Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-04-28
IN GENERAL.

Mr.. Reverdy johnson has publicly told
the English people that the time has nearl,
arrived when he must leave them The rea
sons he gives for rendering his resignation tC
the President are his advanced age and tn,
large family he has left at home. Under al
the circumstances we suppose these excuses
will be accepted as sufficient.
Five hundred thousand dollars of tn,
registered bonds which were lately stolen from
the Beneficial savings institution at Philadel
phia, Pa, were returned by express, Thurs.
day. The thieves, who are still undetected
could make no use of them.
Straw hats are to be worn pointed to.
wards the forehead, and this seasons flvorite
is the poppy trail, with black or blue velvet
bow on the summit of the head. The hare.
bell, in mauve and yellow primrose, is suita,
BILE for young ladies. The Malcontent bat !.
my favorte; it lends pout to coral lips,
1t is made of gray straw, narrow oval crown
brim turned up on one side only with bow
Of gray satin. 1t is trimmed with long gray
ostrich feather laid back over the crown.
Paris Letter.
The people of New Mexico are going in.
to the Embarrassing business on an extensive
scale. Hundreds Of thousands of vines and
fruit trees have been planted by them this
spring.
While Judge Archer, of Marshall, Ind.
was removing some boxes from shelf one
day this week, mouse jumped OUT of one Of
them and into the mouth of the Judge. and
started directly down his throat. The Judge
had hard work to stop him. and was consider.
ably scared
Henry Ward Beesher says on the hair.
dyeing question " If man will be the hap.
pier for it, let him do it. If his wife will
love him letter or if she will be made any
happier, in the name of love let him dye
Family happiness is a great blessing to pur.
chase at so small a cost as bottle os hair-dye. =
Twenty thousand dollars worth of glass
including 1000 street lamps, was broken by
the recent hail-storm at st. Louis, Mo. Two
funerals, on their way to the cemeteries, were
overtakeD by the storm, and the horses to
both hearses ran away oyerturning the yehi.
eles, and threw both collins into the streets.
The total receipts of the New York thea.
tiers in March were s305, 1897. Niblo's took
the most-s4l ,0l3 Wallack's s35602, and
Booths S35,343.
-Farragut is sick in New York of an
acute neuralgia affection of the optic nerve
and for the last few days has been confined to
ms bed. His later symptoms are better.
One of the Peruvian monitors. the Alta.
hualpa, which lately left New Orleans, foun.
dered IN gale in the West Indies a few DAYS
since, and only four of her officers and crew
were saved.
The progressive Democrats of Ohio. who
control its Legislature, have refused to repeal
the statute, made year ago. which disfran.
chlses all students of the colleges and schools
in the State.
--Prlneess Louise, daughter of Queen Vic
toria, will be married on the 9th of July
next to the Prince Royal of Denmark. This
will leave the Queen only one unmarried
daughter, the Princess Beatrice.
MIR. Washburne sails for Paris. NAV I
aud Mr.. Motley for London, May 10.
Heavy rains have lately INSTRUCTED farm.
ing in California, and in some of the hottom
lands the wheat crop has been thoroughly
drowned out
Major Hansen, the Norwegian giant of
Barnum's museum, has got back to New
York from short trip home. He is eight
feet high, measures five feet and two inches
around the chest, and weighs 456 pounds.
Professor Gabb, government geologist of
Hayti, who lately went thither from Philadel.
phla,. writes that the whole people from the
President to the native herdsman in the noun.
tains' are in favor Of anncxtion to the United
States.
The English parliament is investigating
the Sunday sale Of newspapers in the kine.
dom, and thinks Of compelling the Sunday
paper proprietors to publish on Saturday.
six thousand persons are employed in the
traffic in London every Sunday.
A sugar and corn plantation Of one hun.
dred and seventy acres in Louisiana, nearly
equally divided between the two crops. no.
turned profit last year Of $4,000.