Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-05-23
Weekly News Summary.


AJEnsEY bull sold for $1,000 in New York re-
Gently.
The graves Of the confederate dead we're deco
rated recently.
THE pension rolls will fill forty.eight volumes
ofsix hundred pages each
IT is estimated that not over 81, 900, 600 will be
paid out for pensions the current month.
HEAVY snow was reported from Deadwood,
Dakota, and the railroads have been blocked.
A DETACHMENT Of the salvation army began a
campaign In New Haven, Conn, last Sunday.
THE season in the Adirondacks is more than a
fortnight late. There is still much snow on the
high lands.
The number Of emlgrants who left Queenstown
week before last for America was three thousand
four hundred and fifteen.
A LITTLE twelve-year-old girl In Knoxville,
Iowa, was frightened to death by severe thun-
der storm few night ago.
A LITTLE FALLS, N. Y, knitting company are
successful bidders for supplying 900 knit under
shirts for the army and navy.
THE Kentucky state democratic convention NOM
mated ]. Proctor Knott for governor and the
nomination was made unanimous.
THE president Is making arrangements for
trip this summer TO California. On the return
trip he will visit Yellowstone park.
IT Is thought that the appropriation to pay post
masters for the current fiscal year will run short
between one and one and one-haf millions.
THE Canadians are beginning, to have trouble
with the Indians on account OF the Entertainments
OF new settlers on the Indian hunting grounds
-FOUR out Of the FIVE men who won prizes in the
Boylston prize speaking at Harvard college have
been prominent In athletics throughout their col
lego course
The virtual author OF the Oberammergau Pas
sion Play has Just died in that village in Father
Geistlich Rath Ddisenberger, Benedictine monk,
aged eighty-fve.
| ram, bred by Eben Bridge OF Pomsret, Vt, that
sheared twenty-six and one-half pounds OF wool
one day last week
BosroS has already granted 800 liquor IL
censes, which Is one 10 every 2i2 OF the popula-
tion OF that city, and there are 900 more appli-
| cations to be acted upon.
DURING the ten months ending April 30 the
| total number Of immigrants to this country was
417,6SS, against 544, COL during the corresponding
period OF the previous fiscal year.
THE prohibitory liquor amendment TO the state
| constitution has been defeated in the Pennsyl
vania senate by vote Of twenty-one yeas tC
eighteen nays. less than the constitutional ma
| jority.
| AT a meeting OF influential ship-owners In Lon
don May 10TH a resolution favorng the construc
ton OF another canal across the lsthmus OF SUE
| was unanimously adopted, and committee ap
pointed to carry out the scheme.
SALMI MORSE has been granted three months
license for his Temple by Mayor Edison on condi
| ton that he shall not produce passion play II
which the divinity habitually worshped by an.
denomination of Christians is personated.
SLow-GoING Mexico has Just completed re
port Of its silver production for the fiscal yea
1889, and the figure is S2l, 903 600; only abou
SiOOOOOO more than the product Of the singh
camp OF Leadvlle and its surroundings in Col
orado.
THE trial OF Fitzharris, the cab driver as al
accessory after the fact to the murder Of Lor,
Frederick Cavendish and Mr.. Burke, was con
cuded May 16 The jury returned a verdict o
guilty, and he was sentenced to penal servitud
for life.
A CYCLONE passed over the lead region /
south and west Missouri between seven and eigh
O'Clock, Sunday, doing great damage to the tow
OF Ornodo and Webb City. 1t is said both ar
nearly destroyed. number OF lives hav
, been lost.
AT the National Deaf Mutes college mi
, mortal bust OF President Garfield was unveiled
May 16 1t was made in Italy and cost 81, J0t
The money was subscribed by deaf mutes through
out the United States Garfield befriended tn
! Institution.
MICHAEL CULLEN OF Wells, Vermont, Will
crossing the railroad little north of Granville
! N. L., on his way to church recently with HI
horse and wagon was hurled from the track
an engine running at full speed, and probabl
) fatally injured.
EDWIN F. SMITH, secretary OF the state boar
OF agriculture OF California, says: "Our toti
yltlu OF WUtht year cannot exceed Unity
. eson bushels, and to get that we must have mo-
favorable weather and no unforeseen drawn
, from now until harvest"
THE Garfield monument committee of the y,
ciety OF the Army Of the Cumberland have selecte
, j. q. A. Ward of New York as artist to design an
complete the monument, at a cost not exceedin
$4,000. committee including General Nj
Cook was appointed to visit Washington to 81
: lect site.
THE bones OF Charles J. Guiteau, after havin
!, been in the Army Medical Museum since July 8
last have at length 1t 10 stated lost their identt
a as his bones. Recently c. II. Crane, the surgeon
general, took the bones into his personal posse
sion, and he has made disposal OF them Of whic
every other person Is ignorant General Gran
, will doubtless keep the secret to himself.
THE steamer Granite State, running betwee
Hartford and New York city, was burned at fl,
O'Clock Friday morning, while approaching IL
r dock at Goodspeed's Landing, forty-one mil,
below Hartford, on its way to Hartford. The fiji
broke out forward, and the flames spread so raj
idly that nothing was saved. Five lives are know
3 to have been lost four by burning and one
II drowning.
T THE saloons at Des Mones Iowa, are stl
closed, with no prospect OF opening. The saloo
keepers have asked the council to grant the pri
J ilege to sell whskey, In which case they will tai
out licenses. This would be in violation OF sta
, law, and the proposition was not considered
the council. The saloon keepers have entert
b into compact not to take out licenses, hoping
I ibBhhcu tno couucll Dl tue loss Vi ItNcuuei ID
the mayor and councillors are firm, and the pro
3 abilities are that limited number Of saloc
8 keepers will pay 81, 900 fee and open.
"The plan Of numbering the Italian lahore
on the West Shore road, says the Kingston Ere
D man, works like charm. Finding IL imposs
, BILE to keep track Of the men by their jaw-breal
2 ing names, the contractors concluded to numb
them. The number of each Italian is painted
plain figures on the seat of his pantaloons. b
fore beginning work in the morning and at moo
, and again at night, the men are formed 10 lin
and the foreman passes in the rear OF them an
, takes down each number, in order to ascerta
who Is present. as well as who Ia absent. tt
4 plan is beneficial in two ways-the men are east
recognized, and they are also kept from sittir
down too much for fear of rubbing out the figur,
, on the seats Of their pantaloons."