News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-06-29
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7 that their compositor made them say
that a majority of the professors in
the Burlington Medical College were
"spiritualists," when it should have
read "specialists." We think the
professors will rather enjoy the joke.
Look out for counterfeit tens, re-
Gently put in circulation.
h A fourteen-years-old only son of
: NJ. V. Bronson of Middlebury, was
drowned in Otter Creek while learn
ing to swim.
The army worm at the South is said
to move along in masses several inches
, deep.
Awful destruction by floods is re-
ported from British Columbia.
A person in New York has got the
myXoedema. How dreadful! Ny
oh-dear-me! We hope they will
use disinfectants, and all that sort of
thing: and not let it spread.
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher will de-
liver fourth of July grafton on "Na-
tional Events this year, at Lake
Walden, Concord, Mass.
The sons of Garibaldi's daughter
Theresta, wife of General Canzio,
are named Abraham Lincoln and John
Brown.
Mr.. Dwight L. Moody, the evan
gelist, will remain during this month
in Glasgow, where his son is at school.
Mr.. Sankey is now travelling in Ger
many with his son, for the benefit of
the latter's health.
Under the bill which has passed the
House, authorizing the Secretary of
the Treasury to report to Congress the |
| claims Of States and Territories for
expenditures in repelling invasions
and suppressing Indian hostilities,
and which now goes to the President
for approval, Texas will claim ST.
800, 900; Kansas, S240, 900; Nevada, |
1928, 900; California, $4,000; Col |
orado, $4,000; Oregon, $50, 900.
Dispatches to the Journal from near
ly 100 points on the Chicago, Milwau-
kee & st. Paul Roads in Minnesota,
Iowa and Dakota confirm previous re-
ports of a great decrease in whea.
sown and increase in the area of
corn planted. Wheat has improved.
The reports are favorable almost with
out exception. Corn, however, is two
or three weeks behind in growth all
over the Northwest and has not
promising future.
General Sherman is talked about by
St. Louis bellies because he actually
kissed a whole row of grown-up girls
at a reception. Mark Twain stood off
in corner during the blissful episode
and groamed: "Who wouldn't march
to the sea -
Collector Robertson of New York,
is reporter to have declared that no
man shall be dismissed from that Gus
tom House for non-payment of politi-
cal assessment while he is there.
There is much probability that Con-
gress will pass the bill for the new ex-
ecutiye mansion. The plan provides
for duplicating the present White
House, in outward form, by building
| attached to the south side and arrang-
ed for the residence of the President. |
with proper reception rooms, ETC.,
giving up the older building for Off
cial purposes.
The room in the Francklvn cottage,
Elberon, i'll which President Garfield |
died is closed, and draped heavily
in mourning. In this condition it is
stated that it will always remain.
The Law Department OF CoIumbia !
University has conferred the degree of
Bachelor Of Laws upon j. S. Morrill,, |
son of Senator Morrill,.
The Senate in executive session,
last week Tuesday, confirming all the
Presidents nominations for the tariff
commission, four or five democrats
voting with the republicans.
The House committee TO audt the
Garfield sickness and funeral bills |
hopes to call up the bill reported, as
soon as the appropriation bills are out
of the way. 1t is expected that there
will be considerable Of ''jambol ee"
over the measure.
Concerning the refusal Of New York
to longer care for the emigrants arriv-
| ing at Castle Garden, the ALBANY
journal charges that ''the other States
of the Union have imposed on New
York" Not at all. They have sim
ply minded their own business, and, |
like the general government to which
the matter rightfuIly belongs, allowed |
New York to assume an expense
which she has never before complained |
of.
Gen. Browne, chairman of the COM
mittee on invalid pensions, says that
with the present number of persons on
the pension rolls, estimating accord
ing to the usual methods of comput-
ing the length of human life, 81 BOO
OOO,0 viii! be required to pay off the
obligations.
The latest from the Delaware peach
crop is that it is going to be phenom-
email in size and quality, and canning
factories are making great prepare
tons to take care of the surplus.
A terrible record of suffering was
seen in the burnt hands of the De |
Long party, and the discovery by
Melville, of pieces Of burnt skin and
clothing in the pockets of each, which
they had been eating. The starved |
wretches had placed the signals and |
crawled into the fire To die, and the
ever drifting SHOWS had covered ev-
erything but the hand De Long, up |
raised in pathetic appeal for help.
The silk-rearing exhibition at New
York is attracting wide attention, and
it is predicted that silkworm culture
and silk manufacture will attain large
proportions III this country within Il
few years. The French say that they
were enabled to pay their immense
war indemnity to Germany through
the part which the children took in
silk culture.
b. f. Arthur, druggist at Hol-
yoke, Mass, has sued the Boston
Herald publishers, claiming S25, 200
damages for false and malicious libel.
The alleged libel consisted of the pub
lication Of dispatch saving that Ar
thur had been sued for $4,000 for
cauSinU the death Of 'patricL, Gala