Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-01-06
IN GENERAL.


Ar English pauper who made faces dur
ing divine service, and 70 set his neighbors to
laughing has been sentenced TO twenty-ouo
days hard labor for the offence
"A gentleman dining the other day 10
Montgomery, Aa put fried oyster To- his
mouth and after biting IT, found his mouth
full Of paris. lie counted the number con.
toinoi in this single oyster and found it TO be
over forty many Of them being larger than a
pea.
Professor Draper, Of New York, has
been Analysing the whiskics and brandies sold
at the bars Of the principal hotels in that eli.
ty, and found that all sell more or les. poison,
except the Astor House bar, which adultor.
ates with wator only
The first strawberries Of the season made
their appearance in the New Orleans market
last week, selling at SO the basket. The cit
liens console themselves with the reflection
that the fruit viii soon become plentiful and
cheap.
-A Mississippi lady named Carr has ob-
tanned o ten thousand dollar verdict against
recu,aut lover for breach of promise With
this sum She viii soon have plenty more Love
efs in hor train
- An auti-temporauce meeting was lately
held in Chicago.
- o vgi,'us 9' ~ i'9u'' ''o"' pu''''5l
in Chicago gives that city 100000
--Corncln, Vandcrbltis reported TO have
made 100000 or SG,00OOOO out Of his
great corner ia New York Central. His late
''o''u,on, j., v yo,i'e'' 'u' gI'''g'' r,i'''''
~,
Inc puo.lc aeDt statement Tor pe'eh.e
VIII he issued shortly ana VIII NOW ue-
crease OF eight millions 200 Che national onh-
cations.
An important Jury verdict has just been
rendered in llagerstown, Nd The office of
the Mail was u 1862 attacked by mob and
sacked The editor RECEIVERS $500 damage.
from the municipal corporation which failed
to protect his property
,o, F-,,t - Rim. Jr e.. r,,ort,I b..
have sail at Wasbi1gfon M. week that he
has abandoned politics for The present.
Tho Ir,;,o1 States Cam, of Claim. bs.
rendered Indictment In 6ftv.throe cotton cases
H., tl,c ,.',, ,..,r ;ry,l,.,,, IN. s,,p, ol
-. I arlll llnl
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'' iio,.' $500 o''i'.e
se',0u Gepu'''' 10 VI i'-.'''u an'''i, w.
VIZ u''', W W loul''"s ,'vJ t.l NV,
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a. t..r. .l e,5onn c.-c.;,
,,i III. i,'i,,'t ,.. li -, ~ tbccbonr.
i r 'uen ' h , wv - - W ,,I ,
now now bought A 6ne re-idenee IN tbo Boulevard
du Roi de Rome. for which She /. 10 ray
$500 600
-Workmep ON Che dam at San. Rands
Minnesota. recently found imbeided beloy.
the ppper stratum Of rock. seven feet below
ihe surface. tbe remain. of a human being
Mortified messuring tep feet nine and a nal,
inches In lcpgtb 4 largo flat limestone roei
covered the grave in which the giant wa.
buried evidently by human hands
-Breckiuridgc is now propo, for GOV.
ernor Of Kentucky.
A hickory nut ha. lust been found ia
Illinois imbelded in solid limestone rock six
teen feet below the surface
Wisconsin or a. It is more properly
and more beautifully spelled, Ooisconsin
means " Gathering Of the Waters
When a hog is found at large in th,
streets Of Charleston. he is killed and distrib
uted 10 the poor.
Fifty thousand miner. are expected il
the White Pine district Of Nevada TO begin
operations in the spring
Smallpox is doing q very fatal work 10
, Montreal. One of the victims was on Office
r Of the Bank Of Montreal and o Won known
citizen.
Last Sunday afternoon Mr.. ColE4S at
tended the FIRST Baptist church at Troy, y
Y. whose pastor, Rev DR.. Baldwin, is az
old friend At tho conclusion of the sermon
+ Or. Baldwin introduced the vice president to
appropriate au''ce 70 'he young hen '''."'
{ Urging inc Importance Oh "alAihs 'H 'no l.'
OIL Tou' ana pursuing '''e ,, C' s'l''l ln''E''l
uhuet al clivuiiis'auecs' Inc aIeaNc' D0i'