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The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-01-30
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.

EMMA ABBOTT and her company are in
California.
JUVENILE opera is just coming into fashion
| in England.
A BUNCH OF KEYS is said to have made
over $1,000 in ST. Louis recently in one
week.
THE costumes of Frau Mqterna are said to
be the finest ever worn on the operate stage
in New York
THE two oldest artists on the stage are
Mrs. keely, aged -, and old ChippenIale,
agel s., both n/w in London.
LAURENCE FROST, Washington Journal
ist has completed Il new comedy for Miss
Palmer which ishighly spoken Of
c. H HoYT, the author Of the Bunch of
Keys and other popular plays, has retired
, from the "All Sorts eiitor,hip OF the Boston
Post
THE an of orchestral leaders. and prob
ably the oldest music an living VI. Hlf, re-
Gently celebrated his lOlst birthday at la len
Baden.
MORE hard up professionals can now be
found ON the Square, New York. than ever
known before, AMI reinfor ,emcnts constantly
arriving
AT Leipsic a musical critic has been SEN
fenced to five days Imprisonment for de
scribing the leader o. an 6rche, ira a a violin
scraper'
The report that Sis. Salvin will make an
American tour next season is confirmed by
the fact that Sig. Chizzola is engaging Il com
pany to support INN.
HENRY GUY CARLETON the author of
"NlctOr Duranl,' is writing new play for
Irving. 1t is said to he melodralna, and
VIII present Irving as a lawyer
Mr. LAWRENCE BARRETT is said to have
been long employed on a play of his own, in
the construction of which he has been largely
aided by Mr. William d. H)wells
DENSE the latest drama 10y Alexandra
Dumas, was produced recently at the Theatre
Francals, Paris, IN tine presence Of President
Greyy and distinguished audience.
CAMPANINI, the retired tenor is a farmer.
miller stock raiser, tile maker. and keeps
busy at odd times in half dozen other pro
ductivc industries. Everything he touches
5 su 'CeSslul
WILLIAM FULLERTON, a son of Judge Full
lerton, of New York, las just completed a
three-act comic opera, which j., about To be
presented at one of the Lea ling West End,
London, theatres.
The great event in the world of dress is
Nine Bernhardts toilets in NJ Sarduus new
play, "Theudora,N in Paris They are truly
IN lgniiicent and it is reported that ON one Of
them no less sum than $500 has BEEN
expended.
The leading band master of indianapolis
Is negro named Henry Hart. He is the
author of a dozen of the most popular min
strel songs in existence, among which are
"Cyarve dat Postum and Daphne, do You
Love Me" He is the best vioinist in the
State
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-01-30
LATER NEWS

A FIRE destroyed the Hudson river steam
boat st. John, while lying at her pier in New
York. The St John was one of the largest
and finest river steamboats, ever built. Tn,
cost of the boat complete was SGjO,OO1
Mrs. CARRIE l.. WINsLow, of Newport
Ky, killed her seven year-old son, fatally
wounded her ten-year-old daughter and then
committed suicide. She had been undergo
ing treatment for insanity.
THE Chicago special grand jury has in
dicted 249 judges Of election for completely in
frauds on the ballot in that city.
FIVE strangers entered house in the In
dian Territory in which dance was going
on, and soon began firing Off their revovcrs
The lights We're put out and the men began
firing indis Intimately, while the women ran
screaming from the house. When order was
restored it was found that two Of the stran-
gers and three guests had been killcl and two
other guests were mprtally wounded.
ANTHONY WALLER Il colored preacher,
was hanged in public at Mlrshall, Texas, for
the murder Of a white man uamel Henry
He confessed that Henrys wife had hired him
to commit the murder.
The Tennessee supreme court has confirm /
the sentence Of death passed. by Il lower court
upon Colonel William Spence, aged seventy
years, formerly a banker, merchant and United
States marshal, for the murder of Colon,l
Edward S. Wheat, his son-in-law, and sue
cessor TO the position Of marshal The murder
grew out Of disasreemeEts over the marshall
ship,
+. b. SANBoRN, who was convicted of pre-
santing fraudulent claims TO the bureau of
medicine in the navy department, has been
sentenced to six months Imprisonment AMI
10 pay fine Of 500 James ID. Cumming
was sentenced TO two years in Jail and to pay
$1,000 fine.
COLLISION between two trains at Brus
sells, Belgium, resulted in injuries, in some
cases fatal to twenty persons.
THE republicans have made considerable
gains in the senatorial elections in France
Two nihilists emptied their revolvers at the
superintendent of police in St. Petersburg
but failed to hit him. Their arrest followed.
THOMAS c. FIELDS, prominent member
of New York's Tweed ring, died the other day
in Canada
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-01-30
RIVERS AND EARB0RS.
Principal Iicnis OF appropriation by
the House Committee.

The House committee on rivers and harbors
has completed consideration Of the river and
harbor appropriation bill for the next fiscal
year. The bill appropriates Sll, 399, POO The
estimates rs prepared by the engineers in
charge of the various improvementsam amounted
to S3l ,5O1, $50. Following are some of the
appropriations for harbors
MassachuSetts-Bo $4,000
Connecticut-New Haven harbor and
LreakwGter, $i2O OOJ.
New Eork-Bufralo, $1,000; Buttermilk
Channel $1,000: New DIRK Harbor for re
5000; Charlotte, $1,000; Flushing bay,
$4,000: Great Sodus bay, $4,000;
Gowanus bay 5000; Groenp1rt, $1,000;
llttla Sodus bay, $1,000; Saugrrties,
5000; OGdenshurg, $1,000; Oswego,
$1,000: Rouses Point Breakwater, $40 600:
Rondout, $1,000; Sheeyshcad bay, 5000;
channel between Staten Island and New Jer-
sey shore, $500.
New Jersey-Rartan Eny SD, 900.
Pennsylvania Erie, $50 600.
Observation-Disclosures Breakwater, 100000
Maryland baltimore, $4,000.
NiiCina-NorfolR and APP reaches, $4,000
South Carolma-CharlestOn Harbor, $780,
OUO; Georgetown, 5000.
Georgia cumberland Sound, $4,000; Sa-
vannah, $4,000.
"
Lousiana-New Orleans, 100000
TeXaS-Aransas Pass, $i0O,O0O; Sabine
Pass. $4,000.
Ilinois-Chicago, 1000; Waukesan, 49,,
600
Observation-Disclosures $1,000; sheboy-
gan, $1,000
California-H Humboldt, sloO,OOO Oakland
$1,000
Oregon-Naguina $4,000.
APPROPRIATIONS FOR RIVERS
Following are appropriations for rivers:
New Nork-IIudson, $4,000; Newtown
Creek, 100000
New Jcrsey-Passaic $4,000; Raritan
$4,000; Shrewsbury $1,000.
Pennsylvania Delaware river, Sl25 900.
Maryland-Potomac, at Washington pro
yided title is good t. reclaimed land,
Sl5OO3O
Virginia-James, $4,000; York, $4,000.
West Nirginia--Great kanawha, $4,000;
Little kanawha, S-2,5OJ Monongahela,
SIS 800.
North Carolna-Capc Fear river $40, 500
Floriia-St Johns river, $4,000.
Louisiana-Rod $4,000.
Arkansas uachita so, 900; White, Sl2,-
900; Arkansas $4,000
Tennessee-Cumberland river Sl12,5eO;
MuSscl Shoals, $50, 900
kentucky-Kentuckv river 500, 011; Ohio
river S35O,OOJ; Falls of the Ohio, $4,000
Michigan-Detroit, Hay Lake channel,
Sl25,O0O; Saginaw, $50,0JO,
Indlana-N alash, $500 o.
lllnois-lllmOis river 500 900: llenncpin
canal, 100000 Mississippi from s.. Paul
TO DesMoines Rapids, 500 600; Dry dock.
DesNloines Rapids, $4,000; Mississippi from
DesMoines Rapids to Illinois river, 2OO,0JO;
Mississippi from Illinois river h Cairo.
SiOO,O0O; Mississippi to Carlo to head Of
iasses, 81 5000 survey OF tbs Mississippi,
S'5,OOO; removal of snags in the Mississippi,
100000; fitting up snag boat, $4,000.
Missouri-MissouU river, Si5O,OO0; sur.
veys of the Missouri, $4,000
OreS9n-Canal at Cascades, Columbia riv
er, Sl2j, go
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-01-30
South and. West.

Hon. DANIEL VOORHEES, was renominated
to the United States Senate by the Demo
cratic members of the Indiana legislature
The Democrats in the Indiana legislature
have majority on joint ballot.
LARGE iron and brass mills in Ohio are
again starting up, and reports give more
favorable outlook for the metal trade than
has existed in many months.
SENATOR VEST has been reelected to the
United States Senate from Missouri
Mr.. VOORHEES, was reelected United
States Senator by the Indiana legislature
receiving Il ma jorty of forty out of the
l49 votes cast over Ex-Governor Porter. the
Republican candidate
H. b. VANCE was reelected United States
Senator from North Carolina, receiving rs
votes. Tyre York, the Republican nominee,
received twenty-five votes.
WILKINSON CALL has been reelected
United States Senator by the Florida legisla-
ture
THERE was disgracefu fight over pos
session of the speakers gavel in the Illinois
Legislature. Speaker IIanes resigned at 10
T. NJ, saying that it seemed both parties did
not want him, and he would have to assume
his old position as the Independent party.
Immediately there was free fight
for possession of the Gavel, members hurting
each other right and left in the effort to obtain
the insignia of office. An extraordinary
scene Of turmoil followed, and lasted for
some time.
GOVERNOR SCALES Inauguration at
Raleigh, \. c., was attended with an unusual
civic and military display.
DURING the wedding celebration of Colson
cambridge, an Indian, near Nebbers Falls
Indian Territory, he was killed by unknown
parties who fired through the window. At
Ter his death the firing became general, and
three of the wedding uarty-One man and
two wOmcn-wcre wounded
THE Virginia fleet in search Of depredators
on the States oyster beds has made one haul
of siXty-seven prisoners. Governor Cameron
declares hls determination TO continue to
make war upon the ''oystcr pirates so long
as they continue their unlawful practices.
The announcement of j. Donald Gamer
on's reelection TO the United States Senate
was read by the clerks of both houses of the
Pennsylvania legislature in joint session at
Harrisburg.
THE Colorado legislature has elected Henry
NJ. Teller, secretary of the interior as sue
SCISSOR to y. =. Hill of the United States SEN
ate
AS c. +. Able, postmaster and United
States land commissioner at Sarasota, Fla g.
was walking along the street he was shot
from behind and killed 10y two men, who
conveyed their victims body away in a boat.
Investigation is said to have resulted in the
discovery OF secret assassination society,
whose object was the removal by death of
all persons objectionable TO its members.
PATRICK WOODS (colpredl, killed n con.
stable at McComb City, Miss Forty masked
men took Woods out of jail and hanged him
Tom DUDGING, an old hunter, was killed
and eaten by wolves near Metropolitan, Mich
The hunter killed thirteen of the fie2ce brutes
before he succumbed
A MAN has just died in Chicago whose
bones had become quite soft except the hips
and knee joints
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-01-30
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Senate,

Mr. Bayard introduced the following reso-
luton: Resolved, That the Senate of the
United States has heard with Indignation and
profound sorrow of the attempts to destroy
the houses of parliament and other public
buildings in London, and hereby expresses its
horror and detestation of such moustrous
crimes against civilization. Consideration OF
the resolution was postponed for day.
Mr.. Edmunds introduced bill in the Senate
this morning providing for the punishment
of persons unlawfully using dynamite and
other high explosives.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-01-30
Washington,

IT Is announced thac two colore1 compa
MES the Monumental Guards of Baltimore
and the Elliot Grays of New York, will be
present at Washington during the inaugural
ceremonies
REPRESENTATIVE JOHN ID. LONG, of Mass
acbusctts has been chosen by the managers
of the Washington Monument commission to
read the address prepared by Robert G. Win
throp' Of Massachusetts, which Mr.. Winthrop
had expected to deliver at the ceremony OF
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-13
MUSIC IN THE WEST.
Mr.. Thomas's Version of the Meeting Be
tween his Company and the Cowboys.

Mr.. Thomas's Version of the Meeting Be
tween his Company and the Cowboys.
San Francisco Report.
GAS to that cowboy incident" said Mr.
Thomas, lit afforded us considerable excitement
at the time, and was regarded by the ladies as
quite an adventure. We had stopped at Cool
idge, in New Mexico for dinner. I had gone
into store to make small purchase, when
one of the orchestra told cowboy, clothed in
full cowboy costume, that we. were musicians.
'He told his friends, and, after brief consul
tation, they asked for the director. [ was just
coming out of the store, and was pointed out to
them About twenty of them surrounded ne at
once and said they wanted to have some music,
but they didn't want to pay for 1t. / saw it
would be best to humor them little, so | said:
Show me the man who told you we were must
clans, and I'll make him play to YOU He
pointed out Stowasser who plays bassoon, and
told him to get his instrument, and also to get
me violin, and would accompany him.
'The cowboys had not been aware that there
were ladies in the train, and they set up a cry
that they would have a song. One of their
number was appointed to enter the ladies' car.
"While he was gone | asked them what they
wanted. Home, Sweet Home, or dance music.
After a long conversation they decided in favor
of the latter we struck up the Arkansas
Traveller and they began a shutting sort of
a dance on the platform. This attracted the
attention Of the ladies, who poked their heads
out of the windows.
lie approached MISS Juch and told her that
he wanted her to sing. She said that she was
forbidden by her contract to sing except at the
written request of the manager He pretended
to get mad at this and put his hand on his pis-
toll. She very much frightened at this, and
putting her head out of the window began to
sing for dear life. Before this had happened.
however, had concluded that it had gone far
enough and told the conductor to pull out
'The engine whistled, our party jumped
aboard, and amid cheers and the cracking of re-
volvers we moved on our way. No one was
hurt, and / think everyone enjoyed the affair.
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He Felt Sleepy.

Wall Street News.
John" said the old man. as he laid down his
paper and wiped his glasses Twelve got one boss
wuth $500 of any mans money"
Eyes, father"
''We've got another who is half blind, and
can't quite arm his keep"
Eyes"
''And a third who'd eat a common man poor
inside of year, and no good except to git up
neighborhood quarrel
''Thats so, father"
s'Well now what would be the result if we
hitched them bosses up together. Wouldn't it
Spite the good one, instead of maxim $500 bosses
of the others9'
"Krect father"
'sBut these ere tarnal railroads fgger jist the
tother way A line which kin possibly pay ex-
penses an make two cents fur stockholders mus
go an hitch with up three or four lame an blind
consarns that can't pay fur axle grease, an the
result is darnation all around, John"
Eyes. father"
Snuff out your candle and go to bed. When
/ see crack their own skulls fur the sake of
shown the world the sawdust inside, it makes
me sleepy"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-13
Mems Coats and Vests.
HMrper's Bazar.

hNrpeF BaZar.
The four-button cutaway coat and the double
breasted frock coat are now considered equally
correct as part of the day dress suits to be worn
On any ceremonious occasion that takes place in
the day time such breakfast parties lunch
cons, noon and afternoon weddings day recep-
tions etc. They are also suitable for church.
for day visits, walks in the city and for driving
While il is a matter of individual choice which
OF these coats is selected fashionable youngmen
prefer the cutaway coat and tailors commend it
even for the bridegroom at day weddings 1t is
very generally worn by young men who are
guests at the wedding. The Prince Albert double
breasted frock coat is, however, by no means
given up by young men, while it is altogether
used by those more elderly. The material
used is black very dark blue crepe cloth
or else very fine diagonals The cutaway coat
is longer than ii last season, and its edges
are finished with narrow braid. The vest is of
thersame material, or of fancy cashmere or
linen duck; the trousers are of dark striped
cloth, or of plaids in lighter colers.
Vests deserve separate paragraph, as the
English fashion of wearing vest Of different
material for the coat has found favor here espec-
cially for summer. Fancful small figured pat
terms are chosen for vests to use with various
suits. To wear with the GETAWAY coats just de-
scribed are linen duck vests of white cream
color, dotted with red, blue or black, and made
single breasted with reverse collar Plain
white duck vests made double breasted are to
wear with double breasted fsock coats. White
Marseilies vests, cut very low, are fashionable
with the swalow-tai coat of evening suits, but
most men order at the same time black vest OF
the material of the coat
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-13
Hartford Times.


In of the hill towns of old Litchfeld
county is soprano of a Congregational church
noted for her fine voice. The other Sunday the
white haired old clergyman lined out the open
ing hymn, and the organst after a lingering
glance at his necktie in the little mirror cooked
his head on one side, slammed both hands down
on the keys and kicked at the pedals. The
choir stopped laughing and gossiping, cleared
their throats and arose to sing. They struck
into the hymn in good style, that is. all ex-
cepting the soprano. Not sound from her
musical throat. Her pretty face was at
red f1ush and her jaws were work
ing convulsively. When it came to her
solo part she was dumb The choir couldn't be
ieve their ears, the congregation craned their
necks at the choir, and the old gray headed
clergyman pushed his specks away up on his
forehead and stared. The choir sang a single
verse and stopped. BY this time the soprano
was at a red heat, and the perspiration on her
marble brow had ruined her best Sunday bang
At last, with final yank she yanked her teeth
apart, and exclaimed in an undertone IF l
ever ketch that Jones young 'un that gave me
that hunk of maple taffy, III break her back"
Let us pray" said the old gray headed clergy
man solemnly But everybody within earshot
OF the choir stopped to grin first
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-13
Licking Adhesive Stamps.
London Truth.

The Lancet of last week warns people against
the danger of licking adhesive stamps and en-
velopes, adding that it is a most perilous prac-
tce. producing local irritation and sore tongues
whilst occasionally other diseases are propagated
by the habit Ny contemporary gives the fol
lowing instance of the danger it points out: An
envelope was received from a person who habitu-
ally took large quantities of morphia hypodermic
ally; the receiver of it reclosed the envelope by
licking the adhesive surface. He became VIC
lenty sick, the mere touch of the tongue of the
taker of norpha having rendered the gum in
tensely nauseous. Though l doubt whether
many people would choose this way of reclasing
an envelope, it is clear that even with new
stamps and new envelopes it is better to wet
them in some other way than by licking them.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-13
The Arizona Summer.


San Francisco Call.
'How hot is it in Arizona9' inquired a San
Franciscan of lady who had just arrived from
that Territory.
"Oh we have delightful weather there nine
months in the year, but the other three are hot.
But the heat is dry, so that one does not really
feel it as much as the warm weather in New
York l am sure you would be charmed with
the climate there, she said, with fascinating
smile.
Doubtless" answered the San Francscan
shut have heard queer stories Of what the heat
in Arizona accomplishes."
ooh, there are good many stories circulated
about our climate" replied the lady readily.
"Some of them are true and some of them are
false. But can tell you true incident, which
will give you good idea of the heat in the Ter
ritory My son was cerking in a grocery store
in Phoenix last summer, and the eggs in the box
standing in the store actually Matched, without
hen being on them any artificial heat being
applied. The Matching was the unaided work of
our summer climate in Arizona"
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A TRAIN-BOY's YARN.
Getting Off Train Running Fifty Miles a
Hour.


Chicago Herald.
practice makes perfect" observed the train
boy as he folded and smoothed the newspapers
he had gathered from the seats getting them
ready to be sold again. Practice makes per
feet" If railroad man jumps from train
when it is making twenty miles an hour he does
pretty we'll if he keeps his feet, but | used to
Jump off the limited express on the New York
Central when it was making fifty miles an hour.
Did this time and again, and often with a basket
of peanuts in my hands, never spilling pea
mutt"
go and tell that to some greenhorn,' re-
marked the brakeman, as he sneaked an orange
into his overcoat pocket don't tell me any such
lies / know better"
But it's the honest truth" insisted the train
boy. land I'll tell you how | did it. You are not
too old to learn a thing or two and now just
keep your eyes shut and your eyes open. had
a run OH a special Chicago express Every Sat
where my girl lived, but the special made no stop
there So had to go up the road to Syracuse.
and there take local train back. One day it
occurred to me that by little strategy | might
that time. 1 had noticed that just
before we got to the station where
my girl lived we always passed local train,
running in the same direction we were and on
the track next to us. Usually orr train was
going just little faster than the local. So one
day locked up my box, put some candy in my
pocket and got down on the lower step. just as
we caught up with the rear of the local | stepped
across to the lower step of the LAST of the
other train. 1t was Just as easy as stepping
train, even If were making fifty miles an
hour. In five minutes the local Stacked up and
stopped at the station, and there was Think
about that minute or two you thick-headed
stove stoker, and don't be so fresh about telling
your betters that they lie. Ten cents for that
orange, please
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An Almanac 1000 Years old.

An almanac ZOO years old, found in Egypt,
is in the British Museum. 1t is supposed to be
the oldest in the world. 1t found on the
body of an Egyptian. who had, doubtless re
garded it with as much reverence as he did the
Egyptian Bible--''the Book of the Dead"-and,
indeed, it is strongly religious in character. The
days are written in red ink, and under each is a
figure, followed by three characters signifying
the probable state of the weather for that day
Like other Egyptian manuscripts, it is written
in its entirety but was evidently torn before its
owner died 1t clearly establishes the date of
the reign of Rameses the Great, but contains
nothing else of value.