Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-06-10
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Carpenter Deputy Collector in this town, in.
forms US that 54l head of cattle, valued al
sG.S05, and 30 horses have been entered al
the Custom House here. One'dcaler, Hon
II. d. Farrar, has paid over 81 900 in gold
for duties on cattle imported by him the pres.
emit month-Ricltord Sentinel
The Executive Committee of the National
Testimonial to William Lloyd Garrison have
made their third report in which they pre-.
sent thirty-one thousand dollars to Mr. Garri-
son, as the voluntary contribution Of his
fellow-oountrymen, aud say that this sum will
DO Increased by about two thousand from
source where the subscription is not yet fin
ishcd
Fifteen years ago a man left Gardener
Me-, 10 try his fortunes in Chicago. lie had
$500, which he invested in buying house lots
about mile from the centre of the city.
To-day that same property would sell at auc-
ton for s250,000. The spare change he got
from practicing law he put into house lot.
and then into banking house, and now pays
tax upon 100000
deep sea soundings of the Island Of st.
Croix, W. l., reveal the fact that no bottom
is found at the depth of six thousand feet,
only mile and half from the shore from
which it is Inferred that ST. Croix is the apex
Of an immense submarine mountain. Laying
submarine cable in that vicinity will be O
difficult Job
Weston who has been walking un a
wager at Riverside Park near Boston, failed
to-day to make his 100 miles in % hours.
He walked 900 miles in - hours, and said
he could not walk another mile because he
was tagged out The impression Is that the
race was sold
"A London correspondent SAYS Of Mr.
Adams, late minister to Eugland, that lac in
tende staying ON the continent until the Pres
idential election is over. Il has been his pur.
pose ever since his resignation was resolved
on, 10 keep himself out of homo politics till
the pending contest was fought out
"A recent return respecting the African
slave trade presents some remarkable figures
The cost of the British West African squadron
from S5S TO 1867 has amounted to Gao, S75
During that period it has captured $3.50
slaves each slave having thus cost about goo
There appears 10 be little reason "a
doubt that King Theodore committed suicide
A soldier Of the 33d regiment swears that h,
saw the Abyssiniau monarch shoot himself
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hat ,be Gt.l wonnd nn., hsy. I5o, .Jf
inflicted.
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6ve fbousand one hundred and twenty doze
were Skinned from Olean station alone
NJ Wilt, 81 1va.t,o,.,,, ,e;o;,ll
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that CITY NJ which richly dressed ladies con
nected With families whose standing Is big
n the community earnestly ep,raged in pla5
inc /" faro"
Tho Chicago Times saws the Young me
of the Democratic party have a mission
tpere,rm hut another contemporary declare
that. unfortunately. very few Of them ar
qualified to act as missionaries
Only seven survivors of the Erie Raj
road slaughter remain at Port .Ieryis. TIL
death figure up twenty-eight. Steel rails al
being laid over that portion Of the road whei
the accident occurred.
-Messrs. Hayford A. Bradford of Cantor
Me-. delivered to the farmers in that vieinit
the past week FIVE thousand dollars worth ,