Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-11-13
Weekly News Summary.


Two children were burned to death at Lowell
Mass, in hecrade near the stove, where their
clothing caught FIRE
SIXTY Illicit distillers in Tennessee have been
fined 500 to 81 ,OO0and sentenced to imprisonment
in jail from one 10 six months each.
A LOWELL boys clothing caught fire, and in
his fright he jumped into "a cradle in which baby
lay. Both children were burned to death.
MARBLE busts Of the late Senator Crttenden, Of
Kentucky and Of Chief Justice fancy, have been
placed in the Corcoran gallery at Washington.
CHOLERA, small pox and fever are prevalent
now in Morocco. and hundreds are dying Of star
walton. Business is almost completely stopped
EIGHT young men left Hartford last August to
nurse yellow fever sufferers in the South. Harry
Brooks, the only survivor has just returned home.
The annual meeting Of the women's National
Christian Temperance Union convened at Bati-
more last week. Nineteen states were represented.
THE old Forest City Sugar Refinery, Portland,
Me, has been leased to beetsugar makers, who
are employing one hundred men and have just
commenced operating.
FoRrY-oNE birds killed out Of forty-two, the
feat accomplished by Mr. Macalister, Of the Phil
adelphia Gun Club, recently, is probably the
best amateur score on record.
COUNTESS MARIE, daughter Of Bismarck, was
married Wednesday Of last week to Count
Rantzan. Crown Prince Frederick William and
Princess Victoria were present
Tue Memphis board ofhealth procams safe re-
turn, II the instructions of the board complied
with by returning refugees, in ventiating and fu-
migating their houses before occupation.
The New York Sun says the fertile soil and
genial climate of the United States induced eight
thousand six hundred and ten Canadians to emf
crate during the year ending June 80 1878.
WILLIAM c. WHITE, formerly teller OF the
Charter oak National Bank Of Hartford, Conn,
has been arrested and put under bonds, on a
charge Of embezzling about $685. 600 of the banks
funds
The body of A. r. Stewart was stolen from the
family vault in st. Marks church, New York, the
other day, and large sum of money-sGOO, 600,
if need be-is offered for the apprehension of
the thieves.
In gambling room in Nevada the janitor, in
opening the place in the morning, found man
sitting dead at II table, with cards still in his
hands. He had been shot at poker by his adver-
sary, who had fled
BUSINESS is starting up pretty briskly in the
region from which the yellow fever is disappear
| ing. Trains are running southwark without in
terruption, and an immense amount Of sugar and
nolasses is moving away from New Orleans.
Born jefferson Davis and his wife have been
exceedingly i'll at Beauvior. They endeavored to
go to the bedside Of their dying son at Memphis,
but were restrained by the entreates Of their
friends from a journey which would have been
fatal
WHILE Wade Hampton was hunting deer near
Columbia, the other day, his mule became fright
ened, and the bride breaking the Governor
leaped from the saddle. His right leg was broken
in two places below the knee, and his ankle was
badly hurt.
Mr.. PHILLIPS of Millington, Mich, whipped
his thirteen-year-old daughter till she consented
to be married to man she detested. As soon as
the ceremony was over she escaped and reused
the neighborhood, and her husband and father
had to fly for their lives,
The Cabinet recently considered points in the
President annual message. 1t was unanimously
agreed that the message should contain a recon-
mendation for legislation either to increase the
weight of the standard silver dollar or to diminish
its coinage to adopt both these means for pre-
venting the further depreciation in its value.