The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-01-02
DOMESTIC IN BRIEF.

EX-SENATOR JAMES G. FAIR, the bonanza
millionaire, died in San Francisco last
week. He was a native OF Irel and, and
died possessed of property estimated at
$50, 100000.
WILLIAM A. LIPPERT, who committed
amount OF h ALT a million of dollars, and fled
to America, was arrested last week in Gin.
cinnat. He was living like prince at the
time of his arrest.
Mrs. AMELIA G. BLooMER, the famous
author of the Bloomer" costume, died of
old age last week at Council Bluffs, Ia
She vas the organizer of the Iowa State
Suffrage Association, and was its president
for many years. Recently she has with
drawn from public life.
THE steamer "Anchoria," from New
York for Glasgow, reports that she towed
the steamer " Sarnia," from Halifax for two
days and then was obliged to leave her, ow-
ing to the boisterous weather. The "Sar-
MAS" rudder was lost The "Anchoria 1"
north coast of Ireland.
WHILE digging a well on his farm last
week, James May Of Brownsville, Neb.,
found at a depth of twenty. five feet what he
supposed to be gold bearing ore, and had it
assayed. The specimens proved to be rich
in gold, and contained some silver. A
syndicate has been formed and preparations
DWIGHT MINOR, who left Dunkirk, N. Y,
in 1885, a defaulter in the sum of $500, 200,
has returned and surrendered himself. The
bail was fixed at 5000. His bondsmen are
among the leading men of the city. The
greatest excitement prevailed when he de-
faulted and many depositors lost as result
of his action.
THE brick mansion on Lafayette Square,
Washington, in which the murderous as
ODD Co
his son on the night of President Lincoln's
assassination and in which James G. Blaine
and his son and daughter died, is to be
torn down and handsome freproof steel
opera house to cost at least $3.50, 900 is
to be erected on the site by Chicago syndi-
cate.
JOHN M. TAYLOR of Fort Smith, pension
shark, has recently been sentenced to FIVE
years in the house of correction for perjury
and presenting false claims against the gov
eminent. Taylor is sixty years old and
blind. For many years he has drawn a
pension of $72 month for total blindness
caused by gunshot wound received in the
war He never was wounded, and blind
ness was the result Of sickness two years
after the war. He drew $4,000 fraudu-
lently as pensioner. He pleaded guilty,
and claimed that the fraud was planned by
pension att 'rneys.. He had wound on
the breast calsed by blister applied in the
army, and five examining boards passed it
for gunshot wound.
THE Deevan House at Albany, N. Y,
was Quilted by fire last Saturday evening.
The fire started in the basement on the
Broadway side, directly under the elevator
shaft and spread with the rapidity of light
ming. No one above the main floor had
time to save anything, and before the at.
frighted guests and politicians emerged
upon the streets the flames had broken
through the roof. The elevator shaft was
adjacent TO the Broadway stairway and the
flames cut off egress from he northern end
of the hotel, in which nearly two-thirds of
the guests were located. Those who were
not able to get by the elevator shaft 80 AZ TO
pass down the main stair way on Steuben
street were without hope of escape for some
minutes until their way was directed to the
servant stairway in the north section of the
structure. Several guests were severely in
jured. The house was crowded with legis-
lators who were engaged in the speaker
ship fight when the fire broke out. There
were many thrilling escapes, and it was
surprising that the casualties were 80 few.
Fourteen servant girls persisted in the
flames.