The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-08-01
General News.
Domestic.

THE proprietors of the Commonwealt tn
Hotel in Boston have failed.
ROBERT L. LINCOLN is to leave Geneva
for New York with his daughter on Au-
gust II.
The engineers and firemen on the Chicago,
Burlington Il Quincy railroad have voted to
continue the strike.
A CONGRESSIONAL committee is at work in
New York investigating the matter of
Italian immigration.
GENERAL SHERIDAN is so much better that
the evening bulletins have been dscon-
tinued for the present.
Hon. LEVI p MORTON is to attend the
Bay State fair at Springfield in October,
and is to exhibit his famous herd of Guern-
seys.
BLoNDIN, who has been walking the rope
at Coney Island the last two weeks has said
that he will walk again at Niagara for
$4,000.
The twenty-second annual national en-
campment of the Grand Army of the Re-
public is to be held at Columbus, Ohio,
September II.
GOVERNOR HILL has committed to inn
prisonment for life the sentence of Chiara
Cignarale, the New York murderess SEN
fenced to be hung.
AN attempt was made in Chicago early
Friday morning to blow up with dynamite
the house of German who had shown op-
position to strikes.
Two men were shot and killed during a
riot among union and non-union brick
makers at Ashland avenue and Thirty
ninth street at Chicago Sunday night.
JESSE PoMERoY, the boy murderer, con-
fined in the Massachusetts state prison.
sought to gain release from solitary confine-
ment on a legal technicality. Attorney
general Waterman has decided against his
petition.
In shooting ARRAY between Robinson,
the city marshall and party of Hugoton,
Kansas, and Short, the deputy marshal, and
party of Woodsdale sent to arrest him, four
of the latter party were killed and others
wounded.
PRESIDENT AND Mrs. CLEVELAND and
party went to Fire Island last Friday on a
pleasure trip on the yacht Susquehanna "
In the party were Don NJ. Dickinson, post
master-general, Colonel Dan Lamont and
Smith NJ, Weed of Plattsburgh.
The coal mining town of Roslyn, w. T.,
was burned last week Sunday, rendering
the entire population of l 800 homeless.
About $50 houses were burned. Nothing
is left but the coal company's Office and the
depot; loss 100000; no insurance.
THE sessions of the Chautauqua assembly
at Weirs, n. H.. continuing eight days,
closed Friday The attendance was large
and much interest was shown. Lectures
were delivered by George Makepeace
Towle, Rev. Charles Parkhurst and Il. K.
Hale of Boston and others.
THE centennial celebration of the entry
of the state of New York into the Union
began at Poughkeepsie. N. Y. last Thurs
day The United States corps cadets took
part in the ceremonies. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Jones presided at the public meeting. John
j. Plat delivered the historical address.
THE suit Of the Webster Loom Company
as. Il. S. Higgins & Co., for the infringement
of patent process of carpet weaving, which
has been pending for fourteen years, was
of the plaintiff, but only six cents damages
are awarded, instead of $3O,OOOOOO, as
claimed.
The iron moders' union of North Amer
lea has closed its sessions at st. Louis, after
adopting resolution that on and after
April /, 1889, nine hours shall constitute a
days work for members of the union. If