The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-11-28

a continual skeleton In the closet" for New
York. A letter from M. Bartholdi announces
that the statue Is completed, but even the con-
tracts for the pedestal have not yet been given
out M Bartholdi cannot feel much COM
plimented.
THE national home for disabled volunteer
soldiers, organized under the laws OF the
United States and having its usual place OF
business at Hartford, Conn has brought suit
In the United States circuit court against Gov
ernor Butler. The declaration alleges that the
defendant il indebted to the plaintiff for $16,-
600 for money received in 1879
TWENTY-FIVE hundred members attend reg
ularly the Saturday afternoon Bible cass OF
the Boston Sunday-school Teachers Union,
conducted by Rev. X. X. Meredith, ID. D., in
fremont Temple, on the next Sundays lesson.
The concerts on the great organ, by Professor
George Mendall Taylor, commence at half
past two. The Scripture lesson at three o'clock
Free to all.
THE grand cantlever bridge across the Nj.
agara river, which has been ut last completed
Is another great scientific achievement OF the
age, and its construction ranks next to that OF
the Brooklyn bridge In Importance. Spanning
great five hundred feet chasm, 1t is the finest
bridge of the kind In the country, and was
built In shorter space (seven months) Of time
than any similar bridge on record.
A STORY is published in Chicago, in an ap.
parenty authentic form, to the effect that the
body of Abraham Lincoln has been secretly re-
moved from the sarcophagus at Springfield to
p event the possibility of any further attempt
by grave-robbers. The story runs to the effect
that the removal was made within a few days
after the attempted Dissertation of the grave a
few years ago; that the body was placed in a
lead-lined, alright cedar casket, and placed
in another portion Of the monument, and that
its location is known only to a few immediate
friends of the family.
Tim truo haot If a
states are those of New York and Pennsylvania,
who receive $4,000 a year each. The next
highest are those Of California Nevada and
Illinois who get $4,000 each. The governors Of
Colorado, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, New
Jersey, Virginia and Wisconsin are paid $1,000
each, Most OF the other governors are paid
from $500 to $4,000, which latter figure is the
pay allowed by the great state OF Ohio. Most
of the southern states paw $1,000 and $4,000.
The lowest salaries paid are to the governors OF
Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and
Michigan who receive but $1,000 each.
IT is stated the President and cabinet have
had the trade dollar nuisance under considera-
| ton. Secretary Folger will strongly recon-
mend the retirement of all trade dollars offe
in exchange for standard dollars, and that in
| stead of issuing additional standard dollars to
| take the place of trade dollars, the retired
trade dollars be received as bullion and used
| in coming the present lawful requirements OF
| standard silver coin. Although the govern.
ment could buy silver bullion cheaper than by
| the retirement Of the trade dollars, yet the
| t ade dollars can be exchanged for standards al
par and the trades recoined into standards
without actual loss to the government
TACOMA, N H., has been the scene Of three
horrible murders. One Salmon, an English.
man, who had been boarding with Mr.. Ford
| arranged with q man named Ruddy, living In
the vicinity, to board him. Saturday night he
went to Ruddy's. wheeling his trunk which he
| took upstairs. Soon after four o'clock Sunday
| morning neighbors were aroused by a woman,
screams and found Mrs. Rudy lying in from,
of the house bleeding and unable to rise. The
| house was on fire, but this was soon extin.
guished and the bodies of Rnddy and small
child were found on the kitchen floor. They
| were terribly cut and covered with the contents
of a feather bed which had been saturated
with kerosene and set on fire, burning them
the body OF Mrs. Ford, much mntilated. Mrs.
aud about eleven s. lmon came down, saying h
dill not feel well. She made him some tea nc
he went back. About four o'clock he came
down again and went into the kitchen. She
and her husband got up and Mr., Rudy went
| into the kitchen She soon heard a fall AND
going 10 the kitchen door saw her husband
hanging oy or a chair. Salmon struck her rev
| eral times with Ratchet, then killed the baby
carried it into the kitchen and covered tEt
bodies with feathers. He then en- out ant
Mrs Rudy jumped out Of the window. Sal
mon and Ford have both been arrested ant
the former denies his guilt. There seems t.
be possibility that Mrs Rudy will recover.