The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-06-05
LATER NEWS

gan 10 snoOU aJ random. WO men were
killed by his shots, and thrd-an aged
farmer-was probably mortally wound,l
Axtell was arrested and taken to Binghamton
A DEFICIT of 100000 in the funds of the
Shackamaxon State bank, Phila lelphia, has
compelled its suspension. The cashiers lend
ing large sums without authority led to its
failure. As many of the depositers are people
in humble circumstances much public excite
ment prevailed The stockholders say they
will pay off every dollar of Indebtedness.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND and several of his
cabinet members spent Decoration Day in
New York reviewing the big parade in the
forenoon, visiting General Hancock on Gov
ernor's Island in the afternoon and in the
evening, accompanied by Governor Hill,
! listening to an Grafton in the Academy OF
Music by United States Senator Evarts
| GENERAL GRANT appeared at a window of
his residence in New York on Decoration Day
and reviewed some of the Grand Army posts
and veterans that took part in the procession.
ARCHIE GIBSON (colorel) was hanged at
Richmond. Texas, for wife murder
ABOUT 10000 men have been thrown out of
work at Youngstown, Ohio, and vicinity by
the shutting down of all the iron mills, the
manufacturers refusing to sign the scale Of
wages presented by the operatives
POSTMASTER w. c. SMITH, of Holden, Mo,
committed suicide upon the discovery of an
inspector that he was 5000 short in his &C.
counts.
JOHN TERRY (colore1 was hanged at Barn
well. S. c., for the murder of the Rev. John
G. Session.
GENERAL MCCLELLAN delivered an Grafton
at the Antetam National cemetery on Deco
ration Day. 1t was his first visit to the bat
tlefeld since he commanded the Federal
forces there in September, 1862
SEVENTEEN bridges have been washed
away by floods in Mcclellan county, Texas
GABRIEL DUMoNT, Riel's right-hand man
during the recent rebellion in Manitoba, was
released soon after his capture in Montana
by the American authorities.
MAURICE HUEGY, member of the sus-
pended banking firm of Ryhner 81 Co., of
Highland, ILL.,, has committed suicide. The
firm failed recently for 100000 above assets,
and investigation shows a gross misuse of the
funds of both American and European de
positors A. +. Bandelier, senior member of
the firm, has absconded.
CHARLES p. BARNES, n farmer of Wood
lawn, Nd, shot Thomas c. Brown. his
brotherin-law Arthur Barnes, his SON four
teen years old, both of whom were killed
and younger son, who was MORALLY wound
ed Barnes had been on a spree of several
weeks duration. His habits and vicious dis
position made it impossible for his wife to
live with him, and those whom he killed had
taken her part.
FURTHER appointments by the President.
Colonel Charles DENLY, Of Evansville, Ind
minister to China; James W. Whelplev, OF
New York, assistant treasurer of the United
States Wendell A Anderson, of Wisconsin,
to be consul general at Montreal ;-consuls.
William S. Crowel, of Ohio, at Annoy;
William d. Warner, of South Carolina. at
Cologne; d. Lynch Pringle, of South Caro-
lima, at Tegucigalpa Honduras. Colonel
DENLY, who goes rs minister to China.
to succeed Mr.. John Russell Young,
is fifty-four years of age. He was born in
Botetourt county, Va, removed in 1858 to
Evansville, Ind, served during portion of
the war in an Indiana regiment, has been
twice member of the Indiana legislature,
AMI is a lawyer.
THE amount of national bank notes out
standing on the lst mot including S4j9, 4O4 in
notes of gold banks is $3lS, 444, 423 a decrease
OF s2,O2',i44 during the last month, and
S2l 80, 7jS since June l, 1854. The amount
of legal tender notes outstanding is S34G 6Sl,-
DIG, decrease Of 81 so, j2} since June |, 1SSi
CAPTAIN BELKNAP, president of the boarI
to examine the new government vessel the
Dolphin, in telegram to the secretary of the
navy reports her fourth trial trip was salts
factory, and that the requirements of the
contract for the vessel We're complied with
INDIANS under Big Bear, the only chief
still holding out in Manitoba, defeated a force
of 800 Canadian troops under General
Strange, compelled them to retreat and mas
sacred thirteen men who had been left behind
to Guard the provision wagons
MEXICAN bandits murdered Paul Holder
superintendent Of silver mine near Sianas,
Mexico and his fourteen year-old son. The
two had just arrived from New York, and
were on their way to the mine
IN Cardmagh, Ireland, ferocous pig de-
vourel three children, ranging from two to
even years of age, while their parents were
absent from the house.
IT IS announced that Russia has accepted
@nSandS counter proposals which "practi-
cally settles, III a satisfactory manner, the
whole question OF the Afghan boundary.
Both Maruchak and Zulfkar remain in the
possession of the ameer. The main features
of the work of deimitation have been finally
fixed and the boundary commission will set
tie the details The negotiations have been
conducted in most friendly spirit ON both
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