The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-11-07
Other Localities.

THE public debt statement shows decrease
the past month of $40, 304, 000
IT is reported that syndicate of New York
capitalists has been formed to purchase the
Portland and Ogdensburg railroad
NOTWITHSTANDING the reduction in letter
postage the receipts at the Washington post
office have been So, 900 greater this month than
last October.
FULLY one-half of the corn crop on the first
bottoms Of the Wabash river was ruined by the
late freshet. One farmer has 100000 bushels
under water.
OWING to dispute among the engineers,
work on the Canadian Pacific will be suspended
and from four to five thousand men have al
ready been discharged
AT political meeting at Danville, Virginia.
Saturday night riot broke out and five men
were killed and many wounded. The militia
was called out and great excitement prevailed
SIX hundred out of eight hundred glass pots
in Pittsburgh. Penn, district are idle in con-
sequence of the strike against the reduction Of
wages. Stocks are low and prices advancing
1t is not believed the employers will hold out
much longer.
ABOUT 1926 houses were destroyed by fire
in Savannah, Ca, last week, and the property
loss will, it is estimated, exceed 81, 900, 600
The insurance will not cover more than one
third the loss. Nine persons are known to
have persisted in the flames.
REMARKABLE wedding occurred in Chat
tanooga, Tenn Three sisters named Mcclure,
members OF we-known family, were married
at the same church by the same minister, and
all we're united by one ceremony. The three
couples left on their bridal tour together.
AT Des Moines, Iowa, the farmers protect
i've society, organized to fight the barbed-wire
monopoly, have resolved to let the fight go by
default after sixty days, unless the farmers
and others interested raise the money needed
to keep up the war. The society is in debt
5000.
THERE are now 1903 900 pensioners on the
rolls, according to Commissioner Dudley's re-
port, and 244. 900 claims yet remain unadjusted.
The aggregate disbursements for the current
fiscal year will not exceed S85 600, 600,
which will leave 5000, 900 of the appropria-
ton to carry over to next year, and only S40,-
100000 will be required to be voted the coming
winter.
SEVERAL of the railroads OF the country are
soon to adopt twenty-four hour clock the first
specimen of which has been completed by
Wilmington manufacturer. The figures on the
dial are in Roman numerals and the spaces be-
tween are one-half as large as on the ordinary
clock The minute hand makes twenty four
revolutions instead of twelve, while the hour
hand revolves once.
VETERAN in jamestown, N. j., named
Franklin has been victimized by a pension
claim agent, who persuaded him to pay fee,
and afterward informed him by letter that an
express package awaited him at Mayville.
After paying $40 express charges the package
was opened and found to contain worthless cir
culars. Other frauds committed by bogus
claim agents are being investigated.
CABIN passenger on the steamer Scythia,
which arrived in New York Wednesday from
Liverpool, was taken i'll with smallpox during
the voyage. When the eruption first appeared
the doctor ordered him on deck for fresh air.
After the disease had developed the patient was
removed to the ships hospital, but the passen-
gers we're kept in ignorance of the fact that
there was a case Of smallpox aboard On
arriving in New York the passengers were vac
cinated.
A THOUSAND people saw the double team
record of Oil broken at Narraganset Park K.
l., the 1st The contesting horses were " III. B,
Winship" and "Hirsm Bruce" belonging TO
Bsrnaby of Providence, and Frank" and
John Nay owned by Keenan, Of Boston.
Barnabys pair were not headed or forced dur
ing the race, and showed the fastest double
team heats on record, winning in three
straights. OF Keenans pair, Frank outtrotted
his mate and broke at the critical points. The
race was for a purse of $4,000. The time was /;
first heat, 2:17 second heat 2:10i third heat,
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