Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-01-17
News Summary.

CLARK MILLS, the famous sculptor, is dead
A SHARP and heavy earthquake was felt at
Cairo, Illinois, last week. No damage was done.
THE physicians who attended President Gar
field have accepted their warrants and drawn the
money upon them.
c. T. DoxIE, republican, has been elected to
congress from Indiana to fill the vacancy caused
by the death OF Godlove Ortiz.
DR.. OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES will visit Eng
land, where he will receive the heartiest recep-
ton ever given to an American author.
By the breaking Of dyke near Vienna, Aus
tria, cemetery was plowed up and collins and
human remains drifted with the current.
DR. SAMUEL A. MUD, fifty-fve, the physician
who set the broken leg Of John Wilkes Booth has
just died at Bryantown, Charles county, Md,
A MOVEMENT is on foot in Montreal to form a
citizens association to watch city council pro-
ceedngs closely. The association will be q per-
manent one.
THE Jewish refugees who arrived at Winnipeg
last summer are in destitute condition in gov
eminent immigrant sheds, dependent upon pri-
vate charity.
FREDERICK MANN, the murderer of the Cook
family at Little Rideau, Canada, is now charged
with another crime-the attempted poisoning Of
family in Montreal.
THE prevalence OF small pox In Baltimore has
caused the health department Of Washington to
adopt extraordinary measures to prevent the in
lection from spreading there.
Miss EDITH THOMAS, daughter of Professor
Thomas Of John Hopkins University has lately
received the first degree of Doctor Of Philosophy
ever given to lady at Zurich.
O'CoNNER, an anti Catholic lecturer was driven
off the stage at GAINESVILLE, Ohio, January 10, by
a shower of stones and rotten eggs There was
narrow escape from riot. The police rescued
O'Conner.
THE Chicago & Alton railroad is discharging its
conductors, claiming that they have been giving
the lint n third al the oaah faraa pol.
lected, and that the deficit from that cause has
been nearly 10000 year.
DURING the performance Saturday OF circus
In Berditscheff, In Russian Poland, a fire broke
out in the building, and before the spectators
could escape the whole structure was ablaZe.
About 100 persons persisted In the flames.
A WHITE man, woman and three children were
found frozen to death In the woods between
Kingston and Atlanta Georgia. The victims
were clothed in rags and their faces were pinched
from hunger. Their names are unknown
A BLIZZARD ragged in southern Minnesota last
week and trains we're stopped by snow drifts.
Thousands OF people were unprepared for the
storm and great damage was done. 1t was the
worst storm for two years and extended $50 miles.
THE Century company announces re-publca-
ton from the English plates of the Imperial Die
tionary. The new edition, which has been in
preparation for more than ten years, will contain
5000 words and 8, 600 illustrations. 1t will be
in four volumes of from 700 to 800 pages each.
ONE o'Donnell at Rochester, N. Y, has con-
fessed to being concerned in the Ph@nix Park
murders, and claims he has confrmatory evidence
which he will not now make public, The justice
will send the papers to the British consul at New
York. 1t Is believed however, that he Is insane.
HOUSE to house collection will shortly be
started throughout the German empire In aid Of
the sufferers OF the flooded districts The Prus-
sian government has already granted f25, 900 for
their relief, In Prussia the sum has reached
$4,000. Large sums are arriving from England
and America,
A CALIFORNIA man pledged a lot Of mining
stock OF nominal value as collateral, The stock
rose very high and the broker sold it. Suisse
guently It fell and he bought 1t back, making
1926, 600 by the transaction. The supreme court
has just ordered him to pay that little amount TO
the owner OF the collateral.
TREASURER POLK OF Tennessee, after he was
arrested at San Antonio was released for some
thing over $4,000. When re-arrested he was
near Webb Station Polk at first was disposed to
fight and afterward offered Marshal Sheely
So, 900 to release him. He had very little money
with him. 1t is reported that his nephew and
servant crossed into Mexico with large amount.
| Polk Is much distressed over the situation.
| ANOTHER bank has burst In Jersey City-the
| City. Boice, the president has been arrested on
charge OF embezzing S2i, 900 from the Fifth ward
bank, The total deficiency Of the City bank is
over 100000. He was unable to obtain bail and
was locked up. Public feeling against the Of
fcers OF the bank Is very bitter. There gross
mismanagement and some OF the directors fire.
quently overdrew their accounts. Edward T..
Shaw, the cashier, has been held In $4,000 bail
on the charge OF embezzement, perjury, etc.
NJ T. POLK state treasurer OF Tennessee whose
arrest in Texas was reported last week, has ar
rived at Nashville in charge OF officers, He re-
fuses TO be interviewed. The grand jury OF
Davidson county at noon presented an indictment
against him on two counts, for embezElement and
larceny of SiS0,000 A special from New Orleans
says the near relatives OF ex- President James X.
Polk and Bishop Polk are authority for the state
ment that M I. Polk was an adopted son OF ex-
President Polk. His real name was Childress
Ex-Prosdent Polk had no children
THE inventor of the combined letter-sheet and
stamped envelope, which has been adopted by the
post-ofiice department, says that he has delayed
commencing until congress could act on the two
cent postage bill now In the senate for II the bill
becomes a law, and his envelopes are stamped
with threecent stamps, the sale Of them would II
course be greatly affected. Should the postage
be reduced, the work OF printing the new en-
yelope and letter sheet with the two-cent stamp
on Ii will be commenced at once. II the bill does
not pass, the work Of printing will go on, the
three-cent stamp being placed on the envelope as
was originally intended,