Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-07-09
DOME STIC.

Nicholas Baumann, a German of Buff
alo, \. Y. took his baby by the feet
Monday and dashed his head against the
wall, killing the child. He escaped.
The steamer Nevada that arrived off
Sandy Hook Tuesday is said to have
among its passengers no less than 800 re-
cruits for the Mormon colony of Utah.
Princeton college has had thus far 239
applicants for admission. and the indica-
tions are that the freshman class will
number some 10, the largest ever enter
ed.
President X. j. Lane of the Abingdon
(Mass.) national bank has been arrested
as defaulter and the bank has closed its
doors. His steaings are said to exceed
S15O, 900.
\ deadly disease has developed on the
cattle ranges of Lonake and Prairie
counties. Ark, and the cattle are diving
by scores. The disease resembles some
what the Texas fever.
The thermometer is recording lO5 in
the shade in Dakota and reports from
Pierre in that Territory state that hot
wind blew down several houses Monday
and drove people into the cellars to avoid
Sulocation.
Mrs. Arnold of New Holland. O.. cele-
brated her lO9th birthday ON Tuesday.
She is said to have two sisters living. one
at the age of ll2. the other at lOG-proba-
bly, the most remarkable case of longevi-
~ in this country.
Fred Witenbecker was probably fatal
~ shot in the mouth at Astoria. l.. l..
early sunday morning during an alterca-
ton following his daughters wedding.
James Smith, - years old. a neighbor.
was arrested for the shooting.
Atlanta. Ga. entered upon the new
prohibition regime Thursday morning;
and the toperS made the most of the
closing hours of license. At II o'clock
the doors were closed in all the bar-room-
of the city, and most of them were
crowded with drinking and drunken
mob.
The mixing building of the Atlantic
company's dynamite works at McCaineS-
willie, y. j., blew up Friday morning
with terrific force, killing 10 workmen
and SCATTERING the building. The bodie,
of the victims were blown into pieces 50
small that no dstinguiShable remnants
could be found.
\ bag of mail has Just been received at
the New York post-ofiice which was in
the wrecked steamer Oregon. 1t had
tioated 400 miles from the wreck and was
found imbedded in the sand near Cape
Hatteras. y. c. Only small part of the
bags contents is in condition to be dis
tributed
At the Sd corps'S reunion at Gettys-
burg, Friday, Gen. Sickles delivered an
Grafton indicating the part taken by his
corps in the second days fight. Among
| monuments dedicated were the % New
Hampshire in Peach orchard, 9Th New
/ Hampshire near the wheat field and Bor-
, don sharpshooters near where Hancock
was wounded
: John Steedly was shot dead in Sunday
school at Hunters Chapel church in Barn
= well county, :. c., sunday, by Emma
, Connolly, about whom he had circulated
slanderous reports. W. j. Connolly,
Emma's brother. and a. l.. OFT publicly
cowhided Steedly recently for the same
otfense Miss Connolly gave herself up
/ to the authorities.
| \ gang engaged in counterfeting
, American bills has been broken up at
Brighton. near Toronto, by detectives.
l Abel Christensen, a Dane, one of the ar
I rested men, says he recently visited sew
eral ports on Lake Ontario and palmed
of some $1,000 in bogus bills. Plates
were found in possession of the gang.
4 and their operations have been extensive.
l The recent hail storms and drouth are
, reported to have wrought havoc to the
crops in some parts of the Northwest.
F. Reports from the No. | hard wheat re-
p gion of Dakota, outside Cass and few
Y river counties. show that unless there is
: IA general rain very soon the crop will be
e cut short several million bushels. Dam
t age from hail is more extensive than has
I been supposed
Sixty people were poisoned at An
n thony, Kan, saturday during the Fourth
!, of July celebration by drinking lemon
|, AIDE made from tartar emetic; and one of
+ them, Mrs. Northrop, a widow, will
e probably die. The city was crowded.
}. Judge Culver, speaker of the day, was
a just beginning when Judge Blackburn,