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The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-07-24
LATER NEWS

JOHN ROACH, the famous builder of from
ships under contract with the United States
navy department, has made an assignment in
New York for the benefit of his creditors
Mr.. Roach says the creditors will be paid in
full, and that his failure is due to Secretary
Whtney's recent action concerning the dis
patch steamer Dolphin. The extensive iron
works owned 10y Mr.. Roach in New York
have been closed.
REV. DIR. 5. lRENKUS PRIME, a prominent
Presbyterian divine, for many years senior
editor of the New York Observer and author
of numerous works, died the other day in
Manchester, Vt.
FIRE has destroyed the main construction
shops Of the New York and New England
Railroad company at Norwood, Mass, caus-
ing a total loss of 100000
A FIRE at New Brighton, Staten Island,
destroyed the Windsor Plaster mills, 600 feet
long. The loss is about S2jJ, 900
GENERAL GRANT, according to dispatch
of the 10Th from Mount McGregor, was grow
ing weaker daily.
UNITED STATES troops have lemmed in the
1000 Cheyennes from whom trouble was ex-
pected On the Kansas border, and danger of
an outbreak is practically ended
ON wager of $1,000 Joseph Kist dived
from the top of the big bridse in st. Louis
into the Mississippi, IL distance of ninety feet.
He struck the water head first, AMI was much
exhausted, but escaped injury.
Two HUNDRED persons were poisoned by
ice cream at Riposto, Sicily, during public
holiday. A crowd severely punished the
vender, who narrowly es ,aped with his life.
a MADMAN arrested near Venice, Italy, for
kidnapping, confessed that he stole, killed
and ate a number of children because he was
starving
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A TRIPLE TRAGEDY.
A Kentucky Marshal Kills Three
Men and IL Wounded Himself.

A tragic atrray in which three men were
killed and another fatally wounded has oc-
CURED at Stepstone, KY. The tragedy
grew out of the revival of an old grulge be-
tween the town marshal, Perry Oakley, and
John Smith. The men met in a store,
and Smith tried to pick a quar-
rel. Very few words We're exchanged be-
fore Oakley fired on Smith. Before Smith
could return the fire he was shot dead in his
tracks. Mute Osborn, a friend OF Smiths,
came up and fired at Oakley, and he too, was
shot in the breast, just below the heart, dying
half an hour afterward,
Henry Smith, n brother of John. was next
shot twice, once in the head Just behind the
left ear, and in the breast under tine heart.
He died at nine O'Clock p. NJ John Smiths
body was Left in the store, but the wounded
men were taken to the house of r. Mcclure,
where they both died
Later in the evening, as Mcclure was going
between his house and the store with a loaded
shot gun in his hand, he was fired on by Oak.
ley without effect, Mcclure returned the
fire with one barrel of his gun, the shot
taking effect i'll Oakley's right eye, neck and
body. Oakley was also Shot by unknown
parties
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THE NATIONAL GAME

The Atlanta GA team received 5000 ex
ira for whipping Augustus team three
straight games
ONLY one run was scored by the four
defeated league clubs one day recently. This
is something unexampled.
MEINKE, formerly pitchar of the Detroit
league club, has accepted an engagement
with the Chattanooga Southern league nine
MAY SANDERS, a girl aged thirteen. died
In Eugene, Me, recently, from the effects of
being struck in the abdomen with batted
ball while watching a game.
A RECENT game bet ween the newspaper men
of New York and Philadelphia in the former
city, was won by the Philadelphia team by
IL to to TO- The New Workers were somewhat
weak at tine bat, while the visitors batted
hard.
IN the league the best record stands /:
Pitcher, DAILY, of Philadelphia; catcher Ben
nett, of Detroits; first ba,eman, Conner, OF
New Yorks: second baseman, Morrill,, of
BoStons; third baseman, Esterbrook, OF New
Works; short stop, Bastian. of Philadelphas !;
fielder, O'Rourke of New Works, and right
fielder, Ewing, of New Works
THE players who lead in their respective
positions in the American association are as
follows Pitcher, Morris, of Pittsburg (;
catcher, Crotty, of Louisville; first baseman,
Orr, of Metropolitans; second baseman Nc.
Phee, of Cincnnatis third baseman, Reip.
schlager, of Metropolitans; short stop, Strict,
OF Athletics; left fielder, Sommer, of Balti-
mores; centre fielder, WEIGH, of st. Louis,
and right fielder, Brady, of the Metropolitans.
The championship records up to recent date
ore as follows:
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THE LONDON INIQUITIES.
A Mass Meeting of womon-Rev. VIZ.
Surgeons Sermon.

A mass meeting of women was held in
Princes hall, London. Sunday afternoon. to
consider ways and means to protect young
girls from the horrible pitfalls of London as
revealed by the Pail Nal Gazette. Mrs.
Booth and other ladies made addresses The
meeting resolved that the laws on the sub
ject should forthwith be made more efficient,
denounced state regulation of vice,
and voted TO send copies of the record of its
proceedings to the house Of commons
The Rev. Mr.. Spurgeon preached power
full sermon on the patrician iniquity of Lon
don as exposed by the Pail Mall Gazette dur
ing the past week. st. Paul, the preacher
said, felt it necessary to mention the
hideous vices of the heathens, and left
of his day which crimsoncd the cheek Of
the modest when they read it. 1t had to be
written to shame the denominations Of an age
almost past shame. There was Judgment for
sin in this world for both men and nations.
Assyria, Babylon, Persia, Rome and Egypt
were empires of oppression and cruelty and
full of iniquity. When the sin of thess peo-
pies could no longer be tolerated, they were
wiped off the face of the earth. Thus of ma
tions, But no one could tell what blood.
shedding and suffering came upon men
for their iniquitie5. ''Why should Lon
vored than Rome What is there about our
boastful race on this or the other side of the
Atlantic that we should monopolize Gods ia.
vorl God will judge mems secret sins, too
vile to be spoken of. and which cause the na-
ton to shudder if dragged, as they ought to
be, into daylight Deeds of night, OF the
closed room, done when the finger is put
upon the lip, and the act committed which
must never be mentioned lest the
man himself be regarded an an out
cast, abhorred even of his fell
ow-sinners: All, all shall be revealed. ALI
that we have for our own comfort blinded
our eyes to and averted our gaze from-things
inconvenient to see-shall be revealed. We
here make difference between the secret
and the public, but God does not. Every
secret sin is secret only by lying phantasy
of the Imagination. 1t is public before God
1t is necessary for the church to warn men
of what will happen if they continue in their
sins and not keep them in fools paradise
until they be sent down to hel's damnation.
1t becomes every preacher to cry aloud and
spare not"
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KILLING HIS sIsTrR-1y.1.Aw.

Buckeye township, Iowa, is agitated over
horrible tragedy enacted at a farm house
four miles from this place. Miss Grace
Rand, beautiful girl of 10 years, was
member of the family of George johnson,
whose wife was her sister. The ladies Gus
tomarily occupied one bel in the second story
of the house, while johnson and hired man
slept together down stairs. The other
night the family retired as usual
Miss Rand fell asleep quickly,
and just as Mrs. johnson nearly lost CON
seriousness she was aroused by some one ap.
preaching the bed. 1t was her husband He
leaned over the bed, kissed her affectionately
bade her good night and left the room I'm.
mediately her husband was gone Mrs. John
son was attracted by the strange movements
made by her sister Putting her hand on her
sisters face, she was terrified to feel blood
gushing from her throat. moment later
the girl, writing in the agony of DEATH
rolled from the bed to the floor.
Mrs. johnson struck light and discovered
the girl lying dead with her throat cut from
ear to ear. The hired man came in and
started to alarm the neighbors. When
they arrived johnson, too, was found dying
near the door with a broad cash in his
throat and a bloody razor lying beside him.
The theory generally held is that Johnson,
who had violently opposed the girls APP
preaching marriage to young man of the
neighborhood, as he loved her himself, in a
fit of insane jealousy murdered her and took
his own life.
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PROMINENT PEOPLE.

PHILIP BoURKE MARsToN, the English
poet, is now entirely blind.
T; b. SHILLABER (Mr& Partington) has Just
celebrated his seventy first birthday.
UNITED STATES SENATOR FRYE, of Maine,
like ex Senator Hamlin, is a noted fisherman.
EX-PREsIDENT ARTHUR has recently been
engaged in his favorite sport of salmon fish
ing in Canada.
GENRAL LEW WALLACE says that the sui
tan of Turkey is just as firm friend of the
United States as the car Of Russia
ZUCKCRToRT, the famous chess player. re-
Gently played forty games in Berlin simulta-
neously, blindfOlde1 and won them all.
MRS. ELLA WHEELER WILCOX now doe,
nearly all her literary work in a cosey room
In the top of her house in Meriden, Conn.
EX-SECRETARY LINCOLN, who was thirty.
eight years old when he entered President
Garhelds cabinet, wore full, closely trim.
med beard until few weeks since, when he
had it removed, and he is now said to look
not a day over twenty-five
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THE SOUTH'S PROSPERITY,
New Industrial Fine
PrOspeCtS for the CrOns.

The Baltimore Manu- dcturers' Record has
just published its scmi-annual review of the
South's industrial growth, giving the name,
location and character of business of all en-
terprises organized in that section during the
first half of 1855, showing that, notwith
standing the general depression in business
there has been great activity in the South i'm
the organization of new industrial enter
prises
There is also wide diversity of new in
dustries, including iron furnaces, foundrles
and machine shops, steel works cotton seed
on mlllS, cotton compresses fruit canning
factories flour, saw planning and grist mills,
factories for manufacturing carriages and
wagons, agricultural implements, sashes.
doors and blinds, shuttles, tobacco, ice, fertil-
lers' furniture, stoves, wire fences, soap, etc /:
glass works. and gas works, etc and slate
quarryinS companies and companies to mine
ore, gold, silver, mica, natural gas, oil, etc.
Inc total amount of capital, including cap
ital stock Of incorporated companies repre-
sented by the new enterprises organized in
the South during the last six months and i'm
the enlargement of old plants and the rebuild
ing OF mills destroyed by fire, aggregates
$50, 13i, OJO, divided among the fourteen Juth-
ern States as follows:-Alabama, So $50, 900;
Arkansas, $50, 900; Florida, S479, 900; Geor-
gla, 81 1000; Kentucky, Sl0,62l ,000 Lou.
isiana 81, 407 900; Maryland, 81, G33, 900; Mis-.
slSsippi, Sfl6,OOO; North Carolina, 81, 535,-
600; South Carolina, $4,000; Tennessee,
81, soc, OOO Texas, 81, 3l9,O00; Virginia, So,
OOS,00o, and West Virginia, 81 ,53!, 900.
The outlook for business in the South is
now very promising. Rarely if ever have
the prospects for the growing crops been
more encouraging at the South than at pres
ent. Every indication points to magnificent
corn and cotton crops, the largest ever pro
duced. while for rice, sugar, fruits and vege-
tables the prospect is quite as gratifying.
win abundant crops produced at a low cost,
with railroad, manu- featuring and mineral
interests steadily improving, the South bids
far to enter upon an era Of great prosperity
this fall.
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ashington.

LAND COMMISSIONER SPARKS has rendered
an important decision affirming tho right of
entry under the public land laws and de-
clsions of the supreme court of the United
States OF lands heretofore withdrawn
by the voluntary action Of the gen
eral land Office for railroad indemnity pur-
poses where no requirements Of law existed
for making such Withdrawals. The effect of
this decision, if sustained by the secretary of
the interior, will be to restore to entry under
the homestead and other laws many million
acres of public lard which have been kept out
OF the market for many years because
claimed by railroad corporations.
JAMES q. WINTERsMITH, doorkeeper Of
the National House of Representatives, died
a few days ago in Louisville, Ky, aged thirty
six years.
EX-SECRETARY CHANDLER has written a
letter in reference to Attorney General Gar
lands recent decision that the contract with
Mr. John Roach to build the steamer DOLPHIN
is void, that payments to Mr. Roach are H.
legal and may be recovered back and that
the government should seize and hold the
Dolphin as security for the repayment The
ex-secretary combats Mr., Gurland'S reason
ing and defends Mr.. Roach and the DOLPHIN.
FURTHER appointments by the President:
Larner Il. Harrison, of Cincinnati, Ohio. to
be government director Of the Union Pacific
railroad, in place of Mr. Noyes, who de-
clined. To be collectors of customs-Adelard
Guernon. for tine district of Minnesota;
Henry w. Richardson, for the district Of
Beaufort, S. c.; b. Hugen Ward, for the
district of Georgetown, $. c.; William c.
Bird. of Florida, to be United States
marshal for the northern district of Florida;
William II. White, of Washington Territory,
to be United States attorney for the Terri
tory of Washington; Maurice f. Holahan,
of New y DIRK city, to be chief of division in
the Office of commissioner Of customs
The President has appointed the following
postmasters: George W. Martin, at Chatta
nooga, Tenn; Gustavus A. Var
Thomas Hall, at Preston Mimi
w. j. Thomasson, at Gilroy, Cal. Robert w.
Cowen, at Ashland, Ohio; Jacob Vande
grift, at Riverside, Cal Isaac Horton, al
hammock, Penn; Cornelius L. Barrett, al
Charlotte, Mich.
ADDITIONAL appointments by the Presi
dent Francis H. Underwood, Of Massachu-
sets, to be consul of the United States al
Glasgow; CHM Coy Woo to be interpreter
of the United States consulate at Canton; l.
d. Sale OF Michigan, librarian of the patent
office, vice Weston Flint, reduced; William
!. Darlington to he collector of the customs
for the district of Teche La
THE President has present, ID gold watche;
to Captain Morrisey and Mate Leary, Of the
British ship Breedmoor, for reScuing the men
of the American schooner Mary L. Lang
gold medals TO Captain Comfort Clements
and Edward Wyman for Iescuing the men
of the American schooner Sarah Louise, and
to A. Auntspoto, chief Of the Desquiaht
tribe, of British Columbia, for services to
the crew of the wrecked American ship Mall.
eVille.
A FIRE has committed havoc among the
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LIGHTNING FREAKS.

LIGHTNING struck Chinese restaurant in
Helena, Montana, and Ong Ong .'onk's face
was changed from copper color to black, but
lie was otherwise uninjurcd
WHEN a storm came up at Butler, Va,
Fierce Hackett was blowing. He hitched his
mules to n barhed wire fence, which the light
ming struck half a mile away 1t killed the
mules.
AARON LOVES cat had her hair sing4d off
from her entire body hy lightning, while
Mrs. Lowe and her mother were thrown to
the floor Of the sitting room of their home in
New Haven when lightning struck the
house.
LITTLE detached cloud lowered over
Baker Hollow, near Brooklyn, and threw out
from every side zigzag flashes of electricity
that made it appear like an immense fire
wheel Ezra Foster went to his window to
get good view, when a bolt passed through
his head from ear to ear and killed him.
LIGHTNING woke up John Houscn, of Ark
wright, n Y. He found himself paralyzed
and his wife unconscious by his side After
they were able to get out of bed they found
Mrs. Housen's bangs had been burned off and
neat strip of skin taken from her forehead,
while the husband had severe burns on his
arm, shoulder and leg.
THOMAS H. MALoNY had Just stepped on a
rail of one of the switches of the Cincinnati
Southern railroad, at Chattanooga, Tenn,
Wnen lileTe came bllndlnE lasn, anu he lell
dead instantly. The lightning struck the
rail, entered Malony's body by the heel, cut
off his shoe as If with knife, cut his clothes
open, and took the crown out of his hat
DAN STONES umbrella was turned inside
ont and the cloth cut into ribbons by light
ming at Otiscld. Then it ran down his arm
and split open his hand. and SO thoroughly
destroyed peck basket he was carrying that
~ vestige of it could be found. Every seam
of his shoes was cut open as clean as though
done by a sharp knife, but without injury to
the leather. he survived
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CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Happenings and WrOngdOing in
Various Quarters.
Six Small Children Lose their Lives
in the Flames

The other night about IL o'clock the
house of Josiah M. Evans, small two-story
log hut three miles from Grayhamton Clear
field county, Penn, was destroyed by fire,
and six of his children, ranging in age from
six to fifteen years, persisted in the flames.
Evans was awakened by strange noises, and
under the impression that burglars were
about took to his gun and went outside
to investigate To his horror
he discovered his humble dwelling in flames.
He quickly gave the alarm, but before he
could reach his six children, who were Sleep
ing on the second floor the roof fell in, and
in few minutes the building was all abaze
His wife and three younger children, sleeping
on the lower floor, were taken out safely, but
the parents were forced to see the others
burned before their eyes. The father insists
that the fire was undoubtedly the work of an
incendiary, and in this opinion others share
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NIAGARA FALLS,
Ceremonies ut the opening of the
state RcscryatiOn.

The boom of hundred guns fired at sun
rise rose above the roar of tho cataract, saws
dispatch from Niagara Falls, and awak-
ened every body for miles around. The
cannon proclaimed the freedom of Niagara
Falls, which dates from to-day. Extra trains
had been arranged for from all parts
of western New York, and began at On
carly hour to land thousands of eXcursionists
who were bound to see at any cost the trans
Ter OF Niagara Park to the State, which
makes the spot free to the world hereafter
The stores, dwelling houses, and hotels of the
village were decorated in honor of the occa-
slon-red, white, and blue bunting predom-
mating. There was also a liberal showing of
the national colors.
Before the exercises begun fully %, 900 peo-
pie had crowded into the park. Governor Hill
and his staff appeared upon the platform,
followed by many distinguished guests The
Hon. Erastus Brooks opened the proceedings
by introducing Bishop Coke, who delivered the
opening prayer. The band and chorus fol-
lowed with the national anthem. Mr.. Brooks
then delivered an grafton, in which he traced
briefly the history Of the efforts both in Can
ada and New York to make the great falls
public property. In the name of the execu-
tive committee of the Niagara
Falls association he rendered thanks
to all who had labored to make
Niagara free. Letters from President Cleve-
'ohi anu eho 6ONei IlOl BeneIdl Oh OuIiud
were read, and also adispatch Of thanks from
Ex-Governor Tilden.
Ex-Lieutenant- Governor DorShemer, presi-
dent of the Niagara Park commission, next
delivered the address of presentation of the
lands to the State. Governor Hill spoke in
response for the State of New York.
MIR. James &. Carter, the orator of the
day, was then introduced, and delivered an
eloquent address, which was listened to with
the most eager attention and warmly ap-
plauded. Lieutenant Governor Robinson of
Canada, also spoke.
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CRIME IN KENTUCKY,

The following is one days record Of crime
in Kentucky: Billy Smith was fatally
Nichols.
james Boyd and Charles Greathouse, of
Owensboro, quarreed about a dollar. They
met in Muhlenburg county and fought with
pistol and knife. Boyd was dangerously
stabbed several times and Greathouse was
shot i'll the right shoulder
In Bell county Mrs Mary Macatee, wife
of a moonshiner, grew jealous of the atten-
ton her husband paid to a neighbor, Mrs.
Alice Noe The two women quarreled, and
Mrs. Macatee seized on axe and hacked her
rival to pieces. The same woman's husband
was arrested by three revenue officers a short
time ago. She started in pursuit with pis
tol, and took Macatee back home.
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TRAFFIC IN INFANTS.

A San Francisco dispatch SAYS: Another
white girl baby has been found in the posses
sion of Chinese foster parents in a loathsome
den in Chinatown. The Mongolians having
the child in charge said she was two years
old and had been named Chuen Ho. She
ost them originally 500, and as she was
sickly they had paid to physicians
over three times the purchase price The
baby was given in charge of the society for
the prevention of cruelty to children This
makes twenty-six white girls taken from
Chinese, to whom they have been sold by in
human parents or mercenary nurses, within
the last year.
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THE London Pail Mall Gazette announces
that the archbishop of Canterbury the
bishop of London, Cardinal Manning and
the Hon. Samuel Morley have consented to
act as n committee of inquiry into tho
charges of iniquitous traffic in young girls
among the aristocracy made in its recent
revelations.
THE long continued drought in the south
ern provinces of Russia has completely
ruined the crops in that section
THERE were three murders and five muir
derous assaults in the streets of Paris on Sun
day night.
ENGLAND's new premier the Marquis Of
Salisbury, in sympathy with the depression
in the farming industry, has reduced his ten
ants rents ten per cent. for three years
EDWARD WITHERs, age forty eight, chief
statistical clerk of the custom house at Hall
fax, Nova Scotia while insane, shot and
killed his daughter Maggie, a pretty girl of
twenty-one, and then committed suicide.
VIOLENT earthquake shocks have been felt
at Smyrna and Chesine, in Asia Minor.
LONDON dispatches of the 18th stated that
the relations between England and Russia
had again become serious and that there was
revival of the war feeling. Fresh claims
by Russia in regard to the Afghan boundary
to which Lord Salisbury was unable to ac-
cede, were given as the source of the trouble.
ARABS of the upper class in Cairo believe
that Ell Mahdi is dead. The famine in Kor-
dofan has become terrible, and has extended
to khartoum.
THE failure of the Munster bank at Cork
has caused run on other Irish banks.
THE British steamer Willingale from
Madras for Boston, has been totally wrecked
The captain and part of the crew were
drowned.
HUNDREDS Of people are dying daily in
Spain Of Asiatic cholera.
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GRASSHOPPERS AT WORK.

The grasshopper appeared in the vicinity Of
Fort Buford, Dakota, and has begun devas-
tating the growing crops. A dispatch says
that North Dakota is in danger of grass
hopper plague before the crops are harry
ested and saved. The grasshoppers have
been making trouble in that por-
ton of the Northwest for three or four
weeks, just across the Montana line on the
Yellowstone river. They have been eating
up the crops, and across the Canadian border,
in the Moody mountain country, they have
been doing much damage.