News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-01-16
GENERAL NEWS.

On account of the lack of ice it may be
necessary to postpone the national skating
races which were to be held at Newburg,
| NY, on the 18th and 18th Jan.
While man named Farrell was engaged in
thawing out cartridges at the stove In Ottawa
Jan. 8. the dynamite magazine blew up.
William McMullen was instantly killed, while
| Farrell escaped with slight injuries.
The steamer Slavonia, from Stettin for
New York, put into Halifax Jan. 8. She ex-
| perienced severe weather on her voyage and
ran short of coal. After coaling she proceeded
for her destination.
A 100000 fire at sandusky, O., night of
Jan. 3.
Amasa D. Ward, wel-known New York
broker, died Sth inst, from the effects of Ia
grippe.
! The Chicago dry goods house of Fenton K.
| Lawlor has suspended.
The Appalachian Mountain Club have
elected officers for the ensuing year.
Ex-United States Senator Lapham of New
York is dead.
Heavy fall of snow and loss of cattle In
Wyoming.
| Fur arrests were made in New York Jan.
| s on reQuisition of G V. Lowry of Missis-
| sippi, charging the men with aiding and abet-
ting the Sullivan-Kilrain prize tight.
An old and wealthy citizen of Hookston,
| Pa, was given ride on a rail one night re-
GENTLY around the town by gang of sO-caled
"regulators," on account of his alleged Ill
treatment of his young wife.
jackson Day was celebrated at Nashville
with procession, participated In by the
military of the S ate and hundreds of citizens.
After the parade meeting was held at the
state Capitol, and the National Jackson Club
was permanently organized.
The tobacco men were again before the
Ways and Means Committee Jan. s.
The Western Union building in st. Louis
was burned Jan. s. Loss about 100000.
The Glamorgan Iron Company of Phila-
delphia. which was organized about 40 years
ago, is to be wound up, owing to the forgery
of its paper by the Secretary and Treasurer.
Lieut.. w. NJ. Spicer, naval officer at
Brooklyn, was accidently shot Jan. 7. He is
expected to recover.
Mr.. Aaron Claflin of Brooklyn, the we'll
known merchant, died Jan. 7.
Gov. Hill sent his message to the New York
Legislature Jan. I.
The theory that change in the course of
the Gulf Stream was responsible for change
in our elm tie is exploded by the Hydro
grapher of the Navy Department.
Civil Service Commissioner Roosevelt's re-
port of the result of his recent investigation
Of the affairs of the Philadelphia Custom
House will have an important bearing on
promotion in government offices.
The annual dinner Of the Alpha Delta Phi
fraternity of Amherst Co lege was eaten at
Morello's, in New York, Jan. Z.
A collision occurred between Lehigh and
Hudson and Pennsylvania freight trains Jan.
7. The engines and several cars were
wrecked. Both engineers were severely hurt,
and Richard Walton, engineer of the Penn
sylvania train, subsequently died from his
injuries.
One of the large thousand barrel stills of
the naphtha works at the Standards Solar
terrific force that was felt all over the city.
Four or five men were injured.
District Attorney Fellows of New York
said in an interview that he believed it would
be waste of public money to try any more
of the "boodle cases." as an acquttal, or at
least disagreement, would certainly result in
every case. lie will not 60 on with the
trials.
Lobster men continue to set their traps at
anchester-by-the-Sea, owing to the mild
weather, and the most remarkable thing
about it is that they are using sculpins for
bait, which are found in large quantities in
the river and about the wharves, something
unheard of before.
Edward Church, 17-year-old hoy living
with his father near Huntington, West Vir-
ginia, Is charged with poisoning the entire |
family by putting trough on rats" in their
bread. One little girl is dead and four others
of the family are believed to be dying. The |
young murderer confessed his crime to
friend and then fed.