Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-11-25
IN GENERAL.

The stream Of meteors this year was
much wider than last year, but not so Dense
Last year it was estimated 10 have been 90,
900 miles wide This year it is thought to
have been over 10000 miles wide, but the
shower, though longer in duration, was not so
heavy.
The idea Of making presents to brides
has become so common that many persons
now stay away from weddings, if they cannot
carry or send a valuable gift, for fear that
they will be considered mean. To offset this
a sensible gentleman, in sending out cards for
his daughters wedding, has added, no pres
ents to be received"
Gen. Grant owns 100000 house at
Washington and a farm of thirty-eght acres,
worth $1,000 per acre, within the city limits
/ His real estate at st. Louis, Galena and Phil
adelphia is worth 100000 more, and $780,
600 is said to be fair estimate of his " tota
valuation" He is also interested in business
through other parties, and altogether is Ia a
fair way to have a comfortable living without
the proposed increase Of salary
"A jury in the Gen. Cole murder trial at
Albany was finally completed, yesterday, and
the case opened for the prosecution. Gen.
! Cole is said to be in excellent health, and to
have gained flesh during his confinement
His brother, Senator Cole, Of California, at
tends the trial
! "A Paris paper gives conversation be-
tween a father and his little daughter
What have you done with your doll ?" 81
have put it away, to keep for my children
when | grow up " But if you shouldn't
have any ?" All well then it will do for
my grandchildren"
1t is only twenty-six hours staging from
the end of the Union Pacific to Salt Lake.
Why do birds in their little nests agree
n Because they'd fall out if they didn't.
-Espartero made his money by gambling
in Turkey Some of the poultry dealers are
trying to get rich by similar means
The magnificent gold sword ordered by
the Corporation of London for Napier, of Mag
dala, has been finished, and viii soon be pre-
scented to him, The sword is Of solid Is carat
golG, in finely executed repousse work.
--Sixty-six posts mortem of sudden deaths
at Strasbourg Germany, show that died Of
heart-disease, 9 of apoplexy, and 46 from con-
gestion of the lungs. Cold feet, sudden chills,
$50 e"N'9' .'.e' -.
vs. W. - L"and nod;o.i ran sa,, ,hs, I, "a
~ ~. 80 y,ol.ro,riod,,o
hI, 10 i tio5av IassJ eyen ,vhen ,he cone.
preston Is killing her inch BY inch.
Locomotive No. 2S7 Of the Erie railroad
exploded its boiler at Port Jervis, n. Y,
. Tuesday, instantly killing Engineer Harden
berg and throwing his body $50 feet over the
: tops of trees. The fireman, who stood in
j front OF the machine, escaped unframed.
"A Texan cattle drover was robbed by
: three Chicago highwaymen' the other night,
of $4,000 in money which he had just received
: from the sale oil his cattle
: The trustees of the Antietam national
cemetery met at Philadelphia, yesterday, but
: postponed all action on the removal Of the
i confederate dead until the annual meeting
r al Washington. in December.
nr;0,;n, house cor tho blind i IN h,
Il os,.hI;sbad a. Wasb;n,,on in connection will
a ~ Ma.;on.I Ins,;,n,;en Co. ,h;s unfor,unat,
class and i Is proposed to have the blind re
ceive an advanced course of education kindred
to that established for deaf mutes.
Medication IN tho Inner Missouri /,
o,o.oJ a. ,ha season
,,.,..I;o has IN os,r;ch ros,nre of 70,
,ho,sand ac arcs the feathers ofa full grow
, III a,.a ,Sor,h n hundred dollars n YEAR
!, '' W. h. 20 ;mn0r, ;,a own POTATOES
! H.. !. 80. ,aSws, aom ,,' wheat
> 'D' :, s." mr.. &C.,.
-hone ioses my s"o A
year py inc ie'o'u''0n !" span
70 1t is said to be very cold IN the hock'
s. Mountains about this tlme'
. Unbranded cattle over year old arr
everybody p,Op0ry by, n. ps.,r;n.;d,o wo