The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-10-30
LATER NEWS.

JOHN HOWELL, farmer residing near Sta
rucca, Penn, shot four of his children rang
ing in age fir ON three to eleven years, and
then shot himself. His wife and eldest daugh-
ter were absent at the time Of the tragedy
INSPIRED by jealousy, Henry NJ. Dickinson,
of Moravia, N. Y, shot and killed his wife
and then inflicted fatal wound upon him.
self
TWIN brothers John and Matt Williams
were killed in a sewer excavation by a caving
in of the walls at South Bend, Ind.
THREE revenue officers were fired upon by
ambushed moonshiners in Montgomery
county, Ga, and two were instantly killed
and the third badly wounded.
AN explosion of dynamite cartridges used
in blasting rock in the Washington aque-
duct tunnel, occurred the other morning
One man was killed outright, another prob
ably fatally injured, and several others more
or less hurt
Mr.. Coon, assistant secretary of the treas
ury, has resigned his position at Secretary
Manning's request.
THE Danish landsthng, or upper house OF
parliament, has unanimously indorsed the
policy of NJ. Estrupp, president of the council
and minister of finance, and has denounced
the recent attempt to assassinate him.
A NATIVE of Albania ma lie an unsuccessful
attempt to shoot the Montenagrin minister of
war with revolver. The would be assas-
sin was arrested and summarily executed
EDWARD HANLAN. for many years Ameri-
cas- champion oarsman, has just been easily
defeated at Albany, " y, in three mile
boat-race by John Teemer, of Pittsburg
Penn.
EX-GOVERNOR john b. PAGE, of Yer
mont, died few days ago at Rutland. Ho
was born in 1S2G, and elected governor ir
1867 and 1865.
FIVE prisoners in the Wellsboro PENN
Jail took French leave through hole which
they had cut in the wall.
"JosH BILLINGS" the humorist, was
buried in Lanesborough, Mass, his native
town.
AN engine ran into coal train at Swart-
wood Station, y. Y, and William Brown,
engineer, his fireman and a brakeman were
killed.
Mr.. PARNELL and other prominent Irish
home rulers will attend the convention oil
the Irish national league of America at
Chicago next January.
A WICHITI FALLS Texas telegram state.
that the Exchange bank, C. w. Israel G.
Co., proprietors, and the firms bank at Hen
rietta, have suspended, and great indigna-
ton has been aroused among the numerous
depositors on account Of alleged irregulari-
ties.
SECRETARY WHITNEY has approved the
report of the naval board constituted to ex
anime the work and materials of tn uniin-
ished cruisers Chicago, Boston and Atlanta,
and to ascertain and declare the fair market
value thereof, including reasonable and
customary margin of profit upon the work
and the naval advisory board has been
ordered to 90 on with the work of construc.
ton.
SMALLPOX, which has been epidemic at
Montreal for So many months, has finally
appeared in Toronto At Montreal consider
able resistance is made against the enforced
isolation of patients
LORD LORYE, husband Of Princess Louise,
Yves delivering campaign speech at Brent
ford, England, where he was running for
parliament, when he was assaulted with
rotten eggs, his hat smashed over his head,
and finally compelled to flee to the railway
station and depart for London.
AN immense demonstration expressive OF
sympathy for Prime Minister Estrupp, whose
assassination was recently attempted, ha:
been held in Copenhagen. the Danish capital