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The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-07-03
Jews SUM-


FIRE has devastated the village of Ontario,
~ Y, destroying the business section. cans
ing, an estimated aggregate loss of $50, 600,
ana rendering eighteen families homeless.
AN immense crowd witnessed the parade at
the national encampment of the Grand
army of the Republic in Portland. Me.
ABOUT S3,O0O men were in line, 20, 00U of them
III UNIFORM. General Logan was present, and
made a short address.
CHARLES A. B~UDDENsEIK, the New York
builder whose poorly-built tenement houses
recently fell and killed n man, has been SEN
fenced 10 ten years Imprisonment and to
pay q fine of $500.
V1cE-PREs1DENT HENDR1cKs was nresort
at the commencement exercises of Yale and
harvard colleges. At Boston he was given n
reception by the Bay State cub, and gave
MS views on civil service reform.
GENERAL GRANT was feeling much stronger
IN ms mountain home at Mt. McGregor on
she Sjd: He had recovered his voice, and
Tor the first time in several weeks dictated
more of his memoirs to a stenoprapher.
BUSINESS and social circles of New Haven
nave been shocked by the suicide of G B
Demarest, a wealthy carriage manufacturer
he mad been suffering from malaria and
overwork.
The officers of the French vessel which
brought over the Bartholdi statue have re-
celVeu many attentions in New York.
DhNiD quinn, the young man who recently
hred at some Cinnamon in New York, killing
one ana %wounding another, has been found
guilty OF murder in the second degree and
sentenced to hard labor for life.
1HE annual eight-oared boat-race betwser
harvard and Yale colleges at New London.
Conn, resulted in all easy victory for the
former crew. w
HE remains of Frederick Eversman. of
baltimore, seventy-four years old, were Gre
mated the other day in the crematory at.
Lancaster, Penn. "
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-07-03
GENERAL GRANT.
Sill on the Improving List Work
Ing N his hook.

General Grant had the most refreshing
nights rest at Mt. McGregor ON the 9th
that he has had since he has been there. Att
. o'clock in the morning, when his throa-
was dressed, he told DR.. Douglas that he had
not felt so well since he came here
He was dressed about 10 A. NJ,
and very soon went to work on
his book, writing himself. There was OBJ
vious elation on the part both of DR. Douglas
and the family over the generals remarka-
BILE improvement, II this was shared by tho
people on the mountain and in Saratoga, who
feel that the air had done the good work.
DIR, Shrady came up for regular consulta-
tion, and reported General Grants condition
improved. His voice was stronger and his
system hal more tone, the general himself
asked DR., Shrady ii he thought him i'm
proved, and the doctor replied that he did.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-07-03
SOuth and West.

AN insect called the dumb locust is COM
hitting ravages on apple trees in some of the
southwest counties of Virginia, and trees are
dying by hundreds.
ToRNADoEs have done much damage in
ItaNenna, ONO, and vicinity, and in portions
OF Missouri, Kansas and Dakota The losses
at haVenna are estimated at $75, 600. At
Sherbrooke, Dakota, every house except the
county building was blown down..
CHARLES KRUG, of st. Helena, one of the
most prominent vineyardists of California,
has failed. The liabilities are S23G, 900 and
the assets S1S1, 600.
Hon. GEoRGE A. BENNINGTON, editor OF
the Grafton CIV. Na.) Sentinel and a promi.
neht citizen, has narrowly escaped assassina.
ton. While returning to his hotel a man
sprang upon him with leveled revolver and
flrei The editor struck down the weapon,
anu tne bullet passed through his leg. The
would-be assassin fled.
GREAT alarm prevails among farmers in
limos on account of the appearance of the
chlnch bug, the insect pest which did such
immense damage to the corn crop four years
ago. ~
A WOMAN and her two daughters were
thrown from a high bridge near Indianapo-
lis, lnd., by a railroad train and killed.
COWBOYS quarreled with Indians in Color
ado about some horses. Four Indians, q
squaw and her papoose were killed. In re
Venge that night other Indians killed a ranch
man and wounded his wife.
FIFTEEN horse thieves have been caught
and hung within Il few days by a pursuing
posse of citizens in Indian Territory.
LUTHER X BRUCE, a leading druggist, shot
and killed j. {. Lentz, a prominent merchant
ana justice of the peace, at Douglas. Ill. Tie
affair grew out of an attempt 10 suppress tie
liquor traffic, Lentz being a strong temper
ance man and Bruce an active supporter #
the whisky cause.
THREE colored men were instantly killed
and a fourth fatally injured by the explosion
of a distillery's boiler at Bardstown, KY.
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ON THE RAMPAGE.
An Angry Elephant Injuries Many
ferNOnp II u CirCus.

When the elephant Samson appeared be-
fore an audienc of 5000 persons, mostly
country people, at a circus performance the
other day in Lapeer, Mich. it was seen that
the huge beast was in an angry moot. Tie
keeper undertook to make Samson perform
his tricks, but was met with flat rebellion,
seeing which the man endcavored to drive the
elephant back rom the ring, so that he might
he secured and coaXed into good humor. The
animal miNun lcr>tood these intentions. and
hecame uncomfortable. He charged upon
the seats, broke them down with hi, ponder
Gus body, hurled the loose board, in every dt-
%rcction, backed against poles and standards,
set the tent swiying and ran f~uriously from
one place to another. The audience hecama
panic stricken and lost no time in rushing
outdoors, the country people intent upon get
ting to their teams and wagons and escaping.
No lives were lost, but some 20 persons had
limbs broken, Samson hurried away to the
woods and soon mired himself in a swamp in
"A thirkct, Heing helpless ~ cXtri ,ato himself
from the mire. he still showed fight and.would
not submit to be bound until iv, bullets had
been fired into him. H. was az last secured,
the bullets extracted and his wounds dress ID.
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1885. As a part of this agreement he will
bring the whole question of the fisheries be
fore Congress in December, and recommend
the appointment of n joint commission to
tanning friendly intercourse between the two
countries.
II clerk of the House of Representatives
says that from present indications there will
be fewer contested election cases before tho
next Congress than there have lcen before
any Congress for forty years. There will not
be more than four, and probably not more
than three.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-07-03
TWENTY LASHES.
A Wife, Heaters Puni>hmcnt In Mary
land.

Henry A. Myers, convicted of cruelty beat
ing his wife, after an unsuccessful effort to
escape punishment through the court of ap-
peals, received his twenty lashes in Balti-
more Mt the hands of the sheriff. He bore
tue ntliction well. Since the conviction OF
Pyers and Myers, the first two white men to
receive the punishment of the lash in Mary
land, there is much less wife beating in Bal
timore.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-07-03

States minister to England, made an address
at the dinner Of Harvard
university. Vice President Hendricks and
Governor Robinson also made short ad-
dresses.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-07-03

THE whole number of visitors to the New
Orleans exposition was l,l5S,S4O. The show
was open nearly as long as the Centennial ex-
hiOition at Philadelphia, which was visited
by 9,9l0,9 66 persons.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-07-03

THE new college founded in Florida by A.
W. Rollins, of Chicago, has been named
Rollins College" 1t will admit both sexes,
and, though under congregational influences,
will be non-seCtarian.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-07-03

BUTTERINE is imported into England in
vast quantities. During the first four months
of this year s., 500, 900 worth was imported,
chiefly from Holland, Belgium, Denmark and
France.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-24
NEw.YoRK DAILY TRIBUNE FRIDAY, APRIL a. 1885
hurt by an undertaker's wagon, owned by kchard
A. Williams the Jury awarded So, BOO.

hurt by an undertaken wagon owneo Ny hi'n
A. Williams the jury awarded *Z,oOO.
The ty-fourth anniversary of the depar.uae
| of the 18th Regiment for the seat OF war Nus
| noted yesterday by display Of flags on the lily
| Hall. In the evening Brgader-General Cnrls.en,
sen reviewed the regiment In the FIatDusn hVSn ,
Armory and there was dress parade, followed oy
dancing.
Sergeant William Barwick, of the First Precinct,
Who has been tT Who been
the force for nineteen years in Brooklyn ana year
before that in New-York, resigned yesterday anu
will go Oh half pay.
Robert Payne vice president of the Board OF Edu-
cation, will address the teaches of the CITY, inem-
bers of the Board of Education, and their 1riehus
this evening in the Chapel of the POLYTECHNIC III
stitute at Iivingston-st near Court-st., on Ger.
tain Principles OF Law Applied to the School-room"
I here Will also be musical entertainment
County Treasurer Adams was authorized by the
Supervisors yesterday to transfer the balance Oh
the appropriation for the new Hall OF RECORDS
Sl3 soto the contingent fund in order to pay the
bill of $40, 6SS, rendered by eX-Dlstrct-Attsrney
Winchester Britton fer his services in defending
the suit of the heirs of General Philip Crooke 10
recover title to the Prospect Park Parade Ground.
The SUIT of Henry Ruddick against the Standard
Oil Company and the DevOe Manufacturing CON-
pany to eject them from property OH the NewtoWn
Creek Ash-st and Manhattan-ave.. said TO ne worIh
$500 900. to one-sixth Of which the plalntlH rays
claim, came to trial yesterday in the City C9urt.
RuddIck claims title through hs grandfather, Jonn
Hern, and the defendants set up foreclosure pro
ceedngs which alienated title from his heirs. A
motion TO dismiss the suit on the ground that the
plaintiff was named as of the heirs In the 1ofs-
closure proceedings was made and Judge Clement
will decide to-day.
Coroner Menningcr began yesterday the inquest
I'm the case of John J. Keller, who died from an
overdose of bclladonna. DR.. Ernest Tlegel, OF No.
211 East feminist. New-York, testified that ne
wrote the prescription atrOpine enc ana nan
mllegrams. and water 80 grams William ii.
Derwender. clerk in Heydenrelch's pharmacy, III
Atantic-ave and Clintou-st., identihed the pre-
scripiion which called for "atropia sulphunca l.5
mlIegrams, and aq.. 300 erarns.b He put up one
and half grams of sulphaie of atropia. lie had
put NJ prescriptions for DIR. Tiege, before but had
never seen the word mlogram used in prescrip-
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valuable They designed to cut on the murderous
practice OF catching for number that has depleted our
trout streams The bill forbds the retention Of any
trout below six inches snd also the taking Of trout from
has kert the West Canada from WIkinsons down
stripped for many years. Public houses near trout
streams are in the habit of getting up trout suppeTs
for guests. Two three boys are started ont In the
morning They return in the afternoon with 200 or 800
year or two years old which are fried TO crisp and
each guest twenty thirty and thus the stock Of
the stream is destroyed in its infancy. was told at
place In Essex County last fall that certain great and
pious person. whose is withheld there every
summer, and wanted the first thing trout fry Trout
on the Ice eight nine inches long would not do. He
must out himself and catch 100 three to five
inch fellows and have them fried These he gorged,
heads. bones all. This Is the kind OF fishing that
defeats the purpose OF artificial culture 1t is the large
trout that should be taken-not the small ones When
trout reaches the weight OF two pounds or over he Will
destroy OF his kind in year than he produce
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-24
THE FIRST NEGRO MIASTRELS.
From The san Ffanctseo 4 ita- California.


"Hey jim Along, Jim Along Josie " was sung
in 1888 by John Smith. or" Niger Jack, as he was
called Smith was atterward Identified with circus COM
panies, and died few years ago In Melbourne He was
the originator Of the double song dance business
Coleman, Frank Brewer and Dan Emmett did some song
ambulance work at the Franklin Theatre III ia
1871. John b. Cough sang some negro songs and comic
character songs at tho same place of amusement. In
1912 first band of MINISTRIES .orrned aud gave
benefit performance at the Bowery They then effected
a complete organization and opened at tho Chatham
Theatre. The artists were: Frank Brewer as bones;
Billy Whitock. baniost; Dan Emmett. Idde. and Dick
Pelham, tambourine They appeared between the play
and farce at the Park Theatre few n hts and then
went TO England, but the tour was failure From tDB
crude beginning sprang all the bands OF later days
circus agent James Duinbeton. caught to the Idea
and organized band consisting OF Gill. Pelham, White.
Harrington. stanwood and others. They were called
"The Ethiopian Ministries" and created q fnrore whom
they went TO England They were the first 10 give first
part that to appear in full dress as 1t done at the
Christy then came the front and maintained the
palm foi many years. The Christy Minstrels were
organized in Buffalo, N. Y. by f.. L. Christy. Dick
Hooley Earl Pierce and George Christy, whose real
name was Harrington we're memDers, III ietS-i tLey
York. f. T.. Chfisty made fortune OF 100000, but
insane for fear the war would sweep away his
property and killed himself George Chrisy, after
making large amount OF money, dled III poverty :;
John Diamond the first white boy who ever danced
jig with black face. +. I. BaInnm picked HIN up
and made q great deal or money with him. Diamond,
however, rascal and sent to prison for theft,
and finally died drunkard. 4 negro boy, Juba from
SDuth Carolina was the greatest Jig dancer That ever
appeared before the public Charles l.. White is the
oldest living PERFORMER who has made burnt cork "a
specially. Dan Gardner was famous negro per,
former and favorite clown. His daug liter married
The first man who ever played on the banjo in public
was Joe Sweeney, aud his banjo gourd with four
strings In l8i3 there show running IN Pratt-st
Balnore admittance 12l2 cents children, half price
Edwin Booth sustained the bone end John teepor Clark
banged the tambourine and Matt O'Bricn was the
midde-man. Booth played solos on the banjo: clark
Is popular comedian and manager IN London, ana
OBrien Is General superintendent OF the southern
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NOT MUCH OF A DAY FOR SHARKS.

The IHilddCDhtd ItWes
ave were fishing near the Scychelle Is
,ards All at once there appeared about i've hundred
wards from tho boat shark should guess was ht
ie.t sixty foot. 10 didn't seem 10 notice us, but kept
ainng and finally the ran right alongside, ana
hauling OF the man let him have II right behind the side
nns and at minute the men dug their paddles
into the water and away the canoe Went and tell YOU
nv hoy Just In time To save our BACON IA the
n1ment iron struck the fish seemed to rise like big
island right into the air never saw such sight, and
,Thru IL came down you'd have thought the bottom had
struck us that would have knocked an American
boat all 10 pieces but as IL waS we seemed Tor moment
to shoot into the air. fell back with crash and then
came yell OF the FOR the rest to look out Tor the
line but the confusion II took turn about paddle
and irrked 10 aud the overheard quicker than can
think ami talk about kissing rope, I've been foul or
SOME lively old whales IN my me hut IL wasn't nothing
10 this. The line fairly played tunes and Kissed and
smoked like n stcam engine, apullh' after IL as
fast as we could aud 1t good thing did IN
Jew seconds the fish had taken all the slack and there
came Jerk that sent every man to the bottom OF tho
boat and nearly overheard ami thought tho plankS
had been torn clean out of her.
At first the bow went under, and when the men
climbed ait she half full of water and going along nc
rate that almost tore the buttons OF your coat IRON tue
friction. II lucky thing for us that there was no
sen, We should have lled In no time, Out as IL was
we got her head up IN the air ana OH We Went asking no
fayOrs Of any one We headed right out to sea- mater
nj four miles, and then II changed again and struck In
Shore aud when about mile of the beach We TOOK IN the
slack got lance into him and let him have four or
i've bullets about the head ana to make long yarn
short after furry that beat anything ever saw the
shark mp ana rolled and got lines on, ana
after an hours hard pulling got aground ana at ODD
= Talk about hsh-ii looked moro like a big whale
than anything ever saw IL was about twelve loot
high aud about seventy foot long The mouth WASH on
the under side, and IL had teeth hardly larger than
goldfish and In its throat curious whsebono-llke ar
rangement. believe they call em gill rakcrs, but they
were used lust whale uses Its bone-small food
IA taken the mouth and kind OF strained through the
rakers aid into the throat The natives cut t mp
got about ton barrels OF OIL so that tho hsh pau
ahout
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-24
REBUKED by THE BARONESS DE STRUVE.

WdshfnQton letter 10 The Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
Baron De Strive, the Russian Minister, and
his wife. are among the most popular people Of the
diplomatic circle in Washington. They utterly sim
pie and sincere, and completely captivaed by all
things American. Madame De strive Is very intellect
ual woman, but utterly without 0stentation.
There is class Of those female dudes In washington
who esteem the proper performance to chatter ia bad
French at all times and upon all occasions bevy OF
these young women approached Madame De struye at
reception In the White House. and began chatering In
less broken French and she replied in her rather
lame English.
why" said one of the party, "do you not speak
French, madame L am sure you must be able to
speak II"
The Baroness gavo them q keen glance and replied :
eyes speak French but not in the house OF the Amer
lean President. Though speak English poorly, speak
IL here of course, well as can"
The party not dull enough to miss the rebuke In
the calm and adyke remark and the Baroness contin-
ucd do not like to speak French anywhere. IL is
foolish and frivolous language and dislike IT, why
should one IL when express herself In the
English, which is the nobest and best language in the
world America the greatest and grandest Nation IN
the world. [ am proud to speak the language OF the
Americans"
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BROKER JENKINS SHOOTS HIMSELF.

William A. Jenkins. age sixty, stock broker. who
boarded at No. 10 Monroe-place Brooklyn. killed
himself in his room with pistol yesterdy morn
ing. He was respondent from business losses.
Formerly he did large business in wall Street.
Exchange and practically retired from business,
occasionally making a small Investment which
his customary aifable demeanor was noticed TO
have changed recently, and he was moody and
silent. About a week ago he sent for his lawyer
and had new will prepared.
Yesterday a servant raped at his door at 7:3O
A. M and asked him If he going down 10
breakfast He went to the door and answered " |
don't know whether / will" few moments later
the occupants Of the house were startled by the re-
port of pistol and the sound OF fall III Mr.. Jen-
kinss room, followed by two more shots in quick
succession. Mr.. Jenkins found dead on the
floor. One bullet was IN his brain and the other
two were in the wall of the room. SIX chamber
revolver was used. Mr.. jenkins had relatives IN
his CITY
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NEWS From THE SUBURBS.
FICKLENESS IN JERSEY POLITICS.

The County Convassers Of Hudson County N. j.,
were called toget or again yesterday by Chairman
Thomas L. Norman, to reopen the counting OF the
Xth Assembly District. When they adjourned on
Wednesday they had declared Rudolph II; run
petit the Democratic candidate for Freebooter
elected over Frech, the Republican. 1t was done
of that district They had been lost and the
duplicate copy turned over to them by the county
clerk had been stolen. The intense indignation over
This action In the county caused Norman to repent
hio action, and the fear of an inv gaiou by the
Grand Jury, which was threatened, induced TINS
subsequent action. A certified copy was Produced
Yesterday and gave the Republican candidate a
majority of seven votes and he was declared
elected.
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NEWARK.

Tho will of stephen H. Plum was admitted to
probate Yesterday. The property which is worth
over + 1000, 900 il equally divided between his
two sons and a dau lighter of the testator.
number of cergyncn Of the state Congrega-
tional Association accepted tho invitation of the
Rev. Or. Brcdhcad TO visit the Belleville Avenue
Roer-Skating Rink Oh Wednesday evening. Ihy
were received by the manager and spent some time
IN watching the skaters and discussing tho features
of the rink management. Among the visitors were
several coorcd clergymen. DR.. Brodhead put on a
pair OF skates aad showed his colleagues how they
were used.
Peter Riley charged with highway robbery, was
taken from the Jall wIth number OF other prs
oner, for tTial They were handcuned IN pairs
along n cham When the prisoners reached the
men Il was found that Riley had slipped his hand
~. nd e.elD,I.
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vARIous NEw.JERsEY TOWNS.

WFsrrtELD.-Tramps are numerous this spring.
and arc causing much annoyance especially to
farmers.
II ,EuIsoN.-Alderman Callahan struck OK Alder
man Coylo on Wednesday night. breaking his nose
and backing one Of his eyes. The quarrel arose ont
of ne awarding of contract for building a town
hall Coyle cal ed Callahan a skin" and grasped
him by the arm when the blow was struck. Yes
tcrday Coyle went Jersey City to institute pro-
ceodiugs against Callahan.
Observation-Disclosures blew open the safe of Po-
desla y Co. No. 15i Westinghouse on Wednesday
niphi. aud cot away with $500 aud four bank
bnoLs one on the Dune Savings Bank, one on the
United Brotherhood of Hobokeu, and two on the
IIohokcn bank.
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RROOKIYN.

About thirty of the $50 men employed i'm Camp
bell IL ThayeTs OH Works, at Front and Main ats.
have struck on account Of a reduction of ten per
cent III wages.
John A. Kremer an upholstorer, was arrested
yesterday OH the charge of having set fire TO the
houses No. 157 Ellcry-st, and No. Ill Van Cott-
ave. to secure the insurance. He is also charged
with setting ire TO "a house in New-York, with a
similar purpose.
In the suit of Mrs. Elizabeth Morrison TO recover
$4,000 damages for the injuries received by her
daughter, age six, who was run over ana badly
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-24
WHAT Is GOING ON TO-DAY.

Captau BRACKETS trial. United states Circuit Sou,.
Eram,naton of Captain OBrien before United States
Inspection Of new aqueduct by Aqueduct Commission"
,, ..o.oh poIo Grouuds,
$3.50 p. VI. ,, ,rdro Van Rrunt
Second Avenue Railroad Commission NO tAo D'o""
way, p. III. 1890 c..o,,o Court
prnfcssor Cromwell's lecture Chickering Hail. p m
Billiard tournament. Irving Han. > p VI.
Wilson Industrial School anniversary evening"
Police Board meeting.