Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1868-12-05
LATEST NEW
New YORK, 5th.

New YORK, 5th.
private despatch from Washington :
says that Senator Pomeroy has bill
ready to present at the opening of Con-
gress, proposing an amendment to the
Constitution which gives suffrage to all
citizens of both sexes, leaving the States
to fix the age only when the exercise of
the right shall commence.
1t is stated that the President has de-
cidcd to keep under lock and key his an
nual message until Tuesday next, when 4.
he will transmit it to Congress.
| 4 desnatch from Cincinnati states that
the passenger steamboats, United States
and American colided this q. M, about
so miles below that city, and both were
burned. The loss must be heavy: no
lives lost.
The gold mark ct here this q. m. is ex-
cited. A report reached the gold room
that riot had broke out in Paris n con-
consequence of n collision between the
French Government and the press. 1t
is difficult to ascertain whether this
news is true or not but it has affected
the market. The price of gold advanced
to 1863
There is a rumor of the death of the
Emperor of France.
BANGOR, Me-, 5th.
The village of Orlington has been
thrown into great excitement by the
discovery of the murder of Mr.. Warren
| .h,,b ~ Cos,
time. His remains were found in the
cellar of his dwelling. He had been
living with Mrs. Cleveland and her
son Howard A. Cleveland. The murder
was committed on the night of Nov. II.
Mrs. Cleveland has been arrested. Nj
George was about 60 years d. Howard
A. Cleveland was arrested in Boston
last night, and delivered to the Marshal
of Bangor, who brought him to this
place.
PROVIDENCE, II. l., 9th.
Gen Grant arrived here this a. M,
amid a severe snow storm, and was
greeted with enthusiastic cheers.
Boston, 5th.
The freight train which left Fitch
burg last night, parted short time after
it had left and it was not noticed for
some time. The locomotivethen stopped
and the remainder of the train came
along at furious rate (it being down
grade), and crushed into the standing
l., cars, which were tank cars filled with
i oil, and five cars were made a perfect
wreck.
: The conductor, Joseph Hobbs, was
standing on the other track at the time,
and the terrific collision covered him
with rubbish and oil and at the same
time broke his lantern igniting the sea
of oil in an instant. With a terrible ex-
plosion the tanks. blew up and the fire
was thrown in a flood for yards around.
Before help could be reached Mr.. Hobbs
was burned almost beyond recognition.
!. The breakman wrapped him in their
coats, and eXtinguished the flames and
he lived about four hours. Mr.. Hobbs
!, has mother and sister, in Somerville.
Dennis Reene, the supposed murderer
,t of Cronan, in Charlestown yesterday,
called at the city Marshalls Office,
abb ut O'Clock yesterday and gave him.
selfup He denies the commission of
f, the crime, and by the advice of his
Counsel, says nothing about the murder.
> The circumstancial evidence against
him is very strong.
Cronan did not usally work in the
room with Reene, and when ordered to
n do so yesterday, strongly objected, as a
quarrel had existed between them for
several weeks, and Renne quarrclling
with his sister, Coonan's wife some
. tine ago struck her heavy blow in the
face. Mr.. FOl bush, their employer, told
him there would be DO trouble and he
went to work. An inquest was being
y held.
Gold 1876.