Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-03-09
Weekly News Summary,

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tion in parliament
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iA'ShlL VISITED harSnai macmahon In Paris
ias' week. me iatter spoke an ecuonately OF the
country OF MS ancestors, ont declined TO commit
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lhk state capitol building at ST. Paul, Mime
SOFA, was destroyed by hre Iuesday night, entail
ing loss OF SlOo,OoO on the buildings The his
torica and supreme court libraries we're destroyed
GoTTLIEB FoELL, butcher, aged sixty, suffer
Ing with painful disease, sashed his abdomen
with razor on Tuesday night Of last week The
intestines gushed out and he hacked them t.
pieces, which he scattered over the floor 1t is the
most horrible suicide ever reported in New York
THE northwestern states, particularly Wisconsin
and Minnesota, were last week buried under the
heaviest fall Of snow ever known there Railroad
trains came to a complete stand-still. The re.
ceipt in the cities of provisions from the country
was thus prevented and in Milwaukee milk and
eggs brought an almost fabulous price. The
storm has now ceased. and the blockade il raising
WATERBURY, (Connecticut) american: "No,
many months since distinguished senator from
New England, being a little ANNOYED bv one q,
Senator Edmunds proposed amendments, re.
marked to a brother senator that he would be,
$50, II the truth could be known that, when sena.
tor Edmunds' mother first taught him the Lord,
prayer, he bounced up on her knees and offered
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Ar Flatbusb Nav York ,as, veet pbi,,,, rrr.
cbe, aged eigbteen ononad ,ha doo, ., H. ,,,
mace in his uncles greenhouse. crushed his head
one Of his arms and as much OF his body as pos
sible into 1t, and burned himself to death. There
was a strong fire In the furnace, and his head
neck and arm were almost burned off Trusche
had frequent fits OF dependency, and left a note
saying he was tired Of life.
GENERAL, GARFIELD nj bis inauguration nm Fr,
day occupied the chair from which washino,o,
arose to take the oath for presidential office 1,
1889 The interesting relic has been in CHARGE n
william c. Waddell of New York for the mas
fifty years. MIR. Waddell, who has forwarded tn,
chair to Washington at the request Of the inaugu
ration committee was made United States mar
shal for the southern district Of New York b.
President jackson in 1881.
A BRrrIsH correspondent at Prosnect Hill Ma
tai, says: ct is useless to attempt to fight tn,
Beers with numerically inferior forces They ar
man for man more than equal to our own. The,
are courageous, infinitely better shots and mar
velously skilled in taking advantage of ever,
cover Their GOODNESS under fire is perfect. Will,
fighting individually, all work in concert and in
obedience to orders. They openly express con
tempt for our infantry, but fear our cavalry anc
artillery"
GAS in the Rocky Mountain coal and iron com
pany's mine at Alma Wyoming exploded las
Thursday evening. throwing the fame, man,
hundred feet in height. carving awav the build
ings around the mouth Of the shaft and settin,
the machinery and buildings on FIRE Just befor
the EXPLOSION a large number of men-white an,
chinoso-hod conc I'M, ,ho nina ond nona .
,han, haro No. ra.o,,od o,,,,o M'nora ,.or, ~,
ronna,n ,,s ,o,,, ha "A a, ,,,o.,, T.,
and hrsna.s ,or ,nan,r r,;,as aronnd COO on,;ra,
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