Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-12-20

of the debt The bondholders will now be forced
to such terms as the people choose to make
ALFRED JENKINS, farmer in Stokes county,
N c., sold his wife 10 neighbor for $500. The
transfer was made as though the men had been
trading horses. She at once took her effects TO
her new home and seems perfectly contented
JUDGE TREAT Of St. Louis gave the society for
the suppression OF crime a severe rebuke upon the
methods OF the society In securing convictions.
The society has been in the habit Of sending de-
GOV letters. which the judge says is violation OF
federal laws.
The Canadian Pacific hotel and the Johnston
House at Winnipeg, the latter Just opened and
crowded with guests, burned the other night
The guests were all rescued but lost their effects
woman was severely burned In saving child;
loss, $4,000
Two students and two negroes were caught
Tuesday night, robbing grave in Oakwood cem-
etery, Richmond, Va. search in the Virginia
medical college in that city resulted in finding
four bodies three OF which had been resurrected
from the cemetery.
Mr.. GLADSTONE has resigned the chancellor
ship Of the exchequer, and the Right Hon Hugh
G. Childers, secretary of war, has been appointed
TO succeed him. The changes In the ministry
made necessary by this arrangement are still
under consideration.
Ara meeting OF the rubber manufacturers in
New York, on Friday, 1t was decided to close all
the boot and shoe factories in the country, on
| December %, and keep them closed for one week,
after which only one-half the goods formerly made
will be manufactured.
LoNGFELLow memorial association has been
organized in San Francisco, to cooperate with the
eastern society. Rev. DR.. Horatio StebbDs Is
president, and the list Of vice presidents includes
leading citizens in all walks Of life. Subscriptions
| will be opened Immediately.
The receipts Of grain at Chicago during the past
year have been phenomenally light, being 3d.
100000 bushels less than in the preceding year
The reasons are in the increased ability Of farm
LaII H. H.. ~.
crop was harvested and the rapid increase OF mill
ing capacity.
LETTERS from Chipas Mexico, state that chol-
era has ragged with such violence in that depart
ment that in some places owners and laborers on
plantations have all died. As it was not possible
to bury them, their bodies were burned Sixty
deaths day occurred in Torala, and a terrible
panic ensued The disease undoubtedly not
cholera, though that is the name given it.
BOILER burst in the Globe rolling mills at
Cincinnati, Monday. Thomas Malloy was killed
and Lon Hargrave fatally injured. Dennis
Labby John Costello, James RYAN, John Ryan,
Louis Hargrave, Thomas Kelly, James Buchanan,
and several unknown men were seriously injured.
The boilers head had been cracked a long time,
but the break was on the inside and could not be
seen.
THE Porte has addressed a circular to the for
egn representatives at Constantnople announc-
ing the creation OF special bureau for the pur-
pose OF supplying correct information to cores
pondents of foreign newspapers. The circular
provides that should correspondent write any.
thing hostile to the government or spread false
news, he will receive warning il he repeats the
offence his name will be published, and II he com
mits it third time he will be expelled from the
country.
DURING the taking Of the depositions at st
Louis in Mrs Slayback's civil suit against Coone
Cockerill, Mr.. Glover, lawyer, whose card call
ing Slayback coward led to the tragedy, was In
terrupted while giving his evidence by Mr.. Bow
man, Mrs Slayback's attorney. Warm words
passed, and Glover seized Bowman by the throa
and bore him to the ground. The notary befor,
whom the depositions were taken threatened u
send both lawyers to Jail for contempt Bowman
calls Seward, lawyer who declined to be associ
ated with him in the civil case, a liar