Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-01-20
SUMMARY OF NEWS.


tempt to b,if, tho town OF Darlington, South
Carolina, resulted In tho destruction OF the
Southaner office and one or two bother buildings
-, Tho extradition treaty between Spain and
tho United States has been signed. IL apple,
10 all criminal oiienses except those OF apoitica
nature Tho German authorities have issued
circular forbidding their officers on the active
list from entering the Russian army. Coles
Morris, u well known New York lawyer, moving
In fashionable society, misappropriated funds
to the amount Of nearly hall million from o.
tates in his charge. lie made such restoration
z was possible, but still Is !l5O,0O0 short.
Louis dunette met Frank Quay, an old ac'
auantance, In street in Montreal, Canada,
and discharged two shots from q revolver at
him, inilicting severe wound. 0uinette then
committed suicide by taking oXac acid. II
Is supposed that Jealousy was the cause.
ell, 200, was destroyed BY fire. The boiler OF
portable sawmill exploded near Marietta,
Ohio. aud severely injured four woodmen, one
OF whom will probably die. The Northern
Pacific is to DO granted eight years more time.
go. Tho Maine Democratic committee passed
resolutions declaring that Coy. Iildcn Is elected
President and that oil attempts to defent him by
counting in minority candidate DO opposed by
every legal and constitutional remedy, The
NJ. j.. Church at Antwerp, n Y. was destroyed
by fire. Loss, S2O,0OOi insurance, SlG00O.
An intensely strong effort is being made by
the Mormon leaders to have Utah admitted as a
state Of the Union. ... The Ohio Legislature
adopted resolution calling on the railroad
commissioner for information AZ to what con-
dition tho Ashtabula bridge was In when last in
spected by him, and when such inspection oc-
Cured The cause of the disaster is to he fully
investigated M As twonty-fou OF the foreign
countries made presents OF their Centennial
exhibits to this government an effort il being
mado to have permanent exhibition of them.
..... The money package containing $1,000,
which was stolen from the United States treas
ury some time since, has been returned, with
but 5000 missing. A clerk In the cash-ioom
The drought on the Pacific coast continues I'M
broken. For the first time since tho American
settlement December has passed without II drop
OF rain, M The steamship Amerique, from
llavre for New York, ran ashore at Seabright,
near Long Branch, n. j., in dense fog, while
in charge of pilot. Three sailors were drowned
by the overturning OF their hoRt while endcavor-
ing to gain tho shore to procure help. The life
saving crew rescued passengers and balance
Of the steamers hands. 80. Gen. DiaZ has
ordered new election in Mexico for the presi-
dency, but has excluded Mcjia Islesias and all
members OF the former Juarez and Lerdo gov
crnmcnts from running for office .Commo-
dore Vanderbilt was buried at New Dorp
Staten Island, in a very unostentatious manner
by his will the late Commodore Wander
bilt bcqueaths to his wife $500, 900 in United
States bonds, ut par, in performance of the
ante nuptial contract made between the two
bearing date the twentieth day of August, 1869
He also gives her the family mansion with all
the household goods horses carriages, etc
In codicil he gives his wife two thousand
shares stock New York Central and Hudson
Ri er Railroad Company. To five of his daugh-
tiers, to be equally divided among them. he
,,iy iI,h 1I,Iip Vol.a
and Michigan Southern, Union Trust Co. and
New York and Harlem railroad. To Mrs. Allen
n sixth daughter, he gives the interest of Si00.-
600 in United States bonds. the principal after
her death, to go to her children. To Eliza
Osgood the seventh daughter, he gives $780,
Lafittc, the eighth daughter, 100000. To his
son, Cornelius j., he gives F200,O 900 under the
same restrictions. no part of the interest of the
same to be paid to any assignee or creditor of
the son. but the interest to be used solely for
the sons support. TO his sister Phebc $1,000
per year during her life, and to other relatives
5000 per annum. To his brother Jacob $50, 900
of first mortgage bonds of the Staten Island
railroad, and to other relatives various sums
from $4,000 to 100000. Rev. Chas. +. Deems, of
the Church ofthe Strangers, receives $50, 000 and
Mrs Granger, wife of Gen. Gordon Granger, S10,-
600. All the rest of his property he gives to
his son, VIM. H. Vanderbilt, and appoints his
son, William II. Vanderbilt, his grandson, Cor
neus, son of the said William H., and also,
when he shall become of age, his grandson Will
liam, another son of the said William H., and
his nephew. Samuel Barton, executors. In a
codic to his will, dated Jan. 8, 1875, he gives
to his grandson, Cornelius 22,396 shares of New
York and Harlem stock, and 31,650 shares of
New York Central and Hudson River To his
grandson, VIM. K, he gives 20, 900 shares of New
York Central and Hudson River stock. 10 his
grandson, Frederick W.. $1,000 shares of New
York Central and Hudson River, and to his
wife, Frank A., 1000 shares of the same
stock. These grandsons are sons of William III,
Vanderbilt. 1t is said the will will be con-
tested.
he steamer Seminole, of the Boston and
Savannah line, during thick fog off Cape
May ran into and sunk the steamer Mont
gomery. running from Havana to New York.
he second officer, four of the crew and eight
Spanish passengers were drowned. Gov.
Williams was naugurated governor of Indiana,
and on the same day both the rival claimants to
the executive chair of Louisiana We're inaugll-
rated at New Orleans. ..... A meeting of South
Carolina taxpayers passed resolutions sustaining
Wade Hampton as governor. ga s'3O, 600 fire
occurred in Marlboro. Mass, destroying Smith
& Hin's sawmill and the adjacent six build
ings. 49,. "A broken rail threw "A train from the
track near East Walngford, Vt, and the pas
senger cars turned over an embankment twenty
feet deep in height iniuring severely a number
of passengers. -. he vanguard of the Russian
fleet has arrived in American waters. Grand
Duke Alexis is in command of the squadron.
The Nichols government in Louisiana on the
day after the double Inauguration obtained pos
session of all the police stations and court houses.
The Packard government held and occupied
the State house, which was barricadcd. On
this day the Nichols militia, numbering 5000
men and fully armed, were reviewed and made
parade, being loudly cheered on the route
The excitement i'll the city was up to fever heat
Gen. Anger, in charge of the United States
troops, kept his command on duty prepared for
any emergency which might arise, and was in
structed by the secretary of war to preserve
peace and prevent the organization of unau-
thorized bodies of armed men.
Tho annual report of the United States Life
Saving service shows there We're 10S disasters to
shipping within the service precincts during the
past year. imperiling 751 lives, of which the life
crews saved all but twenty-five. The vessels
and cargoes represented II, PSI 500, of which
sS47, 1874 was safely got ashore. Latest adj
vices from Mexico are to the effect that Diaz is
advancing VIGOROUSLY, and that Iglesias' troops
are deserving his standard to enroll themselves
in the ranks of Diaz. The extensive furniture
manufactory of J. II. Stevens & Co. at Denison,
Texas, was destroyed by fire. The loss is t22.-
0O0 insurance. 10000 .... Hunter & Bros
tea store at Lancaster, Pa, was destroyed by
fire. Loss, $15 "A safe in The post
Office at Port Jcrvis, N. Y, was blown open by
burglars and robbed of about $50 in cash. A
package containing $500 worth of stamps was
overlooked by the robbers, but twelve registered
letters We're carried away. The dredgeboat
Murphy, belonging to the city of Jefferson,
Texas, but being operated in the Red river by
the government, sunk few miles below that
city. The loss is $50, 1000. :. The sale of seats
in Beecher's Plymouth church for 1877 realized
the sum of $4S, 42l.50, as against $63,6S0 in
1876, so, 319 in 1875, md $50, 900 i'll 1874 ....
Ex-Gov. Isham G. Harris CDem.) was elected
United States Senator by the Legislature of
Tennessee ~ The Lick lawsuit of San Fran
cisco has been settled, and the trustees will
now carry out the designs of the dead philan-
thropst. John II. Lick, n natural son of the
deceased, under the settlement receives $685.
600, out of which he pays the other heirs S72,
900. . New York city was very much excited
for several days over what would be the result
of the Bennett May imbroglio. 1t seems the
two men, after Mays assault upon Bennett,
disappeared, and when last heard from again
they had fought bloodless duel on the Della
ware line. Three shots We're exchanged with
pistols, when both parties declared themselves
shook hands, and returned to New