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The Benton weekly record., 1882-12-21
Blaine on the Nicaragua Canal.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.-James G. Blaine
speaking in relation to the proposition to
appropriate $75 ,O00, 900 for construction Of
an inter-oceanic canal IL Nicaragua as
embraced in the Kasson bill and report,
said: |sNever heard a more extraordin-
ary proposition than for the United States
to expend $75, 100000 in country where
we have no control and where we have Il
treaty with another country binding us
not to assume any control. We have no
treaty with Nicaragua giving us control
of the canal after we have constructed it,
while we have a treaty with that country
for holding our control. | mean that in
the unfortunate. Clayton-BulWer treaty
we engaged with Great Britain not to for
tify the canal when built, in any manner
whatever. With these two treaties in
force it would be reckless folly for the
United States to ~expend a large sum OF
money on the proposed canal. The Brit
ish government understands the differ
ence, if we do not. II we should pass the
$40, 900, 600 appropriation at this time, ]
suggest the following title: "a bill to
enhance the power and prestige Of the
British navy and to humiliate the govern
ment and people Of the United States"
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Wanted 50 See the Review.

The London Truth tells this STORY of 81
ingenious clerk in the British Admiralty.
4 gentleman with whom be had slight
aeoualn1anea asked him whether he might
come TO his room to see the recent review
of the troops oil their return from Egypt.
ssCertait1ly, J, replied the clerk. May
bring my wife?,, Yes have Two g
daughters; may they Gomez BY ~
means A second time the gentleman
called to ask whether few nleees mlgn'
be added to the band. 70 this the CLERK
IcheerfulIy assented. We cannot be SUI
fciently grateful to you, = said the gentle
man, for enabling rs TO have SO good
view of the review. III am afraid, Z al's-
wered the clerk, s,that you and your TAM,
Nv win not sec very much OF it, for my
room looks into d back yard.
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Ben Butler.

According to the Boston Journal, Cen
eraI Butler gained many votes il Massa-
chusetts because he is believed to be some
what in favor Of woman suffrage. That
State has been the hotbed Of what has
been dignifed as the movement il favor
of giving the ballot ts women. It has an
army Of minded spinsters who
have vainly clamored many years for this
| privilege. These people do not look with
mnch favor en- Butler, as he represents in
morals and politics Whaa they profess to
labhors but they will use him # he vii
consent. Butler will help them if he
i thinks he can swell his party following
! # he thinks he cannot the spinsters vii
be forced to-langnish some time longer.
Chronicle.
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Niaaderna ANS Story i.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.--The testimony
Of Ninderman before the Jeanett board Of
inquiry is the most graphic CT that Of any
survivor who has yet been examined. He
is a peculiar man, TO the casual observer
he appears sleepy and dull. His eyes are.
light gray with dropping lids. He has
a habit Of sitting with his mouth partly
open, and this with the peculiar formation
Of the eyelids gives him the appearance of
being half asleep. When he becomes ex-
cited, however, in recalling the terrible
scenes through which he has passed, the
dropping eyelids raise, the eyes flash, the
Jaws become set and the real power OF the
man is shown. He appears to be a man of
strong friendships, and in telling the story
of the sufferings of his comrades he fre-
|quently broke completely down. Nlnder-
man is an old seaman, and has made three
trips to The Arctic regions.
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WE'LL GUARDED TRAINS.
will Hereafter RnN ON Texas Egall-
r0ads-Suzcides and Burg Iariess

ST. Louis, Dec. 6.-Owing TO the bold
ness of train robbers and The number OF
bad or suspicious characters infesting the
towns and country in the northern part OF
Texas, the railroad companies are taking
unusual precautions to protect their trains.
Commencing to-day, all passenger and ex-
press trains on the Texas q Pacific rail
road will carry Il strong force OF S,ACe ram
gers as a guard between Fort Worth and
El Paso, and the other roads will probably
pursue the same course. No captures
have yet been made OF men who attacked
the train on the Gulf, Colorado q Santa
Fe road a few days ago, but it is pretty
we'll established that one of them was NOR
tally wounded in the fight, and died the
next day near Cleburn. He was secretly
buried by his comrades.
..~ . TIRED OF LIFE, .....m
BALTIMORE, Md, Dec. 6.-ihere have
been six suicides III Baltimore within The
attended with peculiarly horrible features.
The tiis was thas ut Nicholas Heildeck,
who hanged himself in a fir OF sponJen-
cy fro1i Tie loss IT bis wife and son. and
his inability 10 get work,
William SchIeig ran away from bis fel-
low worki1~u III .unrb Baltimore, and BE-
fore they ctaui,i realize What he w3s doing.
threw liimselt III III" water and Was drown
ed.
This suicide was followed by those OF
john w D,,r.py. q h. was driven to th'
act by disappointment in love, and o:
Warwick Buier, who Wa~ deSpnndent
over The fast life he had led and his faith
cr S tjspletsure.
10 this terrible record rWo n ames ere
added last night, those OF John McGarl-
gle, a prominent journalist OF this city,
and Lazarus Herberg, an old man past
four score. who cut his throat with Il car
wing knife. Mr.. NICGarigle was perhaps
tie best newspaper man in the State:
having been connected with the press fol
the last 20 years.
VALE, COCkERILL.
ST. LOylS. Dee. 6.-In the court ot
criminal correction this morning the case
Of the State against john 4. COtkeriIl, fol
murder III tile second degree, Was strick.
en- from the docket This was OF account
of the action OF the grand jury in ignoring
the BILL The bondsmen were also released
and thus the last phase Of the COckerllI-
Slayback tragedy is ended.
THE BUSY BURGLAR.
LONDON, o., Dec. 6.-Burglars entered
Jacob Weber's saloon this morning, blew
open the safe and stole $lz0O in money and
yaltlables. They overlooked certificate
of deposit for $I3 0.
CLEVELAND, Dec. 5.--Burglars ram
sacked the house OF Col. William p. Har-
ris, yesterday. taking $4,000 i'll jeWelry
and diamonds.
CINCINNATI, Dec. G.-Two burglars en-,
tered the residence of Nj. E. Ingalls, this
morning. Mr.. Ingalls, was absent, bu
Joseph Walker, a colored man, encoun-
tered the burglars ii the house and was
severely, ii not fatally injured. lie was
terwarfs badly es,t with knife. ...
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The Garfield Bills.
THE AUDITING COMMITTEE SUSTAINED.

THE AUDITING COMMITTEE SUSTAINED.
WASHINGTON, Dec. G.-Not member
of Congress can be fouud who does not
sustain the auditing committee in cutting
down the bills Of the physicians and at
tendants Of the late President Garfield.
The bills of the physicians, particularly,
are looked upon as outrageous. In the
first place there is a strong feeling that
there was a lack Of skill displayed in the
treatment OF the ease as the result showed
the real natnre OF the wound was never
underSt ool, A;nl the treatment was under
a n1isap rehen<inn IF the true characterO Of
the injuries. In the next case, had the
treatment been ever 40 skillfnl, the charges
for services were out OF all proportion to
the time and attention s1evoIed to the ease.
Congress, sustained by public opinion,
was inclined TO act in a generous manner,
but the extraordinary bills presented cool
ed the ardor III that direction. The bills
of others besides the physicians were ex-
tl,avagant Every one connected with the
ease appears to have determined to make
a winelfall Off. The committee has slash
ed in every direction, and in SO doing they
will be sustained by the House. The ply
sicians may accept the liberal sum voted
them or let it alone. No Congress will
ever increase the sun.-TIibune.
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AraDa HasEasa Sentenced

CAIRO, Dec. 2.-Arabi Pasha this MORN
ing pleaded guilty to the charge of rebel
lion. In the afternoon the court-martial
re-assembled and pronounced sentence of
death. The khedive eommuted the sea-
tence to exile for life. 1t is believed that
Arabi will retire to some palt Of the Brit
ish dominion. His demeanor before the
court was very dignifed.
The Minneapolis Tribune has the follow
ing to say about the weather during the
polar wave which struck the northern
country about the Sth instant:
AT FARGO.
FARGO, Dak., Dec. THE weather s
clear and cold, with light wind from the
west and the thermometer 800 below
zero.
AT JAMESTOWN.
JAMESTOWN, DaS., Dec, AT 6 a.
NJ, the thermometer stood at 2So below
zero. At tonight it was 70 below.
The weather is clear, with light wind
from the SOUTH
AT LAKE CITY.
LAKE CITY, Dec. Last night was by
far the coolest Of the season, the thermon-
eter registering 800 below zero. The
weather is fair to-day but very cold.
The freezing Of u man on Lake Pepin,
reported last Monday, proves to be false.
/ The man is I'LL right AMI at his home In
Wisconsin.
AT BISMARCK.
BISMARCK, Dak., Dec. 7.-tIhe1 weather
to-day was clear and cold, the thermom-
eter standing II degrees below zero this
afternoon, with but little wind On the
night Of the 5ttl and yesterday We had a
heavey blizzard, with the thermometer II
degrees below in the afternoon and much
lower at night There is no snow Of any
consequence.
AT BRECkENBRIDGE.
/ BRECKENRIDGE, Mimi, Dec. 7.-rnis
section of country has been visited by y
very severe northwest blizzard, resulting
in delays.to both passenger and freight
trains during the past24 hours. This morn
ing the thermometer marked 28 degrees
{ below zero. This evening the weather is
moderating, with 4 light northwest wind,
and the thermometer 26 below.
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a Costly BIaEe,

HorsroS, Tex, Dee. 5.-The Interna-
tfonal compress caught fire to-day at II.
O'Clock and is burning yet, although now
confined to the cotton. The total loss will
reach $500,000. -Four residences, valued
at $4,000, burned with the compress
building, machinery and sheds, worth
$75 1000, while the cotton and other proper
tY was worth 500. 600.
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AT BRECKESBRIDCsE.
Heavy SNOW In Wisconsin.

MILWAUKEE, Dec. sa,-A heavy local snow
storm has prevailed since z. NJ, with
considerable drifting. Local train dis
pateher report from three to five inches
through the northern and northwestern
part of the state, but traffic was not ma
terialIy interferea with. Since 8 II. nj.
the weather las been mojaratIng.
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Lynciled by Chicago Police.

CHICAGO, Dee. 3.-'the police were no
tilted This evening that Bill Allen, the ne
gro desperate who shot and killed Police
man Clarence Wright on Wednesday night,
was hiding in the rear of No. 124 North
Halstead street. 4 squad Of policemen
were ordered out to capture him, with the
understanding that he must be taken dead
or alive-dead preferred. Policeman Null
hivilly in that neighborhood, heard of Al
lens whereabouts at the same time and
proceeded to the place alone, shortly in ad-
vance of the squad. He was met at the
door by Allen, who fired the ball, the ball
taking effect in the policeman's forehead,
but glancng aronnd under the scalp. lie
was stunned but returned the fire. Allen
ran out and lodged among the freight cars,
pursued by squad Of police and great
crowd of citizens. Allen finally hid in a
hen coop, into which the police fired a
number Of shots, Wounding him. lie came
out, threw mp his lands and offered to sur
render, but the police, inftlriated at the
death of their comrade and the attempted
killing of another, refused to listen to his
plea, and he fell, completely riddled with
hn)Iefs
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ST. PAUL FIRE.
The Granite Block Containing Nic"
Ka0Is & Deans Hardware store
and "a Number OF Ticket saE1d
Railroad offices Destoyed by
Fire.

Shortly after 10 O'Clock yesterday morn
ing fire broke out in the granite block
on the corner of Third and.Sibley street.
which resulted in the total destruction OF
the building, with the exception Of the
outside walls. The fire originated from a
red hot stove which stood close to frame
partition and spread rapidly to the upper
stories, fIom the windows Of which dense
clouds of smoke soon began pouring.
The engines we"e unexcusedly tardy in
getting to the fire, it being nearly Is min
utes before the No. 2, which is located
less than five blocks away, got there, and
considerably longer before the other en-
gines put in an appearance. When they
did arrive it took over an hour to get the
fire under control The building, which
is owned by Chas. Lockhart Of Pittsburg,
president Of the Standard Oil Company,
was occupied by the wholesale heavy hard
ware house of Nichols & Dean and the
ticket office of the Minneapolis & St Louis
road, which latter sublet to the J. B.
Cook & Son Transfer Company, $. B.
GauIt, agent Star and Union lines, Clar-
ence Robb, city ticket agent Of the Mani
Ioba road; the St. Aubin & Dion Transfer
Company, W. T. Stetson & Co., merchan-
disc brokers, and G. G. Franklin, agent
Of the Lake Superior Transit Company
Besides this, the passenger agents OF sew
eral roads had office room there.
The Benton weekly record., 1882-12-21

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-Willis, Of Ken
lucky, to-day introduced in the House .
resolution similar to that offeredin the
Senate yesterday by Beck looking TO an
investigation into the alleged assessment
Of governments employees for political pur-
poses. There is possible trouble ahead for
Jay Hubbell, as it is asserted that large
numberof department clerks and others
have expressed their willingness TO testify
that their contributions to the Republican
congressional fund were made because
they feared to refnse, and that they made
additional contributions to state funds 1oi
the same reason.
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AT JAMESTOWN.

JAMESTOWN, Dak., Dec, AT 6 q.
NJ, the thermometer stood at 2So below
zero. At 8 Tonight it was 70 below.
The weather is clear, with light wind
from the south.
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ruEy DIDN'T esGET THERE. 50
Kzoxv q Gang of Texas DesperadOes
Were F0tled'E 'Esy n Train Guard
Other Crimes

GRAND FORKS, Oak, Dec. 2.-To-day
the body of a Norwegian farmer named
UaIyer Halverson was found near the rail
road track 10 miles from this city. He
was last seen on Thanksgiving night and
WAS intoxicated at the time. Foul play IS
believed to have caused his death, his
wounds not only indicating it, but he had
considerable money Oh his person when
last seen, which was not found on his
body. He had family. The matter is
in the hands Of the police. -----
The Benton weekly record., 1882-12-21

PLArrsMoUrH, Neb., Dec. 2.-John L.
Solin was sentenced to-day to be hanged
March 10th, for murder.
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PADUcAH, KY, Dec. 2.-H. L. Stuart
shot himself through the heart at the
Richmond House, Oh Friday. The tact
was not discovered until to-day. lie
claimed to be a drummer for New York
house. He was i'll for two days, out OF
money and said he was expecting draft.
He left letter addressed to J. N. stuart
Fifth Avenue Hotel, New York, protest
ing that he was guilty of no crime.
The Benton weekly record., 1882-12-21

FARGO, Dak., Dec. THE weather Ia
clear and cold, with u light wind from the
west and the thermometer 800 below
zero.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-06-29
JOHNS ON.

! Rev. Mr.. Bushee preached Il very fine
sermon before the graduating class here,
! Sunday morning. and there was large
audience out to hear him.
! A union meeting was held at the Baptist
church last Sunday evening.
Miss Emily w. Bedding is home from
| the Troy Conference Academy for her
summer vacation.
The Thermometer was above 80 in the
shade Friday and Saturday.
Normal School closes this week. We
understand that the same corps Of teach
ers is to be retained next year.
f. Il. Stoddard, formerly a Johnson
boy. was Il graduate at the Burlington
Medical College this year.
w. c. Doane spent several days in
Boston last week.
Mrs. j. \. Andrews returned from
Montreal Thursday night. Her sister,
Mrs. Nelson, is very low.
Now Birney FullinSton is having the
house on his farm thoroughly painted and
repaired. He is going TO have Il nice
place there when he gets it flushed.
By the new timetable, the mail in the
morning reaches here at 7.23. aud the eN-
press going west at l2.17. The two eN-
press trains reach here Mt 1l.J+ a. m, and
4.0S p. IN. The mail at night ut about the
same time, and both trains west, connect
with the B. d l.. ut Cambridge junction.
1t is Ufs. Benjamin Andrews, of Texas,
not Hr. Andrews that Is visiting ut Mr..
Manning's. She says when she left Texas
several weeks ago that new potatoes were
almost old ones. and they were shipping
melons by the carload.
The ladies of the Baptist church will
hold sociable Tuesday. July 4th, after
noon and evening. Ice cream wilt be
served in addition to The other refresh
ments. All are cordially invited to attend.
Items from the W. G. T. e. not in time
for publication this week.
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JEFFERSCNvILLE.

The Merry-W Workers had very pleasant
'hoodwinking" at Mr.. Henry Griswold's,
Saturday, p. m. where were congregaUed
the most genial and accomplished of the
sons and daughters of the plain old aud
young (wOrthy young), certainly as
many as 20 or 80. in ali, and need contin-
1uayiy Keep up aiively interest in the good
work they are combined to aid. No
great evil can long be in the way of any
community or nation where such iutlu-
ences and agencies are at work and sup
ported by the spontaneous action of the
members of it.
Mr.. Atwood arrived at his home for his
summer vacation. on Saturday. If it is
half as good for han to come as it is
for us to see him, he will certainly i'm
prove IamOusly.
Let all who do not see the Burlington
papers. take pains to get Il copy of Mon
days daily for the baccalaureate sermon
to the graduating class at the University.
1t was mastery effort and must be OF
inestimable value to every reader as Civ
ing the best expression to the attitude OF
a thoughtful mind on the greatest item OF
the day.
B. & l.. train Tuesday morning ran in
to Il switch in the depot yard at Rurling-
ton, and was delayed for 10 minutes, but
promptly got under way again.
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CAN BRIDGE RCRO.

Communion services in the old church
next Sabbath.
j. w. Turner is overllauling his barn.
and intends to make some improvements.
John LaBounty's house caught fire by
defective chimney. The roof was en-
tirely destroyed.
Butter receipts, III tubs.
Preaching in NJ. E. church Sunday
evening at o'clock. All are cordially
invited; q welcome, and free seats await
all.
III. n. Gray has now got his store com
pleted, and filled up with hardware, gro
ceries, flour, feed, etc. He justly merits
the patronage of those who want their
moneys worth every time. When in
town do not fail to call and see him. See
advertisement in another column.
Although we did not favor the position
taken by our friend Parker as delegate at
the District Convention, yet we acknOWl-
edge that he made things rather lively
down there. TO him more than any one
else,is due the credit of 'ousting" 4 couple
of gentlemen who appeared as delegates
from Il town in which they did not reside.
1t did not appear whether they were
Stewart or Joyce men, aud it did not
matter; Wallace proposed to the cOnveu-
ton that they step ont and they did.
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WATERVIlLE.

5. r. Miller has ball on the evening
of July 4th. Music. Potter's full band,
six pieces.
Judge E. II. Shattucll and Rev. G. L.
Story were delegates to the State Conven-
ton at Montpelier.
f. w. Smith and Henry Wilbur attend
ed the District Convention at Burlington.
Charles McCuin was delegate from Belvi-
dere.
Mrs. Bridget McGoollin who recently
died in Belvidere. was undoubtedly the
oldest person in the county, being 104
years of age.
a. B. Waters is putting a new roof up
on his dwelling house, and otherwise
making repairs.
D. F. Maurice found one of his horses
in the pasture going upon three legs. and
it is now thought she was struck by light
ming.
For the past week or two Mr.. Dingwall
has had Il number of teams drawing lum-
Der to Cambridge Junction to go to Con-
necticut.
1t has been a current report here for
the past two or three days that DR.. Wood
ward. late of johnson, was among the
killed in railroad accident out West.
Later-the Doctor is all right.
The Thermometer during the past week
has been up among the nineties.
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NORTH WCLCCTT.

Charles Andrews and wife are VISITING
at o. +. CrOwelI's.
y. g. Andrus Is at work in the steam
mill on Town Hill.
Miss Ella Camp and Miss Luna Hart
are home from Lowell, Mass, on vaca-
ton.
[. G. Sanborn is the happy father of a
boy five days old.
Our new pastor is to live in the house
on the hill, belonging to NJ. l.. Andrtss
Rev. Mr.. Barnes preached to us Sun
day evening, at 7.30 o'clock. He will
take vacation lasting through the month
of July, but will be with us on the first
Sunday in August.
E. r. ODER has a class in music just
formed. All that wish to study music
will find him an excellent teacher.
As NJ. and n. r. Bruce were passing
through piece of woods between their
house and piece of corn, on Friday
morning, they were startled at seeing
what they called panther. They went
and got help, and in the afternoon about
twenty men went in search of the animal.
but after hunting awhile gave UP the
search and went in pursuit of smaller
game.
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EAST FLETCHER.

L. p. Chase is repairing his house by
putting in large-lighted windows and a
new coat OF paint.
Farmers are complaining some at pay
ing from $50 to $50 per month for help
through haying and selling butter for %
cents per pound.
NJ. NJ. Davis and mother are visiting
relatives in No. Troy. Mrs. Davis intends
to go to Worcester from there.
\ severe gale of wind passed this place
Monday about 40 p. m. blowing down
the Il. X. WOOd-Shed at the station, and
tearing down trees and fences. The barn
on Wheeler Stoves place, north of here
was unroOfed. Fortunately the wood
shed blew from the track.
We are having considerable rain ana
some very warm weather. Thermometer,
93 in the shade last Friday.
Tinker is picking up good many cat
tie, sheep and lambs in this vicinity.
The listers have nearly finished their
appraisal of real estate. a few dogs left
unnoticed yet. while we have to pay.
Grass is not as good as was hoped early
in the spring. Crops of all kinds are very
backward, except weeds.
y nice winter flour for $3.50 at the
Station, also meal and corn cheap.
Daniel Gray has finished his new milk
room, and is now making fine butter.
Leonard Patch, who has been stopping
at Geo. Patch's for some time in poor
health, has returned to johnson.