News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-01-03
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The investigation of Arctic expedi-
tons seems to result mainly in throw
ing discredit upon the dead and miss
ing explorers-about as profitable as
the expeditions were, in fact.
The expectation of lace goods from
Nottingham, England, to the United
States for the year ending September
last, amounted to $8,381, $50, a de-
crease of nearly million and half
over the previous year.
Pierre Lorillard gave q Christmas
present of $4,000 to the employees of
his Jersey City tobacco factory. 1t
averaged weeks wages to each of
5000 men, women, boys and girls.
w. II. Vanderbilt's Christmas pres
ent was a 100000 one to himself.
He paid that sum for Fifty-fourth
street lot, so that nobody could inter-
fere with the view from his bay win
dow.
There is a hopeful bit of talk in
Mississippi about adopting necessa-
ry constitutional amendment and pay
ing the S464,000 Of repudiated bonds
held in the Peabody fund. Tennes-
see might do similar thing without
the bother of an amendment.
The French Government has again
prohibited the importation OF Ameri-
can salt meats until the action of the
Chambers at the next session upon a
bill to be introduced by the Minister
of Commerce.
Governor Butler forgot that he par
doned Stickney, of Fall River notori-
ETY., last May, and'in his communica-
ton to the Executive council Wednes-
day he said that Governor Long par
doned Stickney. In their haste to
turn an honest penny his stenogra-
pliers and private secretaries hurried
off copies of the document to the Gov
ernor's favored newspapers, and it
was published, blunder and all.
ooh, Charlie !" exclaimed she, "see
that little white Isn't he pretty?"
EYES," replied Charlie, she is cur
white pretty" She fell in dead
faint.
Thirty Grand Army posts have been
established in Maine the past year,
making SO in all, with over 5000 mem
bers.
Secretary Folger has entirely re-
covered from his recent indispostion
and resumed his duties at the Treas
ury Department last Wednesday.
John W. Carrot, of Baltimore,
sent his check for four Thousand dol
lars as a Christmas present to the
Poor Association of that city.
Three little daughters of John Kill
gore, living in the north part of Har-
rison county, Ia, have mysteriously
disappeared, and men are securing the
woods in every direction for them.
The 20 liquor saloons in Lawrence,
Kan, closed up for good Christmas
night, in consequence of the vigorous
crusade which had been going On
against them for several days, and
on Wednesday last not drop of in
toxicating drink could be had. The
places heretofore occupied by saloons
are being rapidly converted into mer-
camille establishments.
A canal 60 feet wide on the bottom
and seven miles long is 10 be made in
the San Luis valley, in southern Col
orado, to reclaim 10000 acres OF
land now almost worthless by irriga-
ton. Work on it will soon begin.
1t costs great sums to get impor-
tant measures through the British
Parliament. During the last ten
years no less than e., 100000 has
been spent in promoting railway bills,
and more than f2,800,O0O in oppos-
ing them. Adding certain extra legal
expenses, the cost of these bills has
been only little short of $4,000, 900.
In addition 1856, 900 has been spent
upon gas companies and f380,000
on water companies.
A family named Ross, consisting of
husband, wife and seven children,
were drowned during a freshet in
Hardis creek, near Madison, Ind, re-
Gently.
Philadelphia has dude fox hunts,
and 40 innocent, able bodied men
rugged themselves in red coats and
peaked caps the other day and chased
wretched fox until fright and dogs
overcame him.
George R. Clark gave a Christmas
dinner to 600 persons in Chicago.
Bountiful tables were provided at the
newsboys' home, all the hospitals, the
old peoples home, the Jail and insane
asylum. Ex-Alderman Jonas dis
tributed over ton of chickens, as
we'll as other dainties. No applicant
was refused.
Another terrible avalanche has oc-
Cured in Colorado, killing eight men
and wounding two.
The Standard Fire Insurance Com
pany, of London, is about to retire
from business on this side of the At
lantic, and has re-insured its risks in
New York company.
There is a society in London for
promoting a Jewish colonization in
Palestine, but the experiment is not
likely to be more successful than our
Liberian project as solution of the
negro question. The Jews don't want
to go back to their native land any
more than the colored people.
Umbrellas are really property. A
man has just been convicted of steal
ing one at Madison, Ga.