South ana West.

The todes of the los victims of the Poca-
hontas (Na.) mine disaster have all been re
covered.
II. b. Hubert, recently deceas ed, leaves b.
will over $i00O,000 t. the city of Cleveland,
Ohio, for the purpoe of binding an art gall
lery, and 100000 to the Cleveland City nos
pital,
The Mississippi Rel ublican State conven-
ton at Jackson elected dele ates-at- large who
favor Arthur.
THE Mississippi Republicans, at their state
convention in jackson, elected unpledged
delegates to the Chicago convention.
DURING fit of insanity William Austin. of
Allen county, KY, threw two of his little
children into the fire and stood by while they
burned to death. His wife seized their third
child from its cradle and fed to the woods.
THE election in Louisiana has resulted in a
victory for the Democratic ticket healed by
McEnery for governor, by about 10000 ma
jority.
SENAToR MALONE was at the h al of az
fairs in tha Virginia Coalition convention.
held at Richmond. The platform adopted
de Jared emphatically for Arthur and pro
teclon, and announced that the name of the
party hereafter would be the Republican
party, and that it would act in the future
with the Republican party in national poll
ii =.
AT the Iowa Democratic State convention
in Blu 'lington the four dele ates at large
chosen for the national convention were UNI
instructed, bat are understood t. be for Til
zen. The platform adopted opposes pr1hi'
bitlon n.
a FIRE in Cincinnati destroyed all but
small portion of the Ameri an Oak Leather
tannery buildings, the largest est bli,hment
of its kind in the world. There Were 800
hides in the factory -Four hundred per ons
are thrown out of emplo yment and the Ie
cuniary loss is about $40J,OO0.
THE Dakota Republican Territorial con
vention ele tel Blaine delegates to Chicago
and adopted resolution nStrIcting them 70
vote for Blaine AMI Lincoln as long as there
was possibility o. their nomination.
AT the Michigan republican convention
held IN Grand Rapids, delegates for all the
districts in the State wtrr eie al for the chi
cago conven'i ion. All hut -four Of the tv eaty
eight delegates are for Blaine
The Ohio Republican convention at Clevc.
land nominated a State ticket four delegates
at large to the Chicago convention. and
are divided between Sherman and Blain'
The alternates chosen were all colored men,
The platform adopted is outspoken for protec.
ton: D. ). Robinson for secretary of state
heads the State ticket nominated.
j. c. BURROWS, of Michigan, who was re
Gently nominated and confirmed as solicit, 7
OF the II, asury, has written to the President
formally declining the Office
LATER returns put the vote in Louisiana
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-05-02
MASSACRED BY ARABS
Two Thousand Persons Killed Inv II,
Mahdi's Followers.

Details of the recent massacre at Shen1v
n the Soudan are as follows Three hundre
Egyptian troops and six hundred nome lnl-
batants, preferrinS to make the hazardous at
tempt to march to Berber t. starving inside
of Shendy, set out from the latter pace Part
OF the number went slowly by steamer down
the river while the others marchal alonr the
river bank. When two hours distant from
Shendy they were alta kel 10y Arabs. and
after a short fight all the troops excepting a
few were massacred I he Arabs terward
captured Shendy. The Egyptian troops
there had discarded their arms and uni orlns
in the hope of being spared Few, however,
escaped the general massacre. Two thousand
men, women AMI children We're slaughtered
Many of them were refugee from Khart1um
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-05-02

about as follows: Democratic State ticket,
S6,101; Republican State ticket, A., g31. The
legislature will stand III Democrats to THU ty
all others.
cial standing while out riding ON horseback in
Polivar county Miss, was attacked by John
Henderso on, colore1 man, dragged from her
horse and assaulted with probably fatal re-
suit. Henderson was caught by neighbors
slowly strangled. and when nearly dead was
riddled with shot and torn limb from limb.
w. j. BUCHANAN has been nominated for
governor by the Tennessee GTeen kars.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-05-02
HUM0R OF THE DAY.

A false proft-Ill gotten gains.
Always getting into scrapes-Nut-
negs.
''Do take some more of the vegetables.
! Mr.. Blood, for they 90 to the pigs, any
way. "-Har0arI Lampooa.
Colorcd walters are the best. What
ever is said at the table they will be sure
to keep dark. -Ae,o OrIs ms Item.
''IIalf a loaf is better than no leisure"
remarked the tramp as he settled him
self for nap on park bench.-Ne,o
York Lie.
Tight boots are said to cause the blood
to mount to the face. That's why society
girls are all the time blushing .-Burlhg-
ton Free Press.
\ young woman is about to open
cigar store in New York. We have no
doubt she will have capital to back her,
Boston Bulletin.
Jay Gould's income is rcckoned to be
at the rate of 50 a minute. Whena man
asks him for minute it means some
thing. Statesman.
The sunsets are still red, which is more
than can be said of q great many scien-
titic articles being published on the sub
ject.- Ciacinnati IimcS-S star.
\ japanese woman dresses her hair
only once in four days. This gives the
rest of the family an occasional glance at
the mirror.-BiSmarck Tribune.
When freedom from her mountain height
Cnfurled her standard to the breeze
She gave the ladies perfect right
10 do all thlngs-Just as they please.
-tHtcdyO sun.
A man has been arrested in London for
simply laying up something for rainy
day In his room over nine hundred
umbrellas were discovered. -Noristo,cn
HeraM
a preacher having married a couple in
the church the other day, unfortunately
gave out as the very next hymn, Mis-
taken souls that dream of Heaven. y
Chicdg0 Sun.
you can lead horse to the water,
but you can't make him drink" says the
old saw. You couldn't make some men
drink, either, if you took them to
hydrant. -HaNkeye
A young dude once went to Tahiti,
But the natives all thought as a sweetie
They would find him so good,
That they used him for food;
OiJ W pun ~ lhOl0 pLoI4iSj thSy cll ne.
The Judge
There is probably nothing in this
transitory world that will yield larger
and quicker returns on the amount in
vested, than poking wasp with your
finger to see ii he feels well.-C Chicago
Sun.
Into the lit of loves blthc measure
there has crept curious jar and halt
sings Ella Wheeler. 1t appears that Elias
pa, too, comes down to the gate some
times in his largest pair of boots Cour-
aer-J0mnal.
\ Philadelphia man compels his
daughter to eat onions every night for
supper, and thus assures himself that he
can shut the house at 10 o'clock without
locking in strange young man. -Bur-
Aagton Free Press.
Krupp is building hammer that
weighs fifty tons and will cost over two
million dollars. No doubt such a ham
mer will come handy during house-clean-
ing, but we shouldn't like to hold the
tack. Philadelphia Gull.
Kaiser William, King George, of
Greece and King Christian, of Denmark,
will meet this summer in Weisbaden.
Opposition summer resorts will have to
hold a pretty good hand to beat three
Kings. -AOrriStOtoR Heratd.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-05-02
EARTHQUAKE IN ENGLAND.
People Fleeing in Terror from
their Swaying Houses.
Great Damage Caused by Shocks
in Many Towns.

An earthquake shock of considerable force
was fe.t il tae eastern counties of England at
$50 o'clock in the morning. Localities in Es-
sex and Suffolk were the scenes of greatest
disturbance. AT Ipswich, the capital of Suf-
folk county, the shock was so severe that the
walls of the houses were perceptibly shaken,
plates were ratified and bells rung. The peo-
pie were thrown into such state of consterna-
ton that business was for the time suspended.
A mansion was shattered and the railway
depot was destroyed. The duration of the
shock is estimated at three seconds.
The shock was most serious at Col
chester, in Essex. The conclusion lasted
half minute. The first symp-
tom was deep rumbling sound. This
was speedily followed by a quaking AMI
shaking of all the buildings. The church
bells sounded as though swayed by unseen
hands. The tall chimney stacks of the fac
tories crashed in ruins to the earth, and other
lofty structures w;re destroyed. The spiro
of enc of the largest churches in the city
$50 feet in height-fell with an awful crash
to the ground. In one part of tie city fire
was caused by the shock. The damage is es
timated at S45, 600. In the private houses
the creates confusion prevailed. Tables
were overturned and chairs fell upon the
floor. The china and glassware in cup
DOarOS am SlueDOaruS raUJleu together ana
were frequently shattered, while pictures and
other ornaments upon the walls were loosened
from their fast 1nings and fell to the floor The
people were terror stricken. Men, women
and children rushed shrie1ing into the streets.
In some streets traffic has been forbidden for
the present, as the buildings have been so badly
shattered that they are considered dangerous
TO life and limb. The side walls of houses
near Colchester were shaken out.
At Chelmsford, likewise in Essex, and only
about thirty miles from London, the shock
was also severe, and the people were filled
with terror and dismay
At Southend, watering-place near the
mouth of the Thames, the earth trembled for
miles around. The windows of many dwell
ings were broken, chimneys were dashed to
the earth, and crockery and glassware were
smashed.
At Shoeburyness a few miles beyond South
end, the shock was distinctly felt. 1t was
perceptible at Bury st. Edmunds, while at
Maldon, ten miles east of Chelmsford, the
town hall and private houses were swayed
several times. The wave passed from the
south to the north. The shock was felt in the
Strand, London A business house was per-
ceptibly rocked so much so that the en-
ployes were affect d and Tusht d into the
streets. The shock was felt in Cheapside and
Fleet street.
At Colchester child was killed and
womans skull was fractured. There were
many narrow escapes.
An invalid at Wivenhoe died from terror.
The damage at Wivenhoe alone is 100000.
AT Coggeshalla number of school, girls rushed
panic-stricken into the streets, and many of
them We're crushed.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-05-02

Earthquake shocks of various degrees of
intensity have frequently been felt in Eng
land and other parts of the United Kingdom
In l0S9 one prevailed throughout
England, in 1142 one was felt severely at
Lincoln, and in 1914 a shock destroyed the
town of Glastonbu y and rs felt in all parts
of England. On November II, 1878, was
experienced the mos Violent shock ever
known in England. Parts of st. Paul cattle
dral aud of the temple Were thrown down on
April &, 1880. There was a hard shock at
Dublin on October II, 1850, and slight shock
at ] ondon on February L., 40 The
northwt st of Ingl nd was S AIKEN on Novem
Der 8, 1872, and Cornwall, slightly on Octo-
Der Il, 1859, and again on January 10,
1860. Throughout the central west and
northwest parts of England a shock was felt
in the early morning of October 6, 1868.
Bath, Swansea and other places in the south
west of England and the south of Wales suf-
fered slightly on October 80, 1868. Houses
were shaken so as to break windows and
crockery in the northwest of England on the
evening of March II, 1871 and on March %,
Eve days later, another shock was family
felt in Yorkshire. There were slight shocks
at lnverary and other places in the west of
Scotland on November 2S $780, Beside
these, the great Lisbon earthquake of No
Vember l, 1745, and other slismic disturb
ances at other points, have been felt in the
British isles.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-02-16

TWO TRAINS DAILY (EACEPT SUNDAY hE
TWEEN ALEXANDRIA ARD BOUND Till
Leave Washington at 20 a. m. and 20 p, No
and Alexandria 1T 7 90 3. III. and 81 p III. laSS
Lecsburg, going westward, at 10 AZ a. m. ana
46 y. m, and arrive at Round Hill at ! -
m and % p. m. Leave Round Hill at - :.
m. and ! Oh p. Pass L"csbnrg, gong east
ward, at 10 Il. III. and II 9. nl., and arrive al
Alexandria al s % Il. IN. and D 20 I. H., alid NJ
Washington At S 30 a. nj. and 3 30 p. IL.
SUNDAY TRAIN leaves Round II ill b. 4 "a
arrive at Alexandria S:22 and Washington $50
Leave Washington 8 n5 p. ~, Alexandria S:lh
p. H., pass Leesburg, going eastward I'll" i. M.
westward 1871 r. M
passengers from Washington will take The
Wash Ohio and Westn cars at the Baltimore and
Potomac Railroad station at 7:2O a. M. and 40 p
m, and go through to Round Hill without chang
| of cars
The 7:2O 4. m. train from Alexandria and 1G
| pm. train from Round Hill connect at Round Hill
| with Daily Line Of Coaches for Snckersville, Ber
ryvillc and Winchester; also with Line of Coaches
which leave Lecsburg daily for Aldie and Middle
| burg.
Both trains, Westward, make close connections
1T Vienna, with Sissens Line of Stages for Fairfax
Court House.
One thousand mile communication tickets, bear
| ing two names 500; one thousand mile tickets
bearing all the names of q family or members of :
| firm, $40.
Alexandria, February S, 1854.
fcb5 S. NJ. BROPHY. Supt
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SATURDAY EVENING. FEBRUARY 1G.

SIXTEEN i,uELS On HIS HAND5.-A
wealthy Young merchant Of Augusta, GA,
has caused much excitement by publishing
a challenge 10 the protectors OF some young
ladies wh" recently for.nd q leap year Club
The young man has just attained his MAJOR
ity, and desired to cutter society. he ap-
uied to he elected member of the club,
and was black balled. In his published let
ter he says that his failure to be elected Is
due to the combined Efforts of the male
friends of the executive committee OF the
club, and he holds them personally respon-
slble. IN reply he received sixteen chal-
I.nses from as many different young men,
and accepted them all He proposes I"
shoot them down one after the other in the
order of the reception Of their challenges,
hut doubt is expressed as to his ability to 20
through the entire list.
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La = -: ::
TO THE NORTH. WEST & AND SOUTHWEST.
DOUBLE TRACK. srEET. RAILS.
" SPLENDID SCENERY,
MAGNIFICENT EQUIPMENT.
In effect November Is, 1853.
Trains leave Washington, from station, corner OF
Sixth and B streets, as follows:
For Pittsburg and the West. Chicago Limited
Express of Palace Sleeping Cars at $40 Il. m,
daily Fast Line, $40 =. m. daily, with Sleeping
Cars from Harrisburg to Cincinnati. Western
Express TAO p m, daily, with Palace Cars to
Pittsburg. Also connects, daily, for Chicago,
via Columbus and G.. st. i. & Z. K. f., with
Sleeping Car Pittsburg to Chicago. Mail Elk.
press, 1000 p. m. daily, for Pittshurg and
the West with Palace Sleeping Car Washington
to Chicago.
BALTIMORE AND POTOMAC RAILROAD:
For Erie Canandaigua. Rochester, Buffalo, Niagara
1O:00p. Fl. daily, except Saturday, with Palace
Cars Washington to Rochester and Washington
to Buffalo. Trains leaving Washington Satur-
day night will not run beyond Remove.
For Williamsrort, Lock Haven aud Elmira at
$40 a. M. daily, except Sunday.
LAO, 400. 1000 and 11:15 p. M. On Sunday
400, 1000 and 1115 pm. Limited Express Of
Pullman Parlor Cars, $40 a. M. daily, except
Sunday.
For Boston without change, lao p. m. every
week day. On Sunday 400 p. IN.
For Brooklyn, N. Y, all through trains connect at
Jersey City with boats of Brooklyn Annex,
ahording direct transfer to Fulton street avoid
ing double ferriage across New York City
For Philadelphia S1' and 1850 a. IN, lao,
400, 1000 and 1l:l5 p. III. On Sunday, loo,
1000 and 11:15 p. NJ. Limited Express, 9:4o
a. m, daily, except Sunday.
For Baltimore ESQ, S:15, $40, 1000 and 1850
Am, and lao, 400, 4:25, 4:4o, 6:3o, TAO,
1000 and Ills p. M. On Sunday, $40 and
| 1850 a. M, and AGO, G:3o, T:1O, 1000 and
Ills p NJ.
For Pope's Creek Line G50 a. M. and lido p. NJ,
daily except Sunday.
For Annapolis $50 r. M, and 4:40 p H., daily
except Sunday.
ALEXANDRIA AND FREDERICKSBURG RAILWAY
AND ALEXANDRIA AND WASHINGTON RAILROAD
For Alexandria, 6:!5. 7:2O, 9:25. 11:O3 and ! 30
| a. m, 2.O5, 4:25 200. G:25. 500 and ] 80 p
m. On Sunday at $50, 9:25. and HOS a. m.
| AID sos pm.
For Richmond and the South G:s5 and HOS a
m. daily, and 500 p. m, daily, except Sunday
| Trains leave Alexandria for Washington 600
sos, 1910 and 1920 a. M; Loo, BOB, 5:42
$40, 7:O5 and 1O40 p. M, and 1910 mid
night. On Sunday at S:O5 and 1910 a. m.
7:O5 and 1O:40 p. nj.
Tickets and information at tho Office, Northeast
\ corner of 18th street and Penna Avenue, and al
the station, where orders DO left for the check
| ing of baggage to destination from hotels and
| residences j. K. WOOD, q. =. a
CHAs E. PUGH, q. NJ.
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A HuRTFUL WATERMELON SEED.-Ed-
ward Park, teacher of the public school at
New Germantown, \. j., suffered most ex-
cruciating pains in his abdomen for four
months. He could get no relief from med
icines and decided to have an operation
uerE,rlncd. Last week Dr. Field, Of Plain
field, assisted by DR.. Apgar, of New Ger
lnautoWn, found in the appendix yermiformes
AN abscess, formed around dccayed water
melon seed The seed was removed, and it
VAS thought that the operation would re-
Store him to health. For few days he inn
proved, but at last accounts be was gradual
is sinking and will probably die. The only
piece Of watermelon Mr. Park remembers
eating last year was at Detroit, Michigan,
on July 10.