Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-01-13
IN GENERAL.

iN NINBhAi.
Larger attendance than ever before is
reported at all the southern schools and col.
leges.
Mine lectures in Detroit produced So.
1880 and a profit Of s6i615. Fred.
Douglass had the best house, S279.50.-
Charles Sumner charged 5000 for his lecture,
and drew only sl9j.
Over twenty thousand copies of Miss
Dickinson's What Answer ?" have been sold
by her publishers. That answers very we'll.
The New York World continues 10 ex-
pose the adulteration frauds, giving another
report Of the analysis Of bar-room liquors,
gin aud rum II is ascertained that the av-
erage quality Of Broadway and Five Points
liqS.,s is the same but the effect Of the
VIZ = investigations is causing decrease
Of Ydsil oil and other authorizations
The estimate of taxes in the city and
county Of New York is that S212l ,039. 90
will be required.
Valuable coal deposits have been discoy-
cred on the line of the Central Pacific rail-
way, four hundred miles from Sacramento.
The New York board of excise has APP
piled chemical tests to the samples Of the Ii
quors dispensed at the gildcd saloons Of that
city, and the results fully sustain the disclos-
ures Of the Worlds commissioner Only two
specimens out Of - were pronounced good,
aud none were absolutely pure.
The republicans Of the Michigan Legis-
laturc last night renominated Mr. Chandler
for the United States Senate.
The Catholic children of New York have
given $4,000 for an American college at
Rome
John Scott, the newly elected Senator
from Pennsylvania, is a tanner, and the son
Of tanner, like Gov ClaAin of Mass, and
President Grant
-Botts's funeral, from st. james church,
Richmond, Sunday afternoon, was attended in
procession by State officials. the Grant and
Coiax Association, and very large crowd
Of freedmen.
james Logan, charged with the murder
Of Charles NJ Rogers in New York on Sat
urday evening, surrendered himself TO the
police. The detectives begin to doubt his
guilt as he can clearly prove to have been at
family meeting at the time of the homicide
"A daughter Of Thomas Benton is now q
teacher in school in Providence Her hus-
band died short time ago, leaving her and
her child penniless He was formerly a
Washington clerk, and finally a dissipated
secessionist. The widow was once the reign.
ing belle Of Washington
Complaint is made that, unless some
check is intorposed, deer will soon be extir-
pated in the northern woods Of New York.
Que hunter employs about thirty men TO hunt
during the season, and sends the products oil
their guns and skill to market Thus far he
has sent upward Of FIVE hundred carcasses to
New York and other cities The price Of
deer meat by the carcass is from twelve tC
fifteen cents per pound.
--" Gentlemen" said a candidate in tn,
far west, after having given his sentiments OF
the constitution, the Munroe doctrine, anc
such like topics" Gentlemen and he put
his hand on the region Of his heart, thes,
are my sentiments-these sentiments, gentlemen
Of an honest man-aye, an honest politician
but, gentlemen and fenow-ctizens, If they
don't suit you they ken be altered
Uncle dare say when take you
home again, Charlie, your mamma will have
a nice present for you What would yor
like best, my boy-a little brother or little
sister ?" Charlie latter some consideration
-" Well, if it makes no difference to ma, IL
rather have little pony"
Philadelphia is 20 have great ball OIL
the llth inst. Among the costumes in prep
aration is one to represent Alaska, to b
adorned with ieicles Of diamonds. The COS
tune without the iewery will cost two thous
and dollars
Chief Justice Chase has sent his checI
Of $500 to committee of Clergymen il
Washington, who are collecting funds for thu
relief Of the poor.
"A strong movement is ON foot in Russii
TO give higher and more complete education
to women.
Two lots Of vacant land in New Yorl
city, between Sixty-third and Sixty-fftl
streets were sold last week for 100000.
"A Massachusetts, Psychologist assert,
that there are no fine singers who use tobacco
1t is proved in the dissecting room, he claims
that tobacco Injuries the voice.
Charles Oakfeld, of Detroit, who call
himself the champion skater of America, vii
soon skate sixty consecutive hours withou
rest, on the new skating rink at Providence
The Mclean county (Ill) soldiers mon
ument at Bloomington has been completed
and will be dedicated in the spring 1t i
fifty feet high, Of white Vermont stone ant
Vermont marble, aud cost $4,000.
Senator Salisbury was lately arrested a
Wilmington, Del, for drunken and disorder,
conduct at the residence Of Senator Bayard
his colleague. When the officers found hin
he was lying on the floor partially undressed
The Mayor after a short farce Of trial dis
charged the tipsy Senator.
- Two young ladies of Iowa have takel
lands in that State under the homestead &C
and purpose removing upon them, to run
farm on their own account
1 In Providence, few evenings since,
citizen was passing down a street, when h
noticed the skirt of a lady's dress in flames
He at once extiBguished the fire, burning hi
hands severely. The lady just passed a maj
with lighted cigar from which the dres
caught.
Why is wheat like baby? Becaus
it is first Graded, then thrashed, and the
becomes the flower of the family.
A colored man in Cleveland has recoy
cred three hundred dollars damages for hay
ing been elected from a skating rink on &C
count of his color.
An English jury lately brought in
prisoner guilty, but recommended him t
mercy because the evidence was unsatisfac
tory.