News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-04-02
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Small pOX IS raging aI holih''
City, Ill. Fifty cases are reported
Eight deaths occurred during tile past
week.
Pansies large enough to cover the
top of a good sized teacup were
among the sttractions of the recent
flower show in Boston.
The sword ard saddle of General
Phil. Kearney were destroyed by the
fire in the New Jersey State House.
The battle flags were rescued by the
fremen at the risk of their lives.
| Mary Cooper, aged nine, of Scots
vile, Va, killed her cousin, boy OF
seven, the other day, "for eating her
egg" She persuaded him to get in
chair to put up swing; and when
the rope had been attached to the
ceiling she made loop into which he
was made to put his head, and then
she knocked the chair from under
him.
Senator Hampton, of South Carroll
ma, is so much better that he will soon
leave Washington for his home.
Congressman Miller, of Texas.
owns 10000 cattle.
Minnie Bauk has bought chateau
near Basic, Switzerland.
Admiral Porter, who is now ~
years old, was seriously hurt by a
fall in Washington the other day.
London financiers are acting on the
belief that war with Russia is doubt
full, owing to her crippled condition
financially. Russia has vainly en-
deavored to negotiate a loan large
enough to carry her through the prep
aration for big war.
The International Red Cross Asso-
citation has offered prize of five thou
sand francs and gold medal for the
best model of soldiers barrack and
field hospital.
Gen. Grants deposition was taken
Friday by lawyers in the Grant and
Ward suit.
At q recent fire in Memphis ten
firemen were injured by falling walls.
The losses by the Buffalo fire We'd
nesday night last foot up s4Ol 900.
Senator Logan received 1Ol votes
Friday in the Illinois Legislature.
B. B. Smalley telegraphs from Ver-
mont his congratulations to President
Cleveland upon the nomination of Mr..
Phelps. Why should't Nj. Smalley
do this? He recognizes his own fine
hand in the appointment, and no
doubt thinks he uas done great
thing in knocking Mr.. Tilden's man.
John Bigelow, out of the feld,-in
fact, that he is bigger man than old
Tilden. Brad, We congratulate you.
Perhaps 5he first secretaryship at
London would suit you.-Troy Times.
Jay Gould entered New York har-
Dor last week Wednesday in his
yacht ATLANTA after a cruise of 1000
miles in southern waters. He is more
than ever convinced that the south
has a commercial future. He dropped
in at every port in Cuba and finds
that only the "edges of the island
have been scratched in cultivation"
He thinks that annexation is what it
needs.
President Angus NJ. Cannon, of
the Mormon church says that if
revelation" should be announced
prohibiting polygamy, he would be in
clned to call it spurious. Others of
the church, in high standing, are pre-
pared for such revelation, however.
The comparative anatomy of po-
likeness, is one of the the things that
is being studied at New Orleans. The
western visitors find that the manner
of southerners upon the horse cars
are not the manners of the New York
err, where often attractive women cling
to the strap of swerving bob-tall
car. A correspondent has seen three
or four southerners rise instantaneous
ly to offer seats to an old ragged ne
gress.