Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-06-09

The supreme court of California will
soon decide on the admissibility, under tbo
fourteenth constitutional amendment, of CHI
csc testimony which is excluded by the STAT
laws. The lower court has decided in fave
of the celcstials.
The Chicago Times speaks sncerinolv o.
" the decorating business" last Satnrd,,
and notices that there were some offce.holdoy,
"among the chief head centres Of the tearfnI
OCCASION"
Mrs. Graf, mother of two childror
who were lately buried in sand bank a,
Cleveland Ohio, died. Friday week, from ,bo
shock the accident caused her.
"A. j. is on his travels again. and vii,
extend his ramblos up into Kentucky as Gr
as Louisville, spcakingas he goes, and takins
with him the constitution and flag with tbiys'
ty.six stars.
There is man in Chicago who vowed bo
would not shave until Douglas was elected
President. His beard is now eight feet lone
LISA rule that when Austrian ARM
officers below a certain rank marry they shah
deposit certain sum of money with tho
Finance Minister as security. Up to ls8O
thirty million lorins had thus been deposited
A recent investigation shows that the who'll
amount has been embezzled.
A man in Arkansas is buying up con.
federato currency at ten or fifteen cents nm
the dollar Tie finds plenty Of people Willing
to sell
-" A prudent man" says a witty French.
man, " is like a pin. His head prevents him
from going too far"
"A Confederate Memorial Association Il,
to be formed to be composed of all rebel
soldiers who were in the surreLder or were
honorably discharged before that time. De.
scrters are excluded.
Large, white pongee umbrellas for gen.
/ tlemeu are having an extensive sale in New
I York
An enormous diamond, weighing S3t
carats and valued at 81 $4,000, has Just been
purchased ola South African kaiir, By
Dutch dealer at Hope Town, who paid for
the gem, 500 sheep, ten oxen and horse 49,
The great kohnoor diamond originally weigh.
ed 1856 carats.
Vim. Il. McCrackcn, formerly Of the
Bloomington lIll) Paragraph. aud who is
believed by many to have been the writer Of
I the ard-Motley letters which caused the
resignation of Mr. Motley, died at his resi-.
dence in Bloomington, H., on Friday even.
ing, Of consumption.
"A runaway horse in Central Park On
Tuesday Knocked down three ladies, fatally
uiuring two, named Barabel Stevenson and
Frederick McGrath
--Iohn A. Andrews, the draft-riot leader
who was so summary put down by Judge
1 Bowling last week in the New York court.
intends to sue out mandamus to compel the
Judge to allow him to practise in his court
Madame Parcpa-Rosa has lately given
two immensely successful oratorio concerts 10
/ Chicago. Ga Friday the receipts were $4,000,
and large numbers were turned away from tho
doors the hall being full On Tuesday evening
in the "Creaton' the gross receipts were over
! $4,000, and the hall was packed The chorus
numbered $50 singers and the orchestra 30
performers.
"A negro postmaster has been appointed
at Cuthbort, Georgia. The oyer-nice white
citizens cannot brook the insult of receiving
their mails through his hands Accordingly
they have their mails stopped at another
post office few miles further, and send
their negro servants after them daily The
color is not 30 much the objection after ALI
In the one case servant Of the public would
hand them their letters, in the other they
receive them from personal.scryant There
is nothing like sentiment
One Of the best things which fashion has
done of late to help the oculists, is the intro
ducton of what are called the " mask veils "
little, short, spotted wells, which cling close to
a lady's face, disturb and ultimately ruin the
eyesight Of the wearer.
In Bordeaux, France, girl was courted
by two lovers, and unable to choose between
? them, she poisoned both She has confessed
her crime, aud will probably be sent for life
to the penal colony Of New Caledonia
1t seems Minister Harvey was paid hi.
salary at Portugal, regularly, in spite of the
refusal Of congress for five or six years TO vote
the proper appropriation. Mr. Seward paid
1t out Of the surplus consular fund, thus out
whiting congress, yet keeping within the legal
province Of his authority. 1t is pretty hard
to beat the old fox who has presided over the
state department these last eight years