News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-12-27
NOTES.


Unitarian clergyman of the United
States has died at Wayland, Mass
He was born in 1890.
John /. Clark, a drummer, was
robbed at Waterbury, Conn, Thurs
day, of a tray containing from $1,000
to $4,000 worth of gold chains, etc.
Gov. BOurn, of Rhode Island has
offered $1,000 reward for the arrest OF
Francis j. Parmenter's murderer.
August Pitzold and John Smith
are under arrest at Philadelphia for
killing Andrew Cairns with beer
glass.
A Rutland, VT, man named Haley,
and New York unknown fought four
rounds of glove fight at Hoosic, n.
Y, on Tuesday night of last week.
Both were badly punished"
Astronomers are in various stages
of agitation, from laughing increduli-
ty to puzzled inquiry, over report
that five new comets are visible at
Buenos Ayres. One comet is to be
seen on any clear night, and two 9th
er small ones are expected at any
time, but five comets at once would
mean either q remarkably new vista
ton, or the breaking up Of a comet
into more pieces than has been thought
possible. Perhaps, though, the send
er of the dispatch wrote Zine new
comet"
1t is proposed that the New York
court Of appeals celebrate its entrance
to the finest courtroom in the world
in the new State House at Albany, by
taking the silk, as the English say
putting on gowns after the manner of
the Supreme Court at Washington.
George H. Richardson, sentenced
in Massachusetts in 1882 to imprison-
ment for life for murder in the second
degree, has been pardoned, the killing
now appearing to have been acciden-
tai.
The New York board Of trade and
transportation have engaged Wizards
hotel at Washington for January 16,
when 60 of the leading commercial
organizations of the country are to
convene for the purpose of urging
the passage Of the national bankrupt
law.
William Cullen Bryant is the sub
ject of New York's latest projected
statue. A committee of the Century
club, headed by John BigeIow, pro-
pose to build a bronze figure of the
poet in Central Park, and $4,000 of
the needed So, 900 has been raised.
f. V. Smalley has been studying
the Presidential situation at Wash
ingtOn and discovers an Arthur boom,
though no evidence appears that the
movement has its inspiration from
the White House. He seems to think
that the Presidents chances fol- re-
nomination are excellent.
"Men have died and the worms
have eaten them for the love of raw
polk, and the returns continue to
come in. One Cecil, a German, of
Bloomington, ILL.,, turned his porker
into sausages to be eaten without
cooking but Cecil is dead, his son
will die and his widow and six board
crs are rick.
The Hennepin canalers want ST.
10000 from Congress this time To
ask for S10,OOO.O0O or S2O,OOO,O0
at once would not be wise.
Edward D. Dow, who was recently
Irrested at Seabrook, n. H., by Con-
stable Calvin Eaton, shot the latter
lead in revenge Thursday night. Dow
s being hunted for.
Captain Gordon, the abductor of
Addie Bresnan, was sentenced for five
years at hard labor and fined $1,000, !
At jersey City Friday.
Otto Wohlgemuth, the station agent
1t Bangor, Pa, proves a defaulter to
he extent of $500.
"Yes," says an Idaho man, "it's
unfortunate that my gal got
rugged by that ar bar. She's sort O
leld me in contempt ever since"
The coming of words out of proper
lanes, like Boycott, is growing. They |
are calling O'Donnel's crime a case of
Careycide.
When St. Louis gets a distinguished |
lew resident it knows how to properly
do him proud" 1t has just organ
zed new @. A. r. post and made
len. Sherman commander.
In appointing Col. f. P. Nettleton
counsel of Boston, to the /
position of Judge advocate general,
iov. elect Robinson honors a native
If Chicopee, Mass, who was teacher
If the Chicopee Falls school when
Mr.. Robinson presided over the Chic
opee high school, and pleases the vet
,rans of the 3lst regiment, of which
1r. NettletOn was Lieutenant-Col-
mel.
Charles Lewis, negro, was SEN
enced in Hanover county, Va, Sat
lrday, to IS years Imprisonment for
Killing Rob. Robinson.
Samuel Kennedy, sentenced in 1867
o life imprisonment for arson and in
80 pardoned conditionally by Gov.
Rice, but who forfeited his pardon in
879 by being sentenced to three
ears for larceny was granted an alb
olute pardon by Gov. Butler on Sat-
lrday.
The outcome of the recent raid on
chicago gamblers was somehow tele-
,raphed abroad 4 good deal less than
vas the raid itself. The fact is, how
.ver, that the five blacklegs were next
morning told that by pleading guilty
md giving their WORD of honor" to
lose the bells they could insure mer-
y, and that accordingly the whole
'atch walked OFT free by merely pay
ng costs, and that their patrons hard
y missed them.
The Congress of farmers which has
,een in session at Louisville has indi-
ated desire that the commissioner
If agriculture should have a seat in
he Cabinet.
The Ohio capital is already overrun
With deserving party patriots seeking
places under the incoming democratic
administration.
A man who will take a newspaper
wo or three years aud then refuse to
Jay for it, should begin his name with
IN h, end it with a q, and put an 0 in
he middle.