News and citizen (Morrisville, Vt.). (Morrisville, Vt...

NEWS &, CITIZEN. TERRIBLERailroad Accident,

On the Central Vt.

The Public Debt. The publicdebt was decreased $9,515,687 lastmonth, against a decrease of $9,358,-20- 2

during December. The debt less$270,934,924 available cash items (in-cluding $100,000,000 reserve) and$27,780,051 net cash in the treasury,is now $1,382,468,809.

STATE ITEMS.St. Johnsbury's toboggan slide has

been successfully opened.John E. Nash of Hinesburgh broke

his leg below the knee while handlinglogs.

William A. Patrick, Jr., whilewrestling at Rutland with a compan-ion, broke both bones of his left lee

the bridge, caused by the breaking ofone of the axles nearly in the middleof this car, the two pieces of whichhave since been found. There aremarks and cuts on the ties made bythe ends of the broken axle. Whenthe bridge was reached this car wentover the side and pulled with it theother sleeper and passenger coacheswhich fell to the ice 60 feet below.

Mr. Henry W. Tewksbury of WestRandolph, Vt., says that he was inthe first day coach. He was dozing atthe time of the accident, but was

The Dependent Pension Bill.Several Mugwump papers, notably

the New York Evening Post, havemade a series of savage attacks uponthe measure known as the "Depen-dent Pension Bill," which has passedboth branches of Congress and is nowIn the hands of the President. It i3a fact certainly well known to allthose who were in the service duringthe late war that many men who werenot disabled in the line of duty re-

turned to their homes with the germsof disease rooted in their

who proved to be Mr. Charles C.Domett, of the Maverick NationalBank, who, by means of boards andcushions, had cleared for himself aspace, and was found uninjured in acomparatively safe condition, exceptthat he was threatened by the flames.Mr. Domett and I then rescued a ladyon the same car. Later on I foundthe girl I had rescued in her night-dress, lying where I left her. Shebegged me to draw her further fromthe burning wreck, and with the as-

sistance of an unknown gentlemanwe drew her and several others away

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PROBATE NOTICE.Cntilrurther notice, the Probate Courtfnrthn

District of Lamoille, will be held at the CourtHome in Hyde Fark, on Monday and Thursdayof each week, and on Saturday, from 10.30 A.M.to 12 M., and from 1 i'. M. to iu p. M.

Estate of Nancy Shackett.win, presenter.

State of, Vermont, District of Lamoille, .!rrobate Court, held at Hvde Park, in said dis-tric- t,

on the 8th day of FebVuary, A.D. 1887.An Instrument, purporting to be the last will

and Testament of Nancy Shackett, late ofin said district, deceased, being pre-

sented by P. K. Gleed, the Executor, forProbate, it is ordered by said Courtthat all persons concerned therein be noti.tied to appear at a session thereof to beheld nt the Probate Oflice in Hvde Park, insaid district, on the 2d day of "March A. 1).1887, at nine o'clock forenoon, and showenuse, itany they have, against the probate of said will;for which purpose it is further ordered, thatthis order be published three weeks sucessivelyin the News A Citizen, a newspaper printed r4Morrisville tk Hyde Park, in this State, previousto said time of hearinir.

RCSSEL 8. PAGE"2 Judge of the Court of Insolvency.

Estate of E. S. Mudgett.NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT.

Stateof Vermont, Lamoille T)Utrict,ttIn Pro-bate Court, holden at Hyde Park, on the 2th dayof January A. I). 1887.

Emily S. Mudgett, Administratrix of theestate of E. 8. Mudgett, late of Cambridge insaid Dist, deceased, presents her administrationacct. for examination and allowance, and matesapplication lor a decree of distribution and par-titions the estate of said deceased. Whereuponit is ordered by said court, that said account andsaid application be referred to a session thereof,to be held at the probate ollice in said Hyde Park,on the 2Jd day of February,. A. I. lxx,, for hearing mil decision thereon : And, it is further or-dered, that notice hereof be given to all personsinterested, by publication of the same threeweeks successively in the News and Citizen, anewspaper published at Morrisville anil HvdePark, previous to said time appointed for hear-ing, that they may nppear at said time and place,and show cause, if any they may have, why saidaccount should not be allowed and such decremade. Hy the Court. Attest,

1'3 KUSSEL S. PAGE, Judge.

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MORRISVILLE AND HYDE PARK,FEBRUARY 10th, 1887.

The imports of the United Statesfor twelve months ending Dec. 31stwere $663,417,210, and the exports?Ml3,2ey,6tb. lhe increase or imports orer 1885 was $75,518,537, andof exports $25,039,898.

Senator Ingalls says that he re--

ceives many letters from persons in

all parts of the country who are anx-

ious to back him up in a war withEngland, or who are ready to seizeCanada at a moment's warning.

The contest for United States Sena-

tor to succeed Mr. Maxey, of Texaswas ended Tuesday in the Texas Leg-

islature by the selection of John H.Reagan. He was in Congress before

the war, and has served continuously

in the House since 1876.

" If these internal revenue laws are

not repealed by the Democratic par-

ty." says the Atlanta Constitution,44 the campaign of 1888 will result in

a defeat of the party, and this defeatwill be brought about by defection inVirginia,'" Korth Carolina and Tennessee."

An outbreak of war in. the early

spring in Europev seems to be almosta foresrone conclusion. It is not atall likely that Germany and Francecan be longer kept apart, judgingfrom the news that comes across thesea, and other nations are likely tobe embroiled.

Hon. Geo. H. Pendleton, U. S

Minister to Germany, arrived in NewYork last week. Has he come hometo be made Secretary of the Treasury?It is hinted that such is the case. Itis also said that he is an applicant forappointment as one of the Commissioners under the Interstate Com

merce bill.

The New York World, the leadingDemocratic paper In this country,warns the Democrats in the New Jer-

sey Legislature that they are makingfools of themselves, and throwing

awa3T by their farcical proceedingswhatever advantages they may havehad. This ought to be enough tobring them to their senses.

The Democrats in Indiana won over

the labor member Robinson, Wednes-

day, and gave David Turpie 76 votesfor U. S. Senator to 71 for SenatorHarrison and declared Turpie elected.The Republicans do not concede thestruggle ended because a Democraticmember was seated who had no titleto the office. The contest will nowcome up in the Senate.

The Michigan State Senate, whichis Republican, has passed the jointresolution to submit a prohibitoryamendment to a vote of the people bya vote of 22 to 10. The resolution

had already passed the RepublicanHouse. For this action the Republi-

can Legislators have no doubt in-

curred the bitter enmity of the Pro-

hibition leaders.

The Vermont Mutual.At a meeting of the directors of the

Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance Co.,held Feb. 2, Hon. W. H. II. Bingham tendered his resignation as President of the company, which, at hisurgent desire and request, was ac-

cepted. The company still retain theservices of Mr. Bingham as director .

Subsequently the following resolutionwas presented and unanimously adopted :

Besolved, That the retirement of Hon.W. H. H. Bingham from the Presidency ofthis comyany, after a service of 35 year3as director aud for the past ten years asPresident, the company lose a faithfulexecutive officer and his associate directors a genial and courteous chairman,and the directors desire to tender to himat this time a continuance of the high esteem and personal regard which theyhave for go Ions: had for him, and feel aiust pride in his long: and honorable record while in the service of this company,and thev express the hope that he willcontinue to remain in the board and giveto the eompany the benefit of the longexperience he has had in its affairs.

Hon. Fred E. Smith, the Vice Pres-ident, was then unanimously electedPresident, to fill the vacancy occa-

sioned by Mr. Bingham's retirement,and Charles T. Sabin was chosen VicePresident. Hon. F. E. Smith, asmany of our readers know, is a suc-cessful and clear headed businessman, and during his connection withthe company has made himself thor-oughly conversant with all the detailsof its business. He is a careful andconservative fire underwriter. Hisadministration of the company's af-fairs in all its departments will besure to be conducted upon approvedbusiness principles and will undoubt-edly commend itself to the confidenceof the policy-holde- rs of the companythroughout the State. Mr. CharlesT. Sabin, who succeeds Mr. Smith asVice President, has been an activedirector of the company for severalyears, is a careful business man andwill make a good officer. Free Press.

Divorce Statistics. The NationalDivorce Reform League, of whichBishop Paddock is president, and RevS. W. Dike secretary, has just issuedits annual report, from which aregleaned the following encouragingfacts: Five national religious bodieshave, within the year, memorializedcongress and the president on the sub-

ject of divorce reform in the territo-ries; an appropriation by ' congressfor collecting statistics on the subjectof marriage and divorce, which passedthe senate last session seems likely tobecome a law this session ; Maine,New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachu-setts, New York and New Jersey havereformed their divorce laws or takenother important legislative action inthe matter. In Connecticut, RhodeIsland, Pennsylvania and Ohio thegovernors have urged reform. As anindication of what can be done by agi-

tation and persistance, it is noteworthythat in Vermont, Mr. Dike's first fieldof labor, the number of divorces,which in 1884 was 200, in 1885 wasbut 95.

SHlboa's Catarrh Remedy oositire oure for,ftrh,dipb.Uieri and oauker.inoutli.

THIRTY-TW- O KILLED-- OR-

C0H8DHED BY THE FLAMES.

Many More Injured.

SICKENING INCIDENTS,

MIRACULOUS ESCAPES.

One of the most terrible and liorri..,.Ll -oie accidents mat ever occurred inVermont happened early Saturdaymorning to the night express NorthThe engine, baggage, mail car andsmoker passed along all right, andthe two Pullman cars, and the regularpassenger cars were derailed andplunged into the frozen river, 60 feetbelow. Almost immediately thewreck took fire from the overturnedstoves and a terrible scene ensued.The shrieks of the wounded and dyingrang out with startling effect upon thestillness of the midnight air, and mingled with the cries of agony were thetones of those passengers who werenot hurt but had lost friends, vainlycalling their names

The train was loaded, the Pullmancars containing many who were goingthrough to Montreal to attend thecarnival. Many were killed in theterrible fall, but some who could beheard calling for help were unable toextricate themselves and the rescuerswere unable to reach them. Shortlytheir cries would cease, showing thatthe devouring element had done itscruel work.

The Boston Herald ofTotsday says :

It is reported that Mi. HoraceFairbanks, wife of theis among the lost. She was. to havebeen on the ill-fat- train, and it issaid that her cloak and: watch havebeen found. The Governor was thereSunday looking for ber body. Theremains of D. D. "Woodward of Wat- -erbury were sent home Monday.

lhe board of Railroad Commissioners consisting of Ex-Go- v. Pingree, T.C. Fletcher and H. L. Clark, begantheir investigation of the cause of theterrible disaster Monday afternoon.Their headquarters are at White River Junction. lhe investigation islikely to last, some time, and some in-

teresting testimony of thrilling personal experiences will be elicited.Thus far the testimony of the engineerhas been taken. Geo. II. Parker, thebrakeman who escaped and gave thealarm at the Junction, will be the nextwitness

THE CAUSE.

While the first day's hearing didnot shed any direct light upon thecause ot the disaster, it is thoughtthat it will be decided upon eventually that a journal on the rear car, thePuritan, broke at a point about 20rods from the bridge, or at the 18thrail, which was broken into severalpieces,, and after tearing along struckthe heavy beams of the bridge andwas thrown off, pulling the other carsafter it. This will explain how theother cars kept the track and why thelast car pulled over the others- - Hadthere been a broken rail to begin with,the engine, or certainly some of theforward cars would have been throwninstead of the last.NOBLE WORK OF POSTAL CLERK PE11KINS

A THRILLING NARRATIVE

Mr. Moses Perkins, clerk of thepostal car and proprietor of Perkins'hotel at Epping, N. H., told the following story :

"The first thing I knew I felt asudden jerk, as though we had strucksomething. I ran to the door andsaid : 'My God, the cars have goneinto the river. Get ready, Arming- -

ton and go with me to the rescue.' Itook the axe and crow-b- ar and madeall possible haste back across thebridge, and down the embankment ofthe river to the wreck. The condi-tion of affairs there was beyond thepower of mind to adequately portray.The piteous cries of the wounded andhelpless were heart rending, and whenthe flames burst out and envelopedthe cars, the scene was appalling. Itwould not do to be fear-stalke- d, so IBet to work relieving the imprisonedpassengers. I had to work alone.lhe nrst person l lound was ourbrakeman, Ed. Banks, of West Lebanon, lie said: 'Where are wer 1said :'I don't know. Let us get outsome of the men who are in thesecars, ihey were shrieking and calling for help. I went to the secondsleeper in answer to calls there forhelp, and I found a man who hadmanaged to extricate himself fromthat portion of the wreck, dressedonly in his shirt and drawers. Thecar was in flames and he was tryingto pull out a gentleman and his wife.We succeeded in rescuing them andlaid them out upon the snow. Thisgentleman and myself were the onlyones there at the time, as none of thevillagers had reached the scene. Theonly ones who were on the train anddid not fall from the bridge were myself, my partner Armington, Baggage-mast- er

Cole, of Pennacook, Express-man Robbins, the engineer and fire-man, a man by the name ot Prue,and one other whose name I do notrecall. After we had carefully placedthis gentleman and his wife in thesnow, the voice of a girl inBide thecar attracted my attention, asking if1 could not help her. I said I wouldtry. I reached in and caught hold ofher, but could not move her. She saidshe was pinned down by her nightdress, and if I could give her a knifeshe thought she could release herself,1 gave her a knife and she cut thenight-dres- s and I drew her out, butfound she could not stand. I founda blanket, wrapped her in it and laidher on the snow. I was then attracted by the voice of an elderly gentle-man in the first coach, then on fire,calliDg lor some one to save his brother. I ran there with my axe, hewedaway until I found a man lying flatupon his Btomach, piteously beggingto be helped out. 1 got him out before the flames reached that end andlaid him on the snow. He was after'ward taken to Payne's house, wherehe died. By that time the heat fromthe burning bridge drove me away,and I went to the second sleeperHere I tried to get out a man whowas wedged in. I succeeded and puthim on the snow, but have no furtherknowledge of him. I then went tothe rear sleeper, where there wereloud cries for help. I found a man

A Beautiful Home Book has cometo our notice entitled Golden Thoughtson Mother, Home and Heaven. Editedby Theo. L. Cuyler, D. D., and others.Our opinion of it is very cleverly ex-pressed in the review given by the Detroit Christian Advocate. " We scarcelycan tell which is most attractive aboutthis volume, its title, its300 literary gems on the themes named.its brilliant array or distinguisnea writ-ers, or its beautiful mechanical execu-tion. It is a sDlendid book every way.A copy should be in every home, whereevery mother and every mother's friendcan have access to it." Price, tz.io.Gilt edge in a box, 3H.50. Agents arewanted by the publisher, E. B. Treat,71 Broadway, New lork.

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just above the ankle.A revival is in progress in the

Methodist church at West Burke.Eighty conversions have been madeand 50 have joined the church on probation.

C. F. Gibbsof St. Johnsbury founda pansy in full bloom under the snow,Jan. 31st. The heavy fall of snowthis winter has prevented the frostfrom entering the ground to anygreat depth.

lhere are now 84 prisoners at thehouse of correction, 12 of them women. The largest number of convicts there at any one time this winterwas U4, while the largest number lastwinter wa3 120.

Railroad. Commissioners' Report.2To. 2.

In the matter of the complaint of the citizensof Cambridge, t., against the Burlington & La-moille railroad company.

This was a complaint for obstruct- -I 1.1 ii - m a -iusi tue now oi water anrt ire inbranch of the Lamoille river withabutments of bridsre: nes-W- t to maintain cattle guards at crossings ; damages occasioned by accumulation ofsurface water. The Board annoint.edMonday, January 31st, ultimo, as thetime ana iambnclg vt., as the placeof hearing. Netice of said complaintanu time ana place oi nearing wasgiven to said corporation, as requiredh' law. At flip timo flr,ru-lrtir- l frt.hearing, the complainants and Georgeu. Ldnsley, general manager of saidrailroad, met commissioner T. C.Fletcher, and before the arrival of theother members of the board the matters complained of never havinaf beenbrought to the attention of the management of the railroad an arrange-ment was made, which, it carried out.by said corporation, at the opening ofspring as contemplated, will dispensewith the necessity of any further actionor recommendation by the board.The other members of the board werenotified of the arrangement and didnot assemble. Meantime the case issuspended awaiting the carrying outof said arrangement.

Temperance Instruction.The teachers of our country are re-

alizing the necessity of temperanceinstruction as never before. It hasbeen found that work expended forthe reformation of old drinkers pavsa small per cent, of profit, while workin the school and home of the youthyields a large and sure return. Whena young man makes up his mind notto drink after he has learned the ef-fect of Alcohol on the system, he ispretty sure to keep the same mind aslong as he lives. There are severalreasons why so many of our youngmen become drunkards : First, theydo not believe that alcohol is a poison ;

beer, wine and even a little whiskey,now and then, they think is entirelyharmless. Ihey are fortified by nophysiological argument. In fact theyoften thins that liquor, if used inmoderation is "one of the good creatures of God. Then they havenever seen the economical side of thequestion, fifteen cents a day fordrink and as much for cigars is notthought of. It is not much. Theynever have calculated that it willamount tcmore than ar hundred dollars a year, and that if put at interest for ten years it will yield a sumsufficient to buy a very good house ina respectable village. The truth isthat nine out of ten oung men havegraduated with good business education on almost all subjects excepttemperance. They have been preachedto, lectured to and exhorted about it,but never instructed. Now the timesare changing and temperance instruc-tion must constitute a part of all public school work. Let us be thankfulthat the law has come in to aid thereformer, and let it be rememberedthat an7 teacher who disregards theteaching of temperance physiologyand economy is not only violatingstatute enactment, but also doing in-

calculable injury to the young menand women committed to his care.

Very few are aware of the advancesbeing made in horticulture and the nur-sery business who have not seen Lovett'sGuide to Fruit Culture for 1887. Thefruits now ottered are, in many instances,so vastly superior to those of the pastthat they can be regarded us little lessthan marvelous. Not only have adranc-e- s

been accomplished in the fruits them-selves; for the improvements iu distrib-uting the trees and plants that producethetn, to all parts of the country, havebeen equally great. By these modernmethods a farmer or fruit grower can sitat his fireside and, in addition to havingnursery stock delivered at his home, athalf the cost of the old way, get justwhat he wants and orders, absolutelytrue to name and in perfect condition forgrowing at the proper season for plant-ing. "Lovett's Guide" tells the wholestory about the fruits, giving their defectsas well as their merits. It is a book of70 pages, with a beautiful chromo-lith- o-

graphic cover. Price 10 cents. Pamphlets and circulars tree. Address J. T.Lovett, Little Silver, New Jersey.

BOSTON MARKET.Boston, Feh. sth, 1887.

Flour. The flour market is rather dull withquotations steady at: Fine, $2.fO.a3.0O; super,$i.7eii3.25; extras and seconds,Michigan stone, $4.20.o4.50; winter wheat,straight and roilerH, $4.30 5; wiHter patents,$5i5.4U; spring patents. $5.15g.5.6U.

Meal. For meal the request is moderate, withlight exports Export cornmeal, $2.25i-.30- ; do-mestic, $2.30tt2.35; choice granulated, $2.iM)u3.10;t bag, !e.(a$l. Oatmeal: ground, $.'.20a5.45;cut, $5.75a6.4.r). Rve is quiet at 60,s,U5c. liveflour is quoted at $3.30,3.62 2 bbl.

Corn. Corn Is steady with moderate demands.Quotations: High mixed, 52a52 steameryellow, !i aai: steamer mixed, 01 aoi nograde, 49t,51c.

Oats. For oats quotations are : No. 1 whiteand barlev oats, 41 a 41 I 2c; fancy clipped oats, 41

(t43c ; No. 2 white, 39 4 a4U ; No. 3 white,38 No. 1 mixed, 38a38 No. 2

I'oultkv. The poultry market is a shadefirmer under better weather and the market wellsold up at the close of the week. The bestwestern turkeys sell at 11.12c, with ordinaryfrom 8c. to inc. The best western chickens arefirmer at 12 a13c, but it takes a nice lot tobring the latter figure. Ordinary chickens audfowls are easy at &o,10c.

Butter. The market for Butter is full andthe request moderate. The position is weak andthe prices ruling are : Choice creameries in joblots, 30.a34c; round lots, extra western, 29 30c;extra northern 29a.'10 12c; extra firsts, 25 i2bc. ; good .Junes, 2Ka23c; lair tc good. J820c;extra northern dairies, 20d23c. ; eastern creameries, 2ia28c; line lowa factory ladles, 21 a S3cents; imitation creamery, 22,23c : bakers but-ter and old, lOalSc- -

Eggs. Eggs have been firmer recently : Near-by and fresh easterns, 32 eabtern firsts, 29

u301-2c- ; northern, 28a28 southern, 28 2

ta30e; western 28 Island and Newisruiiswick.o tii ; limited, 2l24c ; nelu, selllor Sitae lower prices.

Beans. On beans the market is very steadyand traue quiet at tue following quotations: verniont small handpicked pea. $1.70al.75; NewYork small pea, $l.G0ff 1.65; large pea, $1.55;medium, $1.55,1.00; yellow eye improved, $1.55ji.uu; rea muiiey, i..uai.'.j.

Potatoes. There has been a better demandfor potatoes ot late, and prices have improvedExtra Maine and New Brunswick, $1.75 per bblMoulton rose. 60c per bu.; hebrons63t65c; Aroostook rose 6Ua60c; Vermont rose. 55u55c; he- -brons, 65,a53c; New York rose, 55c: hebrons, 65(atiOc; northern burbanks, 50 a55c; Maine, 58c;eastern prolines, oo aaac ; northern, outvie.

Cheese. Cheese is held firm with quotationsme same in Dotiitne Home ana loreign markets:Sage, 14 0,16c; good to choice northern, in roundlots, 12.13 western, 12tfl3 1.2c; low gradesyo, loc. i ne Liverpool quotation is lirm at u4s.

Hat, Straw, Ac The hay market is quiet atabout steady quotations. Straw is rather quiet.Quotations: Choice hay, $18; good, $17; fairto good, $15.50,o;ltf.50; western, 14a.l5; easternline, 12nl4; poor to ordinerv, U.."xul4; eastswale, $9,ail0; Uye Btraw, 14.50 (1,15; winter bran,17.50gl8; spring, 16.5017.50; sack bran, 19a20;middlings, 20.50a22; prime cotton-see- meaT, toarrive, zt.ou , spot, ai.ooo.;o.

aroused by ieenng tue car jumpingupon the railroad ties, lie had beenin two railroad accidents before thisone, and knew what the sensationportended. Realizing that an accident was about to occur, he jumpedfrom his seat with the intention ofmaking his escape. The train seemedto come to a standstill or go very slow,He thought it was all right and so satdown asain. Then, without a moment's notice that anything furtherwas to occur, the car seemed to leapinto space, and th"n came a terriblecrash. For a moment he was stun-

ned, and hardly knew whether he wasalive or dead. He tried to move, butcould not budge an inch. He noticedwith great alarm that fire had brokenout at the further end of tne car.

He struggled with all his strength tofree himself, and screamed for help, butthere was no one at hand to help him.It iv&s a time of mental torture, but stillhe could not help noticing an old couplea few seats above him. They sought toget out, but were helplessly tied downby heavy seats. The flames approachedthe couple with frightful rapidity, andthe aged pair seemed to feel there was nohope for them. The last he saw of themthey were looked in each other's armsand in the act of kissing. The smokeand flames now enveloped them, hidingthem from view.

Mr. Tewksbury then gave himself upfor lost. He seized his fur cap andwound it around his face so as to coyerhis eyes and hide the dreadful view ofapproaching death. At this time therailroad bridge above him was one massof fire and heavy burning timbers werefalling all above him. Having leanedback resignedly to meet what seemed hisfearful fate, his hopes ot lite were renewed by hearing voices. He unwoundhis fur cap and saw the engineer and fireman close at hand. He called to themfrantically for assistance, which theyproffered at once. Seizing hold of himhis rescuers sought to pull him out, butfailed. Thinking that his was a hopelesscase, they were about to leave him andhelp others, but begged them to tryasain, and to break his leg It necessaryThey did so and managed to get him out,breaking the leg and arm in the effort.The flames were so close upon Mr.Tewksbury that his clothing was burnedfrom his body.

THE NUMBER OF VICTIMS.The list of wounded prepared by Dr.

Grinnell does not change the total num-ber from 3G, of whom Conductor Sturtevant only has died, and only three othersare in a critical condition. Dr. Bingham has been busily engaged since Saturday morning In treating the woundedand has assumed full charge, with an ef-ficient corps of assistants. There isheresay evidence of three others injuredwho went away immediately after theaccident. Xearly all the dead show fractures of the skull and every case of thewounded shows injury to head and faceIt is thought hardly any person killedwas not first stunned by the fall and sosuffered little from fire. The number ofbodies recovered is 32.

KILLED.The following is the list of those who

have been killed and have been identified as far as names have been ascertained:

Ed. F. Dillon, Dartmouth.S. S. Westcott, Burlington.Frank Wesson, Springfield.D. Maigret, Shenanigan, P. Q.Edward Bangs, brakeman, Lebanon,

.N. a.M. It. Burgess, Pullman car conductor

Miss Nancy Dunbar of Porter's station,Somervuie, Massachusetts.

Mason Mills, Iroquois, Ont., identifiedby watch ami ring. .

"John Hadden, ( colored) porter of Pullman car " Pilgrim. "

S. C, Sturtevant, St.Albans.conductor,died Sunday arternoon.

D. D. Woodard, waterbury. vt.Charles W. Sanford, formerly of Wash

ington, D. u. .

lierlangers, brother and sister, ofIlolyoke, Mass.

WOUNDED.William Devino, of Winooski, injuries

slight.J. II. Cushing, of Middleboro. Mass..

sugnt injuries anoutneaa and race.Hprace Juneau, of East Peperelle,

Mass., sugnc wound about the face.jvioses x'onat or , v. y., seri-

ous injuries to head and leg; doctors sayne win proDaoiy aie.

II. G. Wilcox of Bangor, N. Y., serious injuries to base of brain.

Polly Ariel of Chicopee Falls, Mass.injury to left leg, not serious.

Mrs. W. L. Bryden of Montreal, slightinjury to duck.

Mrs. Charles Costello of Boston, bruises and contusions generally, not cousidered serious.

George Lowe of Montreal, bad woundsabove and below the right eye.

Frank M.Pratt of Springfield Mass.,injury to right foot and frost bitten.

Louis Combramont of New York city,injury to back probably not serious.

Joseph Libby of St. Valerie, P. Q., in-jury to head not serious.

Michael LaCaillade, Lawrence, Mass.,scalp wound, not very serious.

Anna Murphy of Boston, bad cutthrough right cheek.

Joseph Gennet of Sciota, N. Y., inju-ry to foot and head, not serious.

A. Poisve.t, of St. Angeline, P. Q.,internal injuries, may be serious.

Mrs. A. Poisvert of St. Antreline. P.Q., slight injury and contusions.

11. VV. Tewksbury or Kandolph. Vt..fracture of arm and leg, will recover.

Miss P. Follettof Sharon. Vt. woundson head and shoulder, not serious.

Katy Cahill of Burlington, extensivescalp wound, probably recover.

ueuenger, a boy 6 years old. cutabout the head and face and right side.

Mary E. Graham of Bedford, Mass.,wound on right leg and foot, injury toback may be serious.

James Kiley of Burke, N. Y. . left elbowdislocated, several slight wounds.

Hon. Henry Mott of Albunrh. iniurvto right shoulder, head and face, probably not serious.

Joseph E.Jacqnes of Fitchburg, Mass.,fracture on thigh, severe cuts and bruisesover head and face and different purta ofthe body.

a. a. wnecier or ritcnourg, Mass., baulybruised and cut about the face aud body, but notserious.

Howard Smith of Gloucester, Mass., wound inbead, not serious.

Julius Hutcbings of Montgomery, Vt., slightinjury to back.

Miss Emma Lovell of Montreal, bruised, butnot serious.

Margaret Walsh of Greenfield, Mass., severescalp wound, Injury to arm, shoulder and back.

J. VV. Tuttle of Tunbridge, Vt., slight wound toarm, ear and back of head not serious.

August Laboeuf of Lynn, Mass., cuts abouthead, not serious.

J. S. Suit, New Haven, Conn., slight injury tobead.

Alex Lavellee of Greenfield, Mass., internalinjuries and cuts about head, not serious.

Marion E. Seddler of Oimiston, P.Q., injuryto ankle and slight cuts about body.

A. B. Veazey of Rutland, wrist sprained.Charles A. Hibbard of Cambridge, Mass., slight

injuries about face.J. Alexander of Boston, slight injuries, return-

ed to lloston.F. A. Fisher, son of W. M. Pisher of Gloucester,

slightly injured.C. M. Ilosmer, severe injuries to left leg and

badly shaken up.

There will be a Norwegian in theFiftieth Congress in the place of thelate Mr. Price of Wisconsin, and hewill be one of its greatest men so faras expansion is concerned. Mr. NilsHaugen is six feet four inches andweighs three hundred pounds. He isthoroughly American in speech andmanner, however, having come to thiscountry when a babe. He was edu-cated at Ann Arbor, Michigan, andhas been in the Wisconsin legislaturefor several terras. He has been StateRailroad Commissioner since 1882,and is also a stenographer, havingmade his living reporting at court atone time.

From 6 to 10 Americans are said tovisit Pasteur every day for treatment,many of whom have been bitten bytheir pet dogs.

Take, for instance, a campaign likethat which ended in the surrender ofLee at Appomattox a campaignwhich embraced twelve days of theseverest effort, and of constant ex-

posure without food, days in whichthere were no hours of rest at all,and during several of which men werewet to the skin, sleeping, when theyhad opportunity, on the damp grouudin wet clothing, and often without acovering, in the chill March and earlyApril air is it not probable that thou-sands of men had their constitutionsso weakened by this exposure andprivation that, while they went out ofthe army six weeks later apparentlysound men, the seeds of insidious dis-ease, which appeared soon after inthe form of rheumatism and the kin-dred ailments which always showthemselves in bodies in which themainspring of action and vigor hasbeen weakened by being overstrung ?

And yet these men, who are as muchinvalids by the services as if theyhad been wounded, cannot get pen-sions under the existing laws. Manyof the men in the .5ice at the closeof the war were over 40 years of age,and not a few over 45. These menare now nearing 65 so old that ifthe escaped serious injury they areunable to earn their bread by dailytoil. Shall such men, who have faith-fully served their country, and whoare now the objects of public and pri-vate charity through no misconducton their part, be sent to poor-hous- es

with the consent of a rich nation ofsixty millions of people, which to-

day would not be a nation but for theefforts, the privatioDS and the sacri-fices of these men and their comrades?An3T man who was in the army andnow has any extended acquaintancewith those who were in the same or-

ganization can recall a number ofmen who were good soldiors, but whoare now poverty-stricke- n because theyare unable to labor as other men areby reason of premature infirmaties,due to hardships while in the service.Massachusetts,rememberingthe pledg-es of the great-hearte- d Andrew, hascared for these broken down men orthe widows of those who have diedwithout pension, paying annually outof the treasury of the Commonwealthnearly $375,000 for their assistance.The Grand Army of the Republic hasascertained that seven thousand

are in the poor houses of thecountry, and a8 many more are de-

pending upon private charity. Thebest and most influential men in thatorganization believe that this oughtnot to be ; and the National encamp-ment, at the head of which is Gen.Lucius Fairchild, a man who is respected throughout the country forhis high character and patriotism, hasmade a strenuous effort to secure thepassage of the bill which is now inthe hands of the President. They arcneither greedy claim agent3 nor self- -

seeKers, duc tue intelligent represen-tatives of an organization to whoseroll call three hundred thousand exsoldiers respond. In the name of thatnotable and historic remnant, thevask that deservingjrz-soldier- s be relieved from the ignominy of pauperism. lo this demand a class ofnewspapers declare that these menwould open the door to great frauds.and dilate upon a story of soldiers ofthe Revolution who, under a similarlaw, put their property out of theirhands in order to avail themselves ofa small stipend of $80 or $90 a year,and that many who were not soldiersgot the pension. Fortunately

.the rec

1 t i inorus oi tue soiaiers oi me late warare full, so that no such impositioncan be practiced now, if it ever was.Moreover, the ten thousand GrandArmy posts scattered throughout thecountry will zealously guard againstthe pensioning of unworthy personsunder the pending bill.

The extreme bitterness with whichsome of the papers have attacked themeasure and its supporters i3 aston-ishing. The New York Post, for in-

stance, alludes to them and those whowill seek its benefits as Hessians andplunderers. Fortunately the Ameri-can people are not afflicted with theAnglomania and remember with grat-itude the soldiers of the late war.Congress has made haste to vote lib-

eral, not to say lavish, pensions to thewidows of high officers who were notin special need and has received thecordial approval of the country whyshould it neglect the actually needy inthe rank and file? Much has beensaid about the cost of the Dependentbill, lhe outside estimates do notput the annual cost at over four orfive millions and the total expense atnot over forty millions at the most.Boston Journal.

Partisanship. Another instanceof that partisanship that overreachesitself is the removal from his seat inCongress of Major William A. Pirce,of Rhode Island. The election in theSecond District in that State in 1884was very close, the Republican ma--jerity en the Congreonel ticket being only sixteen, lhe customary talkabout bribery, intimidation and fraudfollowed the announcement of the re-

sult, and Major Pirce's chief competi-tor, although not pretending underany circumstances to have secured amajority of the votes, was encouragedby his Democratic friends in Washing-ton to begin a contest. . The investi-gation proved the election to havebeen singularly free from irregulari-ties of any kind, and after giving thecontestant the advantage of everytechnical point, Major Pirce still hada majority of three. But the com-mittee had apparently set out to un-

seat Major Pirce, and three votes wasso very small a margin that, accord-ing to the committee's logic, it musthave been dishonestly obtained. Andthe House, by a strictly party vote,sustained the committee. The onlything to be gained was the bare possi-bility that the contestant, in the newelection to be held before the 4 th ofMarch, may be successful, and if it is,even though he may be sworn in onthe last day of the session, he candraw pay for the whole term and soreimburse himself for the expenses ofhis contest. Acts of open injusticelike this generally react upon thosewho are guilty of them, and we shouldnot be surprised if this unwarrantedproceeding on the part of a partisanmajority had a marked effect upon theelection that is to take place in thesame Rhode Island district in Aprilnext. Prank Leslie s.

Thb Rev. Gbo. II. TliATRR, of Bourbon.Indsays: "Both myself and wife owe our lives toSimon's consumption cure."

Wht will you cogh when Shiloh's Cure willgive immediate rcueK rnce ec, wc ana l.

from the heat. Then I saw the towns-people coming, and from sheer ex-

haustion abandoned the work of res-

cue.

AT THE PAINE HOUSE.

The scene at Paine's house near bywas tiying even to men of the stout-est nerve, but Mrs. Paine and hermother, actuated by womanly sympathy, did everything the limited meansof the house would permit to relievethe sufferings of humanity.

Nothing but moans and groanscould be heard, mingled with pitifulanneals to God to restore them totheir friends of whom they could learnnothing, and who, even then, might beslowlv burning up in the flames thatwere consuming the wrecked cars andbridge. Nearly every one was chilledthrough, and were begging " for God'ssake, give me something warm : I mfreezing ! "

Faithfully the'se two brave womenworked, giving hot ginger tea, cam-

phor, hot tea, and coffee until theirsupply was exhausted.

In the meantime, two or three died,but no one was present to removethem until the train came from WhiteRiver Junction with the surgeons onboard.

After the floor and beds down stairshad been covered by people, five orsix went up stairs and lay down.

At the house of Mr. Paine the freezing and suffering people would whisperto each other, asking, " who are you r

"What is your name? "Have youany friends on board the train ?" Andthe replies would be greeted with pit-

iful sobs and fervent supplications tothe Almighty for relief.

In the kitchen sat a man clad innothing but his flannels, who was ap-

parently in a dazed condition. Hesaid nothing, but looked into vacancy.An examination revealed the fact thatboth his feet were frozen, and it wasascertained that he had worked solong in assisting others that he hadbecome chilled and partially delirious.

Here Smith Sturtevant, the conductor of the ill-fat- express, and asbrave a railroader as ever lived, waslaboring in the throes of death. Hehad been on the road some 22 years,more than half his life. He had la-

bored night and day, and was neverfound wanting. On the first intimation of impending danger he was cooland tried to calm the passengers byrequesting them to keep their seats.

After he was taken to Payne s hesuffered intense agony, and was care-

fully nursed by a dear and faithfulwife. He realized his danger, andfeelingly, for the sake of his little wifeand six children, pleaded with thephysicians to save him. He expressedhis sorrow at having to die ; wife andchildren were all the time in his mind.His death was exceedingly sad, bythe tenacity with which he clung tolife in his last hours and the noble im-

pulse that prompted his desire to live.The death of Conductor liurgess,

of the sleeping-ca- r St. Albans, furnishes an illustration of the uncertainties of life. He was to have beenmarried" Friday, but he wasjnable toiarrange matters so as to get leave ofabsence on that day. So on that ter-rible night, the eve of his prospectivelife's happiness, he took his car onlyto ride to his death and leave behinda broken-hearte- d betrothed.

One of the many sad incidents wasthe finding of the remains of a manwith a child in his arms, both burnedbeyond identification. The remainsof those taken from the wreck werenearly all burned so severely that itwas impossible for them to be identified.

Among those who were on the ill--fated train were A. B. Veazey, theonly son of Hon. W. G. Veazey, ofRutland, a student.at Dartmouth college and his room mate, Edward F.Dillon of Springfield, Vt. The twohad been to a ball and were on theirway back to Hanover. When atWhite River Junction the young mendecided, as it was Iriday night, tocome to Burlington to spend a fewhours. They took the sleeper andwere occupying the same berth. Veazey was comparatively uninjured, hav-ing only a sprained wrist, and wasable to get out of the wreck. Butpoor Dillon was pinned down, anddespite the utmost efforts of his chumwho heroically remained at the side ofhis friend seeking to effect his release,till the devouring flames almost envel-oped him. With a parting hand-shak- e

and a last good bye the two parted.Edward F. Dillon was a member ofthe Sophomore class and pitcher forthe Dartmouth 'Varsity nine. Heentered college in the fall of '84, andwas a member of the class of '88 untillast spring, when by reason of sick-ness, he was compelled to fall back tothe class of '89. He was about 19years of age.

INTERVIEW WITH PASSENGERS.

D. W. Prew of Providence, R. I.,was a passenger in the coach next tothe smoking car, and only escaped be-ing one of the unfortunates by takinga scat in "the smoker, lie said thatConductor Sturtevant had punched histicket and had taken fare from a pas-senger across the aisle who gave him(Sturtevant) a five dollar bill. Thishe could not change, but informed thepassenger that he would return withthe proper change in a few moments.Mr. Prew left the car at this point,because, as he said, there was toomuch noise in the car made by a partyof young people from Concord, N. II.,en route for the Montreal carnival.As he passed into the smoker he hearda jar, and what appeared like a tug-ging at the coupling of the cars. He

the door and the four remainmg cars oi me train were seenbarely for a second dashing down thesixty-fiv- e foot embankment. Thetrain was brought to a stop as soon aspossible, and backed up to the sceneol the accident. The four cars werefound down the embankment completely overturned and in less thantwenty minutes were one mass offlames.

The scene beggars descriptionMingled with the uproar of the flameswere the cries of the imprisoned pas-sengers crying " Help ! help ! helpme ! " The few passengers who weiein the smoker and the employes ofthe railroad and the mail service werestruck dumb at the terrible sight be

. .I 1 IIiore tuem. i,ue most collected menrendered what little service was possi-ble, but the heat of the fast burningcars would drive them away beforemuch could be accomplished.

The rear car as is shown by the position of the cars after they fell, leftthe track about 30 rods southeast of

Estate of Fannie B. W. Crowelt.WILL PRESENTED.

STATE OF VERMONT, DISTRICT OF LAMOILLEas. In Probate Court, held at Hyde Park, in saidDistrict. Qp the 31 8 1 day of Jan. A. D. 187

An Instrument purporting-t- be the last WP1and Testament ot Fannie B. VV. Crowd 1, late orHyde Park, in said district, deceased, beimr presented by C. S. Noyes, the Executor, for probate,it is ordered by said court that all persons concerncd therein be notified to appear nt a sessionthereof, to be held at the Probate Oflice in HydePark in said district, on the 21st day ofFebruary, A. D. 1887, at ten o'clock in the fore-noon, and show cause.it any they have, againstthe probate of said will; for which purpose it isfurther ordered that thisorder he published threeweeks successively in the News and Citizen, anewspaper published at Morrisville and HydePark in this btate, previous to said time of

By tlie CourtAttest,71 w3 C. S. PAGE, fieirister.

Estate of H. H. Morgan.NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT.

Stateof Vermont , District of Lamoille ,$ InProbate Court, held at Hyde Park, within andfor said dist. on the 24th day tf January, A. 1.

D, A.Morgan, Administratrix of the estate ofH. H. Morgan, late of Morristown, in said dist.deccased,prcsents her adininstration account torexamination and allowance, and makes applica-tion for a decree of distribution and partition otthe estate of said deceased. Whereupon, it is or-dered hy said Court that said account and saidapplication he referred to a session thereof, to beheld at the Probate office in said Hvde Park,on the11th day of February, A. I. lsi7, for hearingand decision thereon : And, it is further orderedthat notice hereof be given to all persons inter-ested by publication of the same three weeks sueccssively, in the Xews A Citizen, a newspaperpublished at Mori 'isville And liydo Purk, jirevi-oii- s

to sj.id time appointed lor hearing, that thevmay appear at said time and place, and showcause, if any tliey may have, why said accountshould not be allowed and such decree made.

By the Court Attest,"0w3 K. 8. iAUE, Judee.

Estate of Henry Stanley.NOTICE Or SETTLEMENT.

Stale of Vermont, District of Lamoille, $. InProbate Court, held at Hvde Park, in said dis-trict, on the 2.rtU day of January, A. 1). IS81.

11. M. McFarland, administrator of the estatestate of Henry Stanley, late of Johnson insaid district, deceased, presents his administra-tion account for examination and allowance andmakes application for a decree of distributionand partition of the estate of said deceased.Whereupon, it is ordered bv said Court, thatsaid account and said application be referred tosession thereof, to be held at the Probate Ollicein said Hyde l'ark, on the 15th day of Feb., A. 1).1S7, for hearing and decision thereon : And, it isfurther ordered, that notice hereof be given toall persons interested, by publication of theSame three weeks successively in the News AndCitizen, a newspaper published at Morrisvilleand Hyde Park, previous to said time appointedfor hearing, that they may appear at said timaand place, and show cause, il anvilievmnc hiwhy said account should not be allowed and suchdecree made. By tlie Court Attest,T0w3 K. S. PAGE, Judge.

Estate of Colby Wells.'NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT.

Probate Court, held at Hyde Park, within ami forsaid district, on the 24th day 1.1 January A.D ltW7.Milton liruce. Executor ot the estate ofColby Wells, late of Woicott, in said districtdeceased, presents his administration accountfor examination and allowance and make appli-

cation for a decree of distribution and parti ti or ofthe estate nf. .nniil fWpudAil vi7iiVA...w.M, i :vivuwu, u ib urdered by said Court, that said acct. aud said appli-cation be referred to a session thereof, to be he'dat the Probate Office in said Hyde Park, on the..... ... . u , ii. Lf. iooi, iur uenrtnsc andthereon : And, it is further ordered, that no.

"uciri uc given w uii persons interested, nypublication of the same three weeks succcssivelrin 1 vuru Xr 4 iti-il-.- - . .at Morrisville and Hyde Park, previous to said... iivjiwi ukiu uuawug, uint uiey may appearat said time and place, and show cause, if anync, uy nam wxuai nagma not DOallowed aud sucb decrca made.

By the Court Attest,70w3 C. a. PAGE. Ragister.

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