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The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-03-21
AN ALABAMA TRAGEDY.
One Sister Kills Another and NOrtnIIy
wounds n Nephew.

Mrs Harvey and Mrs. Hughes are sisters
and wives of two well-to-do farmers in Coffee
county, Ala. They live on adjoining farms,
and the intimacy of their girlhood had
never been interrupted. A few days
ago Mrs. Harvey's COW did some dam
age in the garden of Mrs Hughes, where
upon the latter drove the animal out strik-
ing it across the back with heavy stick.
When this came to the knowledge of Mrs.
Harvey her rage knew no bounds, and she
started for the residence of her sister armed
with butcher knife.
When about fifty yards from the house
Mrs. Hughes met her and attempted an ex-
PLANTATION. Mrs. Harvey made plunge at
her with the knife, sending it at one thrust
through her sisters heart. As the wounded
woman fell in an expiring gasp her son ranup
with a stick and struck his aunt with it on the
head The Infatuated woman then turned
upon her nephew and began cutting at him
wildly. His screams attracted the attention
of others, who fastened to the scene and put
a stop to the bloody work Mrs. Harvey
was taken to Eva jail, where she will be
held for trial The boy was so badly cut
that his recovery isdoubtful
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ARRAY IN A THEATRE.
Two Men Killed and One Fatally
wounded in Texas.

Ben Thompson and King Fisher shot each
other dead in the Vaudeville theatre at San
Antonio, Texas Joe Foster, who attempted
to quiet the combatants, was probably ia
tally wounded Thompson and Fisher had
been drinking together, and entered the
theatre in company. They met Foster in
the dress circle and some words We're ex-
changed, and soon after shots were eX-
changed. The dress Gree was quickly
cleared, the occupants jumping into the par
quette below, and through the side windows
into the street NO one seems to know who fired
the first shot or how many were engaged in the
shooting. Before the theatre was fairly
cleared of its occupants, l 800 persons on the
outside We're clamoring ut the closed doors
for abundance. The bodies of the two VIC
tins were taken in charge by host of
friends, and the funeral arrangements were
ordered ION the grandest scale, regardless
of expense
The theatre where the ARRAY occurred was
the scene last year of the killing by Thomp-
son of Jack Harris, who was the proprietor
of the place. Fisher and Thompson were
probably the two most desperate and widely
known men in Texas They have each killed
a large number of men,
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PECULIAR ACCIDENTS,

DEACON JOHN CORWrTH. a wealthy farmer
of Beaver Dam, Wis, lost his life by freez-
ing his big toe
JOHN BARRY, of Branford, Conn, while
drunk, rolled off lounge His neck fell
over the round of chair and he choked' to
death.
The eleven ear-oll daughter of Allen
Taylor, of Mayfeld, Ky, while playing in a
swing got her neck in the rope and was
choked to death.
WHILE having a tooth extracted. the
Young son of Joseph Dys N, of Fulton, No.,
became so frightened that he was thrown
into spasms and del
WHILE hunting, Gustave Rotzler, of
Evansville, Col, stepped into the mouth Of
a mine shaft which the snow had covered
completely. He was instantly killed.
CHARLES Downs, of Atlanta, chased
rabbit into a tall stump. While climbing,
his left arm was caught in a split near the
top, and he hung by his wrist. He opened
his knife with his teeth in order to cut off his
arm. He male several gashes, and then
tainted. This caused his muscles to relax,
and he dropped to the ground.
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RETURNED TO BISMARCK.
Secretary Fretiughuysen Refuses TO
Receive the Laster RESOLUTIONS.

The President transmitted to the House
of Representatives in brief message, with
out comment, a number of letters, kilograms
and documents relating TO the LaSker rcso
luton. From them it appeared that the
German minister, Herr Won Eisendecker
called upon Secretary Frelinghuysen at the
department of state and read to him the
letter, already published, sent by Prince Won
Bismarck. stating his reasons for Withholding
the resolution from the reichstag. Herr Won
Eisendecker also offered To Secretary Ere
lnghuysen the en2rossad copy of the reso-
luton passed by the House and returned by
Prince Won Bismarck, but this Mr. Freling-
huysen declined to receive.
When the Presidents message had been
read in the House Mr.. Hiscock, of New ork
offered the following preamble and res lu-
ton. which was referred to the committee on
foreign affairs
WHEREAS, 1t has come to the knowledge
of the Honse that a communication from it
to the parliament OF the German empire,
entirely friendly in its intent, respectful in
its character and sent through the regular
| channels OF international communication,
has been arbitrarily intercepted and returned
by person now holding the position OF
chancellor of the German empire; therefore.
be it
hesolred, That this House cannot but ex-
( press surprise and regret that 1t should he
even temporarily within the power of single
/ too-powerful sub ect to interfere with such
/ a simple, natural and spontaneous expression
| of kindly feeling between two great nations
/ and thus detract from the position and pres
/ tige of the crown on one hand aud from the
/ rights of the manufactures of the people OH
| the other.
! Resolred, That this House does hereby
reterate the expression of sincere regret at
the death of Edward Lasker and its sympa-
/ thy with the parliament of the German
empire, of which for many years he was
distinguished member.
Mr.. Won EisendecSer said TO a reporter
that he felt entirely satisfied that there wa,
no disrespect or iscourtesy intended OF
either side.
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LATER NEWS

WITNESSES testified in New York city,
before the State senate committee on public
health, that the sale of oleomargar.ne and
butterine was killing the butter trade, and
that these articles were injurious to health
A man who had worked in an oleomargarne
factory testified that his hands became sore
from handling the stuff, his hair dropped
out, his teeth decaved, and the grease
gave him hem )rrhaye Of the lungs.
SPEAKER CARLISLE, of the House of Rep
resentatives, United States Senator Vance.
of North Carolira, Congressman Belmont
and others male speeches at the sixth an
nual dinner of the New York Free Ira le
club.
CATTLE infected with the foot and mouth
disease in Kansas are being killed and
burned
HEAVY frauds by tobacco dealers have
been unearthad in Louisville, Ky. d. X.
Mason, proprietor of the Peoples Tobacco
warehouse, is defaulter to the tune of
SCI 900, and Peter f. Semonin, president,
and his son, w. o. Semonin, secretary OF
the Pike warehouse, absconded after com
hitting frauds to the extent of about 500,
600.
The Jeanette expedition to the Arctic
regions cost the government, in enc way CT
another about S275O0O.
CONGRESSMAN HATCH, of Missouri, re-
! ceiveda telegram stating that the foo, and
mouth disease had broken out among cattle
in the northeastern part of that State.
GREAT excitement existed at Ottawa, On
taIio, owing to a report that the government
had received important information of con
spiracy to blow up public building with dy-
Mantle The guard around the parliament
buildings was increased, and the speaker of
the house of commons, with his family, sud
denly vacated his apartments in those build
ings.
QUEEN VICTORIA is said to be in bad health,
suffering continually from fits of depression
DURING the second battle between General
Graham's troops and Osman Dignas forces
Adams Fraser, the largest soldier in thu
Black Watch regiment, laid twelve Arabs
low with his single bayonet. = For this feat
he was cheered by the troops returning to
Suakim.
WESTON the American PEDESTRIAN, has ac-
complished the feat Of walking 1000 miles in
100 davs-doing fifty miles day and lectur-
ine, in the various cities and towns throu III
which he passed. Prominent temperance ad-
vocates took great interest in the feat, as it
was undertaken by Weston with a view to
demonstrating the superiority of tea over
liquor in undertakings requiring physical
, endurance.
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THE WORLDS NEWS.
Eastern and Middle States.

A GREAT rowing match for prize of
So, 500 has been arranged to take place at
New York on Decoration day between
Charles +. Courtney, the most prominent OF
American oarsinen, and Wallace Ross, the
Canadian victor Of many aquatic contests
A BILL to punish wife heaters by flogsing
passed the Massachusetts, house
PETER CHUSTERMAN. a prominent farmer,
ascertained that his daughter Mary had been
seen driving out of Gold Mine Station. Penn,
with Ezekiel Henry, who had recently been
warned by Chusterman to discontinue ms
attentions Chustcrman, with two friends,
Henry Swope and Isr'el Meyer, started III
pursuit, and overlook the couple about ten
miles away. In the controversy which FIJI
lowed Henry shot all three of his pursuers.
THE governor of Delaware, not being EN-
powered to commute death sentence, has
done the next best thing in the case of Lewis
F. List, under sentence to be hanged for the
murder of George Taylor. List, who IS
twenty-five years old has been respited until
1910.
LIEUTENANT DANENHowER, of the jean
nette exped ton, was married the other day
at Oswego, n. Y to a daughter OF ex-
Speaker Sloan.
WILLIAM G. MORGAN. who had charge at
Hartford. Conn, of the branch house of
Putnam & Earle, New York bankers, and
was recently admitted rs n partner. hes
proven defauter to the extent of S2O,OOo.
A NEW LONDON Comm whaling nrm pave
received advices from their brig Lizzie Z.
Simmons, to the effect that the brig has
captured wha'e yielding 16S barrels of oil
and $500 pounds of whalebone, and from the
sale of the stuff had realized nearly $4,000.
This is believed to be the largest whale ever
captured.
j. II. FULLERTON, a clerk in the employ of
the Manhattan Beach Railroad company,
running between New York and Coney
Island. has been fraudulently issuing stock
of the company and pocleting the proceeds
about $4,000. Just before discovery he
cashed check of the compa1y's for $500
anddisappearel. Gambling led to his down
fall.
OLIVER DYEP, JR., a student at Yale col
/ lege, New Haven, an son of - we'll known
New York journalist, died from the effects
of injuries received while engaged in a
boxing match with Robert b. Williams, a
colored student from Augusta, Ga The two
young men were sparring in friendly
match at the college gymnasium. Mr.. Dyer
attributes his sons death to aDoplexy, and
not to injuries received while sparring.
AT the thirty-second annual commencement
of the Women's Medical college of Pennsvl-
vania. held in Philadelphia, twenty six
young women received diplomas to practice
as ply sicians
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DANGEROUS EXPLOSIVES.
The United states Joining i'm the Cru
sadc Against Dynamite.

Attorney General Brewster has sent the
following circular to all United States at
torneys and marshas:
BY direction of the President | have to in
form you it is reported that certain persons
art gliding in the prosecution of heinoui
crimes by shipping to foreign ports explosives
dangerous in the highest degree TO life and
property. No proof has been aiduced that
this rumDr is founded upon fact, and the
President cannot believe its truth The
honor of this nation, however, requires that
it should not he open to the imputation, IN
founded though it be, of the slightest APP
pearance of tolerating such crimes, wlether
to be committed against our people or those
of other countries.
Your attention is therefore called to sec
tions 1855, 5,S5i, j,35j 4,21S and i,2i9 of the
revised statutes of the United States, which
regulate the shipment of explosives and the
punishment of those who infringe their pro-
visions and you are instructed to BE- dill
gent in Your efforts 10 prevent the offenseS
described and to detect and prosecute those
who have or may commit them.
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A STRANGE CASE.
An Ei.ht-Xcar- Old BOY Who Lives
and Dies Daily.

a wonderful case of suspended animation
is reported from Egypt Penn. The subject
is an eight year-od boy, who has lived and
died every day during the last month. From
sunset to sunrise he enjoys good health, and
ronrs around like all children of his age. but
at dusk he becomes entirely UNCONSCIOUS
and remains 50 until morning. Ply
siciaus are sorelv uzzed by the case. One
SAID: 81 pricked him with pin, and applied
a galvanic battery to his most sensitive
rarts. but without creating the least i'm
preston. | forciby raised one of his arms
and it remained in an upright position. The
members were ike wax and were covered
with indentations which l made with my
fingers The child had iust recovered from
whooping cou III when this strange affection
came upon him. 1t was proposed to take HIM
to New York. to b. examined by the most
eminent physicians in the country.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-03-21
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC

Bouc1CAuLT claims to have written over
400 plays.
STRAUSS is writing a new opera, "The
Gypsy Baron"
SINS REEVES, the tenor, is seriously i'll at
his home in England.
EMMA ABBOTT sings in opera on Sunday
evenings in San Francisco.
HENRY IRvING's gross receipts in this
country will aggregate nearly 100000.
SoNNENTHAL, the foremost leading man in
Germany, has been engaged for an American
tour.
RIsToRI, Salvina and Bernhardt are all
coming back to work still further the mine
in America.
PRESIDENT ARTHUR gave dinner recently
at the White house in honor of Mr. Henry
Irving and Miss Terry.
MISS WHITNEY, the Boston sculptor, is en-
gagged on a bust of Ellen Terry, the English
actress now with 1rving's company.
WACHTEL, Cote and Botel, three cele-
brated German tenors, will all rival each
other in different theatres in Berlin in May.
AN imperial censor in Russia re Gently OBJ
iected 10 the publication of ''Hamlet' as e
pernicious piece of literature to put in the
hands of the young.
EDWARD KING says that GO Mr.. Wilson
Barrett is becoming great man in London,
assuming a social prominence which lew
actors in France or America attain"
MADAME NILSSON says she shall retire from
the stage in two years " | shall, not stay upon
the STAGE she SAYS. "to hear it said, Poor
Madame Nilsson Her voice is all gone."
MARY ANDERSON rests in Italy. after the
close of the season; then travels through
Edinburgh, Glasgow, Manchester, Liverpool
Dublin and Birmingham, taking her COM
pany and charging double prices.
THERE is to be great Handel commemor-
alton in Germany on the 26th of May, the
second centennial anniversary of the com
poser's death. The first anniversary was
held in Westminster Abbey, George III, and
Queen Charlotte being among the auditors.
Miss SELENA FErTER, who plays the
heroine of 1.-The Stragglers of Paris" is the
Louisville beauty vino made SO fattering a
debut two seasons ago. She is said to resem-
be Mary Anderson in physique, and to eX-
Gel that favorite in intense emotional en-
beavers
York, and within four lines of each other,
one day recently, were to be seen the name;
of b. McAulay, New York, and John T.
Macauley, Louisville. Ky The two men are
brothers. one a well-known actor, and the
other prosperous theatre manager They
had a dispute some years ago about the
theatre; Barney" changed the spelling Of
his rame, and they have since been stranger;
to each other
CHARLES BALMER one of the best must
clans in the West, and a very able and con
scentious critic, thus tells reporter thu
musical relations between Patti ard Gerster
1.-The style of the artists is SO different thai
it is almost impossible to make comparison
Certainly, whatever Gerster does she enact
the character. She is a conscientious artist
but she has not the facility that Iatti has
She has equally as much exc tuition, but there
a is something in PATHS voice that is indie
scribable. The long AMI short OF it is tina
Patti is the greatest artist in the world.
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House..

A message was received from the President
without comment, transmitting to the House
the Lasker resolutions returned by Prince
Bismarck, with accompanying papers. Bills
were introduced to define the duties of the
Mississippi river commission; TO incorporate
the Yellowstone Park Railroad company; to
retire General c. II. Wright, and to enlarge
the grounds around Washngton'S head
quarters at MorristowI. n. j.
Mr. Morrison. from the committee on ways
and means, reported a bill revising the tariff.
Mr. Mckinley, from the same committee,
introduced minority report. The post
Office appropriation bill was debated without
action. "A bill was passed admitting to
American registry foreign vessels under GER
tain circumstances.
Consideration of the postofiice appropria-
ton bill was resumed. After some debate
Mr.. Horrs amendment, increasing to ST.
800, 600 the appropriation for the conpensa'
ton OF poStmasters, was lost. On motlOn
of Mr.. Davis, of Illinois, the clause limiting
the salaries of postmasters to $1,000, was
stricken out. Mr.. Holman offered an amend
ment, which was lost, fixing the salary Of
the postmaster at New York at IS, 600. a
motion by Mr.. Horn to increase the appro-
priation for clerks by $685. 900 was lost
Mr.. Harrison, from the committee on Ter
ritories, reported favorably and had placed
on the calendar the bill for the admission of
Dakota . The House resumed the consider
alton of the postofiice appropriation bill. In
committee of the whole Mr., SINNERS amend
menJ increasing the appropriation for the
payment OF letter carriers from S3,GO0,00
TO - 900, was adopted
THE bill granting a pension of 81 $50 to
Septimina Randolph Meikleham, the sole SUR
viving grandchild of Thomas jefferson, was
discussed at great length in the COMMITTEE
Of the whole. Finally on the motion of Mr.
Hewitt, of Alabama, the enacting claus
was stricken out by vote. of 1919 yeas anC
sixty nays. He agreed o'the committee re-
port At the evening session twenty tive
pension bills were passed
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-03-21
NEWS AND NOTES FOR WOMEN.

Black crepe lisSe trims the neck ana
sleeves of many of the newest black silk
dresses.
The evening cloak par excellence is of
cashmere, lined with plush, and having
a Grape hood, trimmed with lace.
The bodice with high back and low
cut out front is the correct wear for din
ner parties and evening receptions.
Pretty Partisan capotes are made of vel
vet applique on colored lace, with o
bunch of velvet flowers on one side.
Miss Hamilton is the wealthicst heiress
in England. She is forty and has $3.50
600 year, beside fine residences in Scot
land.
At Miss Clara Cushman's mission school
in Pclin the feet of the girls are not al
lowed to be bound the only school In
China where that is the case.
1t pays to be a cook and know how to
teach others to cook. Juliet Corson has
recently made $1,000 by her cooking
classes in San Francisco. a legitimate
field for woman to invade.
Miss Anita Newcomb. who is now
studying abroad has remarkable mathe-
NAUTICAL powers, and computes an eclipse
with the facility of her father Professor
Ncwcomb, of the naval observatory.
The palm-leaf fans that are painted on
one side, and have Il natural spray OF
flowers on the other, have now small
pocket placed near the handle, behind the
bow, for holding the lace handkerchief.
Wooden ornaments for dresses and
clnnl-c oro ,noIa Of ,,bito holly that imi-
tatcs old ivory, and are finely covered.
set consists of buckles, brooch for the
drapery, and buttons of two sizes for the
basque and coat.
Henry James says that the most beau
tiEul woman he ever saw is the cashier
in a Provence restaurant. She is large,
quiet, and has the dignity of Roman
empress. He also declares admiration
for the washerwomcn in the Trastevere.
Mi& Withers, the daughter of eN~Sen-
ator Withers, of Virginia, can handle a
shot run with an accuracy of aim eN-
ceeding that of many pretcntious sports
men, and makes nothing of bringing
down birds upon the wing.
Gold and embroidery are occasionally
seen on white tulle dresses, but, unless
they are used sparingly, they look dowdy.
Rows of gilt braid on the tulle tlounces
are now superseded by gold-colorcd vel
vet as the combination of white and yell
low is very popular.
Mrs. Clement Lozier, the first female
physician in America, is still living in
New York, between seventy and eighty
years old. She made an immense for
tune which her son spent for her, where
upon she pluckily went at work and
made another, which she now enjoys.
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Washin gton!

ABOUT sixty-seven Per cent. of our last
years corn crop has been consumed, leaving
thirty three per cent still on hand. The
wheat remaining on hand is about ll9,OOO,OOJ
bushels, or twenty eight per cent. of the crop.
THE President nomnlted j. f. lrisa, of
Wisconsin, 20 be United States consul at
Cograc, and Eliot S. n. Morgan, or Wyo,
ming. to be secretary Of the Territory OF
Wyoming.
CONTRIBUTIONS BY the Sena e: Colonel
John Newton, to be chief OF engineers, with
the rank of brigadi.r-gene German
Buck, to be associate justice of the supreme
court of the Territory o. Idaho; W. Fitz-
gerald, TO be associate justice of the supreme
court OF the Territory of Arizona, John {.
Perry, of New York, to lie chief justice of
the supreme court OF the Territory OF Wyo-
ming; John NJ. Valentine, of Pennsy lAena,
to be attorney of the United States for the
eastern district of Pennsylvania.
HENRY WATTERSON, of the Louisville
CourieT-JournaI, appeared before the con
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NEWSY GLEANINGS.

THERE are over 200 indictments for murder
or attempted murder pending in Cincinnati
courts
THIRTY THOUSAND patents were issued last
year in Great Britain against 10000 in this
country.
APARTY of Baton Rouge la bird-hunters
recently killed 400 robins with no other
weapons but sticks.
TRINITY CHURCH, Boston, has a laundry
department, the object being t. provide
work for needy women.
VIRGINIA, Tennessee, Alabama and Geor-
gia produced 704, 900 tons of iron last year.
against $50 0J0 tons in 1850.
A NEPHEW of the King of Corea, a son of
his prime minister and a son of military
mandarin of that country have lately been
made members of the Methodist church at
Shanhai China.
SINCE 1910 fittsburg has had twenty three
floods, thirteen of which have occurred in
the winter-three in December, four in Jan
uary and six in February. The worst have
come in February.
1T is a curious fac5 that tine French -speak-
ing population OF Canada has increased
during the last decade at a much greater
ratio than the English. The former class now
number 49,, 9.9, seveu-tenths of whom live
in the province of QUEBEC.
Two of the I'VE Confederate generals are
still livin3-Joseph f. johnson and +. G.. T.
Beauregarl. The CJnfeierates had twenty
one acknowledgements, and of these nine are
still living-James LoAgstreet, Wade II amp
ton. John b. Gordon, ID. II. Hill. 5. d. ee,
a. T. Stewart, Jubal Early, S. B. Buckner,
and Joseph L. Wheeler.
A COMPANY with 8, 800, 600 capital is pre-.
Taring to Drain 100000 acres of land in Cam
eron, Calcasieu and Nermlion in the south.
west corner of Louisiana, and to make gulf
front OF one hundred miles of agricultural
lands between Lake Charles and Sabine
Pass. Steam plows for the work have ar
rived from England, capable of blowing fifty
acres day.