Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-10-28
IN GENERAL.

- Always be particular in observing whore
the wind drops you may be called upon to
raise it at moments notice.
DR.. Livingstone, the African explorer,
is said 10 be within a weeks march Of Fan
zibar.
The Austrian government -four mill in
Pesih, Hungary, was lately burned; loss
81 900 forms
The specie shipments from New York,
Saturday, we're Sl93, SSS, and the total for
the week, S4l0,3l3.
The stock of -four at Chicago at pres.
ent is over ten times as great as it was last
year at the same period, being now $4,000
barrels to 10000 barrels in 1867. Best
sorts have fallen 80 cents and other descrip-
tions from 8 to 81 per barrel. The general
opinion is that the role Of high prices for the
staff Of life is about at an end.
Some clergymen deal in rhetoric, some
in logic, and some in common sense. The
first are popular with most ladies, and the
second with most men, and the third with an
uncommony few of either sex.
Joseph Hooker's retirement furnishes
a sad chapter to the service Three years
ago he married a beautiful and accomplished
woman. They journeyed through two CONT
nents in search Of health for him, and found
only the seeds of disease for her, which fruc-
tilted in DEATH brought on by pure devotion
to herhusband Returning to America, no SOON
er was Mrs Hooker buried, when living death
struck down the General, aud he in the prime
Of life is now helpless paralytic.
The apple crop in the valley of the Con-
necticut is now being gathered, and proves
much larger than was anticipated In the
hill towns in Hampshire county the first quail
ity are selling as low as 90 cents per bushel
in the orchards In the valley towns the
price is from 50 to SO per barrel.
The Governor General of India receives
salary of sl25,0 600, and money for his gem
eral expenses, which amounts to about $780,
0O0 making in all 1855, 600 in gold per year.
-Four thousand stand of arms, purchased
for the State of Arkansas, were thrown over.
board from a steamer on the Mississippi Riv-
er, on Friday last, by an armed company oil
rebels. Gov. Clayton has called for more
troops, expecting further movements of this
kind.
A lady in Baltimore has forwarded two
cents to the United States Treasury, the in
terest on which, she claims, in thousand
years, will pay the national debt.
DR. Chalmers once received at his table
distinguished guest from Switzerland, whom
he asked if he would be helped to "kippereC
salmon" The foreign divine asked the mean
inc of the uncouth word "kippered," ant
was told that it meant preserved. The poo
man in a public prayer soon after offered
petition that the distinguished divine nigh
long be kippered to the Free Church o
Scotland"
Wisconsin has had snow fall of si'
inches, followed by a cold snap when ice form
ed an inch thick.
"A daughter of Mrs. Muhlbach, the nov
elist is a young actress She lately incurre'
the displeasure of a Berlin audience and wa
Kissed. She burst into tears, and the audi
ence, seeing her distress, applauded her a
heartily as they had before Kissed her.
A small child being asked by her Sun
, day school teacher, What did the lsraeite
r do after they had crossed the Red Sea ~ an
swered, T" don't know, ma am, but CUES
9 they dried themselves -
Mrs. Il. Cady Stanton reports that as
baby, Anna L. Dickinson "was cross, sleep
less, restless and crying continually with
loud voice."
The Chicago.board of trade has forbid
den its members to take any part in tn
scheme for getting up corners" on gram, o
; nenalty of EXPULSION.
! The Skowhegan (Me.) Reporter illus
trates the value ofadyertising by stating tina
business man in that town lost his poke
book containing valuable papers. He sough
high and low but did not find the propert
until he advertised, when he found it at HON
/ behind trunk"
] "A young lady lives in Lansinburg, \
& Y She plays the piano. A flock OF gees
0 are in the habit of sporting in the river b.
meath her window. When they hear tb
= young lady play, if they are ever so IA
: away, they gather near to get the music, an
:, they remain so still throughout it that 20
4 could hear pin drop.
IS Striped poplin alpacas and gay plaids
IS plain serges are now the favorites with Il
ladies.