The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-05-15


THE seven year-old son of a wealthy resi-
dent of Taraton, Mexico, named Lopez. was
kidnapped and the father was notified that
the child would he killed if ransom of SO
00J WINS not deposited in a certain place
within two days, The note to the father was
not delivered until too late to negotiate with
the criminals. At the expiration of the sec
ond day the father found the horribly mutt
loted body of the child in his courtyard. The
boys sister, aged twelve years. on seeing her
brothers corpse, fell dead. The father be-
came a maniac.
A DISPATCH from Battleford, Manitoba,
says flying Canadian column, under COM
mand of Colonel Otter, numbering about 300,
comprising mounted police, men from the
"Queen's Own" rifles, B Battery, the Ottowa
Foot Guards and G Company, beside the
mounted volunteers from Battleford, had
an engagement with Poundmaker's Indian
forces on their reserve. The Indians num-
bered Coz. The fight lasted from 5 o'clock in
the morning until noon, and was most hotly
contested throughout. The loss on Offers
side is eight killed and twelve wounded, and
the Indian loss is estimated at fifty. Otter's
column covered over thirty-five miles, fought
the battle and returned to Batteford all in
side of thirty hours.
SIR PETER LUNSDEN the British commits
sioner on the disputed Afghan boundary
question has been ordered to England
Premier Gladstone said that General Lums-
den has not been recalled but has been con.
with his own views had been requested to re-
turn to England. AS it had been decided to
carry on in London the future communica-
tions with Russia about the main points in
the Afghan frontier line, both Sir Peter
Lumsden and Colonel Stewart had been di-
rected to come to London.
GENERAL REYES, having been promoted to
commander-in-chiefo of the Colombian army
at Panama. has proclaimed martial law on
the lsthmus. In fight between a mob and
a small body of Colombian troops twenty of
the former were killed.
Two rebel chiefs-Portazal and Cocobolo-
who advised and assisted Prestan in the burn
ing of Aspinwall were tried by court martial
and hanged in the ruins of the city by order
of the Colombian commander.
A WORLDS Exposition Of Inventions was
opened in London by the Prince Of Wales,
A CHINESE ferry steamer plying between
Woo-Sung and Shanghai was cut in two and
sunk by steamship, and seventythree lives
were lost.
Mr.. LOWELL, our late ministe to England
unveiled in Westminster Abbey a bust of the
poet Coleridge, the gift of the late Rev. DR..
Mercer, of Rhode Island
Mrs. WELDON an English singer, got
verdict of sou, 900 in n suit for libel SANDER,
breach of contract and assault, brought in
London against NJ. Gounod, the famous
French composer.
A NEW ministry has been formed in Brazil
WHILE a French steamer was on its way
to Buenos Ayres, South America, the emf
grants on board mutinied because of the bad
quality of the food They were finally over
powered after desperate fight, in which the
captain and several of the crew were severely
wounded. Ten of the passengers were killed
or wounded.
ADMIRAL JoUETT recently ordered a court
of inquiry at Aspnwallto investigate charges
made against Commander Kane. to the effect
hn did
of the burning Of that place. The finding of
the court completely vindicates Commander
Kane and asserts that he acted with judg-
ment and discretion.
EMMA, at one time queen of the Sandwich
Islands, is dead. She was the daughter of
high native chief and an English woman and
received an excellent education by American
tutors.
WAR talk was again revived in England
by the report that Russia had refused to en-
ter into any agreement not to advance on
Herat, Afghanistan.