The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-02-10

mercury ranged from 10o to 500 below zero
at different points.
THE cold snap of Friday was the worst ex-
perienced in New York city in six years.
The losses by fire in January in the United
States and Canada were about S12000,0O0.
THE manufacturers of silk thread and
twist are to advance the price ten per cent.
TWENTY-FIVE dogs and three children have
been bitten by one rabid dog in Crete, Neb.
A RUNAWAY horse in Boston took to the
sidewalk and knocked down and injured
| twenty people.
| THE cold weather and snow have caused
great damage to vegetation and stock in
| Northern Texas.
AN aged colored couple were found frozen
to death in their cabin near Washington,
ID. c., last week.
Mr.. AND Mrs. LENNON and their six chill
dren were frozen to death in a blizzard near
Oberln, Kansas.
THE lime manufacturers of Rocklaud,
Maine, have extinguished their fires owing
| to labor troubles.
OVER 800 young ladies entered the recent
competitive examination for positions in the
| Chicago post-office.
A BILL is before the New York assembly
prohibiting the use of terra alba, carytes,
| tale, etc, in candies.
THE Pillsbury Touring mills at Mime
| hDOllS ulNlutu RoJyoOU pluS DiOlJo dLuOuB
LOO employees last year.
THE name of the East Tennessee Wesleyan
University has been changed to that of
Grant Memorial University.
THERE is chestnut tree near Mount
Etna which is said to be two hundred
twelve feet in circumference.
FRIENDS of music in Boston propose to
build an opera-house in which grand opera
| may be adequately represented.
THE illness of Henry Watterson, editor of
| the Louisville COurier-,Journdi, is now con-
sidered of dangerous character.
THE coolest weather known for the past
twenty-five years prevailed in Maryland
and Virginia last week Thursday night
HEAVY snow-storms prevailed in the South
| and West last week. Six inches fell in
Washington and fifteen at Staunton Va.
AN attempt of the Knights of Labor at
Galveston, Texas, to boycott a steamship
company was successfully resisted by the
merchants and shippers.
A MOB of strikers drove about one hun
dred Cinnamon out of Seattle, Wy, Satur-
day, marching them to steamer and pay
ing their fares to San Francisco. The local
authorities were poweress to prevent the
outrage.
A SURPRISE reception was given Professor
and Mrs. Miller at Kimball Union Academy
Meriden, n. H., Friday evening, January
80. Teachers, students and many citizens
gathered in the lecture-room and about half
past seven o'clock word was sent to the
principal that :" a student needed his at.
tention," and Immediately after this Mrs
Miller was wanted. The worthy couple
were quite taken aback on seeing the numer
GUS company that stood ready to greet them
Congratulatory speeches by Pastors Law
renee and Dean, DR.. Cooper and others fol
lowed the cordial Misunderstanding. Miss Field
the lady principal read an original poem
ttn hi tt,1, I,X&
from Professor Parker of Hanover and Rev
Mr.. Flanders of Newport. Mr.. Marden, in {
neatspeech, made the presentation, to which
Professor Miller responded feelingly, expires
sive of his appreciation of the gifts ant
greetings. The presents consisted of a china
tea-set, silver butter-dish and spoon-holder
handicapped center-table, etc. After thu
presentation cake and ice-cream were served
The music was wholly by the school anC
was of high order, especially the due
by the lady teachers Mr.. James Wood wa
master of ceremonies.
Foreign.
LONDON has over 10000 policemen.
THE Earl of Aberdeen has been appointed
Viceroy of Ireland.
JOSEPH DoUTRE, the eminent Canadian
lawyer, died at Montreal last week.
ONE HUNDRED families at Belleville, Ont.
have been made homeless by flood.
| IHE Village Ol San lCenUe 1dCdyd, Ill OIL
Salvador, has been destroyed by volcano.
Snow fell near the city of Mexico, las
week Wednesday--the first time since 1856.
The court of appeals in France has de
cided that Catholic priests may legal
marry.
A PROMINENT dry goods merchant, nance
Gibbs of st. Johns, n F., is a forger to tn
extent of $4,000
THE Powers, with the exception of Rus
STA, have verbally sanctioned the TurcC
Bulgarian agreement.
THERE is trouble between Spain and tn
United States of Colombia, which will prob
ably be settled by arbitration.
FIVE THOUSAND persons at Gaspe, Canada
are on the verge of starvation, owing to TIL
failure of two large fishing firms.
: A CASE of smallpox has appeared in Sui
ton, Que, eleven miles from the border
Several persons have been exposed.
The French chamber of deputies, by
. vote of 347 to 116, has rejected the propos
ton to extend amnesty to political offenders
THE French chamber of deputies has cor
sented to the sale of the crown jewels &c
the purpose of providing fund for age
workmen
MICHAEL DAvITT, speaking at Holloway
said he believed that Mr.. Gladstone
the only English statesman who has tn
) courage and ability to grapple with tn
+ irish problem ana establish peace betwee
England and Ireland.
} DIPHTHERIA is said to have followed tn
smallpox at Montreal One report say
there are 200 cases in the city and that tn
disease is terribly prevalent in Quebec, Tt
, ronto, st. John, n. B., Halifax, n. S., an
a other Canadian cities.
4 TEN thousand workmen held a meetin
g last Monday in Trafalgar Square, LondoI
o A riot resulted and the police were worstet
= Socialist Burns was the cause He ascende
$ the pedestal of the Nelson monument to at
e dress the crowd The police ordered hin
down. He refused, but was forced to leave
!, He was taken short distance when he al
q pealed to the mob for protection. The polio
], were knocked down and trampled upol
: Burns was rescued. He carried red fla
v and delivered fiery socialistic speech upo
5 remounting the pedestal; other speaker
|: followed. Inf1ammatory resolutions wei
1 adopted. London is excited greatly, br
/. the military can crush any further di
=. turbance.