Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-07-21
Weekly News Summary.

|
SHOCK Of earthquake was felt at Memphis
last week Tuesday.
WORK on the Plattsburgh platinum diggings
| has been suspended
NIAGARA FALLS and Mt vesnvius are now illu-
minated at night by electric light.
THE scheme to settle on government lands in
Indian territory il gaining strength daily.
SATURDAY was the warmest day on record In
Boston, the highest temperature being 1909.
CHAsTISE Cox, the murderer Of Mrs. Hull. was
hanged In the yard OF the New York city prison
last Friday morning
| THE usual twelfth Of July Orange demonstra-
tions took place In various parts Of Ireland on
Monday Of last week. No disturbances occurred.
The railroad earnings for June, thus far re-
ceived, and for the first half Of the year, shows
large gains and the totals beyond all prece-
dents in the history Of the roads
| IT is estimated that 10000 barrels Of oil were
burned In the Pennsylvania oil region as the re-
suit OF the firing Of tanks and wells by lightning
| during the recent storm The total damage IL
sJ0oO0O
An explosion in a Wales Colliery, at Risca, six
miles from Newport on the morning Of the 18th
| ' "' P'''V'S PiV'o ''''i W 'i'e one huhuIeu
ana twenty men VINO descended into the pit for
'le h'gh' shiit
| PREPARATIONS are making for a celebration at
""i'e"'',, Ne" iorh' september ilth' the ami
versary Of the battle of Lake Champlain. An at
tempt will be made to obtain 81 600 in subscrip-
tons to be expended for prizes.
AFTER October 1st the postal cards furnished
by the post-oflice department will be the only card
matter forwarded in the mails, whether printed
| UT "ri''en upon, ~ Tess rate thah tnree cents
io' eAo" nan ou"'e' Ut 'r"o''o" 'nereoi
The issue OF postage stamps stamped envelopes
and postal cards during the fiscal year ended last
week, aggregate S3l g32 5l9, being an increase Of
nearly S3,50o0OO over the preceding year. This
percentage is about double the average rate OF in
crease during the previous hve years
THE 10Th Of July passed off quietly in Montreal,
the orangemen making no other demonstration
than removing the body Of IIackett from the
vault to grave in Mount Royal cemetery. A
corner stone for monument was also laid. There
were no professions or emblems displayed in
'ne city
IT is calculated in Paris that only nine persons
will be excluded from amnesty, but they will get
a free pardon. An official decree has been pub
lished granting full remission Of sentences to all
individuals convicted of participation in the in
| surrecton OF 1870 and 1871, and subsequent in
surrections
| JouS KELLEY, a workman in a Springfield.
Massachusetts, brewery, has been arrested for
the murder of his wife. They were both Of intern
perate habits and have not lived together Of late.
Mrs. Kelley was found dead on the morning OF the
| 10th inst, and her husband was taken into Gus
tody on suspicion.
| By the failure of congress to make the neces-
sary appropriations, large number of soldiers or
their heirs are kept waiting for small sums due at
the close Of the war, for bounties back pay, etc
| These claims are coming in at the rate of 500
| to $4,000 per annum. Those audited prior to
the adjournment OF congress aggregated Sill 900.
| The meteor which astonished Macon. Georgia.
| a few nights ago was found mbedded in the forks
| Of a tree several miles from town. 1t seems to
| have fallen with great force, burying itself 80
deep in the tree that it had to be cut out with an
| axe The meteor is about the size of a mans
| head. and is an amagamation of iron and stone
| tr ia stated tho. caro-., Gran, mill ra,,-r .,
| Calena hefora tho srs, ~ .ngns, .o,,ia his a.
fairs and go 10 NewyorL ,,horo ,os;,or i.,,,o,,
for his accan,arce Tho ,oneral hos hoon ,o,-
dered tho n,esidencv ~ tho Americor branch ~
tho De Iessens canai comnar, n, a sa,arr ., cor