The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-09-28

day was the i" first day OF the year of the re-
public" following the French revolution.
That day was also the centennial of the |
cannonade of valmo," the first triumph of
the republican army. The two events were
celebrated with much show and ceremony. |
Civic, military, industrial and commercial |
bodies throughout the state took part in
the celebration. Among the pardons signed |
by President Carnot in commemoration of
the anniversary is one giving liberty to Ed
ward Parker Deacon of Boston, convicted
of numbering his wife's seducer.
THE Hungarian diet has issued con-
gratulatory address to the venerable patriot,
Louis Kossuth, who is now ninety years
old, and 10000 Hungarians have signed the
document, which was accompanied by the
gift OF considerable sum OF money. The
present was declined by Kossuth who re-
fused his consent to the presence OF his sons
at the unwilling of a statue OF himself in
the church at Tallya, where he was chris
tened. The illustrious exile says he will
never return to Hungary as long as the
emperor OF Austria is recognized as king
FIENDIsH outrage was perpetrated near
Lancaster, Penn, last week Thursday night.
The victim was Lory Reynolds, an old her
init, who was believed to keep large sum
of money in his lonely house. Two masked
men broke into his house and demanded
that he show them where his treasure was
hidden. he protested that he had none,
when the men cut him in numerous places
on the body with knife, and finally burned
his feet in terrible manner by holding
them to a lighted lamp. The hermit how.
ever, refused to divulge the place in which
the money was hidden, and the robbers
were forced to depart with only SO.
DURING the festival services OF the Jew
ish New Year, which were held in a tene-
ment house at No. q Ludlow street New
fork, last week Friday morning, somebody
raised the cry of fire. The place was
crowded with Hebrews, who became panic
stricken and rushed madlv toward the
stairway. which became solidly tanned
tne people piling on top of each other in
WHO EFFORTS to reach the street. Some one
outslue pulled fire alarm which quickly
prougnt the firemen to the scene, aud they
succeeded in extricating the people from
the Dlockaded stairway, but found that four
were dead and about dozen injured.
CHARLES QUMBY, a young man from
Rutland, Vt, was arrested in Boston, last
week Thursday night, at the instance of a
woman who claimed to be his wife,
Quimby was stopping at a hotel with
another woman, who also claimed to be his
vile. Quimby says his marriage with the
hrst one was mock ceremony and he had
gwen her certificate. filling out one of
dozen plank ones he bought at an auction
sale lie had with him four certificates
niied out-one with the name of Fora Elver.
son, who, he said, works in a Holyo<e
paper mill. Quimby and the woman who
nau MIN arrested compromised, the man
paying some money, and he was released.
In consequence of an order issued by the
United States authorities declaring that no
second-class passengers would be allowed
10 land from transatlantic steamers unless
they could show that they were United
States citizens, or had residences in the
United States, the Cunard steamer Ceph-
alonla " from Liverpool for Boston put
forty passengers ashore, last week, at Liver
pool, who were neither citizens of the
| United States nor had residence in this
country. All these persons were returned
to their homes at the expense OF the Cunard
company. The agent of the Cunard line
says that the order in reference to second
class passengers for the present applies
only to steamers for Boston,
The annual meeting of the Church Choir
Guild, which was held at Bellows Falls, Vt,
Wednesday and Thursday OF last week,
was great success, over 200 choir singers
being present and taking part in the SER
vices, conducted by s. B. Whitney of the
Church OF the Advent. Boston, with B. B.
Gillette of Trinity, Boston, and Miss Lo-
throp as organist. The services were in
charge of Rev. W. B. Walker of Benning-
ton, president of the guild The boy choirs
Brattleboro, Rutland, Vergennes and Shell
burne, with the girl choir from St. Adams,
and members of many choirs throughout
| the state. At the business meeting, held
Thursday afternoon, Rev. W. h. Walker
was reelected president, and c. E. Parker
of Vergennes secretary and treasurer The
next festival will be held at Bennington.
HUGH O'DoNNELL. the Homestead strike
leader, charged with murder and riot, has
been refused bail by Judge Porter. O'Don-
nell will now be compelled to remain in
Jail until his trial. In his opinion Judge
defendant was too direct, and therefore he
could not allow bail. CAN this testimony"
said he, &C is liable to be contradicted, ex-
planned or impeached on trial. but in this,
as in all preliminary hearings, we must ac-
cept the testimony offered by this commit
tee as true. 1t indicates that the killing in
question was done in a riot by body of
| men who had common understanding or
agreement that they should resist all who
| opposed them, to the extent Of taking life,
II necessary to accomplish their purposes;
| that the defendant was party to this COM
bination, and that he was present upon the
| ground with full knowledge of the proceed
ings of the rioters and giving them encour-
agement." The decision was a surprise to
| the strikers.
COLONEL n. T. SHEAFE, the oldest member
of the Orleans county, Vt, bar died recently
at the age of seventy-seven years. He was
born in Portsmouth, N. H.. and graduated
from Dartmouth College. For two years he
taught school at Bellows Falls, after which
he studied law with Hon. w. G. Bradley at
westminster lie was admitted to the bar
| in 1889 and opened an office in Bellows
Falls. In 1S43 he formed partnership
with Mr.. Bradley, which continued until
1851, when Mr.. Sheafe moved to Derby
Line, where he resided until his death He
was cashier OF the bank at that place for
several years, but afterward resumed the
practice of law. He served as states attor-
ney of Orleans county, as state auditor, as
postmaster at Derby Line, and for more
than twenty years was the commissioner
of the United States court. He was en-
ployed to assist the state in important cases,
including the Hayden murder case. Mr..
Sheafe's wife was Miss Gertrude Hyde Of
bellows Falls, who, with two daughters,