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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-03-20
THE WESTERN FLOOD.
A Rise Of IS Feet in "a Hours in the
Arkansas River.
Immense Flow of Water Into the Mis-.
sissippi.

Flood news from various points along the
Mississippi River and other steams is that the
White and Black rivers in Arkansas are on
the rampage. Both are out of their banks
and overlooking the country each side for
miles. Heavy rains have fallen and continue
to fall along the streams and general mum
dation is looked for. The Black is a tribu-
tary of the White, and the White empties
into the Arkansas just above the point
where the latter pours its flood into the
Mississippi. At Fort Smith, on the Ar
kansas, rise of over IS feet took
swell was proceeding at the same rate. This
great rise, added to the minor floods pouring
out of all the small tributaries below Fort
Smith, will greatly add to the volume of Wa
ter in the Mississippi below the mouth of the
country.
All the railroads in the vicinity of Fort
Smith are suffering from serious washOuts or
lost bridges and trains are abandoned tenn
porarily. At Arkansas City, on the Missis-
sippi, water from the Sappington Hook ere
vase has inundated the rear part of the
town, and lands in the back country are
being flooded. 1t is not thought, however,
that any great damage will result from this
break, as the bayOus and interior streams are
capable of carrying the water away rapidly.
All the available boats of the Government
fleet have been put into leyee service and are
rendering all the aid possible. The river
front from Arkansas City down is being care
fully watched, and all low places are being
filled up with sacks of sand and earth and
other means used to hold back the waters.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-03-20
GENERAL NEWS.

At special meeting of the Boston Execu-
tive Business Association, held at the Parker
House, to discuss the revival of American
shipping, report of the majority of the
Transportation Committee, favoring free
ships for 10 years, was adopted by vote of
81 toe.
Two records in railway speed were broken
recently. A train from New York to Wash
ington, carrying a party of actors, made the
distance in hours and II minutes; the pre-
vious record was hours and ID minutes. A
train was run from Philadelphia to Jersey
City, distance of 80 miles, in 50 minutes.
Another meeting of the creditors of the
Parker House was held recently. Offers for
the house were received from Mr.. Whippe
of Young's Hotel and from Mr.. G. L.. SIM
clair, but no decisive action was taken.
Secretary Window has granted the North
ern Pacific Railway permission to transport
goods wholly by rail in sealed cars from
ports in Canada through the United States to
other ports in Canada.
The Lynn Water Board proposes to great
ly increase the water supply of the city.
Chief electrician of the West End Road,
Boston, has devised some important improve
ments that will be put into operation.
About 400 switchmen are on strike at
Chicago.
MISS CdGOluG bOuONdll, WuO recently uIcu
in Baltimore, left Johns Hopkins University
the very generous sum of 100000 and S10,-
900 to the Washington and Lee University of
Lexington, Va. Although not Catholic, she
left $4,000, the interest of which is to be
paid semi-annualy to the Cardinal Arch
bishop of Baltimore and his successor in per-
petuity for the education of candidates to the
sacred ministry of the Catholic church.
Vice-President and Mrs. Morton were the
quests of the CITY of lack SOnvjlle Mavor
McQuaide and a committee of citizens went
to st. Augustine and escorted them to Jack
sonvIlle in III. NJ. Flagler's private car.
The will of the late Hector c. Havemever
President of the Havemeyer Sugar Refining
Company, gives $250,000 to charities The
remainder of the estate, amounting to about
S2,000,000, is divided among relatives.
Mrs. Caroline Donovan, who has given
100000 to Johns Hopkins University, was
such an admirer of General r. E. Lee that at
the time of his death she w on the point of
giving him 100000.
People in New York are alrea. " preparing
for Postmaster festivities. Mrs. W. c.
Whitney, wife of the eX-Secretary of the
Navy, is to open wonderful new ball room
on Easter Monday with grand ball.
EX-Congressman Taulbee, who was shot
by Kincaid, died yesterday morning.
1t is practically settled that Mr.. j. Reed
Whipple of 1oung's Hotel will soon have
control of the Parker House, Boston.
The Denver branch house of Carter, Rice
& Co., Boston, was burned.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-03-20

RECENT NEW ENGLAND DEATHS.

Mr.. Henry F. JOY, a salesman employed
by Morse, Smith & Co., of Boston, died at
the City Hospital. Mr.. Joy represented the
firm in the large Western cities, and did an
extensive business. His home was at Els
worth, Me.
Rev. Walter Wilkie died in Winthrop on
Monday. He attended church Sunday and APP
peared in good health, and the cause of death
tan only be attributed to heart disease.
Rev. L. Smith Hobart, formerly prom
inent Congregational clergyman of the West,
died in Springfield, Mass, Saturday. He
was born in Potter, n. Y, and graduated at
Yale in 1887.
Major Lucien Eaton of st. Louis, who
died recently in Bourne, Texas, was born III
Canton, Mass, about sixty years ago, but re-
moved to st. Louis in 1858
Rev. G. V. Markham, well known In Uni
yersalist circles died at the home of his niece
in Monson, Mass, yesterday afternoon at the
age of 81. He was the first Uniyer5ist min
lister at Stafford Springs, Ct, % years ago.
Mr.. Thomas w. Coburn, secretary of the
Hampden County Musical Association, died
in Springfield, Mass, Saturday. lie was
born in Worcester in 1916, and served in the
Eighth Massachusetts, during the war.
Rev. John Phillips Cowles died at Ipswich,
Mass, from heart failure. Mr.. COwles was
n native of ColebroOk, Conn, and was born
Jan. 81, 1905. He early developed taste tor
study and was fitted for college, graduating
at Yale University in the class of 1926.
Mr.. +. d. Warren, assistant editor of the
Paper World, of Springfield Mass, died Sun
day, aged Al years.
Mr.. Ambrose Beale, whose funeral lately
occurred in Monmouth, Me-, was one of the
towns oldest and most respected citizens.
Mr.. George w. Fletcher of Rumney, n.
H., one of the prominent citizens of Grafton
county. He was born in Campton on Feb.
2, 1921, and learned the shoe business in Ma
tick, Mass. In 1913 he went to Rumney,
where for many years he was engaged in
trade and in the manufacture of Plymouth
buckskin gloves.
Prof. William Parsons Atkinson, we'll
known teacher and lecturer, died at his home
in Jamaica Plain on Monday. For % years
he was professor of English and history at
the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-03-20
A Story About Senator Edmunds.

When Senator Edmunds was taking
his first lessons of law, it was in the
Office of one Briggs in Richmond, vt.
Edmunds' father brought suit against
a neighbor and employed Briggs as
counsel, while the defendant employed
young Edmunds, now the Senator,
who made so clear and cogent plea
as to win the case, greatly to the
chagrin of his cather and Squire
Briggs, but to the unbounded delight
of the community. A well-to-do
farmer stepped up to the young man
and sand: "You had better go home
with me; your father won't give you
any supp,r tonight" "No," replied
young Edmunds, elf father won't
mother WILL" and he went home and
did not 60 to bed hungry.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-03-20
The New York sleep.waIker.

The woman who was found walking in her
sleep lightly clad on Broadway, New York,
near the Fifth Avenue Hotel, few mornings
ago, and who gave the name of May Casey,
an opera singer. was found another morning
by another policeman on Broadway, near
Third street, parading the street, clad only in
a nightgown. Her eyes were wide open, but
had a vacant stare. The officer followed her,
whereupon she fed. He pursued her and
caught her, when she struggled for her re-
lease. He raped for assistance, which came
in the shape of other police officers and the
woman was taken to the station house. She
fought like tigress all the way. Her proper
name was learned to be Marian Stanwood,
and not May Casey.
She was locked up in cell much against
her wish. She said that she had appeared on
the streets of Syracuse and twenty other
places in a similar way, and that this was the
first time she was ever arrested for it. She
also admitted that she walked in her sleep
through the streets of Boston, and that her
home was at y Cedar street, West End,
Boston. 1t is the prevalent idea that the
woman is demented. She was sent to court
and committed for examination as to her
sanity.
Inquiry in Boston shows that the woman
real name is Marion Day, and she is ma
tive of Lake Village, n. III. She has been in
Boston, except at short intervals, for close on
20 years, her age being now about 30 years
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-03-20

Piano lamps are shaded with adjust
able parasols of lace, feathers and
flowers, which can be removed or
closed at will.
Brides who carry real orange bios
SONS pay 81 spray for the tiny white
flowers, and it takes seventy-fve sprays
to make a modest bouquet.
Low-necked frocks are seen on the
street and in public piaces of amuse-
ment when the wraps or furs are re-
moved. While popular it is not good
form.
The Figaro jacket, intended for the
concert or theatre toilet, is not unlike
the old Zouave in cut, but fits as tight
as the bodice. 1t is made entirely of
steel, silver or gilt passementerie,
with high cadet collar and a military
buckle at the belt.
Admirers of the conspicuous and
original vii be interested in the fad
now prevalent of dressing from head
to foot in the tint of ones own hair.
The peculiar shade of chestnut-brown
hair and the fair Patti red are now
reproduced in the plain and rough
cloths of which ulster, jacket, paletot
and gown are made.
Mrs. VIM. Baylis has the credit of
setting the handsomest dinner table
Of the season. With spotless linen
and china and perfectly plain silver
she used white Puritan roses one even
ing in an epergne representing branch
of oak. On the four corners of the
table were little fish baskets filled with
lilies of the valley and sprayed with a
mist that glittered like dew drops.
A very good pin-cushion for mans
use has a maroon leather frame in
horseshoe shape, the enclosed space
filled i'll with plush cushion. This,
unlike some metal frames, needs no
cleaning, and hence is better for the
use of a sex which ""hates to fuss"
A sui able companion for the horse
shoe cushion is the stirrup case for q
whisk broom,
The tabled woman who "could not
be happy without portiere, a screen
and an easel" may n2w have the last
in the shape of writing-desk, which
looks like an easel supporting large
frame of photographs. This frame,
however, lets down, and shows COM
plete writing apparatus fitted behind
If, the frame itself serving for desk
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-03-20
MILITARY, NAVAL AND G. AR.

Capt. O'Sullivan, who has resigned the
captaincy of company +. 9th infantry: Joined
the militia in 1877. He is one of the bright
young men of Lawrence, having represented
that section in the Legislature a number of
years. Business interests caused his retire
ment from active military work.
William Logan Rodman post 1 of New
Bedford will have the right of the line in the
grand parade of the Grand Army of the Re-
public in this city next August.
The recent minstrel show of the Worcester
Light Infantry made the treasury of the
company richer by S704.56, the net receipts
after settling all accounts.
Company B. 9Th infantry, NJ. V NJ, will
have its annual aI-cOmers shoot at Mill Pond
range, Fast Day, April 3. Military and civil
ian matches will be open.
The 1st brigade NJ. V NJ. will, in all
probability, 60 into camp the first week in
June. The second week in July will proba-
bly, be selected by the ID brigade.
The 9th U. 5. cavalry (colored) had but II
assertions from its ranks during the entire
year 1889.
A Massachusetts man-Mr. G. G. Adams
Of Lawrence-has drawn the plans for the
Home for Disabled Soldiers to be built by the
state of New Hampshire at Tilton.
Drum Major John Smith, It'll New York,
has been in the service. regular and national
guard, for more than 90 years. The It'll pro-
pOs6s u give ulLu long SERVICE medal.
The new armOry at Worcester will be ready
for occupancy early in May, and the COM
panies propose TO mark the event with some
kind of a reception. just what form this
celebration viii take has not vet been decided,
but a popular opening to the citizens is ia
yOred.
Gen. Alger is anxious to have his own post
parade in this city next August as cavalry,
and to that has notified the committee in
charge that he would ike to have 400 horses
supplied him. 1t is doubtful if his idea can
be CARED out as the supply of horseflesh
viii be limited at that time.
Hooker post of East Boston, having held
its fair, post 49, G. A. r., of the same sec
ton proposes to ask its friends for assistance
in raising funds for the purpose of entertain
ing visiting comrades of the Grand Army
who will be the guests of the post next Au-
gust.
Past Department Commander Myron P.
Walker of Bechertown will deliver the Me
mortal Day address before Gen. Lander
Post of Lynn.
Past Department Commander Geo. S.
Evans will deliver an address on Memorial
Day at Webster.
General Simon G. Griffin of Keene, n. H.,
has accepted an invitation to deliver the Me.
mortal Day Grafton at Nashua.
Colonel Frank G. Moves of Nashua and
Colonel John G. Linehan of Peacock, Y. H.,
have been appointed aids on the staff of Gen
eral Alger, COmmander-in-Chiefo of the Grand
Army of the United States.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-03-20

show that mind was more powerful than
| matter slept outdoors one cold night within
four feet of Il running stream. His literary
powers tend to poetry, and he says he Is often
visited by Longfellow, who dictates poetry to
him. One time he wrote few verses under
Longfellow's dictation, but preferred to finish
them up in his own way in spite of the pro-
testations of the spirit. He sent them to
publisher, and they appeared, although he
had finally consented to follow LongielloW's
from the publisher.
A Gardiner man who put 800 last fall into
ice company stock last week took out Sl3OO
as his share of the proceeds.
Percy Bolton, 49, the famous coach of the
Yale crew, is in New Haven and will have
charge of the varsity crew candidates for the
next two weeks.
A Bucksport man who declared that he did
not believe in working on Sunday, on being
told that he would be paid three cents more
per cake for hauling ice on that day, accepted
the offer.
Henry Taylor, young son of Mr.. j. ..
TAYLOR of Fairfield, fell from the slip at one
of the ice houses Friday. He struck on the
edge of board. AS result his lower limbs
are completely paralyzed and the doctors
give but little hope of his recovery.
Hon E. H. Banks, formerly State Treasurer,
has been chosen President of the York lnsti-
tute, Saco.
Rev. E. n. Packard of Syracuse, n. Y, has
been invited to deliver the address before the
Maine Medical School at Brunswick at the
graduation in June, and has signifed his ac-
ceptance.
The New England Ship Building Company
at Bath has contracted to build
four-masted schooner for Long Island par
ties. 1t will be of 100 tons. This makes
seven four-masted vessels which this firm
alone has to build.
At the Rockand city election last Monday,
Mr. Starrett, the Democratic candidate for
Mayor, found on reaching the ballot box that
he could not vote. He formerly was citizen
of Warren, and apparently hadn't taken
enough interest in the election to have his
name put on the voting lists.
At the Supreme Judicial Court in Farming
ton Saturday Thomas Emery Cakes was tried
on an Indictment charging him with placing
Instructions on the Franklin and Megantlc
Railroad last November near Salem. The
jury brought in a verdict of guilty, and he
will be sentenced Monday, probably.
Municipal elections were held in several
places in Maine. In Biddeford there was
considerable trouble and number of arrests
were made, growing out of a conflict of
authority in regard to the issuing of natural
iZation papers.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-03-20
FOR WOMEN FOLK.
News and Gossip from Far and
Near for the Fair Sex.

Lolita the little actress seems to
be Enjoying her rest hugely. Although
the richest single woman in the world
who has earned her own money, she
does not seem at all burdened with
business cares. She has a hotel in
Boston, adjoining her Park Theatre,
which she owns. She figures among
her assets a tiat-house in New York
and lots of real estate in different parts
of the country. Yet she does not
bother with its management. Her
shrewd mother, who has saved all this
money, takes all the responsibility of
its care and Lolita is left to enjoy her
self. After this year of rest and plea
sure in the United States she is going
to Europe, and it has not yet been de-
cided whether she Will work next wear
or not. She is old enough and rich
enough to enjoy the balance of her life
out of the theatre.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-03-20
VERMONT.

W. Seward Webb of Shelburne Farms be-
lieves there is natural gas on his property, and
within few days has begun boring an arte-
was ever attempted in Vermont before, and
it is said there never was a shaft sunk deeper
than 200 feet.
The Island Pond National Bank has been
organized with these officers: President, f..
G. Robinson; Vice President, S. d. HObson !;
Cashier, A. K. Darling.
An admirer of Senator Evarts in India
sent him a sacred COW from Burmah several
years ago, which the statesman sent to his
farm at Windsor. Here the spiritual animal
had lived out her existence in the barnyard
society of the other cattle until recently,
when even her sacredness did not save her
from the butcher. There was a great de-
mand among Windsor people for sacred beef,
but they say it was not unusual, as the meat
resembles that of a Jersey cow, the flesh
being very dark red and the fat dark yellow.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-03-20
REAL ESTATE
E0R. SALE!
- FARMS!@
Village Residences!
BUILDING. LOTS!
TIMBER LOTS!
w ODD LOTS.
STORE, ETC.

My Calf Skin Business is absorbing my
capital, time and attention, and, having de-
cided to close out all of my other branches
of business, as we'll as my miscellaneous
personal property and real estate, I offer
for sale all the land own except that oc-
cupied in my business and my dwelling,
and will dispose Of same at very low figures
and on easy terms of payment.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-03-20
THE TAULBEE TRAGEDY.
What the Autopsy Showed-Preparation
for the Defence of kincaid.


The autopsy upon the body of ex-Congress-
man Taulbee will possibly furnish the defence
with an additional argument. DIR. Lamb,
who has performed most of the autopsies
here i'm noted cases for many years, pro-
nounced that death was due to abscess. The
assesses it is true were used by the bullet
of Kincaid's pistol; but there is possible
opportunity in this, as in the case of Frank
Ward, to hold the doctors liable for unskill-
fulness in the treatment. The relatives of
Mr.. TauIbee, who have arrived from Ken
lucky, bring the painful intelligence that Mr..
Tauibee's mother was driven insane by the
news of the assault. The mother of kincaid,
who is also a feeble old lady, is very much
Affected bv the situation of her son. Kincaid
will not ask for counsel. Some of the eminent
criminal LAWYERS of Kentucky have been en-
gagged by his friends for his defence. Mr..
Maurice Smith, the local counsel, Is very
sIiJIful in criminal cases in this District He
has, within few years, been counsel in ten
murder trials, and he has never lost case.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-03-20
Ate Turtle 100 Years Old.

Among the delicacies which graced
Queen Victorias table at Christmas
was turtle 100 years of age, which
had been broug It from the Ascension
Island a week previously by the gov
eminent cruiser Wye. So thoroughly
did her majesty enjoy the soup pro-
duced from the fat of the reptile that
the Wye has just been dispatched to
Ascension-a distance of many thou
sand miles-for a further supply of
turtles. 1t is not every one who is
thus able to make use of a man-of-war
for the purpose of gratifying a craving
for turtle SCUM.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-03-20

The heiress to the throne of the
Netherlands, the Princess WiIhelmina.
is a few months past her ninth birth
day. As the only Queen Regent of
the future she is very interesting per-
sonage, the most important young lady
that now figures in European politics.
Young as she is, the question of her
marriage has already been mooted and
widely discussed, and it is probable
that very few more years will pass
over her childish head before she will
be solemnly betrothed to some one OF
other of the many pretendants to her
hand. She is at present very pretty,
fair-haired e-SsSiirl--Eery closely and
carefully guarded by her watchfnl
mother, Queen Emma, who superin-
tends herself the course of education
which is destined to make the future
Queen of Holland one of the most &C
complished princesses of Europe.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-03-20
Nothing Extra.

~ want five pounds of brown shu-
gar" he said to grocer; ''s-h-u-g-a-r."
Il understand"
ado you put an 'h' in shugar?"
"Never."
81 always do. I think it rounds out
and smooths off the word a great deal.
Gives it sort of cadence, you know"
exactly"
"Will there be any extra charge for
shugar with the III in it?"
mo, sir"
"Thanks. Your courtesy will surely
bring you success in business. Five
pounds of s-h-u-g-a-r. And if you
have any egs with one 'g' I'll take a
dOZen,'
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-03-20
Tan Re FytnOdad

A Philadelphia paper, under the
head of electric Brevities, records
the fact that ga boy three feet long"
was shocked to death by an electric
battery in a Pennsylvania town.
When man six feet long meets with
an accident of the sort it will no doubt
change the head to electric Links"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-03-20
ADIsHONEsT LAWYER.
Fevv He Proposed to Make 100000 Out
of Client.

Jaw Beright, al attorney of Kansas CITY,
was arrested in Chicago charged with having
defrauded colored man and his wife out Of
sion GOO worth of real estate. Their names
are John and Johanna Sweeney and they
live there. About 10 days ago the negro, who
il rs years old and very feeble, decided to
make his will. Last week Berlght FORM
Mated the document, and it was ac-
knowledged before a notary public named
Rush G. Lake, witnessed and duly signed
sealed, and delivered. For some reason Mr.
lake became suspicious of the document.
Upon investigation he found that II was
a yvarranfee deed for all the property made
in Beright's favor, the consideration Tor
which was 81. He reported the matter to
Chief of Police Speers. Last week the
grand jury, which sat in Independence, re-
turned an Indictment against Berlght' DuI ne
bad heard of the Indictment and escaped
He was traced to Chicago. Requlsltlon
napers were obtained and an officer sent TO
bring him back.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-03-20
CONNECTICUT.

Every room in the many large buildings at
the Middletown asylum for the insane is now
occupied. No new patients can be admitted
until some of those who are now in the asylum
die or are discharged.
The whole police force of Stonington has
been suspended for four days for going asleep
at night instead of patroling the streets. AS
the force included only one man there has
not been much fear on the part of the people.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-03-20
MAINE.

A literary and scientific hermit lives in the
wilds about Mt. Mica, and is surrounded bya
whole society of distinguished spirits, as he
saws. He takes his science In a straightfor-
ward, matter-of-fact way, and In order to