National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-04-02
DARrMouH Coll. Isasts.-We learn

for the foundation OF two scholar +;
Ships, two prize funds, and fund {
for the benefit of the Social Friends
library. BY the will OF the late 1
William Carr of Newport, another
dollar scholarship has been
founded. \ Historical LcctureShip |,
has been established by n friend of
the college, to be filled by the Rev.
John Lord, LII. d., of Montpellcr,
w. All students are to have free
access to them. The Gcrmanla
Band has be4n engaged for the Cen
tennial Adversary. and Il mammoth
tent has been secured and will be
pitched upon the Common. Many
classes are securing tents for their
accommodation.
Among the visitors a. the White |
House recently was an Office holder /
who desired a renewal of his com
mission, and who introduced him
self to the President as - Mr.. Blank,
the Postmaster at Blank" All,
was Gen. Grants reply, "and if you
are Postmaster at Blank, why are
you here ;" The question took the
would be applicant by surprise so
| that he Stammcred out something
about having come to pay his re-
SpcctS. and backed out. lie took
the evening train for home.
UNUSUALLY WEALTIIY.--Thc
Troy Press tells u rather sugGe stlve
story Of IA member Of the New \ ork
legislature, WHO, on returning from
Albany, left the cars temporarily
and his pocket book on his seat. n
brakeman found and opened it, and
discovered $500 in bills, besides
seine papers which gave him Il clue
to the owner. While the train was
stopping the brakeman went i'll
search OF and found the owner, who
promptly rewarded him with $50.
AS the brakeman turned to go away,
however, the legislator stopped him,
took him one side and whispered IN
his ear words to this effect: NV hen
you get up to our place tomorrow
sou needn't say anything about my
losing my pocket book. lon see,
they wouldn't know how came by
/ that $500 exactly in fact, don't
; think | ever had SO much money
i, with me before: so you had better
. say nothing about It,"
san Francisco, March %. The
steiner Great Republic arrived las
night from Hong Kong February -
, March spoke steamer Japan, ant
: signalled steamer China March I.
Steamer Hermann was wrecked
| Feb. Is, on an unknown reef inside
+ of the harbor of Yokohama, and 21'
lives were lost. The vessel is a tota
+ loss and nothing whatever WAS say
=. ed. Mr.. Chase, first officer and Mr.
q White, one of the crew, are among
the lost. The Hermann was unde
Japanese chartcr,and had 400 pas
sengcrs for the post lIasodadi.
X The most laconic will on record i
g that of a man who died in 1869. |
II ran thus Il have nothing; | oW,
J. a great deal the rest | give to th'
poor
LOST At SEA.-A boy on boar,
an ocean steamer recently got NJ
', quite a panic among the passengers
~ He bolted suddenly INTO the cabi1
), one morning before the passegcr
=, had fairly rubbed their eyes open
eXclaiming:
1--WE are lost loStw
Of "Lostw screamed ont the Who'll
Il. of the passengers, in diSmaY.
to eyes, lost - said the lad, aStol
lc ished at the alarm he had crpatct
~ II know we are lost. because til
ne captains on top o the house, an
5. another mans up the mast, lookin
ut to see where We are.
Il WORKING MEN.-NO class of me
n. are better able to help thcmSclvc
,d than those who labor They a,
lie accustomed to physical activity
their minds are free from the dull
ness of Incidence or dissipation. an
p whatever they undertake they N
N quite likely to carry through. The
y have in general Il Just conception {
J; the duties of liic. Labor is, to
III certain cXtcnt, an excellent cducato
IL and strengthens the moral as we
or as the physical part of man; an
to hence the effort which the laboriu
~ classes are making in our own an
" in foreign countries to prepare then
%. selves lUr their duties and IcSpOnS
=. biIiticS as citizens, and as men wi
rs no doubt prove successful.
n.
OF \ foreign newspaper, in givin
W an account of Toulouse, remark,
Ir sit is large town containing W
IS wards OF sixty thousand inhabitant
built entirely ofbrick."
-, James Fisk, Jr, has made So
In ond offer for the New York rim,
q this time proiirring 5 ,025,0O0 f,
to the establishments.
~, The April number Of Peterson
nh is on hand with It's elegant faShi,
It plates, beautiful patterns and int,
Ill csting reading for the houSchol
1t aims To be the best magazine
lst its kind, and indeed it has no sup