Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-03-23
Toreign Mus.
ToRoNro. March IA

ToRoNro, March IA.
The Fenian excitement is subsiding. The
volunteer force is well distributed at all points
Of the frontier. Several searches have been
made for pixies, out all unsuccessful
HALIFAX, March Is.
The steamship Africa from Liverpool on the
3rd vie Queenstown on the 4th, has arrived
a. this port. Her dates are two days later
than those already received.
The Dublin correspondent of the London
Times says that the search for Stevens has
become very keen and determined. 1t is be-
lieved that he is in Dublin, and the police are
almost certain Of arresting him 1t is sup
posed that he has managed to escape thus far
by continued change of residence.
SINGULAR DIsoovERY.-In the vicinity Of
Stratford-upon-Avon, the birth place OF Shak-
sPear, about three thousand human skeletons
were recently found while digging. They
were all laid closely side by side, and were
in a remarkable state Of preservation. Il is
supposed that they were the remains of the
slain of some great battle, but history is silent
regarding any encounter between armies near
the spot.
The Cork Herald says that emigration to
the United States has slread commenced on a
large scale. 1t is not the poorer classes who
are departing, but those who could live at
home if they could only be taught to be con-
tent with their lot.
During the late gales off the Cornish coast,
the lighthouse in course of erection on the
dangerous point known as Wolf Rock, was
leveled with the crag on which it stood
Every stone in it weighed three tons, and was
secured by immense iron bolts let in with mol
ten lead yet not one stone now stands upon
another.
At fancy ball at the Tuileres lately. there
was quadrillo Of all nations. The prettiest
girl in Paris was chosen to represent France.
1t was the charming Miss Beckwlth, an Amer
iean She wore white satin dress, with a tri
color sash. Brunettes rejoicel Miss Beckwith
is described as having beautiful black hair.
The cheapness of the Swiss newspapers is
remarkable, even in this age Of cheap lltora-
ture. Ono OF them, the Telegraph, which coh-
tains the ordinary amount Of matter publish
ed in a weekly PAPER, costs one frame year,
or not quite a farthing per number.
Itis reckoned that in Belgium, at tho present
time, there are three thousand musical socie-
ties, with seventy thousand executants, includ-
ing one thousand choral societies and thirty
thousand singers.
A wedding was Awkwardly interrupted at
Bristol, England, last month. A young
| woman who was to have been married the
next morning was taken into custody on a
charge of stealing articles Of millinery, the
property Of firm by whom she ID been EN-
ployed. Her intended husband yainly plead
ed for remand, in order that tile marriage
might take place. The magistrates, inexora-
Bile, sent the damsel to Jail for two months.
Last year a member of the Typographical
s. ciety of Berlin, PSussia. took occasion to
state that of 1000 printers, there died in
nine years, l96--nearly 20 per cent. OF
these, 1856 died Of consumption, and only 81
Of other diseases. More than one-third wei
from 10 to so years old, only two reached
the age of So
A case that was inlthe German courts IN
over three hundred years, involving large
amount Of property, has just been settled
and one of the heirs, who lives in Detroit
has received his share, which was an eigh
hundred and fortieth part.