Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-04-20
Weekly News Summary.

ROCK ISLAND, Illinois, Ia again flooded
LORD BEAcoSsTmLD died In London at half
past five Monday night
The Tribune, founded by Horace Greeley, was
forty years old last Saturday
TRAINS are running regularly from Omaha, all
damages by the food being repaired.
ADIRONDACK tourists this year will find new
hotels and far better accommodation.
The RHODE ISLAND house Of representatives
has postponed the prohibition bill till the next
session.
ICE three inches thick, made this month, was
harvested at Stanton, West Virginia. last week
Tuesday.
AT Olympia, Washington territory, In the lat
itude OF Quebec, fruit trees were in blossom
March 25th.
Bosros has refused to cut down the salaries Of
her school teachers. She would sooner retrench
anywhere else.
COLEMAN and o'Donnell, the Mansion House
conspirators, are in Providence They keep quiet
and decline to talk
Mrs. GARFIELD, they say, has hired new
cook at a salary Of 81, 800 without consulting any
member Of congress
DISPATCH from Durham says the state Of af-
fairs in the Transvaal Is reported as fearful, and
civil war is expected.
THE st. Lawrence river is clear flee from
Ogdensburg to 0swego, and the boats are be-
ginning to run again.
The king Of Abyssnia is dead, having fallen in
battle fought with the Assimeraks. His son
Michael succeeds him.
SOME 1924 immigrants arrived in this country
during March. In the last nine months the ar
rivals numbered 35i ,422
THE St. Louis land commissioners have sold
$4,000 acres Of land in Barry county, Missouri,
to the Missouri land company Of Scotland.
EAsrPoRr, Maine, shipped $500, 900 frozen
herrings last winter Just think how many bones
she has given the rest Of the world to pick.
A BOY fell over the precpce at Rochester, New
York, into the Genesee river, clear drop Of one
hundred and twenty feet, and was taken out Of
the water unhurt.
A LARGE petsrd exploded at the door of the
church of Santa Maria in Madrid last week, while
the Office was full Of worshipers. The door
was damaged, but nobody hurt.
MRS. JOHN BROWN is not destitute and does
aid from the nation to clear off thousand-dollar
mortgage on her California farm.
JAMES W. BROOKS Of New York has recovered
$4,000 for injuries received on the New York &
Greenwood Lake railroad. train having run into
an open draw November 4th, 1879.
WHrTELAw REID Of the New York Tribune is to
be married on the Sd Of May, and will sail for
Europe on the 9Th OF the same month. He and
his bride will be absent for several months.
SINCE January LIST over three thousand horses
have been exported from Canada to the United
States. The duties are twenty per cent and the
United States customs have received $4,000 rev.
enue therefrom.
ONE Of the largest cattle transactions ever made
has just been closed by Messrs Hughes of St.
Louis and Simpson OF weatherford, Texas, pur-
chasing the famous Millett ranch near Dallas
Texas, for 100000.
THE notorious outlaw, Redmond, who defed
the United States authorities several years by vio-
lation Of the revenue laws, was killed in Swayne
county, North Carolina, few days ago in an en-
counter with officers.
THE secretary Of the treasury has decided that
the smaller notes, from So down to 81 will be with
the treasury and the silver dollar also be paid out
as rapidly as possible.
GENERAL GRANT and Romero arrived in Mexico
on the It'll inst The ncorporators transferred
the franchise for the railroad from Matamoras to
Monterey to Palmer and Sullivan, and the con-
tract for the road has been made.
THE governor and council Of Massachusetts,
have refused the prayer OF Stearns X. Abbott,
sentenced TO be hung on the 22d inst, for the
murder of Mrs. Crue in January, 1880, that his
sentence be committed to life imprisonment
FRED GRANT has forwarded his resignation
first lieutenant Of the 4th cavalry and lieutenant
colonel the staff Of the lieutenant general Of
the army. Mr. Grant will accept position in the
employ OF the Chicago, Texas Mexican railroad.
THE twelfth annual reunion Of the society of
the Army of the Potomac will be held at Hart
ford, Connecticut, June 9Th. 1t is expected that
President Garfield, Generals Sherman, Sheridan,
slocum and other prominent officers will be
present.
ANTHONY CoMsToCK has been indicted on the
charge Of assaulting Fanny Hoffman. The in
dictment is based on Mrs Hoffmans complaint,
that he pushed her when he came to her house
two years ago, and accused her of writing OBJ
scene letters.
THE entire score in the billiard match in New
York was as follows: Schaefer, 800, average,
"A so; Slosson 90, average, 7-l7. Schaefers
biggest runs were 81 and 2l3; Schaefers score
for five nights was 1900; Slosson's, 2,7sO. This
ends the match.
THE remains Of the late Rowland Hill were
transferred Thursday from the grave at Surrey
minister bridge road They were deposited at the
foot Of the tower erected there to commemorate
the abolition of slavery
THE greatest accumulation OF gold known to
modern times, II not in all history, is now in the
vaults OF the treasury department at Washington.
The vaults contain $4,000, 900 in gold besides
s55, 900, 900 in silver The bank Of England has
only $50, 900, 900 in gold.
JAMES Brown, alias Robert Lindsay, who dur
ing the last campaign deposed that he knew II.
L. Morey, to whom it was alleged General Gar
field wrote the Chinese letter, pleaded guilty at
New York, Thursday, Of perjury, and was SEN
fenced to prison for eight years
THE conductors and drivers OF the Cincinnati
horse cars are on strike. The strike includes all
but two OF the roads in the city and all the roads
IN newport, across the river. over eight nun
dred men and seventy-fve miles OF road are
idle. The people sympathize almost wholly with
the strikers.
AT Andover, Massachusetts,, last week Tuesday
night, Arthur Foster and his twin brother Luther,
students of Phillips academy, burst into the sleep
ing room OF Abiel Wilson Wilson shot and killed
Arthur Luther fled, but has since surrendered
The brothers lived in North Andover, and be-
longed to a respectable family.
ALL the nihilists except the woman, Hessy Helf-
mann, condemned to death for connection with
the cars assassination. namely, Russakoff,
Michaeloff Kibaltschitisch Jeliaboff and Sophie
Pieoffsky were hanged at ten O'Clock Friday
morning. Miehaeloff's rope broke twice. Order
was not disturbed There was an immense con-
course Of spectators.
Miss HATTIE DUELL, after fasting little less
than fifty days at Iowa City, Iowa. finally died
and was buried Tuesday Of last week Immedi-
atey after death an examination was made by
competent medical authority. Not a drop of
blood was found in the body, which weighed
forty five pounds. The stomach also was entirely
void OF any substance. No further analysis has
yet been made public.
A DISPATCH from Paris says: "a commupica-
ton published in the Frankfort Gazette acquires
importance in connection with the recent arrest OF
Grand Duke Nicholas Constantinovich. 1t Is