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The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-03-21
Hunting Fish With Dogs.

Captain Wayne Reid in ST. NichoL,s,
gives the following interesting descrip-
ton OF Il peculiar Fucgian manner of fish
ing: BY this, the four canoes have ar
rived at the entrance to the inlet, and are
forming in line across it at equal dis
tances from one another, as if to bar the
way against anything that may attempt
to pass outward Just such is their de
sign the fish being what they purpose
entilading.
Soon the fsh-hunters, having com
plctcd their 'cordon' and dropped the
dogs overheard, come on up the cove,
the women plying the paddles, the men
with javelins appraised, ready for dart
ing The little foxy dogs swim abreast
of and between the canoes, driving the
fish before them-as sheep-dogs drive
shccp-one or another diving under
at intervals, to intercept such as
attempt to escape outward. For
in the translucent water they can see
the fish far ahead and, trained
to the work, they keep guard against 4
break from these through the inclosing
line Soon the fish are forced up to the
inner end of the cove, where it is shoalcst !:
and then the work of slaughter com
menccs. The dusky fishermen, standing
in the canoes and bending over, now to
this SIDE now that, plunge down their
spears and tizgigs, rarely failing to bring
up fish of one sort or another; the
struggling victim shaken of into the
bottom of the canoe, there gets its death
| blow from the boys.
For nearly an hour the curious aquatic
chase is carried on; not in silence, but
amid a chorus of dcalcning notes.-the
shouts of the savages and the barking
and yelping of their dogs mingling with
the shrieking OF the sea-birds overhead.
| And thrice is the cove "drawn by the
canoes, which are taken back to its
mouth, the line reformed, and the pro
cess repeated till a good supply of the fish
best worth catching has been secured.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-03-21
SELECT SETTINGS.
The bay leaf was formerly supposed t,

The bay leaf was formerly supposed to
protect the wcarer from thunder.
The word noddy was applied to a
fool becasc he mods when he should
speak.
1t is estimated that 1000, 600 wild
ducks have been killed in the parish of
Richland, La, this season.
1t is possible that Russia will have to
give up the Christmas tree, for the gov
eminent finds that the destruction of fir
trees is coming to be a serious matter for
the forests.
A shower Of white sulphurous ashes
has caused great CONSERVATION at Queens
town, South Africa. 1t lasted but Il few
minutes, and the sun shonc throughout
its duration.
In Elizabeth's time the gentry dined at
eleven, the common people at noon. In
the fourteenth century ten and eleven
o'clock in the morning were the fashion
able dining hours, and five in the evening
the supper hour.
There are only five genuine signatures
of Shakespeare known to be in existence.
One is in the London library, the other
his will at Doctors Common, and two in
possession of private collectors.
As late as the time of Edward VI, a
runaway or any one who lived in idlencss
three days was liable to he brought be-
fore two justices of the peace, marked V
with hot iron and made the slave fol-
two years of any one who would buy.
The year 1900 will not be leap year.
although it is divisible by four without
remainder. In order to make a calen
dar and solar time agree as nearly as they
can be got for many years to come, the
Gregorian calendar drops three leap years
out of every four centuries, and these
omissions are upon such leap years as
will not divide by 400 without remain
der, although they can be divided evenly
by four. The year 1900 was a leap year,
but 1900 and 1900 were not, and 1909
will not be.
Gold and silver were used as money as
long ago as two thousand years before
Christ, but it was Il long time subsequent
to this that the first money was actually
coined. Coins were probably used as
carly as the eighth century b. c. Before
llllS tune INC lncldlS McTC uSCNl III luC
shape of wedges or bars. No one knows
certainly who was the inventor of coined
money. Pheron, king of Argos, is said
to have issued coined money 800 years
b. c. The Eubeans had coins about
the same time. IIerodotus ascribes tho
invention to the Lydians, bat his author
ity is not conclusive. The oldest coin:
cXtant, and probably the first ever made
are from Asia Minor. \ gold slater O
NIiletus, Greek city of Asia Minor, il
probably some of the first coined money
The coin is stamped on one side with ,
deep indention, on the reverse is a rudt
picture of lions head. A die was evi
IDENTIFY used, and the lump of metal pu
in it, and a punch struck with Il hamme
drove the metal into the die and left tn
rude mark of the coin on the diverse o
| the coin.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-03-21

Montreal has far better right to the
title of "City of Churches" than Brook
lyn. 1t not only supports sixty French
Catholic churches, but the French cathe-
dral situated there is the largest church
building on this continent 1t is built
of limestone, and $1,000 people have
often been assembled under its roof.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-03-21

The late Lord Hartford was one of the
few persons privileged to make jokes in
the queens presence, and he often caused
her to indulge in a hearty laugh.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-03-21

Hugh j. levitt is director in twenty
railroad companies, Samuel Sloan in TWEEN
ty-three, Jay Gould in twenty-four,
George b. Roberts in twenty-sIX, Angus
tus Schel in twenty-eight, Sidney Dillon
IN thrty-siX and Frederick l.. Ames in
lilty-two.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-03-21
TO SPECULATORS,
THE MINISTER WHO

THE MINISTER WHO FAILS to interest his
ton and build church generally being preacher
of studying hard enough That always where the trouble
FROM Dyspepsia and liver disorders responsible many
dull and pulpit When the Domns digestive
apparatus working wrong and his giving him pain and his
brain refuses almost impossible make preach
good sermon GNeyour suffering minister bottle OF Browns Iron Bit
You will its effect Sunday preaching. The Rev. Mr..
Zeng of COdoru Pa payd and could walk except with
crutches until Browns ers
Mr.. White, of Rock Ill., Co. says: 81" restored and
go Browns Iron Bers not only for the minister but all people
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1884-02-20
The Danyiy,e Investigation.

WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. 16.-In the in
vestigation into the causes of the Danville
riot, number Of witnesses were examined.
The white men testified that the negroes were
insolent, and that there was danger of an up
rising; that they were armed, and that if the
whites had not presented bold front the
case would have been much worse.
Also that threats were made by
the negroes that alarmed the white
people. Several of the witnesses declined to
say whether they shot or not. The testimony
on the part Of the whites was to the effect
that a feeling of dread pervaded the COM
munity which caused the whites to go armed
and that a fight between white man and
a negro precipitated the trouble The colored
men swore that there was prearranged
plan on the part of the whites to
cause trouble; that Barbour said a
week before the election that the
Democrats intended to win the day by fair
means or foul, and that the colored men
merely acted on the defensive. It was testi-
fed that when the colored policemen at
tempted to disperse the crowds they were
ordered away by the whites, and one of the
white witnesses said the policemen were
"ordered" because they were ''niggers." The
investigation is adjourned until Monday.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1884-02-20
TEN PERSONS KILLED
ASy the Falling or a Couple OF Tene-
rnent Houses i'm Cincinnati.

CINCINNATI, Feb. 16.-A terrible disaster
occurred at the southwest corner of Pearl
and Ludlow streets, in which ten people are
known to have lost their lives. All night the
Two three-story brick buildings, occupied by
thlrty-five tenants, and run by Robert Kyle
and George Oester as q boarding house,
were heard to crack, and just before a.
m. the rear walls fell with terrific crash,
bury1ng beneath the brick and timbers q
number of the inmates who. if they were not
killed outright, were held under water by the
heavy debris until they drowned. The build
ing Is In the submerged district, and is en-
tlrely surrounded by five feet of water
Police, soldiers, and everyone who could
get boat rushed to the scene i'm
mediately. The loud screams of women made
the situation more horrible Two girls, Ettie
Long and Nellie Wood, were taken from the
second-story front window more dead than
alive from fright. They said they had heard
the building give way, and tried to arouse the
osher tenants. By the dim light of lanterns
the police and firemen worked an alarm
having been sounded from box No. a. They
all worked heroically to rescue the unfortu-
mates under the ruins, and succeeded in get
ting out number. Search for the bodies
was made all the morning. This task was
attended with great danger, as the front
walls are still standing, although liable to
fall; and as the corner is surrounded by
water over five feet deep, work is rendered
more difficult. At noon, all having been
reached that could be taken out, work was
till the water falls.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1884-02-20
The telegraph Question.

WASHINGTON Cry, Feb. 15.-Mr. Henry
Day Of New York, executor and counsel of
the estate of Edwin D. Morgan; deceased,
maze an argument before the senate post
Office committee in opposition to postal teleg-
raphy. He maintained that the building of
telegraph lines would destroy millions of
telegraph property, belonging to tens of
thousands Of private citizens and would
ruin an enterprise which it had for years
fostered. In instancing Governor Morgan's
case as fair specimen of the injury which
would be done in thousands Of cases, the
speaker said: ole and his family at his de-
cease owned 10000 shares Of stock of the
Western Union Telegraph company, and hold
it now; the majority of it was bought at
above the present prices" If postal teleg-
raphy was necessity, he added, it should be
brought about in manner SO as to do no in
Justice to present owners Of telegraph stock.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1884-02-20
s'EginG E,oyvn the Curtain. -

WASHINGTON CITY, FEB. 16.-After the pre-
vious question on the Manning Chalmers con-
tested election case in the house had been or
dered, Mr. Curtin advanced to the arena in
front Of the chair, followed closely by Mr..
Manning, who had been seated near him, and
with something of dramatic effect exclaimed:
II present Gen. Manning ON the certificate of
the governor of a great and loyal state with
the seal of that great state attached, and 1
asl that ne now be sworn in"
Calkins made the point Of order that the
house had transferred the jurisdiction of this
case to cQpmittee The speaker said that
the point of order was not necessary, as the
chair would not undertake to swear in any
one while the question Of his right to be
sworn in was being considered by the house.
Belford exclaimed; "Now ring down the
curtain, the pley is over.H
This remark occasioned loud laughter.
Messrs. Curtin and Manning then withdrew.
A vote was then taken, resulting in the de-
feat of the resolution to seat Manning ng-157
90 81
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1884-02-20
OYSTER PIRATES.
Picturesque Appearance Of One of
Them in COHrf.

|
Them in Court.
PRINCESS ANNE, Md, Feb 15-The oyster
police fleet has arrived at Goose creek, and
turned over the captured Maud Muller to
Justice Robinson. Sylvester Cannon, the
owner of the schooner, escaped, but
his father, Fl. P. Cannon, the pirate
chief, appeared before the magistrate,
and claimed that the seizure of the Maud
Muller was illegal. Justice Robinson ad-
mitted the justice Of the assertion, and the
schooner was released. II. P. Cannon carries
with him a small arsenal consisting of four
revolvers stuck in his belt, and rifle on
his shoulder. AS the pirate chief tri-
umphantly sailed the Maud Muller out
of the creek, his son Sylvester appeared on
the shore with revolver in each hand, and
fired several shots in the direction of the
police boat Leila. Capt. Mitchell sent twelve
men in small boats to arrest him, and as they
approached the shore the daring pirate con-
tinued to blaze away at them, but find
ing that his shots did not take
effect he made his escape in the dense under
growth. Since She recent raid made by the
oyster navy, the villages in this vicinity have
been infested with pirates, numbering 200.
Many of them are in want and when they can
not get food honestly they take it at the
point of the pistol
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1884-02-20
rna aust,er a,,1l tl,e print a,on

AUSTIN, Tex, Feb. 2.-Ben Thompson,
who, pistol in hand, recently cleared a ban
quet hall half filed with members of the late
cattlemen's convention, became incensed at
certain structures published in The Austin
Statesman and entered the composing
room of that paper, hourished pistol,
and forced the printers to retreat. He then
pied two galleys, smashed q lamp and
left. Subsequently he was arraignedin in court,
and while there struck Mr.. Weasles twice
with chair, for which he was fined $50 for
contempt Of court Later Thompson notified
Mr.. Gaines, proprietor of The Statesman,
that he would hold him personally response
Bile for repetition of the structures. A force
of twenty men and several policemen are
guarding The Statesman Office.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1884-02-20
Dynamite Scare.

BUFFALO, n. Y, Feb. ia few day:
ego 6 satchel was checked from Buffalo tc
Olean, and at the latter place the bag burst
open and dynamite ran out a detective
opened the satchcl and found forty or fifty
pounds Of the explosive and a quantity OF
mercurial caps for firingit. Great excitement
was caused by these discoveries. Sunday the
Ownership Of the satchel was traced to the
door of W. N. Hunt, in Friendship, Il. Y,
and by means of telegram he was induced
to go to Oleap. In the meantime the detec-
tive secured warrant foF his arrest from a
United States commissioner After his
arrival at Olean Hunt explained the
matter in this way: He and John
Biackmar, Of Bolivar, starting fc" Florida,
took with their baggage a quantity
of dynamite. They had an idea that it could
be used in clearing stumps from new land,
but found territory SO cheap that the ex-
plosiye could not be proftably employed
Hunt checked the satchel to Bradford, and
subsequently to Olean. A very heavy penalty
attaches to the offense, In order to make
sure Of tie nature Of the compound a dyna-
mite cartridge taken from the box was ex-
ploded. Tt is believed that Hunt will be Sc
yerei, dealt with.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1884-02-20
MenuaDfn Cana7.

WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. IA pretty
thorough canvass of the house by the friends
of the Hennepin canal gives them strong
hopes regarding the prospects of that
bill in the house. They find growing
sentiment in favor of the canal, which has
been strengthened by the favorable report OF
the committee and by the action of the
Mississippi river convention. The strong
feeling of the majority in opposition to rail
ways and corporations leads them 70 incline
to support anything recognized as in opposi
tion to those interests.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1884-02-20
Sweet Charity.

NEW YORK, Feb. 16. Mayor Edison has
received ON behalf of the general fund for
the relief of the sufferers by the recent floods
S2,795; amount previously announced,
$2,261; total, S5,056.
I >Hgq1LL4s PHIL slJasZEsIdFHEs, Feb i6-The citizens
committee having in charge the western
| food fund, met for consultation. It was an
nounced that the Pennsylvania Railroad
company had agreed to forward all goods to
places along the route of the railroad free of
charge A resolution was adopted nemori-
alizing congress to increase the national ap-
preparation for the sufferers from $500, 900 to
s., 100000
LOUISVILLE, Feb l6.-The steamer Matte
Hays, having on board S25, 900 worth of sup
plies of food, left for down the river in charge
of Mai. Burke, U. S. A. The boat will go az
far south as Shawneetown, Ills Fifty thou
sand dollars moro are in the hands of Gen,
Rufus Saxton,. commander of the post at
Jeffersonyille, for distribution to sufferers.
The Kentucky legislature will probably vote
$75, 900 more, making S100, 900 in ali given by
the state for her new sufferers.
CHICAGO, Feb. 16.-Numerous sums of
money are being subscribed for the Chic
f1ood-sufferers. Grand Master Browning has
issued a circular to the Mascns, requesting
that collections will be made and forwarded
tc Wiley W. Egan, the grand treasurer, of
Chicago. Members of the board of trade sub
sc1ibed over 81, ,OoC. Subscriptions have been
started also among printers and book-bind-
ers. Potter Palmer, Of the Palmer house,
gave $500 to Erskine NJ. Phelps, chairman of
the finance committee of the Red Gross so-
ciety, who turned it over to John De Koyen,
treasurer of the local relief committee
Edward I. Calvin, agent for the executive
committee of the Red Cross society, has gone
to Cincinnati to cooperate with Miss Clara
Barton, president of the national association,
and to distribute funds sent from Chicago by
the Red Cross gociety. A meeting of the
society will be held at the Palmer house to
consider measures for relief.
Sir Randall H. Roberts, agent Of the
Wyndham company, called upon the mayor
and announced that he had been authorized
by tho Wyndham company to tender the
proceeds Of a matinee, to be given on the
2Sth, for the benefit of the food spffsrers.
Mr.. Hooley donates the use of his theatre,
and the entire proceeds will be turned over
to the mayor to be distributed as ne may
.;,,1- Io.%
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1884-02-20

At CinciDnc&i, Dut Another Rise at
Pist3hurg.
Esut DcStitGtE0a and Distress the
More Aoouna as the Time Wears
O0---A Ap0e;.i for Aid, and
the Response.

CINCINNATI, Feb, 16. The river is falling
at the rate of three-fou.yhs of an inch an
hour, which is about the rate at which ii
rose. The pumps of the water-worls
can be started within three days,
but it will be six days before there
will be any gas. The needs of those
who have been driven from their
homes are not lessened by the slight fall, but
will rather increase with each day for 8
week or ten days to come.
The direct damage to property in Cincin-
natl is estimated at S5,C00000, and that
across the river in Covington and Newport
at 81 200, 900 more.
SHAwNEETowN, His, Feb. 16.-The river
is still rising half an inch an hour, showing
no checking up, but the news from above is
encourag ging and more hopeful feeling pre-
walls 1t is not expected that the food will
reach quite to last years marks. Should it
surpass them, however, many would be
compelled to suffer, as no calculation has
been made to meet such an emergency,
The Ohio & Mississippi railway is
now running one train day by means Of
transfers The average depth OF water on
the stree6s is about eleven feet. No serious
accidents have happened, though now and
then q dog-boat is upset in the swift cu--
rent. The cold weather the last two days
has prevented large amount of surface
water from adding its volume to the swollen
streams. Fewer houses have foated away
than during the two previous foods
LAwRENCEBURG, Ind, Feb. 16.-After
standing still for five hours, the river has
begun to recede, and now has fallen about
twelve inches The height reached was about
four feet higher than ever before known.
1t is impossible 70 place an estimate on
the damages caused by the water, but
81 ZOO, 600 would not be placing the loss too
high. Fully 800 dwellings have been over
turned and carried Away from their founda-
tions. A number have gone down the river.
The saw mill of Fitch s. Co., built at Il cost
of $4,000, is entirely wrecked. Sutton's saw
mill is swept away: loss, $1,000.
kilograms from ali the principal cities in
the country announce that relief measures
are in active operation everywhere.
PITTsBURa, Feb. 15.-Abeut 1875 fam
lies have 50 far received aid from the
relief committee in the city hall at Ale
gheny. On Monday q number of mills
aad works of different kinds will start up,
giving employment to large number of idle
men who are depending On the relief commit
tee for food, and will then be in
position to help themselves. The rivers
rose quite rapidly during the day, but the
river men do not look for food, as they
think the great bulk Of the water is already
down. In the Monongahels the marks
showed twenty-ons feet, most of which was
''e Allegheny backwater, although the river
vas RS. ,>:rg. The Allegheny was up to twenty
,ne feet ten inches, rising and running out
asst. A portion O. the tracks of the Pitts
,ur.s G Western railroad pcctow the suSpen-
ion bridge were covered, and the war was
veil up on the wharf beyond. Both rivers
anne up about two feet in twenty-four hours.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1884-02-20
Notice Of Dissolution.

Notice is hereby given that the part
nership heretofore existing between e.
w. Randall and Paul p. Bodeen as Ran
dali & Bodecn doing business at Morris,
Stevens county Minnesota, is this day
dissolved by mutual consent. Paul p
Bodeen retires from the firm and business
q. w. Randall continues the business,
assumes and is to pay al Liabilities Of.
the firm and is to collect all debts due
the same.
Dated January 25th 1884,
E. w. RANDALL.
PAUL Z. BoDEEN
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1884-02-20
Protest from Howa settlers.

WASHINGTON CTY, Feb. Ex-senator
Allison presented in the senate the protest of
104 settlers and owners of Des Moines river
lands against the passage of the bill in
troduced in the senate declaring that
all the lands for which indemnity
lands were selected, except such as
were held by the United States prior to the
passage Of the act of 1861, to be public lands,
and directing the attorney general to insti-
tute suits to protect the title of the United
States to such lands, and that none of such
lands shall be open for settlement until such
suits have been decided.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1884-02-20
The 7,;c,,irap g1aa,l srorgeitures

committee on public lands reconsidered the
action respecting the forfeiture of lands
granted to the Michigan railroads, in which
the cash entrymen and homesteaders were
protected, and adopted a resolution declaring
a straight forfeiture of all the unpatented
lands of the Michigan roads, and ordered a
report to be made to the house accordingly.
This action leaves the cash entrymen and
homesteaders to seek redress in the courts,