Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-09-27
Summary OF News.

Stanley, the African explorer, has arrived at
Lisbon. Twenty-Five Mormon missionaries have
sailed from New York to Europe for converts
larger party Of missionaries is getting ready TO
leave Utah Tor Europe next month The marquis
OF Lorne and Princess Louise are visiting British
Columbia They were Enthusiastically greeted.
-, Sojourner Truth, now l08 years old, recently
ectured in Michigan. =. General Grant will leave
for Mexico about November he. William II.
Buckley, now lieutenant governor Of Connecticut
has been nominated by the republicans of that
state Tor governor The vault Of C. +. Smith &
Co., at North Atteboro, Mass, was entered last
week and its contents stolen The loss IL about
S2OVOO IA round lot Of 81 900, 900 In confederate
bonds was sold at Atlanta Georgia. the other
day. Tor $3.50. All the sprague property in Ken
nebec county, Maine, has been attached for $780,
900 by William Sprague, trustee Of Elmira Doyle
The matter will be heard at the December term
OF the superior court. The book printing house
of John W. Lowell at Rouses Point has been sold
on mortgage foreclosure. The original cost OF
the buildings and machinery was more than $780,
900, and II went for $1,000 Secretary Foger
will soon retire from the treasury department. -.
An attempt is making 70 get up a corner In petro-
leum. About 12,0OO,000 barrels have already
been bought and taken out Of the market. Five
people were killed by lightning In Mexican
church the other day. A great rush followed
and many were injured An offensive and de-
fensive alliance between Russia and Montenegro
IL announced. IL Ia now known that the gov
eminent has obtained new and important EVIL
dence in the star-route cases. Marshal George
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who resisted arrest, at Georgetown, Ky...A
prairie FIRE il raging In the western part Of Ne
braska. The table land near Platte and Republic
can rivers is being ravaged with disastrous effect
to hay and grass. No loss Of life Is reported.
The imperial court has been established In the
Kremlin at Moscow. There has been an out
break at Domanhour and three captains were muir
dered. A British regiment has gone there -.
Arab asserts that all his acts were done at the
instigation OF the khedve and sultan and that he
was unable TO restrain the army from fighting.
Important documents have been found in his war
office. Five young men from Portsmouth, N H.,
in attempting the ascent of Mount Washington
during the high wind last week, barely escaped
perishing from the cold. The meeting OF the
National Association Of General Passenger Agents
was opened last week Tuesday morning at the
Windsor hotel, Montreal at eleven O'Clock, and
continued during the afternoon. The sessions
were held with closed doors. Mr. +. p Wilson
OF Cincinnati presided. A large number Of new
members were enrolled, and Jacksonville, Fla,
was selected as the place for the next annual
meeting. "A telegraph cable Is to be laid be-
tween Lisbon, Portugal, and the United States,
touching at the Azores Islands. >, Several "sus-
poets have lately been released in Ireland. All,
except those who can be brought to trial, will
soon be released. The president has ratified the
postal convention between the United States and
| Switzerland. Robert r. Bishop Of Newton has
been nominated by the republicans OF Massachu-
sets for governor Judge Folger, now secretary
Of the treasury, has been nominated by the repub
| leans for governor Of New York The striking
uOu WoIhtIH NJ SpIlnRHtlu III, ItluIn W WOIh NJ
old wages in few days. Their total loss in
wages Is about $4,000, The Northern Pacific
| railroad company has paid to the government I'M
der protest S26 600 the cost of surveying 744 900
acres Of land granted to the road. The wife Of
| Lieutenant Melville has been placed in lunatic
| asylum. Over fifty people were injured by the
falling OF circus seats at Mount Airy, n. G., the
| other day. Secretary Teller has decided that
| no rifles ammunition shall be placed In the
| hands Of any Indian by the department, Heavy
floods have occurred in Hungary, causing great
| damage to bridges and railways. Ben But
Ter has been nominated by the democrats of
| Massachusetts for governor. In anticipation
OF trouble during the coming election, addi-
| tiona troops have been sent to Utah. Seri-
GUS floods have occurred in Lombardy, Vene-
tia and Tyrol The city Of Verona is inundated.
| .Coup's circus has been sold by a sheriff at
Detroit for S3j. COO. 80. Four hundred employees OF
| the Steinway Piano company at Hunters Point
| have struck because Of the unpopularity of the
superintendent, Thirty-three patents were is
sued the other day to Thomas A. Elisou, making
total of iS6 The democrats of Colorado have nom
mated James b. Grant of Lake county for governor :.