Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-04-06
Weekly News Summary.

NCWS
Miss DUEL, the Iowa faster, has been forty
days without food.
VANDERBILT denies that he proposes to organ
ize newselegraph company.
THE female suffrage amendment was killed in
the Wisconsin senate by tie vote
GENERAL MEIIKoFF has suspended the Molva
and Russian St. Petersburgh Gazette for month.
THE Tennessee house OF representatives is hav-
ing prolonged and close struggle over a local
option law.
THE tanners strike at Aver, Massachusetts, is
unsuccessful and the employers are hiring non
union men.
IT is said the great powers will on Austria's
initiative formally and unanimously recognize the
kingdom OF Roumania.
Four thousand emigrants for the United States
left Bremen Wednesday, making over 20, 900 dur
ing the first quarter OF 1881.
THE Massachusetts house has defeated one hun
dred and twenty-five TO seventy-six the bill to
give municipal suffrage to women.
MUcH winter wheat in Ohio is reported winter
killed 1t is estimated that the yield will not ex-
coed seventy per cent of last years production.
GREECE is preparing for war with Turkey.
The battalions in every part of the kingdom have
been ordered to prepare to march to the frontier.
THE final deposits have been made for the bill
lard match at New York between sosson and
Schaeffer, for $4,000, 5000 points up beginning
April 18th.
THE Tennessee legislature has passed bill de-
claring that any sheriff who permits prisoner to
be taken from his custody aud lynched shall for
felt his office
The Connecticut house OF representatives has
defeated the proposed constitutional amendment
prohibiting the manufacture and sale Of intox-
| icating liquors.
THE worlds fair commission has decided not
to elect a permanent president until after April
18th, when it is hoped the subscriptions will
| amount to S3,OO0,0OO.
OVER fifty per cent Of the bridges have been
washed away by the freshets in Nebraska, and
| numerous grst mills destroyed Cattle have
| been drowned in large numbers.
No less than fourteen persons are now stuff ring
from blood poisoning in the Mohawk valley from
wearing cheap grade Of yellow-colored stock
ings and two deaths have occurred from this cause
FROM the mountain districts OF Bohemia the
emigration OF German population to America has
begun to assume large proportions. The principal
cause is the ntolerable tyranny of the Czechs,
who form majority.
THERE were one hundred and nine failures in
New York the past three months, with liabilities
OF 81 S77 06s, increase of twenty-six per cent
OF failures and two and one-half per cent Of liza
bilities against last year.
The car is carrying on vigorous warfare
against the nihilists Grand Duke Constantine is
suspected OF nihilism and was refused permission
to see the late cars remains The present car
characterizes him as disgrace to Russia
JOHN WEBB OF Jeffersong Vile, Indiana, has a
singing dog. The dog, a common cur has been
actually taught to know one key in music from
another, and will sit by piano and sing in his
peculiar language and never make dscord
A DUBLIN correspondent says it is remarkable
that despite the advice of the land league to ten
ant farmers not to leave the country, the emigra-
ton returns show that 90 s57 persons emigrated
last year, increase OF As 493 over the previous
year
A CANADIAN immigration agent, who has made
tour of Vermont, New Hampshire Massachu-
sets and Maine, reports strong inclination among
French Canadians to accept the Canadian govern
ments offer OF grants of land, and return to
Canada.
IT is reported in New York that Cyrus W. Field
will be invited to accept the presidency Of the
worlds fair. A proposition has been made to
sell the main building OF the Philadelphia CEN
tenniol to the coming exhibition for S25O,OOO 1t
cost nearly s2,OOO,OOO.
The steamer Austrian from Glasgow shipped
one hundred and twenty-three young men and
women OF the farming class at Galway bay rs EN-
igrants for the United States Preparations for
emigration are being made throughout Ireland.
steamer will call at the same port fortnightly
for passengers.
IT is reported that the car, the other night, on
retiring, discovered under his pillow communion
ton bearing the official stamp OF the nihilists,
warning him II a representative government and
liberal constitution were not granted to Russia
within six weeks from his accession he would, by
resolution OF the executive committee, suffer the
same end as the deceased monarch.
BIsHor MCNAMARA of the Independent Cath
ohc church, while lecturing against Roman Cath
olicism at Hartford, Connecticut Friday night, =
was driven from the hall and stoned on the street.
Policemen escorted him to the hotel No arrests
were made, but 1t is believed the matter will not
be permitted to drop, although McNamara's course
uOes not meet with general approval.
FROM the annual report OF the grand lodge
Knights OF Honor, it appears that on July LIST,
1880, the membership Of the order was l05, 600
In Massachusetts, there are / IS lodges with menu
bershp of l0,6Oo There have been 67s deaths
since the order was formed, and So 1886 O94 IS has
been paid in benefits. The amount of funds on
hand and invested amounts to Si3, 1924.
SHOCK OF earthquake on the island OF Chic in
the Grecian archipelago few days ago destroyed
a large number OF houses and those left standing
are badly damaged. The shock was also felt at
several other towns, and 1t is said three thousand
people were killed and injured, though the nun.
Der is probably exaggerated The remaining in
habitants took refuge on steamers In the hsrbor
A SPECIAL telegram from Fairview West Viz
ginia, contains the remarkable statement that
slavery still exists in that part OF the state, and
that public sales of slaves are freely advertised
and regularly held The telegram further states
that last Saturday there was held in front OF the
court house In fairview what had been extern
slvely advertised as the regular annual sale of
slaves.
A DECISION was rendered In the supreme court
OF the United States on the 4th inst in the Nor
mon case OF John Miles against the United States.
Miles was convicted OF bigamy In the district court
OF Utah lie appealed to the supreme court Of
the territory, In which the judgment OF the dis
trict court was affirmed. lie then appealed TO
this court, which resulted In the affirmation OF the
former verdict.
GOLD ARE" the historic eagle carried through
out the entire war by the eighth Wisconsin vol
unteer infantry is dead. This bird was presented
to the regiment while organizing In camp at Ran
dali in 1861 Il was carried at the head Of the
regiment throughout the war, never receiving
scratch Siuce the war II has had n room In the
basement Of the Wisconsin capitol at Madison,
and received the best OF care. The death OF their
old pet Ia deeply mourned by the soldiers about
the capitol. His remains were visited by the gov
eruor and all the state officials.