The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-12-23

fifteen years old. His mother was herself |
born in the same institution, and always
lived there Drayton led a wild life in New
England, went West, entered the army, de-
serted was captured and court-martialed
and sentenced to a long term in the govern
ment penitentiary in Kansas. He finally
returned to Taunton, and within live hours
was arrested for stealing a horse and buggy.
He served time for the offence, then went
to Fall River, was married, and lived an eX-
emplary life until this latest affair. AL
though born of a child, Drayton is six feet
tall straight as an arrow, and remarkable
appearing man.
Congress.
MONDAY - Among bills introduced in
the senate was one by Mr.. Morrill, for the
purchase of site for a building for the
supreme court of the United States; and for
a bronze statue of Christopher Columbus in
Washington; by Mr.. Proctor, to reorgan-
ize the infantry of the army and increase
it's efficiency. -. Mr.. Morrill, was APP
pointed as regent of the Smithsonian In
stitution to fill a vacancy.
WEDNEsDAY.-The president sent in his
appointments for six of the seven judicial
circuits. They are: William l.. Putnam of
Maine for the first Nathaniel Shipman of
Connecticut for the second, George NJ.
Dallas of Pennsylvania for the third,
fourth, William II. Taft of Ohio for the
sixth, and William A. Woods of Indiana for
the seventh; United States district Judge
for the district of Alaska, Warren Truitt of
Oregon. - Mr.. Proctor introduced sew
eral bills relating to army matters.
THURsDAY.-Mr. Stewart of Nevada adj
dressed the senate on that part of the
presidents message relating to free coinage.
The president, he said was laboring under
misapprehension when he stated that the
advocates of free coinage believed that the
act of 1890 would raise silver to par and
oct n ufnn mr. a1 n
pledge that the government would main
tain free coinage The silver question must
be settled. - The senate committees
were announced. Mr.. Morrill, has been
assigned to the committees on civil service
and retrenchment, public buildings and
grounds, and is chairman of the committee
in finance. Mr.. Proctor has been assigned
to the committees on immigration, military
affairs, executive department, private land
claims, revision of United States laws, and
is chairman of the committee to establish
the University of the United States.
FRIDAY.-Speaker Crisp offered the sec
ond place on the ways and means committee
to Mr.. Mills, but it was declined with
thanks. Mr.. Mills says he has served on
that committee for ten years, was chairman
in the fiftieth congress, and if any reasons
exist why he should not be at the head OF
the committee the same reasons will pre-.
vent him in taking the second place.
INFLUENZA is raging in the United King
dom, and growing worse. Many titled
heads are being sneezed off.
MISSION stations on the Yang-tse- Kiang
in China are menaced, and the European
residents have formed an armed defence
league.
EXPLORER CHARLES SoLLER and Colone
Andruzzi fought duel at Paris last week
Both were wounded. Strange to say, boil
principals We're in earnest.
FORTY Europeans are said to be still il
captivity at Omdurman, in the Soudan
loaded with manacles, and often cruelty
beaten. The news is brought by Father
Ohrwalder, one of the Austrian mission
aries who escaped from the Mahdists.
THE volcano of Colma in Mexico /.
throwing out such great volumes of lava
ashes and smoke, that the government has
ordered the abandonment of adjacent vii
lagos for fear they will be overwhelmed