The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-09-18
LATER NEWS

SHAMoKIN PENN dispatch alleges that
Molly Maguirei5m is again rampant in the
upper and lower Luzerne districts. Nine
murders have recently occurred in the north
orn coal fields and mines are frequently fired.
Murderers and frebugs so free and the Coal
and Iron police seem powerless to afford pro-
lection to life and property"
A COAL train ran into the handsome de-
pot of the Pennsylvania railroad at Hunt
ngton Penn, completely demolishing the
western half of the structure and causing
500, O0J damages. The action was due TO a
train hands failure to open switch.
NUMEROUS appointments Of fourth-class
postmasters are being made.
FURTHER appointments by the President:
Henry w. Gilbert, of New York. to be con
sui at Trieste James NJ. Rose, of New York,
to be consul at Three Rivers Canada; Moses
A. Hopkins of North Carolina, to be minis
ter resident and consul-general to Liberia.
The Rev. Moses A. Hopkins was born a
slave in Montgomery county, Va, and after
gaining his freedom pursued a course of study
and was graduated at the Lincoln university,
Pennsylvania. in 1874. He was also gradu-
ated at the Auburn o. W Theological sem
mary. In addition to his services as a Pres
byterian clergyman, he has been engaged in
educational pursuits and was the principal of
the State Colored Normal school at Franklin
ton. n. c.. for several years.
FLOODS have destroyed the crops in Bengal,
India The Calcutta district for fifty miles
around is submerged, and famine is i'm
pending.
A EpINCH tronsOOrt
Tonqun when fight broke out between the
sailors and soldiers on board. Afterward
mutiny broke out among some of the sailors
who had been punished, and they attempted
to scutte the ship They were landed at AL
gers under guard AMI will b. tried for mu-
tiny, and probably shot or guillotinel
CIVIL war still RACES in Peru.
A GALE at Paris did great damage to prop
erty, and many persons wore in iurei.
THREE young men-Charles Young, f. S.
Curtis and Arthur Wheeler-were sailing
on a pond at Rockland, Mass, when their
boat upset and all were drowned.
EMORY A. SToRRS, one of the most promi-
nent lawyers of the West, died suddenly a
few days since in Ottawa, Ill. He
was born in Cattaraugus county, n. Y,
| Ill loJt, anu SluCS 1919 hot PA"N'iNNN 10" a.
Chicago.
THREE ladies-Mrs. DR.. Marshall Mrs.
| Paul and q friand-were drowned in Lake
Traverse, Mimi, by the upsetting of their
boat during storm.
THE President has appointed Ross a. Fish.
of the District of Columbia, to be assistant
register of the treasury, vice W. p Titcomb,
who has been reduced to fourth class clerk
ship.
WITHIN twcnty-eight days sixty postoiiices
have been burned or robbed by burglars.
The average loss in each case was less than
500, which falls upon the government
Mr.. A. NJ. KELLEY has formally tendere d
his resignation as United States minister to
Austria.
EIGHT more clerks have just been removed
from the treasury department 1t is stated
that their places will not be filled for economic
| cal reasons.
An international exhibition to illustrate
the history and development of travelling by
land, sea and air will open at Liverpool in
May, 1856, and continue through the summer
and autumn.
AT a reunion held by King Christian, OF
Denmark, at Fredenburg, there were presen
the Russian car and czarina, Prince and Prin
cess of Wales, King George of Greece, an(
the Due and Duchesse de Chartres The oc
casion was the formal betrothal OF Marie
daughter of the Due de Charities, and Prime
Waldemar, Youngest son of King Christian