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The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-05-01
LATER NEWH

ISAAC W. ENGLAND, for the past seventeen
years business manager of the New York
Sun, died the other afternoon at his home in
RidScwood n. j., aged fifty three years
GENERAL GRANT was feeling somewhat
worse on the 18th. 1t was practically settled
that If well enough in July he would occupy
Mr.. Joseph w. Drexels cottage at Mt. Nc
Grcgor, near Saratoga, n. y. On the Goth
the general was feeling better again-better
than he had felt in weeks he said
PRESIDENT COSTELLO mas issued a circular
from the miners general Office in Pittsburg'
Penn, declaring that owing to unfavorable
reports received the long strike in the rail
roal districts was at an end.
AN epidemic of typhoid and malarial fever
has carried OF many people at Plymouth,
Penn, and caused practical suspension Of
business.
JOSEPH EATON a Clinton county (Nev.)
desperate, shot and killed Marshal Clay
Jeans, and was in turn similarly served by
Sheriff Newland.
EX-GOVERNOR W. D. BLoxAM, of Texas,
has declined the Bolivian mission, and has so
notife Secretary Bayard
JUDGE ANDREW WYLIE, of the supreme
district court, has resigned.
THE withdrawal of the United States troops
under Commander McCalla from Panama,
done under an agreement with Aizpuru and
the French consul, created CONSERVATION
among the inhabitants. General Aizpuru
was confirmed president by the assembly and
guaranteed security TO person and property
Nevertheless it was feared serious trouble
would follow.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-05-01
NEWS SUMMARY
Eastern md Middle states.

A FIRE at Lyons, N Y, destroyed the Ex-
change hotel and the German Lutheran
church. Calvin Porter, guest, was burned
to death.
GENERAL GRANT took carriage drive
through Central Park on the Goth, and was still
feeling much stronger. Colonel Fred
Grant said. "a week ago l did not believe
my father would live n week or even day.
Now feel hopeful that he will at least go
through the entire summer"
For the first time in many weeks General
Grant took short walk in the street on the
2lst. He was obviously tired when he re-
turned to his house.
BARCLAY JOHNSON twenty-five years old,
a recent valedictorian at Yale college and
studying law in Columbia college, New York,
shot and killed his mother and seventeen-y ear
old sister while out walking with them at
Greenwich, Conn, and then committed sui
eide. Insanity prompted the terrible deed.
EXTENSIVE forest fires have been ravaging
portions of New Jersey, Connecticut and
Massachusetts,
THE jury investigating the death of car
penter by the recent fall Of ten unfinished
buildings in New York rendered a verdict
finding Builder Buddensiek, the supposed
owner of the buildings, sub-contractor and
two public examiners of buildings response
bic Warrants for the arrest of the five men,
charging them with mansaughter, were IS
sued by the coroner.
GENERAL GRANT took another short walk
and drive from his house on the 22d. His
condition was so much better that the doctors
said no more bulletins regarding his health
would be furnished to the newspapers. The
following message on n card was received
from Mr.. Gladstone: "With respectful sym
pathy, and best wishes for speedy recovery
and a long and useful life.n The card was
given to an American gentleman who had
called recently in London on the English pre-
mier.
FIRE at Philadelphia destroyed the repair
shops of the Pullman Palace Car company,
including seven palace cars valued at SD, 900
each. The total loss is about $4,000.
A LONG drive and a short walk were taken
by General Grant on the 23d. He was weighed
and turned the scale at l40 pounds, loss of
twenty-five pounds since his sickness. The
general accepted an invitation to visit the
Catskill mountains during August, if alive.
AFTER passing the bill establishing a labor
bureau, the Connecticut legislature adjourned
without day.
CAPTAIN JOHN O'BRIEN, who commanded
the steamer City of Mexico on her last trip
to New Grenada, on which she carried arms
for the Colombian insurgents, was arraigned
before United States Commissioner Shields
in New York for violation of the neutrality
laws.
New JERSEYS "arbor day" was celebrated
oil over the State by the planting of trees,
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-05-01

THE Prince and Princess of Wales were re
ceived cordially in Dublin on their return
from the trip through Ireland. On the jour
ney between Killarney and Limerick the
royal party met with some hostile demon
STATIONS.
JACOB BERNSTEIN, a banker of Konigs-
berg, has failed for 100000.
PREMIER GLADSTONE stated in the British
house of commons that Sir Peter Lumsden,
the English commissioner on the Afghan
boundary question, was seriously at issue
with General Komarof, the Russian victor
at Penjdeh, and then asked for credit of
$55, 100000 for the army and navy account
A FIRE in the town of Wschnitz, Austrian
Galicia, destroyed $50 houses aud rendered
GOO people homeless.
A TERRIBLE volcanic eruption has occurred
at Passaroean, province in the east end of
the island of Java. A number Of plantations
have been devastated, and it is feared that
fully 100 persons have been killed.
GENERAL MIDDLEToNs force of Canadian
military had pitched battle with Riel's
rebels fifteen miles south of Batoche, Mani
toba. The first reports received stated that
the houses of the enemy had been shelled and
many rebels driven from them to refuge into
the ravine The Indian allies of Riel fought
vigorously in Indian fashion. The whole
number in the ravine was estimated at 800.
The military lost about thirty in killed and
wounded.
FRANCES declaration that the Egyptian
government must make reparation. for the
suppression of French newspaper at Cairo,
or she would suspend diplomatic relations,
created a commotion in England, where it
was believed France and Russia were acting
together Lord Granville telegraphed to Sir
Evelyn Barring, diplomatic agent of Great
Britain at Cairo, to support Nubar Pasha to
the utmost extremity in his refusal to make
apologies or reparation for the suppression of
the BoSphore Equptien.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-05-01
NEWSY GLEANINGS.

THERE are 100000 acres of swamls in
North Carolina.
THE English language is taught in sc, 600
schools in Japan.
AN Alabama factory makes kindling out of
cotton seed hulls.
THERE have been nine wars in Europe
within the last thirty years.
The total cost of the rescue of Lieutenant
Greely and party was 1853, 2G5.
THE population Of Atlanta, Ga, is increas.
ing at the rate Of nearly 5000 a year.
MAKING envelopes out of straw paper is a
new and fiourishing industry in Ireland.
A DEPOSIT of zinc ore thirty feet thick and
two miles long has been found in. Marion coun
ty Arkansas.
ENGLISH lovers Of cats are introducing a
new variety from Russia They are of a
rich mouse color
The lumber cut in Maine the past season
was l35, OOO,OOO feet, or about 10000, 900 less
than that of 1854.
IL Virginia peanuts are now ground into
what proves very fair flour for making pie
crust and other light pastries.
ELECTRIFIED butter will soon be in the
market. French patent has been btaineC
for process Of butter making by electric
ity
THE San Juan district of Colorado is rap
idly developing into old-producing coun
try and Is good for 100000 of the yellow
metal this year.
WHAT is said to be the largest diamond in
the world is about to be cut in Amsterdam
1t was recently found in South Africa anC
weighs 475 carats.
Mr., LYKENs, of Mines, small town nea
Altoona, Penn, is said to be father of fiv
boys, three of whom came into the worlc
fully equipped with teeth
A LoNG-HAIRED elephant, larger and NOR
perfect than any specimen hitherto Sc
cured, is being extracted from tbs ice at tn
mouth of the Lena Delta, Siberia
THERE are now eight vegetarian restau
rants in London, feeding from 500 to 80
persons daily. The average cost of dinner
in one of the most frequented is seven an,
onehalf pence.
THE death of a professional sword swa
lower in an English hospital, from hem
orrhage, has again brought attention to Tia
dangers of the calling, which is Dor
ulariy supposed to be harmless.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-05-01
GENERAL BARRIOS.
How the President of Guatemala met
his death.

Advices have been received in Washington
from Guatemala describing briefly the scene
of General Barros' death. The contending
armies had hardly begun the battle when the
Gultemalan commander was killed He
Was not leading the troops ON the battle
fled, hut was passing leisurely along at some
distance in the rear of the troops, when an on
slnught was suddenly made on him by band
of the enemy, Barrios fell MORALLY wounded
by bullet, and died in few minutes A des-
perate struggle was made to capture his body
from his bodyguard and twenty Guatemalan
soldiers were killed before the enemy were re-
pulsed and the attempt abandoned 1t was
in this fight that Barros' son fell. 1t is COM
mon belief that Barros was deliberately
assassinated by the intrigues Of Zaldivar, the
president of Salvador.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-05-01

INCIDENT to the transfer Of the Office Of
United States treasurer from Mr.. Wyman to
Mr.. Jordan, n count of the money in the
treasury is to be made by committee of
three-two representing the gentlemen
named and the third Secretary Manning.
The count will take about three weeks.
THE President has appointed Henry p.
Kernochan, of Louisiana, TO be naval officer
at New Orleans, and Cornelius s. Schenck,
of Oregon, to be appraiser of merchandise in
the district of Willamette, Ore Charles
Janney has been appointed postmaster at
Camden, N. j.
POSTMASTER GENERAL Villas the other day
appointed sixty fourth-class postmasters.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-14

From the New Yod, Graphic ~thc
exhibit, at the New Orlru, Exhibit
ton, Of Pond, Extra Company of
New York, attracts particular utltu-
from TIE fact that PonJ'- ENtrar, j.
seen and welcomed ia nearly every
household in the land. BE- careful, to
get the Genuine.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-14

Soda water with shaved ice and
pure fruit juice syrup-: delicious; AT
W. a. Williamson Il Cos. drug tore,
400 Austin street.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-14

Ladlcs approve of your smoking
Little Joker.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-14
NARICOC EIt.

CIVIALE REMEDIAL HnFN,I
1Gl fu.fIl -.f.,r ten l..a
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-12-04
Advocates ofLaw and Order.

r. State Law and order League converted
at the parlors Of the Eagle Hotel in Grand
Rapids on the morning OF November. Is and
was called 10 order 10y President j. +. Cobb,
after which prayer was offered by J. j Meal
lister. The following delegates were present
Prof ". " kemau. Ann Arbor; Hon.
Walln. Rev W + Richardson b w Barnard
". + Shcdd Grand Rapids Rev J. j. Meal
lister, Al.eyan: Rev. ID W Parsons and IL
Allen, SchoJ.cIaft: Rev. i Il. Greasy, Detroit:
Vim Adams. Kent county. Committees were
appointed on the various business OF the ses
sion and to plan work Tor the coming year
The treasurer made his report which shows q
small balance in cash ON hand.
The afternoon session was devoted 20 re
ports OF the comm ttecs and the President :
address. The officers are. President j. l..
Cobb, SchoOlcfaft; Vice Presidents Dt " o..
Hitchcock kalamazoo, Dr. " j Herdman
Ann Arbor, r. X Warren, Jackson
j T. Creque Grand Rapids, David Woudman,
Paw Paw, Rev Chas. Henderson. Detroit .
Secretary nd Treasurer. Rev J.. II Brooks,
Grand Rapids. Recording Secretary ;. IL.
Fitch kaian1Oo STATE Agent, Henry ! Allen.
SChoocrait
The public meeting was addressed
~ Rev Frank u CrcsscN ~ Detroit, aud Hon.
j L Cobb of school raft
There Is a good interest manifested IN the
meeting aud the hague will plan for ali active
campaign the cptnug year
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-12-04
Inninnraieh Insane

Fire DESTROYED the main building of the Erie
county Iniirmaiy lOratcd neal Sandusky Ohio
few nights ago. II broke ont in one of the
upper rooms in the northwest wing about half
pas : o'clock. originating, AZ supposed. from
a def Ciive tue She flames spread with great
rapidlly, and as there were no facilities for eN-
tingui-hing the fire the whole upper part Of
the structure was soon in flames. An alarm
was sent 10 Sandusky aud the tremtn respond
ed promptly The nearest supply Of water wa
ia a creek about a quarter OF mile from the
institution line OF hose was speedily laid
and a stream was soon playing on the flames
10 the meantime large crowd had gathered
aud worked hard to rescue the inmates and
save the household effects.
There were ninety eight inmates All were
safely gotten out except five, who we're IN IN,
insane department, which VAS located in the up
per puttinn where the fire originated The
names Of those burned TO death are A. follows
Mrs. NcwCumh OF Berlin Nights. Mis- SCHUYLER
Map up Mary Miller ana Mary Latcha OF
Sandusky
Supt Alex Motry was injured internally
while endcavuiing 10 rescue the inmates aud
was carried 10 a house near by
The ftrWo Il. uudng that l. ev could not save
the main structure. directed their efforts TO
ward saving the smaller building iu the rear
which j. tine mems department This building
escaped without damage, an after the fire The
inmates were removed into 70 rom the stable
The total loss is estimated al between $liO0J
aud S20,UO Partially insured amount vi.
known
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-12-04
News from the Mort land

The following letter has been received by
Secretary Baysid from Lieut. W. W. SChults,
|. :. n, Who was sent 10 ) brria last summer
o. carry the presents AMI giatuitics awarded
by congress 10 certain OF the natives of that
country Who h,irlcHdcd tie survivors Of the
Jeanette:
Il have the honor to report INV arrival here
on the 2lst inst, on my way 10 the mouth of
the Lena River. Nv route from -. Peters
burg was the ono usually followed IN summer
from Moscow over Nlshni, Noygorod. kazon,
Perm and 1inmen. From the latter place 10
Tomsk the travel by steamer occupied ten
days, and thence hy wagon tO lrkutsk seven
teen days From TomSk the time used was
unusually long, the roads being the worst
known for years. Owing 10 this
unexpected delay on the later
part OF the journey shall have TO wait here
until the winter road opens to fakutsk prob
ably In the early part Of November ! shall
then proceed 10 Yakutsk as rapidly a. possible,
tit out the expedition for the north coast aud
returning from the Delta try 20 reach lrkutsk
before the spring breaks Up. Cold weather has
now set In near Yakutsk and only practicable
summer travel by boats is interrupted.
The usual visits with the officials Of ltkutsk
have been exchanged The newly appointed
Governor General 81 East Siberia, Count
lgnatich, is particularly kind and courteous
and promises me all necessary official assist
ance in my Journey 90 the north - The letter
Is dated lrkutsk, Eas, Siberia, September .,
iSSA
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-12-04
THE STATE AT LARGE.
Railroad Commissioners Report.

From the annual report of the State Com.
m ssioner OF Railroads for lNs5, Just issued, II
appears AT The Sc, rcsston that has 20 af
Zee ed IN general business of the country has
retarded propose railroad enterprises In this
state, aud that ouly sS.Sj mil,, wee added 10
the track mileage during the year Just closed
The total funded and floating debt OF railroads
operating in The state at the c'Ose Of the year
amounted 10 S.I5, Isl, 40 %, an increase over
the preceding year Of l1,,5G6i4 OF, or 5.4l
per cent. The total traffic earnings reported
Tor the year lSS4 figure at the sum of ssh
500 ,3l6 Us, OF which s@iOis, SG 43 was
Tor passengers and 80, '63,31 - for
freight The entire operating expenses, In
Guiding taxes, amounted 81 siS,0i5,2,s % IA
decrease of 50, l5j. i01 90 the expenses being
tO.Nl per cent OF the earnings The interest
upon the corporate debts OF roads reporting 10
the commissioner Is placed al SIS, 7G9 is 10, a
decrease of S9i5, 81, - from the figures of the
preceding year, showing that the refunding
operations of the corporations has secured
them more favorable rates OF interest Five
companies-thc Chicago * canada Southern,
Michigan a Ohio OntOnagon ~ Brule River,
St Joseph Valley and Buckley ~ Douglass
reported insufficient revenues from which 10
meet operating expenses, the total deficit be
ing S35,5l1 33, or fifty Per cent less than re-
ported 10y companies similarly situated last
year
During the year r., 'iS6 tons Of new rails were
useu in the renewal of track, RELAXING li9 IA
miles and 43 bridges, aggregating , ola feet In
length were built or renewed. The commits
sioncr states that the railroad Ompanies Of
In, state areas a rule entitled TO unqualified ap-
prohauonlfor the suiiclcncy and quality Of their
equipments which are surpas-, Il ~ those OF no
other ttate The estimated value of tn roll
ing sto Il reported al S3i ihli>4 -, an in
crease of > i,51S 5i4 - over the estimates of
the preceding year
Referring 10 the law concerning automatic
coup,trs passed al The last session OF the
Legislature the Commissioner says The
duty deyolying upon me in this connection is
not an enyiable one ana in view OF the fact
that nearly 1000 patents for automatic couplers
have been issued, ! have come TO sympathifc
with the troubles OF the members OF The Master
Car Builders Association in recommending 10
the companies they represent the most DC
srable coupler for uniform use, and If ! am
largely influenced In my selection 10y the
conclusion, reached by them 1t viii be
because of the conviction that of 81! men IN
The country they ought 10 know better than
any Others rs % which, among 80 many appli
ances, are entitled tu the reference The
whole number OF passengers carr cd IN 1881
Was "A .s2.3?3. decrease OF 5239)A The total
tons q freight moved was Pi. .",N4+ dc-
crease of G3}4NO The total number OF cas-
ualiiir- reported was 49j 10! of which rc, ulted
fatal
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-12-04

WiSSONl>t LlciH'f. Any some kind
OF siei uI. tie old ook-. whose names have
iecu 'atflci OF fUr -tIrr9t Dus in essays.
-pC'cu.-. and n be-, .t 4-, as emf Oai-
meut, %. iutr.' Wi. nc real truth Is thos'
names ~, thor o uIuilt' ina vulgar * .aad
have uow oull el their merit Not ricly does
not imply good character This iaw hoIds
true al on toOh- Is au.Dn tuv.. - la was
once famous ,.Il! .Ong remain go. II viii be
JUS. a, ain, Mt 10 erase from story the names
~ Aaron Bur and hGltCau ar thO-c u Whit
tier o. EWt tuu. fatne Doc- a.t liuIlt Nalue,
II plr- only fame I BE- ,lu,uily interest
NJ D. e8T The girl and boz -tadultcs alludr
in their exhibition speeci aud ESSAYS 10
author, whose books il j. hove they nave never
read authors many iathOm' lower IN taste
than the graduates who are bDstOWiug the
panegyrics. Many pass all though lie reading
ana tiklug without having actually louuu
name, have Always stood only in great II III
OF .amc. II is The duty OF the men and women
nov N The world 10 make an examination into
IA IA r. 81 name or fame, and learn how
THIS lam cam" io pass, Tor II ~ Wa create 4
out o. a period .e.- refined than cur own then
49, ar not iouud 10 perpctuate II ANY more
shan SO r.. hoIni in our ordinary converse
iion 10 use coarse terms common In the
Older PERIODS 10 other lands.
one OF tlc d aud spcctAclcs Of our times is
this one Of pufcr literature. IL is the Whitc,t
age in this respect the human race has set
seen. lhe efforts made here aud there by
ONE one min 20 place upon the market low
forms of thought meet win sgorchng rebuke
from all the papers aud magazines OF the land.
There seem. growing desire that our books.
newspapers aud dramas shall uc free from all
that cUarscuc-- which So Characterize, barbar-
!Sn and which 50 mars all 1t touches.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-12-04
STATE sIFTINGs

The Michigan { hris iau co ference held It's
annual session al iIttefutd, llllslale county.
re entity The present officers are: President
--R-v j. 4. Young Rom e.. Vice President 80
Rev. {. !. Dcyo, OXlOr secretary Key
Nudge. President Union Christian college
Merom. Ind Treasurer isaa Hewitt. Maple
Rapids The following are ihc trustees. e
A Truman. Nashville j. 81 III kins Pitt
ford; II W llolljster, Oxford Rev w w
DE Geer, Holly. Tho standing committees on
churches ministry. sunday ~chOO and mora
reform made their usual reports which showed
n steady growth IN tie Interests OF the De
nomination. recommend from the mission
airy mmttee 10 appoint O. -tatr missionary
was unanimously adopted The hunua Tel
lowship meeting aud the religious
~ vices through the wDcN ard over
the Sabbath demonstrated deep religious en-
thu,ilsm and broad catholic charity
A few q v ago Harley II llanev of Corun
ma was married O Miss Josie Holman daug D..
ter ot ex Register at Deeds Chafle- Holman
The affair caused quite sensation a the
time as IL wa known that llney hld BE II
paving marked att niinn 10 a Miss Austin OF
New Haven township. The day after liancY
marriage Miss Austin commenced proceed ng-
for a tr % trUIns against hln alleging
tina tie Wr 30 have been married on tho
Friday following llap,ys ma VI Z with VI IS
Holman lIancy's bonds ATE fixed at Sl.0U.
which he fail 90 q procure. and was locked up
liaucy is a sober industrious Young man.
sheriff Frederick al MCCOsla IN company
with Pros cutting Attorney Palmer, las return
ell from Kansas Git, with Nauimans IN ctistod
who IS suspected oi the murder Ot John Crow
a man from Defiance, o., whoac s1cief on was
found near Rig Rapids last July. Upon being
arrested Nauim NJ COuscntcd TO return with
out rcgus.tion. bu insisted that hc knew
nothing II the murder lie claims th u he ac
compaued crow ~ far a ira d Rapids and
then lett him aud returned TO OIio IL IL
stated that Crow had some mono, vita 10
when be- left home
The current quarterly report Of Department
Commando Col {. Long, q. A x gives Tho
following statist a. Total number Of poet,
In the department -; number OF members
1901; application fOr posts pending, 10: cx
pended for relief since Jan ], 1885, 3G-6 ~
gains in membership for first quarter Of this
wear. ~. second quarter, So third quarter
Q o: total gains 10 Oct /, 2,0l9 gains Of posts
81 number Of members oct !, lS,5, 3,H.
more than Oct. |. lsSi number OF posts or
ganized last quarter IL, aud up TO date thi'
quarter. q.
Mrs l.. Rupert OF Holt. Clinton county
has been an Invalid for utatly nine years, and
for four years has been confined 10 her home
On tue 5ib OF the grr.rn. month local
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-12-04
Must Pay their Own Bills.

Second Comptroller Maynard has rendered
three important decisions, a. follows: First,
directing that ST. hall be- charged against the
accounts Il -Surgeon-G Genera Wales Tor two
portrait OF that officer, purchased Toy hi> Office
and iesidence, but paid for on vouchers rep
rescntlng the expenditures 10 be for photo
graphing ANATOMICAL spec mems and for pur-
chasing postage stamps. Socon d. allowing
accounts Of Sal for entertaining tie house
committee on appropriations durin "a trip to
Fortress Monroe on the Tallapo0~a in March,
l>4 Third, disallOwiug accounts FOR Sl,.i0
'or mileage 10 Surgeon Billings. ? =. 4. GOV
ering his European trip to attan ..ctical CON
yentions and cougres .cs upacr CO.,. rs Of the
war Gcpar ment In this cas- tnr DulnptrOller
holds that here was 40 authority for such u
trip az the government cXpra.. and that the
service was not military. An order leaving
the amount OF travel and places 20 be visited
10 the discretion Of an ohrr s held 20 be void.