Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-08-05
General l7eps.
DOMESTIC.

was pun W ueatn Dy
electricity at the Dannemora On. Y,
state prison on Tuesday. His death
was painless and instantaneous.
Among the passengers on a stoamer
Just arrived at New York were 30 bowling
uerVlshes, Egyptians, all dressed in their
hatiye costume. They are all intended
Tor the worlds fair at Chicago.
Manager Frlck of the Carnegie works
at Homestead, Pa. and other officials
were arrested on Wednesday, charged
with murder. The suits were brouobt
at the instigation of the strikers Tho
men arrested were bailed.
Inc bodies of three prospectors have
peeh recovered in the Colorado desert
California, near the Mexican line. who
dled terrible deaths from thirst when
almost within reach of water.
The New Hampshire supreme court
has rendered decision SUSTAINING tbe
constitutonalty of the law under which
FRANK {. Amy, the murderer of Christie
warden, was to be hanged, and DENYING
the motion of his counsel for a new trial.
Rev. Mr.. Tyroll, the Methodist preach
er OF Fort Dodge, Ia, who offered to
whip man for doubling his accuracy in
timihg horse race, has handed in his
resignation. 1t was promptly accepted.
ME- lyroll announces his intention of
gong into the business of horse-racing.
Zoe Clayton, the celebrated woman
iohg-dlstance walker. is on her way from
New York to San Francisco. via New
orleans and the Pacific coast. She must
cover the distance of 1861 miles in l67
days or lose the wager of $4,000. She
was down in Virginia. few days ago.
a rooster belonging to Thomas w.
Hooker of New Haven, Conn.,. was made
insane by the heat last week. 1t flew at
a small child of Mr.. Hawkes. and
picked his face in a frightful manner.
physicians say that the little one NAV
die OF blood poison, and in any event will
be disfigured for life.
Richard Ten Brock. the famous horse
man, who was the first American to win
victories on the English turf, died Mon
day in San Mateo, CAL, aged over 90.
Mr. Ten Brock still owned breeding
farm in Kentucky. lie will always be
remembered as the breeder of Lexington.
Ten Brock and the Prioress.
The planet Mars is close to the earth
and is eagerly observed by scientists.
Prof. Hall of Washington, who first an
nounced the presence of the moons of
Mars, says that the calculations pre-
viously made upon the movements of the
satellites have been verified He thinks
the whitish looking mass at the planets
south pole is snow.
The intense heat caused a high death
rate in New York city last week, the
record for the first six days being: Sun
day, 10; Monday, 100; Tuesday. 1877;
wednesday, III; Thursday, 1913; Friday,
223. The week of the highest mortality
on account Of the heat in the city was
that ending July 6, 1872, during which
1891 deaths were reported.
At Saturdays hearing at Pittsburg in
the alleged conspiracy to kill Manager
Prick enough prima facie evidence was
offered to warrant the holding of Knold
and Bauer, and they were locked up in
default of $4,000 bail. They were much
with Berkman before the shooting, and
it is believed they knew his mission. 1t
is hoped that Knold will turn States evil
dence.
Helena Stern, young Jewess of Gin
cinnati, is insane. \ year or more ago
she became infatuated with Rev. Father
Moeller, secretary of Archbishop Elder.
Moeller never paid the slightest atten-
ton to the girl, who spent every dollar
she could earn on wedding outfit, and
has MANY trunks full of wedding para
phernalia. She says she will kill herself
if Moeller Tits her. She is sane on all /
other points.
James Fitzgibbons, who lived at
summer place in the Catskill mountains
in New York, occupied cottage which
is surrounded by wire fence. He was
opening the front gate, which was made
of iron, during recent severe thunder
shower, when bolt of lightning struck
the fence. The electric current ran along
the wires to the gate, where it passed
through the man, killing him instantly.
His hands and the fence post were burned
black by the heat.