Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-10-04

den, treasurer.
A. w. Barrett of Oswego, N. Y, a
cattle-dealer, was robbed of S3,667 In
cash and 81 800 in cheeks while riding in
a Delaware, Lackawana and Western
sleeping car last Friday night
Frederick Douglass took up his quar-
tiers Monday evening at New York on
board the United States man-of-war
kearsarge, which is to convey him to his
post of duty as American minister to
Hayti.
The New York State Democratic con-
vention met at Syracuse Tuesday and
Governor Hill was successful in pulling
his ticket through, despite the combined
opposition of Tammany and the county
Democracy.
A remarkable railway Journey has been
planned for the representatives of Amer
lean nations now on a visit to the United
States. They were to leave Washington
yesterday, and travel AZ days, distance
of 5406 miles.
More than 30 members of the junior
class at Dartmouth have asked for dis
missal papers because a classmate was
dshonorably dismissed against their pro-
test of his innocence of discharges pre-
ferred against him.
Robert p. Halliday, the defaulting cash
Ter of the First national bank of Mount
Gilead, o., who has been in hiding for
the past four weeks, surrendered himself
to the United States authorities at Column
bus on Sunday. He is charged with EN-
bezzling $4,000.
B. +. Curtis, a merchant, and John
Wallace, mail carrier, of Cairo, ILL.,,
quarreled over the removal of Commits
sioner Tanner. Wallace was struck on
the head with molasses Jug, receiv-
ing injuries of which he died an hour
later.
The new directory of Johnstown has
just been published. At the time of the
flood the whole edition was lost. From
the proof sheets the names were obtain
ed, and are now printed as they were
before the flood. The number of drown
ed is put at $500, and that is considered a
close estimate.
\ boy named Egan shot and instan-
tly killed Joseph Rose, colored, at Green
brier White Sulphur Springs, W. Va,
Friday night. Rose was intoxicated,
and catching boy named Ashby he
held his back against hot stove. Egan
tried to release Ashby, but failing, pro-
cured revolver and shot Rose through
the breast.
Justice Field has presented Nagle, who
he considers sayed his life by shooting
Judge Terry, with a magnificent gold
watch and chain. appropriately engraved.
The presentation took place in the pres
ence of a large number of people. and
Justice Field, in a speech full of emotion,
stated the debt of gratitude he felt
toward Marshal Maggie.
The express, postal and baggage cars
and two day coaches on the big Four"
road were ditched Friday morning while
running at the rate of 80 miles an hour
by an open switch at McCoys, Ind, near
Greensburg. Engineer Winslow was
considerably scratched, but he was the
only Que injured. Train-wreckers are
responsible for the accident.
The steamer City of Kingston, one of
the handsomest boats on the Hudson
river. has Just been sold to the Oregon
steam navigation company of Portland,
Or, and will at once be taken to that
place by way Of Cape Horn and the
straits of Magellan. The price paid was
$4,000. The same company is looking
for other boats along the Hudson.
John II. Quinn of Mount Alton, Pa.
shot his wife five times in the breast and
abdomen with a Winchester rifle Thurs
day. She died in great agony. Quinn
tried to kill Martin Brennan, whom he
accused wrongfully of intimacy with his
wife, but Brennan escaped. After des-
perate struggle Quinn was disarmed by
Constable Washburn and placed under
arrest, but hanged himself in his cell.
The Farmers Review of Chicago re-
ports that the potato crop of 1889 will
previous year in the United States. The
acreage is less than last year, but the
conditions of growth have in general
been very favorable, and there has been
an unusual absence of insect enemies.
The total crop is estimated at 233, 200, 900
bushels. which exceeds last years crop
by over II. 000,0 900 bushels.
There was a bad collision on the New
York Central road last Friday night near
Palatine Bridge. The engine drawing
down, and before the second section could
be tagged it ran into the rear of the first,
which was composed of sleeping cars.
Six persons have died and number more
were hurt. Among the dead are VIM. II.
Manning and wife of Marquette. Mich,
and their maid. Sadie Boyd of West
port, y. L. They had been married but
three weeks. Mrs. Manning was Miss
Julia Davis of Westport.
Floating down the Niagara river from
Grass island and landing on the head of
/ Goat island is considered at all times a
very hazardous undertaking and nc
practical use, yet it has been accom-
plished several times. This summer.
"Jocco" Walker and one Dairy were
carried over the Horseshoe fall, when, il