The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-08-08
NEWS AND NOTES.

The Island OF Manhattan was once
sold for 1924. And now it is 80 big and
proud that it wants the great celebration
of the discovery of America by Colum
bus, because 1t has grown more than
any other locality in the world in the
same space OF time. By all means give
New York the Great Columbian Fair OF
1892. General James Grant Wilson,
while bunting for come papers concern.
ing his wife's ancestors, among the pub.
lie archives at the Hague, met with a
letter addressed to the States General OF
the United Netherlands by P. Sohagen,
dated Amsterdam, November z, 1926, AN.
nouncing the purchase Of the island of
Manhattan by the Dutch West India
Company for the sum of$24. Two days
latter he was lucky enough to find the
original deed, which has lain thus hid
den away for 1853 years among the pa
pers Of an old Dutch family. General
Wilson intends to purchase the deed, IL
possible, and to take it with him to New
York. 1t would be an interesting docu-
ment to exhibit ut the Great Fair.
On July 10, the trustees Of the Troy
and Boston railroad were served with
notices from President Philips Of the
Fitchburg road 10 the effect that unless
the Troy and Boston repay before Sep.
TENDER 10, 1889, to the Fitchburg COM
pany 1921 ,552.87, the latter corporation
will sell at auction the stock Of the Troy
and Boston, which is in possession OF
the Fitchburg company, and aggregates
$3.50 900. The Fitchburg company has
paid this on behalf Of the Troy and Bos-
ton over and above So. 900, 900, as provid-
ed in the articles Of agreement for con-
solidation, March 90, 1887. The notice
was given in pursuance Of a vote OF the
directors Of the Fitchburg road on June
10, 1889. A meeting of the trustees OF
the Troy and Boston company was held
In the Troy depot Friday morning. when
Messrs. Daniel Robinson, William Kemp,
Samuel B. Sanford, Henry E. Weed,
Norman b. Squires and others we're
present. The meeting adjourned after a
short session without any definite action
being taken.
Postmaster General Wanamaker Is out
in long reply to President Green Of the
Western Union Telegraph Company in
regard to the controversy over the one
mill rate for Government messages offer
ed by Mr.. Wanamaker. A statement
Is made by Mr.. Green TO the effect that
his company is und, no obligations TO
the Government for a rod OF land, or
even a tree. Mr.. Wansmaker points out
the inestimable advantages accruinR to
the company for it's right to stick its
poles along every highway and run its
wires over post roads In the country,
without let or hin'lrance on the part Of
any city or town. Mr.. Wanamaker also
calls the attention OF President Green 10
the fact that while the Government was
nominally enjoying rate Of one cent
word in the day time, IL was actually
paying two cents word on short mes-
ssgea, because the address and sigma
lures were counted in.
The entire business portion Of the city
Of Spoken Falls. Washington Territory,
YVES burned Sunday night. The earliest
reports OF the loss at the Spokane Falls
fire were greatly exaggerated. Some
5Oiy at point hundreds OF miles away
from the place guessed that the loss
would BE- $50, 00O, 0O0, evidently having no
conn rehensiOn OF the magnitude OF that
sun. 1t II key that$4 900 900 will cover
the loss. This is great sum. IL is suf-
ficient " check for a long time the growth
of one OF the most thriving places In the
new state OF Washington. The atmos-
phere surrounding the place lie recupera
tive. The people will not sit down and
repine over their misfortuues. They
gathered courage even while the FIRE
was scattering dismay and by the light
OF blazing ruins operations for rebuilding
were inaUpurated. This Is the sort OF
heroism that counts these days.
The Ohio prohibitionists are still on
deck with no notion OF beating a retreat
at pi essnt The platform adopted at the
State convention last week declares in
favor OF suppressing the liquor traffic,
and says revenue from II is criminal in
9 tue tn! con.r-r ~ % fuDJamert-l
principles n right. Woman suffrage Is
favored, srk and grain gambling de
nounced, arbitration urged for settle
meut Of disputes between employers and