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The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-04-10
LATER NEWS

THE New Jersey legislature has adjourned
for the session.
THE annual report of the New FORK city
superintendent of education shows Sol
schools 3,47S teachers and total average at
tendance of 1914 pupils.
WHILE a bulletin showing the condition OF
General Grants health was being prepared on
the afternoon of Easter Sunday, he directed
the doctor to state that he was very much
touched and very grateful for the prayerfui
sympathy and interest manifested for him by
been regarded as such. The general added
Il desire the good will OF
all, whether heretofore friends or not
General Grant also signed an application to
the President of the United States asking him
to appoint the eldest son of Colonel Fred. d
Grant to a cadetship at West Point The
boy is now only three years old.
EDWARD " NASH, in al insane fit, killed
his mother and sister and laid their bodies
side by side on the porch of their farmhouse
near Monmouth, Ill.
THE corner stone of the first negro Catho-
lie church in Virginia was laid the other day
at Richmond.
MISS SWEET, United States pension agent
at Chicago, having been requested by the
commissioner Of pensions to resign, declined
to do so, and appealed to the President.
Z. ?. HOWELL, of Georgia, has declined
the consulship at Manchester, TO which he
was appointed by the President
WHOLESALE arrests of anarchists have oc-
CURED in various cities of Switzerland. The
arrested persons are mostly Germans and
Austr.ans.
DESERTERs from the Arab army at Khar
toum report that there has been heavy fight
ing between the False Prophet and portion
of his army which wishes to have the
campaign concluded. The Madhi wa.
severely handled and had to retreat Offers
have also been male to General Graham at
Suakim to deliver up Osman Digna, the CHIEF
officer of the False Prophet, if sufficient re-
ward be paid
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PROMINENT PEOPLE.

POSTMASTER GENERAL Villas owns two
hotels. and is reputed to be worth SsO00
TaE king OF Bavaria has spent $3.50 600 for
chandelier from the Mess~n mandatory,
The new minister to Japan, Governor
Hubbard, is six feet four inches in height AMI
Weighs $40 pounds
HENRY Il. JACKSON, of Georgia, the new
minister To Mexico, has made 81 900, OOJ prac-
ticing law since the war.
FIVE lennsyNanians have held the Office
OF minister to England-Rlchard Rush, Gal
latin, Buchanan, Dallas and Welsh.
GENERN NEAL Dow, the Maine temper
ance agtator recently celebrated his eighty
first birthday ut his residence in Portland.
WILLIAM PUTNAM ENDICOTT, father of the
secretary of war, lives ut the age of eighty
two, in Salem, Mass, still hale and hearty.
CHENG TSAo NU, the Chinese minister to
the United States arrived in this country
few days since. He is about sixty years old,
and is also the Chinese minister TO Spain and
Peru.
Mr. WILL CARLETON has been chosen ora
tor 10y tho literary societies of Lewisburg
pennsylvania university for their annual
meeting in June next, AMI has accepted the
position.
DR. MILLER, the new commissioner of in
ternal revenue, wears bach side whiskers and
a mustache his hair is silky and his eyes are
piercing black, underneath heavy brows He
weighs $50 pounds.
THE Rev. Byron Sunderland, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church, Washington,
where President Cleveland has his pew, was
pastor of church at Batavia, N. y over
thirty years ag1. The Presidents mother at
tended the sam,.
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PRESIDENT BARRIOS.
The Dictator of Central America
Reported Killed i'm battle.

General Barr!os, the president of Gua,e-
mala and wOuld-be dictator of the five Gen.
trail American republics has been killed. &C
cording to dispatch, which says that his
gold-hilted sword was found on the battle field
Of Chualchuapa. Two battles We're fought be-
tween the allied troops of Guatemala and Hon
duras under Barrios on one side, and the forces
of San Salvador on the other. In both bat
ties the san Salvadoranians were successful,
defeating the enemy with great slaughter.
Washington dispatch says that Senior
Ieralta, minister of Costa hlCa, received
cablegram from President Zadivar, of Sal
vador, of which the following is transla-
ton
"Barros killed at the battle of Chalchuapa.
Complete victory. Long live free Central
America"
Another dispatch from Central America
says "Hostilities between Guatemala and
the allied republics have been suspended. An
armstioe Of one months duration is an
nounced. The legislative assembly of Guate-
mala has annulled the decree promulgated by
President Barrios on February 2S, in which
union of the Central American republics
was proclaimed and Barrios was announced
as'dictator and supreme military chieftain
of all Central America"
BarriOs was a man Of considerable ability
and energy, and the richest man in Central
America. For the past twelve years he ex-
ercised almost dcspotiC sway in Guatemala,
and made many enemies. He owned prop
erty in Fifth avenue New York, and a son
is at present a cadet in the United States
military academy at West Point.
A New Orleans dispatch says: "Conhict-
ing reports reach hero about General Bar
rios. Mexican and San Salvador sources
continue to announce him as killed in battle,
Information from Guatemala and Honduras
is to the effect that he is alive and at the city
of Guatemala, which he has not quilted, The
Guatemala senate, in Withdrawing the de
cree for a forcibe union of the states is said
TO have acted under his direction The re-
ports of his death are not believed at New
Orleans by those best posted in Central
American affairs
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composer, is dead at the age of sixty-five
years.
THE French government has chartered ten
steamers to transport troops to China.
A LONDON dispatch indicates that the
trouble between England and Russia is likely
to be settled amicably. According to a lead
ing London journal Russia has cordially
agreed to England's proposals on the Afghan
question.
MORE than 1000 women, the wives of un
paid government employees, beSieged the office
of the Turkish minister of finance at Con-
stantinople, forced the policemen who were
called in to retire, and demanded the money
due their husbands. To escape their rage,
the finance minister was compelled to jump
out of back window
EARL CAIRNS, a prominent English no.
blelnan, born in 1919, is dead. During his
public career he held the offices of solicitor
general attorney general and lord high
chancellor. His son, Lord Garmoyle, who
succeeds to his fathers title, is now in this
country, and was the defendant in recent
sensational breach of-promise suit, brought
by Miss Fott9scue, an English actress The
suit was compromised by defendant paying
plaintiff $4,000.
THE rebellion Of the half breeds in Mani
toba under the leadership of Louis Riel has
spread to the Indian tribes. Many settlers
have b zen killed AMI their ranches burned
engaged in sending troops to the scene Of dis
turbance.
A NAVAL brigade of about $50 officers and
men-salors and marines-sailed from New
York on the steamship City of Para for the
Isthmus Of Panama. They were sent by the
navy department to protect American inter
ests and to save the American flag from in
suit in that turbulent region.
THE annual ceremony of washing the feet
Of ba nj Mt
beggars had their feet touched with u sponge
held by Emperor Francis Joseph The feet
were subsequently wiped by archdukes Of
the empire.
LATE news from the seat of war in the Sou
dan is to the effect that General Graham's
force occupied Tamai with but slight opposi-
ton from Osman Digna's Arabs, who
evacuated the place after destroying every
thing of value and retreatel toward Tama-
nieb. The British burned the village, losing
one man killed and twelve wounded during
the slight fighting which occurred.
THE force under General Barrios, president
of Guatemala, has been badly defeated in a
second battle by the San Salvador troops, at
Chalchuapa, Central America.
R1EL's rebel force in Manitoba is said to
number 800 men, including 700 Indians and
six cannon.
GENERAL BOULANGER, French commander
in Tunis, North Africa, has been ordered to
IonquiD to assume the chief command
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south and West,

LOUISA TURNER, aged fifty William Tur-
ner, aged twenty and ten-year- old girl were
catching clans in Craddock creek, Virginia.
when their boat upset and all were drowned.
A QUARREL which broke out in Rowan
county, KY, last August over the election
of a sheriff, has resulted in several tragedies
and final reign of terror throughout the
entire county. Armed bands of men patrol
the county, and the sheriff, judges, district
attorney and other officials have fled
FLAMES in Chicago burned out the Ma
tional Printing company and Bradner,
Smith q Co., paper dealers, entailing q total
loss of nearly 100000.
Two Illinois representatives-M essrs. Crafts
and Baker came to blows during q session
of the lower house, and there was a great
scene of disorder. The speaker Immediately
adjourned the house. The row arose over
a bill.
SYLVESTER J. OSBORNE a skating rink
professor" who eloped with Rebecca Hears
ley, Bucyrus, Ohio heiress. has been SEN
fenced to three years in the penitentiary for
bigamy.
JAMES E. CHANDLER, president and John
b. Clemngs, cashier, of the First National
bank at Bushnell, ILL.,, were arrested and
brought to Springfield, charged with having
embe2zled 100000 or more of the institu-
tion's funds.
AT dance party in Palestine, Texas, AL
bert Nichols and Thomas LLOYD, young farm
ers, insulted Zach, Foster and then drew re-
volvers upon him Foster proved too quick
with his weapon and fired first, killing Mich
OILS and fatally wounding Lilo ID.
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NEWS SUMMARY
Eastern and Middle states.

HENRY IRVING, the motel English actor,
delivered an address on the art of acting be-
fore the faculty of Harvard college at Cam
bridge, Mass.
The Republicans were successful by their
usual majority in the Rhode Island election,
George 7. Wetmore being chosen governor.
Rev. Mahlon Van Horne, a colored man, was
elected to the assembly.
Mrs. SCOTT SPRING, of Alexander N. Y,
after trifling dispute with her husband,
saturated her two childrens clothing with
kerosene and set them on fire. Then she cut
her throat with razor The father, who
was at work a short distance from the house,
rushed in too late to save the lives of his
family
A GREAT auction sale of paintings has Just
taken place in New York In all 2S5 pictures
were sold, and they brought 100000. The
highestprice1 picture was one by Jules Bret
on, which sold for $4,000.
THE law stepped in and prevented Sullivan
and Mccartney, the prize fighters, from hav-
ing their so-called "match" in Philadelphia,
for which they had been training several
weeks.
DARIUS w. LAWRENCE, a well-known
New York broker, became crazy through
drink and committed suicide by cutting his
throat with a razor.
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General Grants Career.

Ulysses Simpson Grant was born at Mount
Pleasant, Ohio, April p, 1922 His father
was Scotch leather dealer Young Grants
boyhood was uneventful. and at the age of
seventeen he was appointed n cadet in the
United States Military academy at West
FONT lie had been christened Hiram Ulys.
ses, but his name was given as Ulysses
> Grant in his appointment to West Point,
ana THIS mistake was never corrected In
1913, at the age of twenty-one, he was
graduated in the middle of class of forty
three, and was breveted second lieutenant in
the Fourth infantry. lie served in the war
with Mexico, missing only the battle of Buena
Vista; During that war, in one OF the bat
ties, Lieutenant Grant carried a wounded
comrade who had been a fellow student at
West Point Off the field.
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Foreign.

lHE British government, in view Of the
contemplated war with Russia, is negotiating
Tor the purchase of some of the fast ocean
steamships plying between England and New
ork, to be used for transportation purposes
MANY followers of FL Mahdi, the False
Prophet, are joining the standard of FL San
tonlsi, an opposition prophet
HANLAN, the hitherto invincible oarsman
has had his championship honors wrested from
him by Beach, the Australian, who for the
second time has defeated the Canadian in a
boat race on the Parranatta river, Australia
QUEEN VICTORIA has sailed in the royal
yacht for Aix-les Bains, France
A SHANGHAI dispatch says that British
steamer collided with and sent to the bottom
Chinese steamer Seventy lives We're lost.
PORTIONS of Spain have been visited by
another serious earthquake. Many persons
were injured and houses damaged
GENERAL BARRIos and his Guatemala
troops have been defeated in battle with the
San Salvador forces in Central America.
THE French chamber of deputies unani.
mously voted the first installment, amount
ing to 100000 900, Of the Tonquin credit of
$4O,0J0,000 asked for by M. Ferry before the
resignation of his cabinet
OsMAN DIGMA has withdrawn from Tamai
Many Arab tribes are reported TO DO desert
ing him.
FRANZ ABT, the German musician and
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Washington.

LINDSEY MUSE, the veteran doorkeeper
for the secretary of the navy, has served in
that capacity for flfty-seven years.
NOMINATIONS made by the President on the
3lst: Henry G. Pearson, to be postmaster at
New York city To be ENJOYS extraordinary
and ministers plenipotentiary of the United
States-William r. Roberts, of New York,
to Chill: Charles w. Buck of Kentucky, to
Peru; Richard B. Hubbard, of Texas, to
Japan; to be United States consul at Ham,
burg, Germany, William W. Lang, of Texas
to be consul at Liverpool England, Charles
T. Russell of Connecticut; to Be commissions
er. of agriculture, Norman j. Colman, of
Missouri; to be collector of in
ternal revenue district of West
Virginia, John I. McGraw, of West Virginia:
TO he collector of internal revenue, fifth dis
trict of North Carolina, Andrew j. BOYD. of
North Carolina; to be naval officer at New
Orleans, Henry p. Kernochan, of Louisiana
The reappointment of Postmaster Pearson
excited the most interest, as his claims had
been vigorously pushed for the position by
p pr New York newspapers and voters
OF Republican antecedents who had worked
and voted for Cleveland 1t was claimed by
these mugwumps that Mr. Pearson.
although Republican, should he
reapponted on tho score of
civil service reform, and the President
deferred to their wishes. 1t was stated how
ever that the appointment of Mr. Pearson
would form no precedent for the appointment
of other Republicans to prominent positions:
that the President made an exception in Mr..
Parsons case which he would not make in
other instances.
FOLLOWING were the nominations made by
the President on the LIST: A. Leo Knott. If
maryland, TO be second assistant postmaster
general; to be postmasters-Henry l.. Ken
yon, at Mortified, Vt; John A. Showaltcn
at Latrobe, Penn. John r.. Raynsford at
Montrose, Penn; Macon Bonner. at Wash
ington, N. c.. Adelbert Shepherd. at WAY
erly, Ia Bayard S. Gray, at Portland. Ind
Thomas b. French, at Alexandra, La.
Charies y. Cook, at Mcpherson, Kansas; g.
Marion Moore, at Pleasanton, Kansas.
PRESIDENT CLEvELAND's first appoint
ments made after the ad journment Of tho
Senate were General John S. McCalnont.
OF pennsylvania to be commissioner of Gus
toms and John r. Garrison, of Virginia to
be deputy first controller Of the treasury.
Mr.. NORMAN j. COLMAN, the st. Louis
agricultural editor, has assumed the office Of
commissioner Of agriculture
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND has promised the
Utah commission to aid them in abolishing
polygamy.
SOME one with troubled conscience has
sent S3l5 to the government from New York.
his is the largest addition to the conscience
tunI' received in long time.
The secretary Of the treasury has decided
that Joe James, Chinaman living in the
United States who has become a Christian.
cannot bring his wife from China to this
country.
The United States government had on de-
post IN the suspended Exchange National
bank, at Norfolk, Va, internal revenue col
lectlohs amounting to over 800, 900
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PERSONAL POINTS
Collected From Hotel Corridors
and Elsewhere.


ID. c. Bollnger, OF Houston, Is In the
city.
J. NJ. Lane, of Coahulla, Mexico, is In
the city.
Captain j. N. Stagner, of Luling, Is In
the city.
Deputy District Clerk Manuel Yturri
Is quite Ill.
l.. c. Gates and wife, of Bandera, are
in the city.
Isaac vanardstrand, of Hayworth, ILL.,,
Is in the city.
+. l.. Hicks, OF Bandera, is registered
at the st. Leonard.
W. +. Burdrarra and wife, OF Decatur
are visiting the city.
District Clerk George r. Dashlell re-
turned yesterday from Austin.
II. T.. Stafford and wife. OF Columbus,
are on visit TO the Alamo City.
5. G.. Speed, prominent stockman, OF
Derby station, Is at the st. Leonard.
j. S. Penn, editor ofthe Laredo Times,
Is at the ST. Leonard. on his way home
from New Orleans. lie Is accompanied
by his wife.
W. X. McMullen, W. W. Summers,
d. q. Frank. Thurston; Tracy Lamar,
II. G. Ludlow and wife, g. ID. Danna, @,
II. shannon, NJ. o. W. Fitch. A. g. Way
st. Louis; W. X. Bernards, Denlson; X.
w. Smith, Toledo; Thurston Warner,
san Francisco; J. o. ID. wheen, Pales-
tine; Mat w. Smith, Cinoinnati; j. II.
Mes. W. p. Hancock. st. Louis; George
McGill, Chicago; W. II. Richards, Mo-
bile: A. X. Hawks, Austin, are regis
tered at the Maverick.
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Recorders Court.

b, Herrera, one of the Mexican orches-
ira, was fined S25 for carrying pistol.
j. W. Patterson, failing to have his
chimney cleaned, was dismissed. His
wife said she was cooking some grease
and it spilled in the fire, making blaze.
Kellogg, careless driving, dismissed.
r. johnson, using insulting language.
continued.
Mclaughlin, drunk, So.
Joe Morrison, drunk and disorderly,
fined $40.
Joe Morrison, exposing his person. S..
Antonio Cantu, drunk and disOrderly,
fined 81.
John Repan, peddling tinware with
out license, dismissed on statement OF
City Collector. to the effect that tin
peddlers were not required to carry a
license.
John Schmidt, drunk, So.
Dallas Jack, leaving his team alone,
continued.
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LOCAL NOTES.

The San Antonio Rifles In their full
dress uniforms will give an exhibition
drill Saturday night at rink. 225-3t
Something new at Runyan's, the WON
derful California black apricois. 4-3t
Fresh fish at the San Antonio ice
factory, 2ll Losoyo street, at 10 cents n
pound. 2-25-6t..
Wheeler & Wilson's silent No. 8, 10
Commerce street. 2-3-tf
Fine petesporans at Runyans, 81
Commerce street. 2-23-3t
English Iron Cement paint for roofs.
Inquire at Williams q Russell's, Hous-
ton street. 2-l7-Gt
Our clothing made to order is strictly
first-class. PANCoAsT Il Sons.
Overcoats and winter underwear cheap
at Pancoast Il Sons.
Buy new No. sewing machine. If
Every smoker should try Little Joker"
Fine assortment of Dahlias at Run
vans. 2-23-3t
Fresh oysters ut the San Antonio ice
factory 2ll Losoyo street, at 90 cents a
hundred. 2-25-Gt
Great reduction In prices on winter
goods at Pancoast & Sons.
The only perfect family sewing ma
chine, Wheeler Il Wilson's silent No. 8.
California black apricots at Runyan's.
"A bran new piano, never used, cost
$3.50, can be bought at bargain. by
calling on or addressing T. b. johnson,
LIGHT office. ll-l2-tf
Umbrella chinas, cheap, at Runyan's.
Chenille embroiderlng, etching, APP
lique, hem-stitching and name writing
worked perfectly on Wheeler and WIZ
sons latest improved machines. 2-3-tf
Have your Wheeler & Wilson sewing
machines adjusted free of charge at
company's office. All makes of machines
adjusted. Work guaranteed. 2-3-tf
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Building Permits.

William lieuerman, lumber dwelling,
north side Barrera street. Fourth ward;
to cost $500.
John kirchens, lumber stable, west
side East street, First ward; to cost $40.
+. Budde, lumber dwelling, east side
South Laredo street, First ward; to
cost $500.
Henry Ehrhardt, lumber dwelling,
north side Erie avenue, Second ward: TO
cost $500.
Annie Sticklebout, lumber dwelling.
east side South Laredo street, First
ward; to cost SIS.
Annie Mcdonnell. lumber dwelling:
west side North Flores street, Second
ward; TO cost 500.
II. NJ. Hunter, lumber kitchen, east
side Presa street, Fourth ward; to
cost SIPS.
DIR. 5. Il. Lowry, iron clad office. west
SIDE Losoyo street, Third ward; to
Freeman q Meyers. iron.oad stable.
south side South Flores street; First
ward; to cost $3.50.
Major f. s. Dodge, lumber dwelling;
north side Grayson street, Third ward;
to cost $4,000.
q. Is. Silsbee, lumber dwelling, south
side Fourth street, Third ward; to cost
$1,000.
August Ulrioh, lumber dwelling, north
side Dallas street, Second ward; to
cost $3.50.
Il, Arnold, lumber store, south side
Camargo street, Fourth ward; to cost
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A PICNIC.
New York Prices Represented by Nichols Co.
2ss West Commerce Street.

Branch store OF Nichols & Co., 337
dry goods, notions, stationery, jewelry,
glassware. crockery, tinware, hats
shoes, clothing. etc.
Pins, 2lc per paper; good English
needles, &c per paper; fancy shelf paper,
O sheets &c; ~ sheets note paper, 23c;
hoop skirts, 100 and up; No. all silk OF
toman ribbons, 1910 per yard; other quail
ties same ratio; ladies and misses gloves,
l0c and loo per pair, worth double; gents
finest dog skins, silk stitch backs, 500
per pair, worth 50; gents fur still hats,
$l25; gents silk hats, 50 90; ladies and
gents 4-ply linen collars. all latest styles,
loo each; cuffs, 4-ply, lsc pair; 2-quart
tin buckets, l0c; goblets, Zoe per dozen;
all wool ingram carpets, 500 per yard;
all wool pants, dark grey hair lines.
50 90 and 50 % per pair, worth 50 and 50.
Mems rubber coats 81 80 each; ladies'
and misses and boys rubber coats, Zoe,
81 and 81 % each; Big line Of ladies fan
cy lace scarfs, &c and 10c each. Boys
and mems soft hats, 25c and 3Oc each.
Gents soft hats, 81 25, and the best SO.
We guarantee to sell tinware 30 per
cent cheaper than any other competitor.
Gents latest styles OF pure silk and satin
scarfs, 30 cents, sold by others Mt 90
cents, better quality, 40 cents each.
Heavy, all llnnen, table cloths, white, 20
cents q yard. worth 80 cents. We keep
everything from n needle to an elephant.
We will take orders for any article ad-
vertised by New York retail houses, de-
livered here free OF charges.
NICHOLS Il Co.,
2-2i-3m 23s West Commerce st.
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We have received a large quantity Of
new spring goods, consisting Of new
styles. calicos and ginghams, solid-col-
ored and plaid worsted dress goods,
solid-colored summer silks, good quality,
at 800. a yard; Turkey red table damask,
fast color, at 40c. yard; brown and
bleached domestics, Victoria lawns, en-
broideries, trimming laces, everlasting
trimmings, etc. New lines Of hosiery.
Call and learn prices.
2-lS-Gt WOLFF & MARN.
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An obstpepepous Drunk.

officer Brown had hard scuille with
drunken man on Houston street yes
teruay afternoon. The man was charged
with being drunk, and was very power
full. Twice he knocked the officer in the
mud, and once he kicked him In the head
when he was down. Assistance was
finally rendered the officer and the
drunken man was thrown TO the ground
and tied with ropes and taken to the bat
cave. This morning he WAS fined $40.