Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1868-11-24
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WASHINGTON, Nov. %.

WASHINGTON, Nov %.
At a meeting of the Board of Trade of
this city, last night, the members fully in
dorSed the spirit evinced at the meeting Of
citizens held at City Hall few days since,
in reference to new railroad leading
from Washington to the North, and are
prepared to render all the assistance in
their power to advance the project.
Gen. Grant, with his family, returned
here last night, on a regular passenger
uain. AT every station along the road he
was received enthusiastically by the peo-
pie
President elect Grant attended church
to-day at the Methodist chapel, the Vice
President elect at tie Lutheran, and
President johnson at the Presbyterian
Dr. Sunderland, pastor.
GREAT LAND SLIDE IN MAINE.
PORTLAND, Me-, Nov. %.
A dispatch from G, w. Hammond Su-
pcrintendent of the Cumberland paper
mills, in Westbrook, states that land
slip took place about 5 o'clock this morn
ing, just below the Cumberland mills, which
comprised about so acres in area, and
completely filed the channel of the Pre-
sumpscot river, so that the water is back
ed up within three feet of the top of the
dam, and the lower story of the brick
mill is submerged.
by Atlantic Cablel
DESTRUCTIVE ERUPTION OF MOUNT We
SUVIUS.
NAPLES, Nov. 10.
The eruption of Mount Vesuvius is still
very imposing. All the cones of the vol
cano emit rumbling sounds and eject large
quantities of lava. The lava has set
whole forest of chestnut trees on fire,
causing immense devastation. Houses,
farms and land are overwhelmed with ruin
and the populations of the nearer villages
are leaving their houses in great destitu-
ton.
LoNDoN, Nov. q.
The Times gives the result of the cleo
tioas thus far for members of the new
House of Commons: Liberal 80, Conscr-
yatives 1863; Liberal majority, 142.
1t is announced today that Lord STAN
ley has acceded to the modification of the
Alabama settlement which permits the
Commission to sit in Washington.
Hon. Arson Burlmgame and the other
members Of the Chinese Embassy were
yesterday taken in a special train from
this city to Windsor, and conveyed to the
castle in the Queens carriages and form
ally presented to tho Queen by Lord
Stanley.
Attempts have been made to organize
anniversary obscquics in commcmoration
Of the hanging of the Manchester Feaians
in this city and Dublin tomorrow The
proceedings will doubtless prove abortive
through the action of the Government Off
Gals.
TRAGIC AFFAIR At Bean City.
ST. LoUIs, Nov. 81.
A Salt Lake special to the Democrat
says:
'Thc hanging of the roughs at Bear
River CITY on the 18th inst, previously
reported, created great excitement and
Yesterday mob of some 200 men burned
tie Frontier Mder office and jail. The
citizens armed themselves and fired on
the mob, killing ten and wouuding others.
1t was feared that the whole town would
be burned, and the women and children
are fleeing for safety. Bear River City is
50 miles east from Salt Lake. 300 US
troops, destined for service on the plains,
arrived here to-day. LATER.-A dispatch
dated the 9th, says that the mob collected
in the mountains and sent for physician
to attend to the wounded, and sent back
word BY the physician advising the women
and children to leave as they intended to
burn it. STILL LATER dispatches say the
city is now quiet under martial law, and
business is going on as usual 1t is re-
ported that 20 Of the mob are dead, 30
wounded.