Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-04-20


A college Of the New England stamp is to
be erected upon Look Out Mountain, the
scene of Gen. Hookers famous battle in the
clouds A retired merchant in New York
has purchased 400 acres, including twenty
one buildings erected by government 1t is
expected that the college will be opened next
May, with accommodations for eighty stu
dents.
newspaper correspondent says that in
Georgia, where Sherman's army made a sweep
of all the carriages, the ladies now 60 visit
ing in carts They call them cdrtes de visites,
and console themselves with the thought that
they are in the height Of fashion.
1t is stated that Philadelphia, who, a
few years ago, had a revenue Of 5000 per
annum, and cut large splurge among the
bon ton of the city, is now an attendant in an
eating saloon in New York, on salary of a
few dollars per week.
Two ds,illries were seized in Brooklyn on
Friday for defraudlng the revenue, and others
are to be treated in like manner.
The western colleges, academies and semi
naries are better pAtronized this year than ever
before. Large numbers of the veteran sold
iers are seeking an education. During the
fall term there were said to be over forty OF
these army men in Wabash College alone.
W.P. Morgan, the Democratic nominee in
Meriden, CT, for representative, publicly
BACKED the boots Of negro barber on Tues
day, in iul6llment of wager losr by the
election.
A proposition has been started in Spring
ell 70 ba
ry of the martyrdom of Lincoln on the l4th,
and it meets with considerable favor.
The death Of Mormon bishop is thus an
nounced in Salt Lake paper; "he was
thirty.seven years old, and leaves an interest
ing family of eleven wives and forty-seyen
small children to mourn his death"
A correspondent Of Western religious
paper knows Of apreacher in one Of the South
ern State Who has charge Of four churches,
edits paper, is President Of female college,
runs several peddler wagons, keeps up a farm,
and owns several patent rights which he farms
out
A mau in Pittston, Me, was sentenced a
short time since to thirty days in Augusta
Jail. After his term had been served olt, he
was met by friend, who inquired how he
liked his new home. His answer was that
he had bully time, that there we're seven
ty-sx inmates of the jail, and not Black
Republican among them
The notorious Bristol Bill was recent
ly tried and convicted at the Assizes held in
Berlin, Canada, and sentenced to five years
imprisonment, for an attempt to rob Gore
Bank at Gait in November last.
There were l.os3,474 hogs packed in Gin
cinnad last year.
There are $1,000 churches in the United
States. They will hold IA O000 people
A young lady just out Of her teens lie tn,
Latin and Greek Professor Of Kansas col
lege.
Somebody predicts the destruction Of tn,
people OF California, for the wickedness of thu
people thereof.
They use the dancing halls at Vienna fol
swimming schools in the summer.
A crusty old bachelor says the proper name
for manageable young ladies is waiting
maids"
It costs the Treasury Department from ff
ty to one hundred thousand dollars daily fol
! pruning.
A lucky dressmaker in Illinois has iallel
heir to 81 500 900.
In the same street in London, within fe'
doors of each other, are five trsdesmen nance
respectively Pope, Swift, Addison, Johnson
and Boswell.
The State Department has adyices from tn
United States Consul at AspinwAll that a di
seass resembling the rinderpest has broker
out among the cattle along the line Of tn
I Panama Railroad and that hundreds are dy
ing daily.