The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-10-28

Maud s. time by half second. The track

Maud SIS time by half second. The track
is kite-shaped.
OSCAR STRAUSS, aged nine, who set fire to
William Millers barn in Meriden, Conn,
just, as he said, " to see the horses kick when
their tails were burning" was sent to Jail
for forty days.
EUGENE f. GARcIN, paying teller Of the
Louisiana state bank, New Orleans, is de-
faulter for $4,000. His populations have
been going on for fifteen years, 1t is sus-
pected that he lost money at card-playing.
THIEVES entered the new Tabernacle of
DIR. Talmage at Brooklyn, one night re-
Gently, and the communion silver was
wrapped up for taking away, but the men
were evidently frightened away suddenly.
The monument erected at Atlanta, Ga,
to the memory of Henry w. Grady was un-
yelled on Wednesday of last week, in the
presence of large number Of people. Gov
ernor Hill of New York gave an eloquent
Grafton.
JOHN REESE was taken from Jail at Co
lumbia, La, one night last week, by mob
of masked white men and hanged to tree.
Reese, who is a white man, had brutally
murdered an old negro woman on the 10Th
instant.
In reference to the rumor that he was
about to resign, Commissioners Raum says:
" Ii should decide to resign, my resigna.
ton Will be announced in due time, and un-
til it is announced see no reason why the
public should worry about it,
SU PENN, Corean prince, was killed last
week by train at College Station, Md
He came to this country with the commits
sion sent out by Corea years ago to inves-
tigate the progress of civilization in foreign
countries, and decided to make his home
here.
THE mangled remains of Alice Hecht
were found at the base of the Washington
monument, on Mount Vernon place, Bati-
more, Md, last week Tuesday afternoon.
She had thrown herself from the top of the
shaft which lowered 1876 feet above her
dead body.
THE grand jury at Sioux Falls, S. d., on
last week Friday reported two separate in
dictments against each of the officers of the
Louisiana lottery company. Among the
list are General Beauregard, Paul Conrad
president, and John p. Horner, secretary.
The indictments are for transmitting lot
terry advertisements through the mails.
In the supreme court at Manchester. N
H., Judge Clark has granted temporary
injunction restraining the Concord & Mon
treal railroad from issuing 81 ,2OO,O in new
stock and selling 1t unfortunately to the
stockholders of all classes. The petitioners
claimed that the new stock should only be
issued to holders of old Concord railroad
stock. The case will be argued before the
full bench in December
SYLVESTER FRANKLIN WILSON, the pro-
jector of female base ball teams who was
convicted of abducting Libbie Sutherland,
aged fifteen, from her home in Binghamton,
N Y, was sentenced at New York last week
to five years in prison and to pay fine of
81 900 or stand day committed for each
dollar until the last dollar is paid Wilson
was thunderstruck when he heard the SEN
tence, and was unable to speak.
DEPUTY U. S. MARSHAL DAVIS attempted
to serve summons upon Secretary of State
James G. Blaine as he passed through
Union station, Baltimore, Saturday after
noon EN- route to Washington. The railway
officials refused to permit him. The suit in
question is brought by Jacques Won Raalte
of Amsterdam, who seeks to recover $685.
00O from the United States government on
bonds issued during the civil
war.
Foreign.
ENGLAND is suffering from serious floods.
THE recent election in Chill resulted in a
defeat of the clerical party.
Mr.. BALFoUR has been chosen Tory
leader in the English house of commons.
Francisco FLORES, formerly awell-known
of Monterey, Mex, but who for
some time had been engaged in stock rails
ing in Jalisco, was made a prisoner three
weeks ago by band of brigands, COM
manded by the brothers Jaurqu. The de-
mand for ransom of $1,000 being refused
by Flores family, the bandits shot the man.
The department of state has received a
cablegram from Mr.. Whitehouse, the
American charge d'affairs at Rome, stating
that the government of Italy has removed
the restriction upon the importation of
swine products from the United States if
by inspection certificates.
The decree against the importation of live
swine is still in force.
PACAUD, late chief editor of L'ElecteW,
the most prominent liberal organ in Quebec,
admitted last week before the royal com
mission investigating the bail scandal, that
he accepted from Contractor Armstrong the
100000 he is alleged to have received as
part of the provincial subsidy to the road
Pacaud states that $4,000 went to his own
use and $4,000 went to Robidoux and
prominent provincial liberals
He refused to say what became of the other
$4,000.