The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1867-03-29

A plan has been invented in
England for coloring trees while they
arc growing.
In one of the London law courts
recently, Nugcnderchundor Chose
prosecuted Srcmutty Dosseo and 9TH
ers.
Lord Justice Cairns is barely
forty-seven, and is the youngest law
yer who ever fought his own way in
to the Upper House of the British
Parliament
Ono DR. Strauss has brought an
action against the London Athenmum
for calling novel of bis vulgar, pro-
fame and indicate"
1t is rumorod that there arc to be
no moro executions in England, but
that the Queen Will in each case of
condemnation exercise the Royal pre-
rogatve.
-Thurlow Weed who is now near
ly seventy years of age, is about en-
barking ON newspaper enterprise,
having bought the New York Com
mercial ddUc5iiser He thinks proba-
bly, that it is better to wear out than
rust out.
Some years ago a deacon of a
church in Vermont went into a groc-
cry store and winking to the boss,
asked for a gallon of oil The young
est boy who was ordered to attend to
the order, and who really knew what
the deacon wanted filled the Jug with
oil When it was used at the commui-
mon table, there were wry faces, but
the boy contended that the deacon
got what he asked for
1t is said that President johnson
has lost q pounds of flesh since he
became President. This is not quite
two pounds to a veto.
-Artemus Ward coined one word
which has become National Secosb
A second-story in Broad street,
New York, fifty by seventy feet, yields
its owner 5000 annually.
Respect for the dead is some
times carried TO fine point \ whist
, club in a Western city recently lost
one of its members, and at the next
, meeting the cards had a mourning
, border around them.
L w. Curlier, for fourteen years
conductor on the Boston and Low
ell Railroad, died at Nashua, of con.
sumption, on Friday night.
james Gordon Bennett is writ
ting his autobiography. A shilling
, which he picked up on Boston Com
mon was the basis Of his fortune, &C
, cording to Parton.
Madame Ristori's spare baggage
occupies forty trunks.
Mud in AIemphis is now six fee
deep in the shallowest places.
Missouri owes debt Of over for
ty millions and is not able to pay in
terest ON it.
In California snow shoe clubs off
: or prizes and hold tournaments il
which women participate.
The dog tax OF Mississippi pro
! duced S25 600 for the State treasur,
last year
!. The Alabama, ox-rebcl pirate, has
been sold TO the Greeks
! IA gentleman Of New York sen
to Paris to engage rooms for the sum
: NOR aud was unable to obtain any.
! Madame Patcrson-B onaparto liyei
at boarding-house in Baltimore =
! She Is seveny-elght years Of age.
The renowned Queens Own regi
: ment of Toronto G. w, have received
orders to keep two days cooked IA
e tons constantly en- hand.
"A vein of salt water was struck n
g Lawrence, Kansas, few days ago
: while boring for water for woolel
= factory. The water yielded one-hal
pound salt to the gallon Of water
> About ten days before his dealt
! Artemus Ward made his win, dictate,
= a simple epitaph for his tomb, and pre-
. pared for the event which he was con
scious was approaching. He express
: ed his firm belief in the great truth
Z of the Christian religion, and humbl,
said he was not afraid to die From
= = his last understood words his thought
! appeared to be dwelling on his native
\ country.