Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-07-15
General 11ews.
DOMESTIC.

Cyrus w. Field died on Tuesday a.
his home near New York city, after a
protracted illness.
Nine convcts escaped from the State
prison at Charlestown, Mass, on last
week Friday through a sewer.
George William Curtis, editor of Har'
pers' Weekly, is i'll with cancer of the
stomach aud cannot long survive.
Prof. Andrews of Brown has posi-
lively declined to accept the presidency
of Wisconsin State university, rendered
him few days ago.
Ayouug son of F. F. wilkins of Bev
erly, Mass, died Tuesday from drinking
a saucer of water in which poisoned fly
paper was soaking.
1t has been discovered that eX-City
Treasurer Tuite of Detroit Mich, is
short in his accounts 81, 900. The term
of office expired June 30.
Smallpox is epidemic in Victoria, b.
c., there being over 10 cases reported
up to Tuesday afternoon, and in conse-
quence there is general panic.
Jamna Chadad, a Syrian woman, who
came to this country on the steamer Am
sterdam, has been sent back, as she was
found to be suffering from leprosy.
Thousands of people homeless, sever
al killed, and property loss of S20,000,-
O00-such, in brief, is the story of a
terrible fire at st. Johns, Newfound-
land, the other day.
During thunder storm Monday night
Townsend, Mont, in which a large
quantity of powder was stored. The
powder exploded and three men were
blown to atoms.
John A. Messick. who died at Evans
vile, Ind, the other day, was probably
the youngest person who enlisted in the
Union army in the rebellion. lie joined
Company A, 42d Indiana infantry, at the
age of eight years and served three years
as a drummer boy.
The Ausable and Saranac rivers, in
sequence of recent rains. The dams at
Round Pond, Mud Pond and at Platts-
burg were carried away. and thousand
logs were swept into Lake Champlain.
Since 1875 the free delivery system of
the post-office department has been self
sustaining. The profits during the years
subsequent to that time have amounted
to S2l 100000, or an average of over a
million year. Last year the profits
amounted to S2,l02.5 94
wagon containing 10 persons was
struck by portion of train which had
broken apart at Wurtzboro, N, V, early
Wednesday morning. Four persons
were killed and two badly injured. All
were from New York city and were
summering at Blcomingdae.
The Elizabeth On. j. presbytery
tried Rev. Nathaniel Nicola, pastor of
the German Presbyterian church of
Elizabethport, found him guilty of three
forgeres of checks, and unanimously
voted to depose him from the ministry
and eXcommnnicate him from the
church. Nicolai disappeared on May
p. and his whereabouts are unknown.
President Harrison has returned to
Washington from Loon Lake, stopping
at Saratoga to address the National Ed
ucational association. Mrs. Harrison,
who remains at Loon Lake, continues to
improve in health and spirits, but she
has not as yet left the cottage. Meals
are served to her there. while the re-
mainder of the party take theirs at the
hotel near by.
John w. Wellman and Orpheus Il.
I.amphear have requested the visitors of
Andover Theological seminary to take
action on the complaint made against
DR.. Egbert c. Smyth, Brown professor
of ecclesiastical history in 1856 The
visitors have accordingly notified Prof.
Smyth that hearing will be given in
this complaint at the Mansion house in
Andover, Thursday, September |.
A furious storm swept over Manitobs
Sunday night closely resembling a cy
clone. In several districts everything
in its path was destroyed, houses being
blown down and machinery and barns
smashed to fragments. Several people
were seriously hurt. One life is know
TO have been lost-that of Miss Dobsoi
of Douglas district, whose lifeless body
was found in the ruins of her father
house. Scores of horses and cattle wer,
killed
Jupiter, the fiery old elephant recently
sold by the Forepaugh show to Wash
burns show, and which has alread,
caused lots of damage, is still on tn,
rampage, and Maine people are nov
witnessing an elephant hunt. Early Mon
day morning at Bucksport carpenter