The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-06-18

vice-president, Mrs. w. j. Van Patten,
Burlington; secretary, Mrs. Mary l.. Paine,
Windsor; assistant secretary, Mrs Clarence
l.. Smith, Burlington treasurer, Mrs. Will
lam 7. Fairbanks, St Johnsbury; auditor,
Rev. Henry Fairbanks, st. Johnsbury, with
an executive committee of one from each
county.
Domestic.
THE Massachusetts legislature has passed
bill abolishing grade crossings.
THE strike of the Westerly, r. l., granite
cutters has been settled by compromise.
A STRIKE of Columbus, Ohio, street car
men was settled on last week Friday by a
compromise.
HENRY MCBRIDE died from the effects of
a prize fight with Frank Lane at San Fran
cisco last week.
a CLASS of fifty-four graduated at West
Point on last week Thursday. Secretary
Proctor and General Sherman were present
A CLOUD BURST in Kentucky, last week
caused the creeks to rise rapidly, doing much
damage to railroads Several trains were
wrecked, with loss of life.
THE indictments against John Keenan,
and Henry l.. Sayles, charged with bribery
| in the Broadway railroad franchise steal
were dismissed on last week Friday at New
York.
The national congress of temperance
workers held its annual session at Brook
Ign, last week, and the national convention
of Christian Endeavor Societies was held at
st. Louis.
MAINE republicans renominated Edwin
G. Burleigh for governor on last week
Thursday. The platform asks congress to
legisate so that states can control the
liquor traffic and approves the course of
Speaker Reed.
THE steamer North Star has been
seized for violating the Canadian customs
act in carrying Chinese from British Co.
lumbia into Washington, where they were
disposed of to the Chinese contractors for
$50 to S25 apiece.
JUDGE SHERMAN of Mason City, Iowa,
has made a sweeping decision in an orig
inal package injunction case. He held that
! beer could be sold by bottles, though shipped
in cases. He also upheld the right to drink
! liquor on the premises where sold.
EDWARD f. COSTELLO of Palmer. Mass,
| brakeman on the New London Northern
railroad instantly killed his little son. aged
nineteen months, on last week Wednesday,
while the child lay asleep in the cradle. He
stood directly over the child and fred a
shot through its breast He then turned on
his wife and fired three shots at her, one
striking her corset-steel, which alone saved
her life.
FRANK WARREN, a travelling salesman,
was shot and instantly killed by his sixteen
! y
n. Y, on last week Friday. The boys
father and mother were engaged in quar-
rel, and the father threatened to kill the
mother, when the boy rushed into the room
and shot his father in the breast. The
trouble between Warren and his wife was
undoubtedly caused by jealousy.
Foreign.
THE legislative assembly of Victoria has
unanimously approved the scheme for fed
Grafton of the Australian colonies, and has
appointed delegates to convention which
is to consider the subject
REPORTS have been received of disastrous
conf1agrations and great loss of life and
property in the mining district of the Ura
Mountains. Forty persons were burned to
death and $4,000 made homeless by the de-
struction of towns.
INFORMATION has been received at the state
department from Irving J. Manatt, the con-
sui of the United States at Athens, Greece
of the death, on the 18th of May, 1890, at Ma
rash, Asia Minor, of Rev. Henry Marden,
missionary Of the American Board, of typhus
fever. Mr.. Marden was native of New
Hampshire.