News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-03-30
nO 80.

NlSCfeahtS are NFecAiD5 CTaihS III
Texas.
One of Grants friends, John Rus
sci Young, has been appointed minis
ter to China.
The 9215 drinking places in New
York city, absorbed the SUM Of $780,,
100000, last year.
Toll-gate and ferrykeepers must
not detain the mails, even if the mail
carrier refuses to pay charges; says
the Acknowledgement.
Ex-Treasurer Spinner, 80 years of
age, is in good health at jacksonville,
, I4lericfet. - 49, -
The fine for filing panehad coin is
"not over $1,000"
There is demanded law to pre-
serve and protect the Adirondack for
ests, which are being rapidly destroy
ed Of late.
The Highland House, and Sea
View. at Biddeforl, in full view from
Old Orchard, are burned.
characterization will not he as pop
ular, as heretofore, since POO South
Bethlehem, Pa, people who had not
been vaccinated, developed smallpox
in its yirulent form, although reported
''cIean locality"
The bill to establish capital plnish-
ment was defeated in the Wisconsin
assembly by Il close vote.
Miss Amanda, the "oicyclienne,"
who started at St. Loais, Thursday
morning Of last week, to ride 600
miles in six consecutive days of y
hours each, completed her task at 10
O'Clock, Tuesday night, with an ex-
cess Of II IL 'ninntes. The score
for the six days was Gi7 ID miles,
and the actual riding time 81 hours
and SO minutes.
Judge Butler Of the United States
District Court at Philadelphia. has
sentenced William Coates to eleven
months Imprisonment. Coates was
convicted Of making false pension
claim, wherein lie swore that he was
VIM. lngraham Of the First Vermont
Cavalry,
A tunnel which some boys had dug
in the the hillside At st. Joseph, Mo-,
caved in, recent Is, hurying five boys.
Their names were alike Garrish, aged
II, Allen Fails, aged 8, Sam Mont
gomory, aged $, Jack Montgomery,
aged II, and Nicholas Kelley. aged
10 years.
The Committee on Exposition of
the American Agricultural Association
has adopted the report Of a sub-Com-
mittee on Charter and Bylaws. The
charter names the company as the
"American Exposition of 1888" 1t
has also been decided that the exhibit
ton, instead OF being a worlds fair,
will be merely Il national exposition of
American products, including every
industry. Ii is estimated that 81,
800, 600 will he needed.
The mi,iners begin to talk about
laces and lichus and things of similar
substantial character, which is one of
the most positive signs that the spring
time is coming" gentle Annie" with
rapid footsteps.
The New York authorities are very
careful Of their police force. They
never put two officers on the same
beat, because it Is said to be unhealthy
for two persons to sleep together
Fra"hgoH Hcrald.
The Washington monument is now
200 feet high, from the lowest Joint of
the marble facing. There were adj |
deti last season II feet, and since the
work was begun again, August 9TH, !
1886, the hight has been Increased |
100 feet.
- barn raising on the plantation
Of Maj, Dtws, in Rowan county, n. /
C., recently, John Held and Peter Jo-
seph got into a quarrel. Held threw
in AK at Joseph, the keen blade split
ting his ha1d in two and killing him
instantly. rs Held threw the ak he
lost his fo"thold and fell from the
building, breaking his neck. Three
men were on The ground at the time
James Cephas, Richard Wiley, and
Ned 5loodgopd-raising heavy log.
CePhas became so much excited at
the tragedy that he lost his hold on
the log and it fell crushing Wiley to
death. OF the five men at work on
The building only two remained alive.