Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-11-30
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.



ion Of the city by the British, was celebrated
according to programme, with a monster
procession which was reviewed by President
Arthur. half dozen or more governors and
other dignitaries, by o grand parade OF gayly
recked ships and the unwilling of a statue OF
with an Grafton by George
William Curtis Crowds Of people began to
enter the city early IN the day, and before .
the procession was formed lower broadway .
was crowded with a surging mass Of human .
ty. The streets and windows along the line .
Of march Of the procession, were filled. So .
dense was the crowd that progress in any d. |
rection was almost an impOssibiity and the |
police, of whom there was a large force on |
hand, could do but little in keeping order
and preserving the route clear. About o. |
clock President Arthur, ex- President Grant .
and Gen. Varnum left the Fifth Avenue hotel |
for the point where the head of the column
was being formed, where they took their
places in line. 1t was nearly 10 O'Clock be-
fore the line was put in motion, and then the
police had great difficulty in clearing pas
sage way. After the police came Gen John
CochTane, the grand marshal, with full
staff, accompanied by the first troop Of Phil
adelphia city cavalry. The first division of
the line was commanded by Brig-Ge Rich
ard H. jackson of the 9th United States ar
tillery and was composed OF United States
troops, acting as an escort to the guests who
followed in carriages. In the first carriage
was President Arthur, and in the second Sec
retsries Folger Lincoln, and Chandler with
John Austin Stevens. The third and fourth
carriages contained Attorney General Brews-
ter, the marshal of the District of Columbia,
Mr. Phillips, the presidents private secreta-
ry and G. A. Arthur, jr. In the other oarria-
ges were Gov Cleveland and his stad, Gov.
Butler and staff. and Cows. Waller of Con
nectcut, Ludlow of New Jersey Hale of
New Hampshire Bourn Of Rhode Island,
Barstow of Vermont Robbie of Maine Ham
ilton of Maryland Lieut. Gov. Hill, Control
Ter Davenport Secretary of State Carr and
Speaker Chaplin Of New York. After these,
came in carriages the officers of the army and
navy, the mayors and common councils OF
New York and other cities. Then came del
egates from the various mercantile organiza
tions of New York, representatives Of the
New York, Pennsylvania Maryland, New
Jersey, Rhode Island, Maine, Vermont, Del
aware, Buffalo and Worcester historical So
cietes, and various other organizations The
second division under command OF MaI-Gen.
Shaler was composed of the various regi-
ments of the national guard from New York,
Connecticut. New Jersey and Pennsylvania
In the third division were 10 divisions of the
Grand Army Of the Republic under the com
mand of Mai James b. Horner, and con-
tanned representatives from nearly all the
Eastern states. The fourth division consisted
of veteran organizations of volunteers, and
the whole was under the command OF Gen
Stone The fifth division commanded by
Col. Lloyd AspinwRll consisted Of mounted
police, the old volunteer fire department,
out-of-town organizations and representatives
from the FIRE insurance patrol. The sixth
and last division was commanded by Gen.
Heron and consisted of representatives of
Tammany hall and other civic societies and
trade organizations The head Of the col
umn reached the Battery at y. 80 2. NJ The
river parade moved at 1870 with the flag
ship I. W. Nosburgh in the lead and IN
their appointed order came the eight squad
rons which made up the procession. A heavy
fog which hung over the river prevented the
parade being seen to advantage, but never
theless, vast crowds of people were gathered
at the various piers and bulkheads or cluster
ed together on numerous craft which lined
the river front. all of which had liberal dis
play of bunting. The shores OF Bedloe's
and Governors islands were likewise lined
with sight-seers. Besides those which took
part in the parade the rivers were covered
with vessels Of all descriptions. As the boats
passed up the river an incessRnt din was
made by the steam whistles which were
blown for hours. The parade disbRnded at q
point of Bay Ridge. The statue of Wash
ington on the steps of the sub treasury build
ing was unveiled in the afternoon by Gov
Cleveland and with an Grafton by George
William Curtis, in the presence of great
| crowd. banquet was given by the cham
| Der of commerce ct Delmonico's in the even
ing at which covers were laid for $50 per-
sons.
Triple Murder at LaeOnia, n. H.
| ONE OF THE MOST CHASTITY CRIMES on RECORD
a MAN, WOMAN AND CHILD KILLED, AND
ANOTHER WOMAN DREADFULLY CUT WITH A
RATCHET.
AT Laconia, n H, last Sunday morning,
James Rudy, an Irishman aged 40, and his
| child of year and half, were brutAlly muir
1 dered in their own house. Mrs. Rudy, the
| mother, was covered with wounds from a
! Ratchet, and in the same house was found the
mutilstsd body of Mrs Ford who had
probably been killed the day previous, and
| her body brought 10 the house by the muir
derer,-one Salmon. Salmon is an English
man, unmarried, aged SO, and hotel cook
! by trade He has in recent years been en-
| ployed in various hotels about Lake Winni-
| pesaukee, and in the White Mountains. OF
late be had become intimate with Mrs Ford,
| who lived with her husband a mile or 50
away from the Ruddys. He had a room al
the Fords' and boarded with them. The
| probabilities are that on Friday night, Mr..
| Ford being away from home, Salmon had
made improper proposals to Mrs. Ford-one
| or both of them being in hquor-that she
had repulsed him and that he killed her by
| strRngulaton. He then tried to hide the evil
dence of his crime, cut the legs Of the muir.
| dered woman so as to get the body into q
trunk and Saturday morning wheeled the
trunk 10 Ruddy's, hoping TO find some way &c
dispose of it. The Geographic accounts Of
the murder state that Salmon left the FordE
| at II O'Clock Saturday morning, taking his
| trunk on q wheelbarrow and wheeling II TO-
ward Lake Village. The load was evidently
! a heavy one and he was noticed to often stop
to rest. He also seemed TO be in doubt which
way to go. Several dogs followed him, at
tracted by the scent, no doubt, and he wai
obliged TO stop to drive them away. Before
he left the Ford house he was seen to carry
in two pals of water and also to cut dowI
the clothes line with which Mrs Ford's legE
were found tied to her body. When Salmon
arrived at Ruddy's house Saturday afternoon
he removed the trunk containing the body OF
Mrs. Ford from the wheelbarrow, and placing
it in Mr. Ruddy's yard allowed it to remain
there some two hours or more before carry.
ing it into the house. He remained Rbou
Ruddys house all the afternoon and evening
appearing very nervous and much excited
When the time for retiring arrived he inform
ed Mr.and Mrs. Rudy that he would not 60 Il
bed just then, as he bad some very importan
business 10 attend to. They left him in tn,
kitchen, and after bidding him good night
they withdrew TO their sleeping apartment
Immediately adjoining this room. Salmon
continued to exhibit much uneasiness, and 81
great was the disturbance made by him tina
early in the morning Mr.. Rudy arose and
dressing himself, went out to ascertain whR
troubled him. They had remained togethe
sometime, when Mrs. Rudy, who had beer
awakened by their conversation, heard a live
ly scuthe and subsequently something fal
heavily upon the floor. Thereupon she arose
and on entering the kitchen saw the prostrRt
form of her husband upon the floor. Sh
was at once attacked by Salmon with a hatch
Ell, and after he cut her severely about tn,
head and arms he succeeded in telling her t
the floor. The hend then removed the body
of Mrs. Ford from the trunk and arranged i
beside those Of Mr. and Mrs Rudy. NJ
sooner had he completed that work than tn
babe began crying, when rushing to the bed
he dealt the infant one or two horrible blow
about the head, killing him instantly. Sal
mon then brought the child's body 10 tn,
kitchen and laid it beside those of his othel
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