The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-06-10

in distributing their circulars are clearly, IL
is alleged violating the United States law
THE cap stone of the Washington monu-
ment has been badly shattered by lightning,
and several of the stones must be reset
FIRE in colliery near Durham, Eng
land, last week, was caused by an explosion,
and twenty-five men and boys at work
there were killed outright.
THE corporation of London will present
ex-President Arthur with an address and a
gold casket upon his visit to London, and
the lord mayor will give him banquet.
A NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and refrgeratng es-
tablishment, costing over 81 600 600, have
been built at Medora, Washington Terri
tory, for supplying fresh meat to the East.
THE Rerue Bibliographique reports that in
Paraguay tribe of Indians with tails has
been discovered. A Guaycuyos child of
eight years was captured with tail foot
long.
AN immense reservoir south OF st. Urain
Canon, Col, burst last week. The water
was one hundred twenty feet high, and
great damage was done to crops, bridges
and houses.
The dies from which the first United
States cents-those coined in New Haven,
| Conn, and called the Frankln-were cast
are now used as paper weights in a counting
room in New Haven.
JOHN AUFDEMoRTE, redemption clerk of
the United States sub-treasury at New Or
| leans, is a defaulter to the extent of several
thousands. He was treasurer of several
| benevolent associations.
L. N. HIBBs of Lewiston, Idaho, has is
sued money orders to the amount of $4,000
or $4,000, payable to himself, ordered
banks in different cities to collect them and
forward the money to him, and then alb
seconded.
RIM. REYNOLDS, late first auditor of the
TTnitaI Stataq kiIlp1 bingp1f at ST
Louis at the Southern Hotel by jumping
down the air shaft, which cuts through the
floor down to the rotunda. He was about
sixty years old.
Consciousness AND Mrs. WAITE will sail
for Europe June 20, to be absent three
months. AS the highest judicial officer of
the United States, the chief-justice will I'M
doubtedly receive much attention in Eng
land, where he will spend most of his time.
THE old liberty bell is to be received upon
its return to Philadelphia with great pomp
and ceremony. 1t will leave New Orleans
June IL and reach home at noon on the
18th, accompanied by delegation of coun-
cilmen and two military organizations from
the Crescent city.
A TERRIBLE thunderstorm visited Chi
cago last week Tuesday. Ten persons
were killed by lightning and several
other persons were injured. In the suburbs
numerous buildings were struck and sew
south wall of the new base ball grounds,
which is of brick, ten feet high, demolishing
three hundred feet of it and badly shatter-
ing the rest.
THE Lebanon, n. H., postofice was en-
tered about two o'clock Saturday morning
the safe blown open and cash taken amount
ing to $50, all there was in the safe Stamps
amounting to 800 were not taken. The eX.
plosion was heard by several individuals
but no alarm was given. 1t was the work
of experts They were seen by night
Waterman to drive rapidly toward Vermont
and parties supposed to be them called al
the White River junction hotel about three
o'clock
MONTREAL is afflicted with several cases
of smallpox. The health department say
it is becoming epidemic and have called 8
special meeting to discuss the matter. Al
the cases up to Thursday could he traced tC
a Pullman car conductor, who came from
Chicago in April last suffering from the dis
ease, and who was sent to the Hotel DieI
Hospital. The cases reported Friday morn
ing, however, cannot be traced and conse
quenty it is feared the disease is becoming
epidemic.