Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-10-01


of $4,000 bonds.
The Apaches have been safely lodged
in Fort Marion, Florida. They are said
to be Indifferent as to the change.
The earthquake centre has moved out
to Iowa. Five distinct shocks were felt
at Winfield in that State Thursday night.
The embezzlement of Neal Dow's SON
in-law in Maine amounts to nearly $780,
600. Stock gambling was the cause of
his fall.
The statement that Secretary Lamar is
soon to be married to a wealthy widow
is pronounced by the secretary himself
as only about half true
1t is officially announced that the one
dollar silver certificates will be issued /
October l, the twos three weeks later.
and the tives about November |.
Secretary Manning evidently expects
to return to Washington to live. for
orders have been received to put his
house in first-class sanitary condition.
Henry George, the well known writer
on political economy, has been nominat-
ed for mayor by the workingmen of
New York city and is very likely to get
the election.
r. V. kinsey, night agent of the Bur-
lington road at Macomb. H.. was robbed
at the point of shot gun by a masked
robber Friday night of S63j. funds of
the company.
DIR. j. c. PerriShing, late president of
the Pittsburg Female college. is on trial
at Connellsville. Pa, before the Metho-
dist Episcopal conference, on charges of
dishonesty and lying.
y number of actors and actresses ar
rived at New York Sunday from Europe.
including Mrs. Langtry, Augustin Daly's
company. Violet Cameron and her COM
pany and Dion Boucicault.
canvass of leading politicians for
preferences for President in seven
western States showed pa for Blaine,
10 for Logan. n for Sherman, Sc for
Cleveland. ; for Hill, and 1 for Thurman.
COnsul-General Williams at Havana
reports to the secretary of state that
nearly "a per cent of all the sugar cane
product of Cuba for the first quarter of
this year found consuming markets in
the United States.
Six fires have occurred in or close to
the town of Harmony, Me-, all caused
by incendarsm. The people there
abouts are so alarmed that business
is suspended. and people are packing up
their effects in readiness for removal.
Ex-President Arthur is preparing to
return TO New York from New London
where he has spent the summer. 1t is
stated that his health does not show any
improvement. neither does he appear to
be anv worse than when he left New
York in the spring.
Three penitentiary prisoners. all i'm
portant witnesses in the pending investi-
CATION of abuses in the Ohio State-prison
at Columbus, were taken suddenly sick
saturday night and an analysis of the
water left in their cells shows that they
were poisoned.
\ number of cattle at Chicago have
been found to be affected by pleuro-pneu
monia. They are to be examined and
killed and the sheds where they were
kept burned. The entire expense to the
State in stamping out the disease is esti-
mated at Sl50.000.
Standard silver dollars to the amount
; of 1872 sos were issued from the mint
during the week ended September %,
against SGG4.4 93 for the corresponding
period of last year. The shipments of
fractional silver coin since september
amount to sl,Ol2,Ol2.
IT has been determined by the council
men of the Sioux nation in Dakota, as
well as by the general assent among the
people, TO establish mail and transporta-
ton routes throughout the frontier re-
gion, which shall be conducted exclusive
~ by Indians and as an Indian enterprise.
! A slight earthquake shock was felt at
'HdTItslOu, =. -, at O.UZ o CLOCK MONDAY
afternoon, lasting about two seconds and
accompanied by loud rumbling sound.
The wave moved from north to south.
Houses We're shaken perceptibly, and a
number of persons rushed into the streets.
No damage was done beyond the falling
of loose plasteriag.
/ Lieutenant Schuetze of the United
; States navy, who was sent to Siberia
with presents for the natives who assist
ed in the search for the survivors of the
Jeanette, has returned. lie was kindly
received, but found it difficult to make il
understood why these presents were
made. The lieutenant tells an interesting
story of his experiences.
1t appears that congress has left the
President without power to extend in
vitations to French citizens to attend the