Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1869-03-02
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NV YORK, I'd.

a Havana special says that local dis
turbances were apprehended there in
consequence of the ill-feclng between
the volunteers AID the regular troops
guarding the city Ct Havana, and refers
to lot, planned, it is alleged, with
view TO securing the supcrccdure Of Capt
General Dulc2 by moro popular chief.
n Paris despa ch, dated yesterday has
the following:
Public opinion in France and Ger
many is worked upon as If war was dali.
~ expe ted between the two countries
Several French journals say openly that
If Prussia will guarantee her sincerity
and her resolution to observe the treaty
of Prague, the Emperor would be strong
enough to maintain peace; bat if these
guarantees were refused, Prussia would
Gladly 90 to war and not sheathe her
sword until She had taken possession of
5hc Rhine.
PAI-ADELPHIA, ID.
The Geographic war between the old
Western Union Monopoly an the new
Faciiic and Atlantic lines extending
west through the ntral part of Penn
sylvania from this point towards Pitts
burg, is very bitter, and the right of way
ON several railways is causing much
controversy.
Lastnight gang of iircm IN, said to
bc acting under orders from theWestern
Union, cut down the wires of the o. her
company in about n hundred places.
completely destroying the connection
by that route.
1t is alleged that the cause of thi., ac-
ton at tbs particular time is to prevent
Ihe new Z, mrany from 'egraphing
Grants Inaugural speech West in adj
vance. The latter, however, have wes-
te.n wires in good oder west of Balti-
more, and kilograms VII pass as hereto
tore, wit out delay. The matter will be
settled in the Courts in few days.
Hartford, Cr,, March ..
fire broke out this AIM, at o'clock,
in large brick building owned by w.
:. Wood, in rear the Times building.
1t was totally destroyed. Loss very
heavy.
1t was very cold, and the firemen
Were unable to get stream of water on
the flames for two hours, ever; hydrant
near the building being frozen.
CAIRO, ILL.,, I'd.
Saturday night last, while Mr.. Muir
ply, clerk OF the Antrim House, was
relding an account in the Cincinnati
CONNER cint of the murder of j. II. Rice.
of Shamrock, Adams & Co., Ohio, by
Frank Hardy and ii. Taylor. the two
boys stepped into the house, having re-
sized III Adams Co. Murphy recognize
cd them and called n policeman. A
lit watch and chain and $3.50 in money
were found in their possession.
The boys made the following ccnfes-
sion:
On the day of the murder, Rice and
the boys were bottling wine in the barn.
l he boys imbibed freely, and were par
tally intoxicated. Rice reprimanded
them, angry words cnsued, and one of
the boys seized a hatch, end killed
Rice by blow II the head. The boys
dug hole outside Of the barn, rifled
the body Of 81 900 and gold watch,
buried the body and fled. Hardy is
Mr.. Rice stepson. Taylor was appren-
ticed last week.
lNDIANAPOLIs, IND, ID.
At 2:40 I'm. yesterday, the jury in thu
Glenn murder case came into Court with
verdict of guilty. Tho prisoner was
sentenced 10 pchitcntiary for life. APP
plicatiOn was made for new trial by
the prisoners counsel The prisoner
was perfectly composed when the yer
dict was read, and unveiled when her
| counsel spoke to her.
The verdict meets with the approval
OF the entire community.
New YORK, I'd.
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