The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-04-23

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A NEW gold field has been discovered just
west of Pixies Peak, Colorado The ore assays
from SO, 900 to $15, 900 per ton.
GENERAL LEW WALLACE, minister to Turkey,
Is coming home next month, and 1t is inti-
mated that he does not wish to return to his post.
A BILL repeating the local option feature Of
the Scott liquor act in Ohio has become law,
and 1t is thought this will be the end Of legisla-
ton on the liquor question.
THE British museum library had a little over
], 800, coo volumes at the last return. There are
100 miles of shelves filled, with twenty more
empty, and literature of one sort and another
arrives at the rate Of ton day.
A WOMAN with FIVE pairs OF twins took the
cars at Woodbine Iowa. last week, and the en-
tire party OF eleven travelled on one ticket,
none of the children being old enough to pay
one fare. That was hard on the stockholders.
A PHILADELPHIA man sent a postal card to
his sister In Canada with GA words written on
it, she retorted with ia, he tried again and
got !, 003 and she finished the business with
1926, all spelled out and large enough to be
read by ordinary eyesight
ooUNTRYMAN from one Of the back towns
of New Hampshire wants to know IL this
Greedy expedition he hears so much about
is gotten up by the democratic party to search
for the remains of the late Horace Greeley to
run as candidate for the next president.
Two baby camels-a male and female
we're born at Madison Square Garden, New
York, the 18th. One was white and has a
double hump. The other is of the ordinary
single hump kind. The little animals are in ex-
cellent condition, and are valued at $500 each.
THE barbed-wire manufacturers, who agreed
at the recent Chicago meeting upon an advance
| of ten per cent in prices comfort the western
farmer by announcing that even this is less
than the increase the cost of iron demands and
that very likely another change upward will be
made May l.
THE pope has submitted to the college Of
cardinals an encyclical letter in which he
gives an elaborate explanation Of thu, historical,
philosophical and political origin and purpose
| of secret societies. He pronounces Free
masonry the inspiring element in all the secret
associations in Italy.
AT Dallas, Texas, wind and rain Storm &C.
companied by thunder and lightning, struck
colored church, completely demolishing 1t. 1t
was occupied as colored school. Thirty-two
pupils were In the building. A number Of
them were injured. Much damage was done
in other parts OF the town.
MARY WALKER of Lawrence, Mass, has be-
! gun suit for the loss of her husband, who
was Storage passenger on the City of Column
| bus, claiming $50 900 damages. Joseph II.
Clark has also begun suit for the loss OF
Frederick L. Hale in the same disaster, claim
ing the same amount Of damages.
THE Salvation Army claims to have on this
side of the Atlantic fifty-two corps, seventeen
outposts, ninety-six stations and two hundred
and thirty-eight officers, OF whom one hundred
and two are attached to headquarters and one
hundred and thirty-six are field officers The
army has invaded thirteen countries and prints
a paper in various languages
THE local secretary OF the national republican
committee announces that tickets for seats in
the Chicago convention, after supplying one to
each delegate and alternate, one thousand to
the local committee and reserving from four
to six hundred for the daily press, will be dis
trbuted to the several states in exact proper
ton to the number of delegates
THE project for the construction of a narrow
gauge railroad from Boston to Worcester is be-
ing actively agitated in Boston. 1t is said the
road can be built for 81, 600, 900. 1t is proposed
| to induce the towns to advance money on the
bonds, secured by first mortgage, bearing four
per cent interest, none of the money to be
called for until the road is built.
THERE is considerable excitement at Shelby,
Oceana county, Mich, over a recent discovery
Of gold in that vicinity. Good paying quanti-
ties have been found on bed rock at a depth Of
eighty feet, coarse and easily worked. 1t was
first discovered in sand pumped out OF drive
we'll, about twenty dollars worth being sep
arated from cubic yard Of earth.
| IT is now evident that the legislature of Que
bee is determined to pass bill incorporating
the grand national lottery, under the plea that
| the proceeds are to be devoted to the construc-
ton and maintenance of religious and educa-
tional institutions, patriotic undertakings, and
for the general benefit Of the provinces The
promoters were mostly members of parliament.
THERE are about 81 600 0OO, 900 kept in Wall
street and vicinity, mostly in the vaults of safe
deposit companies. These storing places are
made as thoroughly fire and burglar-proof as
possible, and have armed watchmen in the
rooms upon which they open, and others in
the streets in front. The inside men signal the
nearest district telegraph office at short inter-
walls, and, II signal fails, posse OF men go to
the place at once to look up the cause
THE arrangements for the eulogy on Wen
dell Phillips at fremont Temple, Boston, Fri
day, were carried out, and the orator, Mr..
| George William Curtis, spoke one hour and if
teen minutes Mayor Martin presided and the
exercises opened with prayer by Rev. M. j.
Savage. The musical programme was rendered
by the Temple quartette and chorus under
the direction of Mr.. Howard M. Dow. The
poem, written by Mrs Mary G. Blake, was read
by Miss Belle Cushman Eaton.
FROM the edition Of Messrs. George P. Row.
ell & Co.'s American Newspaper Directory,
now in press, 1t appears that the newspapers
and periodicals of all kinds at present issued
in the United States and Canada reach grand
total of Is, 402 This Is a net gain of precisely
1,60O during the last twelve months, and ex-
hibits an increase of 5,618 over the total num-
Der published Just ten years since. The in
During the past year the dailies have increased
from !, 138 to ,254; the weeklies from 1902 to
10028; and the monthies from 1901 to / ,499.
The greatest increase is in the western states.
Illinois, for instance now shows 1909 papers
in the place of last years total of 904, while
Missouri issues GOA instead of the 523 reported
in 1888. Other leading western states also ex-
hibit great percentage of increase. The total
number Of papers in New York state is / 523,
against /, 800 in 1883. Canada has shared In
the general increase.
THE grand jury which is investigating the
late riots in Cincinnati Is believed to have been
placed in possession of testimony of a sensa-
tional character 1t is still pushing its investi-
cation, and 1t will probably be continued for
some days to come. Michael MCGUIRE one of
the jury who precpitated the trouble by find
ing Berner q selfconfessed murderer, guilty
of only manslaughter, made statement to a
reporter that throws much light upon the
method by which that wonderful verdict was
reached. He says that between the ballots
games of cards were played for money, and
intimates that those who won were not after
ward as strenuous for Berner's conviction He
says that after retiring to the jury-room the
foreman, A. +. Shaw, suggested that they take
a ballot at once and urged him (McGuire) to
vote " Not guilty" Shaw and one other Juror
wrote the ballots and handed one to him. 1t
read Not guilty" He threw 1t into the hat
and then took 1t out and voted for murder In
the first degree. He says that there was no
open discussion OF the question of Berner' 8
guilt, but four OF the jurors, including the fore
man. held whispered consultations after every
the ballots, announced that it was unanimous
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