The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-05-28
Weekly News Summary.

branch Of the denomination.
THE fifty. fifth anniversary Of the Brooklyn
Sunday-school Union was celebrated the 21st.
Fifty thousand children paraded.
A CHICAGO man goes to jail fifteen days and
pays $50 fine because he settled with thief
who stole his watch for 1875 in money.
The Boston Merchants Association gave
notable banquet to Judge Lowell, last Friday,
on the occasion of his retirement from the
bench.
THE Wisconsin Dairymen's Association is to
employ an instructor to visit the state cheese
and butter factories, with the object OF secur-
ing uniformity of production.
THE Tennessee prohibitionsts have decided
not to nominate a ticket They will support
only such candidates as will submit prohibit
ton amendment to the people.
THE fastest railroad time vet made was that
of Vanderbilts special train from Detroit to
Cincinnati, the other day, which ran seventy
four miles In sixty-four minutes.
The sophomores OF Dartmouth College, hav-
ing passed their final examinations in mathe-
MATES, cremated that branch Of their studies
Friday night with imposing ceremonies
IT is reported that the Boston & Lowell rail-
road has leased the Northern and the Boston,
Concord Montreal roads for ninety nine
years, and that papers were executed in Boston
last week Friday.
GEN. BUTLER, in a letter accepting the anti
monopoly nomination to the presidency, says
the honor of the designation by such body as
candidate for the presidency Of the republic
cannot be too highly appreciated.
GENERAL GRANT is, it is announced, unwill-
ing to take advantage of Mr.. Vanderbilts gen.
erosity, and is mortgaging his property in order
to repay the S150,000 advanced him for the
firm of Grant e. Ward by the millionaire.
GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS has been hurredly
called to Chicago. His friends state that an
attempt will be made to elect him chairman of
the national republican convention by coali-
ton Of the Arthur and Edmunds delegates.
CHARLES A. HINoKLEY, paying teller of the
Vast Side Bank at Eighth avenue and Thirty
fourth street, New York, has embezzled $685.
600 of the banks funds and fled. The en-
bezzlement was discovered last Wednesday.
BY collision Of a passenger and a freight
train at Brighton station, near Rochester, n.
Y, Thursday night, seven sleeping cars were
thrown from the track, and twenty OF more
persons were wounded more or less seriously.
WASHINGTON has one infallible sign by
which to tell that spring approaches. When
Senator Vest dons the sky-blue pantaloons that
80 impressed the frontier Indians last year, it
has come. Mr.. Vest has donned the pantaloons
IT is said that General Sherman has written
letter to delegate to the republican conven-
ton positively forbidding the use of his name
before the convention under any and all cir
cumstances, and as positively declaring that he
will not accept the nomination.
MR.. CARwARDINE, the famous Hereford
breeder, is dead. He was one of the most sue
cessful cattle raisers in the world, and it is
estimated that the cattle importers OF the
United States alone have paid him an average
of 100000 annually for years past.
BISMARCK was once reprimanded for whis-
Ting on Sunday in Scotland, and now reads
with smile Of the story Of a man elected
elder in the Presbyterian church who is refused
ordination because "he took q walk in the
country on the Sabbath afternoon"
GENERAL" BOOTH of the Salvation Army
reports his forces strongly intrenched" in
eighteen countries, and claims that 1t is the
largest missionary force in the world. The
contributions last year footed up 9393, 800 Of
which $4,000 was invested in real estate.
The secretary Of the treasury has issued his
one hundred and twenty-eighth bond call for
the redemption of SIC. 100000 of three per
cent bonds issued under the act of July H.
1882. The principal and accrued interest will
be paid June 30, interest to cease on that day.
A KANSAS girl was caught in male attire,
and, as she refused to pay fine OF $40, JUS
tice sent her to prison for ten DAVIS As there
play prank, and the state has no law against
what she did, her rich father has sued for
damages.
THE New Hampshire democrats, in state
convention assembled last week, chose Frank
Jones, the Portsmouth brewer, H. O. Kent, the
Nashua banker, and A. w. Suloway, the
franklin manufacturer, delegates-at-large to
the national convention
THE steamer Faraday, with the shore end
OF the Bennett-Mackay cable, has arrived at
Rockport, Me. The cable was safely landed
general holiday. 1t is the heaviest and most
perfect cable ever laid, and will conduct mes
sages both ways at once.
THE latest news from General Gordon is to
the effect that he has no fears as to his per-
sonal safety. He could leave Khartoum by a
special route any day, but would not until a
better government in the eastern Soudan had
been established and the safety Of the inhabt-
ants from the rebels assured.
THE famous marine elephant, the steamship
Great Eastern, will come to the New Orleans
cotton exposition with a load of exhibits from
Europe, and be moored near the grounds and
used as hotel through the show. 1t has
three hundred and fifty state-rooms and will
make q tavern not to be sneezed at.
BUFFALO BML's" Wild West Combination
gave q performance at the Chicago driving
park on a recent Sunday. In spite of threat
ening weather and occasional rain drops, crowds
focked to the driving park. The count of the
tickets showed an attendance OF forty lone
thousand four hundred and forty-eght.
A PAPER at Norwalk, Conn, published an
article, Friday, relative to long run on one of
the Oldest banks in town, which was intended
as joke, the article referring to q gravel
bank. Scores of excited depositors rushed to
the Norwalk Savings Bank and drew out
200 before the hoax WAS generally known
THE Milwaukee Citizens League recently 90,
three saloon-keepers fined for selling liquor to
minors, and thereupon the Freie Presse, lead
ing German daily of the city, hotly attacks one
Of the witnesses as a spy, says in so many
words that he ought to be hanged to o lamp.
post, or at any rate " thrashed within an inch
of his life."
THREE monster icebergs have been reported
on the Newfoundland coast, one over nine
miles long, drifting along at the mouth OF
White Bay one, estimated to be seven miles
long, passing south forty miles east of St
Johns and third, several miles In circumfer
ence. in st. Johns Bay, aground on Georges
Rock, and almost blockading the harbor of St.
Johns
AFTER Mr.. Beecher pronounced the bene
diction in Plymouth church, on a recent Sun
day, he invited the congregation to remain ant
listen to Remenyi, the distinguished Hungarian
violinst. Strnged instruments, he said, vert
good enough for David and were good enough
for the Christians OF to-day. Remenyi sat dowr
on the pulpit steps and played the Hungarian
national hymn and other pieces
A LARGE number of people were present a.
the meeting In Cooper Union, New York, las
week Tuesday, to express approval OF Arthur
administration. +. 5. Winston presided. Reso
lutions were adopted in accordance with the
objects Of the meeting, and the chairman wal