The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-03-16
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r. 4 sweet thing IN bonnets' is the
Pamela" which is described as Of tbe
shape of soup plate with the edoe
bent httle on opposite sides. II 6ts
SO closely to the head although COW
ering only one third Of it, that there
is very little room for trimming
"A new material 6r soling shoes
has made its appearance LISA sub
stance Of which India rubber is the
basis, but it is heavier, and whilst as
solid as iron, is flexible and elastic. Il
is said that one pair of shoes solea
with this article Will outwem four
pairs soled with the best English
leather.
Miss Fanny VI. Dayton, who was
shot by VIM. Russ in a fit Of jealousy,
is recovering, and hopes are enter
tanned that she viii eventually regain
perfect health. The three bullets
which penetrated her skull have been
extracted.
The punishment Of pupil in a
school at Marion, Ky, recently, was
the occasion of a savage fight, IN
which 60 boys engaged, about one
half for and the rest against the teach
en-. Pistols, dirks aud clubs were
freely used, and one shot while the
teacher was severely stabbed.
"A case that was in the German
courts for over three hundred years,
involving large amount Of property,
I has Just been settled, and one OF the
heirs, who lives in Detroit, has re-
ceiyod his share, which was an eight
hundred and fortieth part
Mrs. Ould has been convicted at
( Richmond, Va, of shooting and kill
ing r. II. Meade, and fined one cent
and imprisoned one hour.
The Governors of Massachusetts
and New Hampshire have appointed
Thursday, April 9th, for Fast day
The Virginia Legislature has ap-
pointed Commissioners to proceed to
I West Virginia to negotiate for re-
union of the two States.
Madame Murat, OF Tallahassee,
Fla, widow OF Col. Archie Murat, ana
first cousin of the Emperor OF Frame
has received as a gift from LOUIS Ma
poleon life annuity Of $4,000 francs
in consideration of losses by the wal
The University of Michigan i
now the largest university III 'i ~
country, containing 1901 students az
yided as follows: Medical depaI..
ment 436; law, 800; literary 20
The institution is we'll endowed AM
tuition is free.
"A letter from the city OF Nenc,
says: General Early, more DIV, e
/, than all, is at present at the Gran 90
ciedad Hotel. The old man IS pen
down with duty, liquor or age a ht
} spares no North American in his Nv
terness and exile. Magruder Is On
visit at Cordova"
"A Macon paper states taa' .b M,
Jefferson Davis has just lett me- 's
having for the first time since the e'g ~
of the war received authority nom "
government to leave the state Oh o'o /,
: gia 1t is her intention to ress"'
Canada hereafter.
; "A letter has been received q" WI :.
Fenian headquarters in New i ,,n'
from Head Center Stephens, amour n
ing that he was ready to move -
armies of Ireland when the ~ slS 81
shall be given. Ireland has ~ y,s
! men ready for the conflict, ana nI Il
signal corps as efficient as any !"
world.
! A successful Californian when =
the height of his glory was in the s, I"'
of substituting champagne potso
fnll ones, to-for the wooden plph'
the bowling alley. smashing pa .;nn
ter batch with infinite satlslae!ion %,
himself, amid the applause OF iii' w.
panions and the "bar-keeper'
: The Toronto Globe says that d. d.
l toll Bill and the other rogues WHY bh he
5 concerned in the Gait Bank to- 4
were aided by some members ~
Toronto police, who kept them ~ pa a
1 as to the movements of the poiiGT5s'l l +
Z one of them concealed Bristol rl p'', 4
: his house for several days lne
! coyery was made by a coni ,'sa'"e,
} one Of the parties, whose sun ,te