The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-06-25
Weekly News Summary.

THE latest Fenian scheme to raise money is
to despatch balloons to drop explosives in pass
ing over England.
DECISION has been given in New York
holding steamship company liable for money
in its care stolen by an employe.
In Massachusetts democratic circles there
is talk of putting Mr.. John L. Sullivan,
the distinguished slugger, in nomination for
congress.
THE brig G. P. Sherwood. from Philadelphia
for Halifax, with coal. was lost at sea on the
14th instant, and only one man was saved.
Ten men and the captains wife were drowned.
A MARBLE shaft has been erected in the ma
tional cemetery at Vicksburg to mark the spot
where General Grant, in his interview with
General Pemberton, demanded an uncondi-
tional surrender.
THREE attempts to poison the inmates OF
the insane asylum at Williamsburg, Va, were
made within ten days.. Poisoned bread was
thrown into the enclosure used by the inmates
to take exercise.
WILLIAM HoULK, a wealthy farmer, was torn
to pieces at New Comerstown, Ohio, by
vicious Clydesdale stallion. The man had no
means Of defense, and he could not get assist
ance in time to be saved.
JOSEPH J. C. DoUGHERTY, who has been
chief of the money order division OF the post
office in Baltimore, has been suspended from
amount Of several thousand dollars.
WHILE train from New York was approach
ing Kingston, Wednesday, seven men attacked
DR.. Albert Mayermoss Of Minneapolis, Mimi,
a passenger, robbed him of SO, 5O0 and, jump
ing off as the train reached the station escaped.
IT is now positively asserted that Henry E.
Abbey has concluded arrangements under
which Nine Sarah Bernhard will make
another professional tour Of the United States
pv,Ia 10 mi, In ~f
1884-85.
THE giant grapevine of Santa Barbara has
become celebrated, but q younger vine near it
threatens to surpass It, 1t is twenty-five years
old, has circumference Of three feet and
eleven inches, and in 1882 bore over three tons
OF grapes.
In New York, on Tuesday last, Thomas Gala
ham, an employee of Dodds express company,
| and Michael Brown were arrested for steal
ing trunks from the Pennsylvania railroad
| The contents of three stolen trunks, valued at
| "a 900, were recovered.
| IT Is now reported that the republicans have
| carried the senate Of Oregon by two majority
and the house by ten, making twelve republic
can majority on joint ballot. This legislature
will choose United States senator to succeed
James II. Slater, democrat.
INFORMATION has been received from New
| Laredo, Mexico, that a terrible accident oc-
CURED on the Tampico branch Of the Mexican
Central railroad, by which two Americans and
| twelve Mexican labOrers were killed by the
premature explosion Of blast.
DURING heavy rain storm in Mandan,
| Dakota, showers Of fish from one to three
| inches In length fell in the streets Large
numbers of the fish were gathered alive the
aquarium Of an enterprising restaurateur being
| filed with them, where they lived for several
days
| SECRETARY FRELINGHUYsEN has convinced
the house committee on appropriations that 1t
is absolutely necessary for this government to
| the construction OF canal. The cost will be
$250, 900 and the house will probably concur
| In the senate amendment appropriating this
money.
A NOTABLE failure is that of Commodore C.
K. Garrison Of New York city. He was rated
as one Of the richest men in the country and
considered himself worth" twenty millions
of dollars. But the recent enormous shrinkage
in values has squeezed him 30 tightly that he
has been forced to make an assignment. His
liabilities mount up into the millions.
THE first comptroller of the treasury, in set.
| Ting the accounts OF Robert G. Morgan, de.
ceased chief OF the bureau OF accounts, dis.
covered a deficit of $4,000 His bondsmen
have been called on to make good the amount
Morgan was disbursing clerk of the state de-
partment many years and was held in the
highest esteem. He died two months ago.
THE feat Of talking over twelve hundred
miles Of wire, connecting two telephones, with
no perceptible loss Of power by induction, has
been performed at Cincinnati There was alb
solutey no apparent loss by induction, though
fourteen telegraph wires alongside were in full
operation. No sound Of an Instrument coulc
be heard. The instrument was the new Hop
kins transmitter.
IT was announced at the annual dinner a
Tufts College Wednesday that p. Il. Barnum II
the hitherto unknown founder Of the museum
OF natural history. The amount Of S55, 0Ot
has been set apart for the building, which sun
will also partly pay for the furnishing Mr.
Barnum was one OF the original trustees of tn,
college The museum will be called the Bar
, mum museum of natural history.
SOME men were employed in unloading
J large barge of gravel at Louisville last Wednes
day, when suddenly the barge sprung leak
} and before the men could get off broke int,
) three pieces. 1t threw twenty men high IL
| the air and they all fell in mass into fifteel
/ feet OF water Men on shore threw ropes anC
3 planks TO them, and all were drawn out OK
cept Fletcher Phillips, negro, who went dow