Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-01-26
DOMESTIC.

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1t is reported that two recent train
robberies in Missouri and Kansas netted
the thieves 100000.
A Toledo and OHIO train struck wagon
containing six persons at Findlay, Ohio
Saturday, killing three and badly in
juring the rest.
DIR. William Moore of New York city
has discovered new and efficient anti
dote for morphine poisoning-perman-
ganate of potash.
The dividends of Massachusetts rail
roads last year amount to $4,000, 900.
Their capital stock has been increased
about Sl2,000,000.
A Concord, n. H., dispatch says that
the Concord and Montreal railroad will
increase its capital stock $4,000, 900 to
C ,ver floating debt
Three thousand tailors, representing
over 100000 employers and employees,
met in NV York the other night to pro-
test against the Wilson bill.
There are already two Democratic can
didates for governor of New York. The
Cleveland men will run IIOrnblOwer and
the true Democracy Will run Flower.
Nineteen of ex-Vice President Morton :
herd of Guernsey cows which were III
fected with tuberculosis were killed last
week at his farm near Rhinebeck. y. Y.
The animals were valued at 5000.
Thieves tried to wreck train Mon
day between Oradeil and Etna, y. j.
| ~ ey piled truck and IA big log on the
tr aud barrel of Kerosene was put
vile 1t would burn the train while
they robbed it,
Judge Ch-r.es =. Thompson Of the
superior court of Mas ,achuSetls com
mitted suicide at his home in GlOuces-
ter, Mass, Friday morning by shooting
him self in the head. He was one of the
ablest jurists on the BENCH
Commissioner of Immigration Senner's
statistics for 1893 show that 352 $50 I'M
migrants landed at Ellis island, New
York harbOr. There were 1912 persons
with miscellaneous occupations and no.
HI persons with no occupation.
The ThompsOn-H u,tOn Electric Co. is
in the hands of receiver. The company
has Il bonded Indebtedness of SG0O, 00C
secured by mortgage and has not paid
the interest due upon the coupons last
September which amounted to $4,000.
Col. John l.. Branch, the man who
gave the order tha caused the first gun
OF the late war to be fired at Fort sum
Ter. died at his home in Union Springs
Ala Friday. He vas a gallant soldier
He led an extremely quiet life after the
war.
4 wealthy farmer near Button. Ind.
sold farm for $1,000 cash Monday
night. He had the roll of money in his
pocket, and as he was leaving the town
two young fellows held him up and rob
bed him of the entire amount. The rob.
6ers escaped
y New York paper says that it has
been discovered that there is Il shortage
of at least S2l 900 in the accounts OF
John y. Wood, who, up to year ago
was treasurer of the Brooklyn taber-
nacle. DIR. Talmage announces that he
will resign the passionate in the spring.
Col. Nicholas Lott of Reading, Pa.
furnished supplies to Washington's army
at Valley Forge. His heirs held meet
ing there, Monday. They claim that he
was never paid in full, and they vii
present claim to Congress for nearly
S4,000,0 900. About 40 interested person;
were present.
Among the exhibits loaned by the pro
vsional government at Hawaii to tn,
South Sea Islands collection at the mid
winter exposition is the American flag
which was the first to be raised in the
islands after the revolution, but after
wards hauled down by order of Commits
siOner Blount.
The American Security and Trust com
pany, into which the bankrupt Iced
Land and Improvement company, Siou,
Valley Land company ard Leeds Anne,
company were merged last year, wen
into the hands of receiver at Siou,
City, Ia, Tuesday. The liabilities o.
the company are heavy and it has a goo'
: many patrons in Vermont.
The Southern Paclric railroad compan,
on Monday completed the great tun
mel through the Santa Lucia mountain
which it has been boring for more thai
year. 1t is nearly 1000 feet long an,
, is the third finished of seven tunnel
which the railroad company is obliged {
make to complete its line. The other
: will be finished before March |.
The fastest long-distance record eve
- made by ii railroad tram was made b
the Empire State express last week |
I its run from Albany TO Syracuse. IN
! train left Albany % minutes benin
schedule time, and there was a detertio
of five minutes at Utica 70 taking waite
lie TRAM ItdCHtu NAIdCuSt TWO minute
1 late. the run of lIS miles having bee
5 made in Isl minutes.
i The big Hamburg-American liner No
l MAMMA. which left New York last Thur
day for Naples, Algiers and Genoa, r.
! turned Tuesday morning in disable
u condition. She was struck at sea by
large wave. which swept away some
the deck rooms and part of the prom
: made deck, and injured seven men, il
: GLIDING the second officer, who will di
e The damage to the vessel is Sl50,00O.
t Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. W. Harvey we
celebrating their golden wedding ann
Il versary at Iona. n. j., and while su
> rounded by his children and gEandchIl
u u rem, Mr.. Harvey kissed one of the latt
u on the head. In doing so a hair lodg,
l. in his mouth and was drawn into h
It throat. A violent fit of coughing ensue
= This continued until blood vessel WI
# broken, and Mr.. Harvey died within
IS few minutes in the presence of his rel
e tives. The shock to his wife was
l. great that she became unconscious al
|, is not expected to recover.