Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-03-16

THEY have had another blizzard in the west
NAVIGATION has opened on the Hudson river.
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, suffered a loss Of $780,
900 by fire last week.
A LARGE number OF arrests OF land-leaguers
was made in Ireland last week.
GENERAL BALpy SMITH has resigned his Office
Of street commissioner OF New York city.
JOHN GRscoM Is shortly to commence fast Of
forty-ive days at Chicago under the auspices Of
the medical college.
AND now It is said that there were no apples In
Switzerland at the time 1t Is supposed William
Tell lived and did his shooting.
The Wisconsin legislature defeated, by close
vote, the woman suffrage and prohibition amend
ments to the state constitution
THE Illinois legislature has passed resolutions
OF thanks to President Garfield for appointing
Robert Lincoln secretary Of war
LyNcHINa Of negroes in the south Is growing
more and more common Last week four were
hanged by mob in Jonesboro, Arkansas.
The Italian government has verbally intimated
to the French and American ministers its accep-
lance Of the invitation to participate in the none
| tary conference.
THE Vaughn and O. Leary walk OF week closed
Saturday night. The score was Vaughn 46l
miles; o. Leary 45o The winner will pocket sew
eral Thousand dollars.
THE coinage at all the mnts during February
was 1,036, 800 gold pieces, valued at s7,2l4,o6oi
silver dollars, 100000 three cents, $4,000
pieces; cents 2,57O,oOo.
THE largest police raid ever made in Philadel-
phia came off Saturday night; one hundred and
| thirty-two persons, including twenty women, were
arrested in two saloons
ON the statements of the Chinese themselves
now in New York city, they are expecting and
preparing for a large addition to the New York
colony during the summer.
BY boiler explosion in the Phoenix boiler
works In Buffalo, six men, including one Of the
propretors, were killed and seven wounded. The
damage to property was not less than $4,000.
THE town OF Rosita, Colorado, is extinct. AL.
most every building was burned on THE morning
OF March 10th. The town contained three thou.
sand inhabitants, and in the vicinity are some Of
the most valuable mines in the state.
THE navy department has resolved to purchase
a steam whaler now at San Francisco to proceed
in the search OF the missing Jeanette The cos
is 100000, which leaves $4,000 OF the appropria
ton for an outfit. The vessel will sail July LIST
A GROCER at Port Jervis, in examining an ole
trunk that had lain fifteen years in store room
found $1,000 in government bonds. They had be
| lopeed to his mother. The accumulated interes
made them worth S12963 New bonds wer'
| given him in exchange.
A BULLETIN issued by the census bureau, givinl
the number Of foreign persons to each 100, 900 ma
tives OF the various states and territories and tn
District of Columbia, shows that in no state doe
the foreign element equal the native, although il
many it bears a very large proportion
HARRY GENET, convicted at New. York Of com
plicity in the Tweed ring frauds, was SENTENCED
on Saturday by Judge Daniels to imprisonment II
the penitentiary for eight months, and a fine o
S., 200, and has been taken to Blackwelps Islam,
attired in a convict suit. He appeared to feel hi
| postion keenly