The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-06-20

The Trenton and Vandalia, which was
wrecked at Samoa last March, have been
abandoned by the government and their
names will be stricken from the navy
list. All Of the valuables OF both vessels,
including the batteries, have been TecOv-
cred and are en- route to San Francisco
on the steamship Alameda. Admiral
Kimberly and the remaining survivors
are on board and expect TO reach thus
country about July 8.
In messages entirely characteristic Of
the man, Gov. Hill of New York vetoes
the liquor bills which were cordially
sustained by the best sentiment of the
State and shows himself the false pre-
tender and humbuE that he il. At the
same time he INDUCES in an unseemly
TRADE against the republican legislature
which, however, will hurt nobody but
himself Mr.. Hill has honestly earned
the title of New York's whiskey COVER
nor.
Gen. Jubal Eirly took occasion to ad-
vertise himself, in fis Grafton at Win
chester. Va, on Thursday of last week,
as an unreconstructed. unrepenant rebel
But Gen. Jubsl Early has b, en- of so little
consequences since the little affair at
Cedar Greek and the events which fol-
lowed, that probably M; one person in
thousand knew that he was still alive,
and i; is safe to saw that that one person
does not care whether he is recons' uct-
ed or not.
1t is an error to suppose that the
Jamestown disaster ia the greatest OF Us
kind in mndern tInes. The great fl nd
| in the Yellow River Of China in 1887
I destroyed three Thousand villages, and
the best informed European in Pekin, "
calculated the de, trucIiOn OF life at Z e
000,0 The lowest estimate was ,O00,-
600. In 1876 Iiial wave OveIhpwed
the BY OF B"ngal, drowning 300, 900
people,
The Chicago Herald has this i EN-,
under the title Of Uncle Sam Trojan
"Please safe why the U"i'ed States
20 by the name OF Uncle Sam. J d. NJ.
The term came into u1e ~ the war 4
1912 and originated at Troy, N. Y. T. e
government inspector there was Samuel
Wilson. univeI sally known rs Uncle
Sam Wher ever he inspected supplies
'urnirh"d the governm'nt he would
brand them u. S, me ming Uni'ct
Stated, but the abbrpviatiOn being then
new and not generally recognized, The
workmen supposed It to mean Uncle
Sam, the inspector. Afterwards Tn,
story was repeated and got into print,
and from that time the name has been
facetiously applied to the United S'a'es. -
To which thu Troy papers add the ult-
ing head line {: Like most grea' men h.
was born in Troy"
Superintendent OF Census Porter h 8
appointed to id hinin the pr, pIrst'on
OF the l1th census, S. N. ID. North OF
Boston. secretary of the National Also
citation of wool manufacturer to have
charge of the statistics OF the WOOL and
worsted in 'ustry, and OF the newspaper
and periodical press throughout tht
United States. Mr.. North gained ma
tional reputation through his work on
the ION census. He was formey editor
OF the Albany Express William G.
Hunt of the bureau of statistics of Mas
sachnsetts will be the expert and special
agent in charge OF the social st,tistics.
Mr.. Hunt has won slate repu'a'iOI IN
Massac husetts in the compilation Of thu
Massachusetts census Of 1885 j. K.
Upton OF New Hampshire, formerly As.
sistant Secretary Of the Treasury, will
have charge Of the statistics of the state
finances, and indeb, ednPss. Mr.. Upton
performed efficient work for the censu.
office in 1880.
A tramp BOARDED the trent end of a
baggage car on the FItchhurg Railroad
at North Adams few days ago, and
crouched down on the platform for a
free ride through Hoosac Tunnel. He
was observed by the engineer, and on
entering the Tunnel suggested to thu
fireman the necessity of thoroughly wet
ting the coal with pip" used for that
purpose, limiting that the ramp nee did
washing. With grim smile The fire.
man took the hose pipe and commenced
to water the-coal. hut nv vigorous
use of the pipe a plentiful supply Of
water fell on the occupant of the plat
form Of the baggage car. When the
train arrived at Huosac station he tramp
looked like drowned kitten. but he
was washed perfectly clean. After the
train left the station he informed one
OF the attendants that he would not ride
through that Tunnel again at any price,
for it leaked 30 badly that he considered
It unsafe. So relates the Fitchburg Sen
tinel.