The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-03-20
LATER NEWS

FRANK ToCsEY, n we'll known New York
story papers, las gone into bankruptcy OWING
about SlG0, 900.
THE body of Newberry Hlls, formerly a
prominent merchant of Chicago, and well
known as a writer, was Moderated at the
crematorium in Lancaster, Penn.
GENERAL GRANT felt so much better the
other day that he went riding.
CHARLES w. MCCUNE, proprietor Of the
Buffalo IN. " Courier, and a Democrat of
prominence in State politics, died a few days
ago. President Cleveland sent a telegram
of sympathy to Mrs. McCune.
THE Connecticut house has passed q bill
allowing women to vote at school elections.
THE Southern Agricultural works, one Of
the largest enterprises in Atlanta, Ga, has
failed. with liabilities reaching $40, coo.
WOMAN Suffrage in Dakota has been de-
feated by the governors veto of the bill Civ
ing women the right to vote.
CROWD of 100 armed men forcibly en-
tered the jail at Independence, Mo, took out
Frank Bonham, a young farmer charged
with the murder of his mother, brother and
sister and hanged him to a railroad t~restle.
THE great strike of employees of the Union
Pacific railroad has ended in a victory for tho
strikers. a st. LOUIS dispatch says that at a
conference held in that city the terms pro-
posed by the strikers were practically ac-
cepted.
A BODY Of miners surrounded a hotel in
Highland, N. c., wherein a number of reve-
nue. officers had taken refuge with two men
captured for Illicit distilling. The miners
demanded the return of their companions,
and fired off shotguns. The fire was returned
from the windows of the hotel, resulting
in the instant death of one miner and the fatal
%wounding of two others. The miners then
turned and fled.
'LEoNI," a tight-rope walker, while giving
a performancein the open air at Stockton,
Cal. fell and broke his neck.
JOHN PERRY, a farmer Of Princeton. W.
Va, was murdered and robbed by Arthur
Jackson, a colored boy of eighteen. Jackson
was taken from Jail by citizens and hanged
to a tree.
THE losses to miners and their employers
through the recent strike in the Hooking Val
lCf Cill', 10 tSblllllclu ~ uDOuU SE,OlD,DDJ
DURING discussion of a bill in the Texas
Senate members be 'ame excited, pistols and
knives were drawn, and hut for the timely
entrance of the Lieutenant governor blood
shed would doubtless have ensucd.
Miss CLEvELAND'S second reception at
the White HOUSE was attended by about
$3.50 people. Among the visitors were Mrs,
and Miss RloiDn anl ktc Toron Mic (1,,.o
land was assisted in receiving by her sister,
Mrs. Hoyt, Mrs. Manning, Mrs. Endicotc and
Miss Bayard.
SECRETARY LAMAR has ordered that all
the horses and carriages belonging to the in.
terror department, except those used for
trucking purposes, be sold and the proceeds
turned into the treasury. The result of this
order will be the return to their regular
duties of seven employees who have been
used rs drivers. a similar order has been
made by Atto~rney-General Garland.
SECRETARY OF THE NAVY WHITNEY la,
ordered a number of American war vessels,
belonging to the North Atlantic squadron, tc
proceed to Central American waters, for the
purpose of watching General Barrios, presi
dent of Guatemala, who is endeavoring tc
make himself ruler of the whole of Contra.
America.
AT a meeting Of the Gordon Memorial,
committee in London. the Prince of Vale,
presiding, it was decided that the memorial
to the defender of Khartoum should be q
great hospital and sanitarium, to be erected
at Port Said, Egypt, ami to be open to tn,
people of all nations.