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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-05-07
A WASHINGTON LETTER.
IL LIBRARY BILL-RIVERS AND HAIR
BORS-THE TARIFF. ETC.

WASHINGTON. ID. c., May 3. lSSG.
Editor Register The 18th Congress.
Ike its predecessors. lets its ''moderation
|e known to all men," But it has passed
le library bill, so it has not lived in vain.
or thirteen years the bill struggled for
Existence with fair field in the Senate,
ut the economical spirit of the House
lways proved fatal to its success. Tn
lie Sam not being voter, the library
i'll was a perfectly safe target for those
economic arrows some Representatives
re ever on the alert to shoot, hoping
hereby to convince their constituents
hat they are not like other men. Dur
hg the 81 years since the Congressional
brary was established it has become the
argest in the United States and one of
he finest in the world. 1t contains over
lalf million books and has room for
ess than three hundred thousand. Who
an wonder that disorder reigns in the Ii
Drary and despair in the heart of the IL
|rarian? Every bit of available space is
lied with books. The wit and wisdom
Pf many men is buried in the crypt be-
(eath the capitol. Down in that region
If darkness are nine rooms full of books.
AUTHORS obtaining copyright are re-
luired to send two copies of each book
o the library. The annual increase of
books is large, for ''of making books ma
~ books there is no end" The new IL
prary building will be fire-proof, the eX-
erior of stone. the interior of iron and
concrete. There will be a large reading
loom and space for over three million,
books, as well as for newspapers, pam
)hlets and works of art. The site chosen
east of the capitol and is the one thai
senator Morrill,. who was a pioneer in
he movement, selected years ago.
When the House discusses the river
and harbor bill economy is banisheC
until more convenient season. 1t j,
truly astonishing the value of some OF
he small streams that are scattered
throughout our land. In doubtful dis
trict rivulet is an expensive thing TO
he government. 1t is the power behinC
he throne and carries the votes. :,
when Il Representative gets many thou
sands appropriated for the improvement
of creek in his district he is considered
to have done well for himself. a Kan
sas man, while making his plea for riy
er in his State, remarked that "the waite
was there" Such statement is unus
ual and people are apt to think many o
the streams, like the axis of the earth, "a
Imaginary line. The river and harbo
bill generally wins in spite of the anathe
mas of the public, but now and then tn
President makes his protest in the form
of veto.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-05-07

enough to do it, and when Atwood q
Jones were paying their patrons Is cents
per pound for their butter, Mr.. Douglas
was selling his for II or 10 cents.
Mr.. Douglas forgot to mention the
bursting of two separators, two and three
weeks ago, one at Horton Gillie's butter
factory at Harvard, H., killing two and
wounding three others; another at the
Big Foot creamery, Elkhorn, Wis, kill
ing a man and boy and seriously cut
ting and bruising several men.
would recommend his patrons to in
sure in an accident insurance company,
before they wait around for milk to be
ground out 5La
Yours truly,
j. W. DORSEY.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-05-07
A CORRECTION.
REPU BLICAN

ADDISON. VI. May 3. 1856.
Edtor RegiStcr:- wish to correct the
statement that "Mr. Il. W. Eaton of Ad-
olson has become Il town charge" which
appeared in your issue of April ,. and
has just been brought to my attention.
Mr.. Eaton is not Il 'town charge" nor
will his friends ever permit him to be.
Unfortunately. they were outside the
State, and were not appraised of his mis-
fortunes before action was taken by the
town officers, which was necessitated by
his crippled and helpless condition. As
soon As they learned that his once fine
property had been taken from him they
promptly responded and his support was
at once guaranteed. Even were he en-
tirely destitute. which is by no means the
case, his many friends would never con-
sent to his being an object of charity or a
town burden.
A PERSONAL FRIEND
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-05-07
Tte0.

TOBIN-At South Paris, Me, May ), lS>j, OF
Bright's disease, Will I. Tobin, aged 81 years.
TOWSLEE-At Glenwood, Iowa, May :, Ju.
liza, wife of william \. Towslee, aged 80 years.
\ former resident OF this town and sister OF
j. W. Halliday. -
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-05-07
FOREIGN.

The prince of Wales has been re-elect-
grand master of the Freemasons in
highland.
The Prussian government has ordered
ne police to interfere in all cases where
rikers intimidate workmen.
The Gladstone home rule bill has been
odiiied so that Irish members may con-
hue to sit at Westminster.
The law for the immediate execution
railway train wreckers when caught
the act was passed in the Mexican
ouse of Deputies Thursday night by a
Dnsiderable majority.
The London Times says: ''The reap
earance of jefferson Davis. whom Mr..
ladstone hailed as the creator of new
ate, enfOrces the thought that the man
no made that capital mistake may be
baking another when he halls Parnell's
|mporary capture of the Irish represent
ton as evidence that another nation
tis been born"
| The case against Mr.. and Mrs. ID. r.
.mart and G.. \. Smart, accused of bring
| g into Canada money stolen from the
liverpool produce firm of George Fowler
| Co.. of which ID. II. Smart was the
ew York agent, has been amicably set
ed at Montreal. They returned 100000
the 100000 and were allowed to keep
lie remainder.
News of disastrous CONGREGATIONS
|Dmes from several parts of Austria. The
|pwn of Friedland. in Moravia. has been
most totally burned; and 10 persons
ere killed. The towns of Dobrowlany.
Ioianice and Chyrow have been com
|letely destroyed and the town of Sanok
as been greatly damaged. At Chyrow
man was caught in the act of setting
|re to IA building.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-05-07
COM NOMINATIONS.
MIR. CHILD's QUALIFICATIONS

MIN tllllblJ . W ALT IVA lCNo'
Editor Register :-Among the names of
gentlemen mentioned for Senators in the
last REGISTER | see that of Geo. +. Child
of Weybridge. For several weeks Mr..
Childs friends throughout the county
and he has host of them-have been
thinking it best to bring him forward as a
candidate for Senator in the south end.
Mr.. Child is finely educated, gentleman
in sentiment and department, with moral
and temperance principles of the very
best. In the Legislature of 1884, of which
he was member, he made splendid re-
cord. He is correct on all State and Ma
tional matters, and as Senator he would
be an honor to the county and State.
REPUBLICAN.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-05-07
mount of Live stock at Market
Number from the several state,
sheep
and Hors.

IUIII' ''..'.... TWhj ZINO I'SI III TI,Hb-
Prices of Market Beef-A few choice Ss a
$50: extra $3.50 7.7l5 first quality : 100
q 80; second quality $500 $50; third quail
ity $500 40
Prices of store Cattle-WorkingO oxen T. pair
from 800 dSl0O; farrow Cows Sl5 S32; Fan
cy Cows $50 $50; Mich Cows and Calves
from SO SIS; yearings 80 sis; two years
old Sl3 SIS three years old S2i $40.
Swine-Wcstern fat live ~ a54c; Northern
dressed hogs sc.
Prices of sheep and Lambs-In lots, $3.50,
$3.50 $3.50 each; extra $500 G.2j, or from
~ 6l4c Y n; lambs, 6 a "a per lb.
Veal Calves % SIC T. III.
Price of Hides, Tallow and STANDARDIZATION
Hides 81. T. Ii; Brighton Tallow 3ii y h.
Country Hides T. n; Country Tallow 2,
T. III Calf SkinsS aloe t. NJ Pelts common, .jc
Sll0 each; selected Sl.l5 a l35; Dairy
skins - 4 3jc each.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-05-07
WANTED!

want every dollar that you owe me for
saving, and if it is not quite a dollar want 1t.
The bills are small, but all the same they are
very important to me just now.
s. q. TISDALE.
East Middlebury, May 4, lSS6 l9;2w
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-05-07

Ayers Cathartic Pills are the best that can
be employed 10 correct irregularities of the
stomach and bowels. Gentle, yet thorough,
in their action. they cure con>tipation ~timu-
late the appetite and digestive organs, and
strengthen the system.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-05-07
ll1arrteo.

CAMPBELL-LANG.-In Fletcher, April y,
10y Rev. Geo. :. Guernsey, james +. Campbell
of Burlington and Miss Mary y. Lang of
Fletcher
EPE\ETER-BGSI I.-ln Rochester, April
p, AT the residence of Mrs. AlonZO Worcester,
by Rev. Geo. :. Guernsey, Adolph Epenetcr
and Miss Nora Bush, both OF Rochester.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-05-07
MARKETS..


At Nergennes, saturday, butter was dull al
eggs, slow at 12c v doz.; beans, Al to : 81 y
bushcl; potatoes b d i0c y bush; beef, a &c
y III; pork, &c v NJ; hay, $40 Sl2 y ton
straw, $40 Sl2 per ton.
BOSTON PRODUCE.
Butter Is steady and in fair demand, with
sales of extra Western creamery at - a 23c
extra Northern and Eastern creamery at 81 q
22c; extra Northern dairy at 10 a 2lc; imita
ton creamery at Ii a 100, and liable packed
nj IL Ice y h. Cheese continues dull and We
quote Northern extra at l0s e; good to choice
ut ga a 10c; and lower grades at a SC y h as
to quality. Eggs have been in moderate de
mand and prices are steady, with sales of cX
ira Eastern at BE, and fancy ut 131sc; New
ern extra at Pc; and Nova Scotia at PFC y
mont at Sl70 Il LIS; New York mt Sl.55 a 81 .6C
and medium mt Fl 81 lao T. bush. including
hand.picked. Canada Peas are selling in
small lots at 80 9jc rs to quality Potatoes
are in good supply and easy, and sales of He
brons at 80 a 70c, Rose ut so a I0c Prolitics al
80 65c and Peerless at 20 a 5jc u bush. Dried
apples are duh and easy, with sales OF evap
GRATED at &c as to quality. Green Apple,
are quiet with sales of No. Baldwins at 81 ,;
Il LOO t. Dbl. Poultry is in moderate demand
and sales of choice Western Turkeys ut IL a
lie, and Chickens at II q BE T. b.
BOSTON Wool.
The demand for all kinds of wool is limited
10 the immediate wants of manufacturers and
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ROBBING THE GOVERNMENT.

differentiation of German Goods Ex-
ported to This Country.
: WASHINGTON CITY, July 12-Mr Henry
f. Merritt, of Chicago, consul at AK la
Chappeile, Germany, sends to the state de
partment an interesting report upon the
subject Of undervaluations in connection
with the expectation OF German manu-
factured goods to this country. Mr.. Mer-
ritt says: "For years it has been the Gus
tom among the exporters to undervalue
their shipments and avoid paying portion
Of the ad valorem duties on the same. A
manufacturer consigns his goods to his
agent in the United States at price repre-
senting the actual cost of the production.
On this the duties are paid, but not on the
market value Of the goods" Mr.. Merritt
then shows that an article paying an ad
valorem duty of so per cent, which cost the
manufacturer $1,000, but whose market
value is e3, 900, would be laid down in New
York under the present system at $4,000
instead Of s., 500, the manufacturer and his
agent dividing the additional q, 500.
"They tell me verybody does So" con-
tinues Mr. Merritt, "and unless they do the
same they can not compete with others
When pressed with the law as to market
values they boldly claim that it is impossi-
ble to set a market value on goods which
are, not sold here, but which are only con-
signed to the United States, and In that
way they take advantage of their refusal to
sell goods to American merchants, for these
manufacturers will only sell their goods in
this country through their agents in Nsv
York, to whom everything is consigned
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DISASTER AND DEATH.
THREE FIRES IN QUICK SUCCESSION
AT HAvERHlLL, MASS.

A Girls Scalp Torn from Her Head-Bit-
ten by Rabid DoG-Father and Son
Fight Duel-Suicided to Escape Dis
grace-Telegraphic Notes of General
Interest.
HAvERHILL, Mass, July l2-Friday
afternoon fire broke out in Longfellow &
Co. s dining rooms in Saltonstall's block, 30
Merimac street The flames quickly spread
to Sheldon q Sargent's retail clothing store
thence to the Pacific Tea company's store,
then to G. H Cleveland & Co. s shoe store,
and c. c. Morse & Sons book and periodi-
cal store in the same block. The contents
Of these stores and of various offices
in the upper stories, are a total
loss aggregating with the loss on
the building, 500, 900. Taylor's large wooden
four story building adjacent, occupied by
Taylor's clothing store, Gaquis, merchant
tailor, aud the Merrimac club room caught
fire, and, with its stock, was destroyed to
the extent of $6, COO
While this fire was in progress, another
broke out in the Delevan house stable,
which was quickly consumed, together with
five horses; loss, $500. Buffers black
smith shop was partly burned, and a build
ing occupied by A. w. Craw, stove dealer,
and William Bean, plasterer, was destroyed.
Total loss, 49, 500
A dwelling house on Hammond court
was destroyed. Loss $500. Several small
buildings in the neighborhood were partly
destroyed At 5:45 p. IN. third fire gutted
q small tenement in Locke street The
Saltonstall block fire originated in de-
fective chimney. The other fires were evil
IDENTIFY OF incendiary origin. During the
afternoon unsuccessful attempts were made
to fire several other buildings Help was
obtained from Lawrence, Newburyport,
and Biddleford.
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PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS.
Blair Submits an Individual Report i
the Seuate--House DoinRs.

Blair Submits an Individual Report in
the senate-House Doings.
WASHINGTON CITY, July 12.-After dis
posing Of all the selected veto messages
Friday, sending them all to the pension
committee, the house took up the general
deficiency bill and agreed to the appropria-
hon for the Fox and Wisconsin river
claims A vigorous fight took place over
amendment granting one months extra
pay to the senate and house employees, but
it was agreed to. The house took recess
until - p m. then, and upon assembling
proceeded with the consideration of private
pension bills until it was stopped by Wal
lace of Louisiana on the point of no
quorum. After number of calls of the
house adjournment was reached.
Saturday the speaker laid before the
house message from the president vetoing
a bill granting pension to Daniel B. Ross
Referred to committee on invalid pensions.
On motion of Scranton Of Pennsylvania a
bill was passed providing for holding terms
Of United States court at Scranton, Pa.
Conger of Iowa, from the committee on in
valid pensions submitted reports on the
the presidents vetoes of bills granting PEN
sions to Elizabeth Luce and Catharine Nc
Carthy; ordered printed. Harmer of Penn
sylvania presented petitions signed by $50
Knights of Labor from his district in favor
Of legislation to promote labor interests;
referred
After some minor business the house re-
sumed consideration of the general def
cheney bill, the pending amendment being
that to refund to certain railroads, taxes
illegally collected The amendment was re-
jected. Yeas 104, nays l0s.
Ths chair laid bcfors the senate Saturday
. message from the president vetoing the
bill appropriating s15o,Oo0 for a public
building at Dayto Ohio; referred to COM
mittee on public buildings and grounds
Also communication from the secretary
Of war with report of board of army
officers on the subject Of site on Lake
Michigan near Chicago, rendered by the
Commercial club of that city, for military
purposes, and requesting legislation author
izing the government to accept the same;
referred to committee on military affairs.
Blair, from the committee on pensions,
submitted report on twenty y-three pension
bills vetoed by the president, and recon.
mended that the bills be passed, notwith-
standing the presidents objections. In re-
ply to a question by Kenna, Blair said that
tho veto messages had been, by an error Of
% committees, referred to tbemaInbera nlia
had originally reported ths bills Tniac-
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SCORING RANDALL'S BILL.
MoRRlSoN'S REPORT ON THE PENN
SYLVANIAN'S MEASURE.

Shown Up from . Revenue Reformer's
Nomination - Congressional Prossed-
ings-Escaping Duty-Crop Report
Notes from the National Capital.
WASHINGTON CRY, July 12-The report
Of Representative Morrison on RandalPs
tariff bill begins with the following stric-
lures upon the Pennsylvania members
msasure:
The bill proposes to remove all internal
taxes on tobacco, snuff and cigars amount
Ing, on the basis of last years receipts to
$2S o0n, 0O0; on apple, peach and graps
brandy to 1.4oo, 900; on spirits for use in
the arts, variously estimated at from ST.
900, 900 to SIS, ,00O, 900, and believed to be at
least SIC, 0,000, 900, making the aggregate of
internal revenue taxes to be removed
$50, 400, 600 In the appendix of esti-
mates submitted with the bill as
part OF it. the reduction of revenue
from castoms on tariff taxes to be effected
by it is estimated at $3.50, $50, making the
aggregate of proposed reductions 81, ,0O0,-
0O0 The bill to SO reduce excessive rev.
enues, and the statement that there were no
excessive revenues to be reduced, were SUBJ
mittsd to the house by the same member
IN the same half month. If the statement
that the revenues will not exceed appropri-
atoms and the estimates with the bill, in
cluding loss Of receipts from brandy and
from spirits for use in the arts, may
be credited, the enactment of the
bill into a law will leave the gov
srnment $4S, 100000 short Of the sum
necessary to the administration of the gov
ernment and requirements of the public
debt authorized by law, including debts in
CURED by payment of pensions already al
lowed, the validity of which we may not
question and the pay ment of which is en-
Joined upon US in the oath we have taken to
support the constitution. Your committee
unwilling to credit a purpose so lack
ing in patriotism, so forgetful OF the
public faith, must believe these ard
other provisions of the bill to be
the result of fiscal distemper hindering
just comprehension and intelligent treat
ment of the subject. In view of its effect
and purpose, so far as it has purpose af-
fecting the revenue Of the government, the
bill might well be left to that neglect which,
no doubt, it was expected to receive. But
In the hope that even so unwise measure
may open the way for the majority of the
house to redeem its pledges by the removal
and reduction: of unnecessary, and there
fore unjust, taxes, your committee report
the bill back with the recommendation that
1t do not pass
The bill is then taken up in detail and
discussed in a very caustic style, Mr.. Nor
rison showing it up" from revenue re-
formers point of view from beginning to
end
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G1adstone to- Make Another ApneaL

UlSuStOne TO Mako announcer Appeal
NEW YORK, July 12.-The Times London
special says: "Ths Tories will not have a
majority. At present they have total Of
264 members, with I46 more elections to
take place, Of which last year they carried
thirty-two. II they carry that number
now they will have 206 members, which Is
thirty-nine short of half the house They
are likely to gain ten over last year, how
ever, and thus have about twenty nine
short of ma jority. Thus Mr.. Chamber
lain will occupy in the next house the posi-
tion of arbiter of ministers, which Mr.. Par
nell held in the last parliament It is said
that Mr.. Gladstone will bring about an
other appeal to the people, believing that his
defeat now is due to the non-registration of
multitudes of voters among the nomadic
poor"
Mr.. A. l. Brown, the Gladstonian can
didats for Harwickburghs has defeated Sir
George Otto Treyelyan, the Uniopist candi-
date, and who resigned his seat In Mr..
Gladstons's cabinet because of his non-con-
currence in the premier's home rule meas
ure. The defeat of Mr.. Trevelyan has
raused profound sensation In political cir
cles The Liberals are highly delighted at
the result
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Should Have Impa1ed the Coward,

WATERLOO, Iowa, July 12-Thursday
morning Chester Bellows, who was working
about six mics south of Charles City, shot
and killed his nieoe, Eva Waterman, and
then shot himself through the VEigh, infiict-
ing flesh wound A mssn named Wilcox,
who saw the tragedy, knocked Bellows
down with pitchfark, and he was secured,
and is now In Jail Bellows was paying
attent ion to his niece, who was handsome
young lady, and was angered by her re-
fusal to accompany him to a celebration.
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Telegraphers to Become knights.

PHILADELPHIA, July 12-At the meeting
of the executive board Of the Knights of
Labor Thursday evening, Master Workman
Powdsrly presiding 9, commission was
granted to Thomas Orally OF New York,
president of the Telegraphsr's brotherhood,
as a general organizer of the Knights of
Labor. MIR O'Reilly will make tour
among the telegraphers Of the United States
to enroll members into his district assembly
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National Crop Reports.

WASHINGTON CITY, July 12-The crop
report issued Saturday shows that the con.
dition of winter wheat is reported for the
1st Of July in northern districts not har-
vested, and in southern states as 1t ap-
pearsd at the time of harvest The average
has declined from 927 to 91.2 New York
reports o decline Of four points; Pennsyl-
vania five; Kentucky two; Michigan six;
Missouri one; Kansas three; Ohio and In
diana remain as in june, and Illinois gains
one point The condition Of spring wheat
has declined from 50 In June to s3 In conss-
quence Of high temperature, drying winds,
and lack of rain In the principal states
the decline has been: Wisconsin from 81 to
75; Minnesota 80 to IS; Iowa 100 to 90; Ne.
braska 81 to S3, and Dakota 90 to IS
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NEW YoRK, July 1.-Two strolling mu-
sicians, walking on the cliff near Fort Lee
Thursday evening, heard a groan from
some bushes near by. Hurrying toward
them, they found a comely young woman
lying on her back within five
feet of the edge Of the cliff. A
little stream of blood was oozing from
her right temple, and a nickel plated
seven-shot revolver was in her hand. She
had fallen into Inconsistencies by the time
the couple reached her, and they could not
rouse her. Ton minutes later the girl was
dead An examination by physician
showed that three bullets had entered her
head The doctor found that the dead girl
would have become a mother in three
months
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Minnesota Democr.tio Convention.

WNoNA, Mimi, July H. The Democratic
congressional committee of the First district
met here Friday afternoon and decided to
issue call for convention at Winona,
Aug. "A. Only about half the counties were
represented In the committee meeting. The
opinion seemed to prevail that Judge
Thomas Wilson, Of Winona, will be the
Democratic nominee
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Her Scalp Torn from Her Head,

CHICAGO, July Il Mary Maloney, rs
years Of age, employed in a steam laundry,
met with a peculiar accident Friday morn
ing, the result of which will be serious if
not fatal AT II o'clock, while at work
around the machinery, her hair was caught
in the shafting, and her entire scalp was
torn from her head as she was lifted from
her feet by the revolving shaft She was
taken to her home, where it took two phys
icians four hours to sew on her scalp.
They say the wound will heal, and the girl
will recover, unless erysipelas sets in, but
they think her mind will be permanently
effected.