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The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-12-18

of his life; that sobriety, courtesy, honor,
magnanmity. coupled with unlinching
courage and fidelity to conviction, with vir-
tue aud religion, are true success. Help us
likewise 10 lay to heart the lesson of his lfe's
end that there is but n step betwixt us and
dcath that when our last hour shall come
we, too, shall depart in peace, having a good
conscience toward God and man The reading
of the message was listened to The death
Of Reuben Ellwood late Representative from
Illinois, was announced, and as mark of
respect to memory of the deceased, the House
ad iourned.
THIRD DAY.-The proposed new rules of
the House were discussed. Mr. Hammond
offered resolution declaring that pending
the consideration of the proposed rules and
until the rules of the house shall be adopted,
this House he governed by Jeferson's man
ual as modified by the parliamentary prac-
tice OF the House of Representatives. Adop-
ted. After which the Speaker appointed a
committee on rules as follows: The Speaker
Messrs. Randall, Morrison, Reed and His
cock.
FIFTH DAY.-The Speaker laid before the
House large number of Executive com
munications, which were laid on the table for
the pres mt Mr.. Buck presented resolu-
ton of the Connecticut legislature asking
that a suitable law be passed for ascertainin9
and counting the electoral vote Laid on the
table.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-12-18
SENATORIAL CAUCUS.
Action of of the Republican enator
Upon Presidential Nominations.

Washington special says that "the Re-
publican Senators met in caucus at II A. NJ.
and continued in session until = O'Clock Sena-
tor Sherman resigned his position as chair
man of the caucus and Senator Edmunds
was unanimously elected to the place This
has ever been chairman of the caucus and
presidin, officer of the Senate at the same
time. The acton of the caucus committee
i'll the arrangement of the chairmanships of
Senate committees, namely, in deciding TO
tender to Senator Sewel that of the Joint
committee OF the library, and to Senator
Logan hi, old place On military affairs was
ratified; nearly all the time was devoted
TO "A discussion OF the line of policy
to lie adopted toward presidential
appointments. No formal action was taken
and none was proposed. Senators express ID
their views freely, and were found to be prac-
ticaly unanimous against the adoption of
and general policy of opposition, but were
agreed upon the adviSability Of treating each
nomination upon its merits Opinions were
expressed and generally nssented to, that
good men appointed to Office because
they were Democrats should be con.
iirmed, except in cases where their pre-
decessors were removed upon unfounded
charges brought for the purpose Of making
preleNts for the creation OF vacancies In
such cases it was urged that the nominations
should be held up to give the removed officials
an opportunity for VindiCation. Senators
who We're present express tho opinion that
this plan Tor the present will govern the
course of the Republicans. The caucus ad.
journed without day
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EgOuse ScSaiOns.

FRS DAY. Prompt Y ut noon the clerk
of the F prty eighth Congress rallel the House
of the rorty-ulnth Congress to order, and
commenced the reading Of the long roll o
the new members. There We're - members
present and five absentees. Nominations for
Speaker were then in order, and Mr. Tucker
presented John q. Carlisle, OF Kentucky.
Mr. Cannon placed Thomas X. Reed, oi
Maine, in nomination. Messrs. Morr son
Tucker, Hiscock, and Brown were appointed
tellers to count the vote, and the result was
announced as follows: For Carlisle, IL; for
Reed, l3S. The clerk declared Mr. Carlisle
ele tied, and appointed Nessrs. TUCKER and
Reed as a committe to conduct the Spea llcr
to the chair Mr.. Carlisle male u speech oI
thanks, and the oath was then administered
to him by Mr. Kelley, OF Pennsylvania .
Officers of the House were chosen. those can
dldates selected by the Democratic caucus
being elected -. The clerk was directed to
inform tho Senate that the House had or
sanlzed, and during his absence the men,
bers drew for seats. Mr.. Holman pre-
sented motion TO adjourn out of respect to
the memory of Vice President Hendricks,
and it was carried.
SECOND DAY.--The session of the House
was opened with prayer by its new chaplain,
Rev. Dr. W. II. Milburn, Referring 10 tho
death Of Thomas A. Hendricks he said
"Shrou led in the mystery of the solemn
event we stand in thought with love
and sorrow by a new-made grave
the grave of our e-President-praying
Thee to help US to lay to heart the lesson
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So1ith md West.

THREE colored men were hanged few
days since in the Gates county IN. c. Jail,
their crime being the robbery of country
store last September.
A CHICAGO company has Just received an
order FOR 2,2)n,UOO pounds of dressed beef for
the French army The contract involves
the slaughter of $1,000 cattle.
HEAVY fall of snow has greatly impeded
railroad travel in portions of tine West
TORNADO of small dimensions but great
power swept through Chester, Ill AMI the
Jail being directly in its narrow path, that
structure was damaged to the extent of so,
COO, while three men-a keeper and two
convicts-were fatally injured.
Two colored men-Nelson Stewart and An
derson Davis-were hanged at Charlotte. "
G., on the 9th for robbing a house on Septem.
Der 81 last.
FOUR mon were instantly killed and fifth
fatally injured 10y the caving in of sewer at
Akron, Ohio
ACCORDING to the provisions of the will of
John l.. Newberry, the Chicago public library
Is to come into possession Of about 81, SOC, 600.
THE sheriff's officers made a descent upon
the ranch of Manuel Degardo a Mexican re-
siding near Eagle Pass, Texas and long sus-
ected OF harboring horse thieves and SNUG
glers. Delgardo and two other Mexican
were killed.
SAM FOWLER (colorel, imprisoned at
kenton, Tenn, for setting on fire and rob-
blng store, was taken out of jail by a
crowd and hanged.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-12-18

DURING the past fiscal year the netrevenue
OF the government was 1928. $50. 1O6 a de-
crease of S24, S29 l63 over the previous year.
and sthe expenditure was $3.50 2?6, g3j or
SIG, lOO, go greater than that of the year be-
fore.
IHE secretary of the treasury has trans
mitted to Congress the estimates of appro-
priations required for the fiscal wear ending
June 80, 1857. The total amount estimated as
required for all expenses of the government is
$3.50, 5S9 ,j12, which is Sl5,G1S, lbs more than
the sum called for in the estimates submitted
last year, and SJO, S26, 40 more than the ag-
gregate of appropriations for the present iis-
cal year.
As the Democrats have a largo majority
IN the Virginia legislature, their selection in
caucus of Congressman Daniel to succeed
United States Senator Malone was equiva-
lent to an election
THE interior department received informa-
ton from the governor of Alaska that the
public lands were being stripped of timber
without legal authority, Tor expectation pur.
poses, and steps have been taken to stop the
depreciation.
AT the thirteenth annual convention of the
American Public Health association. held a
few days since IN Washington, various sani-
tary measures were discussed.
DELEGATES from all parts of the United
states and Canada were present in Washing
ton at the opening of the fifth annual session
OF the Federation of Organized Trades and
Labor unions.
A GENERAL order has been issued from the
headquarters of the Grand Army of the Re
public in Washington city, informing the
members of that organization that Wash
Ington has been selected as the site of the
proposed q. a. r. monument to General
Grant.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND and cabinet. with
the diplomatic corps and many other promi-
nent officials, attended "a solemn requiem
mass for the repose of the soul of the late
King Alfonso, of SPAIN celebrated at St
Matthew'S Church Washington.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-12-18
RIOT At COAL MINES.
NOn-CniOnists Attacked by a Body
of Masked Men.
Several Men Injured and a Loco
motive Wrecked.

Pittsburg PENN dispatches describe
another riot among the striking coal miners
along the Monongahela river, which resulted
in probably fatal injuries to Newton Camp
bell and serious in iuries to several other non
union workm n. The riot occurred at the
Pine Run mine, owned and operated by
James Lynn * Son, located in the second
pool three miles above McKeesport. For
some weeks seventy non union men have been
at work there for two and half cents per
bushel At o'clock A. NJ. $50 strikers, wear
ing masks and arrayed in grotesque costumes
started cut from their rendezvous near the
mine. Half mile below the mine they met
Newton Campbell, a driver, on his way to
work. He refused to return home when
ordered, whereupon several men pounced
upon him, knocked him down, kicked and
tramped on him, and then left him bruised,
bleeding and unconscious. He was found
several hours afterward conscious, but still
unable to aid himself.
The desperate strikers marched on toward
the mine, where they met fifteen miners on
their road to work. The latter wisely re-
turned home thus escaping injury. Soon af-
terward another squad OF workmen APP
peared, and they We're commanded to return
home. Richard Hall, more bold than his fell
lows, defied the masked strikers and at
tempted to enter the mine Hiatt cried one
OF the strikers, but Hall kept on his way. Then
one of the masked men rushed at him with a
club and struck a blow at his head, but the
club fell upon his shoulder He was par
TALLY stunned by the blow, but managed to
get back to his comrades who left at once for
the residence of Superintendent James O'NeiL
The strikers also assaied and beat Samuel
Morford and James Dorford. The pit boss,
William Menford, was also attacked and
knocked down.
The superintendent and number of men,
on being informed of the action of the strik-
ers, boarded an engine and started for the
scene of trouble. When the strikers saw the
smoke rising from the little locomotive they
ran down the track and opened several
switches and blockaded the track. The en-
CINE was thrown from the track and wrecked,
but its passengers escaped injury. Mr..
O'Neil, surprised at such large body of
men, offered no resistance The strikers cell
ebrated their victory with yell and dlsap-
pearcd almost as suddenly as they had come.
Later IN the day fifty non union men en-
tered the mine and continued their work
without interruption. Word was sent to
Sheriff Gray, who went to tho mine with n
posse, arriving there at 10 o'clock All was
quiet then however, and the sheriff's force re
turned to Plttsburg. About twenty of the
strikers, Notwithstanding their masks, were
recognized, and their names were given to the
superintendent Warrants had been issued
for their arrest The strikers were becoming
desperate, and the families of the miners who
were at work had been alarmed for their
safety. 1t was feared that the riot would
be renewed if the non-uniOn men at tempted
to go to work.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-12-18
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

SENATOR EDMUNDss wealth is estimated
at half a million.
REV. DIR. TALMAGE's tabernacle in Brook
Ign, now has 3,212 members.
Elk ATToRNEY-GE BREWSTER has
resumed his law practice in Philadelphia
THE sultan of Turkey has 25) wives, and
his personal expenses are Sl2,OJO,OOJ per
year,
IT is said that the emperor of Brazil has a
chronic complaint in the matter of disrega rd
oil etiquette and court rules
Mr.. PACKARD, ex-governor of Louisiana.
has bought two farms in Marshall county
Ia, and he is to make his home there.
The late Marshal Serrano saw during his
lifetime forty rehellions, eighty-four Spanish
ministries and dozen chiefs of the govern.
ment
SHOULD he live till the 81 of January EN-
peror William will, ON that day, celebrate
the twenty fifth anniversary of his accession
to the throne of Prussia.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-12-18
A LION LOOSE.
Attacking His Keeper and AilIed by
an Elephant.

BOLIVAR, the largest e.ophant now in cap
tivity, the other afternoon had a terrific en-
counter with the Nubian lion Prince, at
the winter quarters of Fore
paugh's menagerie, Philadelphia, when
the lion, valued at $1,000, was killed
The trainer had entered the cage with the
beast. Prince was in an ug mood and
attacked him, and in endeavoring to
escape the trainer loosened the bars of
the cage and fell out. The lion bounded out
after him, clearing his body as it lay on
the uncovered ground. He did not turn
back, however, but pursued his way through
the ring barn aud entered the open door of
the elephant house. Bolivar stood nodding
door The lion attacked him and an encoun-
ter ensued, which ended in the lion being
crushed to death.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-12-18
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE,
he Annual Report of Auorney-G Cen.
eraI Garland.

The annual report to Congress of Attorney
General Garland gives a detailed and sue
cinct statement of the operations of that de-
partment during the past year. including the
business of the supreme court, the court of
claims, and the court of commissioners of
Alabama claims. He discusses the various
plans suggested for the relief of the courts,
and endorses the general features of the
Davis bill for the establishment of a court of
appeals, or intermediate court, as best adapted
for the purpose. That measure, howe yer,
does not, to his mind, cover the case, and he
suggests plan based on that bill, the main
features of which were incorporated IN the
Presidents message to Congress with his
commendation.
The encouragement treats at length on the
subject of prison reform, and repeats the rec
ommendation of his predecessor that author
ity be given the judges of the United States
courts to sentence in their discretion prIS-
oners convicted of first offences to such refor-
matories or graded prisons as may be Sc
lected by the attorney general lie also sug.
gests the advisability of building iails at each
place in the county where United States
courts are held. The necessity of building a
government penltentiary where all persons
convicted OF United States offences could be
confined, is strongly urged Such convicts
he says, could be employed in the manufac-
ture of supplies exclusively for the govern
ment which would assist in making the in
stitution selt-sustaining
He renews the recommendation of his pre-
decesSor that the number of witnesses which
the United States shall be required to sum
mon and pay for any defendant shall not ex-
coed four, except in capital cases, unless their
materiality and Importance are first APP
proved and certified to by the district at
torney. He also adopts the views of his pre-
decessor on the subject OF criminal pro
cedure, and says that it is of the highest inn
portance that the pleadings in criminal cases
be simplitled, uniform system of challenge
provided and the whole proceedings shorn of
the technical objections and numberess dila-
tory motions that can now be interposed to
prevent a speedy trial upon the merits.
The attorney general suggests the propriety
OF erecting on the grounds adjoining the de
partment If justice a proper building for the
accommodation, in addition to that depart
ment, of the supreme court and other proper
co lrts and commissions of the United States.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-12-18
Foreign.

HE armistice between Servia and Bulgaria
has been renewed until January IS.
a CENSUS at Berlin just taken shows a pop
ulation of l,3l6,3S2, an increase of POI. 600
since 1880.
BY coalition of the conservatives and
Parnellites they will have a slight majority
over the llberals--Gladstone's party-in the
new British parliament.
A GENERAL decree of amnesty to Spanish
by Queen Christina
FORTY Servians have been shot for mutt
iatlng themselves by blowing their trigger
fingers off and otherwis iniuring themselves
to escape military service.
GERMANY is to build a ship canal between
the Baltic, the Elba and the North sea Tbe
cost will be about S40000,0JO.
THE Servians have renewed the war with
Bulgaria.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-12-18
NEWSY GLEANINGS,

A GREAT amount of bogus silver coin is in
circulation in Cuba.
THE government is selling the last Of the
lint left over from the war.
HoLD-THE FORT is the name of a postoffice
III hingman county, Kan.
The total value of the trade of India ex-
goods $3.50, 900 annually.
THERE are l5O0J0,0OO tons of coal waste
piled up in the anthracite regions
A BROKER IN Charleston, S. c., is buying
up Confederate bonds at $40 on the ) 900
The new French chamber of deputies will
have 5si membeIs The senate has 800 MEM
bers
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-12-18
NEWS SUMMARY,
Eastern md Middle Stats,

WHILE five workmen were descending a
smart OF the new New York aqueduct aaar
sing Sing, heavy wooden Crosstree fell upu1
them, instantly killing four and fatally IN
Juring the fifth by similar acci lcnt a few
weeks previously three m II met their death
ON the day after five men were killed
while at work on the New York aqueduct
another accident o occurred, resulting in the
death OF one man and serious injuries to a
second
A SECOND body--that of Martin NJ. Gold
schmidt, of New York-has just been burned
IN the new crematory at Fresh Pond, Long
Island.
AN explosion of natural gas in Cannons-
burg, Penn, completely destroyed the large
frame residence of Wesley Greer. The oc
cuPants of the buildng-Mr Greer, his wife
and two small children-were blown from
BED INTO lot thirty feet away, but none
were fatally injured.
A SEWER in Chester. Penn, in which a
number of men were at work, caved in the
other afternoon. and buried four of them,
killing Thomas McTamany and seriously in
JurlnS the remaining three.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-12-18

This powder neveryarles. a marvel Of purity
strength and whoesomcness More economical
nan the ordinary kinds an cannot be sold in com
petItlon with the multitude ofowtest short weight
I'm or phosphate powders. Sold only in cans.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-12-18

A RECEPTION rendered to Nine. odNska
last Monday plight 10y the ladies of Cincin.
natl in the parlors of the Burnat house. was
attended 10y over lOO) ladies and gentlemen.
including many prominent in social and art
circles. Murat Hastead, Mayor smith. ex-
Mayor Stevens, and Mrs Foraker, wife of
Governor elect Foraker, were among those
present
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-12-18
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.

During the last year work has been in
progress upon forty-nine buildings. under the
direction of the supervising architect. Con
gress at its last session authorized the erection
of, and made appropriation for, thirty-one
new buildings in various parts Of the coun-
try, making, practically eighty new build
ings, ranging in cost of construction
from S21,0JJ to 81 ,50O,0 600, upon which pre-
paratory or active work of construction has
been prosecuted The total expenditures
during the year upon new buildings, includ-
ing Sites aggregate 81, 43S, 100 q; sfor repairs
and preservation Of public buildings, Slij,-
OO4.D; for heating apparatus and repairs TO
same, elevators, vaults, safes, locks, storage
OF silver dollars, etc, $l99, SG0,H
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-10-22
The Carrier-Pigeo,

The Voyageur pigeons are now
known to have much more power of
wing than the English. ard to possess
a more highly developed homing in
stinct than any of the other breeds.
They did good service for the Paris.
ians during the siege imposed upon
them by the Prussian', when they
had no access to news from the out
side world save through these little
winged messengers, This breed of
carriers are natives of Belgium, where
pigeon races are considered national
sport, and patronized and supported
by all classes of society, from the no
bility to the peasant. These pigeons
are the largest of the carrier breed.
They are very hardy birds, and stand
hardship and endurance better than
any other variety. 1t is said that these
birds are trained by stages at gradu-
ally increasing distances, and when
the final stage has been reached they
all set off together, being liberated at
an early hour in the morning, many of
them flying homeward at the rate of
from thirty to forty miles an hour, ac-
cording to the distance. Some of these
birGs were located in Paris before the
commencement of the siege, and were
taken from the city in balloons and al
lowed to return with messages when
the Provisional Government of France
was established at Tours. The letters
and messages were Transcribed on
large sheet of paper, micro-photo-
graphed on small scale and then in
closed in a quill, which was secured to
the tail feathers.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-10-22
Cutting and Curing Clover.

Prof. S. A. Knapp gives the follow
ing directions for cutting and curing
clover: Start the mower at 3 o'clock
p. m., and cut until s in the evening.
If it should rain the following day
the clover would not be wilted enough
to receive any great damages; should
the weather be fair use the tedder
from 10 to II the morning after the
clover is cut; Immediately after din
ner rake into small win-rows; place
in shock before the dew falls; on the
following day air and draw to barn.
We have in red clover one of the
most valuable fodder plants in the
world, but our present method of cur
ing by exposure for long time to a
hot sun reduces the crop in value to
pod hay and in flavor to an insipid
weed. A ton of the best clover hay
costs the farmer less than one third
that of ton of corn, and all things
considered, its food value is about the
same.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-10-22
Save the Corn Stalks.

OF the many things admire in my
German neighbor, none excite my re-
spect more than the very successful
way in which he manages his corn
stalks.
His plan does not differ from that
generally adopted. He husks his corn
in the field, ties the stalks into bun
dies, stands these bundles into stocks,
and when dry, draws them into the
barn, or makes them into high, mar
row stack, that is pretty much all roof
The Deacon and l do the same thing.
The only difference is, that we propose
to draw them in tomorrow, or the
next day, or as soon as convenient,
and the result is, that something hap
pens to postpone the work, and before
We know it the stalks are wet, and we
must wait until they get dry again.
And sometimes we repeat this process
of waiting for convenient time, and
November snow finds the stalks still
in the field. Not so Mr.. Jacobs. He
does not wait. His stalks are fire.
quently secure in the barn or stack,
before some of us commence to husk.
His cows and young stock are in the
field, picking up the stray ears and
scattered fodder, before they are in
jured by the rain, and before we real
ize what has been done, the field is
narrowed to level down the Stubs,
and the next day the boys are plough
ing, and getting the land ready to SOW
barley next spring.-Joseph Harris in
Ag7iuclturist