Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-07-08
News Items.


Cheese Factories are becoming common in
Canada.
The Buenos Ayres wool clip Of last year
amounted to l00,0O0,O0O pounds.
- In Taunton aud vicinity disease similar
70 the hog cholera is raging among the swine.
To make the tire of a wagon wheel stick,
immerse the leloes in hot lnseed oil an hour
before setting the tire.
- It is expected that when shad get to
going up the river they will come down in the
market.
p A new variety of corn in Minnesota is
said to have yielded as high as 1877 bushels to
the acre.
There are 100000 Catholics in New
York, and the number Of worshpers at 81.
Peters Church is estimated at $4,000.
"A California farmer mas bought thirty
five tons Of sacks, with which to ship his crop
Of wheat this year.
Wheat in Indiana is coming under the
sickle in larger quantity and better quality
than ever before.
Preparations are making to raise the
wreck Of the ships Of war sunk IN Charleston
harbor during the war. They were the Wee
bawken, Housatonc and Guyascutis
The two lawyers who defended Maximi-
liam are the recipients Of magnificent services
pfsilver valued at $4,000, from members
70 the Austrian imperial family.
The London Society for the prevention
Of cruelty to animals is nobly sustained by
the local magistrates. The penalties are en-
forced with rigor
Major Sir Walter Scott stated several
years ago to Mr.. Lloyd, of the Glasgow theatre,
that he had not then read his fathers celebro-
ted novels.
That immense nautical structure, the
Great Eastern, having proved an elephant Of
the largest size to its owners is about 10 be
taken to pieces, and sold for what it will bring
~. p. Alexander, "the cattle king" Of
Illinois, owns from fifty to soyenty-fve thous-
and head of cattle, and is buying and selling
large numbers weekly
democratic planters in Virginia now in
scrt in their contracts with negro workmen a
claus that the latter shall vote as their en-
ployers direct
Mrs Jones, farmers wife, says, 81 be-
lieve I've got the tenderest-hearted boys in
the world. I can't tell one of them to fetch
apail OF water but he'll burst out a-crying'
Tho Methodist says that there can be no
union between the Methodlsts and Epscopa-
lians until every yestigo of popcry is driven
oat Of the Protestant Episcopal church.
"A new variety of corn, the result of Sc
leeting seed aud high culture, has originated
in Minnesota The yield last year was as
high as one hundred aud tllrty-sevcn bushels
10 the acre
Tho English church in Ireland will soon
DE disestablished. Many parishes contain
only about one Protestant to 300, 400, and
500 Catholic, while the former get all the
money under the present state Of things
"A San Francisco husband pitched his wife
out Of the window the other day. on account
of difference ON a question of household econ
omy A. her neck was broken it will prove
expensive.
In France there are about EIGHT hundred
Protestant Sunday Schools. with about forty
thousand scholars. The Empress recently
presented banner and silver medal to the
SUNDAY School Union.
In s. Charles Countv Mo recently two
b;ve. of hoes beg,n 10 onarrel Tho inmate.
of seven other hives became involved AMI The
hattie lasted until sunset The ground heing
covered with the dead and dying.
There b.s .,or,..1 from Cl,;co,,o nj, ~,
nloring expedition of twenty.6v persons IN
he Rocky Maintains They 90 ont nnder
tho ansnces NJ several ednc,tio9ol and .cien.
tife bodies in nlinoi. and the Govcrnmcnt
fnrnisbes spnplie.
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