Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-07-12
Weekly News summary.

about thirty persons have been killed and about
seventy wounded. on the government side, In the
war with Illicit distllling. The forestry laws OF
Kansas have been fruitful Of permanent results.
u is said there have been planted in that state
V3,OO acres OF trees. Tom Hughes has formally
abandoned his colony In Tennessee. The town
OF Columbus, Kansas, was swept n few days ago
by a tornado Of hail and rain. Two men were
killed 1.-The amount paid out by the general
government Tor pensions on account Of the war Of
the rebellion TO March 1, IL $500 gS1 40 There
are now about $50, 600 pensioners. Nearly all Of
the striking freight handlers OF the Pennsylvania
railway have returned TO their work. Street
car conductors In Baltimore lately turned $500
over TO the company as conscience money o.. Mi
chae Dayitt addressed the workingmen Of New
York, Friday evening. At least 30 600 were pres
emit Mrs. Christiancy has appealed 10 her hus-
band for forgiveness and this famous divorce suit
has reached an end. monument has been
erected at Providence, x. l., to the French SOL
diers OF the revolutionary war who died there.
More than three hundred persons have been
killed by tornados in the west this year Crop
prospects are bright in the west and south. . One
OF the physicians who attended the autopsy over
the remains OF Guiteau says the brain could
hardly have been in a better condition. its appear
ance In every way being natural and healthy.
During the past fiscal year ~, 900 agricultural pa
tents have been issued from the general land office
an increase over the previous year Of 10000,
Hon. lchab0d Goodwin, ex governor OF New
Hampshire, died in Portsmouth last week Tues
day evening after a long and severe sickness.
1t IL rumored that the body Of Guiteau has been
taken TO the army medical museum in Washing
ton Total tons cleared In the Erie canal the
past year. 1874, 900; the previous year, 226, 500.
Two fatal accidents occurred at Buffalo, N. Y,
from the use OF toy pistols IAN English bark
has been struck by an iceberg and sunk. The
crew were rescued. The wages OF brakemen on
the New York Central have been increased ...
There was an unprecedented rain storm in the
central part Of North Carolina last week Great
damage done The Old Colony railway
freight handlers threatened strike and the COM
pany granted an increase OF wages. :. One hun
dred and ninety trackmen on the Erie railway
have struck. The members of the tariff COM
mission have met in Washington and organized
Illinois stockraisers have made arrangements for
the transportation TO this country OF $40 Nor
mandy horses for breeding purposes The
famous trotting mare, Proteine, Is dead She
had record OF :104, and her owner had refused
$4,000 for her.. Hon Stephen Coburn of
Maine ex-member Of congress, drowned himself
last week while temporarily insane from sick
ness His son attempted to save him but was
also drowned. THE ravages of small box in
Indian Territory are fearful. There is a great
lack OF physicians and nurses An incendiary
fire at Niagara Falls destroyed three or four thou
sand dollars worth Of lumber and several build
ings. "A ten-mile running race for a purse Of
$1,000 between Miss Peck Of Michigan and Miss
Penness OF Colorado was by Miss Peck
whose time was twenty-six minutes thrty-four
seconds Miss Penness time was twenty
seven minutes, nine seconds. The railway
round house at Sherbrooke P. Q, was burned
Wednesday morning Five engines were de-
stroyed, one Of which belonged to the Passumpsic
railway The total loss was about 500 600 -.
The opera house at ST. Petersburgh has been
burned Several persons were injured. Jacob
Wagner, an intimate friend Of Cole who shot
his wife and daughter at Cincinnati, killed
his wife and himself last Wednesday. .....
A school building was set on fire by fire cracker
at Morrsania, New York, and burned boy
eleven years old was suffocated .... l.. w. r.
Blair greenback candidate for governor Of south
Carolina in 1880, met Captain Hale in Camden
and called him a liar Blair refused to retract
a ntt 20 a a..flN 81 -l.... IU.r.
fired three times killing Blair instantly....At
an intercollegiate boat race ON Lake George,
July 4, the crew OF the University of Pennsylva-
mia won. The time was Pennsylvania ON. 25s:
Wesleyan, 9m 40s; Princeton, ON 53s; Cor
nell 9m. OBS; Bowdoin, On 37s...... The value
OF the coinage minted in the United States dur
ing the past year was Sill 600. ...... The
revenue OF the United States government for the
past fiscal year amounted to S4O3, 900, 900. The
Egyptian ministry will oppose armed interven-
ton by Turkey. The new applicants for adms-
sion to West Point numbered 157, of whom l0i
passed examination and have gone into camp.
Col. Orr, the giant who formerly travelled with
the Liiputian opera company, is dead. His cof-
nm was eight feet in length. -. The miners and
laborers at the Scranton, Pennsylvania coal mine
have struck for an increase Of wages. The
steamer Scioto with about 900 passengers on
board, collided with another boat on the Ohio
river last week The Scioto sunk and the
lives OF sixty passengers were lost e. The
prisoners at the Massachusetts state prison in
Concord created quite disturbance on the fourth
OF July b. cause the warden withheld holiday del
icacies sent them by their friends ~. On class
day at Williams College a Garfield memorial
window was unveiled. 1t was presented by Cy-
rus W. Field and is located in the south part Of
the trsnsept' :; The pngilist John Sullivan hada
prize fight in New York last week with James
Elliott The latter badly punished Ina
competitive prize drill at indianapolis, on the
fourth OF July, large number OF "crack " COM
panes from various sections of the country par
ticipated. There was an immense crowd of
people-estimated at between 10000 and 3d.
UOO ....... The London Times and the Tele-
graph had congratulatory articles on the an
niversary OF American independence
soUTH RoYALros-Dr. Bisbee of Montpelieri il
located here for the practice OF his profession He
comes well recommended by Drs. Chandler Put
nam, Fish and Others He has rooms at the hotel
-. There was a large lot Of hogs, calves etc
shipped here Monday Hogs sold at seven and
one-half to eight cents butter, twenty to twenty
two cents; eggs, eighteen cents. W. T. Cush-
man is in town visiting his father and mother. =.
Eugene Blake and Oscar Blake and family are
visiting their mother and sister for few days..
The Congregational choir will give concert at
the church in South Royalton, Friday evening,
July 1lth. Professor w. A. Briggs, organist; Mrs
w. A. Briggs soprano; Mr. James Abbott, tenor;
and several others have kindly consented to be
present and assist. The proceeds are to be for
the benefit OF the society. Ed Parker has re-
ceived the agency of the Estey Organ Company
WAITsFIELD Charlie, aged three years son OF
WIN MeAllister, had narrow escape from
drowning on Friday Of last week. While at play
with his brother, aged five, and Clayton son Of
NJ L. Richardson, aged six, he fell into Ira +.
Richardson mill pond, and would undoubtedly
have been drowned had 1t not been for the mani-
ness and presence Of mind of his little playmates,
who ran with all their might, one to c. NJ. Rich
ardsons clapboard mill, a distance of about
thirty rods, and the other to the dwelling house of
Mr.. McAllister and gave the alarm. c. NJ. and
NJ l. Richardson, who happened to be at the
clapboard mill at the time, ran speedily and took
a ~ thA t,aaa f..I
water, and did all they could for the boy until
Drs. VanDusen and Camp came to the relief and
resuscitated the little fellow, who is now playing
round as II nothing Of the kind had happened
WEST ToPsHAM-Rev. S. A. French was in
town last Monday. Enoch Bagley is around
with his arm in sling in consequence OF kick
from horse. lie is about moving into the house
Dennis Densmore recently vacated, -. Hon. X,
NJ. Bill has so far recovered rs to be able to be
out on the street occasionally. Lyman Mills
is very feeble and cannot possibly live many
weeks His trouble is general anasarca......
Moses Stanley was accidentally shot last Sunday,
the ball entering the leg about two inches above
the knee joint and took an upward course. DR..
Watson was Immediately called, who probed for
the ball but did not succeed in finding IL. lie
was sitting on the bank OF the brook with his
chin resting on his knee when Loren Magoon ac-
discharged pistol which took effect as
above stated.
MoRRIsvILE.--The ladies OF the Congrega-
tionAl church held their sewing circle at the YES
try Friday afternoon.. There was a social tea
party at Mrs. William Cheney's Saturday after
noon. Independence Day passed off quietly in
our village The Grand Army hoys, accompanied
by large party, attended the reunion at Burling-
ton. The young ladies went pcnicking up in
" Smugglers Notch" They started with all the
courage in the world and independent OF the
young gentemens company or assistance. But
on their return, when entering the village their
first cry was for the boys. The young ladies were
singing 4" Where are our wandering boys to-
night?" The gentlemen had spread at the Nor
rsville house in the evening few fireworks
was the extent OF the celebrating in the evening.
EAST HARDwIcK. Mr.. Perry supplied at
the Congregational church last Sabbath. The
village school closed last Friday with rhetorical
exercises and picnic win Knights lost finger
lately, while moving a moving machine. Geo.
Haynes lost nice colt last week. Mrs, Hodgdon
spraned her ankle last week and has been con-
fined to her room since, but is Improving.
Hunt q Rabbit shipped three tons of sugar TO
Chicago lately Miss Hattie Adgate has re-
turned from Wellesley College and will spend her
at home. Frank Eastman has rented
the Cummings house and q. Magoon the Jude
vine house. II, Warner has bought the house
occupied by c. Keith. Price 5000. The young
ladies will hold strawberry festival at the chapel
on Thursday evening.
HARDwICK, Eugene Hudgdon amputated the
most of his right hand with an edging saw at
Peter Nelson's mill, Nichols pond, Woodbury.,
July Sd. lie lost all the fingers except about half
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