Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-03-30
Weekly News Summary.


Of gold.
THERE are strikes among tanners reported at
Pittsburgh and Allegheny, Pennsylvania, and
Aver Massachusetts.
RUSSIAN proposals for arranging international
measures for the extirpaton OF nihilists are IA
voraby received at Berlin.
NEAR Bondy station in France train collided
with an empty wagon left careessly on the line,
and twenty-five persons were killed and injured.
A FlvE-YEAR-oLD boy died in New York from
commissions caused by skipping With a rope, caus-
ing congestion Of the brain from violent exercise
CYPRESS trees have been planted around the
spot where the car fell, and sacred pictures with
lamps burning before them have been placed there.
THE cattle in the west, all accounts agree, have
persisted by the 100 900 in the storms of the winter
Nebraska alone is deolted with loss of So 600 0O0
AN attempt is being made in Canada to induce
French Canadians in the eastern states to return
to Canada, and free grants of land are offered
them.
The remains of Alexander H. we're deposited,
Sunday, in the imperial vault in the Cathedral Of
st. Peter and st. Paul in the fortress of that name
on the Neva
THE editors Of several socialist organs in Paris
have been sentenced to imprisonment and fine
for publishing articles applauding the assassina-
ton of the czar
THE car has issued n proclamation naming the
Grand Duke Vladimir regent OF the empire, in the
event of his demise before the czarewitch attains
the requisite age
ONE of Sothems last requests was that his
nds
catch such colds standing about in grave yards
with their hats off,
THE Arkansas legislature has prohibited the
carrying of concealed weapons, and made it
misdemeanor to sell pistols, drks, sword-canes
and pistol cartridges.
The English people accept the Beers peace as
fairly satisfactory, finding little fault with the
terms, although deploring the necessity Of making
peace with an unvanquished enemy.
A HEN flew into a house near Rockcastle New
York, the other day, and knocked down rifle
that was hanging on the wall, which was dis
charged, killing preacher that was visiting the
family.
Two sealing steamers ont only eight days, re-
turned to St Johns the 23d, with %, 900 seals,
worth $4,000. But three days were occupied So
curing the cargoes The result is without pre-
cedent.
THE bill submitting to the people the constItu-
tional amendment prohibiting the manufacture,
importation and sale of alcoholic drinks has been
defeated in the Texas house OF representatives,
ffty-four to thsfty.one
DR.. DANIEL F. KIMBALL, notorious by his con-
nection with the Lynn trunk tragedy, died at the
state prison in Concord last week Tuesday night.
lie was about forty-three years old and his SEN
tence was for years.
The statement is confirmed that by the incendi-
airy burning of the Kemper county (Mississippi)
court, house, all the court records, with the in
dictments and evidence taken in the Chisholm
murder case, were destroyed.
COLONEL DoRJIBKY, wounded at the time of
the assassination of the car has been granted
pension Of 6, 900 roubles. Peasants are hocking
from all parts of the country on pious pgrimages
to the spot where the emperor fell.
DOG in a Cincinnati theatre smelt smoke,
traced it to a fire in a dressing room, barked an
alarm, and thus saved large audience from a
His food has been changed form
hard crackers to sponge cake, and his name from
Bum to Hero.
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WATERFOWL, Wisconsin, a few days ago He was
twenty four year old, twenty-nine inches in
height aud when well weighed nineteen pounds,
but at the time of his death he weighed only
twelve pounds
THE valley of the Platte river in Nebraska WAS
Hooded last week by the formation of an ice gorge,
and two miles OF the Union Pacific railroad and an
Immense amount OF property were swept away.
The people took refuge in railroad depot and
we're cut OF from all communication
THERE is an intense mining excitement at In
iiantown, Pennsylvania. Four silver mines have
been opened and il alleged to have been
ound in several shafts sixty feet deep. Opera
ions are being carried ON day and night People
ire focking there from all directions.
MOODY and Sankey have finished their four
months campaign in San Francisco. Although
San Francisco has no great reputation for piety
he meetings of the evangelists have been crowded,
md the number Of converts is placed at one thou
and. Moody visits the Yosemite valley before
returning east
The last spike has been driven at Iuray yir-
yinia, completing the Shenandoah valley railroad
rom iiagerstown To Waynesboro, Virginia, where
connects with the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad
The completion OF this road establishes new in
dependent line between the Atlantic seaboard
western and southwestern points.
THE first train from San Francisco over the
Banana line arrived at Kansas City Thursday
morning. The train consisted of twelve cars ali
provided, and seven hundred through passengers
IN board, The run was the most remarkable on
ecord the train having left San Francisco on
line, was on time at every station on the long
Inc OF twenty'thsee hundred miles, and arrived
IN time
lr Is reported that new telegraph company is
,eng formed with General Stager as It's president,
With q capital of S25 900 600, which oontemplates
he Immediate erection OF wires throughout the
ountry from Maine to California, of the most APP
proved stock and material, reaching every large
'ty and town where trade and G. mmerce are car.
led on IL l. stated that W. II. Vanderbilt IN.
heavily Interested as well several other equally
arge cal itilisis.
AN anti-rent league has been organized In
BROOKLYN u prevent the further increase Of the
ent rate, the main pnr."se being "A reduction of
emit to an amount eqnsiing the aggregate of
axes repairs and fire insurance The League will
,mploy Boycotting," binding themselves not to
maintain =, cial intei course nor To do business
With persons who refuse TO accede 10 the a. mands
4 the league Vigorous socialistie spe. ches we're
made which were loudly applanded.