Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-09-08

wrecked last week near St. Helena light
house on the South Carolina coast. All
the passengers were safely taken off,
though when rescued they were destitute
and with little clothing left on their
backs.
Mrs. Mary Murphy died at st. Louis,
Monday, at the age of LOG years. Her
death resulted from old age, as she passed
away without sickness and apparently
without pain. \ remarkable feature of
her life was that she ''cut" three sets of
teeth. the third set being perfect at the
time of her death.
A receiver was appointed at New
York on Thursday last for the Nicara
qua Canal and Construction Co. The
company was organized in 1887 for the
purpose of building canal through
Nicaragua, connecting the Atlantic and
Pacific oceans. Its authorized capital
stock was $l2 100000, all of which was
paid up. 1t had floating debts of about
$500, 900, which it could not raise funds
to meet.
Robbers held up train near Parsons,
Kan, Monday night. The express mes
senger refused TO give up to them and
was killed. The passengers were fright
ened and dumped the contents of their
purses and pockets into big sack which
one of the robbers carried. L he robbers
secured nearly 5000 in money. eight or
ten gold watches and some wearing APP
parel. Two of the robbers were masked.
Schooner Georgia Willard of New Cas-
tie. Capt. Baker, while off Boon island,
near Portsmouth. y. H., last Saturday,
captured monster leather-head turtle
and brought it into port. The creature
weighed upwards of 1000 pounds and
is said by fl hermen to be the larg-
est of this species ever captured
in northern waters. The crew of the
schooner had quite struggle before
they succeeded in landing the monster
aboard the vessel.
DR.. Z. Thatcher Graves, the convicted
poisoner of Mrs. Josephine Barnaby,
committed suicide in his eel in the coun-
" Jail at Denver, Col, presumably by
taking poison. He was found stiff and
cold in death at 9 o'clock Sunday by the
"trusty" who had been caring for him.
Half dozen or more letters addressed
to various persons were found in bun
die of manuscript under the doctors
satchel, which stood near the head of
his cot. In these he asserted his inno-
cence and complained of prosecution.
The Equitable Mortgage Co., Boston,
Philadelphia, New York and Kansas
City, suspended payment on Friday and
is in the hands of receivers. The COM
panv advertised its capital to be in May
last 81, 100000; surplus and profits, ST.
100000. IT did business in investment
securities and municipal bonds. 1t also
issued deoentures secured by bonds and
mortgages deposited as collateral with
trustees in New York and elsewhere.
There is due in interest. before Decem-
Der of this year, the sum of $3.50, 529.7S.
The assets of the corporation are esti-
mated to be about S600,000.
The Chicago limited express for Bos-
ton broke through fral iron bridge on
the Boston & Albany railroad. one and
One-half miles east of Chester, Mass,
last Thurday, and four Wagner cars
were crushed, killing at least l3 persons
and fatally injurng several others,
while at least score were badly hurt.
The wreck is the worst ever known on
the railroad. The bridge was being
strengthened for the big locomotives
and the wOrkngmen who were putting
on the plates were at dinner when the
crash came. So far II persons have
died as a result of the accident. Among
the victims was r. c. Hitchcock OF
Bellows Falls.