Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-03-20
DOMESTIC.

There are said to be about 10000 cases
of la grippe at Minneapolis.
Two hundred and fifty soldiers at
Fort Omaha, Neb., are down with the
grip. The hospital was filled with sick
men.
Representatives of the Parnel faction
arrived in New York Sunday and hope
to raise 100000 to advance the Irish
cause before they return.
a mob at New Orleans Saturday shot
nine of the Italians who were charged
with the assassination of Chief Of Police
Hennessey and lynched three others.
Vassar college has settled with the
next of kin of John Guy Vassar by pay
ing to them $4,000 out of the SG50, 900
bequeathed to the college by Mr.. Vassar.
1t is said that Austin Corbin will es-
tablish the finest and fastest transatlan-
tic steamship line to run between Mon
tauk Point, l.. l., and Milford Haven,
Wales, in five days.
An earthquake shock was felt at New
burg, y. Y, and vicinity at | O'Clock
Friday morning. A long low rumbing
followed the distinct shock. At Corn
wall many felt the shock, which was
very distinct.
1t is rumored at Albany that the New
York Central and Hudson River railroad
is about to gobble up the Delaware and
Hudson system. The Central secured
control of the Rome, WATERFOWL and
Ogdensburgh road Saturday.
The trial of James A. Simmons for
the ENLIGHTENMENT of funds of the Sixth
national bank ended in New York with a
verdict of guilty on the first count in the
indictment against him charging him
with embezzling S620,0O0 of bonds.
Zoe Gavton, the pedestrian who is
walking from San Francisco to New
York on wager of $1,000 that she will
reach New York in 226 days, arrived at
Little Falls, y. Y, Saturday afternoon.
She has until April to complete her
journey.
1t is announced at Wilmington, Del.
that the marriage of Miss Mamie Bay
ard, youngest daughter of ex-Secretary
Bayard, with Count Lewenhaupt of
Sweden, will take place in April. Count
Lewenhaupt is the oldest son and heir to
the extensive estate of the Lewenhaupt
family of Sweden.
The women of Mt. Etna, 10 miles from
Huntington, Ind, armed with clubs and
axes, Thursday beat down saloon door,
empted vessels, demolished furniture
and gave notice that all dram-shops
would share similar fate. No one in
terfered with the proceedings, and it is
thought all other places will close.
Montreal aud vicinity were visited
on Sunday with terrific hurricane and
blizzard, and great damage has been
done 10 the city by the wind. Pillow IL
Hersey's new rolling mills were almost
totally destroyed. The spire of St.
Patrick's church and the magnificent
new depot of the Grand Trunk railway
were damaged.
The United States steamship Galena
and United States steam tug Nina went
ashore Friday night one mile south of
Gay Head lighthouse during strong
southerly wind and dense fog. The
Gaena was being lowed from New York
to Portsmouth by the Nina. Both vessels
are badly damaged. The officers and
crew, Il in number, were taken off by
the Galena's boats.
Fire started in the eight-story building
at Green and Blocker streets at New
York Tuesday afternoon. occupied by
Alfred Benjamin Il Co., wholesale
clothiers, and in two hours the great
structure was a mass of ruins. The loss
on the building aud stock is estimated at