News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-09-07
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sessed, even his jewelry and military
accouterments, including a $4,000
sword, presented by the state Of
Rhode Island, are covered by mort.
cages.
The National Woman Suffrage
i Association holds its annual conven-
ton at Omaha, Neb., September 26,
p and %. The speakers will be
Miss Phoebe M. Cozzens, Mrs.
Wright Sewall, Mrs. Elizabeth Boyn-
ton Harbert, Miss Matilda Hindman,
Miss Rachael G.. Foster, Mrs. Ada M
Rittenhender, Mrs. Clara B. Colby,
Susan B. Anthony and others.
The President has the very best
manners for public man possible
simple, cordial and totally wanting in
self-consciousuess, no one has APP
preached him who has not liked him
better than they did before. Not a
symptom of WEAKNESS, never an air
of being bored, he bears lionizing better
than any man living Newport Let
ter to Boston IrGveler,
Herbert Spencer proposes to spend
about three months in this country
and Canada, and the main object of
his visit is to recover his health.
which has become much broken of
late,
Bishop Foss, whose life was de-
SPARED of some time ago, on account
of blood poisoning, has recovered so
as to be able to leave Minneapolis for
Saratoga.
So far as the assessors returns for
this year have been made to the Sec
rotary of State at Boston, the lowest
tax rate is $3.50 on 81 900 at Man
chester, and the highest $50 on 81, 900
at Monroe.
Col. Joseph Taylor, nephew Of
the late President Taylor, was recent
ly ordered from Cincinnati to Omaha,
the object being to make pleasant
assignment at Cincinnati for Col. Cor
bin. Col. Taylor did not want to be
changed, having just settled himself
at Cincinnati, and he tried to get the
order revoked by the influence of the
Kentucky Senators and Representa-
tive Carlisle The war department
did not like this and Col. Taylor is
now being tried by court martial for
seeking 10 get orders revoked by
Congressional influence and interfer-
ence.
Frank Hatton recently appointed
Bill Nye, editor of the Boomerang,
Postmaster at Laramie City, and he
got humorous letter from his fellow
funny man accepting the commission.
He writes II look upon the appoint
ment of myself as a triumph of eter-
nal truth. l don't know when I've
noticed any stride in the affairs of
State which so thoroughly impressed
me with its wisdom"
Intelligence has been received
showing more oonclusively than ever
that the murder of Jack Turner in
Choctaw county, Ala, was political
murder. The evidence is clear that
Turner was not concerned in con-
spiracy to kill the whites, but was
prominent in victorious local indie
pendent movement. The idea was
apparently to arrest Turner on a
trumped up charge to tarrorize the
freedmen, but the leaders could not
control the mob and Turner was
victim to their passion.
Fearful loss of life and property are
reported from Texas, as results of
last weeks storm and flood.
The Apaches are again on the war
path in Arizona, killing, burning and
piIlaging.
The citizens of Manchester, n. H.,
gave ex-Goy. Cheney a rousing well
come home last week.
The debt of New York city is
S136, 538, SOFA million and a half
more than year ago.
James Goodwin, of Boston, who
sent an invalid bed for President Gar
field to try, during his illness, but
which was not tried, has sent bill
to the Garfield Auditing Committee
of SIS.
A number of months ago man
stopped at Pittsburg, Pa, on his way
to the mines, and borrowed 81 400
from a friend, telling him at the same
time that he assumed some risk
in giving him the money, as he
wanted to invest in mines, which
might turn out we'll, and might not.
His friend had faith, and he got the
money. A few days ago the Pitts
burg man received by express a gold
brick worth $1,000. A letter &C
companying it informed him that it
was from the man to whom he had
loaned the 400, and he was urged
to accept it, not as payment of the
loan, which would be settled little
later, but as token of friendship
and good feeling.-E@.
Guiteau's skeleton is now at the
National Army Medical Museum at
Washington, but will not be exhibited
to the public. Its final disposition
cannot be determined until Judge
Hagner decides as to the validity of
Guiteau's will, in which he bequeath-
ed his body to DIR. Hicks.
Charles Robinson, the Greenback
nominee for Governor of Kansas, was
the first Governor of that State. He
is opposed to the policy of prohibi-
ton,
Ex-President Grant has been the
guest of Mrs. A. T. Stewart at Sar-
atoga during the past week.
A few days since a Sacramento,
CAL, street car ran over a little black
cur, killing him instantly, A shep-
herd dog standing near by witnessed
the accident, walked up to the lifeless
remains Of the canine. eyed him for a
moment with look of pity, and then
sitting down on his launches he
guarded the corpse of his late friend
and companion. He allowed neither
man nor beast to pass anywhere near
the defunct dog, and for an hour or
more people could not pass that way.
Finally some person was found who
could coax the dog away, and the
blockade was raised.
A Montreal thief went into the hall
of hotel while the boarders were at
supper and gathered up all the hats.
He was making bis way out when a
Eoarder, who was little behind time,