News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-03-27
GENERAL NEWS.

| Hon. Henry WattersOn will deliver the an
| nual address before the South Carolina Press
| Association, which meets in Charleston April
| 30.
The plaster cast of Louis Rebssos' eques-
trian statue of General Grant, ordered of that
| artist by the Chicago committee, has Deeh
| completed. 1t has been finished in sections
| and sent as each piece was completed to enc
| opee, Mass, where the bronze casting VIII be
made.
Mrs. Cleveland performed the ceremony
| of laying the cornerstone of the new building
| of the Eve and Ear Infirmary at New York.
Hon. Abram S. Hewitt rfsided, Bishop Pot
| ter offering prayer and George William Cur
tbs delivered an address.
Cornish, n. H., has pas ed unanimous
vote thanking Edward D. Kimball of Massa-
chusetts for gift of $4,000, the income OF
which is to be given to the worthy poor, and
c. c. Beaman of New York city for his dona-
ton of Stone Arch Bridge.
Major Thomas Harvard of Brooklyn, eel
ebrated his 101st birthday Saturday. Besides
being 101 years old, Maj. Harvard enjoys the
distinction of being the oldest shipbullder IN
America. He is also veteran of the War of
1912. Over a score of years ago he retired
from business having amassed a comfortable
fortune. He has since spent his winters III
Brooklyn and his summers in Bath, Me.
Both cities claim the centenarian as aresident.
All those near to Mai. Harvard whom he
lONeU are gone, anu Ne IS ATONE Ill Ille, Win
the exception of his sscond wife and one
daughter. He was born in BOwd0inham,
Me-, March Is, 1879. The Major got his title
In the Maine militia.
Miss Braddon has written an average of
one novel q year for each of her SO years Of
life.
George W. Archer, President of the Ro-
chester Driving Park. and one of the judges
at the stallion race at Beacon Park last fall,
makes affidavit that the owner of Alcryon
told him some time after the race that he had
accepted Nelson's check for $4,000 to lose the
race, and that he did so, making in all $1,000
out OF the affair."
Chicago men entertain the belief that the
New Workers are doing all in their power to
defeat the Worlds Fair project.
The work of the Pan-American Congress
will probably be finished within thirty days
There are 10 men in training for the Har-
ward Varsity crew.
The Louisiana Lottery Company sent
check to the Mayor of New Orleans for $780,
900, and another to the State for 100000 to
help repair the damage done to the levees by
the flood. The Governor very properly re-
turned the check sent to the State.
1t is reported that the finest hotel on the
American continent will be built in the City
of Mexico and will cost more than two
millions.
A Receiver has been appointed for the
Florida Southern Road, which Is owned by
Boston parties.
A cowardly fellow who hit a woman
lecturer with stone at York, Pa, was shot
and seriously wounded by the police.
George W. Chids's "reminiscences in Lip
pincott's Magazine were dictated by re-
porter, who got $1,000 for the job. Mr..
Childs gave him the matter to help him
along.
1t is reported that Mrs. Grover Cleveland
has accepted an invitation to visit Mrs. Geo.
p. Wetmore at her cottage in Newport the
coming season.
Nr. Simon Yandes of Indiana has just
given 900 to Wabash College. He has
previously given it like sum.
Gen. Beale has sold his California ranch
for 100000 to an English syndicate.
Arthur C. E. Johns, q nephew of Lord
Lurgen and owner of fruit orchard at
Delamere, Cal, says he is one of the young
who were induced by sharpers to
come to America to learn farming in Canada.
He and some companions, on arriving, were
put to work as farm hands. The labor was
so severe and uninstructive that they re-
belled, whereupon they were forced to quit
the farm, losing their clothing and the money
they had paid. One of them, Albert Luttrel
OF Leaning on. was so worn out that he died
in the steerage on the passage home to Eng
land.
President DiaZ received the Raymond !
Whitcomb party now in Mexico at his palace, |
the reception having been brought about by
the influence of Col. Daniel Needham. Col.
Needham, presented by Minister Ryan, adj
dressed the President with graceful express
sions of good will, and President Diaz. in re-
spouse, alluded to the United States as the |
model for Mexico to follow, and cordially de-
clared that all visitors from the North were |
Ives and Stayner are already planning new
operations. Stayner is the more nervous of |
the two, and feels his position most keenly. |
Nv s does not seem to regard it other than as
an incident in his career-one of the reverses |
IF business. He does not think any of the |
criminal suits against him will be pressed.
Bishop Potter says in the New York Tri-
pune: "Well nigh everybody in great city
s driving engine. he is running himself /
III a schedule, and the demand upon him all /
he while is to crowd just little more work
Or sport or excitement into the day than his
nervous machinery will stand"
Ten fremen were killed and several in
ured by falling building at indianapolis.
Two Yale students were drowned while |
sailing on the Sound at New Haven on Sum
lay.
The winter wheat in Illinois has been badly |
damaged by the severe cold of the past ten |
days.