The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-08-11

gressonal recess and investigate every phase
Of the fisheries difficulties and complica-
tons, and report at the next session.
THE Mayflower won the Goelet cup for
sloop yachts at Newport on Saturday, with
the Puritan second The New York schooner
Graylipg took the cup in her class.
THERE was snow-storm on Mount
Washington last week Monday and a small
sized earthquake in the mountain region
There was snow-squall at Rome, N. Y.
SEVEN persons of party of fifteen, sail
ing in Portland, Maine, harbor Wednesday,
were drowned by the upsetting of their
boat. Five of the victims were children.
The cabinet convened soon after the
death of Mr.. Tilden became known. Mes
viving relatives The leaders of both par
ties speak with the highest esteem of Mr..
Tilden's memory.
Mrs. EMMA MoLLoY, the woman evangel-
ist who has been under trial at Springfield,
Missouri, as being accessory to murder, has
been released the prosecuting attorney
stating that he had no case against her.
Her only son was drowned last week
Much sympathy is felt for her in this sore
affection
A SERIOUS riot occurred Wednesday eve
ming near the large pork-packing establish
ment of John Squire & Co., Boston, result
ing in probably fatal injuries to one police
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large number of policemen and rioters. The
rioters were the striking workmen of the
establishment and numbered one thousand.
TILDENs funeral was largely attended
Saturday, though quiet The President
Secretary Endicott, Governor Hill and many
other notabes were present. The coffin was
double, the inner one being copI er, with
full-length glass doors, and the outer casket
of Spanish cedar. The inscription was sim
ply Samuel j. Tilden." His remains
were taken to New Lebanon, n. Y.
The Niagara whirlpool rapids were again
navigated in a cask Sunday, the perilous
feat being successfully accomplished by
William Potts and George Hazlett, two
coopers employed in the same shop with
Graham, who made the initial trip about
three weeks ago. The barrel-boat was ten
feet long, conical in form and built of the
best locust slaves. A successful landing
was made at Queenstown on the Canada
side, five miles further down the river. The
entire voyage occupied tifty-fve minutes
The feat was witnessed by no less than To-
600 spectators.
a SAN FRANCISCO dispatch, last week
Tuesday, says that never before have so
many persons been seen on the streets of
that city. A great number were Califor-
mans, but all came to see the Grand Army
of the Republic parade. Close estimates
place the number in line at II, 900, while
$1,000 others locked on from start to finish.
The march was triumphant one. The
eastern delegates were especially marked
as objects of attention all along the line.
When an eastern band was discovered it
was greeted with hearty and prolonged
cheers. An unexpected result of the pro-
cession was a rush TO the restaurants mme-
diately after the parade. About 100000 per-
sons had stood fr0aa eight o'clock to forty
minutes past two without eating, and when
the cry " it's all over went up, they rushed
70 hn .stfa 70 and II
crush that within five minutes the proprie-
tors had to lock their doors. Several
women tainted,
THE new Irish secretary has already set
about restoring order in Belfast.
AT Santiago De Chill nine hundred per-
sons died from smallpox in July.
THE British parliament assembled Thurs
day. Speaker Peel was reelected by the
commons.
THE cholera Is virulent in Barletta Italy,
where 132 new cases and forty-two deaths
were reported Saturday.
CUTTING, the woud-be cause of war with
Mexico, was found guilty by the Mexican
court and remanded for sentence.
The new Irish government has summoned
troops to Belfast to put an end to the re-
ligious rioting so prevalent there.
THE report of the Pope's serious illness
proves exaggerated. He is weak, but his
physician says he is gaining strength.
The Crown Prince Frederick William
formally opened the celebration of the five
hundredth anniversary of the Hiedelburg
University.
The London police claim to have infor-
nation to the effect that Russian nihilists are
coming to the aid of the Irish extremists
and that extensive dynamite operations are
in contemplation.
THE Belfast riots We're resumed Saturday
night The fighting was the most desperate
that has taken place during the recent
troubles. The mob was Infatuated and fought
with savage energy. Fifty persons were in
jured, some of them, it is thought, fatally.