Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-05-12

600 A. A. Low, 223,5Sli aud $. b. Chit.
tenden S96,43l.
Mayor Hall Of New York doesn't lko
n nigccrs." He received note from Lien,
Gov. Dunn asking him to call on him at tbo
Metropolitan, whorcupon he gave orders tina,
if Dunn called on him, otherwise than ON oc
fetal business to have him kicked out.
"A man at White Pine, Nevada, wa.
lately hired to dig grave but when the ia.
neral procession arrived, the digger said that
he had struck fine lead aud intended to 10.
cate n claim there, and could not allow tbo
body to be buried in the hole he had dug.
Hon. Marshall Jewell is to be inaugp.
rated Governor of Connecticut to-day and tbe
occasion will make gala-day in Hartford
7 All the Governors of the Now England State.
have been invited to he present.
President Grant has made changes IN
less than one-half of the offices in his disposol
since his administration began. Two hun.
dred aud forty-one new internal revenue as.
SCISSORS and collectors, just one-half of the
whole. have been commissioned, but not owe,
t one-third Of the consular aud diplomatic Of.
fcas have been disturbed.
Mrs. Columbus Delano made her hus.
+ band revenue commissioner. He declined
; the appointment, aud would have resisted an
the earnest solicitations, tin at length Mr..
Dolano pleaded, My dear, we don't need
the salary; we have enough without that
/ but think you can do the country great
deal Of good by accepting this Office
The New York World hatters itself
that the President listens to the reading of
r that paper every night from ten O'Clock until
g midnight That of itself is enough to make
r Gen Grant thin, sharp and careworn, anl
wish to walk so far into the country iha,
e. he could not find the way back
' A young lady in Kansas, who offered to
? vote at a recent election, has sued the Judge.
for ten thousand dollars damages for having
d refused TO admit her ballot.
G Mr. Cough is to lecture ata Philodclph
la rink on Friday evening and the price Of
u the tickets is but ten cents. IL is fair to
predict a full house.
"A woman in Tennessee, at the age Of
thirty-four has had twenty-tour children, hay.
ing given birth to the frst at the age Of Ct.
e teen. She has had six single children, twin.
IS seven times, aud month ago had three chill
Is dren in one set
An Ohio congressman lately received
If petition signed by BOO persons, asking The
n appointment of a woman postmaster, and
a three days later, received twenty-five conf.
IS dental letters from the signers, informing
him that she was not Gt for the place. but
that they had not the courage TO refuse to
'e sign her papers.
,e The French Geographical Society have
t. decrced gold medal TO DR.. Hayes Of the
United States, for his eminent services ia the
a, work of Arctic Exploration. The President
n of the Society, with dcputation Of members,
waited upon General Dix, the American
Minister. and presented the medal, request
y ing him to transmit il 20 his distinguished
!" couDtryman and accompanied the pres.n.
tation with an earnest aspiration for con-
Re tinued friendship between France and
VI America. General Dix in reply thanked
e. the President for his friendly expressions IN
regard to his country, and said it was true
in pleasure for Americans to gee France and
m the United States working together in tradi.
he tional friendships for the promotion Of dscoy-
K cry, science, and general progress.
n Florida is greatly pleased with the i'm.
proving character Of the emigrants 70 that
on State The flow Of adyenturcrs appears 10
DO have ceased, and those who now 90 there e1.
anime the ground carefully and 60 to stay
ST. Col. Forney writes from Raleigh that
mt Governor Holden is very popular with BIZ
sr party, and that North Carolina is as firmly
Of held in her Republican moorings as eithe
lie Massachusetts or Vermont.
Y During his stay in Washington Gen. lie
-. ressted all attempts o. Correspondents to oh
ia t''h ln'erV'e"s' me IN pal'''noro' COZ
resouu'I' VI 'nV -'o" oIA 'i', ga VN,'eI
nj ~, rans, b,,, 10 h, evcnsoJ os H. bns;na
,yos oItoect6er rriv,to and .oe;,l and bo ,ool
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honefe;ol ;nJo,5 y, ,,or.ons ,.;,b vi. -.
ire nv Win nnlmonary eonria;n,s. bn. inIagJ
to and c.rrciallr on ,ho -. h. - ~
- nrLeal,L,, II. 80. tb.t mo-, ~ ,L,, -,
~ tiers on the s.. Johns river are very sick Of
w their experiments. and anxious to return
He does not regard the interior of Florida A.
desirable place for small families from the
northern states Persons who wish to man.
- age large sugar, cotton or orange plantations
II. can doubtless DO well IN Florida but not
ot small families who must work the soil them
selves
il me famous violin once used by Faga'
,r nun Is now IN the possession OF French no.
~. pleman' from whom camilla urso Is endeaY'
0'"s " puVuns' w.
te Henry ward beecher haptlsed large
n. number oil persons as members o. his ehureA
on sunday, requiring the lady candidates 10
remove thelr head-dresses for the purpose
- Quite sensation was created in New
az York, Sunday, on account Of the arrest of a
" prominent ward politician and banker, who j.
proved to have deserted from the United
mt States army nine years ago.