Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-03-19


charged soldier who enlisted for three
years prior to June %, 1861, and who
actually was mustered for three year9
before August 6, 1861.
As result of the strike on the Missou-
ri Pacific the passwords at Waco, Tex,
ran out of naptha and purchased guam
tity of gasoline. Sunday evening, on
opening the tank, an explosion followed,
tearing the roof off the building and bad
ly burning two men.
Arthur G. Ogilby, city treasurer of
New Brunswick, n. j., and treasurer of.
the Dime Savings bank of that city, is
suffering from an attack of acute mania
at his home, and the bank is suffering
from a deficit of about $4,000. 1t is be-
lieved Ogilby had been specializing.
The funeral of Senator Miller of Cali
fornia took place with all official and
respectful solemnity in the Senate cham
Der on Saturday The train conveying
the remains and the Congressional COM
mittee started for the West in the even
ing. No legislative business was done
in either house on Saturday.
Charles L. Webster & Co. of New
York, the publishers of Gen. Grants
Memoirs, have arranged to publish the
life of Pope Leo MIL, written by him
self. An immense circulation is expect
ed for the book, as every Roman Catholic
will want to possess Il copy. The work
will be translated into every language.
Senator Logan has submitted the min
ority report of the Senate military com
mittee on the Fitz John Porter bill. 1t is
the same report presented by the minori-
ty in the last Congress, with the addition
of Gen. Logan's letter in reply to Gen.
Grants article in the North Amcric0n Re-
rie,r, iustifying the conduct of Fitz John
/ Porter
\ postofiice clerk in a Nebraska Office
confcsses to the postmaster general that
about 20 years ago he stole $40 from one
letter and 500 from another, and now
makes restitution, hoping the money may
] lt'Cll It's law lul wv lltI. he SfU Has
been sent to the one from whom it was
stolen. but the owner for the remainder
has not yet been found.
Considerable excitement has been
caused at Chambersburg, Pa, by the an
nouncement that gold has been discover
ed on the farm of George Long, near
Greencaste. The yellow substance has
been analysed by practical assayers, who
pronounce it gold, but it has not yet
been ascertained whether paying guam
titles of the valuable metal can be found.
While Frank Murgatroyd of Philadel-
phia was in bed on Il recent morning he
was seized with Il violent spell of sneez-
ing. The family was aroused and every
thing was done for the mans relief that
could be thought of. The sneezing was
kept up with undated vigor. however,
and before medical aid could reach him
Mugatroyd was a corpse. 1t is supposed
that he ruptured blood vessel.
The Dempsey-LaBlanche prize-fght
came off early sunday morning at Larch-
mont. near New Rochelle. y. Y. Dcmp-
Scy of New York won in the 18th round.
IaBlanche of Boston. known as the
Marine. failing to respond to the call of
time. There were only 20 spectators of
the bloody contest. including three re-
portcrs. and the Ne,r York 7clcgium pub
lished an extra edition Sunday giving the
full details.
At College Hill, Madison county. Ky,
Il negro boy named jeff Order bought
half dollars worth of "Rough on Rats
and put it in some SaSsafraS tea, which
was drunk by Mrs. Deathroy, her nine
year-old daughter, and the cook, named
Jennie Henderson. Mrs. Deathroy is in
a delicate condition, and the poison will
probably prove fatal, and neither the
little girl nor the cook can possibly re-
cover. The boy, who is only II years
old, is under arrest.
Mrs. Mary Wileman, accused of poison
ing her husband at South Valley, y. Y,
on the 18th of September last by placing
arsenic III pie which she gave him for
dinner, was convicted Friday of murder
in the first degree. The closing scenes
in the trial were very sensational. Mrs.
Wileman bore the verdict without finch
ing, but went into Mysteries on being re-
moved to the Jail. When asked by the
Judge what she had to say, she replied
AS God is my Judge am innocent of
the crime" She was sentenced to be
hanged April 30. The defence was that
Wileman himself administered the arse
mic with suicidal intent.
The people of Madison, Ct, are dis
pleased with their postmaster, and as his
salary, belonging to the fourth class, is
regulated by the number of stamps he
] nannnls thnN- ara Intarn,jnad RI ctn,.V.