The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-08-23
DOMESTIC IN BRIEF.

THE steamer Trave from Bremen, due in
New York the last of this week, has $780,
600 in gold for American houses. The Co
lumbia, also due this week, has 81 100000
and the Fuerst Bismarck S4, 100000.
A PASSENGER train on the Atlantic &
Danville railroad, near Milton, Va, went
through a bridge last week Wednesday
morning. One of the sleepers fell into the
creek sixty feet below, killing seven people
and injuring many more.
GRAssHoPPERs more numerous than
those that devastated the western states in
1876 have appeared in Fort Scott, Kan:
They came from the south and stripped all
vegetation, covering the fields and streets,
and stalling railway trains.
The Mountain View House in Gilmanton,
n. III. was burned early last Saturday moru-
ing, together with valuable furniture and
fixtures. The house had not been open for
guests this season. Loss S12,0 900 to S15, 900;
insurance $4,000. The fire was of incen-
diary origin.
THE town of Matchwood, Mich, on the
Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic railroad,
was almost entirely wiped out by fire last
week. The flames crept in from the burn
ing forests and the fire was so quick that
before the people realized their danger the
town was in flames. The loss is about $780,
| 600.
AN incipent rebellion among the prison
|
Friday was promptly quelled by the officers
of the prison and detail of policemen from
Boston. The men objected to a fish dinner,
and a general uprising was attempted.
The leaders were placed in irons, and will
be kept in solitary confinement.
THE Peace Congress, held last week at
Chicago, sent the following telegram to
President Cleveland and Queen Victoria:
1.-The Worlds Peace Congress of Chicago
sends equal congratulations to Great Brit
| ain and America on the triumph OF arbltra-
ton as a substitute for war; exemplified in
the recent Behring Sea decision cementing
the friendship of both nations and full of
happiest augury for mankind"
SURGEON GENERAL WYMAN, of the Marine
| Hospital service, received a cablegram from
Antwerp, last week Friday, stating that
| since last advices six new cases of cholera
| had developed, five of which proved fatal.
Emigrants, the dispatch says. will now be
| isolated in selected hotels for five days and
and guarded by watchmen. The steamer
" Pennland will be used as a floating hotel,
and medical assistance employed when
| necessary.
| SEVERAL immigrants from cholera-infected
| districts of Europe have entered this country
at Suspension Bridge. Last Thursday two
| trains arrived from Canada, and while Doc
tor Ring, of the Marine Hospital corps,
was examining the passengers on one OF the
There were half dozen immigrants from
cholera districts on it, and they escaped.
DR.. Ring went to Buffalo and swOre out a
warrant for the arrest of the conductor
charging him with violating the immigra
| ton laws.
CHRIS PAULsoN of Railway, N. j., has
built a sixteen-foot Norwegian skiff, IN
which he has set sail to cross the Atlantlc
He will take the northern course. His OBJ
jective course is Stockholm Sweden, where
his parents reside. He expects to make the
Shetland Islands in twenty eight days. His
only companion will be his faithful New
foundland dog Wreck, who has made sew
eral sea voyages with him. He took pro
visions for only two weeks with him, de
pending on transatlantic steamers that Ia
may meet to repenish his locker.
A CROWD of more than 5000 unemployed
men attacked Wallhalla hall in New York
last week Friday because admittance wa
refused them to a meeting that was in prog
ress. They broke the plate-glass window
into atoms, forced in the door which hal
been turned against them, and forcibly tool
possession Of the place. Several person.
were cut by the flying glass. All sorts o
missiles were used and finally the polio
reserves from the Eldridge street station
were ordered to the scene and succeeded II
partly dislodging the crowd. Those form
ing the crowd were mostly Hebrews, an'
represented principally clothing trades
There were cutters, garment-makers, hat
makers and cloak. makers.