The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1881-02-18
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.
FOREIGN.


1t is understood that Germany will
now take the initiative in the settlement
of the Greek question. agreeably to the
wi hes of France and England Ed.
ward Hanlan Monday defeated Laycock
in the five. mile rowing match on the
Thames for the Sportsman's Challenge
Cup.-The Canadian Pacific Railway
bill passed the Dominion Senate Monday
night. "A terrific STOW storm has
caused much damage in the north OF
Scotland. The Kurdish chief Obeidullah
| h.sagain collected considers able force for
another invasion OF Persia. ihe Per-
sian government appeals to the Turkish
Sultan for help.-An Alexandra dis
patch states that Henri Lezeret, the
French explorer of Africa, and all his
suite have been murdered by Gallas tribes
"A plot has been discovered to blow
up the ar ,enal at kieff. Russia and there
have been several arrests. "A fire in
London last week destroyed property to
the amount of fi40,000, about 50 600,
OOO.-The first detachment of engin
GERS for the Panama Canal have arrived
at Panama and work will be begun at
once, principally in locating the line of
the cansl A year or more must elapse
before the employment of machinery
will be necessary or possible Small
pox, diphtheria and other infectious els,
eases are inc easing at Chicago. eleven
new cases were reported Tuesday, while
there was only sixteen during the whole
of last week. The small pox, which
prevails at Cuba. H., as an epidemic,
hos afa n
ness there. There was twenty two cas-.
es Wednesday cowboys
are COMMITTING depredations in the state
of Sonora Mexico. the pugilst
was arrested in Troy Tuesday evening
for his fight with Goss in West Virginia
last wear. Wednesday he escaped from
the officers The Palace Hotel of DR..
R.v. Pierce in Buffalo was burned We'd
nesday. Loss, 100000; insurance
about $540 900.
DOMESTIC.
At Ferr Greek KY, the whole commune
ty isalarmed by number of mad dogs
which have bitten other dogs, cats, sheep
and cattle large number of rabid
beasts have been killed but many are
still at large. Small pox is spreading
rapidly at Newark N j. and an epidem-
ic is feared AT Canada, N NJ Julien
Vigil, Mexican, killed his wife and
young daughter, chopping them with an
ak, and severely wounded his son, leav-
ing him for dead. The man then hanged
himself Rum insanity caused it
F. A Nc CLAIM an employe of the Rob
erts torpedo company, was driving near
Bradford. Pen, Monday, in a sleigh
with 200 pounds of ntroglycerine, when
the horses became frighte ned, ran against
a boulder and caused an explosion. Nc. |
Claim was torn to uince- meat both |
horses were killed. and no trace of the
sleigh was left - Charles f. Lees |
daughter Minnie has Just died of hydro
phob:a at Newark, N. j. She and her
brother were bitten by dog several
weeks ago, and the bog has shown
symptoms of the disease, land
slide on the railroad at Ashville, N. c.,
last week, killed four states. prison con-
vicls and injured seven others who were
at work Oh it.--Gen. Herman Uhl,
formerly business manager of the New
York &ldtS-Zeitung killed himself by
the accidental discharge of a revolver
Friday--The Illinois Legislature has
|
Michael Davitt, and blaming the con-
duct of the British government.--Th
pursuit of Sitting Bull and his band has
been abandoned 1t is reported from
Summit. Pa. that girl apparently dead
was restored to perfect health by fthe
prayers of priest. was one
hundred and fifty two suicides in New
York City last year.-The Arkansas
senate has passed the bill appropriating
Bio, 900 for a colored normal school
THIS Is practically the first step by Ar
kansas to educate the colored race
The steamer Batavia is safe. Her pro-
oeller is lost and she is making for the
Azore Islands, whence her passengers
will be forwarded to England
8eyrout. in Syria, there have been sew
,ral conf cts between the Turks and !
Christians and number Of persons
ave been killed. L. Hanlan and Ross
he oarsmen start for America from Liv- {
rpool today. Trickett also will shortly
all for America.