The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-11-17

between 10000 and II, 600.
COMPLETE returns from Minnesota give a
republican majority of 2,3l4.
SEVERAL storms have swept over Spain.
Numerous wrecks are reported.
WEYMOUTH, Mass, is suffering from an
epidemic of diphthera and the schools are
closed.
The supreme court of Mississippi has sus-
tanned the consttutionalty of the local OPP
ton law.
A LETTER is published from Mr.. Glad
stone, in which he earnestly urges the union
of the liberal party.
The Patrons of Husbandry at PhiladeI-
phia call upon congress to enact laws ben
eiicial to husbandmen.
THE civil service commissioners will reco-
mend no change in the existing law in their
forthcoming annual report.
A FIRE in Louisville, Ky, destroyed prop
erty amounting to S225,000. An explosion
demolished two fire engines
Mrs. THOMAS WYLIE of New Brunswick,
n. j., has committed suicide on account of
her husbands drinking habits.
ST. PETERS Roman Catholic Cathedral at
Allegheny City, Pa, was burned Friday
night. Loss S100,000 insured.
A LANDSLIDE at Embrun, Hautes Alpes,
which was caused by the rain, buried eight
persons, all of whom were killed.
THREE persons have been killed and thir-
teen injured in a railway accident at Sis
teron in the department of Bases Alpes.
REV. GEORGE S. BURROUGHS of New Brit
ain, Conn. has been chosen professor of
biblical Interpretation in Amherst College.
THE lower branch of the North Carolina
legislature will consist of ifty-seven demo-
Gratis, fifty-tve republicans and eight labor
men.
THE constitutional amendment prohibit
ing the employment of convict labor failed
of adoption in Illinois by several thousand
votes
A SPANISH gypsy detained at Castle Gar
den Friday as supposed pauper, turned
out to be in possession of $4,000 in gold
and silver coin.
THE noted imported stallion prince
Charlie" property of Dan Swigert, died at
Ellmendorf farm, Kentucky, of collie. He
was worth $4,000.
Samuel Grade of Chester Indiana aged
eighty-three, has inherited three hundred
thousand dollars from a forgotten grand
father in Switzerland.
KRUPP, the great Prusian steel gun manu-
facturer, has sent an agent to Vermont to
examine the Miltimore invention for plan
ing metal surfaces at Arlington.
THE evidence in the express robbery case,
so far as made public, goes to prove that
Messenger David s. Fotheringham was an
accessory, or at least willing victim in the
affair.
JESSE H. LORD, of the Hartford (Ct.) Post,
and formerly of the Scientific american,
committed suicide on Tuesday, by shooting
himself on the grave of his wife in a Hart
ford cemetery.
THE national convention of United Pres
byterans opposed to instrumental music in
churches in session at Pittsburg, discussed
and adopted declaration against the use of
the organ in the church.
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snow storm Saturday. In New York state
the storm was heavy, and Geneva reports
snow twenty inches deep on n level, and
drifts from three to six feet deep.
A RUSSIAN engineer claims to have dis
covered process of reducing petroleum to
the form of crystals, which may be easily
| and safely transported to any distance and
then reconverted into liquid form.
New YORK, November l6.-The European
! powers have accepted Russias candidate
for the Bulgarian throne, the present prince
of Mngreia, Russian. They now advise
! Russia to settle her quarrel with Bulgaria.
The king of Denmark on behalf of his
son, Prince Waldemar has sent telegram
to Turnova expressing thanks for the honor
conferred upon his son, but declining upon
any condition to allow him to accept the
throne.
Mrs. EDWARD T. HALL was killed by
freight train near Southport depot, Conn,
while driving across the track. Deceased
was forty-two years old. She leaves six
children and was wealthy and highly re-
spected.
ADvICEs have been received at Plymouth
that the Chinese steamship Takataman
burst her boilers while running under high
pressure in gale of Nugata and that nine
ty-siX persons on board,perished, including
the officers who were Englishmen.
THE Hotel Brunswick, woodsville, n. H.,
/ totally IpSfrDvpl nv tra Friday rnn
ing; loss 5000, insured for $1,000. |.
K George & Co. lose on furniture $500,
insurance nominal; one dwelling adjoining
was Quilted, loss $1,000. The origin of the
fire is unknown.
NEW YORK, IA church in Chicago
founded by Moody in 1871 with contrbu-
tions from all over the globe, has been
burned. Incendarism is suspected. Pastor
Goss has been severe on rum and other
evil Influences lately, but is not aware that
he has any enemies.
OFFICIAL returns from 27 counties in Col
orado and reliable estimates from the re-
naming Is give Symes (republican), for con-
gress, 200 majority. The senate will con-
sist of 10 republicans and democrats, a
democratic gain of 8. The lower house has
% republicans and "a democrats, a demo-
cratic gain of 10.
COMPLETE returns from 234 cities and
towns of the state of New Hampshire give
Sawyer, Representative for governor, 81
795; Coggswell, (lemocraD. 81 ,295; Went
worth, (prohibitionisD and scattering, 2,310
The republicans carried thirteen and demo-
Gratis eleven senatorial districts, and there
was no choice in two districts. In 307 towns
representatives elect are divided as follows:
Republicans, 1863; democrats, 1877; indie
pendents, one.
THERE was a very large attendance at the
annual dairymens convention in Chicago
The secretary reported that there We're sew
enteen states and territories and Canada
represented. The New York city reports
showed a receipt of 93,541 ,020 pounds of
butter during the present year, considera-
BILE decrease from the amount received last
year. The value of the butter, cheese and
milk handled in New York during 1886 was
S405SS,326 an increase of S2,OO0,OO0 over
1885; 5000, 600 pounds of oeomargarine were
received from Chicago and 100000 pounds
manufactured in New York and 1,250000
pounds We're received from other sources,
but of this 100000 and over were sent
away, showing that the people of New York
ate little butter. Reports from Boston,
Philadelphia and other large butter markets
showed an encouraging condition of dairy
affairs.
In the National Butter and Egg and
Cheese association convention James Ander-
son of New York, chairman of the commit
tee on preserving, packing and transporting
eggs, reported that packing eggs in cases
was preferable to shipping them in barrels,
although in New York the demand was al
most exclusively for barrels; because
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