News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-05-20
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name of Claiborne street to Cleveland.
The Boston Post has again been
sold, this time to Benjamin Kimball
and others. 1t will be an administra-
ton organ and support civil service
and revenue reform.
Mr.. John Boyle O'Reilly suggests
that the Irish societies of Boston shall,
on Decoration Day, decorate the grave
of Wendell Phillips in honor of his
services to the cause of Irish indie
pendence.
Archbishop Gibbons, of Baltimore,
has denounced in severe terms the an
archists, socialists and other pests,
and characterized them as land pi-
rates.
Ex-President Arthur's condition has
been steadily growing worse during
the past week, but he has not relapsed
so as to have lost all the ground gain
ed during his unexpected rally of
about ten days ago.
The Jury in the case of Alderman
Jaehne, of New York City, charged
with having received bride of $780,
900 to vote for the Broadway railroad
franchise, after being out about two
hours brought in verdict of guilty.
Out of nineteen revolutionary SOL
diers buried in Burlington, three were
generals. three colonies, six captains,
one doctor and six were privates, or
petty officers.
A Washington correspondent writes
most hopefully of Secretary Man
ning's condition, and even seems to
expect that he will be able to fill out
his term at the head of the treasury
department.
A gentleman whose relations with
President Cleveland are very intimate,
said recently to reporter that the
President would not only be married
in June, but that the wedding trip
had been partly arranged. The trip
will embrace Buffalo, Canada and the
White Mountains, and might be even
more extended.
Through the efforts of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union of Wash
ington Territory, assisted by Miss
Narcissa White, of Pennsylvania, the
local option bill passed both houses
Jan. Is, and as women in that Terri
tory have the full ballot the outlook is
promising for an enforced law against
saloons.
An International conference has
been held at Antwerp against the
abuse of alcoholic drink. Important
statements were made by French,
English, and German doctors, who
proved that alcohol is more destruc-
tive than cholera or war. A fedora
ton is to be formed to diffuse infor-
nation on the subject.
Reports from Grand Rapids, Mich,
say The black diphtheria continues to
rage with undated virulence in Sheri-
dan township, and the State Health
authorities will make an investigation
as to the cause. The last of family
of eight passed away Wednesday.
The disease battles the local physicians
and terrible dread has settled down
on the people among whom it prevails.
Smallpox exists at St. Denis, P.
O., and as the authorities refuse to
conform TO the demands of the CEN
trail board Of health the village has
been quarantined. There have been
60 cases and so deaths. Several
deaths have occurred in the college of
St. Denis. Six cases have been dis
covered at St. Vincent de Paul, five
being in one house. st. Denis Is de-
scribed as perfect plague spot.
George II. Butler, a nephew of Gen.
Benz. F. Butler, newspaper writer,
died in Washington May IL. He was
Consul General to Cairo, Egypt, dur
ing Gen. Grants term, and married
Rose Eytinge, the actress, from whom
he has been divorced for some years.
He was man of brilliant gifts as
newspaper writer, but ruined himself
with rum.
The public is informed through the
Tribune that the edition of Webster's
Dictionary now being revised by Pres
ident Porter and his assistants will
admit "dude" and Boycott as per-
manent additions to the English fami-
ly of words. 1t is to be hoped that
the time will soon come when the two
things will not be found outside the
dictionary.
It's a great thing to have wife
who knows what's what, and we vote
with the helpmeet of whom the Hart
ford Post tells: Leafy May, rather
than ''leafy june" seems to hold
sway. The season has been so early
that Job Shuttle had about made up
his mind to 60 into his straw hat and
seersucker coat. 81 say, wife, where
are my summer duds?" he inquired
the other morning. ''They are just
where 1 know where they are, and
they'll stay there until I WANT to take
care of case of pneumonia"
A Washington letter says that a
special car took eleven Senators and
the Secretary of the Senate, together
with Congressman Randall and 9th
ers, to Gen. LOrimer Cameron's coun-
try seat at Marietta, Penn, in re-
spouse to the ex-Senator's invitation
to come and dine with him. Among
them were Messrs. Beck, Edmunds,
Butler, Morrill,, Hale, Blackburn,
Kenna, Logan and Aldrich. Their
comfort was looked after bv Senator
Don Cameron.
The progress of emancipation in
Brazil is not encouraging. There are
still over ,20O,0 slaves in the coun-
try and only about 10000 have been
freed. The emancipation laws are so
framed that slavery cannot be abol-
shed under them in less than fifty
years. The present ministry of Bra
I'll have declared against further legis-
ative action on the subject, and the
friends of the abolition cause are be-
coming disheartened. Meanwhile, &C
,ording to Rio Janeiro papers, the
most horrible cruelties are practiced
Oy the 5laye-owners and outrages are
which are too terrible to
De repeated. l.
Two months ago a Democrat-anl'
I'D Irish veteran-was appointed to
'e a Waterman in the Treasury De-
'artment. He was assigned to duty i
It the door of one of the rooms con-
,onfod with tho roIon,,>t;o, ,E.:: |