Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-05-06

ItiS tROps.-Ihe Cincinnati Gdcefte thus
speaks of the crop prospect at the West:
Two weeks ago it was gloomy. A severe
winter, late spring aud unreasonable irost,
had damaged the wheat, and was supposed TO
have destroyed the fruit But good growing
weather has since materially changed the ape
pcarance of things Wheat fields that prom
i.ed triAing crops are now looking pretty WELL
and the fruit it turns out, is, IN the main,
saie. There are sections in which wheat will
partially fail, but upon the whole, the pros
poets now are favorable for better aggregate
crop than has been realized within the three
years passed.
The new five cent coins are the size of
the present piece; the three-cent and one-cent
piece, are somewhat smaller. The devices ON
all Of them are alkc-on one side the head
of the Goddess of Liberty, surrounded by
the words " United States Of America ON
the other side are the Roman numerals |, Ill
and v
IA conductor on a Connecticut railroad
passed free a poor peuniless chap, recently
An officer of the road in the same ear called
him to account. | pass him" said the man
of tickets, because he's conductor on the
- railroad" d" He conductor why,
what makes him dress 80 stability" oh,
he's trying to live On his salary" was the
quick reply. Mr. Treasurer saw the point
and dropped the subject.
The Erie Railroad is issuing frst.class
tickets TO persons DESTROYS of attending the
VI. f. General Conference at Chicago, at
500 - each for the trip from New York to
Chicago and return.
-Arkansas furnishes artificial limbs to all
citizens of the State who were so MANNED as to
require them while fighting on either side
To-day at noon, is set for the adjourn
mcnt of the New York legislature Each
succeeding year seems to bring together a
more corrupt body than that which preceded
it, and this year is no exception to the rule
Jobs" were never before so abundant and sd
lucrative to the lobby and the legislature.
In order to get clear of his creditors, a
Detroit man transferred all his property u
his wife. The latter has now died. leaving Il
will which leaves the poor man penniless I'M
less he marries his servant girl,
"A stingy husband accounted for all tn,
blame Of the awlessness of his children il
company by saying his wife always "gavc
them their own way Poor things, its all
| have to give them" was her prompt reply
Several delegates to the Chicago con
yention from Louisiana are colored
The surgeons who recently amputated a
sound, instead of diseased finger of man
in Clinton have been sued for $4,000 dam
ages.
An Indiana paper chronicles divorce
granted to a lady, who, il says was the sixth
wife of the defendant, and the third separated
from him by divorce
st. Louis has iorty-one citizens who pay
income tax on above twenty thousand dollars
/ Twenty -four of these had incomes between $50
600 ands30000; seven between 100000 and
100000, six others under $780, 600 one S64,
O0O aud the other three exceeded 100000
The highest tax was paid by j. g. Copelir
ON sl32, 1876.
- Mr.. Anthony Trollope, the wol-knowr
English novelist, who arrived in New York
a few days ago, is intrusted by the English
Post Office Department with .he conduct Of
certain negotiations designed to improve the
postal arrangements between Great Britain
and the United States.
A 81. Louis tobacco millionaire viii
probably reyel in all the uxurios of Mis-
souri, Penitentary shortly, for having defiaud
cd the revenue officers
VALUE or ADyERrIsINo.-T largest In
, come in New Hampshire is that of Charlie
r A. ellis, proprietor of Halls Hair Restore
-S57 900. A half dozen years ago this re
{ storer was unknown, and to-day ii would hay,
been worthless but for advertising.